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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D886-D888 on July 29, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:
S. 935, to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a program of mandatory market reporting for certain meat packers regarding the prices, quantities, and terms of sale for the procurement of domestic cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock, to improve the collection of information regarding the marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock.
APPROPRIATIONS--CENSUS 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary concluded hearings on the Census Bureau's request for additional funds for the decennial census, after receiving testimony from Kenneth Prewitt, Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; and Patrick F. Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of State for Administration.
LOAN LOSS ALLOWANCES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities concluded hearings on the importance of the transparent financial reporting to investors and the marketplace, the Securities and Exchange Commission's interaction with financial institutes, and the progress made by the SEC and banking agencies in addressing areas of concern, after receiving testimony from Arthur Levitt, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission.
AUTHORIZATION--MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, after receiving testimony from William M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce; Penelope D. Dalton, Assistant Administrator, and Andrew Rosenberg, Deputy Assistant Administrator, both of the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Maggie Raymond, Associated Fisheries of Maine, South Berwick; Thomas R. Hill, New England Fishery Management Council, Gloucester, Massachusetts; Richard B. Lauber, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Juneau, Alaska; David Fluharty, University of Washington School of Marine Affairs, Seattle; Ken Hinman, National Coalition for Marine Conservation, on behalf of the Marine Fish Conservation Network, and Glenn R. Delaney, International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, both of Washington, D.C.; and Wayne E. Swingle, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Tampa, Florida.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 710, to authorize the feasibility study on the preservation of certain Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail, S. 905, to establish the Lackawanna Valley American Heritage Area, S. 1093, to establish the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Sites, to provide for the protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin of New Mexico, S. 1117, to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park, in the vicinity of the city of Corinth, Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, S. 1324, to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include Wills House, and S. 1349, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies to determine the national significance of specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National Park System, after receiving testimony from Denis Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service, and Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, both of Department of the Interior; Mark Michel, Archaeological Conservancy, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Kenneth H. P'Pool, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson; Rosemary T. Williams, Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission, Corinth, Mississippi; Robert Durkin, Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, Mayfield Borough, Pennsylvania; and Holliday Giles, Gettysburg Borough Council, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
EPA'S STANDARDS GASOLINE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 2 standards for cars and light-duty trucks and the accompanying proposed low sulfur requirements for gasoline, after receiving testimony from Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency.
YUGOSLAVIA DEMOCRACY PROSPECTS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs held hearings on prospects for democracy in Yugoslavia, receiving testimony from Robert S. Gelbard, Special Representative of the President and the Secretary of State for Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords; James W. Pardew, Jr., Deputy Special Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State for Kosovo and Dayton Implementation; Sonja Biserko, Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, Vienna, Austria; Irinej Dobrijevic, Serbian Orthodox Church, Broadview Heights, Ohio; and John Fox, Open Society Institute, and James Hooper, Balkan Action Council, both of Washington, D.C.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
QUALITY STATE MANAGEMENT
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia held hearings to examine quality services management initiatives in the Federal Government, focusing on State success stories as models, receiving testimony from Steve Wall, Ohio Office of Quality Services, and Teresa Shotwell-Haddix, Ohio Department of Transportation, both of Columbus.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Maryanne Trump Barry, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Raymond C. Fisher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Naomi Reice Buchwald, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, David N. Hurd, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, M. James Lorenz, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, Victor Marrero, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and Brian Theadore Stewart, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Ms. Barry was introduced by Senators Torricelli, Lautenberg, and Specter, Mr. Fisher and Mr. Lorenz were introduced by Senators Feinstein and Boxer and Representative Campbell, Ms. Buchwald, Mr. Hurd, and Mr. Marrero were introduced by Senator Schumer, and Mr. Stewart was introduced by Senators Hatch and Bennett.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 1255, to protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. Res. 95, designating August 16, 1999, as ``National Airborne Day''; and
The nominations of Maryanne Trump Barry, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Raymond C. Fisher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Richard A. Paez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Naomi Reice Buchwald, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, David N. Hurd, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, M. James Lorenz, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, Victor Marrero, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Brian Theadore Stewart, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, and Alejandro N. Mayorkas, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of California.
FAIR ACCESS TO INDEMNITY AND REIMBURSEMENT ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training concluded hearings on S. 1158, to allow the recovery of attorney's fees and costs by certain employers and labor organizations who are prevailing parties in proceedings brought against them by the National Labor Relations Board or by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after receiving testimony from Eamonn McGeady, Martin G. Imbach, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; Sam Colburn, Colburn Electric Company, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Richard Griffin, International Union of Operating Engineers, Washington, D.C.; and Vincent T. Norwillo, Tradesmen International, Inc., Solon, Ohio.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee will meet again on Wednesday, August 4.
INFORMATION COORDINATION CENTER
Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: Committee concluded hearings on Year 2000 Information Coordination Center, focusing on its role during key Y2K events, and the Administration's long-term plans to use the ICC for infrastructure protection, after receiving testimony from John Koskinen, Chairman, President's Council of Year 2000 Conversion; John S. Tritak, director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office; Michael A. Vatis, Director, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; and Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr., Director, Infrastructure and Information Assurance, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense of Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
