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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D179-D180 on March 4, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SCHOOL FOOD PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee resumed hearings to examine the federal government's initiatives regarding the school breakfast and lunch programs, and child nutrition and health, after receiving testimony from Gaye Lynn MacDonald, Bellingham Public Schools, Bellingham, Washington, on behalf of the American School Food Service Association; Robert J. Kemmery, Jr., Baltimore County Public Schools, TowsonMaryland; Dennis J. Heiman, Muscatine Community School District, Muscatine, Iowa; Melanie Payne, Opelika City Schools, Opelika, Alabama; Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Susan T. Borra, on behalf of the American Dietetic Association, both of Washington, D.C.; and Jerry Kozak, Arlington, Virginia, on behalf of the National Milk Producers Federation and the International Dairy Foods Association.
2004 BUDGET: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for military construction, after receiving testimony from Mario P. Fiori, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations and Environment, H. T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment, Nelson F. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment and Logistics, Dov S. Zakheim, Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller, and Ray DuBois, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, all of the Department of Defense.
MILITARY OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on current military operations from Lieutenant General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Director for Operations, J-3, and Major General Glen D. Shafer, USAF, Director for Intelligence, J-2, both of The Joint Staff; and William Luti, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Special Plans.
2004 BUDGET: HUD
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, after receiving testimony from Mel Martinez, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, who was introduced by Senator Dole, and Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, and Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, all of the Department of Transportation, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
ELECTRICITY MARKETS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings to examine the financial condition of the electricity markets, and the current status of the energy industry, after receiving testimony from David A. Svanda, Michigan Public Service Commission, Lansing, on behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Evan J. Silverstein, SILCAP Hedge Fund, and Suzanne G. Smith, Standard and Poor's, both of New York, New York; Frank Cassidy, Newark, New Jersey, on behalf of PSEG Power LLC and the Electric Power Supply Association; and David L. Sokol, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, Des Moines, Iowa.
NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings to examine S. 164, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement, S. 328, to designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area'', S. 347, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, S. 425, to revise the boundary of the Wind Cage National Park in the State of South Dakota, after receiving testimony from Senators McCain and Sarbanes; Representatives Schiff and Solis; de Teel Patterson Tiller, Acting Associate Director for Cultural Resources, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and Joseph T. Edmiston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Malibu, California.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to examine the establishment of the Millennium Challenge Account, focusing on foreign development assistance and productivity growth, after receiving testimony from Alan Larson, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agriculture Affairs; John B. Taylor, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, Andrew Natsios, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development; Steven Radelet, Center for Global Development, and Mary E. McClymont, InterAction, both of Washington, D.C.; and Susan V. Berresford, Ford Foundation, New York, New York.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues relating to the war against terrorism, focusing on Federal efforts to protect America from terrorist attacks, after receiving testimony from Thomas J. Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security; and John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, and Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of the Department of Justice.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Bruce E. Kasold, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, who was introduced by Senator Warner, and John W. Nicholson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, who was introduced by Senator Allen, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to call.
