[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 101 (Thursday, July 10, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D794-D795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CROP INSURANCE PRODUCTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing to review crop insurance products for 
specialty crop producers. Testimony was heard from Russell Redding, 
Executive Deputy Secretary, Administration, Department of Agriculture, 
State of Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs approved for full Committee action the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004.
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
Testimony was heard from Gen. Tommy Franks, USA, Commander, U.S. 
Central Command.
HIGHER EDUCATION AFFORDABILITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on ``Affordability in Higher Education: 
We know there's a problem; what's the solution?'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
NIH: BRINGING RESEARCH FROM THE BENCH TO THE BEDSIDE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``NIH: Bringing Research from the Bench to the Bedside.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Health and Human Services: Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D., Director, 
National Library of Medicine; Mark L. Rohrbaugh, Director, Office of 
Technology Transfer, Office of the Director; and Anna D. Barker, Deputy 
Director, Strategic Scientific Initiatives, National Cancer Institute, 
all with NIH; and Theresa Mullin, Associate Commissioner, Office of 
Planning and Evaluation, FDA; and public witnesses.
ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations approved a motion authorizing the issuance of subpoenas 
in connection with the Committee's investigation into dietary 
supplements containing ephedra.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1553, to amend the 
securities laws to permit church pension plans to be invested in 
collective trusts; and H.R. 2179, amended, Securities Fraud Deterrence 
and Investor Restitution Act of 2003.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 2556, amended, DC Parental Choice Incentive Act of 2003; 
H.R. 2438, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 115 West Pine Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as 
the ``Major Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. Post Office Building;'' H. Con. 
Res. 230, honoring the 10 communities selected to receive the 2003 All-
America City Award; H. Res. 303, honoring Maynard Holbrook Jackson, 
Jr., former Mayor of the City of Atlanta, and extending the condolences 
of the House of Representatives on his death; and S. 867, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 710 Wicks 
Lane in Billings, Montana, as the ``Ronald Reagan Post Office 
Building.''.
FOREIGN TRAVEL TO U.S.--NEW VISA AND PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS IMPACT
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Smooth Sailing or 
an Impending Wreck? The Impact of New Visa and Passport Requirements on 
Foreign Travel to the United States.'' Testimony was heard from Janice 
L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Visa Services, Department of 
State; Michael Cronin, Associate Commissioner, Immigration Policy and 
Programs, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security; Robert J. Garrity, Jr., Acting Assistant Director, 
Records Management Division, FBI, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
DRAFT IMPLEMENTING PROPOSALS--U.S.-CHILE FREE TRADE IMPLEMENTATION 
AGREEMENT ACT; U.S. SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Agreed to the following draft implementing 
proposals, as amended: the U.S.-

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Chile Free Trade Implementation Agreement Act; and the U.S. Singapore 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
ANTI-HOAX TERRORISM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 1678, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act 
of 2003. Testimony was heard from Representative McCotter; Susan 
Brooks, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Indiana, Department of 
Justice; James McMahon, Superintendent, New York State Police; and a 
public witness.
COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS ACT; COMPACT IMPACT 
RECONCILIATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on the following measures: H.J. 
Res. 63, to approve the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,'' and the ``Compact 
of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands,'' and otherwise to amend Public Law 99-239, and to appropriate 
for the purposes of amended Public Law 99-239 for fiscal years ending 
on or before September 30, 2023 and H.R. 2522, Compact Impact 
Reconciliation Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Case; the 
following officials of the Department of the Interior: David Cohen, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Insular Affairs; and Nikolao Pula, 
Director, Office of Insular Affairs; Albert V. Short, Negotiator for 
the Compact of Free Association, Department of State; Susan Westin, 
Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; Senator Peter 
M. Christian, Chief Negotiator, Federal States of Micronesia; Gerald 
Zackios, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands; Felix P. Camacho, Governor of Guam; and Vicente 
Pangelinan, Speaker, I Liheslaturan Guahan.
COMPETITION FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY CONTRACTS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on 
Competition for Department of Energy Laboratory Contracts: What is the 
Impact on Science? Testimony was heard from Robin Nazzaro, Director, 
Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; Robert Gordon Card, Under 
Secretary, Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; and 
public witnesses.
DRAFT IMPLEMENTING PROPOSALS--U.S.-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 
IMPLEMENTATION ACT; AND U.S.-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION 
ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Approved the following draft implementing 
proposals: the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act; and the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PRIVACY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on Social Security Number Privacy. Testimony was heard from 
Barbara Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, 
GAO; James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General, SSA; and public witnesses.
GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE UPDATE BRIEFING
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.
PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSE REFORM: COMMITTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Rules held a 
hearing entitled ``Perspectives on House Reform: Committees and the 
Executive Branch.'' Testimony was heard from James Schlesinger, former 
Secretary of Energy, former Secretary of Defense and former Director of 
the CIA; and public witnesses.