[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 98 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D775-D777] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) HEALTHY LIFESTYLES Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine preventing chronic disease through healthy lifestyles, focusing on obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and diet and weight loss, after receiving testimony from Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Kenneth L. Gladish, YMCA of the USA, and Karen Silberman, National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, both of Washington, D.C.; Vernon E. Delpesce, YMCA of Greater Des Moines, Iowa; Eric K. Mann, Pittsburgh Metropolitan YMCA of the USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Dean Ornish, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco; and Jack Rule, incentaHEALTH, Denver, Colorado. APPROPRIATIONS: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills: An original bill (S. 2674) making appropriations for making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005; and An original bill (S. 2666) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. ICRC REPORTS Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing regarding International Committee of the Red Cross reports on U.S. military detainee operations in Iraq from official of the Department of Defense. HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine regulation of the hedge fund industry, focusing on a proposed regulation that would address violations of the federal securities laws, including fraudulent activity, by hedge funds, after receiving testimony from William H. Donaldson, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission; Patrick J. McCarty, General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Mark Anson, California Public Employees Retirement System, Sacramento; James Chanos, Kynikos Associates, LP, and Charles J. Gradante, Hennessee Group, LLC, both of New York, New York; and [[Page D776]] Adam C. Cooper, Citadel Investment Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of the Managed Funds Association. NOMINATIONS Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Stuart Levey, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, Juan Carlos Zarate, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, and Carin M. Barth, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, who was introduced by Senator Cornyn, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf. TELEVISION RATING SYSTEM Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Communications concluded a hearing to examine implementation of the Nielsen local people meter TV rating system, focusing on the accuracy and reliability of our country's television ratings system, after receiving testimony from Representative Waters; Thomas Herwitz, FOX Television Stations, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Tom Arnost, Univision Television Group, Los Angeles, California; and Susan D. Whiting, Nielsen Media Research; George Ivie, Media Rating Council, Inc.; and Robert Barocci, The Advertising Research Foundation, all of New York, New York. LAND BILLS/MEMORIALS Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded a hearing to examine S. 1852, to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin; S. 2142, to authorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route; S. 2181, to adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado; S. 2374, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the United States and to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma; S. 2397 and H.R. 3706, bills to adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site; S. 2432, to expand the boundaries of Wilson's Creek Battlefield National Park; S. 2567, to adjust the boundary of Redwood National Park in the State of California; H.R. 1113, to authorize an exchange of land at Fort Frederica National Monument; and S. Con. Res. 121, supporting the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics, after receiving testimony from Senator Lautenberg; former Senator Mack Mattingly; A. Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and Charles W. Blackwell, Chickasaw Nation, Washington, D.C. NORTH KOREA Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine current conditions in a report on the latest round of six-way talks regarding nuclear weapons in North Korea, focusing on events in Beijing and efforts of the United States and like-minded countries to deal with the threat of North Korea's nuclear ambitions, after receiving testimony from James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Joseph R. DeTrani, Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks, both of the Department of State; Ashton B. Carter, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Charles L. Pritchard, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. U.S. ENERGY POLICY Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded a hearing to examine current conditions in the Gulf of Guinea and U.S. strategic energy policy, focusing on the role of West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea relative to United States energy security interests, imported oil and natural gas, and political and economic stability in Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, Chad, and Cameroon, after receiving testimony from Paul Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodity Policy, Economic and Business Affairs Bureau; John R. Brodman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Energy Policy, Office of Policy and International Affairs; and David L. Goldwyn, Goldwyn International Strategies, and J. Stephen Morrison, Center for Strategic and International Studies, both of Washington, D.C. IRAQ Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on Iraq from Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor, National Security Council. MONEY LAUNDERING Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine current enforcement of key provisions in the Patriot Act combating money laundering and foreign corruption, using a single case study involving Riggs Bank, focusing on Riggs' anti-money laundering program, administration of accounts associated with senior foreign political figures and their family members, and efforts to combat money-laundering in the United States financial system by the Office of [[Page D777]] the Comptroller of the Currency, and other financial institution regulators, after receiving testimony from Jennifer C. Kelly, Deputy Comptroller, Mid-Size and Credit Bank Supervision, John Noonan, former Assistant Deputy Comptroller, Daniel P. Stipano, Deputy Chief Counsel, and Lester Miller, Examiner-In-Charge (Riggs Bank), all of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; Lawrence I. Hebert, Raymond M. Lund, and R. Ashley Lee, all of Riggs Bank, N.A., Washington, D.C.; Andrew P. Swiger, ExxonMobil Production Company, and Steven P. Guidry, Marathon Oil Company, both of Houston, Texas; and Albert J. Marchettti, Amerada Hess Corporation, New York, New York. PELL GRANT FOR KIDS Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded a hearing to examine the use of Pell Grants for primary school education, focusing on school choice and voucher programs, after receiving testimony from Michael Bell, Miami- Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Florida; Robert G. Smith, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, Virginia, on behalf of the American Association of School Administrators, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents; Catherine Hill, DC Parents for School Choice, Darlene T. Allen, District of Columbia PTA, on behalf of the National PTA, both of Washington, D.C.; Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University Department of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Ellen B. Goldring, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; Robert C. Enlow, Friedman Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana; and John Kirtley, Alliance for School Choice, Tampa, Florida. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community. Committee recessed subject to call. MEDICAL LIABILITY Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine medical liability in long-term care, focusing on demographic challenges, home health care, assisted living settings, hospice care, nursing homes, and ``quality of life'' issues, after receiving testimony from J. Norman Estes, NHS Management, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Theresa Bourdon, Aon Risk Consultants, Columbia, Maryland; David G. Stevenson, Harvard University School of Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Marshall B. Kapp, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale; Lawrence M. Cutchin, North Carolina Medical Society, Raleigh; and James E. Lett II, American Medical Directors Association, Carmichael, California.