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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D980-D981 on Oct. 4, 2001.
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Committee Meetings
OVER IDENTIFICATION ISSUES WITHIN DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Over Identification Issues within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Need for Reform. Testimony was heard from Representative Fattah; Roderick Paige, Secretary of Education; and public witnesses.
PRICE-ANDERSON REAUTHORIZATION ACT; RESOLUTION--FILL STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality approved for full Committee action the following measures: H.R. 2983, amended, Price-Anderson Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H. Res. 250, urging the Secretary of Energy to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2887, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act.
TRANSFORMING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ACQUISITION WORKFORCES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy held a hearing on ``Transforming the IT and Acquisition Workforces: Using Market-Based Pay, Recruiting Strategies to Make the Federal Government an Employer of Choice for IT and Acquisition Employees.'' Testimony was heard from David McClure, Director, IT (Information Technology) Management Issues, GAO; Mark Forum, Associate Director, IT and E-government, OMB; Donald Winstead, Acting Associate Director, Workforce Compensation and Performance, OPM; Don Upson, Secretary of Technology, State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Iraq. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 38, Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act; and H.R. 1925, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unity of the National Park System. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bereuter and Edwards; Michael Soukup, Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; David Maurstad, Lt. Gov., State of Nebraska; and public witnesses.
ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards held a hearing on Arsenic in Drinking Water: An Update on the Science, Benefits and Cost. Testimony was heard from Maureen Cropper, Chair, Arsenic Rule Benefits Review Panel, Science Advisory Board, EPA; and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 2716, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001; and H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001.
MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2768, Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001.
