[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 22, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D670-D672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held 
a hearing on the Air Force Budget Request. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the U.S. Air Force: GEN John P. Jumper, USAF, 
Chief of Staff; and Nelson F. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary, 
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PROGRESS IN IRAQ
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Progress in Iraq. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary; and GEN Peter Pace, USMC, 
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
COLLEGE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing entitled ``H.R. 4283, the College Access 
and Opportunity Act: Does Accreditation Provide Students and Parents 
Accountability and Quality?'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
NIH ETHICS CONCERNS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``NIH Ethics Concerns: 
Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards.'' Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Alex Michael Azar, II, General Counsel; Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Director 
NIH; Anna D. Barker, Deputy Director, Advanced Technologies and 
Strategic Partnerships; Maureen O. Wilson; Assistant Director; and J. 
Carl Barrett, Director, Center for Cancer Research, all with the 
National Cancer Institute; and public witnesses.
``THE NEW BASEL ACCORD: PRIVATE SECTOR PERSPECTIVES''
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``The New Basel Accord: 
Private Sector Perspectives.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LNG IMPORT TERMINAL AND DEEP WATER PORT SITING
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled ``LNG Import 
Terminal and Deepwater Port Siting: Federal and State Roles.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representative Markey; the following officials 
of the Department of Energy: David Garman, Acting Under Secretary; and 
Patrick H. Wood III, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 
RADM Thomas Gilmour, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Marine Safety, U.S. 
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Jay Blossman, 
Commissioner, Public Service Commission, State of Louisiana; Kenneth D. 
Schisler, Chairman, Public Service Commission, State of Maryland; 
Joseph Desmond, Deputy Secretary, Energy, Resources Agency, State of 
California; and public witnesses.
NUCLEAR SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations continued hearings on 
``Nuclear Security: Can DOE Meet Facility Security Requirements? (Part 
II). Testimony was heard from Robin M. Nazzaro, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment, GAO; and the following officials of the 
Department of Energy: David Garman, Under Secretary, Office of Energy, 
Science and Environment; and Glenn S. Podonsky, Director, Office of 
Security and Safety Performance Assurance.
CHILD ABDUCTIONS
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on A Parents Worst 
Nightmare: The Heartbreak of International Child Abductions. Testimony 
was heard from Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State; Daniel J. Bryant, Assistant Attorney 
General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD SOUTH ASIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward South Asia. Testimony was 
heard from Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South 
Asian Affairs, Department of State.
OVERSIGHT--LIMITING LAWSUIT ABUSE
Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing entitled 
``Safeguarding Americans from a Legal Culture of Fear: Approaches to 
Limiting Lawsuit Abuse.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MENTALLY ILL OFFENDER TREATMENT AND CRIME REDUCTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on S. 1194, Mentally Ill Offender 
Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from 
Cheri Nolan, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice 
Programs, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 6 to 3, a structured rule 
providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 4548, Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence now

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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 amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that amendments 
shall be considered only in the order specified in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in 
the Rules Committee report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Goss and Representatives Simmons, Harman, Boswell, Peterson of 
Minnesota, Cramer, Eshoo, Holt, and Ackerman.
OVERSIGHT--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines held an oversight hearing on Public 
Transportation Security. Testimony was heard from Robert Jamison, 
Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Chet Lunner, Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Maritime and Land Security, Transportation Security Administration, 
Department of Homeland Security; Richard A. White, General Manager and 
Chief Executive Officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation 
Authority; and public witnesses.
TAX EXEMPTION: PRICING PRACTICES OF HOSPITALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on Tax Exemption: Pricing Practices of Hospitals. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.