April 10

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Wolf, R-Va.)

WITNESSES:

Timothy J. Muris - chairman (4/16)

WITNESSES:

Richard L. Armitage - deputy secretary of State, Grant S. Green - under secretary of State for management and resources (4/16)

Rep. Sam Farr (4/16)

Sheila F. Anthony (4/16)

Mozelle W. Thompson Commissioner (4/16)

Rep. Lee Terry (NE-02)(4/16)

James C. Greenwood (4/16)

Peter J. Visclosky Rep. (4/16)

Congressman Wes Watkins (4/16)

Congressman J. Randy Forbes (4/16)

Congressman Joseph Crowley (4/16)

Congressman Steve Rothman (4/16)

Rep. Bart Stupak (4/16)

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.(4/16)

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: FOREIGN OPERATIONS Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Kolbe, R-Ariz.)

WITNESSES:

Marc Grossman - under secretary of State for political affairs; (4/15)

Maj. Gen. Gary Speer - acting commander in chief, U.S. Southern Command; (4/15)

Adolfo Franco - assistant administrator for Latin America and Caribbean affairs, U.S. Agency for International Development

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Interior

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: INTERIOR Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Skeen, R-N.M.)

WITNESSES:

Fran Mainella - director, National Park Service;

Randy Jones - deputy director, National Park Service;

Don Murphy - deputy director, National Park Service

WITNESSES:

Peter A. Bisson - research fish biologist, U.S. Forest Service, Olympia, Wash.;

Barry T. Hill - General Accounting Office;

Tom Thompson - deputy chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service;

Nina Rose Hatfield - deputy director, Bureau of Land Management

WITNESSES:

Steven Williams - director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;

Marshall Jones - deputy director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;

Stephen Guertin - budget officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Regula, R-Ohio)

WITNESSES:

Rod Paige - secretary of Education

WITNESSES:

Eugene Hickok - undersecretary of Education;

Susan B. Neuman - assistant secretary of Education for elementary and secondary education;

Thomas P. Skelly - director, Budget Service, Department of Education

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on the District of Columbia

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Knollenberg, R-Mich.) (4/15)

WITNESSES:

Margret Kellems - deputy mayor, Public Safety and Justice;

Charles H. Ramsey - chief, Metropolitan Police Department;

Ronnie Few - chief, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department;

Peter LaPorte - director, D.C. Emergency Management Agency; (4/15)

Rufus G. King III - chief judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; (4/15)

Olivia Golden - director, D.C. Child and Family Services Agency; (4/15)

Mary Lou Leary - principal assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia; (4/15)

Arabella Teal - principal deputy corporation counsel (4/15)

Joe Knaleenberg, Chairman (4/15)

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: VA-HUD Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Walsh, R-N.Y.)

House Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities

April 10, 2002

FORCE PROTECTION & EXPANSION AND REBUILDING AT MILITARY FACILITIES Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Saxton, R-N.J.)(4/16)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Raymond F. Dubois Jr. - deputy undersecretary of Defense for installations and environment (4/16)

PANEL:

Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp Jr. - assistant chief of staff of the Army for installations management; (4/16)

Rear Adm. Christopher Cole - director, Ashore Readiness Division (N46) and deputy chief of Naval Operations for logistics; (4/16)

Maj. Gen. Earnest O. Robbins II - Air Force Civil Engineer; (4/16)

Brig. Gen. (Sel.) Ronald S. Coleman - assistant deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for installations and logistics (facilities) (4/16)

House Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Military Personnel

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman McHugh, R-N.Y.) (4/12)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

William L. Winkenwerder - assistant secretary of Defense for health affairs; (4/12)

Rear Adm. Thomas Carrato - executive director, Tricare Management Activity; (4/12)

Lt. Gen. James B. Peake - surgeon general, Army; (4/12)

Vice Adm. Michael L. Cowan - surgeon general, Navy; (4/12)

Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton Jr. - surgeon general, Air Force (4/12)

PANEL:

David J. Baker - president and CEO, Humana Military Healthcare Services;

David J. McIntyre Jr. - president and CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance;

David R. Nelson - president, Sierra Military Health Services, Inc.;

James E. Woys - president and CEO, Health Net Federal Services

PANEL:

Benjamin H. Butler - deputy director of legislation, National Association for Uniformed Services, National Military Veterans Alliance;

Sue Schwartz - deputy director of government relations for health affairs, Retired Officers Association;

William White - CEO, Pratt Medical Center, Tricare provider representative;

Alan Storeygard - Jacksonville Medical Clinic, Tricare provider representative

House Education and the Workforce Committee-Subcommittee on Select Education

April 10, 2002

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Hoekstra, R-Mich.) (04/11)

Witnesses Scheduled:

William D. Hansen - deputy secretary of Education; (04/11)

Linda Calbom - director, Division of Financial Management and Assurance, General Accounting Office; (04/11)

Lorraine Lewis - inspector general, Department of Education (04/11)

House Education and the Workforce Committee-Subcommittee on Workforce Protections House Education and the Workforce Committee-Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations

April 10, 2002

LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS Joint Hearing

(Chairman Norwood, R-Ga.) (04/12)

(Chairman Johnson, R-Texas.)(04/12)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Cameron Findlay - deputy secretary of Labor; (04/12)

Phillip Wilson - director, Labor Relations Institute Management Services, Tulsa, Okla.; (04/12)

Robert Fitch - freelance reporter, The Village Voice, New York (04/12)

House Energy and Commerce Committee

April 10, 2002

.KIDS INTERNET DOMAIN NAME Full Committee Markup

(Chairman Tauzin, R-La.)

House Financial Services Committee-Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

April 10, 2002

HOUSING PROGRAMS EXTENSION Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Roukema, R-N.J.)

PANEL:

Rep. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt.

PANEL:

Javier Gonzales - commissioner, Santa Fe County, N.M., representing National Association of Counties, National Community Development Association, National Association for County Community and Economic Development, and National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies; (04/11)

Mary E. Brooks - director, Housing Trust Fund Project representing Center for Community Change;

William Faith - executive director, Coalition on Housing and Homelessness in Ohio, representing National Low Income Housing Coalition;

Katherine G. Hadley - commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, representing National Council of State Housing Agencies; (04/11)

Catherine Racer - associate director, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, representing Council of State Community Development Agencies (04/11)

PANEL:

Barbara Sard - director, Housing Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; (04/11)

Buzz Roberts, Local Initiatives Support Corporation;

Robert Lawson - president, The Lawson Companies, for the National Association of Home Builders;

Rodrigo Lopez - president, AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance, for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America

House Financial Services Committee-Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

April 10, 2002

EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND RENEWAL COMMUNITIES Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Roukema, R-N.J.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo, R-N.J.

Rep. Ted Strickland, D-Ohio

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.

PANEL:

Roy Bernardi - assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development for community, planning, and development

PANEL:

Jim Sauro - freeholder director, Cumberland County, N.J.;

Jerry Velazquez III - executive director, Cumberland County Empowerment Zone, N.J.;

Damron B. Bradshaw - chairman, Upper Kanawha Valley Enterprise Community, W.Va.;

W. Kent Carper - commissioner, Kanawha County, W.Va.;

Kathy Burns - executive director, Huntington, W.Va.-Ironton, Ohio, Empowerment Zone

House Government Reform Committee-Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources

April 10, 2002

ENHANCING BORDER SECURITY New Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Souder, R-Ind.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Colleen Kelley - national president, National Treasury Employees Union;

T.J. Bonner - president, National Border Patrol Council of the American Federation of Government Employees;

Christopher Koch - president, World Shipping Council;

John Simpson - president, American Association of Exporters and Importers;

Bonni Tishler - assistant commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs Service; Larry Johnson - terrorism expert

House Judiciary Committee

April 10, 2002

RESTRUCTURING INS Full Committee Markup

(Chairman Sensenbrenner, R-Wis.)

House Resources Committee-Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health

April 10, 2002

FOREST AND PARKS BILLS Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman McInnis, R-Colo.)

PANEL:

Rep. George P. Radanovich, R-Calif. (04/12)

Terry Bradley - deputy superintendent for administrative services, Clovis Unified School District (04/12)

PANEL:

Rep. John E. Peterson, R-Pa. (04/12)

Craig McCurry - commissioner, Elmore County (04/12)

PANEL:

Res. Cmmsr. Anibal Acevedo-Vila, D-P.R. (04/12)

Kristen McDonald - associate director, Wild and Scenic Rivers Program, American Rivers (04/12)

PANEL:

Elizabeth Estill - deputy chief for programs and legislation, U.S. Forest Service (04/12)

House Resources Committee-Subcommittee on Water and Power

April 10, 2002

CALIFORNIA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Calvert, R-Calif.)

WITNESSES:

Interior Department representative;

Jeffrey M. Starsky - mayor, Folsom, Calif.;

Roger Niello - supervisor, Sacramento County, Cali.;

Steve Miklos - member of the board, Sacramento Area Council of Government, Sacramento, Calif.;

Aileen Roder - coordinator, California Water Project, Taxpayers for Common Senses

House Small Business Committee

April 10, 2002

ASSISTANCE TO SMALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Manzullo, R-Ill.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Thomas Scully - administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services;

Thomas Sullivan - chief counsel for advocacy, Small Business Administration; (04/11)

David R. Nielsen - American Academy of Otolaryngology; (04/11)

Warren A. Jones - American Academy of Family Physicians;

Zachary Evans - National Association of Portable X-Ray Providers; (04/11)

Mary Harroun - president, Merry Walker Corp. (04/11)

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee-Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

April 10, 2002

WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Duncan, R-Tenn.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Hugh H. Welsh - deputy general counsel, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, representing American Association of Port Authorities; (04/11)

Michael J. Donahue - president and CEO, Great Lakes Commission;

Christopher Brescia - president, MARC 2000; (04/11)

Garry Niemeyer - president, Illinois Corn Growers Association, representing National Corn Growers Association; (04/11)

Melissa Samet - senior director, Water Resources, American Rivers; (04/11)

Peter D. Rabbon - general manager, California Reclamation Board, representing National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies; (04/11)

Harry Simmons - mayor, Caswell Beach, N.C., representing American Shore and Beach Preservation Association; (04/11)

Robert Tudor - deputy executive director, Delaware River Basin Commission, representing Interstate Council on Water Policy; (04/11)

David L. Feldman - senior research scientist, Energy, Environment and Resources Center, University of Tennessee;

David Conrad - water resources specialist, National Wildlife Federation (04/11)

House Veterans' Affairs Committee-Subcommittee on Health

April 10, 2002

TERRORISM EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE TRAINING Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Moran, R-Kan.)

WITNESSES:

Leo Mackay - deputy secretary of Veterans Affairs; (04/12)

Robert Roswell - under secretary of Veterans Affairs for health; (04/12)

Kristi Koenig - director, Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group; (04/12)

Kevin Yeskey - director of bio-terrorism preparedness and response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (04/12)

Deborah Powell - executive dean, School of Medicine, University of Kansas; (04/12)

Stephen Wintermeyer - associate professor of clinical medicine, Indiana University (04/12)

House Ways and Means Committee-Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

April 10, 2002

EXCLUSION OF FOREIGN INCOME FROM U.S. TAXES Updated Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman McCrery, R-La.) (04/12)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Bill Archer - senior policy advisor, Washington National Tax Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers; (04/12)

Samuel M. Gibbons - chairman, Gibbons and Co.;

Barbara Angus - international tax counsel, Treasury Department

PANEL:

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson - partner, Washington Council, Ernst and Young; (04/12)

Terrence R. Chorvat - assistant professor of law, George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Va.; (04/12)

Michael J. McIntyre - professor of law, Wayne State University School of Law, Detroit, Mich. (04/12)

Senate Appropriations Committee

April 10, 2002

HOMELAND SECURITY Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Byrd, D-W.Va.)

PANEL:

Stephen Gale - University of Pennsylvania; (4/10)

Ashton Carter - Ford Foundation Professor of Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

State Homeland Defense Needs

PANEL:

Gov. Roy Barnes, D-Ga.; (4/10)

Gov. John Engler, R-Mich.; (4/10)

Gov. Gary Locke, D-Wash. (4/10)

WITNESSES:

Mayor Martin O'Malley, D - Baltimore, Md.;

Mayor Michael Guido (no party affiliation) - Dearborn, Mich., co-chairman, Working Group on Homeland Security, National League of Cities;

Javier Gonzales, D - commissioner, Santa Fe County, N.M., president, National Association of Counties

WITNESSES:

Thomas Von Essen- former New York City Fire Commissioner, representing International Association of Fire Chiefs;

Mike Crouse - chief of staff to the general president, International Association of Fire Fighters;

Philip Stittleburg - chairman, National Volunteer Fire Council, and Volunteer Fire Chief, LaFarge, Wis.;

Colonel Lonnie Westphal - chief, Colorado State Patrol, representing International Association of Chiefs of Police;

Gen. Richard Alexander - director, National Guard Association;

Gary Cox - director, Tulsa, Oklahoma City-County Health Department, representing National Association of County and City Health Officials

April 11, 2:00 p.m. Agenda and Witnesses: Terrorism Overview

PANEL:

Warren Rudman - co-chairman, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century Infrastructure Security -- Port Security

PANEL:

Adm. Richard M. Larrabee (U.S. Coast Guard, retired) - director, Port Commerce Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey;

Stephen E. Flynn - senior fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y. Water Infrastructure

PANEL:

John Griffin - general manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Laurel, Md., representing Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Nuclear Facility Security

PANEL:

David Lochbaum - Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, Mass.;

Jeff Benjamin - vice president for licensing, Exelon Corp., Chicago, Ill., representing Nuclear Energy Institute

Senate Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: VA, HUD Postponed Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Mikulski, D-Md.)

Senate Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE REQUEST: COMBATING TERRORISM Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Landrieu, D-La.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Ronald M. Sega - director of research and engineering, Defense Department; (4/10)

John H. Marburger III - director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Defense Department; (4/10)

Dale Klein - assistant to the secretary of Defense for nuclear and chemical and biological defense programs; (4/10)

Stephen M. Younger - director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; (4/10)

Robert E. Waldron - assistant deputy administrator for nonproliferation research and engineering, National Nuclear Security Administration (4/10)

Dr. Tony Tether (4/10)

Rear Adm. Jay M. Cohen (4/10)

Dr. A. Michael Anderson (4/10)

Ralph E. Erickson (4/10)

Senate Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

April 10, 2002

FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: ENVIRONMENT & WEAPONS PROGRAMS Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Reed, D-R.I.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Jessie Hill Roberson - assistant secretary of Energy for environmental management (4/10)

PANEL:

Everet H. Beckner - deputy administrator of for defense programs, National Nuclear Security Administration; (4/10)

Ralph E. Erickson - associate administrator for facilities and operations, National Nuclear Security Administration (4/10)

John C. Brown (4/10)

David S. Douglas (4/10)

John T. Mitchell (4/10)

C. Paul Robinson (4/10)

Dennis R. Rally (4/10)

C. Bruce Tarter (4/10)

Frank L. Bowman (4/10)

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee-Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk and Waste Management

April 10, 2002

SUPERFUND Oversight Hearing

(Chairman Boxer, D-Calif.) (Sen. James M. Jeffords)(4/10)

(Sen. Max Baucus)(4/10)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Marianne Horinko - assistant administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA (4/10)

PANEL:

Norma Lopez-Reid - councilmember, Montebello, Calif.; (4/10)

Robert Spiegel - executive director, Edison Wetlands Association, Edison, N.J.; (4/10)

Grant Cope - staff attorney, U.S. Public Interest Research Group; (4/10)

Michael Steinberg - American Chemistry Council; (4/10)

Kenneth Cornell - executive vice president and chief underwriting officer, AIG Environmental, New York, N.Y. (4/10)

Jon S. Corzine (4/10)

Bill Nelson (4/10)

Senate Finance Committee

April 10, 2002

WELFARE OVERHAUL PROPOSALS Updated Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Baucus, D-Mont.) (4/11) (Chuck Grassley)(4/11)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Gov. John Engler, R-Mich.; Gov. Howard Dean, D-Vt.;(4/11)

Lawrence Mead - professor, New York University, New York, N.Y.; (4/11)

Arlene McNamee - executive director, Catholic Social Services, Fall River, Mass.; (4/11)

Cynthia Fagnoni - director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, General Accounting Office; (4/11)

Steve Savner - senior staff attorney, Workforce Development and Welfare Reform, Center for Law and Social Policy; (4/11)

Wendy Ardagna - director of government and community relations, Save-A-Lot Ltd., Lindenhurst, Ill. (4/11)

Senate Foreign Relations Committee (NOT AVAILABLE)

April 10, 2002

RADIOLOGICAL WEAPONS New News Conference/Briefing

(Chairman Biden, D-Del.)

Event Note:

CLOSED.

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

April 10, 2002

MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES Updated Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Kennedy, D-Mass.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Robert Martin - director, Institute of Museum and Library Sciences;

David Macksam - director, Cranston, R.I., Public Library

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee-Subcommittee on Public Health

April 10, 2002

WOMEN'S HEALTH Postponed Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Kennedy, D-Mass.)

Senate Special Aging Committee

April 10, 2002

LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE Updated Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Breaux, D-La.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Frank Titus - Office of Personnel Management; (4/10)

Paul Forte - Long-Term Care Partnership; (4/10)

Bert Scott - TIAA-CREF; (4/10)

Frolly Boyd - Americans for Long-Term Care Security (4/10)

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