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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D964 on Sept. 11, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
INTERNET--PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM INAPPROPRIATE MATERIALS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on legislative proposals to Protect Children from Inappropriate Materials on the Internet. Testimony was heard from Senator Coats; Representatives Franks of New Jersey and Istook; Stephen R. Wiley, Chief, Violent Crimes and Major Offenders Section, FBI, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
CONSTRUCTION SUBCONTRACTORS PAYMENT PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary held a joint hearing on H.R. 3032, Construction Subcontractors Payment Protection Enhancement Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from Deidre Lee, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime began mark up of the following bills: H.R. 4427, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1998; H.R. 3046, Police, Fire, and Emergency Prohibition Act of 1998; S. 1976, Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act of 1998; H.R. 804, to amend part Q of title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds made available to hire or rehire law enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a net gain of the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
administrative public safety services; and S. 2022, Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998.
Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade approved for full Committee action amended a measure to reauthorize the Generalized System of Preferences.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO CHINA
Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China: Met in executive session to continue to receive briefings on pending business.
