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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D518-D520 on May 12, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for full Committee action the Legislative appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Merchant Marine approved for full Committee consideration recommendations on H.R. 1401, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation approved for full Committee consideration recommendations on H.R. 1401, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities approved for full Committee action H.R. 1401, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.
OFHEO'S PROPOSED RISK-BASED CAPITAL RULE
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight's proposed Risk-
Based Capital Rule. Testimony was heard from Mark A. Kinsey, Acting Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
REGULATORY BURDEN RELIEF
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on Regulatory Burden Relief. Testimony was heard from Laurence H. Meyer, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency; and Carolyn J. Buck, Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision; Andrew Hove, Vice Chairman, FDIC; Robert Fenner, General Counsel, National Credit Union Administration; and public witnesses.
EVEN START AND FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Even Start and Family Literacy Programs Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Testimony was heard from Andy Hartman, Director, National Institute for Literacy, Department of Education; Cheryl Keenan, Director, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education, Department of Education, State of Pennsylvania; Mary Brown, Program Supervisor, Even State Family Education Program, Public Schools, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND EDUCATION--MANAGEMENT--Y2K COMPUTER PROBLEM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Review of the Management of the Year 2000 Computer Problem by the Department of Labor and the Department of Education. Testimony was heard from Marshall Smith, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of Education; the following officials of the Department of Labor: Patricia W. Lattimore, Assistant Secretary, Administration and Management; and Patricia A. Dalton, Assistant Inspector General; Joel Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems Issues, GAO; and a public witness.
RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTIVES: WHAT ARE THEY?
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Russia's Foreign Policy Objectives: What are They? Testimony was heard from Steven R. Sestanovich, Ambassador at Large and Special Adviser to the Secretary for Independent States, Department of State; Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and a public witness.
DEMOCRACY IN INDONESIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing on Democracy in Indonesia: Preparations for the National Election. Testimony was heard from Stanley Roth, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Robert C. Randolph, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 1659, National Police Training Commission Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from Representatives Serrano, Meeks of New York, and Walsh; Julius Davis, Deputy Chief of Police, Los Angeles, California; the following officials of the Department of Police, Chicago, Illinois: Callie L. Baird, Administrator in Charge, Office of Professional Standards; and Charles B. Roberts, Assistant Deputy Superintendent; Terrence W. Gainer, Assistant Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia; and public witnesses.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on H.R. 1691, Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--IMPLEMENTATION--NET ACT AND ENFORCEMENT AGAINST INTERNET PIRACY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Net Act and Enforcement Against Internet Piracy. Testimony was heard from Kevin V. DiGregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Computers Crime Division, Department of Justice; Timothy B. McGrath, Interim Staff Director, U.S. Sentencing Commission; and public witnesses.
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on H.R. 764, Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Cathryn Turman, Acting Director, Office for Victims of Crime; and Patrick Coleman, Deputy Director, Policy and Management, Bureau of Justice Assistance; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 1555, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.
The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Select Committee on Intelligence as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title and that each title shall be considered as read. The rule waives points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI (prohibiting nongermane amendments).
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Congressional Record. The rule provides that each amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee, and each amendment shall be considered as read.
The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Goss.
COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H.R. 853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from Representatives Nussle, Cardin and Minge; Dan L. Crippen, Director, CBO; Susan J. Irving, Associate Director, Federal Budget Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 1999.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 1753
(and S. 330). Testimony was heard from Robert S. Kripowicz, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; William Dillon, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; and a public witness.
Y2K IN ORBIT: IMPACT ON SATELLITES AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology, the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics and the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology of the Committee on Government Reform held a joint hearing on Y2K in Orbit: Impact on Satellites and the Global Positioning System. Testimony was heard from Lee B. Holcomb, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense; Marvin Langston, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense; Keith Rhodes, Technical Director, Computers and Telecommunications, GAO; and a public witness.
RECYCLE AMERICA'S LAND ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 1300, Recycle America's Land Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from Carol M. Browner, Administrator, EPA; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees continued in evening session to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 1141, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.
