Volume 148, No. 57 covering the 2nd Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D454-D456 on May 8, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Defense Health Programs, after receiving testimony from William Winkenwerder, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. James B. Peake, USA, Surgeon General of the Army; VAdm. Michael L. Cowan, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, USAF, Air Force Surgeon General; Br. Gen. William T. Bester, USA, Chief, Army Nurse Corps and Assistant Surgeon General for Force Projection; RAdm. Nancy J. Lescavage, USN, Director, Navy Nurse Corps and Assistant Chief for Healthcare Operations of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and Br. Gen. Barbara C. Brannon, USAF, Assistant Surgeon General, Air Force Nursing Services.
APPROPRIATIONS--GAO/CBO/GPO
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003, after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from David M. Walker, Comptroller General, General Accounting Office; Dan L. Crippen, Director, Congressional Budget Office; and Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer, Government Printing Office.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEMA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, after receiving testimony from Joe M. Allbaugh, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to mark up proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Thursday, May 9.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense.
NOMINATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Anthony Lowe, of Washington, to be Federal Insurance Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator DeWine, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NASA BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, after receiving testimony from Sean O'Keefe, Administrator, and William F. Readdy, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight, both of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Guy F. Caruso, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK COMPLIANCE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management concluded hearings on S. 1850, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to bring underground storage tanks into compliance with subtitle I of that Act, to promote cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, to provide sufficient resources for such compliance and cleanup, after receiving testimony from Marianne L. Horinko, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency; John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, General Accounting Office; Craig Perkins, City of Santa Monica, Santa Monica, California; Grant Cope, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Washington, D.C.; Kathleen Stiller, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, New Castle, on behalf of the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials; Arthur J. DeBlois III, DB Companies, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, on behalf of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America and the National Association of Convenience Stores; and Roger Brunner, Zurich North America, East Lansing, Michigan.
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION SECURITY
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on critical infrastructure information security issues, focusing on facilitating the security of the critical infrastructure of the United States, to encourage the secure disclosure and protected exchange of critical infrastructure information, to enhance the analysis, prevention, and detection of attacks on critical infrastructure, and to enhance the recovery from such attacks, after receiving testimony from Ronald L. Dick, Director, National Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and John G. Malcolm, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, both of the Department of Justice; John S. Tritak, Director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, Department of Commerce; Michehl R. Gent, North American Electric Reliability Council, Princeton, New Jersey; Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, Virginia; Alan Paller, SANS Institute, Fredericksburg, Virginia; Ty R. Sagalow, American International Group, New York, New York, on behalf of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center; David L. Sobel, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Washington, D.C.; and Rena I. Steinzor, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
AFFORDABLE PHARMACEUTICALS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded hearings to examine certain provisions of the 1984 Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act, known as the Hatch-Waxman Act, assuring greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, after receiving testimony from Senators McCain, Schumer, and Hatch; South Dakota Governor William Janklow, Pierre, on behalf of the Business for Affordable Medicine; and Bruce E. Bradley, General Motors Corporation, on behalf of the RxHealth Value, Gregory J. Glover, Ropes and Gray, on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and Kathleen D. Jaeger, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, all of Washington, D.C.
NATIVE AMERICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on S. 343, to establish a demonstration project to authorize the integration and coordination of Federal funding dedicated to the community, business, and economic development of Native American communities, after receiving testimony from Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C.; Ivan Makil, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, Scottsdale, Arizona; James DeLaCruz, Quinault Indian Nation, Taholah, Washington, on behalf of the Self-Governance Six-Tribe Consortium; and Katherine A. Spilde, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government/Project on American Indian Economic Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
FBI REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the reformation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on how the FBI can reorganize and refocus its efforts to protect our national security by rooting out spies and terrorists, and protecting our public safety by investigating criminal activity with the resources made available by the Administration and the Congress, after receiving testimony from Larry D. Thompson, Deputy Attorney General, and Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of the Department of Justice.
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