[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D202-D203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Teachers and 
Math and Science Education. Testimony was heard from Vicki Bernstein, 
Director, Alternative Certification, Department of Education, New York 
City; and public witnesses.
NONPROLIFERATION: ASSESSING MISSILE TECHNOLOGY EXPORT CONTROLS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emergency Threats and International Relations held a hearing on 
Nonproliferation: Assessing Missile Technology Export Controls.

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Testimony was heard from Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International 
Affairs and Trade Team, GAO; Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Export Administration, Department of Commerce; Robert W. 
Maggi, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Directorate Defense Trade Controls, 
Department of State; the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Lt. Gen. Tome H. Walters, Jr., USAF, Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency; and Lisa Bronson, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Technology Security Policy and Counterproliferation; Andrew Feickert, 
Specialist, National Defense, Congressional Research Service, Library 
of Congress; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on the Department of 
Justice: Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Civil Division, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Executive Office for United 
States Trustees, and Office of the Solicitor General. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Thomas 
Sansonetti, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division; Peter Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil 
Division; Guy Lewis, Director. Executive Office for United States 
Attorneys; and Lawrence Friedman, Director, Executive Office for United 
States Trustees.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN FOOD CONSUMPTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule 
providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 339, Personal 
Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment, and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points 
of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
The rule makes in order only those amendments to the committee 
amendment that are pre-printed in the Congressional Record or are pro-
forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule provides that each 
amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be offered only by 
the Member who caused it to be printed or a designee, and that each 
amendment shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Keller and Watt.
UNINSURED
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
the Uninsured. Testimony was heard from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, 
CBO; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
PENSION FUNDING EQUITY ACT
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 3108, to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on 
long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements 
and other provisions, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed 
subject to the call.