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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D674-D676 on June 16, 1999.
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Committee Meetings
LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT PROGRAM REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the structure and policies of the Loan Deficiency Payment Program. Testimony was heard from Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a hearing on DC Health Initiatives. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia: Marlene N. Kelley, M.D., Interim Director and Paul Offner, Deputy Director, Department of Health; and John A. Fairman, General Manager and CEO, Health and Hospital Public Benefit Corporation.
LOAN LOSS RESERVES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on loan loss reserves. Testimony was heard from Harvey Goldschmid, General Counsel, SEC; Laurence Meyer, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Wayne Rushton, Senior Deputy Comptroller, Bank Supervision Policy; and Richard M. Riccobono, Deputy Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Donna Tanoue, Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses.
AMERICA'S HEALTH
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment continued hearings on America's Health, with emphasis on Access to Affordable Health Coverage for the Uninsured. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue June 23.
SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 850, Security and Freedom Through Encryption.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2041, amended, Patient Right to Obstetric and Gynecological Care Act of 1999; H.R. 2042, Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Advisory Commission Act of 1999; H.R. 2043, amended, Patient Right to Unrestricted Medical Advice Act of 1999; H.R. 2044, Patient Right to Pediatric Care Act of 1999; H.R. 2045, Patient Right to Emergency Medical Care Act of 1999; H.R. 2046, amended, Patient Access to Information Act of 1999; H.R. 2047, Small Business Access and Choice for Entrepreneurs Act of 1999; and H.R. 2089, amended, Group Health Plan Review Standards Act of 1999.
DRUG LEGALIZATION--PROS AND CONS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on the Pros and Cons of Drug Legalization, Decriminalization and Harm Reduction. Testimony was heard from Barry R. McCaffrey, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Alan Leshner, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Department of Health and Human Services; Donnie Marshall, Deputy Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; James McDonough, Director, Office of Drug Control Policy, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on the Department of Defense's Financial Management: Time to Reform the Prompt Payment Act? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Thomas Bloom, Director, Defense Finance and Accounting Service; and Robert J. Lieberman, Assistant Inspector General; David E. Cooper, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
MALAYSIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing on Malaysia: Assessing the Mahathir Agenda. Testimony was heard from Ralph L. Boyce, Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
DEMOCRACY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a hearing on Democracy in the Western Hemisphere: Achievements and Challenges. Testimony was heard from Ambassador David Passage, former Andean Desk Officer, Department of State; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1752, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1999; and H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from Joel B. Rosen, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Camden, New Jersey; Harvey F. Schlesinger, Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; John F. Nangle, U.S. District Judge, Southern District for Georgia; and public witnesses.
TORNADOES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment and the Subcommittee on Basic Research held a joint hearing on Tornadoes: Understanding, Modeling and Forecasting Supercell Storms. Testimony was heard from Morris Weisman, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, NSF; and public witnesses.
VETERANS' MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1247, World War II Memorial Completion Act; H.R. 1476, National Cemetery Act of 1999; H.R. 1484, to authorize appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration projects under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; H.R. 1603, Selected Reserve Housing Loan Fairness Act of 1999; H.R. 1663, National Medal of Honor Memorial Act; and H.R. 2040, Veterans' Cemeteries Assessment Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from Representatives Brown of Florida, Doyle, Barr of Georgia and Calvert; Roger Rapp, Acting Under Secretary, Memorial Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs; Espiridion Borrego, Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and Training, Department of Labor; Maj. General John P. Herrling (Ret.), Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission; and representatives of veterans' organizations.
REDUCING THE TAX BURDEN
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Reducing the Tax Burden: I. Enhancing Retirement and Health. Testimony was heard from Representatives Stark, Cardin, Johnson of Connecticut, Portman, Jefferson and Pomeroy; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue June 23.
ENCRYPTION BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a briefing on Encryption. The Committee was briefed by Ambassador David Aaron, President's Special Envoy for Encryption.
Joint Meetings
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL SUMMIT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to advance issues relating to the High-Technology National Summit, focusing on the impact of recent breakthroughs in computers, software and information networks on the U.S. economy and society, after receiving testimony from Scott G. McNealy, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, California; Marc Andreessen, America Online, Inc., Mountain View, California; Alfred R. Berkeley III, NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; Frank C. Carlucci, Nortel Networks, and Morton Bahr, Communications Workers of America, both of Washington, D.C.; John W. Sidgmore, UUNET Technologies, Fairfax, Virginia; Lester C. Thurow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Boston; Gordon M. Binder, Amgen, Inc., Malibu, California; James C. Morgan, Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, California; Esther Dyson, EDventure Holdings, Inc., New York, New York; and Mark Benerofe, Priceline.com, Stanford, Connecticut.
