Volume 149, No. 110 covering the 1st Session of the 108th Congress (2003 - 2004) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D877-D880 on July 23, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
WILDFIRE SEASON AND THREATS
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the 2002 Wildfire Season and the Wildfire Threats of the 2003 Season. Testimony was heard from Mark E. Rey, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; and public witnesses.
AIR FORCE TANKER LEASE PROPOSAL
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Air Force Tanker Lease Proposal. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Michael Wynne, Acting Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Marvin R. Sambur, Assistant Secretary, Air Force (Acquisition); and Maj. Gen. Paul W. Essex, USAF, Director, Plans and Programs, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command; Neal Curtin, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 382, Solid Waste International Transportation Act of 2003; H.R. 411, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of municipal solid waste; and H.R. 1730, Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Senator Stabenow; Representative Miller of Michigan; Robert Springer, Director, Office of Solid Waste, EPA; the following officials of the State of Michigan: Ken Sikkema, member, Senate; and Steven Chester, Director, Department of Environmental Quality; the following officials of New York City: Andrew Lanza, Councilman; and Robert Orlin, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Sanitation; Nick DiPasquale, Deputy Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
``ISSUES RELATING TO EPHERA-CONTAINING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS''
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an hearing entitled ``Issues Relating to Ephera-
containing Dietary Supplements.'' Testimony was heard from Marcia Crosse, Acting Director, Health Care--Public Health and Science Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
In refusing to give testimony, the following witnesses invoked Fifth Amendment privileges: Michael Ellis, Founder and co-owner; and Daniel Rodriguez, R.N., Head Nurse, all with Metabolife International, Inc., San Diego, California; and David Brown, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Metabolife International, Inc., San Diego, California.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following: H.R. 1533, to amend the securities laws to permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts; H.R. 1985, amended, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 253, amended, Two Floods and Your Are Out of the Taxpayers' Pocket Act of 2003; and H.R. 2420, amended, Mutual Funds Integrity and Fee Transparency Act of 2003.
POST 9/11 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL--IMBALANCED COMPENSATION SYSTEM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization and the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources held a joint hearing entitled ``Federal Law Enforcement Personnel in the Post 9/11 Era: How Can We Fix an Imbalanced Compensation System?'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Filner, Van Hollen, Rogers of Alabama and King of New York; Joanne Simms, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Human Resources Administration, Department of Justice; Norman J. Rabkin, Managing Director, Homeland Security and Justice, GAO; Donald J. Winstead, Deputy Associate Director, Center for Pay and Performance Policy, OPM; Kay Frances Dolan, Director, Human Relations Policy, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
GAO HUMAN CAPITAL REFORM ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2751, GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2003.
SEC STRATEGIC PLANNING
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management held an oversight hearing entitled ``SEC Strategic Planning--Will Additional Resources Help the SEC Fulfill It's Mission?'' Testimony was heard from Richard Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, GAO; and Peter Derby, Managing Executive, Operations, Office of the Chairman, SEC.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported the following measures: H.J. Res. 63, amended, to approve the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,'' and the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands,'' and otherwise to amend Public Law 99-239, and to appropriate for the purposes of amended Public Law 99-239 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2023; H.R. 1813, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 2620, amended, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003.
CENTRAL ASIA TERRORISM, RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM, AND REGIONAL STABILITY
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Central Asia: Terrorism, Religious Extremism, and Regional Stability. Testimony was heard from Stephen Blank, Professor, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College; and public witnesses.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 2765, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), except as specified in the resolution. The rule provides that the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the rule may be offered only by a Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides that after a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a legislative day, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may entertain another such motion on that day only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or the Majority Leader, or a designee. The rule provides that after a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII) has been rejected, the Chairman may not entertain another such motion during further consideration of the bill. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Frelinghuysen and Smith of New Jersey.
PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET ACCESS ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing one hour of debate on H.R. 2427, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003, in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that during consideration of the bill, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Buyer, Gutknecht, Emerson, Deutsch, Sanders, and Emanuel.
READY TO TEACH ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 2210, Ready to Teach Act of 2003, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The rule provides that in lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the report. The rule provides that amendments printed in part B of the report shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report. The rule provides that after a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a legislative day, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may entertain another such motion on that day only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or the Majority Leader or a designee. The rule provides that after a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII) has been rejected, the Chairman may not entertain another such motion during further consideration of the bill. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
TAX CODE--ASSISTING SMALL BUSINESSES--RECENT GAINS AND WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Assisting Small Businesses Through the Tax Code--Recent Gains and What Remains to be Done. Testimony was heard from Thomas M. Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA; Nina E. Olson, Taxpayer Advocate, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act of 2003.
The Committee also approved the following: GSA Fiscal Year 2004 Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions and Courthouse Resolutions; Natural Resources Conservation Service Small Watershed Resolution; and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Report.
INTELLIGENCE ISSUES; LEGAL AUTHORITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive sessions to hold hearings on Intelligence Issues and Legal Authorities. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
SECURING AMERICA'S BORDERS--BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security held a hearing entitled ``Best Business Practices in Securing America's Borders.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
Notice: The information relative to conference action on H.R. 1588 was incorrect on page D865 in the Senate Daily Digest of July 22, 2003. Listed below is the statement as it should have appeared:
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Conferees met on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 1588, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.
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