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Testimony 108th Congress

Department of Commerce Testimony --  108th Congress
(Arranged in reverse chronological order)

DATE: December 13, 2004
SUBJECT: Chesapeake Bay Restoration
WITNESS: Kevin D. Friedland, Director, UMASS/NOAA Cooperative Marine Education and Research Program, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Ocean, Committee on Resources

DATE: October 6, 2004
SUBJECT: Smart Card Activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
WITNESS: Benjamin Wu, Assistant Secretary for Policy-Designate, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs

DATE: September 30, 2004
SUBJECT: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
WITNESS: John Kneuer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: September 30, 2004
SUBJECT: H.R. 4368, Weather and Oceans Resources Realignment Act
WITNESS: Timothy R.E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: September 23, 2004
SUBJECT: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
WITNESS: Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: September 21, 2004
SUBJECT: Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Administrator, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: September 14, 2004
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: September 14, 2004
SUBJECT: Counting Americans Overseas: Lessons Learned from the 2004 Overseas Enumeration Test
WITNESS: Charles Kincannon, Director, Census Bureau
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: August 20, 2004
SUBJECT: Progress Made in Safeguarding Chesapeake Bay
WITNESS: Lowell Bahner, Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Government Reform

DATE: July 21, 2004
SUBJECT: Bridging the Tax Gap
WITNESS: Nicholas Godici, Commissioner for Patents, PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Finance Committee

DATE: July 20, 2004
SUBJECT: Science of Voting Machine Technology: Accuracy, Reliability, and Security
WITNESS: Dr. Hratch Semerjian, Acting Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: July 15, 2004
SUBJECT: NOAA Organic Act
WITNESS: Theodore W. Kassinger, Deputy Secretary
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: July 7, 2004
SUBJECT: Defining Federal Information Technology R&D: Who? Where? What? Why? and How Much?
WITNESS: Dr. Hratch Semerjian, Acting Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: June 29, 2004
SUBJECT: Coastal Erosion and Flooding in Alaska
WITNESS: Dr. Thomas Karl, Director, National Climatic Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Appropriations Committee, Field Hearing in Alaska

DATE: June 24, 2004
SUBJECT: Post-Grant Review of Patents
WITNESS: James A. Toupin, General Counsel for PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: June 24, 2004
SUBJECT: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
WITNESS: Dr. Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Acting Deputy Director, Building and Fire Research Lab, NIST
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: June 24, 2004
SUBJECT: Testing and Certification for Voting Equipment: How Can the Process be Improved?
WITNESS: Dr. Hratch Semerjian, Acting Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: June 23, 2004
SUBJECT: Travel, Tourism and Homeland Security
WITNESS: Douglas Baker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service Industries, Tourism and Finance, ITA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: June 23, 2004
SUBJECT: International Smuggling Networks: Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation Initiatives
WITNESS: Peter Lichtenbaum, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, Committee on Governmental Affairs

DATE: June 16, 2004
SUBJECT: Locking your Cyber Front Door -- THe Challenges Facing Home Users and Small Businesses
WITNESS: Edward Roback, Chief, Computer Security Division, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: June 16, 2004
SUBJECT: Data Programs for Fisheries Management Purposes (in PDF)
WITNESS: Dr. Michael Sissenwine, Chief Science Advisor, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: June 7, 2004
SUBJECT: Federal Government Hiring Process
WITNESS: Stanley Moore, Regional Director, U.S. Census Bureau Chicago Region
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: May 20, 2004
SUBJECT: Water Quality Improvement and Restoration of the Great Lakes
WITNESS: Dr. Stephen Brandt, Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: May 13, 2004
SUBJECT: H.R. 4027 - Availability of NOAA Real Property on Virginia Key, Florida and H.R. 4158 - Conveyance of NOAA Decommissioned Vessel to Mexico (Statement for the Record)
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Administrator, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: April 29, 2004
SUBJECT: International Fishery Conservation and Management Issues
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: April 28, 2004
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (PWEDA)
WITNESS: David Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

DATE: April 27, 2004
SUBJECT: International Trade and Pharmaceuticals
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittees on Health Care and International Trade, Committee on Finance

DATE: April 20, 2004
SUBJECT: Impact of NAFTA on the U.S. Economy
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export, and Trade Promotion, Committee on Foreign Relations

DATE: April 20, 2004
SUBJECT: Pirates of the 21st Century: The Curse of the Black Market
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Acting Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs

DATE: April 15, 2004
SUBJECT: Invasive Species in Hawaiian Archipelago
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resource

DATE: March 25, 2004
SUBJECT: H.R. 3378, the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2003
WITNESS: Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator, NOAA Fisheries
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 24, 2004
SUBJECT: State of American Industry
WITNESS: Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: March 23, 2004
SUBJECT: Intellectual Property Theft
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Acting Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Judiciary Committee

DATE: March 18, 2004
SUBJECT: H.R. 3883, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act
WITNESS: John Dunnigan, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 18, 2004
SUBJECT: PTO FY 2005 Budget
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Acting Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: March 17, 2004
SUBJECT: World Radiocommunication Conference
WITNESS: Michael Gallagher, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: March 16, 2004
SUBJECT: Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
WITNESS: Ben Wu, Deputy Under Secretary for Technology
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: March 11, 2004
SUBJECT: NOAA's FY 05 Budget
WITNESS: Conrad Lautenbacher, Under Secretary, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 10, 2004
SUBJECT: Economic Trade Policy in the Middle East
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Finance

DATE: March 9, 2004
SUBJECT: Missile Technology Export Controls
WITNESS: Matthew Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: March 9, 2004
SUBJECT: Drought in the Western United States
WITNESS: Dr. Louis Uccellini, Director, National Center for Environmental Prediction
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

DATE: March 4, 2004
SUBJECT: The Aviation Base and Department of Defense Rotocraft Programs
WITNESS: Joseph Bogosian, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation and Machinery, ITA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Tactical Air Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services

DATE: March 2, 2004
SUBJECT: DOC FY 2005 Budget
WITNESS: Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: February 26 2004
SUBJECT: DOC FY 2005 Budget
WITNESS: Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: February 26, 2004
SUBJECT: H.R. 1856, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2003
WITNESS: Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: February 26, 2004
SUBJECT: NOAA FY 2005 Budget
WITNESS: Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: February 11, 2004
SUBJECT: DOC's Science Budget
WITNESS: Philip Bond, Under Secretary for Technology
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: January 29, 2004
SUBJECT: Commerce Department Role in Implementing the U.S. Additional Protocol
WITNESS: Peter Lichtenbaum, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee of Foreign Relations

DATE: December 9, 2003
SUBJECT: Enforcement of Trade Laws
WITNESS: James Jochum, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs

DATE: October 30, 2003
SUBJECT: Space Weather
WITNESS: Dr. Ernest Hildner, Director, Space Environment Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: October 22, 2003
SUBJECT: Amendment 13, New England Groundfish, Magnuson-Stevens Act
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: October 21, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S.-China Economic Relations and China's Role in the Global Economy
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: House Committee on International Relations

DATE: October 16, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S.-EU Cooperation on Regulatory Affairs
WITNESS: Eric Stewart, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, ITA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on European Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations

DATE: October 15, 2003
SUBJECT: Diversity in the Senior Executive Service
WITNESS: Jo-Anne Barnard, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organizations, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: October 14, 2003
SUBJECT: Non-Native Oysters to the Chesapeake Bay
WITNESS: Frederick Kern, III, Acting Chief Coastal Resource Health Branch, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: October 9, 2003
SUBJECT: Small Business Manufacturing in a Global Market
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Small Business and Enterpreneurship

DATE: October 1, 2003
SUBJECT: China's Exchange Rate Regime and Its Effects on the U.S. Economy
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology, Committee on Financial Services

DATE: September 24, 2003
SUBJECT: China Trade
WITNESS: Henry Levine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Agreements Compliance, International Trade
COMMITTEE: Congressional-Executive Commission on China

DATE: September 17, 2003
SUBJECT: Exploring Common Criteria: Can it Ensure that the Federal Government Gets Needed Security in Software?
WITNESS: Edward Roback, Chief, Computer Security Division, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: September 11, 2003
SUBJECT: H. Con. Res 268 and International Fisheries Issues
WITNESS: John Dunnigan, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: September 9, 2003
SUBJECT: Advancements in Smart Card and Biometric Technology
WITNESS: Ben Wu, Deputy Under Secretary for Technology
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: September 4, 2003
SUBJECT: ICANN and the WHOIS Database
WITNESS: Theodore W. Kassinger, General Counsel
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: September 4, 2003
SUBJECT: Attracting Economic Growth for the Rural Economy
WITNESS: David A. Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Small Business

DATE: September 4, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S.-Cuban Relationship
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Finance Committee

DATE: August 19, 2003
SUBJECT: Marine Mammal Protection Act
WITNESS: James Lecky, Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Southwest Region, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: August 1, 2003
SUBJECT: H.R. 1, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act
WITNESS: Jon W. Dudas, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: July 30, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S. Government Agency Cooperation in Space Exploration
WITNESS: George Withee, Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: July 31, 2003
SUBJECT: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
WITNESS: Nancy J. Victory, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: July 24, 2003
SUBJECT: H.R. 2693, Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2003
WITNESS: Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: July 22, 2003
SUBJECT: Geographic Indications
WITNESS: Jon W. Dudas, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Agriculture

DATE: July 17, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003
WITNESS: Dr. Arden Bement, Jr., Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Research, Committee on Science

DATE: July 16, 2003
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
WITNESS: Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: July 16, 2003
SUBJECT: Great Lakes Restoration
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs

DATE: July 15 2003
SUBJECT: NOAA's Satellite, Data and Information Services
WITNESS: George Withee, Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: July 9, 2003
SUBJECT: Nation's Defense Industrial Base
WITNESS: Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Small Business

DATE: June 28, 2003
SUBJECT: CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Testimony) (Existing Authorities )
WITNESS: Michael Aceituno, Sacramento Area Office Supervisor, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Resources

DATE: June 24, 2003
SUBJECT: Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion
WITNESS: Dr. D. Robert Lohn, Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, Committee on Environment and Public Works

DATE: June 18, 2003
SUBJECT: Global Competition in Information Technology
WITNESS: Bruce Mehlman, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Small Business

DATE: June 17, 2003
SUBJECT: S. 525, the "National Aquatic Invasive Species Act"
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, Committee on Environment and Public Works

DATE: June 12, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S. Role in International Fisheries
WITNESS: Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: June 11, 2003
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965
WITNESS: David A. Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: June 6, 2003
SUBJECT: Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration
WITNESS: Dr. James R. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: June 5, 2003
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of the Defense Production Act
WITNESS: Karan Bhatia, Deputy Under Secretary for Industry and Security
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

DATE: June 4, 2003
SUBJECT: Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs in the Pacific Northwest
WITNESS: D. Robert Lohn, Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

DATE: June 2, 2003
SUBJECT: Following the Toxic Clouds: Science and Assumptions in Plume Modeling
WITNESS: Bruce Hicks, Director, Air Resources Laboratory, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threat, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: May 22, 2003
SUBJECT: Trade Between the United States and China
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: May 22, 2003
SUBJECT: International Fishery Conservation and Management Issues
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: May 22, 2003
SUBJECT: Status of Telecommunications in Indian Country
WITNESS: Kelly Kleger Levy, Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analsyis and Development, NTIA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

DATE: May 21, 2003
SUBJECT: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee: National Export Strategy
WITNESS: Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

DATE: May 15, 2003
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
WITNESS: Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: May 14, 2003
SUBJECT: Cybersecurity Research and Development
WITNESS: Dr. Arden Bement, Jr., Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: May 13, 2003
SUBJECT: American Community Survey
WITNESSES: Kathleen Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
C. Louis Kincannon, Director, Bureau of the Census
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: May 8, 2003
SUBJECT: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program: Past, Present, and Future
WITNESS: Dr. S. Shyam Sunder, Chief, Materials and Construction Research Division, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Research, Committee on Science

DATE: May 8, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements
WITNESS: Michelle O'Neill, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Technology Industries, ITA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: May 6, 2003
SUBJECT: HR 1853, National Security Readiness Act (Environmental Statutes)
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Resources

DATE: April 30, 2003
SUBJECT: The Fire Act Needs of the Fire Service
WITNESS: Dr. Arden Bement, Jr., Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: April 29, 2003
SUBJECT: The Growing Problem in Invasive Species
WITNESS: Stephen Brandt, Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, Committee on Resources

DATE: April 9, 2003
SUBJECT: Economic Recovery and U.S. Manufacturers
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Small Business

DATE: April 8, 2003
SUBJECT: Cyber Security
WITNESS: Thomas Pyke, Jr., Chief Information Officer
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: April 3, 2003
SUBJECT: U.S. Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act
WITNESS: James Rogan, Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: April 1, 2003
SUBJECT: FY 2004 Defense Readiness and Range Preservation Initiative
WITNESS: Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services

DATE: March 27, 2003
SUBJECT: H.R. 958, the Hydrodrographic Services Amendments of 2003; H.R. 959, the NOAA Oceanography Amendments Act of 2003; and HR 984, the NOAA Act of 2003
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 25, 2003
SUBJECT: H.R. 1320, the "Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act"
WITNESS: Nancy J. Victory, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, House Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: March 19, 2003
SUBJECT: NOAA FY 2004 Budget Request
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 19, 2003
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of the Defense Production Act
WITNESS: Karan Bhatia, Deputy Under Secretary for Industry and Security
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, Committee on Financial Services

DATE: March 13, 2003
SUBJECT: FY 2004 Department of Defense Readiness and Range Preservation Initiative
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Military Readiness, Committee on Armed Services

DATE: March 13, 2003
SUBJECT: Harmful Algal Blooms
WITNESS: Dr. Donald Scavia, Senior Scientist, National Ocean Service
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: March 13, 2003
SUBJECT: Impact of Forest Fires out West on Tourism
WITNESS: Linda Conlin, Assistant Secretary for Trade Development
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

DATE: March 12, 2003
SUBJECT: NOAA FY 2004 Budget Request
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: March 6, 2003
SUBJECT: DOC FY 2004 Budget Request
WITNESS: Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: March 5, 2003
SUBJECT: How Census Bureau Data Can Benefit Indian Progams
WITNESS: Charles L. Kincannon, Director, Bureau of the Census
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

DATE: February 27, 2003
SUBJECT: NOAA's FY 04 Budget Request
WITNESS: Jamison Hawkins, Acting Assistant Administrator for National Ocean Service
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: February 25, 2003
SUBJECT: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
WITNESS: Dr. Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: February 13, 2003
SUBJECT: DOC's Science Budget
WITNESS: Samuel Bodman, Deputy Secretary
COMMITTEE: House Science Committee

DATE: January 9, 2003
SUBJECT: Phase Out of Single Hull Tankers
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Committtee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: January 8, 2003
SUBJECT: Global Warming (testimony) Attachment 1: Announcement Attachment 2: Letter
WITNESS: Dr. James Mahoney, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

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