CIS/Index
Copyright © 1999, Congressional Information
Service, Inc.
99 CIS H 18171
TITLE: Departments
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations for 2000. Part 8: The Judiciary; Related Agencies
CIS-NO:
99-H181-71
SOURCE: Committee on Appropriations. House
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve
the full text of testimony
DATE: Mar. 3, 4, 10, 25, Apr. 14, 1999
LENGTH: ii+496+vi p. il. Index.
CONG-SESS: 106-1
ITEM-NO: 1011; 1011-A
SUDOC: Y4.AP6/1:C73/2/2000/PT.8
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.
106-113
SUMMARY:
Continuation of hearings
before the Subcom on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropriations,
in this volume to consider FY2000 budget requests of the Judiciary and various
agencies and independent commissions.
Testimony abstracts include
page references to matching submitted justifications in Parts 3 and 4 (see
H181-29 and H181-30).
Also includes submitted statement from EEOC
witness who did not present oral testimony (p. 489-496).
Includes
a subject index (p. iii-vi).
CONTENT-NOTATION: Judicial
br and Fed agencies and independent commissions programs, FY2000 approp
DESCRIPTORS:
SUBCOM ON
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS. HOUSE; COURTS;
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
99-H181-71 TESTIMONY NO: 1
Mar. 10, 1999 p. 1-58
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
SOUTER, DAVID H. (Associate Justice, Supreme
Court; accompanied by staff officials)
BUDGET EXPLANATION:
Supreme Court FY2000 request (for submitted justifications, see H181-29, p.
1742-1760) for salaries and expenses.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Supreme Court programs, FY2000 approp
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
SUPREME COURT
99-H181-71 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Mar. 10, 1999 p.
59-101
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
HANTMAN, ALAN M. (Architect of the Capitol (AOC);
accompanied by staff officials)
BUDGET EXPLANATION: AOC FY2000
request (for submitted justifications, see H181-29, p. 1761-1773) for
maintenance of Supreme Court buildings and grounds.
INSERTION:
-- AOC, "Renovation of the U.S. Supreme Court Building"
project design and budget information, Mar. 10, 1999, with tables (p. 61-69).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Architect of the Capitol
Supreme Court programs, FY2000 approp
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL; PUBLIC BUILDINGS;
ARCHITECTURE; SUPREME COURT
99-H181-71 TESTIMONY NO: 3
Mar. 4, 1999 p. 103-263
WITNESSES (and witness
notations):
HEYBURN, JOHN G., II (Judge, U.S. District
Court, District of Western Kentucky; representing Judicial Conference of the
U.S.; accompanied by a staff official)
MECHAM, L. RALPH
(Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO))
ZOBEL, RYA W. (Director, Federal Judicial Center)
BUDGET EXPLANATION: FY2000 request (for submitted justifications,
see H181-29, p. 1774-1963) for:
a. U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of International Trade, circuit courts,
district courts, bankruptcy courts, and other judicial services, including
probation and pretrial services; public defender services and defender
organizations; juror and land commissioner fees; and court security and
protective services.
b. AO management and policy support
for the judiciary.
c. Federal Judicial Center judicial
personnel education and training services, and judicial operations and
administration research.
d. Violent crime reduction
activities.
INSERTION:
-- AO, "Judiciary:
Congressional Budget Summary, FY2000" Feb. 1999, with tables and graphs (p.
167-229).
CONTENT NOTATION:
Judicial br
programs, FY2000 approp
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE U.S.; U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT; U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE; FOREIGN TRADE; FEDERAL
CIRCUIT COURTS; FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS; BANKRUPTCY; PRETRIAL DIVERSION
PROGRAMS; PAROLE AND PROBATION; JURIES; LEGAL AID AND SERVICES; ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE OF THE U.S. COURTS; FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER; FEDERAL AID TO HIGHER
EDUCATION; LEGAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING; FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE; RESEARCH
99-H181-71 TESTIMONY NO: 4 Mar. 3, 1999 p. 265-328
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
EAKELEY,
DOUGLAS S. (Board Chairman, Legal Services Corp. (LSC))
ERLENBORN, JOHN N. (Board Vice Chairman)
MCKAY, JOHN (President)
BUDGET EXPLANATION:
LSC FY2000 request (for submitted justifications, performance plan, see H181-30,
p. 721-775) for grants and technical assistance to local legal
service programs for the poor.
CONTENT NOTATION:
Legal Services Corp programs, FY2000
approp
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
LEGAL
SERVICES CORP.; LEGAL AID AND SERVICES; POVERTY; FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
99-H181-71 TESTIMONY NO: 5 Mar. 25,
1999 p. 329-368
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
ALVAREZ, AIDA (Administrator, SBA; accompanied by staff
officials)
BUDGET EXPLANATION: SBA FY2000 request (for submitted
justifications, see H181-30, p. 959-1137) for small business programs, including
loans and loan guarantees, Small Business Investment Companies, disaster
assistance, and surety bond guarantees.
CONTENT NOTATION:
SBA programs, FY2000 approp
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; DISASTER
RELIEF; SURETY BONDS; FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS; SMALL BUSINESS; LOANS; LOAN
GUARANTEES; SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES
99-H181-71 TESTIMONY NO: 6 Apr. 14, 1999 p. 369-403
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
LEVITT,
ARTHUR, JR. (Chairman, SEC; accompanied by a staff official)
BUDGET EXPLANATION: SEC FY2000 request (for submitted justifications, see
H181-30, p. 843-957) for enforcement of corporate compliance with information
disclosure requirements, prevention and suppression of fraud, regulation of
securities markets and investment companies and advisers, and investor
protection.
CONTENT NOTATION:
SEC programs,
FY2000 approp
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION; BUSINESS INFORMATION;
FINANCIAL REGULATION; STOCK EXCHANGES; STOCK BROKERS; CONSUMER PROTECTION;
FRAUD; SECURITIES
99-H181-71 TESTIMONY NO: 7
Apr. 14, 1999 p. 405-488
WITNESSES (and
witness notations):
KENNARD, WILLIAM E. (Chairman, FCC;
accompanied by a staff official)
BUDGET EXPLANATION: FCC FY2000
request (for submitted justifications, see H181-30, p. 363-455) for licensing
and regulation of telecommunications common carriers, broadcasting, cable TV,
and private radio services.
INSERTION:
--
FCC, "New Federal Communications Commission for the 21st Century" strategic
plan, with graphs (p. 420-451).
CONTENT NOTATION:
FCC programs, FY2000 approp
TESTIMONY
DESCRIPTORS:
TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATION; RADIO; FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; TELEVISION; CABLE TELEVISION; LICENSES; TELEPHONE AND
TELEPHONE INDUSTRY; PLANNING 
