[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D724-D726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
KC-767 TANKER LEASE INITIATIVE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Projection Forces held a 
hearing on the KC-767 tanker lease initiative. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Lt. Gen. 
Michael E. Zettler, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and 
Logistics, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; and Maj. Gen. Paul W. Essex, 
USAF, Director, Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command; 
and Neil P. Curtin, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO.
LABOR--MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE ACT--UNION DEMOCRACY REFORMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on ``Union Democracy Reforms to the 
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: H.R. 992, Union Members' 
Right-to-Know Act; H.R. 993, Labor-Management Accountability Act; and 
H.R. 994, Union Member Information Enforcement Act.'' Testimony was 
heard from Lary Yud, Deputy Director, Office of Labor-Management 
Standards, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor; 
and public witnesses.
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY FROM COAL--FUTURE OPTIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing on ``Future Options for Generation of 
Electricity from Coal.'' Testimony was heard from George Rudins, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Coal and Power Systems, Department of Energy; and 
public witnesses.
IMPORTED, COUNTERFEIT, AND UNAPPROVED DRUGS AVALANCHE INTO U.S.
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigation held a hearing on ``A System Overwhelmed: The Avalanche 
of Imported, Counterfeit, and Unapproved Drugs into U.S.'' Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the FDA, Department of Health 
and Human Services: William K. Hubbard, Associate Commissioner, Policy 
and Planning; and John Taylor, Associate Commissioner, Regulatory 
Affairs; Elizabeth Durant, Director, Trade Programs, Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; and the 
following officials of the State of Florida: Robert Penezic, Assistant 
Statewide Prosecutor; Gregg Jones, Pharmaceutical Program Manager, 
Drugs, Device, and Cosmetic Regulation and Cesar Arias, Drug Inspector 
Supervisor, both with the Bureau of Statewide Pharmaceutical Services, 
Department of Health.
FIGHTING IDENTIFY THEFT--ROLE OF FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Fighting Identity Theft--
The Role of FCRA.'' Testimony was heard from J. Howard Beales III, 
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; Daniel L. Mihalko, 
Inspector in Charge, Congressional and Public Affairs, Postal 
Inspection Service, U.S. Postal Service; Tim Caddigan, Special Agent in 
Charge, Criminal Investigative Division, U.S. Secret Service, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--SCHOOL CHOICE
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``School Choice in 
the District of Columbia: Opening Doors for Parents and Students.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representative Boehner; Rod Paige, Secretary 
of Education; and Anthony Williams, Mayor, District of Columbia.
EMERGING THREATS: ASSESSING NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX FACILITY SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on 
``Emerging Threats: Assessing Nuclear Weapons Complex Facility 
Security.'' Testimony was heard from Robin M. Nazzaro, Director, 
Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; the following officials of the 
Department of Energy: Glenn S. Podonsky, Director, Office

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of Oversight and Performance Assurance; Linton F. Brooks, 
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; and Joseph S. 
Mahaley, Director, Office of Security; and public witnesses.
CYBER SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census held a hearing on 
``Cyber Security: The Status of Information Security and the Effects of 
the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) at Federal 
Agencies.'' Testimony was heard from Mark A. Forum, Administrator, 
Electronic Government and Information Technology, OMB; Robert F. Dacey, 
Director, Information Security Issues, GAO; Johnnie E. Frazier, 
Inspector General, Department of Commerce; Robert W. Cobb, Inspector 
General, NASA; Scott Charbo, Chief Information Officer, USDA; Drew 
Ladner, Chief Information Officer, Department of the Treasury; and 
Bruce Morrison, Acting Chief Information Officer, Department of State.
BOOSTING AFRICA'S AGRICULTURAL TRADE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on Boosting Africa's Agricultural Trade. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
FEDERAL JUDICIARY--ARE ADDITIONAL JUDGES NEEDED?
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``The Federal 
Judiciary: Is There a Need for Additional Federal Judges?'' Testimony 
was heard from Dennis Jacobs, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second 
Circuit, State of New York; William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland 
Security and Justice Issues, GAO; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT--DEADLY CONSEQUENCES OF ILLEGAL ALIEN SMUGGLING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims held an oversight hearing on ``The Deadly 
Consequences of Illegal Alien Smuggling.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Jose Garza, 
Chief Patrol Agent, McAllen Sector, Border Patrol, Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection; and Tom Homan, Interim Resident Agent in Charge, 
San Antonio, Texas, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL LANDS ABILITY TO MEET ENERGY NEEDS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held an oversight hearing on ``The Ability of Federal Lands to Meet our 
Energy Needs.'' Testimony was heard from Rebecca Watson, Assistant 
Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1521, 
Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 
1658, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003; and H.R. 
2055, to amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the 
number of free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National 
Seashore. Testimony was heard from Representative Pombo, Murtha and 
Jones of North Carolina; the following officials of the Department of 
the Interior: Dan Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National 
Park Service; and Bob Anderson, Acting Assistant Director, Minerals, 
Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management; and a public 
witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1794, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to construct and rehabilitate Federal water supply lines 
associated with Folsom Dam in California; and H.R. 2040, to amend the 
Irrigation Project Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts 
between the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water 
contractors in the State of Wyoming and Nebraska. Testimony was heard 
from William Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, a modified open rule providing one hour of 
general debate on H.R. 2417, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2004, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The 
rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. The rule provides that it shall be in order to 
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute now 
printed in the bill, which shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill, and against the 
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the nature of a substitute. The rule provides that no amendment to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order 
except those printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the 
resolution, and all points of order against said amendments are waived. 
The rule provides that each amendment 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, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of 
the Whole. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Goss and 
Representatives Cox, Harman, Hastings of Florida, Tauscher, Schiff and 
Turner of Texas.
VETERANS' MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 116, 
Veterans' New Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003; H.R. 1720, 
Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act; H.R. 2357, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to establish standards of access to 
care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and H.R. 2433, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project 
SHAD Act of 2003.
TERRORIST FINANCING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism 
and Homeland Security met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Terrorist Financing. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.