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Thursday, July 15, 2004


Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS





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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S8141-S8268

Measures Introduced: Nineteen bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2659-2677, S. Res. 406-407, and S. Con. Res. 125-126. 

Pages S8228-29

Measures Reported:

S. 2436, to reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 108-306)
S. 2666, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. (S. Rept. No. 108-307)
S. 2249, to amend the Stewart. B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to provide for emergency food and shelter. (S. Rept. No. 108-308)
S. 2674, making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. (S. Rept. No. 108-309)
S.J. Res. 37, to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian Tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. (S. Rept.No. 108-310) 

Page S8228

Measures Passed:

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: By 80 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 156), Senate passed H.R. 4759, to implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, clearing the measure for the President. 

Pages S8178-S8217

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: Senate passed H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: 
Pages S8150-78, S8217-21

Adopted:
By 78 yeas to 15 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 157), DeWine/Kennedy Amendment No. 3563 (to Amendment No. 3562), to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to eliminate the Federal quota and price support programs for tobacco, and to provide assistance to quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities. 
Pages S8217-18

McConnell (for Grassley/Baucus) Amendment No. 3562, in the nature of a substitute. 
Pages S8150-51

Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Grassley, Hatch, Nickles, Lott, Snowe, Kyl, Thomas, Santorum, Smith, Bunning, McConnell, Gregg, Baucus, Rockefeller, Daschle, Breaux, Conrad, Graham (FL), Jeffords, Bingaman, Lincoln, Kennedy, and Harkin. 
Page S8221

E-Government Act Amendment: Committee on Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1303, to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President. 
Page S8268D775

Constitutional Amendment on Marriage: Pursuant to the order of July 14, 2004, the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 40, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage, was withdrawn. 

Page S8150

Retirement Plans Status: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the Senate request the House of Representatives to return the papers with respect to S. 2589, to clarify the status of certain retirement plans and the organizations which maintain the plans. 

Page S8268

Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States: 

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Transmitting, pursuant to law, the legislation and supporting documents to implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA); which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-91) 

Page S8226

Appointment:

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, pursuant to Public Law 70-770, appointed Senator Lincoln to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, vice Senator Breaux. 

Page S8268

Messages From the House: 

Page S8227

Measures Referred: 

Page S8227

Measures Placed on Calendar: 

Page S8227

Executive Communications: 

Pages S8227-28

Additional Cosponsors: 

Pages S8229-30

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

Pages S8230-43

Additional Statements: 

Pages S8225-26

Amendments Submitted: 

Pages S8243-67

Authority for Committees to Meet: 

Page S8267

Privilege of the Floor: 

Pages S8267-68

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--157) 

Pages S8216-17, S8218

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:49 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Friday, July 16, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8268.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine preventing chronic disease through healthy lifestyles, focusing on obesity, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and diet and weight loss, after receiving testimony from Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Kenneth L. Gladish, YMCA of the USA, and Karen Silberman, National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, both of Washington, D.C.; Vernon E. Delpesce, YMCA of Greater Des Moines, Iowa; Eric K. Mann, Pittsburgh Metropolitan YMCA of the USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Dean Ornish, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco; and Jack Rule, incentaHEALTH, Denver, Colorado.

APPROPRIATIONS: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:
An original bill (S. 2674) making appropriations for making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005; and
An original bill (S. 2666) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.

ICRC REPORTS


Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing regarding International Committee of the Red Cross reports on U.S. military detainee operations in Iraq from official of the Department of Defense.

HEDGE FUND INDUSTRY


Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine regulation of the hedge fund industry, focusing on a proposed regulation that would address violations of the federal securities laws, including fraudulent activity, by hedge funds, after receiving testimony from William H. Donaldson, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission; Patrick J. McCarty, General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Mark Anson, California Public Employees Retirement System, Sacramento; James Chanos, Kynikos Associates, LP, and Charles J. Gradante, Hennessee Group, LLC, both of New York, New York; and D776Adam C. Cooper, Citadel Investment Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of the Managed Funds Association. 

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NOMINATIONS


Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Stuart Levey, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, Juan Carlos Zarate, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, and Carin M. Barth, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, who was introduced by Senator Cornyn, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

TELEVISION RATING SYSTEM


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Communications concluded a hearing to examine implementation of the Nielsen local people meter TV rating system, focusing on the accuracy and reliability of our country's television ratings system, after receiving testimony from Representative Waters; Thomas Herwitz, FOX Television Stations, Inc., Washington, D.C.; Tom Arnost, Univision Television Group, Los Angeles, California; and Susan D. Whiting, Nielsen Media Research; George Ivie, Media Rating Council, Inc.; and Robert Barocci, The Advertising Research Foundation, all of New York, New York.

LAND BILLS/MEMORIALS


Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded a hearing to examine S. 1852, to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin; S. 2142, to authorize appropriations for the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route; S. 2181, to adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado; S. 2374, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the United States and to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma; S. 2397 and H.R. 3706, bills to adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site; S. 2432, to expand the boundaries of Wilson's Creek Battlefield National Park; S. 2567, to adjust the boundary of Redwood National Park in the State of California; H.R. 1113, to authorize an exchange of land at Fort Frederica National Monument; and S. Con. Res. 121, supporting the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics, after receiving testimony from Senator Lautenberg; former Senator Mack Mattingly; A. Durand Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and Charles W. Blackwell, Chickasaw Nation, Washington, D.C.

NORTH KOREA


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine current conditions in a report on the latest round of six-way talks regarding nuclear weapons in North Korea, focusing on events in Beijing and efforts of the United States and like-minded countries to deal with the threat of North Korea's nuclear ambitions, after receiving testimony from James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Joseph R. DeTrani, Special Envoy for Six-Party Talks, both of the Department of State; Ashton B. Carter, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Charles L. Pritchard, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.

U.S. ENERGY POLICY


Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded a hearing to examine current conditions in the Gulf of Guinea and U.S. strategic energy policy, focusing on the role of West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea relative to United States energy security interests, imported oil and natural gas, and political and economic stability in Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, Chad, and Cameroon, after receiving testimony from Paul Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodity Policy, Economic and Business Affairs Bureau; John R. Brodman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Energy Policy, Office of Policy and International Affairs; and David L. Goldwyn, Goldwyn International Strategies, and J. Stephen Morrison, Center for Strategic and International Studies, both of Washington, D.C.

IRAQ


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on Iraq from Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor, National Security Council.

MONEY LAUNDERING


Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine current enforcement of key provisions in the Patriot Act combating money laundering and foreign corruption, using a single case study involving Riggs Bank, focusing on Riggs' anti-money laundering program, administration of accounts associated with senior foreign political figures and their family members, and efforts to combat money-laundering in the United States financial system by the Office of D777the Comptroller of the Currency, and other financial institution regulators, after receiving testimony from Jennifer C. Kelly, Deputy Comptroller, Mid-Size and Credit Bank Supervision, John Noonan, former Assistant Deputy Comptroller, Daniel P. Stipano, Deputy Chief Counsel, and Lester Miller, Examiner-In-Charge (Riggs Bank), all of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; Lawrence I. Hebert, Raymond M. Lund, and R. Ashley Lee, all of Riggs Bank, N.A., Washington, D.C.; Andrew P. Swiger, ExxonMobil Production Company, and Steven P. Guidry, Marathon Oil Company, both of Houston, Texas; and Albert J. Marchettti, Amerada Hess Corporation, New York, New York. 

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PELL GRANT FOR KIDS


Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded a hearing to examine the use of Pell Grants for primary school education, focusing on school choice and voucher programs, after receiving testimony from Michael Bell, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Florida; Robert G. Smith, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, Virginia, on behalf of the American Association of School Administrators, and the Virginia Association of School Superintendents; Catherine Hill, DC Parents for School Choice, Darlene T. Allen, District of Columbia PTA, on behalf of the National PTA, both of Washington, D.C.; Paul E. Peterson, Harvard University Department of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Ellen B. Goldring, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; Robert C. Enlow, Friedman Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana; and John Kirtley, Alliance for School Choice, Tampa, Florida.

INTELLIGENCE


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to call.

MEDICAL LIABILITY


Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine medical liability in long-term care, focusing on demographic challenges, home health care, assisted living settings, hospice care, nursing homes, and ``quality of life'' issues, after receiving testimony from J. Norman Estes, NHS Management, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Theresa Bourdon, Aon Risk Consultants, Columbia, Maryland; David G. Stevenson, Harvard University School of Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Marshall B. Kapp, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale; Lawrence M. Cutchin, North Carolina Medical Society, Raleigh; and James E. Lett II, American Medical Directors Association, Carmichael, California.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 4836, 4838-4849; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 474, and H. Res. 719-722, were introduced. 

Pages H5907-08

Additional Cosponsors: 

Pages H5908-09

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 4837, making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, (H. Rept. 108-607);
S. 741, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, (H. Rept. 108-608); and
H.R. 3574, to require the mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers, amended, referred sequentially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for a period ending not later than July 16, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(f), rule X. (H. Rept. 108-609, Pt. 1). 

Page H5907

Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Jean Burch, Senior Pastor, Community Baptist Church in Pasadena, California. 

Page H5795

Recess: The House recessed at 10:19 a.m. and reconvened at 10:45 a.m. 

Page H5797

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, July 14:
Expressing the sense of the House in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group at the United Nations: H. Res. 615, amended, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of D778Israel in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the United Nations, by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and one voting ``present'', Roll No. 377; 

Pages H5801-02

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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western European and Others Group at the United Nations. 

Page H5802

Deploring the misuse of the International Court of Justice by a majority of the United Nations General Assembly: H. Res. 713, amended, deploring the misuse of the International Court of Justice by a majority of the United Nations General Assembly for a narrow political purpose, the willingness of the International Court of Justice to acquiesce in an effort likely to undermine its reputation and interfere with a resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote of 361 yeas to 45 nays and 13 ``present'', Roll No. 378; and 
Pages H5802-03

Agreed to amend the title so as to read: deploring the misuse of the International Court of Justice by a plurality of the United Nations General Assembly for a narrow political purpose. 
Page H5803

Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act: H. Con. Res. 462, reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote of 400 yeas to 18 nays and 4 ``present'', Roll No. 379. 
Pages H5803-04

Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the following measures under suspension of the rules which were debated on Wednesday, July 14. Further proceedings will occur on Monday, July 19.
Viet Nam Human Rights Act of 2003: H.R. 1587, amended, to promote freedom and democracy in Viet Nam;
Concerning the importance of the distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world: S. Con. Res. 114, concerning the importance of the distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world; and
Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act: S. 2264, to require a report on the conflict in Uganda.

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for FY05: The House passed H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, by a yea and nay vote of 365 yeas to 41 nays, Roll No. 390. 

Pages H5826-95

Agreed by unanimous consent to limit the number of and time limit for debate on amendments to the bill. 
Pages H5825-26

Agreed to:
Garrett amendment that prohibits the use of funds to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 federal employees at any single conference occurring outside the U.S.; 
Pages H5857-58

Kilpatrick amendment (no. 12 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that prohibits the use of funds for any contract in contravention of the Small Business Act; 
Pages H5861-62

Schiff amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the Government of Turkey in contravention of existing law with respect to the prevention and punishment of genocide; 
Pages H5889-91

Buyer amendment that prohibits the use of funds by any official of the U.S. Government to request the United Nations to assess the validity of elections in the U.S. (by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 161 noes, Roll No. 385); 
Pages H5862-66, H5891-92

Sanders amendment that prohibits the use of funds by the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to approve comprehensive guarantee, political risk guarantee, or direct loan to any entity whose application shows that it or its corporate parent is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Antigua, or Panama (by a recorded vote of 270 ayes to 132 noes, Roll No. 386); 
Pages H5874-75, H5892

Nethercutt amendment (no. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of July 13) that limits Economic Support Fund assistance for certain foreign governments that are parties to the International Criminal Court (by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 166 noes, Roll No. 387); and 
Pages H5892-93

Weiner amendment that prohibits the use of funds for assistance to Saudi Arabia (by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 389). 
Page H5894

Rejected:
Sherman amendment (no. 20 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that sought to increase funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development-Child Survival and Health Programs Fund (by a recorded vote of 111 ayes to 312 noes, Roll No. 380); (agreed to limit the time for debate on the amendment); 
Pages H5823-25, H5858-59

Lantos amendment (no. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that sought to increase funding in the Economic Support Fund for Egypt (by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 381); 
Pages H5846-52. H5859

Kennedy of Minnesota amendment (no. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that D779sought to increase funding for the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Global HIV/AIDs Initiative (by a recorded vote of 133 ayes to 288 noes, Roll No. 382); 
Pages H5852-54, H5859-60

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Paul amendment (no. 17 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that sought to amend Title II of the bill by striking the item relating to Millennium Challenge Corporation (by a recorded vote of 41 ayes to 379 noes, Roll No. 383); and 

Pages H5855-57, H5860

Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment that sought to provide that some funds for agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa be used for small-scale irrigation, crop and livestock diversification, and rural infrastructure (by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 388). 
Pages H5883-89, H5893-94

Withdrawn:
Blumenauer amendment (no. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase funding for the Global Environment Facility; 
Pages H5854-55

Farr amendment (no. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit the use of funds to allow more than 550 U.S. military personnel to be stationed in Colombia, including temporary personnel; 
Pages H5866-74

Otter amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to limit the assistance for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people; and 
Pages H5881-83

Deal amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit the use of funds to provide assistance to any country that does not permit extradition to the U.S., for trial or sentencing of individuals suspected of committing criminal offenses. 
Pages H5878-81

Point of Order sustained against:
Section 565 (a)(3) regarding United States agricultural commodities guaranteed under export credit guarantee programs; 
Page H5840

Lee amendment that would have provided that certain funds appropriated for the Global Fund to Fight AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria, be designated as an emergency requirement; and 
Pages H5840-45

Lantos amendment (no. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of July 14) that would have increased funding in the Economic Support Fund for Egypt. 
Pages H5845-46

H. Res. 715, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed to by a voice vote. 
Pages H5797-H5801

Tabling the Appeal of the ruling of the Chair: The House agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair on unparliamentary words uttered by a Member during debate on an amendment to H.R. 4818, by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 384. 

Pages H5865-66

Requesting the Senate return to the House the Agriculture Appropriations Act: The House passed H. Res. 719, requesting the Senate return to the House of Representatives the bill H.R. 4766, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. 

Page H5895

Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 19 for Morning Hour debate. 

Page H5906

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, July 21. 

Page H5896

Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted legislation and supporting documents to implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement--referred to the Committee on Ways & Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-201). 

Pages H5896-97

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H5795.

Senate Referral: S. 2589 was held at the desk. 

Page H5795

Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages H5909.

Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and ten recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5801-02, H5802-03, H5803-04, H5858-59, H5859, H5860, H5860-61, H5866, H5891-92, H5892, H5892-93, H5893, H5894. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12 midnight.

Committee Meetings


TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies approved for full Committee action the Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 2005. 

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RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY--REQUESTING DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OR DETAINEES IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, OR GUANTANAMO BAY


Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported adversely H. Res. 689, Of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay.

ARMY TRANSFORMATION


Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Army Transformation: Implications for the Future. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue July 21.

RECREATIONAL MARINE EMPLOYMENT ACT


Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on H.R. 1329, Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

U.S. REFINING INDUSTRY STATUS


Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing entitled ``The Status of the U.S. Refining Industry.'' Testimony was heard from Guy F. Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; Jim Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; William E. Kovacic, General Counsel, FTC; and public witnesses.

FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY


Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Diversity in the Financial Services Industry and Access to Capital for Minority-Owned Businesses: Challenges and Opportunities.'' Testimony was heard from Lorenzo Padron, Commissioner, Office of Banks and Real Estate, State of Illinois; and public witnesses.

RESOLUTION--DIRECTING SECRETARY OF STATE TO TRANSMIT TO THE HOUSE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF PRISONERS


Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported adversely H. Res. 699, Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.

TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on Transatlantic Relations: A Post-Summit Assessment. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

RADIO BROADCASTS--INTERNET STREAMING


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing entitled ``Internet Streaming of Radio Broadcasts: Balancing the Interests of Sound Recording Copyright Owners with those of Broadcasters.'' Testimony was heard from David Carson, General Counsel, Copyright Office, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.

ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY--DOMESTIC ENERGY AND MINERAL SECTOR


Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing entitled ``Advances in Technology: Innovations in the Domestic Energy and Mineral Sector.'' Testimony was heard from Timothy S. Collett, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT--RESTORING FORESTS AFTER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS


Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held an oversight hearing on Restoring Forests after Catastrophic Events. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Forest Service, USDA: Ann Bartuska, Deputy Chief, Research and Development; and Steve Eubanks, Forest Supervisor, Tahoe National Forest; Ed Shepard, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Steve Thomas, Assistant State Forester, Department of Forestry, State of Oregon; and public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES


Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4066, Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004; H.R. 4469, Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act; and H.R. 4579, To modify the boundary of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cole, Woolsey and McCarthy of Missouri; Sue Masica, Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National D781Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

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NOAA ORGANIC ACTS


Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards held a hearing on The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organic Acts. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

NASA PRIZES


Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on NASA Prizes. Testimony was heard from RADM Craige E. Steidle, USN, (Ret.), Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems, NASA; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, CBO; former Representative Robert Walker, State of Pennsylvania; and pubic witnesses.

EXCELLENCE IN ACTION--GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES


Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Benefits of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a joint hearing entitled ``Excellence in Action: Government Support of Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from Allegra McCullough, Associate Deputy Administrator, Government Contracting and Business Development, SBA; Frank Ramos, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense; Brad Scott, Regional Administrator, Region 6, Heartland Region, GSA; Scott Denniston, Director, Office of Small Business and Center for Veterans Enterprise, Department of Veterans Affairs; Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; OVERSIGHT--COASTAL EROSION--LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA


Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 784, amended, Water Quality Investment Act of 2003; H.R. 4470, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program; H.R. 4688, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program; H.R. 4731, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program; and H.R. 4794, To amend the Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act to extend the authorization of appropriations.
The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on Louisiana Coastal Area--Addressing Decades of Coastal Erosion. Testimony was heard from Representatives Tauzin, John and Vitter; BG Don T. Riley, USA, Director of Public Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; Scott A. Angelle, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, State of Louisiana; and public witnesses.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PRIVACY AND IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION ACT


Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2971, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2003.

TIP INCOME REPORTING--REVIEW IRS ENFORCEMENT


Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to Review the IRS Enforcement of the Reporting of Tip Income. Testimony was heard from William F. Conlon, Director, Reporting Compliance, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.

BRIEFING--COUNTERINTELLIGENCE: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA


Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive session to receive a briefing on Counterintelligence: People's Republic of China. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.

NEW PUBLIC LAWS


(For last listing of Public Laws, see
Daily Digest, p. D734)
H.R. 4103, to extend and modify the trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Signed on July 13, 2004. (Public Law 108-274)
H.R. 1731, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft. Signed on July 15, 2004. (Public Law 108-275)

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,


JULY 16, 2004


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


No meetings/hearings scheduled.

House


No committee meetings are scheduled. 

[Page: D782]   GPO's PDF

Next Meeting of the
SENATE

10 a.m., Friday, July 16

Senate Chamber

Program for Friday: Senate will be in a period of morning business.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

12:30 p.m., Monday, July 19

House Chamber

Program for Monday: To be announced.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E1379

Bereuter, Doug, Nebr., E1382

Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1387

Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1388

Brady, Kevin, Tex., E1379

Farr, Sam, Calif., E1382, E1389

Fossella, Vito, N.Y., E1379

Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1379

Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E1386

Hinojosa, Ruben, Tex., E1389

Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1387

Hooley, Darlene, Ore., E1383, E1384

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E1389

Kind, Ron, Wisc., E1380

Langevin, James R., R.I., E1390

Larson, John B., Conn., E1380

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1386

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1383, E1383, E1384, E1384, E1384, E1385, E1385

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1383, E1384

Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E1381

Menendez, Robert, N.J., E1379, E1385, E1388

Musgrave, Marilyn N., Colo., E1380

Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1379

Paul, Ron, Tex., E1385

Platts, Todd Russell, Pa., E1378

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1375, E1377

Ross, Mike, Ark., E1380

Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E1381

Sessions, Pete, Tex., E1385

Shays, Christopher, Conn., E1377

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1386

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1379

Taylor, Charles H., N.C., E1382

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1380, E1386

Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1375, E1377, E1387, E1388, E1388, E1389 

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