[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D517-D518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress; and public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Began markup of H.R. 1588, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
  Will continue tomorrow.
STATE OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on ``The State 
of American Higher Education: What are Parents, Students and Taxpayers 
Getting for their Money?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM STATE
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on the state of the 
international financial system, IMF reform, and compliance with IMF 
agreements. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, Secretary of the 
Treasury.
TAX DOLLARS--HOW MUCH IS LOST TO IMPROPER PAYMENTS EACH YEAR?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency 
and Financial Management held an oversight hearing on ``Show Me the Tax 
Dollars--How Much is Lost to Improper Payments Each Year?'' Testimony 
was heard from Linda M. Springer, Controller, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, OMB; McCoy Williams, Director, Financial 
Management and Assurance, GAO; and Kerry N. Weems, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Budget, Technology, and Finance, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING MILITARY OPERATIONS: OVERCOMING 
BARRIERS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on 
``Humanitarian Assistance Following Military Operations: Overcoming 
Barriers,'' Testimony was heard from Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, USA, (Ret.), 
Director, Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance, 
Department of Defense; the following officials of the Department of 
State: Richard Greene, Principal Deputy Assistant, Bureau of 
Population, Refugee and Migration; and William J. Garvelink, Senior 
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and 
Humanitarian Assistance, AID; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--2010 CENSUS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census held an oversight 
hearing entitled ``The American Community Survey: The Challenges of 
Eliminating the Long Form From the 2010 Census.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: Kathleen 
Cooper, Under Secretary, Economic Affairs; and C. Louis Kincannon, 
Director, Bureau of the Census; Joseph Salvo, Director, Population 
Division, Department of City Planning, New York City; and public 
witnesses.

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REVIEWING SUDAN PEACE ACT REPORT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on Reviewing the Sudan Peace Act Report. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of State: Roger Winter, 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and 
Humanitarian Assistance, AID; and Walter H. Kansteiner III, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs.
``JOHN ALLEN MUHAMMAD, DOCUMENT FRAUD, AND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
PASSPORT EXCEPTION''
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims held an oversight hearing on ``John Allen 
Muhammad, Document Fraud, and the Western Hemisphere Passport 
Exception.'' Testimony was heard from Robert J. Cramer, Managing 
Director, Office of Special Investigations, GAO; Roderick Beverly, 
Special Agent in Charge, Office of International Operations, FBI, 
Department of Justice; Sharon Palmer-Royston, Chief Legal Officer for 
Passport Service, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; and 
John E. Fuller, Head of Antiguan Task Force investigating Muhammad's 
activities.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing l 
hour of general debate on H.R. 1527, National Transportation Safety 
Board Reauthorization Act of 2003. The rule provides that the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by section, 
and that each section shall be considered as read. The rule authorizes 
the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-
printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Mica.
PENSION SECURITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 1000, Pension Security Act of 2003, providing 1 hour and 20 
minutes of debate in the House, with 40 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, and 40 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Ways and Means. The rule provides that the amendment recommended by 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order 
against the bill, as amended. The rule makes in order the amendment 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the 
resolution, if offered by Representative George Miller of California or 
his designee, which shall be considered as read, and shall be 
separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendment printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Boehner and Representatives George Miller of California, 
Andrews, Kucinich, Visclosky and Sanders.
USE OF PRIVATE COLLECTION AGENCIES TO IMPROVE IRS DEBT COLLECTION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the Use of Private Collection Agencies to Improve IRS Debt 
Collection. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Treasury: Mark W. Everson, Commissioner, and Nina 
Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, both with the IRS; and Pam Gardiner, 
Acting Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; Alan Felton, 
Assistant Secretary, Examinations and Collections, Department of 
Revenue, State of North Carolina; and public witnesses.