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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D428-D430 on April 30, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on the Administration's Healthy Forests Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Mark Rey, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment; Dale Bosworth, Chief and Peter J. Roussopoulos, Director, Southern Research Station, Asheville, North Carolina, both with the U.S. Forest Service; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session to hold a hearing on U.S. Special Operations Command. Testimony was heard from Gen. Charles R. Holland, USAF, Combatant Commander, U.S. Special Operations, Department of Defense.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a hearing on D.C. Courts. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia: Rufus G. King III, Chief Judge, Superior Court; and Lee F. Satterfield, Presiding Judge, Family Court, both with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Annice M. Wagner, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Judicial Administration and Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; and Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr., Director, Public Defender Service.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs held a hearing on Secretary of the Treasury. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate. Testimony was heard from Michael Brown, Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Employment Assistance and Training Activities Panel. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Labor: Emily DeRocco, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration; Frederico Juarbe, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment Training; and Kathleen Utgoff, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Executive Office of the President. Testimony was heard from Tim Campen, Director, Executive Office of the President.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following measures: H. Con. Res. 108, amended, encouraging corporations to contribute to faith-based organizations; H. Con. Res. 110, recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the past one hundred years and expressing support for the goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day; H. Con. Res. 147, commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act and the National Organization for Rare Disorders; H. Res. 201, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that our Nation's businesses and business owners should be commended for their support of our troops and their families as they serve our country in many ways, especially in these days of increased engagement of our military in strategic locations around our Nation and around the world; and H.R. 1320, amended, Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AMERICA TODAY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Travel and Tourism in America Today.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. MONETARY AND ECONOMIC POLICY
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on United States monetary and economic policy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public witnesses.
SERVICES ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Better Training, Efficiency and Accountability: Services Acquisition Reform for the 21st Century.'' Testimony was heard from William Woods, Director, Contracting Issues, GAO; Stephen Perry, Administrator, GSA; Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and public witnesses.
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES REPORTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights held a hearing on a Review of the State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Testimony was heard from Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State; and public witnesses.
HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.
U.S. LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA ACT
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 1298, United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report shall be considered only in the order printed 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 a 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 report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Hyde and Representatives Smith of New Jersey, Smith of Michigan, Pitts, Lantos, Crowley and Millender-McDonald.
U.S. FLAG DREDGES--INTERPRETATIONS OF EXISTING OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a joint hearing on Interpretations of Existing Ownership Requirements for U.S. Flag Dredges. Testimony was heard from Barry W. Holliday, Chief, Navigation and Operations Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; Larry Burton, Director, International Trade Compliance Division, Office of Regulations and Rulings, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CURRENT AMTRAK ISSUES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads held an oversight hearing on Current Amtrak Issues. Testimony was heard from Alan Rutter, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation; Jayetta Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure, GAO; David L. Gunn, President and CEO, AMTRAK; and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2003; H.R. 1712, Veterans Federal Procurement Opportunity Act of 2003; and H.R. 1716, Veterans Earn and Learn Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Renzi; Leo S. Mackay, Jr., Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
CHALLENGES FACING PENSION PLAN FUNDING
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a hearing on Challenges Facing Pension Plan Funding. Testimony was heard from Peter Fisher, Under Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; Steven A. Kandarian, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and public witnesses.
