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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1034-D1035 on Oct. 17, 2001.
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Committee Meetings
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT--PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education held a hearing on Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect: Policy Directions for the Future. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TOURISM INDUSTRY STATUS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing on the State of the U.S. Tourism Industry. Testimony was heard from Representatives Berkley, Abercrombie and Underwood; Linda Conlin, Assistant Secretary, Trade Development, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MEDICARE REGULATORY, APPEALS, CONTRACTING, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3046, Medicare Regulatory, Appeals, Contracting, and Education Reform Act of 2001.
DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on deposit insurance reform. Testimony was heard from Donald E. Powell, Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK FORCE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on ``Keeping a Strong Federal Law Enforcement Work Force.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: James Ziglar, Commissioner, INS; and Gary Mead, Assistant Director, Business Services, U.S. Marshals Service; and Robert M. Smith, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Human Resources Management, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.
CHINA--COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Coercive Population Control in China: New Evidence of Forced Abortion and Forced Sterilization. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing on Developments in the Middle East. Testimony was heard from William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
OVERSIGHT--INS PERFORMANCE ISSUES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an oversight hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Service Performance Issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Richard M. Stana, Director, Justice Issues; and Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported--the following bills: H.R. 483, amended, regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; H.R. 1491, Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act of 2001; H.R. 1913, amended, to require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation; H.R. 2115, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse within and outside of the service area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington; and H.R. 2585, Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Facility Study Act of 2001.
The Committee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1239, to establish a moratorium on approval by the Secretary of the Interior of relinquishment of a lease of certain tribal lands in California; and H.R. 2742, to authorize the construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hunter, Filner and Carson of Oklahoma; Wayne Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs; Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development; the following officials of the State of Oklahoma: Kirk Humphreys, Mayor, Oklahoma City; and Enoch Kelly Haney, member, State Senate; and public witnesses.
CYBER TERRORISM
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Cyber Terrorism, a View from the Gilmore Commission. Testimony was heard from James S. Gilmore III, Governor, State of Virginia.
GENERAL AVIATION FLYING RESTRICTIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on Restrictions on General Aviation Flying in Class B Airspace. Testimony was heard from Steven J. Brown, Acting Associate Administrator, Air Traffic Services, FAA, Department of Transportation; former Senator Jake Garn of Utah; and public witnesses.
DRUG INTERDICTION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Drug Interdiction. Testimony was heard from Asa Hutchinson, Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; and Rear Adm. Terry M. Cross, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
Joint Meetings
U.S. ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine monetary policy in the context of the current economic situation, after receiving testimony from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
