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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D689-D692 on June 26, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
REVIEW PROPOSAL--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Administration's proposed legislation creating a Department of Homeland Security. Testimony was heard from Bob Odom, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Forestry, State of Louisiana; Roger Johnson, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, State of North Dakota; Meg Scott Phipps, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, State of North Carolina; and public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies approved for full Committee action the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 2003.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government approved for full Committee action the Department of Treasury, Postal Service and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2003.
REVIEW PROPOSED--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Administration's proposal to create a new Department of Homeland Security, and its impact on the Department of Defense and defense-related aspects of the Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from Stephen A. Cambone, Principal Deputy Under Secretary (Policy), Department of Defense; and John Gordon, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.
OUTSOURCING: REVIEW--COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES PANEL REPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a hearing on Outsourcing: Review of the Commercial Activities Panel Report. Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General and Chairman, Commercial Activities Panel, GAO; Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Michael Wynn, Deputy Under Secretary
(Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing on the Financial Accounting Standards Board Act. Testimony was heard from Edmund L. Jenkins, Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board; and public witnesses.
AREA CODE EXHAUSTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing on Area Code Exhaustion: What are the Solutions? Testimony was heard from Dorothy Atwood, Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC; and public witnesses.
CONSUMER RENTAL AGREEMENT ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Began consideration of H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Agreement Act.
Will continue tomorrow.
HOMELAND SECURITY--SHOULD CONSULAR AFFAIRS BE TRANSFERRED
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service, Census and Agency Organization held a hearing on ``Homeland Security: Should Consular Affairs be Transferred to the new Department of Homeland Security?'' Testimony was heard from Grant S. Green, Jr., Under Secretary, Management, Department of State; and public witnesses.
SPRING VALLEY REVISITED--STATUS OF CONTAMINATED SITES CLEANUP
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a hearing on Spring Valley Revisited--The Status of the Cleanup of Contaminated Sites in Spring Valley. Testimony was heard from Representative Blumenauer; David Wood, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; the following officials of the Department of the Army: Raymond J. Fatz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health; and Col. Charles J. Fiala, Jr., USA, Baltimore District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Thomas C. Voltaggio, Regional Administrator, Region III, EPA; Robert C. Williams, Director, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human Services; the following officials of the District of Columbia: Theodore Gordon, Senior Deputy Director, Public Health Assurance, Department of Health; and Bailus Walker, Jr., Chairman, Mayor's Spring Valley Scientific Advisory Panel; and public witnesses.
SINGLE AUDIT ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, held a hearing on
``The Single Audit Act: Is it Working?'' Testimony was heard from Sally E. Thompson, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; Mark W. Everson, Controller, OMB; Frederick T. Knickerbocker, Associate Director, Economic Programs, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; the following officials of the Department of Education: Jack Martin, Chief Financial Officer; and Thomas A. Carter, Assistant Inspector General, Audit Services; Elizabeth A. Hanson, Director, Departmental Real Estate Assessment Center, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and a public witness.
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from hearing and markup of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Marc Grossman, Under Secretary, Political Affairs; and George Lannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs.
PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on ``The Proposal to Create a Department of Homeland Security.'' Testimony was heard from Tom Ridge, Assistant to the President, Office of Homeland Security Adviser.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following measures: H. Con. Res. 408, honoring the American Zoo and Aquarium Associate and its accredited member institutions for their continued service to animal welfare, conservation education, conservation research, and wildlife conservation programs; H. Con. Res. 425, calling for the full appropriation of the State and tribal shares of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; H.R. 2990, amended, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2001; H.R. 3048, amended, Russian River Land Act; H.R. 3223, amended, Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act; H.R. 3258, amended, Reasonable Right-of-Way Fees Act of 2001; H.R. 3401, amended, California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act; H.R 3534, amended, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chisksaw Nations Claims Settlement Act; H.R. 3813, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century; H.R. 3815, Presidential Historic Site Study Act; H.R. 4638, to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project; H.R. 4807, Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act; H.R. 4870, amended, Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act; and H.R. 4883, amended, to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998.
The Committee also began consideration of H.R. 4749, Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendments of 2002.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 5010, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by paragraph. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that upon adoption of the resolution it shall be in order, any rule of the House notwithstanding, to consider concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment of the House and Senate during the month of July. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lewis of California and Murtha.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 5011, making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by paragraph. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that H. Res. 421 be laid upon the table. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hobson and Olver.
MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of Thursday, June 27, 2002, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to H. Res. 459, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Newdow v. U.S. Congress was erroneously decided. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representative Pickering.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 4, a resolution waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to any resolution reported on the legislative day of Thursday, June 27, 2002, providing for consideration or disposition of H.R. 4954, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program and to modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure of the Medicare Program.
MEDICARE MODERNIZATION AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG ACT OF 2002
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 4, a closed rule on H.R. 4954, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure of the Medicare Program, providing two hours of debate in the House, with one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means and one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The rule provides that in lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representative Johnson of Connecticut, Manzullo, Thurman, and Pallone.
FREEDOM CAR; GETTING NEW TECHNOLOGY INTO THE MARKETPLACE
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on Freedom Car: Getting New Technology into the Marketplace. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 5012, John F. Kennedy Center Plaza Authorization Act; H.R. 3479, amended, National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act; H.R. 1070, amended, Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2001; and H.R. 4635, amended, Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act.
The Committee also approved the following: several GSA Fiscal Year Investment and Leasing resolutions; and several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey resolution.
VETERANS HEALTH-CARE ITEMS PROCUREMENT REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on H.R 3645, Veterans Health-Care Items Procurement Reform and Improvement Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Mark Catlett, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Management; and John S. Bilobran, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Auditing; Cindy A. Bascetta, Director, Health Care-Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
CREATION--HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Creation of Homeland Security Department. Testimony was heard from Jimmy Gurule, Under Secretary, Office of Enforcement, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
GLOBAL HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Global Hot Spots. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
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