[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 82 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D619-D620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing on the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission. Testimony was heard from James E. Newsome, Chairman, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
``CONSUMER DIRECTED SERVICES: IMPROVING MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES' ACCESS 
TO QUALITY CARE''
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Consumer Directed Services: Improving Medicaid 
Beneficiaries' Access to Quality Care.'' Testimony was heard from Terry 
White, Secretary, Department of Elder Affairs, State of Florida; and 
public witnesses.
SECURITIES FRAUD DETERRENCE AND INVESTOR RESTITUTION ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on H.R. 
2179, Securities Fraud Deterrence and Investor Restitution Act of 2003. 
Testimony was heard from Stephen M. Cutler, Director, Division of 
Enforcement, SEC; and public witnesses.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION EXTENSION; OFFICE OF NATIONAL 
DRUG CONTROL POLICY REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported the following bills: 
S. 858, to extend the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; and H.R. 
2086,

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amended, Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
2003.
WASTED SPACE, WASTED DOLLARS--REFORMING REAL PROPERTY
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Wasted Space, 
Wasted Dollars: Reform Federal Real Property to Meet 21st Century 
Needs.'' Testimony was heard from Steven Perry, Administrator, GSA; 
Linda Springer, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, 
OMB; Bernard Ungar, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; Mark 
Catlett, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Management, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; Charles Williams, Director, Overseas Building 
Operations, Department of State; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing entitled ``The 
United States Department of Justice.'' Testimony was heard from John 
Ashcroft, The Attorney General.
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1856, 
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2003.
MANUFACTURING R&D: HOW CAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELP?
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards held a hearing on Manufacturing R&D: How Can the Federal 
Government Help? Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--AIRCRAFT CABIN ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held an oversight hearing on The Aircraft Cabin Environment. 
Testimony was heard from John L. Jordan, M.D., Federal Air Surgeon, 
Office of Aerospace Medicine, FAA, Department of Transportation; John 
Howard, M.D., Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security met in executive session to 
hold a briefing on Global Intelligence Update. The Subcommittee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.
BIO-WARFARE THREATS
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness and Response and the Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Counterterrorism, joint hearing entitled ``Does the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 give the Department the tools it needs to Determine Which 
Bio-Warfare Threats are Most Serious?'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Paul J. 
Redmond, Assistant Secretary, Information Analysis; and Eric Tolbert, 
Director, Response Division, Emergency Preparedness and Response 
Directorate.

Joint Meetings
ARMING ROGUE REGIMES
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki 
Commission): Commission concluded hearings to examine arming rogue 
regimes, focusing on the role of Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe (OSCE) Participating States, after receiving 
testimony from John Robert Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms 
Control and International Security; Roman Kupchinsky, Crime and 
Corruption Watch and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague, Czech 
Republic; and Terence Taylor, International Institute for Strategic 
Studies--US, Washington, D.C.