[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 98 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D779-D781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury 
and Independent Agencies approved for full Committee action the 
Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies appropriations for 
fiscal year 2005.

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RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY--REQUESTING DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF 
PRISONERS OR DETAINEES IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, OR GUANTANAMO BAY
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported adversely H. Res. 689, Of 
inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal 
officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the 
possession of the President and those officials relating to the 
treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo 
Bay.
ARMY TRANSFORMATION
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Army Transformation: 
Implications for the Future. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue July 21.
RECREATIONAL MARINE EMPLOYMENT ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing on H.R. 1329, Recreational Marine Employment 
Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. REFINING INDUSTRY STATUS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing entitled ``The Status of the U.S. Refining 
Industry.'' Testimony was heard from Guy F. Caruso, Administrator, 
Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Jeffrey R. 
Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; Jim Wells, 
Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; William E. Kovacic, 
General Counsel, FTC; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Diversity in the Financial 
Services Industry and Access to Capital for Minority-Owned Businesses: 
Challenges and Opportunities.'' Testimony was heard from Lorenzo 
Padron, Commissioner, Office of Banks and Real Estate, State of 
Illinois; and public witnesses.
RESOLUTION--DIRECTING SECRETARY OF STATE TO TRANSMIT TO THE HOUSE 
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported adversely H. 
Res. 699, Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of 
Representatives documents in the possession of the Secretary of State 
relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a 
hearing on Transatlantic Relations: A Post-Summit Assessment. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
RADIO BROADCASTS--INTERNET STREAMING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing entitled ``Internet 
Streaming of Radio Broadcasts: Balancing the Interests of Sound 
Recording Copyright Owners with those of Broadcasters.'' Testimony was 
heard from David Carson, General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of 
Congress; and public witnesses.
ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY--DOMESTIC ENERGY AND MINERAL SECTOR
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held an oversight hearing entitled ``Advances in Technology: 
Innovations in the Domestic Energy and Mineral Sector.'' Testimony was 
heard from Timothy S. Collett, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--RESTORING FORESTS AFTER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on Restoring Forests after Catastrophic Events. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Forest Service, 
USDA: Ann Bartuska, Deputy Chief, Research and Development; and Steve 
Eubanks, Forest Supervisor, Tahoe National Forest; Ed Shepard, 
Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land 
Management, Department of the Interior; Steve Thomas, Assistant State 
Forester, Department of Forestry, State of Oregon; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4066, 
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004; H.R. 
4469, Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation 
Act; and H.R. 4579, To modify the boundary of the Harry S. Truman 
National Historic Site in the State of Missouri. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Cole, Woolsey and McCarthy of Missouri; Sue 
Masica, Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, 
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Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
NOAA ORGANIC ACTS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and 
Standards held a hearing on The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Organic Acts. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NASA PRIZES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on NASA Prizes. Testimony was heard from RADM Craige E. 
Steidle, USN, (Ret.), Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems, 
NASA; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, CBO; former Representative Robert 
Walker, State of Pennsylvania; and pubic witnesses.
EXCELLENCE IN ACTION--GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED 
BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, 
and Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Benefits of the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a joint hearing entitled 
``Excellence in Action: Government Support of Disabled Veteran-Owned 
Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from Allegra McCullough, Associate 
Deputy Administrator, Government Contracting and Business Development, 
SBA; Frank Ramos, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business, 
Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense; Brad Scott, Regional 
Administrator, Region 6, Heartland Region, GSA; Scott Denniston, 
Director, Office of Small Business and Center for Veterans Enterprise, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; OVERSIGHT--COASTAL EROSION--LOUISIANA COASTAL 
AREA
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment approved for full Committee action the 
following bills: H.R. 784, amended, Water Quality Investment Act of 
2003; H.R. 4470, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to extend the 
authorization of appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin 
Restoration Program; H.R. 4688, To amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program; H.R. 4731, To 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the 
National Estuary Program; and H.R. 4794, To amend the Tijuana River 
Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act to extend the authorization 
of appropriations.
  The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on Louisiana Coastal 
Area--Addressing Decades of Coastal Erosion. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Tauzin, John and Vitter; BG Don T. Riley, USA, Director 
of Public Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; 
Scott A. Angelle, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, State of 
Louisiana; and public witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PRIVACY AND IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security approved 
for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2971, Social Security 
Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2003.
TIP INCOME REPORTING--REVIEW IRS ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
to Review the IRS Enforcement of the Reporting of Tip Income. Testimony 
was heard from William F. Conlon, Director, Reporting Compliance, IRS, 
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--COUNTERINTELLIGENCE: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human 
Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive session 
to receive a briefing on Counterintelligence: People's Republic of 
China. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.