100th Congress (1987 - 1988)

January 25, 1988 - October 21, 1988

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

1988/01/25
Daily Digest - Monday, January 25, 1988; pages D12 - D16  (Bound vol. D1-D2)

Committee Meetings 

No Committee meetings were held. 



1988/01/26
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 26, 1988; pages D18 - D22  (Bound vol. D3-D5)

Committee Meetings 

REFORM OF THE NATION'S BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued hearings on
Reform of the Nation's Banking and Financial system. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the administration of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Vento and Glickman; Dennis Kwiatkowski, Chairman, Emergency Food and Shelter
Program, Federal Emergency Management Agency; James W. Stimpson, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development, Department of Housing and
Urban Development; John Luke, Associate Director, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

OSHA OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety held an
oversight hearing on OSHA. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

IMPACT OF EVENTS SURROUNDING THE MARKET DECLINE ON PRIVATE INVESTORS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued hearings on the events surrounding the break in the stock
market. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO. 



1988/01/27
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 27, 1988; pages D23 - D28  (Bound vol. D5-
D9)

Committee Meetings 

COST VARIATION REPORTS; REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION REPORT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities approved five cost variation reports. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on pending cost
variation reports and on a real estate acquisition report. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: Keith Eastin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Shipbuilding and Logistics; and Capt.
Robert P. Dillman, CEC, USN, Assistant Commander for Construction, Naval
Facilities Engineering Command; Col. Dabney S. Craddock III, Chief,
Construction Division, Directorate of Engineering and Services, Department of
the Air Force; and Richard M. Hadsell, Regional Administrator, National
Capital Region, GSA. 

REFORM OF THE NATION'S BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued hearings on
Reform of the Nation's Banking and Financial Systems. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 2. 

FAIR HOUSING ISSUES 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on Fair Housing issues. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

OSHA OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety continued
oversight hearings on OSHA. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 2. 

FAILURE OF THE ZZZZ-BEST CORPORATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing concerning the failure of the ZZZZ-Best Corporation. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 1. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN COLOMBIA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
held a hearing on recent developments in Colombia. Testimony was heard from
Representative Rangel; the following officials of the Department of State: Ann
Wrobleski, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics Matters; and
Robert S. Gelbard, Deputy Assistant Secretary, South America, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs; and John C. Lawn, Administrator, Drug Enforcement
Administration, Department of Justice. 

WHY WAS HAYING DENIED ON SET-ASIDE LAND? 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on Why Was Haying Denied on Set-Aside
Land? Testimony was heard from Milton Hertz, Administrator, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, USDA. 

SATELLITE HOME VIEWER COPYRIGHT ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the
Administration of Justice continued hearings on H.R. 2848, Satellite Home
Viewer Copyright Act of 1987. Testimony was heard from Ralph Oman, Register of
Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 

SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER TEST FIRING 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space Science and
Applications held a hearing on the Solid Rocket Booster Test Firing. Testimony
was heard from Adm. Richard Truly, Associate Administrator, Office of Space
Flight, NASA; and a public witness. 



1988/01/28
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 28, 1988; pages D29 - D35  (Bound vol. D9-
D12)

Committee Meetings 

ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE SETTLEMENT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV's) Settlement.
Testimony was heard from Senator D'Amato; Representatives Florio, Barton of
Texas and Daub; from the following officials of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission: Terrence Scanlon, Chairman; Carol G. Dawson and Anne Graham, both
Commissioners; James Shannon, Attorney General, State of Massachusetts; and
public witnesses. 

AGE DISCRIMINATION: QUALITY OF ENFORCEMENT? 

Select Committee on Aging: Held a hearing on Age Discrimination: Quality of
Enforcement? Testimony was heard from Clarence Thomas, Chairman, EEOC; and
public witnesses. 



1988/02/01
Daily Digest - Monday, February 1, 1988; pages D37 - D42  (Bound vol. D12-D15)

Committee Meetings 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on fiscal year 1989 Defense Budget. Testimony was heard from
Gen. John Galvin, USA, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: On January 29, the Subcommittee on Human
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 1801, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Amendments of 1987. Testimony was heard from Paget Hinch,
Association Commissioner, Family and Youth Services, Administration for
Children, Youth and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 18. 

FAILURE OF THE ZZZZ-BEST CORPORATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
continued hearings on the failure of the ZZZZ-Best Corporation. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 



1988/02/02
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 2, 1988; pages D58 - D64  (Bound vol. D16-
D20)

[*D62]  Committee Meetings 

SOYBEAN SITUATION 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains
held a hearing to review current soybean situation. Testimony was heard from
Representative Dorgan of North Dakota; Ewen M. Wilson, Assistant Secretary for
Economics, USDA; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to continue hearings on fiscal year 1989 Defense Budget. Testimony was heard
from Adm. Lee Baggett, Jr., USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE COMMITMENTS 

Committee on Armed Services: Defense Burdensharing Panel held a hearing to
review U.S. defense commitments, the cost of those commitments, how the burden
of providing for allied defense is shared among nations, and the future of
defense alliances. Testimony was heard from Harold Brown, former Secretary of
Defense; Eugene Rostow, former Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency; and Richard Perle, former Assistant Secretary, International Security
Policy, Department of Defense. 

PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Military Education Panel continued hearings on
professional military education. Testimony was heard from Gen. David Jones,
USAF (Ret.), former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Chief of Staff,
U.S. Air Force; Gen. E.C. Meyer, USA (Ret.), former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army;
and Adm. James L. Holloway, USN (Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations. 

REFORM OF THE NATION'S BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued hearings on
Reform of the Nation's Banking and Financial Systems. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

OSHA OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety concluded
oversight hearings on OSHA. Testimony was heard from John A. Pendergrass,
Assistant Secretary, OSHA, Department of Labor. 

STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education held
a hearing to examine the issue of student loan defaults. Testimony was heard
from William Gainer, Associate Director, GAO; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Foreign Policy. Testimony
was heard from George P. Shultz, Secretary of State. 

UNITED STATES-SOVIET RELATIONS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States-Soviet Relations: Political and Social Change in
the Soviet Union. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing one hour of debate on H.R.
3396, to provide for the rehiring of certain former air traffic controllers.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Ford and Representative Molinari. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

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

FURNISH DOCUMENT TO HOUSE 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session and
ordered reported unfavorably. H. Res. 339, directing the Director of Central
Intelligence to furnish a certain document to the House of Representatives. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Met and approved pending
committee business. 



1988/02/03
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 3, 1988; pages D65 - D70  (Bound vol. D20-
D23

Committee Meetings 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to continue hearings on fiscal year 1989 Defense Budget. Testimony was heard
from Adm. Ronald J. Hays, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REORGANIZATION ACT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on the implementation of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense
Reorganization Act of 1986. Testimony was heard from Louis J. Rodrigues,
Associate Director, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO. 

Hearings continue February 17. 

GAO REPORT -- OCTOBER 1987 CRASH 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing to review a
GAO report entitled "Financial Markets -- Preliminary Observations on the
October 1987 Crash." Testimony was heard from Richard L. Fogel, Assistant
Comptroller General, GAO. 

OVERSIGHT -- AIDS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Held an oversight hearing on education on
Acquired Immune Deficiency (AIDS) in elementary and secondary schools.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Centers for Disease
Control, Department of Health and Human Services: Dennis D. Tolsma, M.P.H.,
Director, Center for Health Promotion and Education; Lloyd J. Kolbe, Chief,
Office of School Health and Special Projects; Dr. Peter Drotman, Medical
Epidemiologist; and Jack T. Jones, M.P.H., Program Coordinator, School Health
Education to Prevent the Spread of AIDS; and public witnesses. 

STUDENT LOAN DEFAULTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
concluded hearings to examine the issue of student loan defaults. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

[*D68]  RECENT VOLATILITY IN U.S. AND GLOBAL SECURITIES MARKETS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the practices, instruments and institutional arrangements
which may have contributed to or exacerbated the recent volatility in U.S. and
global securities markets. Testimony was heard from Emory W. Rushton, Deputy
Comptroller, Multinational Banking, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Met and approved pending committee
business. 

INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 2673, International Child
Abduction Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lantos and Dixon;
Peter H. Pfund, Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law,
Department of State; Stephen J. Markman, Assistant Attorney General for Legal
Policy, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

MAJOR FRAUD ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee
action a clean bill to be introduced in lieu of H.R. 3500, Major Fraud Act of
1987. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R.
1430, to authorize decorations, medals, and other recognition for service in
the United States merchant marine; and H.R. 2032, to authorize the conveyance
of the Liberty ship PROTECTOR. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 382, amended, Federal Employees Health Care Freedom-of-Choice Act
of 1987; H.R. 925, amended, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1987; H.R. 3689,
to designate the U.S. Post Office Building located at 300 Sycamore Street in
Waterloo, IA, as the "H.R. Gross Post Office Building"; H.R. 3757, amended,
Federal Employees' Leave-Transfer Act of 1987; and S. 1447, to designate
Morgan and Lawrence Counties in Alabama as a single metropolitan statistical
area. 

The Committee also approved pending committee business. 

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' LEAVE-TRANSFER ACT 

Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation
and Employee Benefits approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3757,
Federal Employees' Leave-Transfer Act of 1987. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Met and approved pending committee business. 



1988/02/04
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 4, 1988; pages D72 - D78  (Bound vol. D23-
D27)

Committee Meetings 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on fiscal year 1989 Defense Budget. Testimony was heard from
Gen. Frederick F. Woerner, Jr., USA, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern
Command. 

Hearings continue February 10. 

WOMEN IN THE MILITARY 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on women in the military. Testimony was heard
from David J. Armor, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Force Management
and Personnel), Department of Defense; Lt. Gen. Allen K. Ono, USA, Deputy
Chief of Staff for Personnel; Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Hickey, USAF, Deputy Chief of
Staff for Personnel; VAdm. L.A. Edney, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
(Manpower, Personnel and Training); Lt. Gen. John I. Hudson, USMC, Deputy
Chief of Staff for Manpower; and RAdm. Thomas T. Matteson, USCG, Chief, Office
of Personnel. 

PROHIBIT THE SALE OF THE AEGIS WEAPONS SYSTEM TO JAPAN 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials held a hearing on H.R. 3724, to prohibit any funds
appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense from being
used to implement any sale of the AEGIS weapons system to Japan. Testimony was
heard from Representative Bentley; RAdm. Edward B. Baker, Jr., Director, East
Asian and Pacific Region, Office of the Assistant Secretary, International
Security Affairs, Department of Defense; and Vladimir Lehovich, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Regional Affairs and Security Assistance, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State. 

RECAPITALIZATION OF THE FSLIC 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the progress of the
recapitalization of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.
Testimony was heard from M. Danny Wall, Chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank
Board. 

FAIR HOUSING ISSUES 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on Fair Housing issues. Testimony was
heard from a public witness. 

THIRD WORLD DEBT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy and the Subcommittee on International
Development Institutions and Finance held a joint hearing on the Third World
Debt. Testimony was heard from David Mulford, Assistant Secretary
International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Met and approved pending committee business. 

MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards concluded
hearings on H.R. 1834, Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1987. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

BOMBING OF KOREAN AIRLINE FLIGHT 858 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
approved for full Committee action a resolution to be introduced condemning
the bombing of Korean Airline Flight 858 by North Korean Agents. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bombing of Korean
Airline Flight 858. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: William Clark, Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and
Pacific Affairs; and Ambassador Clayton McManaway,  [*D76]  Office of the
Ambassador at Large for Counter-Terrorism. 

CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY VIOLATIONS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on the use of Criminal Penalties for Workplace Safety
Violations. Testimony was heard from John A. Pendergrass, Assistant Secretary,
OSHA, Department of Labor; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 74, Abandoned
Shipwreck Act of 1987; H.R. 2071, Abandoned Historic Shipwreck Protection Act
of 1987; and S. 858, to establish the title of States in certain abandoned
shipwrecks. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bennett and Shumway;
Bennie C. Kell, Assistant Director, Archaeology, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; William Donald Schaefer, Governor of Maryland; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT: MARIEL CUBAN DETAINEES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the
Administration of Justice held an oversight hearing on Mariel Cuban Detainee
Riots of November 1987. Testimony was heard from Representative Lewis of
Georgia; from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Arnold I.
Burns, Deputy Attorney General; and Calvin Whaley, Correctional Supervisor,
Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia; Marvin Shoob,
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; and public
witnesses. 



1988/02/08
Daily Digest - Monday, February 8, 1988; pages D80 - D82  (Bound vol. D27-D28)

[*D81]  Committee Meetings 

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing regarding mergers and acquisitions, with emphasis on the role
of Shearson Lehman Brothers in the attempted takeover of GenCorp. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES-SOVIET RELATIONS: SOVIET ECONOMIC REFORMS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on the United States-Soviet Relations: Soviet Economic Reforms.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1988/02/09
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 9, 1988; pages D84 - D86  (Bound vol. D28-
D30)

Committee Meetings 

SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR SOVIET EMIGRES 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing to
examine security clearances for Soviet emigres. Testimony was heard from John
F. Donnelly, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary, Counterintelligence, and
Security, Department of Defense. 

REFORM OF THE NATION'S BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued hearings on
Reform of the Nation's Banking and Financial Systems. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

FEDERAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REPORTING ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
held a hearing on H.R. 3330, Federal Equal Opportunity Reporting Act of 1987.
Testimony was heard from Clarence Thomas, Chairman, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission; and public witnesses. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE 

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

BERNE CONVENTION ADHERENCE 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the
Administration of Justice, held a hearing on Berne Convention Adherence,
including consideration of the following bills: H.R. 1623, to amend title 17,
United States Code, to implement the Berne Convention for the protection of
Literary and Artistic Works, as revised at Paris on July 24, 1971; and H.R.
2962, Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1987. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the
proposed free trade agreement between the United States and Canada, and its
implementation. Testimony was heard from James A. Baker III, Secretary of the
Treasury; and Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative. 



1988/02/15
Daily Digest - Monday, February 15, 1988; pages D87 - D88  (Bound vol. D30)

Committee Meetings 

No committee meetings were held. 



1988/02/16
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 16, 1988; pages D90 - D96  (Bound vol. D30-
D33)

Committee Meetings 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to continue hearings on the fiscal year 1989 Defense Budget. Testimony was
heard from representatives of the CIA. 

GLASS/STEAGALL ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: On February 10, the Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and Finance held a hearing on the GAO's observations and
recommendations concerning the possible ramifications of the repeal of the
Glass/Steagall Act. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller
General, GAO. 

HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: On February 10, 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. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

[*D93]  FAA OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Activities and
Transportation held a hearing on Eastern Airlines Plans to Create a
Replacement Airlines in the Event of a Strike: FAA Oversight. Testimony was
heard from Anthony J. Broderick, Associate Administrator, Aviation Standards,
FAA, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

BERNE CONVENTION ADHERENCE 

Committee on the Judiciary: On February 10, the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil
Liberties, and the Administration of Justice concluded hearings on Berne
Convention Adherence, including consideration of the following bills: H.R.
1623, to amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the Berne Convention
for the protection of Literacy and Artistic Works, as revised at Paris on July
24, 1971; and H.R. 2962, Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1987.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CLAIMS AGAINST THE U.S. FOR NEGLIGENT MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing one hour of debate on H.R.
1054, to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow members
of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries
caused by improper medical care. Testimony was heard from Representative
Frank. 

COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space Science and
Applications held a hearing on H.R. 3765, Commercial Space Launch Act
Amendments of 1987. Testimony was heard from Jack O'Brien, General Counsel,
NASA; Courtney Stadd, Director, Office of Commercial Space Transportation,
Department of Transportation; Charles W. Cook, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Space Policy, Department of the Air Force; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

IMPACT OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CUTS 

Select Committee on Aging: Held a hearing on "Less Profit, Less Care?
Reassessing the Impact of Medicare and Medicaid Cuts". Testimony was heard
from Richard P. Kusserow. Inspector General, Department of Health and Human
Services; Dr. Donald Young, Executive Director, Medicare Prospective Payment
Assessment Commission; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 1. 



1988/02/17
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 17, 1988; pages D98 - D104  (Bound vol.
D33-37)

Committee Meetings 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued hearings on
fiscal year 1989 Defense Budget, with emphasis on Quality of Life in the
Military. Testimony was heard from Barbara S. Pope, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Family Support, Education, and Safety), Office of the Assistant Secretary
(Force Management and Personnel), Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

DEFENSE REORGANIZATION ACT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations concluded hearings
on implementation of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense
Reorganization Act of 1986. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher,
Comptroller General, CAO. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1989 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from James L. Blum, Acting
Director, CBO. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and
Hazardous Materials held an oversight hearing on the Federal Trade
Commission's Role in Hostile Takeovers: Campeau  [*D102]  Corporation's
attempt to acquire Federated Department Stores. Testimony was heard from
Senator Metzenbaum; Representative Bryant; the following officials of the FTC:
Daniel Oliver, Chairman, Terry Calvani, Mary L. Azcuenaga, and Andrew J.
Strenio, Jr., all Commissioners; Stephan Wessler, Deputy Attorney General,
State of Maine; Barbara Anthony, Assistant Secretary, Consumer Affairs, State
of Massachusetts; and public witnesses. 

AFGHANISTAN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a
hearing on Afghanistan. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

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. 

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL REFORM ACT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 3675, Real Estate Appraisal Reform Act
of 1987. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DRAFT REPORT; NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS AND RECORDS COMMISSION 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture approved the following draft report: "Failing The
Test: Proficiency Standards Are Needed For Drug Testing Laboratories". 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 3933, to amend and extend the
authorization for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the National Archives and
Records Administration: Don W. Wilson, Archivist of the United States; and
Frank G. Burke, Executive Director, National Historical Publications and
Records Commission; and a public witness. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science, Research
and Technology held an oversight hearing on the Office of Science and
Technology Policy. Testimony was heard from William Graham, Director, Office
of Science and Technology Policy; and public witnesses. 

COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space Science and
Applications continued hearings on H.R. 3765, Commercial Space Launch Act
Amendments of 1987. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

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



1988/02/18
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 18, 1988; pages D106 - DD112  (Bound vol.
D38-D42)

Committee Meetings 

PROHIBIT THE SALE OF THE AEGIS WEAPONS SYSTEM TO JAPAN 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical materials met in executive session to receive a classified briefing
on H.R. 3724, to prohibit any funds appropriated or otherwise available to the
Department of Defense from being used to implement any sale of the AEGIS
weapon system to Japan. The Subcommittee was briefed by the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Karl D. Jackson, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, East Asia and Pacific Affairs; RAdm. G.N. Gee, Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations; and Capt. J.T. Hood, AEGIS, Shipbuilding Program
(PMS-400), Naval Sea Systems Command. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1989 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from James C. Miller III,
Director, Office of Management and Budget. 

Hearings continue February 24. 

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources continued
hearings on H.R. 1801, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Amendments of 1988. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met and approved pending committee business. 

UNIFORM REGULATORY JURISDICTION ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on H.R. 2884, Uniform Regulatory Jurisdiction Act of 1987. Testimony
was heard from Representative Tauke; and public witnesses. 

CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS; ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
began consideration of the following bills:

H.R. 3054, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1987; and H.R. 2666, Acid Deposition
Control Act of 1987. 

BOMBING OF KOREAN AIRLINE FLIGHT 858 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H. Con. Res. 246, condemning
the bombing by North Korean agents of Korean Air Lines flight 858. 

IMPLICATIONS OF ARSHAD PERVEZ CASE FOR U.S. POLICY TOWARD PAKISTAN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and
the Subcommittee on International Economic Trade and Policy held a joint
hearing on the implications of the Arshad Pervez Case for U.S. Policy Toward
Pakistan. Testimony was heard from Representative Markey; Robert Peck, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Near East and South Asian Affairs, Department of State;
and public witnesses. 

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL REFORM ACT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs continued hearings on H.R. 3675, Real Estate Appraisal Reform
Act of 1987. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION CLAIMS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on VA disability compensation
claims. Testimony was heard from Representative Evans; the following officials
of the VA: Ronald B. Abrams, Consultant Attorney, Department of Veterans
Benefits; R. John Vogel, Chief Benefits Director; Ernest B. Wright, Associate
Member and Kenneth E. Eaton, Chairman, both with the Board of Veterans
Appeals, and public witnesses.  

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs held an oversight hearing on the Administration's fiscal
year 1989 budget proposals regarding the insular areas. Testimony was heard
from Mary Ann T. Knauss, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental
Affairs, Department of Commerce and member, White  [*D110]  House Task Force
on Puerto Rico; and Mark S. Hayward, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Territorial
and International Affairs, Department of the Interior. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full committee action, the following bills: S. 858,
to establish the title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks; and S. 90,
amended Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Act. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held an oversight hearing on the authorizations of the
Civil Division of the Department of Justice, Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission and the Office of Government Ethics. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Justice: James Milton Spears, Acting
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division; and Frank H. Conway, Commissioner,
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; Frank Q. Nebeker, Director, Office of
Government Ethics, Office of Personnel Management; and a public witness. 

WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT REGULATION COMPACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.J. Res. 352, granting the consent
and approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of
Virginia and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Regulation Compact. Testimony was heard from Daniel Duff,
Assistant Chief Counsel, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Department
of Transportation; and Sarah Lister, General Counsel, Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority. 

RAMIFICATIONS OF COAST GUARD OPERATIONAL REDUCTIONS AND STATION CLOSURES 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on the ramifications of Coast Guard operational
reductions and station closures ordered as a result of fiscal year 1988
appropriations levels. Testimony was heard from Adm. Paul A. Yost, Jr.,
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

GOOSE, GANDER, AND SAUCE ACT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service held
a hearing on H.R. 3565, Goose, Gander, and Sauce Act of 1987. Testimony was
heard from Claudia Cooley, Associate Director, Personnel and Oversight, Office
of Personnel Management; Rosslyn Kleeman, Senior Associate Director, General
Government Division, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of
the Army: Col. Duane G. Ingalsbe, Chief, Program, Budget and Compensation
Policy Division, Directorate of Manpower, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel;
and Berenith Velez-Torres, Chief, Garnishment/Bankruptcy Division, Legal
Office, Finance and Accounting Center; Charles J. Holder, Director, Office of
Payroll Systems, Department of the Controller, U.S. Postal Service; and public
witnesses. 



1988/02/19
Daily Digest - Friday, February 19, 1988; pages D113 - D120  (Bound vol. D42-
D44)

Committee Meetings 

UPDATE ON AIDS EPIDEMIC 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on Public Health Service Update on AIDS Epidemic. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: Dr. C. Everett Koop, Surgeon General, Public Health Service; Dr.
James O. Mason, Director, Centers for Disease Control; Dr. Anthony Fauci,
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National
Institutes of Health; Dr. David Sundwall, Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration; Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health
Administration. 



1988/02/22
Daily Digest - Monday, February 22, 1988; pages D122 - D125?  (Bound vol. D44-
D46)

Committee Meetings 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on U.S. Central Command. Testimony was heard from Gen.
George B. Crist, USMC, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command. 

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 on the Chief
of Engineers. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Army: Robert W. Page, Assistant Secretary (Civil Works); and
Lt. Gen. E.R. Heiberg III, Chief, Corps of Engineers. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and on Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars. Testimony was heard from Robert O. Johns, Vice Chairman,
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and Prosser Gifford, Acting
Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 

NATIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on H.R. 393, National Biotechnology Information Act of 1987.
Testimony was heard from Representative Pepper; from the following officials
of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services:
Dr. James B. Wyngaarden, Director; and Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director,
National Library of Medicine; and public witnesses. 



1988/02/23
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 23, 1988; pages D127 - D136  (Bound vol. D47-
D56)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit;
Court of International Trade; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; and on
Federal Judicial Center. Testimony was heard from Howard T. Markey, Chief
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit; Edward D. Re, Chief Judge,
Court of International Trade; L. Ralph Mecham, Director, Administrative Office
of the U.S. Courts; and John C. Godbolt, Director, Federal Judicial Center. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers-Ohio River Division; Missouri River Division;
and on Southwestern Division. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Col. Ernest J. Harrell,
Division Engineer, Ohio River Division; Brig. Gen. Robert H. Ryan, Division
Engineer, Missouri River Division; and Brig. Gen. Robert C. Lee, Division
Engineer, Southwestern Division.  

HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies held a
hearing on Office of Consumer Affairs; Consumer Information Center; American
Battle Monuments Commission; and on Cemeterial Expenses, Department of the
Army. Testimony was heard from Virginia H. Knauer, Special Adviser to the
President for Consumer Affairs and Director, Office of Consumer Affairs,
Department of Health and Human Services; Teresa N. Nasif, Director, Consumer
Information Center, GSA; Maj. Gen. A.J. Adams, USA, Secretary, American Battle
Monuments Commission; and John S. Doyle, Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Civil Works, Department of the Army. 

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 Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard from
Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Health and Human Services. 

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING 

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a classified
1987 Joint Chiefs of Staff net assessment briefing. The Committee was briefed
by Col. James Sims, Chief, Politico-Military Analysis, J8, Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Department of Defense. 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT REPORT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness, Special Operations
Panel held a hearing to review the President's special operations and
low-intensity conflict report. Testimony was heard from Richard L. Armitage,
Assistant Secretary, International  [*D132]  Security Affairs, Department of
Defense; and John M. Collins, Senior Specialist, International Affairs and
National Defense, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. 

CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY 

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

DAVIS-BACON ACT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on issues relating to the Davis-Bacon
Act. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Dorsey, General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses. 

STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on state housing initiatives and the
federal responsibility for meeting our Nation's needs. Testimony was heard
from William A. O'Neill, Governor, State of Connecticut. 

TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection and Competitiveness held a hearing on U.S.-Canadian Free Trade
Agreement. Testimony was heard from Louis Laun, Assistant Secretary,
International Economic Policy, Department of Commerce; Alan F. Holmer, Deputy
U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 

CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS AND ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued markup of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1987 and the Acid
Deposition Control Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

ELECTIONS IN EL SALVADOR 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H. Con. Res. 249, expressing
confidence that the people of El Salvador will reject efforts to disrupt the
election to be held in that country on March 20, 1988, and will avail
themselves of the opportunity to vote in that election. 

U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROPOSED REPROGRAMMINGS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on International Operations held a joint
hearing on U.S. contributions to International Organizations and proposed
reprogrammings for fiscal years 1988 and 1989 request. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of State: Richard S.Williamson,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs; and S.
Vogelgesang, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Organization Affairs. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
funding requests for the following Committees: House Administration, H.I.S.,
Permanent Select Intelligence, Standards of Official Conduct, Education and
Labor, Agriculture, and Judiciary. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1989 budget for the
National Park Service and Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
Testimony was heard from William Penn Mott, Jr., Director, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; M.J. Brodie, Executive Director,
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation; and public witnesses. 

TO AUTHORIZE THE LINING OF THE ALL-AMERICAN CANAL 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water and Power
Resources held a hearing on legislation to authorize the lining of the
All-American Canal. Testimony was heard from C. Dale Duvall, Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

OCEAN DUMPING OF SEWAGE SLUDGE 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography and
the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
held a joint hearing on ocean dumping of sewage sludge. Testimony was heard
from Senators Roth, D'Amato, and Lautenberg; Representatives Howard, Roukema,
and Courter; Christopher Daggett, Regional Administrator, EPA; Thomas Kean,
Governor, State of New Jersey; Ed Koch, Mayor, New York City; and public
witnesses.  

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on Rules: Met and approved pending committee business. 

R&D POSTURE 

Committee on Science, Space,and Technology: Held a posture hearing on the R&D
budget for fiscal year  [*D133]  1989. Testimony was heard from William R.
Graham, Jr., Science Advisor to the President and Director, Office of Science
and Technology Policy. 

SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY AND SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAMS;
CORPORATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT CHARTER ACT 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on SBA and the General Economy held
a hearing on the Small Business Investment Company and Minority Enterprise
Small Business Investment Company programs and on H.R. 3392, Corporation for
Small Business Investment Charter Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

TAX RETURN FILING SEASON 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on 1988
tax return filing season. Testimony was heard from Lawrence B. Gibbs, Jr.,
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and from the following
officials of the GAO: Jennie S. Stathis, Director, General Government
Division; and James R. Watts, Associate Director, Information Management and
Technology Division. 

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommitteee on Public Assistance and
Unemployment Compensation held a hearing on the Child Support Enforcement
program. Testimony was heard from Robert C. Harris, Associate Deputy Director,
Office of Child Support Enforcement, Department of Health and Human Services;
Joseph F. Delfico, Senior Associate Director, Human Resources Division, GAO;
and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 25. 



1988/02/24
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 24, 1988; pages D137 - D142  (Bound vol.
D56-D59)

Committee Meetings 

HUNGER EMERGENCY 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer
Relations and Nutrition and the Domestic Task Force of the Select Committee on
Hunger held a joint hearing on hunger emergency. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Vento, Edwards of California, Jeffords and Stangeland; John
Bode, Assistant Secretary, Food and Consumer Services, USDA; and public
witnesses.  [*D138]

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Courts of Appeals, District Court and Other
Judicial Services. Testimony was heard from the following Judges of the U.S.
Court of Appeals: Richard S. Arnold, Eighth Circuit; and Thomas J. Meskill,
Second Circuit. 

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; New
England Division; and on Pacific Ocean Division. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Maj.
Gen. Thomas A. Sands, Division Engineer and President, Mississippi River
Commission; Col. Thomas A. Rhen, Division Engineer, New England Division; and
Brig. Gen. Arthur E. Williams, Division Engineer, Pacific Ocean Division. 

HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies held a
hearing on Consumer Product Safety Commission. Testimony was heard from
Terrence Scanlon, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

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

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Secretary of Transportation. Testimony was heard from James Burnley IV,
Secretary of Transportation. 

DOD BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 1989 Department
of Defense budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Frank C. Carlucci, Secretary; and Adm. William J.
Crowe, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness, Special Operations
Panel held a hearing on the U.S. Special Operations Command. Testimony was
heard from Gen. J.J. Lindsay, Commander in Chief, Special Operations Command. 

HOME EQUITY LOAN CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Coinage approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3011, Home
Equity Loan Consumer Protection Act of 1987. 

INDIAN PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on issues relating to the Indian public
housing program and on H.R. 3927, to amend the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to
establish a separate program to provide housing assistance for Indians and
Alaska Natives. Testimony was heard from James Baugh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development; and public witnesses.


BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1989 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Beryl W. Sprinkel,
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers; Roland Vatour, Under Secretary, Small
Community and Rural Development, USDA; J. Allen Wampler, Assistant Secretary,
Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; Mary Rose, Deputy Under Secretary,
Management, Department of Education; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

PETROLEUM MARKETING PRACTICES ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on H.R. 1842, Petroleum Marketing Practices Act Amendments of 1987.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS AND ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued markup of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1987 and the Acid
Deposition Control Act. 

DOCUMENTS FROM FTC 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing to receive documents from the FTC in response to a subpoena.
Testimony was heard from Terry Calvani, Commissioner, FTC. 

HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 2213, Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1987. 
[*D139]  Testimony was heard from Representative Mavroules; and public
witnesses.


REFUGEE CRISIS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a
hearing on the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Gaston Sigur, Assistant
Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Jonathan Moore, U.S. Coordinator
for Refugees; and William Brown, Ambassador to Thailand; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
funding requests for the following Committees: Ways and Means, Post Office and
Civil Service, Foreign Affairs, Small Business, Rules, District of Columbia,
and Science, Space, and Technology. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
bills: S. 858, to establish the title of States in certain abandoned
shipwrecks; and S. 90, amended, Big Cypress National Preserve Addition. 

COURT REFORM AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the
Administration of Justice continued hearings on H.R. 3152, Court Reform and
Access to Justice Act of 1987. Testimony was heard from Abner J. Mikva, Judge,
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals; Patrick Higginbotham, Judge, 5th Circuit Court
of Appeals; and a public witness.  

FIREARMS WHICH ESCAPE DETECTION AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime continued hearings on the
following bills: H.R. 975, to provide for a waiting period before the sale,
delivery or transfer of a handgun; and H.R. 155, to prohibit the manufacture
and importation of not readily detectable firearms, to prohibit the transfer
and possession of silencers, and to provide for a waiting period before
purchase of a handgun. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT -- ANTITRUST DIVISION 

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

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 1260, National Seabed Hard Minerals Act; H.R. 2032, to
authorize the conveyance of the Liberty ship PROTECTOR; and H.R. 1430, to
authorize decorations, medals, and other recognition for service in the United
States Merchant Marine. 

The Committee also began markup of H.R. 1841, Commercial Fishing Industry
Vessel Safety and Compensation Act of 1987.


COASTAL PLAIN OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on environmental
pollution issues associated with proposed oil exploration and development on
the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Testimony was heard
from Larry Dietrick, Director, Department of Environmental Conservation, State
of Alaska; and public witnesses. 

ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE PEACE PROCESS IN CENTRAL AMERICA 

Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Obey, Bonior of
Michigan, Michel, Cheney and Edwards of Oklahoma but took no action on a
proposal to provide assistance to support the Peace Process in Central
America. 

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE PRIVATIZATION PROPOSAL 

Committee on Science, Space,and Technology: Subcommittee on Science Research
and Technology held a hearing on Natural Technical Information Service
privatization proposal. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SMALL BUSINESS TIMBER SALE SET ASIDE PROGRAM PROPOSED CHANGES 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Energy and Agriculture held a
hearing to review USDA's proposed changes to the Small Business Timber Sale
Set-Aside program. Testimony was heard from George Leonard, Associate Chief,
Forest Service, USDA; Monica Harrison, Associate Administrator, Procurement
Assistance, SBA; and public witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing to review legislative
priorities of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Veterans of World War I,
the Blinded Veterans Association, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Testimony was heard from John H. Michaels, National President, Paralyzed
Veterans of America; James G. King, National  [*D140]  Commander, Veterans of
World War I; David M. Szumowski, National President, Blinded Veterans
Association; and Donald L. Skinder, National Commander, Military Order of the
Purple Heart. 

CENSUS AND HOUSING DATA FOR THE ELDERLY 

Select Committee on Aging: and the Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer
Interests held a joint hearing on the "1990 Census and Housing Data for the
Elderly: Can We Count on It?" Testimony was heard from Joseph R. Wright,
Deputy Director, OMB; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT ACT 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation held a
hearing on H.R. 3822, Intelligence Oversight Act of 1987. Testimony was heard
from Representative Hamilton; William H. Webster, Director, CIA; and public
witnesses. 

U.S. FOOD AID PROGRAMS 

Select Committee on Hunger: International Task Force held a hearing on "U.S.
Food Aid Programs Meeting the Needs". Testimony was heard from Thomas Reese,
Director, Office of Food for Peace, AID, U.S. International Development
Cooperation Agency; Glenn Whiteman, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Foreign
Agriculture Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 



1988/02/25
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 25, 1988; pages D144 - D148  (Bound vol.
D59-62)

Committee Meetings 

U.S./CANADIAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on the U.S./Canadian Free Trade
Agreement. Testimony was heard from Richard Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture;
Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on the
Secretary of Defense. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Frank C. Carlucci, Secretary; and Adm. William J.
Crowe, Jr., USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers -- South Pacific Division; North Pacific
Division; North Central Division; and on North Atlantic Division. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department
of the Army: Gen. Patrick J. Kelly, Division Engineer, South Pacific Division;
Maj. Gen. Mark J. Sisinyak, Division Engineer, North Pacific Division; Brig.
Gen. Theodore Vander Els, Division Commander, North Central Division; and
Brig. Gen. Charles E. Williams, Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division. 

HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies held a
hearing on National Credit Union Administration; and on the National Institute
of Building Sciences. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth F. Burkhart, Vice
Chairman, National Credit Union Administration; and the following officials of
the National Institute of Building Sciences: MacDonald Becket, Chairman of the
Board, and Gene C. Brewer, President Emeritus. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriations
hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on the Secretary of Labor. Testimony was heard from Ann McLaughlin,
Secretary of Labor. 

PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Military Education Panel continued hearings on
professional military education. Testimony was heard from Gen. Russell E.
Dougherty, USAF (Ret.), Chairman, senior Military School Review Board, former
Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command. 

DOD SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
policies regarding Department  [*D145]  of Defense special access programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Thomas O'Connor
and Doyle Reedy; and Brig. Gen. Joseph K. Glenn, Director, Special Programs,
Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Department of Defense. 

WARTIME MEDICAL READINESS 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation held a hearing on wartime medical readiness, including the
Department of Defense Medical Readiness Strategic Plan. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Dr. William Mayer,
Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. Q.H. Becker, Surgeon General of
the Army; VAdm. James A. Zimble, Surgeon General of the Navy; and Lt. Gen.
Murphy A. Chesney, Surgeon General of the Air Force. 

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NAVAL AUDIT SERVICE 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on the
effectiveness of the Naval Audit Service. Testimony was heard from John J.
Adair, Associate Director, Accounting, Finance and Management Division, GAO;
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: June Gibbs Brown,
Inspector General; and Lyle Shaffer, Auditor General of the Navy; and public
witnesses. 

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development met in
executive session to receive a briefing on defense budget issues. The
Subcommittee was briefed by staff members. 

RECAPITALIZATION OF THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the recapitalization of
the Export-Import Bank. Testimony was heard from John A. Bohn, Jr., President
and Chairman, Export-Import Bank; Frederick D. Wolf, Director, Accounting and
Financial Management Division, GAO; James L. Blum, Acting Director, CBO; and
public witnesses. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1989 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Otis R. Bowen, Secretary
of Health and Human Services. 

Hearings continue March 1. 

ACT FOR BETTER CHILD CARE SERVICES 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on H.R. 3660, Act for Better Child Care Services of 1987. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

CHILDREN: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the report "Children: Investing in the Future". Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Office of Technology Assessment:
Dr. Roger C. Herdman, Assistant Director, Health and Life Sciences; and Judith
Wagner, Senior Associate.  

REAUTHORIZATION OF AMTRAK 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the reauthorization of Amtrak, and to
review the Administration's proposal to dismantle the Railroad. Testimony was
heard from John Riley, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration,
Department of Transportation; W. Graham Claytor, Jr., President and Chairman
of the Board, Amtrak; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN POLICY EXPORT CONTROL REPORT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Secretary of Commerce's
Report on Foreign Policy Export Control. Testimony was heard from C. William
Verity, Secretary of Commerce. 

AFGHANISTAN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
concluded hearings on Afghanistan. Testimony was heard from Robert Peck,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Near East and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State; and Vincent Cannistraro, Assistant to the Assistant Secretary,
International Security Affairs, Department of Defense. 

U.S. SOVIET RELATIONS 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
continued hearings on the U.S.-Soviet Relations, with emphasis on Nationality
Issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on International Operations held a joint
hearing on Recent Developments in the United Nations System. Testimony was
heard from Vernon A. Walters, U.S. Permanent Representative  [*D146]  to the
United Nations; and Richard S. Williamson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs, Department of State. 

U.S./CANADA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint
hearing on the U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from
William F. Martin, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy; Allen Wallis, Under
Secretary, Economic Affairs, Department of State; Louis Laun, Assistant
Secretary, International Economic Policy, Department of Commerce; Alan F.
Holmer, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and Ann Veneman, Associate
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. 

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL REFORM ACT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and
Monetary Affairs continued hearings on H.R. 3675, Real Estate Appraisal Reform
Act of 1987. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 2. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met to consider
funding requests for the following Committees: Energy and Commerce; Banking,
Finance and Urban Affairs; Small Business; Public Works and Transportation;
Foreign Affairs; and Armed Services. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs concluded oversight hearings on the Administration's
fiscal year 1989 budget proposals regarding the insular areas. Testimony was
heard from Mark S. Hayward, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Territorial and
International Affairs, Department of the Interior; from the following
officials of Guam: Joseph F. Ada, Governor; Franklin J. Quitugua, Speaker;
Frank Santos, Chairman, Committee on Federal, Foreign and Legal Affairs, and
Marilyn D. A. Manibusan, Senator, all with the Legislature; Alexander A.
Farrelly, Governor, Virgin Islands; from the following officials of American
Samoa: A.P. Lutali, Governor; and Tuana'itau Tuia, Speaker, House of
Representatives; from the following officials of the Northern Mariana Islands:
Pedro P. Tenorio, Governor; Pedro R. Guerrero, Speaker, House of
Representatives; and Joseph S. Inos, Chairman, Senate Committee on Fiscal
Matters; Franz Reksid, Minister of Administration, Palau; Jesse Marehalau,
Representative to the United States, Federated States of Micronesia; and
Wilfred Kendall, Representative to the United States, Marshall Islands. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a oversight hearing on fiscal year 1989 budget for the
Forest Service, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and U.S.
International Council on Monuments and Sites. Testimony was heard from Dale
Robertson, Chief, Forest Service, USDA; Robert Bush, Executive Director,
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Intergovernmental Relations approved for full Committee action the following
measures: H.R. 3971, amended, International Child Abduction Remedies Act; and
a clean measure to be introduced in lieu of H.J. Res. 352, to amend the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact. 

The Subcommittee also considered private claims bills. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law
continued oversight and authorization hearings on the Antitrust Division of
the Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 3. 

BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing to review the
Administration's fiscal year 1989 budget request for the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Frank
Dunkle, Director, Fish and Wildlife Service; and William P. Horn, Assistant
Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and James E. Douglas, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Fisheries, NOAA, Department of Commerce. 

SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY AND SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAMS;
CORPORATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT CHARTER 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on SBA and the General Economy
continued hearings on the Small Business Investment Company and Minority
Enterprise Small Business Investment Company  [*D147]  programs and on H.R.
3392, Corporation for Small Business Investment Charter Act. Testimony was
heard from James Abdnor, Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses. 

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Public Assistance and
Unemployment Compensation continued hearings on the Child Support Enforcement
program. Testimony was heard from Representatives Snowe, Kaptur and Kanjorski;
and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 2. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
consider pending business. 

NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to hold a hearing on fiscal year 1989
National Foreign Intelligence Program budget. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 1. 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN POVERTY: THE STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE 

Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on "Children
and Families in Poverty: The Struggle to Survive". Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 



1988/02/26
Daily Digest - Friday, February 26, 1988; pages D150 - D158  (Bound vol. D63-
D65)

Committee Meetings 

HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the reauthorization of Health Care for the Homeless grant
program. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held a hearing on fiscal year 1989 budget request for the Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the  [*D153]  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation,
Department of the Interior: Jed Christensen, Director; Robert Boldt, Deputy
Director, Administration and Finance; and Jim Workman, Deputy Director,
Operations and Technical Services; and public witnesses. 

TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued hearings on
United States and Canada Free Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 29. 



1988/02/29
Daily Digest - Monday, February 29, 1988; pages D159 - D163  (Bound vol. D65-
68)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Martime Administration and Japan-U.S. Friendship
Commission. Testimony was heard from John Gaughan, Administrator, Maritime
Administration, Department of Transportation; and the following officials of
the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission: Glenn Campbell, Chairman, and Chalmers
Johnson. 

ARMY'S CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION RECORD OF DECISION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
the Army's chemical demilitarization Record of Decision. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Army: John W. Shannon,
Assistant Secretary, Installations and Logistics; and Brig. Gen. David Nydam,
Project Manager, Chemical Demilitarization Program. 

EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT FLEET OWNED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on High Fliers at Taxpayers Expense: A Review
of Executive Aircraft Fleet Owned by the Corps of Engineers. Testimony was
heard from Richard L. Fogel, Assistant Comptroller General, General Government
Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of the Army: James R.
Ambrose, Under Secretary; and Harold L. Stugart, Auditor General and
Commander, Army Audit Agency. 

TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued hearings on
United States and Canada Free Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from
Senator Domenici; James R. Thompson, Governor, State of Illinois; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1988/03/01
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 1, 1988; pages D165 - D174  (Bound vol. D68-D74)

Committee Meetings 

FOREST SERVICE BUDGET 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms and Energy
held a hearing on the Forest Service budget for fiscal year 1989. Testimony
was heard from F. Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest Service, USDA. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on fiscal
year 1989 Navy Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Navy: H. Lawrence Garrett III, Acting Secretary; Adm.
C.A.H. Trost, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Alfred M. Gray, Commandant,
U.S. Marine Corps. 

HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies held a
hearing on Selective Service System. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Selective Service System: Samuel Kendrick Lessey, Jr.,
Director; and G. Huntington Banister, Comptroller. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on DOE:
Energy Information Administration; Energy Regulatory Administration; Office of
Hearings and Appeals; and on Emergency Preparedness. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Energy: Helmut A. Merklein,
Administrator, Energy Information Administration; Chandler L. van Orman,
Deputy Administrator, Energy Regulatory Administration; George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals; and David B. Waller, Assistant
Secretary, International Affairs and Energy Emergencies. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

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

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Overview of fiscal year 1989 DOD Budget, and on Overview of fiscal
year 1989 Military Construction Program. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert W. Helm, Assistant
Secretary (Comptroller); and Robert A. Stone, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Installations). 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Budget Overview. Testimony was heard
from Stephen B. Dewhurst, Budget Officer, USDA. 

TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE-GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury-Postal Service-General
Government held a hearing on Public Debt, Savings Bonds, and on Financial
Management Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Treasury: Gerald Murphy, Fiscal Assistant Secretary; Richard
L. Gregg, Commissioner, Bureau of the Public Debt; Jerrold B. Speers,
Executive Director, U.S. Savings Bonds Division; and William E. Douglas,
Director, Financial Management Service. 

DEFENSE COMMITMENTS 

Committee on Armed Services: Defense Burdensharing Panel continued hearings on
U.S. defense commitments, the cost of those commitments, how the burden of
providing for allied defense is shared among nations, and the defense
alliances. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Fred Ikle, Under Secretary, Policy; and Albert Wohlstetter, both
Co-Chairmen, Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY AGENCY ACT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems held a hearing on establishing a permanent independent oversight body
for defense-related atomic energy activities, and similar proposals, including
consideration of H.R. 2047, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Agency Act.
Testimony was heard from Representative  [*D169]  Dicks; Joseph S. Salgado,
Under Secretary, Department of Energy; and a public witness.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on the
operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1989 defense budget,
including an overview of the following: Department of Defense O&M account and
details of the Defense Agencies account; and the Army O&M account. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen.
Vincent M. Russo, Director, Defense Logistics Agency; and John W. Beach,
Deputy Director, Resource Management; the following officials of the
Department of the Army: Lt. Gen. Max W. Noah, Comptroller; and Brig. Gen.
Richard J. Mallion, Assistant Director, Army Budget Operations. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development held a
hearing on the research, development, test and evaluation portion of the
fiscal year 1989 defense budget. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Robert C. Duncan, Director, Defense
Research and Engineering; Lawrence Woodruff, Deputy Under Secretary, Strategic
and Theater Nuclear Forces; Donald N. Frederickson, Deputy Under Secretary,
Tactical Warfare Programs; and VAdm. John T. Parker, Director, Defense Nuclear
Agency. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials met in executive session to hold a hearing on the
seapower-related procurement portion of the fiscal year 1989 defense budget.
Testimony was heard from RAdm. William O. Studeman, Director, Naval
Intelligence, Department of the Navy. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continue hearings on the Administration's fiscal year
1989 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Frank C. Carlucci, Secretary
of Defense. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS AND ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued markup of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1987; and the Acid
Deposition Control Act of 1987. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

U.S./CANADA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN FOR FEDERAL WORKERS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on A "Cafeteria" Flexible Benefit Plan for Federal Workers?
Testimony was heard from Constance Horner, Director, Office of Personnel
Management. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met to consider
committee funding requests for the following Committees: Veterans' Affairs;
Select Committees on: Aging, Narcotics Abuse and Control; Children, Youth and
Families; and Hunger. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1989 budget requests for
the Department of Energy (DOE). Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: John S. Herrington, Secretary; Theodore
J. Garrish, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; and Charles E. Kay, Director,
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. 

BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held a hearing on fiscal year 1989 budget requests for the
following: Bureau of Mines; U.S. Geological Survey; the Minerals Management
Service; and the energy and minerals management activities of the Bureau of
Land Management. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: Dallas L. Peck, Director, U.S. Geological Survey;
David S. Brown, Acting Director, Bureau of Mines; William D. Bettenberg,
Director, Minerals Management Service; and Roland G. Robison, Deputy Director,
Bureau of Land Management. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1989 budget for the
Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was heard from Robert F. Burford,
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; James Duffus
III, GAO; and public witnesses.  [*D170]

NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY ACT AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SAFETY ACT;
RECENT BRIDGE FAILURE 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation met and considered H.R. 2266, to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1988 and 1989. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on a recent bridge failure in DeValls
Bluff, Arkansas. Testimony was heard from Representative Alexander; Ronald
Heinz, Associate Administrator, Engineering and Program Development, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; Maurice Smith, Director,
State Highway and Transportation Department, State of Arkansas; and George E.
Roberts, Mayor, DeValls Bluff, Arkansas. 

NRC'S PROPOSAL TO WITHDRAW FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM 

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on NRC's proposal to withdraw from
the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Testimony was heard from
Richard J. Shane, Assistant Administrator, Innovation, Research and
Technology, SBA; Denwood F. Ross, Deputy Director, Research, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, NRC; and Flora H. Milans, Associate Director, Resource,
Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

STATUS OF THE MEDICARE HOSPITAL PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the
status of the Medicare Hospital Prospective Payment system. Testimony was
heard from Michael Zimmerman, Senior Associate Director, Human Resources
Division, GAO; Dr. Stuart Altman, Chairman, Prospective Payment Assessment
Commission; and public witnesses. 

SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security approved for full
Committee action as amended minor and technical social security amendments. 

ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE PEACE PROCESS IN CENTRAL AMERICA 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing that upon its adoption it shall
be in order for Mr. Michel or his designee to move that the House resolve
itself into the Committee of the Whole for the consideration of a joint
resolution printed in section 1 of the report to accompany this resolution.
The joint resolution is debatable for two hours, to be equally divided and
controlled by the majority and minority leaders. No amendment to the joint
resolution is in order except the amendment printed in section 2 of the report
accompanying this resolution, by Representative Foley, or his designee, to be
debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and a
Member opposed thereto. The amendment is not subject to amendment. The rule
provides one motion to commit which may not contain instructions. The rule
further provides that if the joint resolution made in order by the rule is not
considered, it shall be in order to consider in the House a joint resolution
to provide assistance and support for peace, democracy and reconciliation in
Central America, if offered by Representative Foley or his designee,
consisting of the text printed in section 2 of the report accompanying this
resolution, debatable for two hours, to be equally divided and controlled by
the majority and minority leaders. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
commit which may not contain instructions. 

CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT 

Committee on Rules: Granted a modified closed rule providing one hour of
debate on S. 557, Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. The rule provides that
no amendment to the bill is in order in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole except an amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report
accompanying this resolution, if offered by Rep. Michel, or his designee. The
substitute is debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the
proponent of the amendment and a Member opposed thereto. The substitute is not
subject to amendment. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Rodino, Edwards of California,
Hawkins, Oakar, Stenholm, Sensenbrenner, Michel, Gekas, Bartlett, and Henry. 



1988/03/02
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 2, 1988; pages D175 - D184  (Bound vol. D75-
D81)

Committee Meetings 

MILK PRODUCTION TERMINATION PROGRAM 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry held a
hearing on H.R. 3870, to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to establish joint
liability for certain breaches of contracts made under the milk production
termination program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: Milton J. Hertz, Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service; James R. Ebbitt, Assistant Inspector General, Audit; and
Craig L. Beauchamp, Assistant Inspector General, Investigations, both with the
Office of Inspector General. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and
International Trade Commission, and Commission on Civil Rights, and State
Justice Institute. Testimony was heard from Clayton Yeutter, U.S. Trade
Representative; Susan Wittenberg Liebeler, Chairwoman, U.S. International
Trade Commission; Clarence M. Pendelton, Jr., Chairman, Commission on Civil
Rights; and Judge C.C. Torbert, Jr., Chairman, State Justice Institute. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued hearings on
fiscal year 1989 Defense Budget, with emphasis on Environmental Restoration
and Civilian Manpower Overview. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Capt. Michael J. Carricato, USN,
Director, Environmental Restoration, Office of the Assistant Secretary
(Production and Logistics); David J. Berteau, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Resource, Management and Support); and Claire E. Freeman, Deputy Assistant
Secretary (Civilian Personnel Policy). 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers-South Atlantic Division, and Remaining Items.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Army: Maj. Gen. C. Ernest Edgar III, Division Engineer, South Atlantic
Division; and Maj. Gen. Henry J. Hatch, Director, Civil Works. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs met in executive session to receive classified
briefing on the following: Nuclear-Non-Proliferation; Afghanistan; Middle East
Military Balance; and Iran-Iraq. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 

HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies held a
hearing on Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the Council on Environmental
Quality. Testimony was heard from M. Danny Wall, Chairman, Federal Home Loan
Bank Board; and the following officials of the Council on Environmental
Quality: A. Alan Hill, Chairman; William L. Mills and Jacqueline E. Schafer,
members; Joseph R. Jehl, Jr., Chief Scientist; Dinah Bear, General Counsel;
and Lucinda Swartz, Deputy General Counsel. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings with emphasis on Indian issues. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on Health Resources and Services Administration, Alcohol, Drug Abuse 
[*D179]  and Mental Health Administration, and St. Elizabeths Hospital.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: Dr. David Sundwall, Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration; and Robert Trachtenberg, Deputy Administrator,
Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Army Military Construction. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Army: John W. Shannon, Assistant Secretary
(Installations and Logistics); and Maj. Gen. Peter J. Offringa, Assistant
Chief of Engineers. 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Office of the Inspector General
Overview and the Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the USDA: Robert W. Beuley, Inspector
General and Wilmer D. Mizell, Assistant Secretary, Governmental and Public
Affairs. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Interstate Commerce Commission. 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 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center, and Office of the Secretary/International
Affairs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury: Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms; Charles E. Rinkevich, Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center; and Jill E. Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Departmental Finance and
Management. 

DEFENSE COMMITMENTS 

Committee on Armed Services: Defense Burdensharing Panel continued hearings on
U.S. defense commitments, the cost of those commitments, how the burden of
providing for allied defense is shared among nations, and the defense
alliances. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on the military construction portion of the fiscal
year 1989 defense budget. Testimony was heard from Maj. Gen. Peter J.
Offringa, Assistant Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army; the following
officials of the Department of the Navy; RAdm. Benjamin F. Montoya, Commander,
Naval Facilities Engineering Command; and Brig. Gen. Michael P. Downs,
Director, Facilities and Services Division, Installations and Logistics
Department, USMC, and Maj. Gen. George E. Ellis, Director, Engineering and
Services, Department of the Air Force. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems held a hearing on the fiscal year 1989 Department of Energy defense
programs authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: John S. Herrington, Secretary; and Troy
Wade, Acting Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs; and Robert Barker,
Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic Energy, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1989 defense budget.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Navy: VAdm. Stanley Arthur, Deputy Chief, Naval Operations for Logistics; Lt.
Gen. Joseph J. Went, Deputy Chief of Staff, Marine Corps, Installations and
Logistics; and RAdm. Raymond M. Walsh, Director, Operations, Fiscal Management
Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness, Special Operations
Panel held a hearing and status report regarding the establishment of the
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and
Low-Intensity Conflict. Testimony was heard from John O. Marsh, Jr., Acting
Assistant Secretary, Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Department
of Defense. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the  [*D180]  research, development, test and evaluation
portion of the fiscal year 1989 defense budget. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Army: Jay R. Sculley, Assistant
Secretary, Research, Development and Acquisition; Lt. Gen. Donald S. Pihl,
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition; and Robert B. Oswald, Jr., Director, Research and Technology,
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and Acquisition; and
Maj. James K. Womack, Threat, Armor, Scientific and Technical Officer, Threat
and Intelligence Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Intelligence. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1989 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from William J. Bennett,
Secretary of Education; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS AND ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued markup of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1987; and the Acid
Deposition Control Act of 1987. 

Subcommittee recessed subject to call. 

U.S./JAPAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the U.S.-Japan Nuclear
Cooperation Agreement. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL REFORM ACT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and
Monetary Affairs continued hearings on H.R. 3675, Real Estate Appraisal Reform
Act of 1987. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 10. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held an oversight hearing on fiscal
year 1989 Department of the Interior budget request. Testimony was heard from
Donald Paul Hodel, Secretary of the Interior. 

BOEING'S PROPOSAL TO REMOVE OVERWING EXITS FROM 747-SERIES AIRCRAFT 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company's
proposal to remove overwing exit doors on certain existing and future
production B-747 series aircraft, and on the FFA's proposed rule to limit
distance between emergency exit doors. Testimony was heard from T. Allan
McArtor, Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public
witnesses. 

TOXIC POLLUTION IN THE GREAT LAKES 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on toxic pollution in the Great Lakes, including accumulated
toxics in bottom sediments, the effect of such pollution, and remedial
efforts. Testimony was heard from Carol Finch, Director, Great Lakes National
Program Office, EPA; Richard Cleste, Governor, State of Ohio; Thomas Jorling,
Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York; and
public witnesses. 

DOE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy Research
and Development held a hearing on Department of Energy fiscal year 1989 budget
request, with emphasis on Fossil Energy. Testimony was heard from J. Allen
Wampler, Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

HOTEL AND MOTEL FIRE SAFETY ACT 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science, Research
and Technology held a hearing on H.R. 3704, Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of
1987. Testimony was heard from Clyde Bragdon, Administrator, U.S. Fire
Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH THREAT POSED BY INACCURATE LABORATORY TESTING 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation and Business
Opportunities held a hearing on potential public health threat posed by
inaccurate laboratory testing. Testimony was heard from Dr. David Axelrod,
Health Commissioner, State of New York; and public witnesses. 

VA BUDGET 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on proposed VA budget for
fiscal year 1989. Testimony was heard from Thomas K. Turnage, Administrator,
VA. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Public Assistance and
Unemployment concluded hearings on the Child Support Enforcement program.
Testimony was heard from Representative Roukema; Wayne Stanton, Director,
Office of Child  [*D181]  Support Enforcement, Department of Health and Human
Services; Jim Mattox, Attorney General, State of Texas; and public witnesses. 

LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a
hearing on low-income housing tax credits and the role of tax policy in
preserving the stock of low-income housing. Testimony was heard from Senators
D'Amato and Mitchell; C. Eugene Steuerle, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax
Analysis), Department of the Treasury; C. Duncan McRae, General Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing
and Urban Development; Vance L. Clark, Administrator, Farmers Home
Administration, USDA; and public witnesses.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA 

Committee on Ways and Means: On March 1, the Subcommittee on Trade continued
hearings on United States and Canada Free Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

MENTAL HEALTH AND AGING 

Select Committee on Aging: Held a hearing on "Mental Health and Aging: A Call
for Federal Action". Testimony was heard from Lewis Judd, Director, National
Institute of Mental Health, Department of Health and Human Services; Richard
F. Celeste, Governor, State of Ohio; and public witnessses. 

IMPACT OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CUTS 

Select Committee on Aging: On March 1, the Committee concluded hearings on
"Less Profit, Less Care?? Reassessing Medicare and Medicaid Cuts on Patients",
Part 2. Testimony was heard from Dr. William Roper, Administrator, Health Care
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. 

NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1989 National Foreign Intelligence Program Budget. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

On March 1, the Subcommittee met in executive session to hold hearings on
fiscal year 1989 National Foreign Intelligence Program Budget. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1988/03/03
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 3, 1988; pages D185 - D194  (Bound vol. D81-
D89)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on FCC and SBA. Testimony was heard from Dennis R.
Patrick, Chairman, FCC; and James Abdnor, Administrator, SBA. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on fiscal
year 1989 Army Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Army: John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary; and Gen. Carl E.
Vuono, Chief of Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on TVA. Testimony was heard from Marvin T. Runyon, Chairman, TVA. 

HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies held a
hearing on Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Testimony was heard from
William A. Whiteside, Executive Director, Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Indian Issues. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

[*D190]  LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on NIH -- Overview, and on National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute,
and National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: Dr. James B. Wyngaarden, Director, National Institutes of
Health; Dr. Claude J.M. Lenfant, Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute; and Dr. Murray Goldstein, Director, National Institute of
Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Quality of Life in the Military. Testimony was heard from Barbara
S. Pope, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Family Policy), Department of Defense. 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on General Agriculture Outlook. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Ewen Wilson, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Economics; and James Donald, Chairman, World Agricultural
Outlook Board. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Inspector General, Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from John
W. Melchner, Inspector General, Department of Transportation. 

TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE-GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury-Postal Service-General
Government held a hearing on the Federal Election Commission, U.S. Tax Court
and on Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Testimony was heard from Thomas
J. Josefiak, Chairman, FEC; Chief Judge Samuel B. Sterrett, U.S. Tax Court;
and Robert P. Bedell, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy,
Office of Management and Budget. 

DEFENSE COMMITMENTS 

Committee on Armed Services: Defense Burdensharing Panel continued hearings on
U.S. defense commitments, the cost of those commitments, how the burden of
providing for allied defense is shared among nations, and the defense
alliances. Testimony was heard from John Collins, Congressional Research
Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1989 defense budget, focusing on health affairs and health
facilities. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Dr. William Mayer, Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Sgt. Maj.
Julius W. Gates, Office of the Chief of Staff, USA; Master Chief Petty
Officer, William H. Plackett, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Sgt.
Maj. David W. Sommers, Office of the Commandant of the Marine Corps; and Chief
Master Sgt. James C. Binnicker, Office of the Chief of Staff, USAF. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation held a hearing on the manpower portion of the fiscal year 1989
defense budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Grant S. Green, Assistant Secretary, Force Management
and Personnel; Lt. Gen. Allen K. Ono, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel,
Department of the Army; Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Hickey, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Personnel, Department of the Air Force; VAdm. L.A. Edney, Deputy Chief of
Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel and Training); and Lt. Gen. John I.
Hudson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, U.S. Marine Corps, both with the
Department of the Navy. 

Hearings continue March 9. 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY ACT 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on the fiscal year 1989 Department of Energy
defense programs authorization request. Testimony was heard from Roger Batzel,
Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Siegfried S. Hecker,
Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and Irwin Welber, President, Sandia
National Laboratories. 

Hearings continue March 9. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1989 defense budget,
with emphasis on the Air Force. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department  [*D191]  of the Air Force: Lt. Gen. Claudius E.
Watts III, Comptroller; Maj. Gen. Leo W. Smith II, Deputy Comptroller, Budget;
and Brig. Gen. (Select), John L. Finan, Director, Budget Operations, Deputy
Comptroller, Budget.  

Hearings continue March 9. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the research, development, test and evaluation portion
of the fiscal year 1989 defense budget, with emphasis on the Navy and Marine
Corps requests. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Air Force: Thomas F. Faught, Jr., Assistant Secretary,
Research, Engineering and Systems; VAdm. P.F. McCarthy, Director, Research,
Development and Acquisition; and Maj. Gen. R.M. Franklin, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Marine Corps, Research, Development and Studies. 

Hearings continue March 9. 

PROHIBIT SALE OF THE AEGIS WEAPON SYSTEM TO JAPAN; DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials approved for full Committee action H.R. 3724, to prohibit
any funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense
from being used to implement any sale of the AEGIS weapon system to Japan. 

The Subcommittee also continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal year 1989 defense budget, with emphasis on Shipbuilding
and Construction. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: Everett Pyatt, Assistant Secretary (Shipbuilding and
Logistics); VAdm. William Rowden, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command; and
VAdm. John Nyquist, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare). 

Hearings continue March 8. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS 

Committee on the Budget: Concluded hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1989 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman,
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

BUDGET REPORT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Approved budget recommendations for the
report to the Committee on the Budget. 

MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards approved for
full Committee action amended H.R. 1834, Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1987. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on Department of Energy fiscal year 1989 budget. Testimony was heard
from John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3781, DOE
Waste Cleanup Act of 1987; H.R. 3782, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to
improve compliance by Federal facilities with the requirements of subtitle C
of the act; H.R. 3783, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to improve
compliance with hazardous waste laws at Federal facilities; H.R. 3784, to
amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify the regulation of certain
Department of Energy waste under subtitle C of that act; and H.R. 3785, to
amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning the
application of certain requirements and sanctions to Federal facilities.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 10. 

PCB REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism and
Hazardous Materials approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3070, to
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require persons handling
polychlorinated biphenyls to comply with the manifest and financial
responsibility requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and to require
persons carrying out certain intermediate activities with respect to
polychlorinated biphenyls to obtain approval from the Environmental Protection
Agency. 

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and
the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations approved for
full Committee action amended H.J. Res. 479, to authorize the entry into force
of the "Compact of Free Association" between the United States and the
Government of Palau. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittees held a joint hearing on this
resolution. Testimony was heard from James Berg, Director, Office of Freely
Associated States Affairs, Department of State. 

WORLDWIDE NARCOTICS REVIEW AND INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
held a hearing on Worldwide  [*D192]  Narcotics Review; and to review the 1988
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Testimony was heard from Ann
Wrobleski, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics Matters,
Department of State; and David L. Westrate, Assistant Administrator for
Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts approved for full
Committee action amended H. Res. 388, providing amounts from the contingent
fund of the House for the expenses of investigations and studies by standing
and select committees of the House in the 2d sess. of the 100th Congress. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Personnel and Police met in
executive session to consider pending business. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1989 budget request for
the NRC. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NRC: Lando W.
Zech, Chairman; Thomas M. Roberts; Frederick M. Bernthal; Kenneth M. Carr; and
Kenneth C. Rogers, all Commissioners. 

CAVE RESOURCES 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1975, to protect
cave resources on Federal lands. 

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT AUTHORIZATION FEDERAL CHARTER ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action H.R. 3997, The
Ethics in Government Act Authorization Extension Act of 1988. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 3897, Federal Charter Act of
1988. Testimony was heard from Representative McCloskey; Dennis Duquette,
Associate Director, Accounting and Financial Management Division, GAO; and
James Mann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, Department of
Justice. 

FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 1158, Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1987. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law
concluded oversight and authorization hearings on the Antitrust Division of
the Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from Charles F. Rule, Assistant
Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Held a hearing on the U.S.
Department of Transportation issues, including the U.S. Coast Guard and
maritime policy. Testimony was heard from James Burnley IV, Secretary of
Transportation. 

ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE: WILDLIFE ISSUES 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, hearing on Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge: Wildlife Issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Fish and Game, State of Alaska: Al Ott, Regional Supervisor,
Habitat Division; and Kenneth Whitten, Game Biologist; and public witnesses. 

DECENNIAL CENSUS IMPROVEMENT ACT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held a hearing on H.R. 3511, Decennial Census Improvement Act of
1987. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Commerce: Robert Ortner, Under Secretary, Economic Affairs; and John G. Keane,
Director, Bureau of the Census; and public witnesses. 

GENERAL AVIATION STANDARDS ACT 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2238, General Aviation
Standards Act of 1987. 

DOE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Energy Research
and Development continued hearings on Department of Energy fiscal year 1989
budget request, with emphasis on Fossil Energy. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 8. 

NASA POSTURE 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space Science and
Applications held a posture hearing on NASA authorization. Testimony was heard
from James C. Fletcher, Administrator, NASA. 

Hearings continue March 8. 

[*D193]  TAX FREE SALES OF DIESEL FUEL 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Energy and Agriculture held a
hearing on H.R. 3865, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit
tax-free sales of diesel fuel for use on a farm or for other off-highway uses.
Testimony was heard from Senator Gramm; Representatives de la Garza,
Schneider, Daub, Schuette, and Jontz; and public witnesses. 

VA BUDGET 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Concluded hearings on proposed VA budget for
fiscal year 1989. Testimony was heard from representatives of veterans'
organizations. 

LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS AND PRESERVING THE STOCK OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures concluded
hearings on low-income housing tax credits and the role of tax policy in
preserving the stock of low-income housing. Testimony was heard from
Representative Frank; Thomas T. Demery, Assistant Secretary for Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Development; John H. Luke, Associate Director,
Resources Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1989 National Foreign Intelligence Program Budget. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 



1988/03/04
Daily Digest - Friday, March 4, 1988; pages D196 - D204  (Bound vol. D89-D92)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Marine Mammal Commission, and on Federal Maritime Commission. Testimony was
heard from Representative Hoyer, Chairman, Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe; William Fox, Acting Chairman, Marine Mammal Commission;
and Edward J. Philbin, Acting Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission. 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Office of General Counsel.
Testimony was heard from Christopher Hicks, General Counsel, Office of General
Counsel, USDA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1989 defense budget. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: John B. Rosamond, Deputy Assistant
Secretary (Guard/Reserve Materiel and Facilities); Brig. Gen. William A.
Navas, Jr., Deputy Director, Army National Guard, Maj. Gen. William F. Ward,
Chief, Army Reserve; Capt. James D. Olson, Acting Deputy Director, Naval
Reserve; Brig. Gen. John G. McMerty, Deputy Director, Air National Guard; and
Brig. Gen. Shirley M. Carpenter, Deputy Chief, Air Force Reserve. 

Hearings continue March 9. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; NIH REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3361, National Institute on
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Act; H.R. 4013, to amend the Public
Health Service Act to establish a National Center for Medical Rehabilitation
Research; and miscellaneous issues relating to the reauthorization of the
National Institute of Health. Testimony was heard from Representative Pepper,
and public witnesses. 



1988/03/07
Daily Digest - Monday, March 7, 1988; pages D206 - D208  (Bound vol. D92-D93)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and on
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission. Testimony was heard from
Clarence Thomas, Chairman, EEOC; and John Nicholas Goudie, Chairman, Columbus
Quincentenary Commission. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Medical
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Dr. William Mayer, Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs); and VAdm.
James A. Zimble, Surgeon General, USN. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Commission of Fine Arts, National Gallery of Art, National Capital Planning
Commission, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, and on Holocaust
Memorial Council. Testimony was heard from J. Carter Brown, Chairman,
Commission of Fine Arts; Glen T. Urquhart, Chairman, National Capital Planning
Commission; Henry A. Berliner, Jr., Chairman, Pennsylvania Avenue Development
Corporation; and Lyle Ryter, Executive Director, Holocaust Memorial Council. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on National Institute of Dental Research, and on National Institute of
Environmental Health Science. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Harold Loe, Director,
National Institute of Dental Research; and Dr. David P. Rall, Director,
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 



1988/03/08
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 8, 1988; pages D209 - D214  (Bound vol. D93-D96)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Supreme Court, and U.S. Information Agency.
Testimony was heard from Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme
Court; and Charles Z. Wick, Director, U.S. Information Agency. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Fiscal
Year 1989 Air Force Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Air Force: Edward C. Aldridge, Jr., Secretary; and
Gen. Larry D. Welch, Chief of Staff for Personnel. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Fish
and Wildlife Service. Testimony was heard from Frank M. Dunkle, Director, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases,
National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and National
I