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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D224-D227 on March 13, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Stephen B. Dewhurst, Budget Officer; J. B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; James Little, Administrator, Farm Service Agency; Ross Davidson, Administrator, Risk Management Agency; Ellen Terpstra, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; and Mary Chambliss, Acting General Sales Manager.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary held a hearing on Supreme Court, and on Small Business Administration. Testimony was heard from the following Associate Justices of the Supreme Court: Anthony M. Kennedy; and Clarence Thomas; and Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, SBA.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Defense Transformation. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: E. C. Aldridge, Under Secretary, Defense; and Vice Adm. Arthur Cebrowski, (Ret.) Director, Force Transformation.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing on Department of Energy-Science, Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy. Testimony was heard from Robert Card, Under Secretary, Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Administrator of Agency for International Development. Testimony was heard from Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, AID, Department of State.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Forest Service. Testimony was heard from Dale N. Bosworth, Chief, Forest Service, USDA.
LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a hearing on National Institutes of Health Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., Acting Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a hearing on Housing Privatization. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Ray Dubois, Deputy Under Secretary, Installations and Environment; Geoffrey Prosch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Army; H.T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Installations and Environment; and Jimmy Dishner, Deputy Secretary, Installations, both with the Department of the Navy.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on FAA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government held a hearing on GSA, and on U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Stephen A. Perry, Administrator, GSA; and John E. Potter, Postmaster General and CEO, U.S. Postal Service.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Office of Science Technology Policy, and on Department of Defense--
Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army. Testimony was heard from John H. Marburger III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Les Brownlee, Under Secretary, Department of the Army.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 2003 Department of Energy budget request. Testimony was heard from Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing on the fiscal year 2002 National Defense Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: David S. Chu, Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; Lt. Gen. John M. LeMoyne, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Vice Adm. Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel; and Lt. Gen. Garry L. Parks, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps, both with the Department of the Navy; Lt. Gen. Richard E. Brown III, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, US Air Force; Craig W. Duehring, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Reserve Affairs); Lt. Gen. Russell C. Davis, USAF, Chief National Guard Bureau; Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve; Vice Adm. John B. Totushek, Chief, Naval Reserve; Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III, Chief, Air Force Reserve; Maj. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve; Lt. Gen. Roger C. Schultz, Director, Army National Guard; Brig. Gen. David A. Brubaker, Deputy Director, Air National Guard; and representatives of veterans organizations.
COMPETITIVE SOURCING
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a hearing on competitive sourcing/outscourcing/A-76 and strategic sourcing. Testimony was heard from Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Michael M. Wynne, Principal Deputy Under Secretary (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics); Mario P. Fiori, Assistant Secretary (Installations and Environment), Department of the Army; H.T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary (Installations and Environment), Department of the Navy; and Michael Dominguez, Assistant Secretary (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Department of the Air Force.
BUDGET RESOLUTION FISCAL YEAR 2003
Committee on the Budget: Began markup of the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Resolution.
EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3801, Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.
ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH PARITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on ``Assessing Mental Health Parity: Implications for Patients and Employers.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Roukema and Kennedy of Rhode Island, and public witnesses.
HHS HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``The 2003 Budget: A Review of the HHS Health Care Priorities.'' Testimony was heard from Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
CORPORATE AND AUDITING ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from Roderick M. Hills, former Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 20.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARDS--USE AND ABUSE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Affairs held a hearing on
``The Use and Abuse of Government Purchase Cards.'' Testimony was heard from Senator Grassley; Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Tina Jones, Deputy Under Secretary, Financial Management; Deidre A. Lee, Director, Defense Procurement, Office of the Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Capt. Patricia Miller, USN, Commanding Officer, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center; and Capt. James Barrett; USN, Commanding Officer, Navy Public Works Center, both in San Diego, California; and a public witness.
TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on U.S. and Europe: The Bush Administration and Transatlantic Relations. Testimony was heard from A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State.
OVERSIGHT--KLAMATH RIVER BASIN THREATENED FISHES
Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on the National Academy of Science Interim Report on Endangered and Threatened Fishes in the Klamath River Basin. Testimony was heard from Sue Ellen Wooldridge, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of the Interior; William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and a public witness.
ENERGY PIPELINE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on the Energy Pipeline Research, Development, and Demonstration Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NSF BUDGET
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on the NSF Budget: How Should We Determine Future Levels? Testimony was from public witnesses.
SUBSIDY RATE CALCULATION
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on ``Subsidy Rate Calculation: Unfair Tax on Small Business.'' Testimony was heard from Nancy Dorn, Deputy Director, OMB; Hector V. Barreto, Jr., Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--PORT SECURITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on Port Security: Shipping Containers. Testimony was heard from Capt. Anthony Regalbuto, USCG, Chief, Port Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; Richard Larrabee, Director, Post Commerce, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and public witnesses.
WATER QUALITY FINANCING ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Water Quality Financing Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from Benjamin H. Grumbles, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA; and public witnesses.
DVA INFORMATION PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Information program, with a review of VA's integrated systems architecture plan, Veterans Benefits Administration's VETSNET program, information security, Veterans Health Administration's Decision Support Systems, and the Government Computer-Based Patient Record Program. Testimony was heard from David L. McClure, Director, Accounting and Information Management Issues, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Richard Griffin, Inspector General; and John A. Gauss, Assistant Secretary, Information Technology; and a public witness.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Ways and Means: Approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2003 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
UNMANNED VEHICLE PROGRAMS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on Unmanned Vehicle Programs. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
