99th Congress (1985 - 1986)

January 21, 1986 - January 6, 1987

House Committee Meetings by Date
Compiled from the Congressional Record's Daily Digests

1986/01/21
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 21, 1986; pages D18 - D ?  (Bound vol. D3-D5)

Committee Meetings 

INVESTIGATION OF PHILIPPINE INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
continued hearings on the investigation into Philippine investments in the
United States. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue January 23. 

LIABILITY INSURANCE CRISIS 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the crisis in insurance affordability and
availability. Testimony was heard from Bruce W. Foudree, Commissioner of
Insurance, State of Iowa; Edward J. Muhl, Insurance Commissioner, State of
Maryland; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1986/01/22
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 22, 1986; pages D23 - D ?  (Bound vol. D5-
D8)

Committee Meetings 

URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICAN CITIES 

Committee on the Budget: Task Force on Community and Natural Resources held a
hearing on Urban Infrastructure and Economic Development in American Cities.
Testimony was heard from Terry McKane, Mayor, Lansing, Michigan; Ernest
Morail, Mayor, New Orleans, Louisiana; Richard Berkley, Mayor, Kansas City,
Missouri; Dianna Feinstein, Mayor, San Franscisco, California; Steven B.
Carlson, Mayor, Jamestown, New York; George Voinovich, Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio;
Harold Washington, Mayor, Chicago, Illinois; and public witnesses. 

GRAMM-RUDMAN 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Met to discuss Committee procedures
under Gramm-Rudman. 

PATENTS IN SPACE; COPYRIGHT POLICY ISSUES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the
Administration of Justice approved for full Committee action the following
bills: a clean bill to be introduced in lieu of H.R. 2725, to amend title 35,
United States Code, and the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, with
respect to the use of inventions in outer space; and H.R. 3108, to amend title
18, United States Code, to clarify the definition of the local service area of
a primary transmitter in the case of a low power television station. 

LIABILITY INSURANCE CRISIS 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight concluded hearings on the crisis in insurance affordability and
availability. Testimony was heard from Heather J. Gradison, Chairwoman, ICC;
and public witnesses. 

EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing one hour of debate on H.R. 2443,
Expedited Funds Availability Act. The bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. Makes in order a Banking Committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as original text for the
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered
by sections, each section shall be considered as having been read. Waives all
points of order against said substitute for failure to comply with the
provisions of clause 5(a), Rule XXI (prohibiting appropriations in a
legislative bill). No amendment is in order except pro forma amendments for
purpose of debate and amendments printed in the Congressional Record at least
one legislative day prior to their consideration. Provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman St
Germain; and Representative Wylie. 

EMERGENCY EXTENSIONS; TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS 

Committee on Rules: Agreed to a unanimous-consent request that the votes taken
on December 19, 1985, by which the Committee ordered that rules be reported
providing for the consideration of the bills H.R. 3993, to extend until March
15, 1986, the application of certain tobacco excise taxes, trade adjustment
assistance, and borrowing authority under the railroad unemployment insurance
program, and to extend until March 15, 1986, and December 31, 1986, the
application of certain Medicare hospital and physician provisions,
respectively, and H.R. 3994, to extend until December 31, 1985 the application
of certain tobacco excise taxes, trade adjustment assistance, certain Medicare
reimbursement provisions, and borrowing authority under the railroad
unemployment insurance program, in the House, be vacated. The Committee
further agreed to a unanimous-consent request that the motions to report those
rules be laid on the table. 



1986/01/23
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 23, 1986; pages D29 - D ?  (Bound vol. D8-
D10)

Committee Meetings 

INVESTIGATION OF PHILIPPINE INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
continued hearings on the investigation into Philippine investments in the
United States. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue January 29. 

LIBERIA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on Africa held a joint hearing on a
resolution involving the recent election in and continued U.S. aid to Liberia.
Testimony was heard from Chester A. Crocker, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
African Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

ARMS CONTROL 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Evaluation met in executive session to hold a hearing on arms control.
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



1986/01/27
Daily Digest - Monday, January 27, 1986; pages D36 - D ?  (Bound vol. D10-D11)

Committee Meetings 

No Committee meetings were held. 



1986/01/28
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 28, 1986; pages D40 - D ?  (Bound vol. D11-
D14)

Committee Meetings 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST PROCEDURES 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development held a
hearing on the Department of Defense Test Procedures and the Bradley Fighting
Vehicle. Testimony was heard from Col. James G. Burton, USAF, Military Staff
Assistant, Defense Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense;
Gen. Maxwell Thurman, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, USA; and Gen. James
Hollingsworth (Ret.), USA. 

ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING 

Committee on the Budget: Met for second session organizational purposes. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on recent developments in the Middle East. Testimony was heard from
Richard W. Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State. 

LIBERIA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on Africa approved for full Committee
action a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
regarding the furnishing of assistance for the Republic of Liberia. 

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUALS 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing one hour of debate on H.R.
4055, Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1985. The
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule by titles
instead of by sections, with each title considered as having been read. Waives
all points of order against the consideration of the bill for failure to
comply with the provisions of section 402(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
(prohibiting consideration of legislation authorizing enactment of new budget
authority not reported by May 15 preceding the start of the fiscal year in
which it becomes effective). Provides one motion to recommit. After passage of
H.R. 4055, provides for the consideration of S. 974. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Waxman and Nielson. 

HEALTH PLANNING AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing one hour of debate on H.R.
3010, Health Planning Amendments of 1985. The bill shall be considered for
amendment under the five-minute rule and each section shall be considered as
having been read. Waives all points of order against the consideration of the
bill for failure to comply with the provisions of section 402(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act (prohibiting consideration of legislation authorizing
enactment of new budget authority not reported by May 15 preceding the start
of the fiscal year in which it becomes effective). Provides one motion to
recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Waxman and Nielson. 



1986/01/29
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 29, 1986; pages D45 - D ?  (Bound vol. D14-
D18)

Committee Meetings 

IMPACT OF GRAMM-RUDMAN ON AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on the impact the Gramm-Rudman
deficit reduction process may have on agricultural programs. Testimony was
heard from Stephen Dewhurst, Director, Office of Budget and Program Analysis,
USDA; and other departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

SOVIET MILITARY TRENDS AND CAPABILITIES 

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a classified
briefing on Soviet military trends and capabilities. The Committee was briefed
by Lt. Gen. Leonard H. Perrootz, USAF, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. 

BUDGET OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the Budget of the Federal Reserve System.
Testimony was heard from Representative Hamilton; and Paul A. Volcker,
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

OVERSIGHT -- QUALITY OF TAXI SERVICE IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL 

Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Government Operations
and Metropolitan Affairs held an oversight hearing on the quality of taxi
service in the Nation's Capital. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the District of Columbia: Betty Ann Kane, Member-At-Large, City
Council; Robert Thompson, Administrator, Transportation Systems
Administration, Department of Public Works; Ronald Cox, Assistant Chief for
Inspectional Service, Metropolitan Police Department; and public witnesses. 

REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education continued
oversight hearings regarding H.R. 4021, Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

GRAMM-RUDMAN IMPLEMENTATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing on the implementation of
Gramm-Rudman. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General
of the United States, GAO; and Rudolph G. Penner, Director, CBO. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ELECTRIC CONSUMERS PROTECTION ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and
Power approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 44, Electric Consumers
Protection Act of 1985. 

LIBERIA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported a resolution to be introduced
expressing sense of the House of Representatives regarding the furnishing of
assistance for the Republic of Liberia. 

INVESTIGATION OF PHILIPPINE INVESTMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
continued hearings on the investigation into Philippine investments in the
United States. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT -- FEDERAL TIMBER SALES CONTRACTS 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on General Oversight,
Northwest Power and Forest Management held an oversight hearing on Federal
timber sales contracts. Testimony was heard from Robert F. Burford, Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and R. Max Peterson,
Chief, Forest Service, USDA. 

DEFENSE PROCUREMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 2554, Defense Procurement
Conflict of Interest Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Bennett;
John C. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division,
Department of Justice; Derek J. Vander Schaaf, Deputy Inspector General,
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense; and a public witness. 

VOTING RIGHTS ACT REPORT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
adopted a report on proposed regulations governing section 5 of the Voting
Rights Act. 



1986/01/30
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 30, 1986; pages D51 - D ?  (Bound vol. D18-
D23)

Committee Meetings 

INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING 

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a classified
worldwide intelligence briefing. The committee was briefed by William J.
Casey, Director, CIA. 

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on racial discrimination in federally
assisted housing and community development programs. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 19. 

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES -- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMPLOYEES 

Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and
Health held a hearing on H.R. 4028, to eliminate Federal coverage concerning
the political activities of District of Columbia government employees and to
authorize the District of Columbia Council to enact legislation regarding the
political activities of such individuals. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the District of Columbia: David A. Clarke, Chairman,
City Council; Dwight Cropp, Director, Intergovernmental Relations; and George
Margolies, Counsel to the Superintendent, Public Schools; and public
witnesses. 

GRAMM-RUDMAN IMPLEMENTATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Continued hearings on the implementation of
Gramm-Rudman. Testimony was heard from Timothy J. Muris, Executive Associate
Director, OMB; Jack W. Roe, Chairman, Budget Review Group, Deputy Executive
Director for Operations, NRC; Gerald F. Meyer, Associate Commissioner for
Management and Operations, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services;
Martha O. Hesse, Assistant Secretary for Management and Administration,
Department of Energy; and Howard Messner, Assistant Administrator for
Administration and Resources Management, EPA. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on recent developments in Europe. Testimony was heard from Rozanne
L. Ridgway, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs,
Department of State. 

FUNDING RESOLUTION 

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the primary expense
funding resolution for committees. 

PACIFIC NORTHWEST POWER AUTHORITY ACT OF 1985 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on General Oversight,
Northwest Power and Forest Management held a hearing on H.R. 3215, Pacific
Northwest Power Authority Act of 1985. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: Peter Johnson, Administrator,
Bonneville Power Administration; and Daniel Lamke, Office of General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: C. Dale Duvall, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation; and Joseph Kutkuhm, Associate Director for Fishery Resources,
Fish and Wildlife Service; William Gordon, Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, Department of Commerce; Brig. Gen. Patrick Kelly, Deputy Director
for Civil Works, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; and public
witnesses. 

DEFENSE PROCUREMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations concluded hearings on H.R. 2554, Defense Procurement
Conflict of Interest Act. Testimony was heard from Kathleen A. Buck, Assistant
General Counsel (Legal Counsel), Department of Defense; David Martin,
Director, Office of Government Ethics, OPM; and public witnesses.  

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the
Administration of Justice continued hearings on H.R. 3378, Electronic
Communications Privacy Act of 1985. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SEXUAL MOLESTATION OF MINORS 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice held a hearing on
H.R. 3826, to amend section 1153 of title 18, United States Code, to make
felonious sexual molestation of a minor an offense within Indian country.
Testimony was heard from Victoria Toensing, Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Criminal Division, Department of Justice; and a public witness.  

CENSUS BUREAU'S CONFERENCE ON NONCASH BENEFITS 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held a hearing on the Census Bureau's Conference on Noncash
Benefits: Impression from the participants. Testimony was heard from Roberta
Spohn, Deputy Commissioner, Department for the Aging, New York City; and
public witnesses. 



1986/02/03
Daily Digest - Monday, February 3, 1986; pages D61 - D ?  (Bound vol. D23-D27)

Committee Meetings 

No Committee meetings were held. 



1986/02/04
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 4, 1986; pages D68 - D ?  (Bound vol. D28-
D32)

Committee Meetings 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Hopi-Navajo relocation. Testimony was heard from Ralph Watkins, Chairman,
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission; Ross Swimmer, Assistant
Secretary, Department of the Interior; Gary Hartz, Indian Health Service,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

FRAUD AND ABUSE IN PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY HUD 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on fraud and abuse in the activities of
and the programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Testimony was heard from Paul A. Adams, Inspector General,
Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

UNAFFORDABILITY AND UNAVAILABILITY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and
Tourism held a hearing on the unaffordability and unavailability of liability
insurance. Testimony was heard from Representative Porter; and public
witnesses. 

TIED AID CREDIT LEGISLATION; PROHIBIT CERTAIN SALES TO JORDAN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3667, to eliminate
unfair and predacious export financing practices. 

The Committee discussed but took no action on H.J. Res. 428, to prohibit the
sales of certain advanced weapons to Jordan. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held an oversight hearing on land use requirements of the Federal
Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Testimony was heard from Robert F.
Burford, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; F.
Dale Robertson, Associate Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing one hour of debate on H.R.
3456, Consumer Product Safety Amendments of 1985. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Waxman and Boner of Tennessee. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on Small Business: Met to consider pending business. 



1986/02/05
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 5, 1986; pages D75 - D ?  (Bound vol. D32-
D36)

Committee Meetings 

NAVY POSTURE 

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing to receive the Department of the
Navy fiscal year 1987 posture statement. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Navy: John Lehman, Secretary;
Adm. James D. Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Paul X. Kelley,
Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

MILITARY CHARTER AIRCRAFT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
the inspection and oversight of military charter aircraft. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Bennett, Montgomery, and Boucher; Anthony J. Broderick,
Associate Administrator for Aviation Standards, FAA, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

EXIMBANK REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the Administration's
legislative request for Eximbank reauthorization. Testimony was heard from
William H. Draper III, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank. 

AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES FIELD SANITATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety held a
hearing on H.R. 4029, to establish an occupational health and safety standard
on field sanitation with respect to agricultural employees engaged in
hand-labor operations. Testimony was heard from Representative Frank; and
public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS AND GRAMM-RUDMAN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the President's fiscal year
1986 request for International Affairs Programs and the Gramm-Rudman and
Budget requirements. Testimony was heard from George P. Shultz, Secretary of
State. 

COMMITTEE BUDGET 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Considered committee budget for the
Second Session of the 99th Congress. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held an oversight hearing on U.S.
insular areas budget request for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from
Richard T. Montoya, Assistant Secretary, Territorial and International
Affairs, Department of the Interior. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

FALSE CLAIMS ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on legislation making amendments to the
False Claims Act, and companion measures. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Fish and Hertel of Michigan; Richard K. Willard, Assistant
Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice; Richard P. Kusserow,
Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and
Human Services; Howard Cox, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Criminal
Investigation Policy, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

POSTMASTER GENERAL'S RESIGNATION 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Operations
and Services, and the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization held
a joint hearing to ascertain and examine the facts and circumstances
surrounding the resignation of Paul N. Carlin as Postmaster General and the
appointment of Albert V. Casey to the same postion. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the U.S. Postal Service: John R. McKean, Chairman,
Board of Governors; and Albert V. Casey, Postmaster General. 

ARTIFICIAL HEART RESEARCH 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and
Oversight held a hearing on Artificial Heart Research. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services:
Dr. Claude Lenfant, Director; Dr. Charles McIntosh, Chairman, Artificial Heart
Advisory Panel, both with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH;
John Norris, Deputy Commissioner, FDA; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met to consider pending business. 

OLDER WOMEN'S HEALTH CONCERNS 

Select Committee on Aging: Task Force on Social Security and Women held a
hearing on older women's health concerns. Testimony was heard from Dr. T.
Franklin Williams, Director, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

ARMS CONTROL 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Evaluation met in executive session to continue hearings on Arms Control.
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1986/02/06
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 6, 1986; pages D83 - D ?  (Bound vol. D36-
D44)

Committee Meetings 

FmHA POLICIES: 1986 FARM BILL IMPLEMENTATION 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural
Development held a hearing to review credit availability, delinquent loan
servicing and lending policies of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA); and
implementation of credit provisions of the 1985 Farm bill. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the USDA: Frank W. Naylor, Jr., Under
Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development; and Vance L. Clark,
Administrator, FmHA. 

BUDGET OVERVIEW 

Committee on Appropriations: Held a hearing on fiscal year 1987 budget
overview. Testimony was heard from James Miller, Director, Office of
Management and Budget; James A. Baker III, Secretary of the Treasury; and
Beryl W. Sprinkel, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE POSTURE 

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing to receive the Department of the
Air Force fiscal year 1987 posture statement. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Russell A. Rourke,
Secretary; and Gen. Charles A. Gabriel, Chief of Staff. 

MILITARY CHARTER AIRCRAFT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on the inspection and oversight of military charter aircraft. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maurice N.
Shriber, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Logistics and Materiel Management); Lloyd
K. Mosemann II, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Logistics and
Communications), Department of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. Harold I. Small, USA,
Commander, Military Traffic Management Command; Maj. Gen. Edward Honor, USA,
Director, Transportation Energy and Troop Support; Maj. Gen. William B.
Overacker, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (Military Airlift
Command); and public witnesses. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on Community Service Block Grant reauthorization. Testimony was heard
from Jerrold Speers, Acting Director, Office of Community Services, Department
of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 44, Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1985; S. 953, to validate
contractural relationships between the United States and various non-Federal
entities; and H.R. 969, to amend the Energy Security Act and the National
Energy Conservation Policy Act to repeal the statutory authorities
administered by the Residential Energy Conservation Service and the Commercial
and Apartment Conservation Service. 

ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO ABOLISH ICC 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and
Tourism held a hearing on the Administration's proposal to abolish the ICC,
the ICC's implementation of the Staggers Rail Act and various bills to amend
the Staggers Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Staggers, Dorgan of
North Dakota, Rogers, and Rahall; Matthew Scocozza, Assistant Secretary for
Policy and International Affairs, Department of Transportation; Heather J.
Gradison, Chairman, ICC; and public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS REVIEW AND GRAMM-RUDMAN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the annual review of
International Narcotics Control Programs, and the impact of Gramm-Rudman on
Overseas Narcotics Control Efforts. Testimony was heard from Mark Dion, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics Matters, Department of
State; David L. Westrate, Assistant Administrator for Operations, Drug
Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice; James W. Shaver, Assistant
Commissioner for International Affairs, U.S. Customs Service, Department of
the Treasury; and Rear Adm. Clyde E. Robbins, Chief, Office of Operations,
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

INITIATIVES IN DRUG INTERDICTION 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice and Agriculture held a hearing on initiatives in drug interdiction
(Part 11). Testimony was heard from Representative Ireland; Richard G. Darman,
Deputy Secretary, Department of the Treasury; and Robert Graham, Governor,
State of Florida.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ABSENTEE VOTING 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on
Military and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting. Testimony was heard from Henry
Valentino, Director, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Department of Defense;
Julia H. Tashjian, Secretary of State, State of Connecticut; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Continued oversight hearings on
U.S. insular areas budget request for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of American Samoa; A.P. Lutali, Governor; and
Tuiafono Matauta, Speaker, House of Representatives; from the following
officials of Guam: Ed Reyes, Lt. Governor; Joe T. San Agustin, and Edward
Duenas, both Senators in the Legislature; from the following officials from
the Northern Mariana Islands: Pedro Tenorio, Lt. Governor; and Froilan
Tenorio, Washington Representative; and from the following officials of Puerto
Rico: Baltasar Corrada, Mayor, San Juan; and Rony Jarabo, Speaker, House of
Representatives. 

OVERSIGHT -- NRC 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
budget request for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the NRC: Nunzio J. Palladino, Chairman; Thomas M. Roberts; James
K. Asselstine; Frederick M. Bernthal; and Lando W. Zech, Jr., all
Commissioners. 

OVERSIGHT -- FOREST SERVICE 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Public Lands and
the Subcommittee on General Oversight, Northwest Power, and Forest Management
held a joint hearing on the fiscal year 1987 budget request for the U.S.
Forest Service. Testimony was heard from F. Dale Robertson, Associate Chief,
Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Public Lands held a
hearing on the fiscal year 1987 budget request for the Bureau of Land
Management. Testimony was heard from Robert F. Burford, Director, Bureau of
Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

FALSE CLAIMS ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations continued hearings on legislation making amendments to
the False Claims Act, and companion measures. Testimony was heard from Senator
Grassley; Representatives Ireland and Bedell; Marshall J. Breger, Chairman,
Administrative Conference of the United States; and public witnesses. 

SEXUAL MOLESTATION OF MINORS 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice approved for full
Committee action the introduction of a clean bill to be introduced in lieu of
H.R. 3826, to amend section 1153, of title 18, United States Code, to make
felonious sexual molestation of a minor an offense within Indian country. 

COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION: BUDGET ISSUES 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on Coast Guard Authorization: Budget Issues.
Testimony was heard from Adm. James S. Gracey, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer
Continential Shelf approved for full Committee action amended the following
bills: H.R. 1784, amending the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to improve
safety at manned offshore installations; and H.R. 1983, to eliminate
unnecessary paperwork and reporting requirements contained in section 15(1) of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and sections 601 and 606 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendment of 1978. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the following
measures: H.J. Res. 462, to designate May 25, 1986, as "Hands Across America
Day," for the purpose of helping people to help themselves, and commending
United Support of Artists for Africa for their efforts toward combating
domestic hunger with a nationwide linkup coast-to-coast human chain 4,000
miles long; H.J. Res. 254, to designate the month of March 1986 as "National
Hemophilia Month"; H.J. Res. 439, to designate the year 1986 to be "The
Centennial Year of the Gasoline Powered Automobile"; H.J. Res. 154, amended,
to designate April 1985 as "National School Library Month"; H.J. Res. 443, to
designate the week of February 9, 1986, through February 15, 1986, as
"National Humanities Week, 1986"; H.J. Res. 499, designating the week
beginning March 2, 1986, as "Women's History Week"; H. Res. 369, expressing
the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the
Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Michael J. Smith, Francis R.
Scobee, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Sharon Christa McAuliffe,
Gregory B. Jarvis, and Judith A. Resnik, all of whom died in the explosion of
the space shuttle CHALLENGER; H.J. Res. 448, to provide for the designation of
the month of February, 1986, as "National Black (Afro-American) History
Month"; and H.J. Res. 481, to designate the week of February 9, 1986, through
February 15, 1986, as "National Burn Awareness Week." 

COMMISSION OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3559, to amend the
act establishing a Commission of the Bicentennial of the Constitution of the
United States to clarify the status of employees of the Commission, to raise
the limits on private contributions. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION -- IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDS 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development held a hearing on the implementation and use of funds appropriated
for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, on policy or administrative decisions
affecting the Economic Development Administration. Testimony was heard from
Orson G. Swindle III, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Department
of Commerce. 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POSTURE 

Committee on Science and Technology: Held a posture hearing on Office of
Science and Technology. Testimony was heard from John P. McTague, Acting
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

PROPOSED VA BUDGET -- GRAMM-RUDMAN 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the Administration's
proposed VA budget for fiscal year 1987 and the effects of Gramm-Rudman on the
fiscal year 1986 VA budget. Testimony was heard from Everett Alvarez, Jr.,
Acting Administrator, VA. 

MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND TRADE BILLS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on certain
tariff and trade bills. Testimony was heard from Representatives Anthony, de
Lugo, Rowland of Connecticut, and Blaz; Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of
Commerce; other departmental and public witnesses. 

Hearing continues tomorrow. 

ARMS CONTROL 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Evaluation met in executive session to continue hearings on Arms Control.
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



1986/02/07
Daily Digest - Friday, February 7, 1986; pages D94 - D ?  (Bound vol. D44-D46)

Committee Meetings 

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY POSTURE 

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing to receive the Department of the
Army fiscal year 1987 posture statement. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Army: John O. Marsh, Jr.,
Secretary; and Gen. J.A. Wickham, Jr., Chief of Staff. 

DEFENSE BUDGET 

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's proposed
budget for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Caspar Weinberger,
Secretary; and Adm. William Crowe, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

INITIATIVES IN DRUG INTERDICTION 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice and Agriculture continued hearings on initiatives in drug interdiction
(Part 11). Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Lt. Gen. Dean Tice, USA (Ret.), Director, Drug Enforcement Task
Force; and Karen R. Keesling, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Installations, USAF; and Rear Adm.
Donald C. Thompson, USCG, Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on the Department of Energy budget
request for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Energy: James Vaughan, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary
for Nuclear Energy; and Ben Rusche, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive
Waste Management. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Public Lands held
an oversight hearing on budget requests for fiscal year 1987 for National
Historic Preservation Program -- National Park Service and Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation on International Programs, and Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: William Penn Mott, Director, National Park
Service; Richard T. Montoya, Assistant Secretary, Territorial and
International Affairs; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND TRADE BILLS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade concluded hearings on
certain tariff and trade bills. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Michel, Leach of Iowa, Daschle, and Durbin; and public witnesses. 



1986/02/17
Daily Digest - Monday, February 17, 1986; pages D97 - D ?  (Bound vol. D46)

Committee Meetings 

No committee meetings were held. 



1986/02/18
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 18, 1986; pages D99 - D ?  (Bound vol. D46-
D50)

Committee Meetings 

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture held a hearing on
Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from Stephen Dewhurst, Budget Officer,
USDA. 

COMMERCE-JUSTICE-STATE-JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary
approved for full committee action budget recommendations for the February 25
Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Office of U.S. Trade Representative;
International Trade Commission; on Maritime Administration, and the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Clayton
Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative; Paula Stern, Chairwoman, U.S.
International Trade Commission; John Gaughan, Administrator, Maritime
Administration; and Clarence Thomas, Chairman, EEOC. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to receive a World-wide Intelligence Briefing. The Subcommittee was briefed by
William J. Casey, Director, CIA. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), and the Chief of
Engineers. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Army: Robert K. Dawson, Assistant Secretary (Civil Works); and Lt. Gen.
E.R. Heiberg, Chief, Corps of Engineers. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Synthetic Fuels Corporation; and on Pennsylvania Avenue Development
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Charles O. Sethness, Assistant Secretary
(Domestic Finance), Department of the Treasury: the following officials of the
U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation: Ralph L. Bayrer, Acting Vice President for
Projects; Richard E. Miller, Acting Vice President-Administration and
Comptroller; and Andrew Tashman, Deputy General Counsel; and the following
officials of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation: Henry A.
Berliner, Jr., Chairman; M.J. Brodie, Executive Director; and Alexander K.
Milin, Financial Manager. 

ARMY'S BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems met in executive session to receive a briefing on the Army's Bradley
Fighting Vehicle. The Subcommittee was briefed by members of its staff. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems held a hearing on the procurement portion of the fiscal year 1987
Defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Army's Bradley Fighting
Vehicle program. Testimony was heard from Representative Levine of California;
from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Gen. Maxwell
Thurman, Vice Chief of Staff; Lt. Gen. Louis C. Wagner, Jr., Deputy Chief of
Staff for Research, Development and Acquisitions; and Lt. Gen. Carl E. Vuono,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans; and Col. James G. Burton,
USAF, Military Staff Assistant, Defense Test and Evaluation, Office of the
Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, Department of Defense. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on the
operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense
authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Army: Lt. Gen. Max W. Noah, Comptroller, and Brig. Gen.
Charles E. Williams, Director of Operation and Maintenance, Office of the
Comptroller. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development held a
hearing on the research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) portion of
the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request, with emphasis on RDT&E
overview. Testimony was heard from Donald A. Hicks, Under Secretary for
Research and Engineering, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's budget
proposals for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from James C. Miller III,
Director, Office of Management and Budget.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held a hearing on the Office of Surface Mining budget request for
fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from Jed D. Christensen, Acting
Director, Office of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior; Dianne R.
Nielson, Director, Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, Department of Natural
Resources, State of Utah; and public witnesses. 

PREGNANCY AMONG BLACK TEENAGERS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Public Assistance and
Unemployment Compensation held a hearing on pregnancy among black teenagers.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PROPOSALS TO PROHIBIT DISINVESTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
proposals to prohibit the disinvestment of the social security trust funds.
Testimony was heard from Senator Moynihan; Charles O. Sethness, Assistant
Secretary (Domestic Finance), Department of the Treasury; Joseph Delfico,
Associate Director, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 



1986/02/19
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 19, 1986; pages D109 - D ?  (Bound vol.
D50-D58)

Committee Meetings 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybean and Feed Grains
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 4105, to provide
for an equitable method of establishing 1986 and 1987 farm program payment
yields for the purposes of the wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice
programs; and H.R. 4079, amended, to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to modify the definition of nonprogram
crop to discourage any increase in the production of any commodity that would
adversely affect the income of producers of that commodity. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 4105, H.R. 4079,
and the following bills: H.R. 4078, to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to
require that dry edible beans not be treated as a nonprogram crop for purposes
of certain payments under the price support programs for wheat, feed grains,
upland cotton, and rice; and H.R. 4166, to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949
to remove the authority for producers to plant nonprogram crops on certain
excess acreage determined in connection with acreage limitation programs.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Stallings, Traxler, Smith of
Nebraska, and Dorgan of North Carolina; William C. Bailey, Deputy
Administrator for Program Planning and Development, Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Commission on the Bicentennial of the
Constitution; Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission; and on
the FTC. Testimony was heard from Chief Justice Hennessey, Supreme Court,
State of Massachusetts; Dr. Mark Cannon, Executive Director, Commission on the
Bicentennial of the Constitution; Mary Jane Checchi, Commissioner, Christopher
Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission; and Terry Calvani, Chairman, FTC. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps-Remaining Items. Testimony was heard from Maj. Gen. Henry
J. Hatch, Director, Civil Works, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army. 

HUD -- INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD -- Independent Agencies held
a hearing on American Battle Monuments Commission; Cemeterial Expenses, Army;
and on Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Testimony was heard from Maj. Gen. A.J.
Adams, USA, Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission; Ray Costanzo,
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery; and Edwin J. Gray, Chairman of
the Board, Federal Home Loan Bank Board. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Secretary of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Donald P. Hodel, Secretary
of the Interior. 

LABOR -- HHS -- EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor -- HHS -- Education held
briefings on the following: Department of Labor-Technical; Department of
Health Services-Technical; and Department of Education-Technical. The
Subcommittee was briefed by Thomas C. Komarek, Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management, Department of Labor; John J. O'Shaughnessy,
Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Department of Health and Human
Services; and Bruce Carnes, Deputy Under Secretary, Planning Budget and
Evaluation, Department of Labor. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on
House of Representatives and Joint Items (excluding Joint Committees).
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the House of
Representatives: Benjamin J. Guthrie, Clerk; Jack Russ, Sergeant At Arms;
James T. Molloy, Doorkeeper, and Robert V. Rota, Postmaster. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 1987 Military Construction Overview, and on
Gramm-Rudman Effects. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: James P. Wade, Jr., Assistant Secretary (Acquisition
and Logistics); William Coonce, Director for Construction, Assistant Secretary
of Defense Comptroller, Maj. Gen. Robert J. Darcey, Assistant Chief of
Engineers, Office of Chief Engineers, Department of Army; Ronald Garant,
Director, Investment and Development Division, Office Comptroller of the Navy,
Department of the Navy; and Brig. Gen. George Ellis, Director of Engineer and
Surfaces, USAF. 

TREASURY -- POSTAL SERVICE -- GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury -- Postal Service --
General Government held a hearing on the IRS. Testimony was heard from Roscoe
L. Egger, Jr., Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury. 

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
Defense Department reorganization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: William H. Taft IV, Deputy Secretary;
John Marsh, Secretary of the Army; John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy; and
Russell Rourke, Secretary of the Air Force.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems met in executive session to hold a hearing on the fiscal year 1987
Department of Energy defense programs authorization request. Testimony was
heard from Adm. Sylvester R. Foley, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Defense
Programs, Department of Energy; Richard L. Wagner, Jr., Chairman, Military
Liaison Committee to the Department of Energy and Assistant to the Secretary
of Defense for Atomic Energy; Maj. Gen. George K. Withers, USA, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Military Applications, Department of Energy; Dr.
Gerold Yonas, Acting Deputy Director and Chief Scientist, Strategic Defense
Initiative Organization, Department of Defense; Dr. Roger Batzel, Director,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Dr. Stephen D. Rockwood, Associate
Director for Defense Research and Analysis, Los Alamos National Laboratory;
Dr. George H. Miller, Associate Director for Defense Systems, Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory; Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker, Director, Los Alamos
National Laboratory; Irwin Welber, President, Sandia National Laboratories;
and a public witness. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense
authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: Vice Adm. Thomas J. Hughes, Deputy Chief of Operations
(Logistics); Rear Adm. Jeremy D. Taylor, Deputy Director, Fiscal Management
Division (Operations), Director, Operations Division, Office of the Navy
Comptroller; Lt. Gen. J.J. Went, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and
Logistics, USMC; and Maj. Gen. E.J. Godfrey, Director, Operations Division,
Headquarters, USMC. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E)
portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request, with emphasis
on the Operational Test and Evaluation request and the request for the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald A. Hicks, Under
Secretary for Research and Engineering; and John E. Krings, Director,
Operational Test and Evaluation; and Clifford Duncan, Director, Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials held a hearing on seapower-related procurement portion of
the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request, with emphasis on
shipbuilding and conversion, Navy. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Navy: Everett Pyatt, Assistant Secretary
for Shipbuilding and Logistics; Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf, Deputy Chief of
Naval Operations for Surface Warfare; and Vice Admiral William Rowden,
Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the Conduct
of Monetary Policy. Testimony was heard from Paul A. Volcker, Chairman, Board
of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's budget
proposals for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from James A. Baker III,
Secretary of the Treasury. 

Hearings continue February 21. 

BUDGET EFFECTS ON ECONOMY 

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on fiscal year 1987 budget effects on
economy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and
Vocational Education held a hearing on H.R. 3102, Technology Education Act of
1985. Testimony was heard from Senator Rockefeller; Thomas A. Hughes, Jr.,
Associate Director, Technology Education, Department of Education, State of
Virginia; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on the research and data collection functions described in
section 405 of the General Education Provision Act. Testimony was heard from
Chester Finn, Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research, Department
of Education; Eleanor Chelimsky, Director, Program Evaluation and Methodology
Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

EPA'S PROPOSED LAND BAN REGULATIONS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and
Tourism held a hearing to examine EPA's proposed land ban regulations under
section 201 of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. Testimony was
heard from Representative Spratt; and Winston Porter, Assistant Administrator,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and
Power held an oversight hearing on the Department of Energy's uranium
enrichment program. Testimony was heard from John Longnecker, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Uranium Enrichment, Department of Energy; J. Dexter Peach,
Director, Resources, Community Economic Development Division, GAO; and David
Bodde, Assistant Director, Natural Resources and Commerce, Congressional
Budget Office. 

TRANSITION TO COMPETITION IN THE TELEPHONE INDUSTRY 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer
Protection and Finance held a hearing on the transition to competition in the
Telephone Industry: Meeting the Needs of Consumers. Testimony was heard from
Assemblywoman Gwen Moore, Chairman, Utilities and Commerce Committee,
Legislative, State of California; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANT PROGRAMS AND GRAMM-RUDMAN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the President's fiscal year
1987 request for International Security Assistant programs and the
Gramm-Rudman budget requirements. Testimony was heard from Caspar W.
Weinberger, Secretary of Defense. 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY ACT REVIEW 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science and the Subcommittee on International Operations held a
joint hearing to review International Airport Security Act and to consider H.
Con. Res. 270, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of
State should issue a travel advisory with respect to any country in which
Libyan-supported terrorists attack U.S. citizens if that country's government
fails to act immediately to require the closing of any Libyan diplomatic or
trade missions in that country. Testimony was heard from Matthew Scocozza,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Transportation; and Ambassador
Parker Borg, Deputy Director for Combating Terrorism, Department of State. 

PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a
hearing on the Philippine elections and the implications for United States
policy. Testimony was heard from Senator Lugar; Representative Murtha; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations held a hearing on U.S. Human Rights Policy. Testimony was heard
from Richard Schifter, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met to consider
pending business. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held an oversight hearing on budget
request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service for
fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from Ross Swimmer, Assistant Secretary
for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and Dr. Everett Rhoades,
Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water and Power
Resources held an oversight hearing on the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S.
Geological Survey budget requests for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Robert
Broadbent, Assistant Secretary, Water and Science; Dallas Peck, Director, U.S.
Geological Survey; and Dale Duvall, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADE 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the
Administration of Justice held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1069, to
protect patent owners from the importation into the United States of goods
made overseas by use of a U.S. patented process; Title II of H.R. 3776,
Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Enforcement Act of 1985; and H.R.
3246, Patent Cooperation Treaty Authorization Act of 1985. Testimony was heard
from Harvey Bale, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative; Paula Stern,
Chairwoman, U.S. International Trade Commission; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime continued hearings on the
following bills: H.R. 945, Firearms Owner's Protection Act; H.R. 3155,
Racketeer Weapons and Violent Crime Control Act of 1985; H.R. 1442, Handgun
Crime Control Act of 1985; and S. 49, to protect firearms owner's
constitutional rights, civil liberties, and rights to privacy. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Edward
T. Stevenson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement and Operations; and
Stephen Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and a
public witness. 

BRIEFINGS 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held briefings on the National
Marine Fisheries Service budget, and on the Fish and Wildlife Service budget.
The Subcommittee was briefed by William Gordon, Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce; and
William Horn, Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of
the Interior. 

IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on the impact of the Administration's budget
proposal and the budget process on programs. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Transportation: Ray A. Barnhart,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Ralph L. Stanley,
Administrator, Urban Mass Transportation Administration; and Diane Steed,
Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and public
witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY POSTURE 

Committee on Science and Technology: Held a posture hearing on the Department
of Energy. Testimony was heard from John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy. 

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH ACT 

Committee on Science and Technology: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2436,
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1985. 

DEMOGRAPHICS AND MANPOWER 

Committee on Science and Technology: Science Policy Task Force held a hearing
on demographics and manpower. Testimony was heard from Eugene Frankel, Project
Director, Science Policy Group, Office of Technology Assessment. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

SMALL BUSINESS ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Small Business: Begin markup of H.R. 1178, to amend the Small
Business Act to provide for equity in the establishment of small business size
standards. 

Will continue February 25. 

EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR APPRENTICESHIP 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3747, to amend
chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for education
assistance for apprenticeship or other on job training under the All-Volunteer
Force Educational Assistance Program. 

VA MEDICAL BUDGET 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care held
a hearing on VA medical budget for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from
Dr. John W. Ditzler, Chief Medical Director, VA; representatives of veterans'
organizations; and public witnesses. 

APPLICATIONS OF FUNCTIONAL NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the applications of functional neuromuscular stimulation.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Oxley, DeWine and Hall of Ohio; Dr.
Margaret Giannini, Director, Office of Rehabilitation Research and
Development, VA; representatives of VA medical centers; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET REPORT; POTENTIAL EXTENSION LEGISLATION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Approved budget recommendations for the February
25 Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

The Committee also discussed potential extension legislation. 

CATASTROPHIC HEALTH CARE COVERAGE 

Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care held a
hearing on catastrophic health care coverage. Testimony was heard from Otis R.
Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. 



1986/02/20
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 20, 1986; pages D121 - D ?  (Bound vol. D58-
D64)

Committee Meetings 

DAIRY PROGRAM 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4188, to effect the reductions
in net expenditures for milk price support activities as required by the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps-Ohio River Division and on Missouri River Division.
Testimony was heard from Brig. Gen. Peter J. Offringa, Division Engineer, Ohio
River; and Brig. Gen. Charles E. Dominy, Division Engineer, Missouri River;
both of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army.  

HUD -- INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD -- Independent Agencies held
a hearing on Office of Revenue Sharing and on National Credit Union
Association. Testimony was heard from Senator Jepsen; and Michael F. Hill,
Director, Office of Revenue Sharing, Department of the Treasury. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from John S. Herrington, Secretary of
Energy. 

LABOR -- HHS -- EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor -- HHS -- Education held a
hearing on Secretary of Labor. Testimony was heard from William E. Brock III,
Secretary of Labor. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on
Joint Committee on Taxation and on Library of Congress. Testimony was heard
from Representative Rostenkowski, Vice Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation;
and Daniel J. Boorstin, Librarian of Congress. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 1987 Reserve Components, Military Construction Program.
Testimony was heard from Col. John B. Rosamond, Assistant Secretary (Reserve
Affairs), Department of Defense; Maj. Gen. Herbert R. Temple, Jr., Director,
Army National Guard, Department of the Army; Col. Charles T. McManamy, Chief
of Construction Management, Army Reserve; Vice Adm. Cecil J. Kempf, Director,
Navy Reserve; Gen. Shirley M. Carpenter, Deputy Chief, Air Force Reserve; and
Gen. John F. Merty, Deputy Director, Air National Guard. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Secretary of Transportation. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth H. Dole,
Secretary of Transportation. 

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on Defense Department reorganization. Testimony was heard from Gen. John A.
Wickham, Chief of Staff, USA; Adm. James D. Watkins, Chief of Naval
Operations, Gen. Charles A. Gabriel, Chief of Staff, USAF; and Gen. P.X.
Kelley, Commandant, USMC. 

Hearing continue February 24. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems concluded hearings in executive session on the fiscal year 1987
Department of Energy defense programs authorization request. Testimony was
heard from Adm. Kinnaird R. McKee, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Naval
Reactors, Department of Energy and Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program,
Naval Sea Systems Command, Department of Defense; and from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: John L. Meinhardt, acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Materials; and Edward V. Badolato, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Security Affairs. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense
authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Air Force: Lt. Gen. Truman Spangrud, Comptroller; and Brig.
Gen. Robert F. Swarts, Deputy Director of Budget Operations, Office of the
Comptroller. 

Hearings continue February 24. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on seapower-related procurement portion
of the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request, with emphasis on
submarine programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: Vice Adm. Bruce Demars, Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations for Submarine Warfare; Rear Adm. J.G. Reynolds, Director, Submarine
Combat Project; Rear Adm. Guy Curtis, Director, Attack Submarine Acquisition
Program; and Adm. Kinnaird McKee, Director of Nuclear Propulsion, all with the
Naval Sea Systems Command. 

Hearings continue February 24. 

EXPORT-IMPORT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy continued hearings on the Administration's
legislative request for Export-Import reauthorization. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET PROPOSALS; CBO'S ECONOMIC
FORECAST 

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's budget
proposals for the Department of Health and Human Services, and on the CBO's
1986-1987 economic forecast and long-term economic projections through 1991.
Testimony was heard from Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services; and Rudolph Penner, Director, CBO. 

BUDGET REPORT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Approved budget recommendations for the
February 25 Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

FOLLOW THROUGH ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on reauthorization of the Follow Through Act. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 24. 

UNAFFORDABILITY AND UNAVAILABILITY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and
Tourism continued hearings on the unaffordability and unavailability of
liability insurance. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

INDIAN HEALTH CARE STUDY 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the findings of a study on Indian Health Care. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Office of Technology Assessment:
Lawrence Miike, Senior Associate and Project Director of THE ASSESSMENT OF
INDIAN HEALTH CARE; and Ellen M. Smith, Analyst. 

TRANSITION TO COMPETITION IN THE TELEPHONE INDUSTRY 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer
Protection and Finance concluded hearings on the transition to competition in
the Telephone Industry: Meeting the Needs of Consumers. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the FCC: Mark S. Fowler, Chairman; James H.
Quello and Mimi Weyforth Dawson, both Commissioner, and public witnesses. 

BUDGET REPORT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Approved budget recommendations for the February
25 Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

WITHHOLD FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FROM PHILIPPINES; PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4198, to require that United
States foreign assistance for the Philippines be withheld and held in trust
for the Philippines until a President has been installed in that country
pursuant to a free, fair, and honest election which is recognized as
legitimate by the majority of the population of the Philippines. 

The Subcommittee also continued hearings on the Philippine elections and the
implications for United States policy. Testimony was heard from Paul D.
Wolfowitz, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of
State; and Richard L. Armitage, Assistant Secretary, International Security
Affairs, Department of Defense. 

INMAN DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PACKAGE 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
continued consideration of the Inman Diplomatic Security Package. Testimony
was heard from Ronald I. Spiers, Under Secretary for Management, Department of
State. 

GENERAL REVENUE SHARING AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Intergovernmental
Relations and Human Resources met to consider on H.R. 1400, to extend the
authorization of appropriations for general revenue sharing for 5 years, and
related measures. 

FEC AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on
the Federal Election Commission (FEC): Fiscal 1987 Authorization. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the FEC: Joan Aikens, Chairman; John
McGarry, Vice-Chairman and Chairman, Finance Committee; and Thomas J.
Josefiak, Commissioner and member, Finance Committee. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held an oversight hearing on the fiscal year 1987 budget requests
for the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Minerals Management
Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Interior: Dallas L. Peck, Director, U.S. Geological Survey; Robert C.
Horton, Director, Bureau of Mines; and William D. Bettenberg, Director,
Minerals Management Survey.  

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Recreation held an oversight hearing on the National Park Service budget
request for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Interior: William P. Horn, Assistant Secretary, Fish,
Wildlife, and Parks; and William Penn Mott, Jr., Director, National Park
Service; F. Dale Robertson, Associate Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water and Power
Resources held an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1987 budget requests for
the Western Area Power Administration, Alaska Power Administration,
Southeastern Power Administration, and Southwestern Power Administration.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
Donna Fitzpatrick, Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy;
William H. Clagett, Administrator, Western Area Power Administration; Ronald
H. Wilkerson, Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration; Harry C.
Geisinger, Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration; and Robert J.
Cross, Administrator, Alaska Power Administration; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT -- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held an oversight hearing on Department of Justice,
Civil Division, and Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Richard K. Willard,
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division; and Bohdan A. Futey, Chairman,
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. 

MARITME PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on the authorization of maritime programs of the Department of
Transportation and the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 1987.
Testimony was heard from Edward V. Hickey, Jr., Chairman, Federal Maritime
Commission; John Gaughan, Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department
of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service held
a hearing on H.R. 4033, to amend title 5, United States Code, to strengthen
the protections available to Federal employees against prohibited personnel
practices. Testimony was heard from K. William O'Connor, Special Counsel,
Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board; Stuart Schiffer,
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Commercial Litigation Branch, Department of
Justice; and Richard Post, Associate Director for Staffing, Office of
Personnel Management. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

BUDGET AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held a hearing on fiscal year 1987 budget concerning pay,
retirement, and health benefits for Federal employees, and on H.R. 4060, to
provide that the full cost-of-living adjustment in annuities payable from the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund shall be made for 1987. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Barnes, Hoyer, Mikulski, Parris, Reid and Wolf;
James W. Morrison, Jr., Associate Director, Compensation Group, Office of
Personnel Management; and public witnesses. 

DEMOGRAPHICS AND MANPOWER 

Committee on Science and Technology: Science Policy Task Force continued
hearings on demographics and manpower. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 27. 

NSF AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Science Research and
Technology held a hearing on fiscal year 1987 NSF authorization. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the National Science Foundation: Roland
W. Schmitt, Chairman, National Science Board; and Eric Bloch, Director. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

TRADE POLICY AGENDA 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on trade
policy agenda and outlook for 1986. Testimony was heard from Ambassador
Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative. 



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D70)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Board for International Broadcasting; and
Commission on Civil Rights. Testimony was heard from Malcolm S. Forbes,
Chairman, Board for International Broadcasting; and Clarence M. Pendleton,
Jr., Chairman, Commission on Civil Rights. 

On February 21, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the SEC; and the Federal
Maritime Commission. Testimony was heard from John Shad, Chairman, SEC; and
Edward V. Hickey, Jr., Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers; Southwestern Division; North Pacific
Division; and North Central Division. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. Jerome
H. Hilmes, Division Engineer, Southwest Division; Brig. Gen. George R.
Robertson, Division Engineer, North Pacific Division; and Brig. Gen. Joseph
Pratt, Division Commander, North Central Division. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Commission; Commission of Fine Arts; National
Gallery; and National Capital Planning Commission. Testimony was heard from
former Representative Eugene J. Keogh, Chairman, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Memorial Commission; J. Carter Brown, Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts and
Director, National Gallery of Art; and Glen T. Urquhart, Chairman, National
Capital Planning Commission. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on
Office of Technology Assessment; Architect of the Capitol; and Botanic Garden.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Udall, Vice Chairman, Brown of
California, and Evans of Iowa; members, Technology Assessment Board; John H.
Gibbons, Director, Office of Technology Assessment; and George M. White,
Architect of the Capitol. 

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on Defense Department reorganization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Donald C. Latham, Assistant Secretary
for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence; Maj. Gen. R.A.
Rosenberg, USAF, Director, Defense Mapping Agency; and Lt. Gen. Winston D.
Powers, Director, Defense Communications Agency; Vice Adm. Thor Hansen, USN
(Ret.), former Director, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Adm. Harry D. Train, USN
(Ret.), former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on the procurement portion of the fiscal year 1987
Defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Robert W. Helm, Assistant Secretary
for Acquisition and Logistics. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Paul Dube, Director for
Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary (Comptroller); William H. Reed,
Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency; and Maj. Gen. Donald P. Litke, Deputy
Director, Defense Logistics Agency. 

Hearings continue February 26. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials met in executive session to continue hearings on
seapower-related procurement portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense
authorization request and to receive a classified briefing on research and
development programs scheduled for fiscal year 1987 ships. The Subcommittee
was briefed by Vice Adm. Albert Baciocco, Director, Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation, Department of the Army.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: On February 21, the Committee continued hearings on
the Administration's budget proposals and also held a hearing on the impact on
the economy of fiscal policy proposed in the budget. Testimony was heard from
the public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS REAUTHORIZATIONS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on reauthorization of the following programs: Native Americans
Programs Act; Community Services Block Grant Act; Follow Through Act; and Head
Start Act. Testimony was heard from Dorcus R. Hardy, Assistant Secretary,
Human Development Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Lawrence
F. Davenport, Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education,
Department of Education; and J. William Gadsby, Associate Director, Human
Resources Division, GAO. 

RESTITUTIONARY POLICY OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the Department of Energy's restitutionary policy and
disbursement of several billion dollars of oil overcharge funds. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Joseph
Solgado, Under Secretary; Donna Fitzpatrick, Assistant Secretary, Conservation
and Renewable Energy; Marshall Staunton, Acting Administrator, Economic
Regulatory Administration; George Breznay, Director, Office of Hearings and
Appeals; and Frank Stewart, Director, State and Local Assistance Programs; and
Rollee Efros, Assistant General Counsel, GAO. 

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: On February 21, the Subcommittee
on Civil Service concluded hearings on H.R. 4033, to amend title 5, United
States Code, to strengthen the protections available to Federal employees
against prohibited personnel practices. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

NEW MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on new
Medicare reimbursement mechanism for capital costs. Testimony was heard from
Robert Helms, Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 



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Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 25, 1986; pages D145 - D ?  (Bound vol. D70-
D76)

Committee Meetings 

DAIRY PROGRAM; BUDGET REPORT 

Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4188, to effect the
reductions in net expenditures for milk price support activities as required
by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

The Committee also approved budget recommendations for the February 25 Report
to the Committee on the Budget. 

BUDGET REPORT 

Committee on Appropriations: Approved budget recommendations for the February
25 Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture held a hearing on the
farm situation. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
Kathleen Lawrence, Acting Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural
Development; and Vance Clark, Administrator, Farmers Home Administration. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committe on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Marine Mammal Commission; Commission Security and
Cooperation in Europe; and Legal Services Commission. Testimony was heard from
Senator D'Amato; Representative Hoyer; William Evans, Chairman, Marine Mammal
Commission; and Pepe Mendez, member, Board of Directors and Chairman, Audit
and Appropriations Committee, Legal Services Corporation. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on fiscal
year 1987 Army Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Army: John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary; and Gen. John A.
Wickham, Jr., USA, Chief of Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers; Lower Mississippi Valley Division; and New
England Division. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. Thomas Sands, Division
Engineer and President, Lower Mississippi Valley Division; Brig. Gen. Paul F.
Kavanaugh, Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division; and Col. Thomas Rhen,
Division Engineer, New England Division. 

HUD -- INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD -- Independent Agencies held
a hearing on Selective Service System; and Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Thomas K. Turnage, Director, Selective
Service System; and William A. Whiteside, Executive Director, Neighborhood
Reinvestment Corporation. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Department of Energy; Office of Surface Mining;
Minerals Management Service; and Bureau of Mines. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

LABOR -- HHS -- EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor -- HHS -- Education held a
hearing on Office of Inspector General for Department of Labor; and Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Labor: J. Brian Hyland, Inspector General; and Janet L. Norwood,
Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on
Railroad Accounting Principles Board; and GAO. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the GAO: Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General;
Milton J. Socolar, Special Assistant, Comptroller General; Francis X. Fee,
Assistant Comptroller General, Operations; Richard L. Brown, Director, General
Services and Comptroller; and Charles R. Yager, Executive Director, Railroad
Accounting Principles Board. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met in
executive session to receive an Intelligence Briefing. The Subcommittee was
briefed by departmental witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
ICC. Testimony was heard from Heather J. Gradison, Chairman, ICC. 

TREASURY -- POSTAL SERVICE -- GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury -- Postal Service --
General Government held a hearing on Bureau of Public Debt; Savings Bond
Division; and Financial Management Division. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: William M. Gregg,
Commissioner, Bureau of the Public Debt; Katherine D. Ortega, Treasurer of the
United States; and William E. Douglas, Commissioner, Financial Management
Service. 

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on Defense Department reorganization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: James P. Wade, Jr., Assistant
Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics; and Lt. Gen. Donald Babers, Director,
Defense Logistics Agency; and public witnesses.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems met in executive session to continue hearings on procurement portion
of the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald C. Latham,
Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence;
Donald Fredericksen, Deputy Under Secretary for Research and Engineering
(Tactical Warfare Programs); Brig. Gen. Wayne C. Knudson, Director of Force
Requirements (Weapons Systems), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations and Plans, Department of the Army; Rear Adm. Stan Arthur, Director,
Aviation Plans and Requirements Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations (Air Warfare), Department of the Navy; and Maj. Gen. J. Micheal
Loh, Director of Operational Requirements, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff
for Research, Development and Acquisition, Department of the Air Force. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the research and development, test and evaluation
(RDT&E) portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the Navy and Marine Corps request. Testimony was heard from Melvyn
R. Paisley, Assistant Secretary for Research, Engineering and Systems,
Department of the Navy. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings in executive session on seapower-related
procurement portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request,
with emphasis on other procurement and weapons procurement programs. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: Rear
Adm. W.D. Smith, Director, Fiscal Management Division, Office of Program
Planning; and Rear Adm. Robert Ailes, Director, Surface Combat Systems
Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Surface Warfare. 

Hearings continue February 28. 

EXPORT-IMPORT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy continued hearings on Export-Import Bank
reauthorization. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 27. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's budget
proposals for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from Representatives Obey,
de la Garza, Moody, Pepper, Mineta, Stangeland, Weaver, de Lugo, Dorgan of
North Dakota, Rostenkowski, Udall, Fuqua, McEwen, Nowak, Schroeder, Fascell,
Broomfield, Mica, Fuster, and Visclosky; and from the following Governors:
John Carlin, Kansas; Bill Clinton, Arkansas; John H. Sununu, New Hampshire,
and William J. Janklow of South Dakota. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

RETIREMENT LEGISLATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3594, Retirement Income Policy Act
of 1985; and H.R. 3098, Retirement Universal Security Arrangements Act of
1985. Testimony was heard from Frank S. Swain, Chief Counsel for Advocacy,
SBA; and public witnesses. 

REHABILITATION ACT EXTENSION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education approved
for full Committee action amended H.R. 4021, to extend and improve the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. INDUSTRY 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation,
and Tourism held a hearing on proposals to increase productivity and the
international competitiveness of U.S. industry, including consideration of
H.R. 3813, to call for a multilateral conference under the auspices of the
International Monetary Fund, to seek a new international monetary regime
within a flexible exchange rate structure. Testimony was heard from Senator
Hart; Representative Fazio; and public witnesses.  

BUDGET REQUESTS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the President's fiscal year
1987 request for International Food Assistance Programs; Agricultural Export
Promotion; and Assessment of the World Food and Agricultural Trade outlooks.
Testimony was heard from Daniel G. Amstutz, Under Secretary for International
Affairs and Commodity Programs, USDA. 

GENERAL REVENUE SHARING AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Intergovernmental
Relations and Human Resources approved for full Committee action amended H.R.
1400, to extend the authorization of appropriations for general revenue
sharing for 5 years.  

OVERSIGHT -- GRAMM-RUDMAN 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Personnel and Police held
an oversight hearing on the impact of Gramm-Rudman. Testimony was heard from
the following Officers of the House: Benjamin J. Guthrie, Clerk; James T.
Molloy, Doorkeeper; Robert V. Rota, Postmaster; and Jack Russ, Sergeant at
Arms. 

BUDGET REPORT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Approved budget recommendations for
the February 25 Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on Coast Guard authorization. Testimony was heard
from Master Chief Petty Officer Carl W. Lagen, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET REPORT 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Approved budget recommendations
for the February 25 Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy Research and
Production held a hearing on the fiscal year 1987 Department of Energy
authorization. Testimony was heard from Alvin W. Trivelpiece, Director, Office
of Energy Research, Department of Energy. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

NSF AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Science Research and
Technology continued hearings on the fiscal year 1987 NSF authorization.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space Science and
Applications held a hearing on fiscal year 1987 NASA authorization. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 27. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation
and Materials held a hearing on the fiscal year 1987 Department of Energy
authorization. Testimony was heard from Donna Fitzpatrick, Assistant Secretary
for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 

Hearings continue February 27. 

BUDGET REPORT; SMALL BUSINESS ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Small Business: Approved budget recommendations for the February
25 Report to the Committee on the Budget. 

The Committee failed to approve H.R. 1178, to amend the Small Business Act to
provide for equity in the establishment of small business size standards. 

CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE UNDER MEDICARE 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
proposals to provide catastrophic coverage under Medicare. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Regula and Slaughter; Otis Bowen, Secretary of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses. 

CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the impact and effectiveness of the Caribbean Basin Initiative.
Testimony was heard from Ambassador Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade
Representative; Bruce Smart, Under Secretary for International Development,
Department of Commerce; Paul Taylor, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State; from the following officials of
the Department of the Treasury: Stephen E. Shay, Deputy International Tax
Council; and John Simpson, Director, Office of Regulations and Rulings,
Customs Service; Thomas O. Kay, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA; Mike Stone, Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator, Bureau for
Latin America in the Caribbean, AID; from the following Ambassadors to the
United States: Peter D. Laurie, Barbados; Joseph Edmunds, St. Lucia; Eulogio
Santaella, Dominican Republic; and Federico Vargas-Peralta; Costa Rica; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 27. 

ELDERLY HOUSING OPTIONS 

Select Committee on Aging, and the Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer
Interests held a joint hearing on Elderly Housing Options: A Blueprint for the
Future. Testimony was heard from Michael S. Dukakis, Governor, State of
Massachusetts; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Reauthorization met in executive session to hold a hearing fiscal year 1987
National Foreign Intelligence programs budget. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

AMERICAN FAMILIES 

Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on "The
Diversity and Strength of American Families." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

MICRO ENTERPRISE CREDIT 

Select Committee on Hunger, and the Subcommittee on International Development
Institutions and Finance of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs held a joint hearing on Micro Enterprise Credit. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 



1986/02/26
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 26, 1986; pages D155 - D ?  (Bound vol.
D76-D82)

Committee Meetings 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported amended the following bills: H.R.
4105, to provide for an equitable method of establishing 1986 and 1987 farm
program payment yields for the purposes of the wheat, feed grains, upland
cotton, and rice program; and H.R. 4079, to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949
to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to modify the definition of
nonprogram crop to discourage any increase in the production of any commodity
that would adversely affect the income of producers of that commodity. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Courts of Appeals; District Courts and other
Judicial Services; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court
of International Trade; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; Federal
Judicial Center; U.S. Sentencing Commission; and Bicentennial of the
Constitution, Judiciary Expenses. Testimony was heard from Chief Judge Charles
Clark, Court of Appeals; Chief Judge Howard Markey, District Court; Judge
Edward Re, U.S. Court of International Trade; Ralph Mecham, Director,
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; Leo Levin, Director, Federal
Judiciary Center; and Judge William Wilkins, U.S. Sentencing Commission. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on fiscal
year 1987 Navy Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Navy: John Lehman, Secretary; Adm. James D. Watkins,
USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Paul X. Kelley, USMC, Commandant,
USMC. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers; South Atlantic Division; South Pacific
Division; and Pacific Ocean Division. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Brig. Gen.
Charles E. Edgar III, Division Engineer, South Atlantic Division; Brig. Gen.
Donald J. Palladino, Division Engineer, South Pacific Division; and Brig. Gen.
Robert H. Ryan, Division Engineer, Pacific Ocean Division. 

HUD -- INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD -- Independent Agencies held
a hearing on Office of Consumer Affairs; Consumer Information Center; and
Consumer Product Safety Commission. Testimony was heard from Virginia H.
Knauer, Special Adviser to the President for Consumer Affairs, and Director,
Office of Consumer Affairs; Teresa N. Nasif, Director, Consumer Information
Center, GSA; and Carol G. Dawson, Acting Chairman, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.  

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Indian
Health Service. Testimony was heard from Everett R. Rhoades, Director, Indian
Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on fiscal year 1987 Army Military Construction Programs. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: John W.
Shannon, Assistant Secretary, Installations and Logistics; and Maj. Gen.
Robert Dacey, Assistant Chief of Engineers. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
U.S. Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. James Gracey, Commandant,
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

TREASURY -- POSTAL SERVICE -- GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury -- Postal Service --
General Government held a hearing on U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard
from Albert V. Casey, Postmaster General. 

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on Defense Department reorganization. Testimony was heard from Representative
Courter; and Gen. John Vessey (Ret.), former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on fiscal year 1987 military construction
authorization request. Testimony was heard from Senators Moynihan and D'Amato;
Representatives Weiss, Dicks, Swift, Molinari, and Bates; Bill W. Thurman,
Deputy Director of the National Security and International Affairs Division,
GAO; and L. Wayne Arny, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Shipbuilding
and Logistics, Department of the Navy. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on procurement portion of the fiscal year 1987
Defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Army's request. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Jay R.
Sculley, Assistant Secretary for Research, Development and Acquisition; and
Lt. Gen. Louis C. Wagner, Jr., Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development
and Acquisition. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on
Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials held a joint hearing on the
operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense
authorization request. Testimony was heard from Everett Pyatt, Assistant
Secretary for Shipbuilding and Logistics, Department of the Navy; and public
witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense
authorization request, with emphasis on Navy ship repair and modernization.
Testimony was heard from Vice Adm. William H. Rowden, Commander, Naval Sea
Systems Command, Department of the Navy. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the research and development, test and evaluation
(RDT&E) portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request, with
emphasis on Air Force request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Air Force: Thomas E. Cooper, Assistant
Secretary, Research, Development and Logistics; and Lt. Gen. Bernard P.
Randolph, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Research, Development and Acquisition. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development Institutions and Finance held a hearing to review Multilateral
Development Bank environmental policies. Testimony was heard from James
Conrow, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Developing Nations, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's budget
proposals for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from Paul A. Volcker,
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and David O. Maxwell,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Federal National Mortgage Corporation. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

EQUITY AND CHOICE ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and
Vocational Education held a hearing on H.R. 3821, The Equity and Choice Act of
1985. Testimony was heard from Representative Swindall; and William Bennett,
Secretary of Education. 

HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ACT BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education held
a hearing on the President's fiscal year 1987 budget recommendations for
programs contained in the Higher Education Act. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on H.R. 4116, to extend the Volunteers in Service to America
(VISTA) Program under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. Testimony
was heard from Donna M. Alvarado, Director, ACTION; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and
Power held an oversight hearing on the Department of Energy budget request.
Testimony was heard from John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy. 

NCR'S EFFORTS TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing regarding the current status of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's efforts to correct major deficiencies in the Tennessee Valley
Authority's Nuclear Power Program. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the NRC: Nunzio J. Palladino, Chairman; James K. Asselstine;
Frederick M. Bernthal; Lando W. Zeck; all Commissioners; and J. Nelson Grace,
Regional Administrator, Region II. 

U.S. TRADE POLICY INITIATIVES 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing to review U.S. Trade Policy
Initiatives. Testimony was heard from Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce. 

U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations concluded hearings on U.S. Human Rights Policy (Part II).
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

EXPORT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on export promotion activities of the district
offices of the U.S. and Foreign Commerce Service. Testimony was heard from
Alexander H. Good, Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service,
Department of Commerce; Allan Mendelowitz, Associate Director, National
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Alan E. Parter, Deputy
Commissioner, Department of Commerce, State of New York; William A. McGinnis,
Director, Marketing Division, Department of Economic Development, State of
Mississippi; and public witnesses. 

HOMEBASED CLERICAL WORK 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on the pros and cons of homebased clerical work. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Services met to consider
pending business. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 3212, amended, Mid-Valley Unit Act of 1985; S. 1684, to declare
that the United States holds certain Chilocco Indian School lands in trust for
the Kaw, Otoe-Missouria, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa Indian Tribes of Oklahoma;
and S. 1396, White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985. 

OVERSIGHT -- AMERICAN LIBEL LAW 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitution Rights held
an oversight hearing on Current American Libel Law and Alternatives. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

GRAND JURY REFORM ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice continued
hearings on H.R. 1407, Grand Jury Reform Act of 1985. Testimony was heard from
James I.K. Knapp, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice;
and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law held
an oversight hearing on the authorization for the Department of Justice,
Antitrust Division. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DEEP SEABED HARD MINERALS RESOURCES ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
approved for full Committee action H.R. 4212, to provide for the
reauthorization of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. 

DEFENSE PROCUREMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
held a hearing on H.R. 2554, Defense Procurement Conflict of Interest Act.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Bennett and Boxer; David H. Martin,
Director, Office of Government Ethics, Office of Personnel Management; and
Kathleen A. Buck, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Defense. 

MILK PRICE SUPPORTS 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of general debate on
H.R. 4188, to effect the reductions in net expenditures for milk price support
activities as required by the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985. Testimony was heard from: Chairman de la Garza, and
Representatives Coelho, Obey, Jeffords, and Gunderson. 

SCIENCE AND THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 

Committee on Science and Technology: Science Policy Task Force held a hearing
on Science and the Regulatory Environment. Testimony was heard from a public
witness. 

Hearings continue March 5. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy Research and
Production continued hearings on the fiscal year 1987 Department of Energy
authorization. Testimony was heard from Representative Stark; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

NSF AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Science Research and
Technology concluded hearings on the fiscal year 1987 NSF authorization.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ASSURED ACCESS TO SPACE 

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space Science and
Applications held a hearing on assured access to space. Testimony was heard
from William R. Graham, Acting Administrator, NASA; and Edward C. Aldridge,
Under Secretary, Air Force, Department of the Air Force. 

Hearings continue March 4. 

NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Reauthorization met in executive session to continue hearings on the fiscal
year 1987 National Foreign Intelligence programs budget. Testimony was heard
from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1986/02/27
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 27, 1986; pages D166 - D ?  (Bound vol. D82-
D91)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Supreme Court of the United States; Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency; and the Japanese-U.S. Friendship Commission. Testimony
was heard from Associate Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, and Lewis F. Powell,
Jr.; Kenneth L. Adelman, Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; and
Glenn Campbell, Chairman, Japanese-U.S. Friendship Commission. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on fiscal
year 1987 Air Force Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Air Force: Russell A. Rourke, Secretary; and Gen.
Charles A. Gabriel, USAF, Chief of Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Appalachian Regional Commission. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Appalachian Regional Commission: Martha Layne
Collins, Governor, State of Kentucky, States' Co-Chairman; and Winifred A.
Pizzano, Federal Co-Chairman. 

HUD -- INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD -- Independent Agencies held
a hearing on National Institute of Building Sciences. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Natural Resources Outside Witnesses: National Park Service; Fish and Wildlife
Service; Bureau of Land Management; Smithsonian; and Forest Service. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

LABOR -- HHS -- EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor -- HHS -- Education held a
hearing on Mine Safety and Health Administration; Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation; Employment Standards Administration; and Labor Management
Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Labor: David A Zegeer, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and
Health; Kathleen Utgoff, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation; Susan R. Meisinger, Deputy Under Secretary, Employment Standards;
and Dennis M. Kass, Assistant Secretary, Labor Management Administration. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on
Joint Economic Committee; Copyright Royalty Tribunal; and GPO. Testimony was
heard from Representative Obey, Chairman, Joint Economic Committee; Edward W.
Ray, Chairman, Copyright Royalty Tribunal; and Ralph Kennickell, Jr., Public
Printer, GPO. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on fiscal year 1986 Air Force Military Construction Program. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: James F.
Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations, Environment, and Safety;
and Brig. Gen. George E. Ellis, Deputy Director, Engineering and Services
Directorate, Headquarters. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation concluded hearings
on the U.S. Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. James Gracey,
Commandant, Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

TREASURY -- POSTAL SERVICE -- GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury -- Postal Service --
General Government held a hearing on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms;
Bureau of the Mint; and Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Katherine D.
Ortega, Treasurer; Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms; and Donna Pope, Director U.S. Mint. 

DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on Defense Department reorganization. Testimony was heard from Adm. William J.
Crowe, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense; Harold
Brown, former Secretary of Defense; Gen. E.C. Meyer, USA (Ret.), former Army
Chief of Staff; and Gen. Andrew J. Goodpaster, USA (Ret.), former
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command. 

Hearings continue March 4. 

CIVIL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on fiscal year 1987 civil defense authorization
requisition. Testimony was heard from Julius W. Becton, Jr., Director, Federal
Emergency Management Agency; Craig Alderman, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary for
Policy, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation held a hearing on the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization
request, with emphasis on military retirement reform and the active and
reserve manpower portions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Chapman B. Cox, Assistant Secretary for Force
Management and Personnel; and Maj. Gen. Stuart H. Sherman, Jr., USAF, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs. 

Hearings continue March 5. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on procurement portion of the fiscal year 1987
Defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Navy's current acquisition
policies and practices. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Navy: Everett Pyatt, Assistant Secretary for
Shipbuilding and Logistics; and Melvyn R. Paisley, Assistant Secretary for
Research, Engineering and Systems.  

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to continue these hearings,
with emphasis on the Army's fiscal year 1987 air defense programs. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Maj.
Gen. Donald R. Infante, Commanding General, Army Air Defense Artillery Center,
and Commandant, Air Defense Artillery School, Ft. Bliss, Texas; and Brig. Gen.
Jerry C. Harrison, Deputy Director of Weapons Systems, Office of the Deputy
Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition. 

Hearings continue March 3. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Guard and
Reserve requests. Testimony was heard from James H. Webb, Jr., Assistant
Secretary for Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense; Lt. Gen. Emmett H.
Walker, Jr., Chief, National Guard Bureau, Department of the Army; Maj. Gen.
Herbert R. Temple, Jr., Director, Army National Guard; Maj. Gen. William B.
Berkman, Chief, Army Reserve; Rear Adm. C.J. Kempf, Director, Naval Reserve;
Maj. Gen. Louis H. Buehl III, Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs, USMC;
Rear Adm. Alan D. Breed, Chief, Office of Readiness and Reserve, U.S. Coast
Guard; Maj. Gen. John Conaway, Director, Air National Guard; Maj. Gen. Sloan
R. Gill, Chief, Air Force Reserve, and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 4. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development met in
executive session to continue hearings on the research and development, test
and evaluation (RDT&E) portion of the fiscal year 1987 Defense authorization
request, with emphasis on the Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence and Defense Agencies requests. Testimony was heard from Donald C.
Latham, Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue March 4. 

GOALS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials held a hearing on H.R. 3743, to provide for the
establishment by law of the goals for National Defense stockpile. Testimony
was heard from Senator McClure; Representative Traficant; Adm. William C.
Mott, USN (Ret.), Chairman, National Strategic Materials and Minerals Program
Advisory Committee, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on racial discrimination in federally
assisted housing and community development programs. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

EXPORT-IMPORT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy continued hearings on Export-Import Bank
reauthorizations. Testimony was heard from James L. Blum, Assistant Director,
Budget Analysis, CBO. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's budget
proposals for fiscal year 1987. Testimony was heard from Ed Koch, Mayor, New
York City; Ernest Morial, Mayor, New Orleans, LA; and public witnesses.


IMPACT OF BUDGET PROPOSALS ON CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and
Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on the impact of the
Administration's fiscal year 1987 budget proposals on child nutrition
programs. Testimony was heard from John Bode, Assistant Secretary, Food and
Consumer Services, USDA; and public witnesses. 

LOW-LEVEL INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources, the
Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels, and the Subcommittee on Energy
Conservation and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a joint
hearing on the reauthorization of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program. Testimony was heard from Jo Anne B. Ross, Associate Commissioner,
Family Services, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT BUDGET RECOMMENDATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
continued hearings on the President's fiscal year 1987 budget recommendations
for programs contained in the Higher Education Act. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing to review fiscal year 1987
Foreign Economic Assistance Programs. Testimony was heard from M. Peter
McPherson, Administrator, AID. 

HUD'S FAIR MARKET RENTS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on HUD's Fair Market Rents: Do They Reflect Prevailing Local
Rents? Testimony was heard from Representative Downey of New York; and Kenneth
J. Beirne, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban
Development. 

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Recreation held a hearing on H.R. 3934, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act. Testimony was heard from the following representatives of the USDA;
Douglas W. MacCleery, Deputy Assistant Secretary; and Keith Shea, Forest
Service; and Denis P. Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the