[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D781-D783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
Judiciary and Related Agencies approved for full Committee action the 
Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies appropriations 
for fiscal year 2004.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
approved for full Committee action the District of Columbia 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004.
FEDERAL MANDATORY PROGRAMS--INSPECTORS GENERAL ADDRESS WASTE, FRAUD AND 
ABUSE
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on A Closer Look, The 
Inspectors General Address Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Federal Mandatory 
Programs. Testimony was heard from Kenneth M. Meade, Inspector General, 
Department of Transportation; John P. Higgins, Jr., Inspector General, 
Department of Education; Phyllis K. Fong, Inspector General, USDA; Dara 
Corrigan, Acting Principal Deputy Inspector General, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 215, honoring and congratulating chambers of 
commerce for their efforts that contribute to the improvement of 
communities and the strengthening of local and regional economics; and 
H. Res. 296, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the 
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, which has been a significant part of the 
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United States and many other nations and a leading force for product 
and manufacturing innovation throughout the 20th century.
  The Committee also ordered reported, as amended and without 
recommendation, H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization, Fiscal 
Years 2004 and 2005.
COMBAT SPAM--LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the 
Internet held a joint hearing entitled ``Legislative Efforts to Combat 
Spam.'' Testimony was heard from J. Howard Beales, III, Director, 
Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; Paula Selis, Senior Counsel, Office 
of the Attorney General, State of Washington; and public witnesses.
FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 2622, Fair and 
Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from John 
W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury; Timothy J. Muris, Chairman, FTC; 
and public witnesses.
MAKING HEATH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and 
Agency Organization held a hearing entitled ``Making Health Care More 
Affordable: Extending Premium Conversion to Federal Retirees.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representative Tom Davis of Virginia; and 
public witnesses.
DISRUPTING THE MARKET STRATEGY--NARCOTICS SOURCE NATIONS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing entitled ``Disrupting the 
Market: Strategy, Implementation, and Results in Narcotics Source 
Nations.'' Testimony was heard from Paul Simons, Assistant Secretary, 
Department of State; Andre Hollis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Department of Defense; Roger Guevara, Director of Operations, DEA, 
Department of Justice; and Roger Mackin, Counternarcotics Officer and 
U.S. Interdiction Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security.
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Human Rights and 
Wellness held a hearing on ``International Child Abduction: The Rights 
of American Citizens Being Held in Saudi Arabia.'' Testimony was heard 
from Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE ACT
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on H.R. 2205, 
National Museum of African American History and Culture Act. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Lewis of Georgia, Kingston and Norton; 
Lawrence Small, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution; Robert L. Wright, 
Chairman, National Museum of African American History and Culture 
Presidential Plan of Action Commission; Robert R. Howe, Assistant 
Chief, U.S. Capitol Police; Jeff Trandahl, Clerk, U.S. House of 
Representatives; Alan Hantman, Architect of the Capitol; and a public 
witness.
SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY--U.S. RECORD 2002-2003
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on A Survey and 
Analysis of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 
2002-2003. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; and Roger P. Winter, Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian 
Assistance, AID; Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Ambassador to the 
United Nations; Harold H. Koh, former Assistant Secretary, Democracy, 
Human Rights and Labor, Department of State; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 1707, amended, Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003; H.R. 2330, 
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; H.R. 1561, amended, United 
States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003; H.R. 2086, 
amended, Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
2003; and H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003.
  The Committee adversely reported, as amended, H. Res. 287, directing 
the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not 
later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution 
all physical and electronic records and documents in his possession 
related to any use of Federal agency resources in any task or action 
involving or relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period 
beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003, except information the 
disclosure of which would harm the national security interests of the 
United States.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
1038, Public Lands Fire Regulations Enforcement Act of 2003; H.R. 1616, 
Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange Act; 
H.R. 1651, amended, Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003; 
H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003; 
H.R. 2040, to amend the Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 
1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
certain irrigation water contractors in the States of Wyoming and 
Nebraska; H.R. 2059, Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act; S. 
233, Coltsville Study Act of 2003; and S. 278, Mount Naomi Wilderness 
Boundary Adjustment Act.
INDIAN TRUST FUND LAWSUIT
Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on ``Can a process be 
developed to settle matters relating to the Indian Trust Fund 
lawsuit?'' Testimony was heard from James Cason, Associate Deputy 
Secretary, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION DIGITAL AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY 
OPPORTUNITY ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on H.R. 
2183, Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology 
Opportunity Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Rita R. Colwell, 
Director, NSF; and public witnesses.
SAVING OUR DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Saving Our Defense 
Industrial Base. Testimony was heard from Suzanne D. Patrick, Deputy 
Under Secretary, Industrial Policy, Department of State; Matthew S. 
Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Export Administration, Department 
of Commerce; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--GSA'S 2004 CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND LEASING PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held an 
oversight hearing on GSA's Fiscal Year 2004 Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program. Testimony was heard from Representative Blumenauer; F. 
Joseph Moravec, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA; and Jane 
R. Roth, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Chairman, 
Committee on Security and Facilities, Judicial Conference.
FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION: LESSONS LEARNED AND APPLIED FROM THE FIRST 
GULF WAR
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Force Health Protection: Lessons 
Learned and Applied from the First Gulf War. Testimony was heard from 
William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs 
and Director, TRICARE Management Activity, Department of Defense; 
Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary, Health, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and Marjorie E. Kanof, M.D., Director, Health Care--
Clinical and Military Health Care Issues, GAO.

Joint Meetings
HEALTH CARE COSTS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
technology and innovation in relation to health care costs, focusing on 
traditional approaches versus new technologies, potential policy 
solutions, the need for performance measures, rapid access to generic 
drugs, revised good manufacturing practices, prevention of medical 
errors, and safety and efficacy studies for approved medical products, 
after receiving testimony from Mark B. McClellan, Commissioner, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Carolyn M. Clancy, Director, Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, both of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; Peter J. Neumann, Harvard School of Public Health, 
Boston, Massachusetts; and Neil R. Powe, Johns Hopkins University Welch 
Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Baltimore, 
Maryland.