[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 106 (Thursday, July 17, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D844-D845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HEALTH INSURANCE CERTIFICATE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the Health Insurance Certificate Act of 2003. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
REVIEW DOE'S RADIOACTIVE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE CLEANUP PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Review of DOE's Radioactive 
High-Level Waste Cleanup Program.'' Testimony was heard from Robin M. 
Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; Jesse 
Roberson, Assistant Secretary, Environmental Management, Department of 
Energy; Michael Wilson, Program Director, Nuclear and Mixed Waste 
Program, Department of Ecology, State of Washington; and David Wilson, 
Assistant Chief, Bureau of Land and Waste Management, Department of 
Health and Environmental Control, State of South Carolina.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 2548, amended, Federal Property Asset Management Reform 
Act of 2003; and H.R. 2746, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 141 Weston Street in Hartford, 
Connecticut, as the ``Barbara B. Kennelly Post Office Building.''.
``A NEW MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT: IS IT GOOD FOR SENIORS?''
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Human Rights and 
Wellness held a hearing on ``A New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: 
Is it Good for Seniors?'' Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Gutknecht and Emanuel; and public witnesses.
PIRACY DETERRENCE AND EDUCATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held a hearing on H.R. 2517, Piracy Deterrence 
and Education Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Jana Monroe, 
Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FORENSIC DNA TECHNOLOGY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on ``Advancing Justice 
Through Forensic DNA Technology.'' Testimony was heard from Sarah V. 
Hart, Director, National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice; 
Paul B. Ferrara, M.D., Director, Division of Forensic Science, State of 
Virginia; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held an oversight hearing on ``The Role of Strategic and Critical 
Minerals in Our National and Economic Security.'' Testimony was heard 
from Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of 
the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: 
H.R. 958, Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003; H.R. 1204, to amend the 
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Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the 
award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to provide for 
maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by 
concessionaires authorized to use such properties; H.R. 2048, International 
Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 2408, National Wildlife 
Refuge Volunteer Act of 2003.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1598, Irvine Basin Surface and 
Groundwater Improvement Act of 2003; and H.R. 1732, Williamson County Water 
Recycling Act of 2003.
U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research approved for full Committee 
action, as amended, H.R. 2692, United States Fire Administration 
Authorization Act of 2003.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this measure. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Camp; David Paulison, U.S. Fire 
Administrator and Director, Preparedness Division of the Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate/FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; 
Arden Bement, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Technology Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
ENDANGERED FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture 
and Technology held a hearing on Endangered Farmers and Ranchers: the 
Unintended Consequences of the Endangered Species Act. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Pombo; Harold Manson, Assistant Secretary, Fish, 
Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Thomas Sullivan, Chief 
Counsel, Office of Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
WATER QUALITY FINANCING ACT; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
the following bills: H.R. 1560, Water Quality Financing Act of 2003; and 
H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act of 2003.
U.S.-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT; U.S.-CHILE FREE 
TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
2739, United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and 
H.R. 2738, United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Waste, Fraud and Abuse. 
Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; Joseph 
R. Brimacombe, Deputy Director, Compliance Policy, Small Business--Self 
Employed Division, IRS, Department of the Treasury; James G. Huse, Jr., 
Inspector General, SSA; Bill Jordan, Senior Counsel to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Civil Division, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
FIRST RESPONDERS
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``First 
Responders: How States, Localities and the Federal Government Can Strengthen 
Their Partnership to Make America Safer.'' Testimony was heard from Mitt 
Romney, Governor, State of Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
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