[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 67 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D518-D519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMPETITIVENESS IN MATH AND SCIENCE
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness, hearing entitled ``Challenges to American 
Competitiveness in Math and Science.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
DRUG FREE SPORTS ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection concluded hearings on H.R. 1862, Drug Free Sports 
Act. Testimony was heard from David Stern, Commissioner, National 
Basketball Association; William Hunter, Executive Basketball Players 
Associate; Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner, National Football League; and 
Gene Upshaw, Executive Director, National Football League Players 
Association.
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY RELIEF
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Financial Services 
Regulatory Relief: Private Sector Perspectives.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
STEROID USE IN SPORTS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Steroid Use 
in Sports Part III: Examining Basketball Association's Steroid Testing 
Program.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
National Basketball Association: David Stern, Commissioner, and Richard 
W. Buchanan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel; William Hunter, 
Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association; Keith 
Jones, Athletic Trainer, Houston Rockets; and Juan Dixon, Player, 
Washington Wizards.
RECREATIONAL BOATERS STREAMLINED INSPECTION ACT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity held a hearing on H.R. 
1509, Recreational Boaters Streamlined Inspection Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Foley; Robert Jacksta, Executive Director, 
Border Security and Facilitation, Office of Field Operations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; and a 
public witness.
REFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Reforming the 
United Nations: Budget and Management Perspectives. Testimony was heard 
from Mark P. Lagon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International 
Organization Affairs, Department of State; former Senator Timothy E. 
Wirth of Colorado and President UN Foundation; and Catherine Bertini, 
former Under Secretary-General, Management, United Nations.
  The Committee also held a briefing on this subject. Testimony was 
heard from Mark Malloch Brown, Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General, 
United Nations.

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OVERSIGHT--HIGH ENERGY COSTS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held an oversight hearing entitled ``The Impacts of High Energy Costs 
to the American Consumer.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans held a 
hearing on H.R. 50, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Ehlers; VADM Conrad C. 
Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.), Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE DRILLING--BENEFITS SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing on the benefits small businesses will receive 
if drilling is allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 
Testimony was heard from Representative King of Iowa; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO VETERANS' STATUS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held an oversight hearing regarding the Department of 
Veterans Affairs' and the Department of Defense's efforts to assist 
military personnel in making a ``seamless transition'' from active duty 
to veterans' status. Testimony was heard from Cynthia A. Bascetta, 
Director, Health Care--Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues, GAO; the 
following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Brenda Faas, 
Social Worker, Veterans Health Administration; Linda Petty, Benefits 
Counselor, Veterans Benefits Administration; and John Brown, Director, 
Office of Seamless Transition; the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: MAJ Ladda Tammy Duckworth, USA, Patient, Walter 
Reed Army Medical Center; COL Gwendolyn Fryer, USA, Southern Regional 
Medical Command Military Liaison to James E. Haley Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center, Tampa, Florida; and COL Timothy Frank, USMC, Liaison 
Officer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and a representative of a 
veterans organization.
AGING SOCIETY--RETIREMENT POLICY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Retirement Policy 
Challenges and Opportunities of our Aging Society. Testimony was heard 
from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, CBO; Hal Daub, Chairman, Social 
Security Advisory Board; and public witnesses.
PATRIOT ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Concluded hearings on the 
PATRIOT Act, Part II. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.