[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 73 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D540-D541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RUNAWAY, HOMELESS AND MISSING CHILDREN PROTECTION ACT; CHILD MEDICATION 
SAFETY ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
the following bills: H.R. 1925, Runaway, Homeless and Missing Children 
Protection Act; and H.R. 1179, Child Medication Safety Act of 2003.
PROJECT BIOSHIELD ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported H.R. 2122, Project 
Bioshield Act of 2003.
RETIREMENT SECURITY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Retirement Security: What Seniors Need to Know about Protecting Their 
Futures.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVEREXPOSED: THE THREATS TO PRIVACY AND SECURITY ON FILE SHARING 
NETWORKS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Overexposed: 
The Threats to Privacy and Security on File Sharing Networks'' 
Testimony was heard from James E. Farnan, Deputy Assistant Director, 
Cyber Division, FBI, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources approved for full Committee action, as 
amended, H.R. 2086, Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 2003.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on U.S. Policy 
Toward Iraq. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary, Bureau of 
Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs; and Wendy J. Chamberlin, 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, AID; and 
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Douglas J. Feith, 
Under Secretary, Policy; and Lt. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, 
Director, Operations, The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 1115, Class Action 
Fairness Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Viet Dinh, Assistant 
Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice; 
Lawrence H. Mirel, Commissioner, Department of Insurance and Securities 
Regulation, District of Columbia; and public witnesses.
SPORTS AGENT RESPONSIBILITY AND TRUST ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 
361, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 361. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Gordon and Osborne; and public 
witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an 
oversight hearing on the ``Reauthorization of the U.S. Department of 
Justice Civil Rights Division.'' Testimony was heard from Ralph F. Boyd 
Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of 
Justice.
OVERSIGHT--CALFED'S CROSS-CUT BUDGET
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee Water and Power held an oversight 
hearing on CALFED's Cross-Cut Budget. Testimony was heard from Jason 
Peltier, Special Assistant, Assistant Secretary, Water and Sciences, 
Department of the Interior; and Patrick Wright, Director, California 
Bay-Delta Authority.
HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Chairmen Goodlatte and 
Pombo; Representatives Walden of Oregon, Inslee, Udall of Colorado, 
George Miller of California and Matheson, but action was deferred on 
H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY--COST OF REGULATIONS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing on Federal Agency Treatment of Small Business. 
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was heard from Michael Barrera, National Ombudsman, SBA; and Nina 
Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and 
public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESSES--IMPACT OF HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ACT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, 
Agriculture and Technology held a hearing on the Impact of the Highway 
Beautification Act on small businesses across America. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED REAUTHORIZATION (SAFETEA)
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines held an oversight hearing on overview 
of Administration's Proposed Reauthorization bill (SAFETEA). Testimony 
was heard from Norman Mineta, Secretary of Transportation.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 1460, amended, Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2003; H.R. 1562, 
amended, Veterans Health Care Cost Recovery Act of 2003; H.R. 1683, 
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 
1257, Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act; H.R. 1911, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to enhance cooperation and the sharing of 
resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department 
of Defense; and H.R. 1715, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
enhance the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover 
from third parties costs of medical care furnished to veterans and 
other persons by the Department.
SENSITIVE PROGRAMS BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Sensitive Programs Budget. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.
BIOSHIELD: COUNTERING THE BIOSHIELD THREAT
  Select Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled 
``Bioshield: Countering the Bioterrorist Threat.'' Testimony was 
heard from Anthony S, Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and public witnesses.