10:30 a.m.  Government Accountability: Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Waste and Mismanagement" - Full Committee Hearing.

Witnesses:The Honorable Christopher Burnham, Assistant Secretary for Resource Management and Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of Resource Management, Department of State; The Honorable Anne M. Sigmund, Acting Inspector General, Department of State; The Honorable John Marshall, Assistant Administrator for Management and Chief information Officer, USAID; The Honorable Everett Mosley, Inspector General, USAID; Mr. Jess Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade, General Accounting Office.
Room 2172 Rayburn House Office Building

COMMITTEE BUSINESS WEEKS OF AUGUST 18-22 & 25-29, 2003

House in Recess - No Committee Business Scheduled

Presidential Messages, Executive and Other Communications Received***

USAID Notification - Africa Regional - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $300,000 in FY 03 ESF to Strengthen Cross-SectoralSynergies Between Democracy and Governance and Africa Bureau Programs in Key Areas; CN #252.

USAID Notification - Burundi - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $900,000 in FY 03 DA funds for Good Governance Enhanced; CN # 253.

USAID Notification - Ghana - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $3,064,000 in DA funds for Competitiveness of Ghana's Private Sector in World Markets Increased; CN # 254.

USAID Notification - Ghana - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $2,968,000 in DA funds and $300,000 in CSH funds for Quality of and Access to Basic Education Improved; CN # 255.

USAID Notification - Liberia - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $2,565,000 in FY 03 DA funds for Food Security in Targeted Areas; CN # 256.

USAID Notification - Mali - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $50,000 in FY 03 Africa Regional ESF for Improved Quality of Basic Education for Boys and Girls; CN # 257.

USAID Notification - Mali - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $300,000 in FY 03 Africa Regional ESF for Shared Governance through Decentralization; CN # 258.

USAID Notification - Mozambique - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $17,571,491 in FY 03 DA funds for Rapid Rural Income Growth Sustained in Targeted Areas; CN # 259.

USAID Notification - Mozambique - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,988,000 in FY 03 DA funds for Labor Intensive Exports Increased; CN # 260.

USAID Notification - Mozambique - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $4,428,000 in FY 03 CSH funds for Increased Use of Child Survival and Reproductive Health Services in Targeted Areas; CN # 261.

USAID Notification - Mozambique - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $11,231,000 in FY 03 CSH funds for HIV Transmission Reduced & Impact of Aids Epidemic Mitigated; CN # 262.

USAID Notification - Sierra Leone - July 17, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $500,000 in FY 03 ESF for Democratic Institutions Strengthened; CN # 263.

USAID Notification - Africa Regional - July 18, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $490,000 in FY 03 DA for Support to Africa Basic Education, pursuant to Sec. 520 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 108-7); CN # 264.

USAID Notification - Zimbabwe - July 18, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $11,423,000 of FY 03 CSH funds for HIV/AIDS Crisis Mitigated, pursuant to Sec. 520 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 108-7); CN # 265.

USAID Notification - El Salvador - July 18, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,000,000 of FY 02 ESF Carryover funds for Expanded Access & Economic Opportunities for Rural Poor families; CN # 266.

USAID Notifications - Global Development Alliance - July 18, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $31,200,000 of FY 03 ESF DA funds; CN # 267-286.

Countries Eligible to Participate in Cooperative Project Agreements - July 21, 2003, The Under Secretary of Defense, pursuant to Title 10 U.S.C. 2350a (f) (2); unnumbered.

USAID Notifications - Global Development Alliance - July 22, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $31,200,000 of FY 03 ESF DA funds; CN # 287-293.

USAID Notification - Southern Africa - July 22, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $500,000 of DA funds for Increased Regional Capacity to Influence Democratic Performance, pursuant to Sec. 520 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 108-7); CN # 294.

USAID Notification - Zimbabwe - July 22, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $500,000 in CSH funds and $375,000 under DA for Access to Economic Opportunities for Disadvantaged Groups Expanded, pursuant to Sec. 520 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 108-7); CN # 295.

USAID Notification - Benin - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $250,000 in FY 03 ESF and an additional $50,000 in prior year ESF for Improved Governance & Reinforced Democracy; CN # 296.

USAID Notification - Benin - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,500,000 in CSH for The Congolese People are assisted in Solving National, Provincial and Community Problems through Participatory Processes that involve the Public, Private and Civil Sectors, pursuant to Sec. 520 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 108-7); CN # 297.

USAID Notification - Ghana - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $863,000 in DA funds and $250,000 in ESF for Democratic and Decentralized Governance Strengthened through Civic Development; CN # 298.

USAID Notification - Ghana - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $10,522,000 in CSH funds for Health Status Improved; CN # 299.

USAID Notification - Liberia - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,946,000 in FY 03 funds for Increased Society Role in Democratic Governance Strengthened; CN # 300.

USAID Notification - Mozambique - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,211,000 in FY 03 DA funds & $500,000 in Africa Regional ESF for Municipal Governance Increasingly Democratic; CN # 301.

USAID Notification - Zimbabwe - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,548,795 in FY 03 DA funds & $1,800,000 in ESF for Enhanced Citizens' Participation in Economic & Political Decision Making; CN # 302.

USAID Notification - Centrally Funded - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $638,387 in ESF & $500,000 in DA funding for Violent Conflict Addressed through Peaceful Channels; CN # 303.

USAID Notification - Cuba - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,824,000 in FY 03 ESF for Civil Society Developed through Information Dissemination; CN # 304-307.

USAID Notification - El Salvador - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $750,000 in FY 03 ESF and an additional $481,000 in FY 03 DA for More Inclusive and Effective Democratic Processes; CN # 308.

USAID Notification - Jamaica - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $300,000 in FY 03 DA funds for Improved Business Environment for Developing Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprise Sectors; CN # 309.

USAID Notification - Mexico - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $1,400,000 in FY 02 Carryover DA funds for More Democratic Processes Adopted in Key Government Institutions; CN # 310.

USAID Notification - Nicaragua - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $5,580,000 in FY 03 DA funds for Ruling Justly: more Responsive Transparent Governance; CN # 311.

USAID Notification - Nicaragua - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $10,520,000 in DA funds for Economic Freedom: Open, Diversified, Expanding Economies; CN # 312.

USAID Notification - Nicaragua - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $4,367,000 in DA funds and $7,480,000 in CSH for Investing in People - Better Educated People; CN # 313.

USAID Notification - Panama - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $250,000 in ESF for Momentum Toward Fairer & Faster Justice Established; CN # 314.

USAID Notification - Peru - July 23, 2003, informing of the intent to obligate $557,400 from FY 03 ACI to DCA and to obligate $200,000 in FY 03 CSH for Reduced Illicit Coca Production in Targeted Areas of Peru; CN # 315.

Charter of the United States Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board -August 4, 2003, Dept. Of Commerce, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act; unnumbered.

Determination and Memorandum of Justification Regarding Kenya - August 11, 2003, DOS, pursuant to Sec. 451 of the FAA of 1961; unnumbered.

Report on Visa Viper Committee Activity - August 13, 2003, DOS, pursuant to Sec. 304 (f) of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002; unnumbered.

Congressional Notification Transmittal Sheet - August 18, 2003, DOS, informing of the intent to obligate $300,000 in AEEB, pursuant to Sec. 634A of the FAA of 1961 and Sec. 515 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 108-7); unnumbered.

Congressional Notification Transmittal Sheet - August 18, 2003, DOS, informing of the intent to obligate $175,000 for environmental capacity building activities in Serbia and Montenegro, pursuant to Sec. 634A of the FAA of 1961 and sections 515 & 520 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 108-7); unnumbered. 

***Committee Hearings/Markups Printed***

Recent Developments in Southeast Asia - June 10, 2003, hearing before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; Serial No. 108-29.

Boosting Africa's Agricultural Trade - June 24, 2003, hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa; Serial No. 108-30.