[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 10, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D636-D638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ACT; READY TO TEACH ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 438, Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 
2003; and H.R. 2211, Ready to Teach Act.
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing entitled ``Natural Gas 
Supply and Demand Issues.'' Testimony was heard from Guy F. Caruso, 
Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; 
Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; 
Donald L. Mason, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission, State of 
Ohio; and public witnesses.
FINANCING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS: AN OVERVIEW
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing on Financing Employee Ownership 
Programs: An Overview. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity continued hearings on ``The Section 8 Housing Assistance 
Program: Promoting Decent Affordable Housing for Families and 
Individuals Who Rent.'' Testimony was heard from R.E. Duncan, Chairman, 
Topeka Housing Authority, Kansas; Tino Hernandez, Chairman, New York 
City Housing Authority, New York; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--QUALITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION AT USDA AND EDUCATION 
DEPARTMENT
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency 
and Financial Management held an oversight hearing on ``Fixing the 
Financials-Featuring USDA and Education.'' Testimony was heard from 
Edward McPherson, Chief Financial Officer, USDA; Jack Martin, Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Education; and the following officials 
of the GAO: McCoy Williams, and Linda Calbon, both Directors of 
Financial Management and Assurance.

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GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census held an oversight 
hearing entitled ``Geospatial Information: A Progress Report on 
Improving Our Nation's Man-Related Data Infrastructure.'' Testimony was 
heard from Mark A. Forman, Administrator, E-Government and Information 
Technology, OMB; Scott J. Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Performance and Management, Department of Interior and Chairman, 
Geospatial One-Stop Board of Directors; Linda D. Koontz, Director, 
Information Management, GAO; Susan W. Kalweit, Chairman, Interagency 
Geospatial Preparedness Team, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; 
and public witnesses.
RENEWING OPIC AND REVIEWING ITS ROLE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY 
PRIORITIES
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Renewing OPIC 
and Reviewing Its Role in Support of Key U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities 
Testimony was heard from Peter S. Watson, President and CEO, Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); and public witnesses.
BURMESE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY ACT; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA RELEASE 
DR. YANG JIANLI; SOUTHEAST ASIA--RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the 
Pacific approved for full Committee the following measures: H.R. 2330, 
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; and H. Res. 199, amended, 
calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China immediately 
and unconditionally to release Dr. Yang Jianli, calling on the 
President of the United States to continue working on behalf of Dr. 
Yang Jianli for his release
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Recent Developments in 
Southeast Asia. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT (CREATE) ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and 
Intellectual Property held a hearing on the H.R. 2391, Cooperative 
Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2003. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
FLIGHT 100--CENTURY OF AVIATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
one hour of general debate on H.R. 2115, Flight 100, Century of 
Aviation Reauthorization Act, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, as modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution, as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule waives all points 
of order against the amendment in the nature of substitute. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the report. 
The rule provides that amendments printed in part B of the report may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendments printed in the report. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Young of Alaska and 
Representatives Mica, Shuster, Cunningham, Manzullo, McHugh, Gibbons, 
Peterson of Pennsylvania, Oberstar, Delegate Norton, and 
Representatives Matheson, Carson, Moran of Virginia, Waters, and 
Jackson-Lee of Texas.
FUTURE OF UNIVERSITY NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on The 
Future of University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs. 
Testimony was heard from Gail H. Marcus, Principal Deputy Director, 
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, Department of Energy; 
and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN RAILROAD SAFETY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held an oversight hearing on New Technologies in Railroad 
Safety. Testimony was heard from Jo Strang, Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Railroad Development, Federal Railroad Administration, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.

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EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE MISMANAGEMENT IN PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY VETERANS 
DEPARTMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Concluded hearings on past and present 
efforts to identify and eliminate fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement 
in programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs: Leo S. Mackay, Jr., Deputy Secretary; and Robert H. 
Roswell, M.D., Under Secretary, Health.
U.S. BILATERAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH CHILE AND SINGAPORE 
IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
Implementation of the U.S. Bilateral Free Trade Agreements with Chile 
and Singapore. Testimony was heard from Representatives Sessions and 
Biggert; Peter F. Allgeier, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded hearings to examine internally displaced persons 
in the Caucasus Region and Southeastern Anatolia, after receiving 
testimony from Francis M. Deng, United Nations, and Nicolas Dee 
Torrente, Doctors Without Borders, both of New York, New York; Roberta 
Cohen, Brookings Institution, and Maureen Lynch, Refugees 
International, both of Washington, D.C.; and Jonathan Sugden, Human 
Rights Watch, London, England.