[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 140 (Tuesday, October 7, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1098]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing entitled 
``Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Commodity Distribution to 
Federal Child Nutrition Programs,'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the USDA: Eric M. Bost, Under Secretary, Food, 
Nutrition, and Consumer Services; and A. J. Yates, Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service; and public witnesses.
EMERGING THREATS: ASSESSING DOD CONTROL OF SURPLUS CHEMICAL AND 
BIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing entitled 
``Emerging Threats: Assessing DOD Control of Surplus Chemical and 
Biological Equipment and Material.'' Testimony was heard from Gregory 
Kutz, Financial Management and Assurance Team, GAO; and the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Sheldon Young, Director, 
Readiness and Logistic Support Directorate, Office of Inspector 
General; Alan F. Estevez, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary (Supply 
Chain Integration); Frederick N. Baillie, Executive Director, 
Distribution and Reutilization Policy, Defense Logistics Agency; and 
Col. Patrick E. O'Donnell, USA, Commander, Defense Reutilization and 
Marketing Service.
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