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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D804-D805 on July 23, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies approved for full committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia approved for full committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.
APPROPRIATIONS--VA/HUD
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies approved for full committee consideration an original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Cynthia A. Glassman, of Virginia, and Roel C. Campos, of Texas, each to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Steven Robert Blust, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Kathie L. Olsen, of Oregon, and Richard M. Russell, of Virginia, each to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Frederick D. Gregory, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, and one United States Coast Guard promotion list.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings on S. 2598, to enhance the criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archaeological resources; S. 2727, to provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal lands; and H.R. 3954, to designate certain waterways in the Caribbean National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; after receiving testimony from Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Elizabeth Estill, Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and Richard K. Stucky, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Colorado.
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE REDUCTIONS TREATY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, Signed at Moscow on May 24, 2002
(Treaty Doc. 107-8); after receiving testimony from former Senator Sam Nunn, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Gen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAF (Ret.), San Antonio, Texas, former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Kenneth L. Adelman, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, former Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Fr. Drew Christiansen, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., Center for Security Policy, all of Washington, D.C.; and Christopher E. Paine, Natural Resources Defense Council, Charlottesville, Virginia.
ENRON COLLAPSE
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations resumed hearings to examine the role of financial institutions in the collapse of Enron Corporation, focusing on their contribution to Enron's use of complex transactions and questionable accounting practices in order to inaccurately improve the appearance of the company's financial status, receiving testimony from Robert L. Roach, Chief Investigator, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Gary M. Brown, Special Counsel, both of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs; Lynn E. Turner, Colorado State University Center for Quality Financial Reporting, Broomfield, former Chief Accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission; and Pamela M. Stumpp and John C. Diaz, both of Moody's Investors Service, Ronald M. Barone and Nik Khakee, both of Standard's and Poor, Donald H. McCree, Robert W. Traband, and Jeffrey W. Dellapina, all of JP Morgan Chase and Company, David C. Bushnell, James F. Reilly, Jr., Richard Caplan, and Maureen Hendricks, all of Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup, all of New York, New York.
Hearings will resume on Tuesday, July 30.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Timothy J. Corrigan, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and Jose E. Martinez, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Ms. Owen was introduced by Senators Gramm and Hutchison, and Representative Granger, and Mr. Corrigan and Mr. Martinez were introduced by Senator Bill Nelson.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on S. 2480, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, after receiving testimony from Senator Baucus; Representative Cunningham; Steve Young, Marion, Ohio, on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police; Arthur Gordon, Woodbine, Maryland, on behalf of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association; David Johnson, Cedar Rapids Police Department, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Lonnie J. Westphal, Colorado State Patrol, Denver, on behalf of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
