[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 10, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D982-D983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BUDGET, WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE LETTER
Committee on Agriculture: Approved the Budget, Waste, Fraud and Abuse 
letter to be forwarded to the Committee on the Budget.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 3038, Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act 
of 2003; H.R. 3034, amended, National Bone Marrow Donor Registry 
Reauthorization Act; H.R. 1813, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization 
Act of 2003; and H.R. 1260, Animal Drug User Fee Act.
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on the Department of 
the Treasury's views on the regulation of government sponsored 
enterprises. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, Secretary of the 
Treasury; and Mel R. Martinez, Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY--DEVELOPING SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency 
and Financial Management held an oversight hearing entitled 
``Developing Sound Business Practices at the Department of Homeland 
Security.'' Testimony was heard from Linda Springer, Controller, Office 
of Federal Financial Management, OMB; McCoy Williams, Director, 
Financial Management and Assurance Team, GAO; and the following 
officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Bruce Carnes, Chief 
Financial Officer; and Richard Berman, Assistant Inspector General, 
Audit.
TAINTED POLIO VACCINE--INCREASE IN CANCER
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Human Rights and 
Wellness held a hearing entitled ``The SV-40 Virus: Has Tainted Polio 
Vaccine Caused an Increase in Cancer?'' Testimony was heard from James 
Goedert, M.D., Chief, Viral Epidemiology, National Cancer Institute, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
WORM AND VIRUS DEFENSE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census held a hearing 
entitled ``Worm and Virus Defense: How Can We Protect the Nation's 
Computers From These Threats?'' Testimony was heard from Robert Dacey, 
Director, IT Security, GAO; Lawrence Hale, Director, FedCIRC, 
Department of Homeland Security; Norman Lorentz, Acting Administrator, 
Electronic Government and Information Technology, OMB; John Malcolm, 
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
1038, amended, Public Lands Fire Regulations Enforcement Act of 2003; 
H.J. Res. 63, Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; H.R. 
2134, amended, Bail Bond Fairness Act of 2003; H.R. 3036, amended, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 
2004 through 2005; H.R. 2152, to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious 
worker program; and H.R. 2714, State Justice Institute Reauthorization 
Act of 2003.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 142, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional water 
recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to 
assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in 
California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower 
Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project; 
H.R. 1156, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling on the Federal share of the 
costs of phase I of the Orange County, California, Regional Water 
Reclamation Project; H.R. 2960, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and

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Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and 
desalinization project; and H.R. 2991, to amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
Secretary of Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional 
recycling project in the Cucamonga County Water District recycling 
project. Testimony was heard from Representatives Dreier, Gary G. 
Miller of California; Loretta Sanchez of California, and Ortiz; William 
Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
COLUMBIA REPORT--NASA'S RESPONSE
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on NASA's Response to the Columbia 
Report. Testimony was heard from Sean O'Keefe, Administrator, NASA; and 
Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN (Ret.), Chairman, Columbia Accident 
Investigation Board.
WTO'S CHALLENGE TO FSC/ETI RULES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the WTO's Challenge to 
the FSC/ETI Rules and the Effect on America's Small Businesses. 
Testimony was heard from Senator Levin; Representative Crane; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--JFK CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held an 
oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
Performing Arts. Testimony was heard from Mark Goldstein, Acting 
Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, GAO; and Michael Kaiser, 
President, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
PERSPECTIVES ON 9-11
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled 
``Perspectives on 9-11: Building Effectively on Hard Lessons.'' 
Testimony was heard from James Gilmore III, former Governor, State of 
Virginia, and Chairman, Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response 
Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction; and 
Eleanor Hill, Staff Director, Joint Intelligence Committee Inquiry.