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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D225-D228 on March 12, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Food Safety and Inspection Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Garry McKee, Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service; and Elsa Murano, Under Secretary, Food Safety Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Marketing and Regulatory Programs. Testimony was heard from William Hawks, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2004 Army Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Thomas E. White, Secretary; and Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, USA, Chief of Staff.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee for American Indians. Testimony was heard from James Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of Education-Panel: ``No Child Left Behind Act'' program. Testimony was heard from Eugene Hickok, Under Secretary, Education, Department of Education.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a hearing on Pacific Command Military Construction. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Leon J. Laporte, USA, Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea; and Adm. Thomas Fargo, USN, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Inspector General, Department of Treasury. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Dennis Schindel, Deputy Inspector General; and Pam Gardiner, Acting Treasury Inspector General, Tax.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Charles R. Holland, USA, Commander, U.S. Special Forces Command; Gen. James T. Hill, USA, Commander, U.S. Southern Command; Adm. E.P. Giambastiani, USN, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command; Adm. Thomas B. Fargo, USN, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command; and Gen. Leon J. Laporte, USA, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces held a hearing on the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Paul Bogosian, Deputy Program Executive, Aviation, Department of the Army; the following officials of the Department of the Navy: Rear Adm. Tom Kilcline, USN, N780 (Head, Aviation Plans and Requirements Branch); and Tom Laux, Program Executive Officer (Air ASW, Assault, and Special Missions); and public witnesses.
PATRON AND INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES--MILITARY EXCHANGES, COMMISSARIES, AND MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Total Force held a hearing on patron and industry perspectives on military exchanges, commissaries, and morale, welfare and recreation programs, Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on the Budget: Began markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IMPROVEMENTS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education held a hearing on ``Recent Improvements of Financial Management Practices at the U.S. Department of Education.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Education: William D. Hansen, Deputy Secretary; and Thomas A. Carter, Deputy Inspector General; and Linda Calbom, Director, Division of Financial Management and Assurance, GAO.
FAMILY TIME FLEXIBILITY ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on H.R. 1119, Family Time Flexibility Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality continued hearings on ``Comprehensive National Energy Policy.'' Testimony was heard from J. Mark Robinson, Director, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MEDICAID TODAY: THE STATES' PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on ``Medicaid Today: The States' Perspective.'' Testimony was heard from the following Governors: Jeb Bush, Florida; John G. Rowland, Connecticut; and Bill Richardson, New Mexico.
THEFT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations continued hearings on the ``Procurement and Property Mismanagement and Theft at Los Alamos National Laboratory.'' Testimony was heard from Ralph Erickson, Manager, Lost Alamos National Laboratory Site Office, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; and the following officials of the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Stanley L. Busboom, staff member; Frank P. Dickson, Jr., Laboratory Counsel; Richard A. Marquez, Associate Director, Administration; and John C. Browne, Senior Research Scientist; and public witnesses.
MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY PRACTICES--EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled
``Mutual Fund Industry Practices and their Effect on Individual Investors.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES--ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Energy Efficiency Improvements in Federal Buildings and Vehicles.'' Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; and the following officials of the GSA: Paul Lynch, Assistant Commissioner, Business Operations, Public Buildings Service; and William Rivers, Director, Federal Vehicle Policy Division, Office of Government-wide Policy.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Met to consider Committee funding requests for the following Committees: House Administration; Education and the Workforce; Government Reform; Small Business; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means; Intelligence, Financial Services, Judiciary, Resources; and Standards.
Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that H.R. 1208, Northern Island Peace and Reconciliation Support Act of 2003, be considered on the Suspension Calendar.
The Committee adversely reported H. Res. 68, requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the President's possession relating to Iraq's declaration on its weapons of mass destruction that was provided to the United Nations on December 7, 2002.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following: H. Res. 132, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ninth Circuit of Appeals ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first amendment and should be overturned; and H.R. 975, amended, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003.
ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN DOMESTIC ENERGY SECURITY ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 39, Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior; Tara Sweeney, Special Assistant, Rural Affairs, Governor, State of Alaska; and public witnesses.
HELP EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE, LOW-COST, TIMELY HEALTHCARE (HEALTH) ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003, providing two hours of debate in the House, with 80 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 40 minutes 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. The rule provides that in lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committees on the Judiciary and on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that H. Res. 126 is laid on the table. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner, Chairman Tauzin, and Representatives Conyers, Nadler, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Delahunt, Dingell, Pallone, Stupak, Engel, DeFazio, Sandlin, Berkley, and Hoeffel.
AEROSPACE COMMISSION REPORT AND NASA WORKFORCE
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Aerospace Commission Report and NASA Workforce. Testimony was heard from Robert Walker, Chairman, Commission on the Future of the Aerospace Industry; and public witnesses.
FAA AND AVIATION PROGRAMS COMMERCIAL AVIATION AUTHORIZATIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on Authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Aviation Programs: Commercial Aviation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LABOR DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the U.S. Department of Labor. Testimony was heard from Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor.
CIA OVERVIEW
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a hearing on the Director of the CIA Overview. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, after receiving testimony Raymond C. Sisk, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Washington, D.C.
