[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 16, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D830-D832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY AND RELATED AGENCIES AND FOREIGN 
OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004: Commerce, Justice, State, 
Judiciary and Related Agencies; and Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs.

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MID-SESSION REVIEW BUDGET U.S. GOVERNMENT
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Mid-Session Review Budget of 
the United States Government. Testimony was heard from Joshua B. 
Bolten, Director, OMB.
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS IMPROVE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education 
Reform held a hearing on ``Food for Thought: How to Improve Child 
Nutrition Programs.'' Testimony was heard from Vice Adm. Richard H. 
Carmona, M.D., The Surgeon General, Public Health Service, Department 
of Health and Human Services; Eric M. Bost, Under Secretary, Food, 
Nutrition, and Consumer Services, USDA.; Betsy Clarke, Director, Women 
Infants and Children, Department of Health, State of Minnesota; and 
public witnesses.
U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE--LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO REFORM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Legislative Efforts to 
Reform the U.S. Olympic Committee.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit approved for full Committee action, as amended, the 
following bills: H. R. 2043, United States Financial Policy Committee 
for Fair Capital Standards Act; and H.R. 2622, Fair and Accurate Credit 
Transactions Act of 2003.
IMPROVE FEDERAL REORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT AND SPENDING
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Cutting Out 
Waste, Fraud, Mismanagement, Overlap and Duplication: Exploring Ideas 
for Improving Federal Reorganization, Management and Spending.'' 
Testimony was heard from Patrick E. McFarland, Inspector General, OPM; 
and Paul L. Posner, Managing Director Strategic Issues, GAO.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and 
Agency Organization approved for full Committee action the following 
bills: H.R. 1231, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums 
on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental 
premiums; and H.R. 1151, to provide that transit pass transportation 
fringe benefits be made available to all qualified Federal employees in 
the National Capital Region; to allow passenger carriers which are 
owned or leased by the Government to be used to transport Government 
employees between their place of employment and mass transit 
facilities.
GAO HUMAN CAPITAL REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and 
Agency Organization held a hearing on ``GAO Human Capital Reform: 
Leading By Example.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the GAO: David M. Walker, Comptroller General; and Christopher A. 
Keisling, Employees Advisory Council; and public witnesses.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CRIMES
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Intellectual 
Property Crimes: Are Proceeds From Counterfeited Goods Funding 
Terrorism? Testimony was heard from Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary, 
Border and Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security; 
Ronald K. Noble, Secretary General, INTERPOL; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 2738, United States--Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act; H.R. 2739, United States--Singapore Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act; H.R. 49, amended, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination 
Act; and H.R. 1303, amended, to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with 
respect to rule-making authority of the Judicial Conference.
OVERSIGHT--UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Technology and the House held an 
oversight hearing on the 1996 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act--``An 
Overview of Effectiveness and Opportunities for Enhancement.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Portman and Etheridge; and 
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, CBO.
SUPERCOMPUTING: IS THE U.S. ON THE RIGHT PATH?
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Supercomputing: Is the U.S. on 
the Right Path? Testimony was heard from Raymond L. Orbach, Director, 
Office of Science, Department of Energy; Peter A. Freeman, Assistant 
Director, Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate, 
NSF; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management 
approved for full Committee action the following: General Services 
Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Capital Investment and Leasing 
Program and Courthouse related resolutions; H.R. 2523, to designate the 
United States courthouse located at 125 Bull Street in Savannah, 
Georgia, as the ``Topmochichi United States Courthouse;'' and H.R. 
2274, to designate the United States courthouse at south Federal Place 
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the ``Santiago E. Campos United States 
Courthouse.''.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FIDUCIARY AND FIELD EXAMINATION ACTIVITY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing 
on the Department of Veterans Affairs' Fiduciary and Field Examination 
Activity. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: Robert J. Griffin, Inspector General; 
and Ronald J. Henke, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, 
Veterans Benefit Administration; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--HUNT FOR AL-QAIDA
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Hunt for al-Qaida. The Subcommittee was briefed 
by departmental witnesses.
TRANSFER PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC RECORD TO THE HOUSE REGARDING USE OF 
FEDERAL AGENCY RECORDS--INVOLVING TEXAS LEGISLATURE MEMBERS
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Ordered adversely reported H. 
Res. 286, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security 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.