[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D239]
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 School 
Leadership. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing on Homeland 
Security Advisory System: Threat Codes and Public Responses. Testimony 
was heard from Patrick M. Hughes, Assistant Secretary, Information 
Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; Randall Yim, Managing 
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, GAO; Shawn Reese, 
Analyst, American National Government, Congressional Research Service, 
Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
INFORMATION SECURITY IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census held an oversight 
hearing entitled ``Information Security in the Federal Government: One 
Year Into the Federal Information Security Management Act.'' Testimony 
was heard from Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues, 
GAO; Karen Evans, Administrator, Electronic Government and Information 
Technology, OMB; Benjamin Wu, Deputy Under Secretary, Technology, 
Department of Commerce; Paul Corts, Assistant Attorney General, 
Administration, Department of Justice; Jeffrey Rush, Jr., Inspector 
General, Department of the Treasury; Ellis W. Merschoff, Chief 
Information Officer, NRC; and Kerry Weems, Acting Assistant Secretary, 
Budget, Technology and Finance, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
ANABOLIC STEROIDS CONTROL ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 3866, Anabolic Steroids 
Control Act of 2004. Testimony was heard from Representative Sweeney; 
Joseph Rannazzisi, Deputy Director, Office of Diversion Control, DEA, 
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
LIBERATION OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing 
four hours of debate in the House on H. Res. 557, relating to the 
liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United 
States Armed Forces and Coalition forces, equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on International Relations, or their designee. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit which may not contain instructions. The rule 
provides that Section 1 of the resolution provides that during 
consideration of H. Res. 557, notwithstanding the operation of the 
previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the 
resolution to a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Hyde and Representatives Hastings of Florida, Jackson-Lee 
of Texas, and Inslee.
CONSOLIDATED CRYPTOLOGIC BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Consolidated Cryptologic Budget. Testimony was heard 
from departmental witnesses.