102nd Congress (1991 - 1992)
January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1992
House Committee Meetings by Date
Compiled from the Congressional Record's Daily Digests via Thomas at thomas.loc.gov
1991/01/03
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 3, 1991; pages D1 - D36 (Bound vol. D1-D6)
Committee Meetings
FUTURE--U.S. SPACE PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Met to review the Report of the
Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program. Testimony was
heard from Norman Augustine, Chairman, Advisory Committee on the Future of the
U.S. Space Program.
1991/01/04
Daily Digest - Friday, January 4, 1991; pages D37 - D40 (Bd vol. D6-D7)
Committee Meetings
OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Committee on the Budget: Held a briefing on Operation Desert Shield: Costs and
Contributions. The Committee was briefed by Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller
General, GAO; Lawrence J. Korb, former Assistant Secretary, Department of
Defense; and Gordon Adams, Director, Defense Budget Project.
1991/01/07
Daily Digest - Monday, January 7, 1991; pages D42 - D44 (Bd vol. D7-D8)
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
1991/01/08
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 8, 1991; pages D46 - D48 (Bd vol. D8)
Committee Meetings
HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION--KUWAIT AND IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Current Human Rights
Situation in Kuwait and Iraq. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
1991/01/09
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 9, 1991; pages D50 - D52 (Bd vol. D9-D10)
Committee Meetings
BRIEFING--BANK OF NEW ENGLAND FAILURE
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a briefing on the
failure of the Bank of New England. The Committee was briefed by L. William
Seidman, Chairman, FDIC; and Robert L. Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency,
Department of the Treasury.
PERSIAN GULF SITUATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a briefing on energy implications of
the Persian Gulf Situation. The Committee was briefed by the following
officials of the Department of Energy: John J. Easton, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, International Affairs and Energy Emergencies; and L.A. Pettis,
Deputy Administrator, Energy Information Agency; Charles R. Guinn, Deputy
Commissioner, Energy Office, State of New York; and public witnesses.
PERSIAN GULF SITUATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Met to discuss proposals pertaining to the
situation in the Persian Gulf, including H. Con. Res. 1, to express the sense
of the Congress that Congress must approve any offensive military action
against Iraq. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bennett and Durbin.
Committee recessed subject to call.
OVERSIGHT--CONCESSIONS
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on concessions at Yosemite National
Park. Testimony was heard from Manuel Lujan, Jr., Secretary of the Interior;
and public witnesses.
1991/01/10
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 10, 1991; pages D53 - D56 (Bd vol. D10-D11)
Committee Meetings
PERSIAN GULF RESOLUTIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for consideration in the House of
three measures--a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that
Congress must approve any offensive military action against Iraq, if offered
by Representatives Bennett, Durbin or their designee; a concurrent resolution
regarding United States policy to reverse Iraq's occupation of Kuwait, if
offered by Representatives Hamilton, Gephardt or their designee and a joint
resolution authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to
United Nations Security Council Resolution 678, if offered by Representative
Michel or his designee. The text of these resolutions will be printed in the
Rules Committee report to accompany the rule. Each resolution will be
debatable in the House for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and a Member opposed. The rule provides 12 hours of general debate
on the situation in the Middle East, equally divided and controlled by the
majority and minority leader. After consulting with the minority leader, it
will be in order for the majority leader or his designee to move to extend the
period of debate and the motion will not be debatable. After general debate is
concluded, it will be in order to consider the Bennett/Durbin resolution.
After the first concurrent resolution is disposed of, it will be in order to
consider the Hamilton/Gephardt resolution. After the second concurrent
resolution is disposed of, it will be in order to consider the Michel joint
resolution. The rule provides one motion to commit, if offered by
Representative Michel or his designee, on the joint resolution.
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Prior to this action, the Committee heard testimony from Representatives
Bennett and Durbin on H. Con. Res. 1, to express the sense of Congress that
Congress must approve any offensive military action against Iraq. The
Committee also heard testimony from Speaker Foley, Representatives Fascell,
Hamilton, Solarz, Washington, Michel and Broomfield on bills relating to the
Persian Gulf.
1991/01/11
Daily Digest - Friday, January 11, 1991; pages D58 - D60 (Bd vol. D11-D12)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/01/12
Daily Digest - Saturday, January 12, 1991; pages D61 - D63 (Bd vol. D12-D13)
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
1991/01/14
Daily Digest - Monday, January 14, 1991; pages D65 - D67 (Bd vol. D13-14)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/01/15
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 15, 1991; pages D68 - D70 (Bd vol. D14-D15)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/01/16
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 16, 1991; pages D71 - D73 (Bd vol. D15)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/01/17
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 17, 1991; pages D74 - D76 (Bd vol. D15-D16)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/01/18
Daily Digest - Friday, January 18, 1991; pages D78 - D80 (Bd vol. D16)
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
1991/01/22
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 22, 1991; pages D82 - D84 (Bd vol. D17-D18)
Committee Meetings
MONETARY POLICY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Monetary Policy, the Economy and
the Budget. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System.
1991/01/23
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 23, 1991; pages D86 - D90 (Bd vol. D18-D20)
Committee Meetings
BALTIC STATES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East and
the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations held a joint
hearing on the Baltic States. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PERSIAN GULF PERSONNEL TAX DEADLINE EXTENSION; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4, to extend the
time for performing certain acts under the internal revenue laws for
individuals performing services as part of the Desert Shield Operation.
Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
1991/01/24
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 24, 1991; pages D92 - D96 (Bd vol. D20-D22)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/01/25
Daily Digest - Friday, January 25, 1991; pages D97 - D98 (Bd vol. D22-D23)
Committee Meetings
PROBLEMS IN URBAN AMERICA
Committee on Government Operations: Held a hearing on Problems in Urban
America--Report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors regarding loss of Federal
funds. Testimony was heard from the following Mayors: W. Wilson Goode,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Raymond L. Flynn, Boston and John K. Bullard, New
Bedford, both of Massachusetts; Charles E. Box, Rockford, Illinois; Sue
Myrick, Charlotte, North Carolina; Peggy Rubach, Mesa, Arizona; and Peter
Clavelle, Burlington, Vermont.
1991/01/28
Daily Digest - Monday, January 28, 1991; pages D100 - D102 (Bd vol. D23)
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
1991/01/29
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 29, 1991; pages D103 - D106 (Bd vol. D23-D25)
Committee Meetings
SELECT COMMITTEE ON HUNGER; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Hall of Ohio and
Emerson, but no action was taken on H. Res. 11, to establish the Select
Committee on Hunger.
Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Miller of California
and Wolf, but no action was taken on H. Res. 12, to establish the Select
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Rangel and Coughlin,
but no action was taken on H. Res. 14, to establish the Select Committee on
Narcotics Abuse and Control.
FUTURE OF THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Continued hearings on the
implementation of the Report of the Advisory Committee on the Future of the
U.S. Space Program. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue January 31.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight met for organizational
purposes.
TRANSPORTATION IN THE 90'S
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Human Services held a briefing on
Transportation in the 90's: Keeping America's Elderly Moving. The Subcommittee
was briefed by Senator Adams; Roland Mross, Deputy Administrator, Urban Mass
Transportation Administration, Department of Transportation; Sue Ward,
Director, Prince George's County, Agency on Aging, State of Maryland; the
following officials of the State of New York: Joseph Clemente, Commissioner,
Department for Aging, Suffolk County; and Dr. Prima Mathai-Davis, Commissioner
for Aging, New York City; and a public witness.
1991/01/30
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 30, 1991; pages D108 - D112 (Bd vol. D26-
D28)
Committee Meetings
PERSIAN GULF
Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to hold a hearing to
review issues related to the crisis in the Persian Gulf, receiving a
classified briefing on the operation of equipment in Operation Desert Storm.
The Committee was briefed by the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Lt. Gen. Jimmy Ross, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics; Lt. Gen.
Henry Viccellio, Jr., USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics and Engineering;
Lt. Gen. Robert Winglass, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and
Logistics; and Vice Adm. Stephen Loftus, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
(Logistics).
BUDGET PROJECTIONS AND POLICY
Committee on the Budget: Held a briefing on Budget Projections and Policy for
Fiscal Year 1992. The Committee was briefed by Robert D. Reischauer, Director,
CBO.
Will continue tomorrow.
BUDGET REQUEST; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the President's 1992 Fiscal
Year Budget request in the context of the Budget Summit agreement. Testimony
was heard from a member of the staff of the House Committee on the Budget.
Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
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WETLANDS PROTECTION MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the effects of wetlands
protection measures on the small business community. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Hayes of Louisiana, Ridge, Thomas of Georgia, Hansen, Anthony,
Clinger, Pease and Thomas of Wyoming; G. Edward Dickey, Acting Assistant
Secretary, (Civil Works), Department of the Army, Department of Defense; James
Mosely, Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; and
LaJuana Wilcher, Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA.
Hearings continue February 6.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security met for
organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade met for organizational
purposes.
1991/01/31
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 31, 1991; pages D114 - D120 (Bd vol. D28-D31)
Committee Meetings
REPROGRAMMING REQUESTS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Considered and approved pending Department of
Defense reprogramming requests.
Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT--RTC OVERSIGHT BOARD
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Met to receive the semiannual
report of the Resolution Trust Corporation Oversight Board. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Resolution Trust Corporation
Oversight Board: Nicholas F. Brady, Chairman, and Secretary of the Treasury;
Jack Kemp, Secretary, Housing and Urban Development; Alan Greenspan, Chairman,
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, Philip C. Jackson, Independent and
Robert C. Larson, Independent, all members of the Board of Directors; and
Peter Monroe, President.
BUDGET PROJECTIONS AND POLICY
Committee on the Budget: Concluded briefings on Budget Projections and Policy
for Fiscal Year 1992. The Committee was briefed by public witnesses.
POSTWAR POLICY IN THE GULF
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science and the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a
joint hearing on Postwar United States Policy in the Gulf. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT--NATIONAL SECURITY EXPORT CONTROLS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held a hearing on the Report of the National Academy of Sciences:
The Future Design and Implementation of the U.S. National Security Export
Controls. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Met for organizational purposes.
FUTURE OF THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Concluded hearings on the
implementation of the Report of the Advisory Committee on the Future of the
U.S. Space Program. Testimony was heard from Marcia Smith, CRS, Library of
Congress; Ray Williamson, OTA; David Moore, CBO; and public witnesses.
1991/02/01
Daily Digest - Friday, February 1, 1991; pages D122 - D124 (Bd vol. D31-D32)
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
1991/02/04
Daily Digest - Monday, February 4, 1991; pages D126 - D128 (Bd vol. 34)
Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
House of Representatives and Joint Items (Including House Information
Systems). Testimony was heard from Representative Rose; and the following
officials of the House of Representatives: Donnald K. Anderson, Clerk; Jack
Russ, Sergeant at Arms; James T. Molloy, Doorkeeper; Robert V. Rota,
Postmaster; Raymond W. Smock, Historian; Edward F. Willett, Jr., Law Revision
Counsel; David E. Meade, Legislative Counsel; and Dr. Robert C.J. Krasner,
Attending Physician.
1991/02/05
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 5, 1991; pages D129 - D134 (Bd vol. D35-39)
Committee Meetings
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Smithsonian Institution. Testimony was heard from Robert McC. Adams,
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
following: Capitol Police; Architect of the Capitol; Botanic Garden; CBO; and
on the OTA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S.
Capitol Police Board: Martha S. Pope, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
U.S. Senate, Chairman; Jack Russ, Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of
Representatives and George M. White, Architect of the Capitol, both members of
the Board; Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and John H. Gibbons, Director,
OTA.
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
Committee on Armed Services: Military Education Panel held a briefing on the
interim results of a GAO examination of professional military education. The
Panel was briefed by Paul Jones, Director, Defense Force Management Issues,
National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO.
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the overall state of the economy, with
emphasis on monetary and financial issues. Testimony was heard from Sidney L.
Jones, Assistant Secretary, Economic Policy, Department of the Treasury.
Hearings continue February 7.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Met for organizational purposes.
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COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Met for organizational purposes.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY--FINANCIAL CONDITION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on the Financial Condition of the Airline Industry and the Adequacy of
Competition. Testimony was heard from Samuel K, Skinner, Secretary of
Transportation; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
SELECT COMMITTEES
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported a resolution establishing three select
Committees. This is a privileged resolution. It will be considered in the
House. In the past, unanimous consent requests have been agreed to in order to
extend the hour of debate to one and a half hours of debate. Under House
rules, the question is divisible. If any Member demands a separate vote on
each select committee, the question will be divided.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health met for organizational
purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources met for
organizational purposes.
1991/02/06
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 6, 1991; pages D135 - D142 (Bd vol. D39-
D46)
Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on
Joint Economic Committee, Joint Committee on Printing, GAO, and on the Library
of Congress. Testimony was heard from Senator Sarbanes; Representative Rose;
Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the United States, GAO; and James
H. Billington, Librarian of Congress.
TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE-GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury-Postal Service-General
Government held a hearing on the Postmaster General. Testimony was heard from
Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's fiscal year
1992 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Richard G. Darman, Director,
OMB.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on the District of Columbia: Met for organizational purposes.
BUDGET REQUEST; OPERATION DESERT STORM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the President's fiscal year
1992 Budget request for International Affairs and Update on Diplomatic
Initiatives pursuant to Operation Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from James
A. Baker III, Secretary of State.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Met for organizational purposes.
AIRLINE INDUSTRY--FINANCIAL CONDITION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
concluded hearings on the Financial Condition of the Airline Industry and the
Adequacy of Competition. Testimony was heard from Representative Dorgan of
North Dakota; Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues Resources,
Community and Economic Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
WETLANDS PROTECTION MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings on the effects of wetlands
protection measures on the small business community. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
unemployment insurance and the recession. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Labor: Mary Ann Wyrsch, Director,
Unemployment Insurance Service, Employment and Training Administration; and
John E. Bregger, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Current Employment
Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue February 20.
REVIEW ISSUANCE OF FEDERAL BENEFIT CHECKS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the issuance of Federal benefit checks to deceased beneficiaries.
Testimony was heard from Lawrence Thompson, Assistant Comptroller General,
Human Resources Division, GAO: Louis D. Enoff, Deputy Commissioner, Programs,
SAA, Department of Health and Human Services; Bill Pearson, Deputy Chief
Benefits Director, Department of Veterans Affairs; Curtis J. Smith, Associate
Director, Retirement and Insurance, OPM; Shelby Hallmark, Deputy Director,
Office of Workers' Programs, Department of Labor; Glen L. Bower, Chairman,
Railroad Retirement Board; Albert V. Conte, Director, Defense, Finance and
Accounting Services, Department of Defense; and a public witness.
NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on the
National Drug Control Strategy. Testimony was heard from John P. Walters,
Acting Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
1991/02/07
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 7, 1991; pages D144 - D148 (Bd vol. D46-D50)
Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Agriculture: Met for organizational purposes.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on
Copyright Royalty Tribunal, GPO and on Outside Witnesses. Testimony was heard
from Robert W. Houk, Public Printer, GPO; Mario F. Aguero, Chairman, Copyright
Royalty Tribunal; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Began hearings on the fiscal years 1992/1993
national defense authorization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Dick Cheney, Secretary; and Gen. Colin
L. Powell, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy concluded hearings on the overall state of the economy, with
emphasis on monetary and financial issues. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady,
Secretary of the Treasury; and L. William Seidman, Chairman, FDIC and
Chairman, Resolution Trust Corporation.
Hearings continue February 19.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met for organizational purposes.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the President's fiscal year
budget request for Foreign Assistance. Testimony was heard from Ronald W.
Roskens, Administrator, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Government Operations: Met for organizational purposes.
ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 325, to amend the Ethics in
Government Act of 1978 with respect to the prohibition on acceptance of
honoraria, and related measures (H.R. 109, H.R. 414 and H.R. 474). Testimony
was heard from Representatives Hoyer, Morella, Rhodes, and Moran; Stephen
Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics; and public witnesses.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held a hearing on H.R. 1, Civil Rights Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from
John R. Dunne, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.
NASA POSTURE; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a NASA posture hearing.
Testimony was heard from Richard H. Truly, Administrator, NASA.
Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Met for organizational purposes.
1991/02/19
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 19, 1991; pages D149 - D156 (Bd vol. D50-D54)
Committee Meetings
COMMODITY FUTURES IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 707, Commodity
Futures Improvement Act of 1991.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from Wendy L. Gramm, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the following: Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit; Court of International Trade; Federal Judicial Center; Sentencing
Commission; and on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. Testimony
was heard from Helen W. Nies, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit; Edward D. Re, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade;
William W. Schwarzer, Judge, Director, Federal Judicial Center; and William W.
Wilkens, Jr., Judge, Chairman, U.S. Sentencing Commission; and Coretta Scott
King, Chairperson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Fiscal
Year 1992 Defense Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Dick Cheney, Secretary; and Gen. Colin L. Powell,
USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and the Chief of
Engineers and on Corps of Engineers: Pacific Ocean Division. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: G. Edward
Dickey, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, (Civil Works); Lt. Gen.
Henry J. Hatch, USA, Chief, Corps of Engineers; and Brig. Gen. Clair F. Gill,
USA, Commander and Division Engineer, Pacific Ocean Division.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
following: National Capitol Planning Commission; Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation; and on the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Testimony was heard from Glen T. Urquhart, Chairman, National Capitol Planning
Commission; Robert D. Bush, Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation; and Charles Blitzer, Director, Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars.
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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
National Transportation Safety Board. Testimony was heard from James L.
Kolstad, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board.
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on Consumer Product Safety Commission and Selective Service
System. Testimony was heard from Jacqueline Jones-Smith, Chairman, Consumer
Product Safety Commission; and Samuel K. Lessey, Jr., Director, Selective
Service System.
OPERATION DESERT STORM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation held a hearing on parenting issues related to Operation Desert
Storm. Testimony was heard from Representatives Boxer, Shaw and Long; from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Christopher Jehn, Assistant
Secretary, Force Management and Personnel; Stephen Duncan, Assistant
Secretary, Reserve Affairs; G. Kim Wincup, Assistant Secretary, Manpower and
Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army; Barbara S. Pope, Assistant Secretary,
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Navy; Jerome G. Cooper,
Assistant Secretary, Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment,
Department of the Air Force; Dr. John M. Plewes, Acting Consultant,
Psychiatry, Office of the Surgeon General of the Army; Dr. Douglas E. Dennett,
Commander, Medical Corps, USNR; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials began hearings on the seapower portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 National Defense authorization request, with emphasis on the sealift
effort in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm to date. Testimony was heard
from VAdm. Francis R. Donovan, USN, Commander, Military Sealift Command,
Department of the Navy.
MONEY LAUNDERING ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions, Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing on H.R. 26,
Money Laundering Enforcement Amendments of 1991. Testimony was heard from
Peter K. Nunez, Assistant Secretary, Enforcement, Department of the Treasury.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Michael J. Boskin,
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on H.J. Res. 128, to require the Secretary of Health and Human
Services to call to active duty additional members of the Reserve Corps of the
Public Health Service for the purpose of responding to the shortage of health
care providers in the United States that has occurred as a result of the
Persian Gulf Conflict. Testimony was heard from Representative Stenholm; James
O. Mason, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses.
POST-COLD WAR LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on U.S. Interest in Post-Cold War Latin America and Caribbean.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--BLM BUDGET
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on proposed fiscal year 1992 budget for
the Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was heard from D. Cy Jamison,
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources held an oversight hearing on the drought in
California. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Interior: John M. Sayre, Assistant Secretary, Water and Science; Dennis
B. Underwood, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and John F. Turner,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and the following officials of the
State of California: Douglas Wheeler, Secretary, Resources Agency, and David
Kennedy, Director, Department of Water Resources.
1991/02/20
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 20, 1991; pages D157 - D164 (Bd vol. D54-
D61)
Committee Meetings
EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains
held a joint hearing on H.R. 805, to restore the effectiveness of the Export
Enhancement Program. Testimony was heard from Paul Dickerson, General Sales
Manager, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
BUDGET OVERVIEW
Committee on Appropriations: Held an overview hearing on the Fiscal Year 1992
Budget. Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury;
Richard G. Darman, Director, OMB; and Michael J. Boskin, Chairman, Council of
Economic Advisers.
OPERATION DESERT SHIELD-OPERATION DESERT STORM; NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported the following measures: H.R.
586, amended, to require regular reports to the Congress on the amount of
expenditures made to carry out Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert
Storm and the amount of contributions made to the United States by foreign
countries to support Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm; and
without recommendation H. Res. 19, calling for the submission to the House of
Representatives of certain information regarding Operation Desert Shield.
The Committee also continued hearings on fiscal years 1992/1993 National
Defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Army request. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Michael
P.W. Stone, Secretary; and Gen. Carl E. Vuono, USA, Chief of Staff.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
RTC OPERATIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the GAO
"Report Card" on Resolution Trust Corporation operations. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the GAO: Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller
General; Richard L. Fogel, Assistant Comptroller General; J. William Gadsby,
Director, and Gaston Gianni, Associate Director, all with General Government
Division.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
international economic organizations. Testimony was heard from David C.
Mulford, Under Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the Treasury;
and public witnesses.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Louis W. Sullivan,
Secretary of Health and Human Services; and the following Mayors: William J.
Althaus, York, Pennsylvania; David Dinkins, New York City; and Raymond L.
Flynn, Boston, Massachusetts.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY GOALS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on National Energy Policy Goals. Testimony was heard from John H.
Gibbons, Director, OTA; and public witnesses.
OPERATION DESERT SHIELD-OPERATION DESERT STORM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures: H.R.
586, to require regular reports to the Congress on the amount of expenditures
made to carry out Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm and the
amount of contributions made to the United States by foreign countries to
support Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm; H.J. Res. 100, to
recognize the 200th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations
between the United States and Portugal; and without recommendation H. Res. 19,
calling for the submission to the House of Representatives of certain
information regarding Operation Desert Shield.
PENALIZING HANDICAPPED EMPLOYEES
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on Penalizing Handicapped Employees for Working Overtime to
Supply Troops in the Persian Gulf. Testimony was heard from Louis D. Enoff,
Deputy Commissioner, Programs, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services;
the following officials of the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other
Severely Handicapped: Beverly Milkman, Executive Director; and RAdm. D.W.
McKinnon, Jr., Chairman; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held an oversight hearing on the Office of Justice
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Justice: Jimmy Gurule, Assistant Attorney General; Richard Hankinson,
Inspector General; and Anthony Moscato, Deputy Assistant Attorney General.
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COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on House Administration: Met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation met for organizational purposes.
PERSIAN GULF MAIL SERVICE
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Operations
and Services and the Subcommittee on Postal Personnel and Modernization held a
joint hearing to examine mail service to the Persian Gulf. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Byron, Snowe, Marlenee, Williams, Gunderson and
Schroeder; the following officials of the U.S. Postal Service, Allen Kane,
Assistant Postmaster General, Delivery, Distribution and Transportation; and
Ken McFadden, General Manager, International and Military Mail Operations
Division; and Diane Morales, Assistant Secretary, Logistics, Department of
Defense.
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Held a hearing on our Nation's
Surface Transportation System: Enhancing Intermodalism and U.S. Global
Competitiveness for the 21st Century. Testimony was heard from Samuel K.
Skinner, Secretary of Transportation; Edith B. Page H, Senior Associate, OTA;
Alicia Munnell, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston; and Wallace G. Wilkinson, Governor, State of Kentucky.
R&D POSTURE
Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Held a R&D posture hearing.
Testimony was heard from D. Allan Bromley, Director, Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
NSF AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on the NSF authorization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the NSF: Frederick M. Bernthal, Acting Director; and Mary L.
Good, Chairman, National Science Board.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 1992
Department of Veterans Affairs budget. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Edward J. Derwinski,
Secretary; and Thomas E. Collins, Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and
Training; and the following officials of the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals,
Kenneth B. Kramer; and John J. Farley III, both Associate Judges.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources continued
hearings on unemployment insurance. Testimony was heard from Representative
Long; Lawrence H. Thompson, Assistant Comptroller General, Human Resources
Division, GAO; Vernon Stoner, Commissioner, Employment Security Department,
State of Washington; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue February 26.
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the
proposed negotiation of a free trade agreement with Mexico. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Kaptur, Kolter, Bruce and Kolbe; Carla A. Hills,
U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met for organizational purposes.
1991/02/21
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 21, 1991; pages D166 - D175 (Bd vol. D61-
D70)
Committee Meetings
FARMERS AND RANCHERS CREDIT NEEDS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the agricultural credit needs of farmers
and ranchers. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FOREST SERVICE BUDGET
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review the Administration's fiscal year 1992 budget for the
Forest Service of the USDA. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the USDA: John Beuter, Deputy Assistant Secretary; and F. Dale Robertson,
Chief, Forest Service; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the following: State Justice Institute; EEOC;
Maritime Administration; and the Federal Maritime Commission. Testimony was
heard from C.C. Torbert, Jr., Chairman, Board of Directors, State Justice
Institute; Evan J. Kemp, Jr., Chairman, EEOC; Capt. Warren G. Leback,
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; and
Christopher L. Koch, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on classified reprogramming action. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Corps of Engineers: Ohio River Division; Southwestern
Division; Missouri River Division; and the North Pacific Division; and on the
TVA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Corps of
Engineers, Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. Paul Y. Chinen, USA, Division
Engineer, Ohio River Division; Brig. Gen. Stanley G. Genega, USA, Division
Engineer, Southwestern Division; and Col. Donald E. Hazen, Acting Division
Engineer, Missouri River Division; John E. Velehradsky, Director, Programs and
Project Management, North Pacific Division; and the following officials of the
TVA: Marvin Runyon, Chairman; and John B. Waters, Director.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Arts. Testimony was heard from John E. Frohnmayer,
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Social Security Administration Fiscal Year 1991 Supplemental.
Testimony was heard from Gwendolyn S. King, Commissioner, SSA, Department of
Health and Human Services.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Secretary of Transportation. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Transportation: Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary;
and Kate L. Moore, Assistant Secretary, Budget and Programs.
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VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the following: American Battle Monuments Commission;
Cemeterial Expenses, Department of the Army; Office of Consumer Affairs; and
Consumer Information Center. Testimony was heard from Maj. Gen. A.J. Adams,
USA, Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission; Steven Dola, Deputy,
Management and Budget, Department of the Army; Ann Windham Wallace, Director,
U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services; and
Tesesa N. Nasif, Director, Consumer Information Center, GSA.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on fiscal years 1992/1993
National Defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Navy and Marine
Corps requests. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: H. Lawrence Garrett III, Secretary; Adm. Frank B.
Kelson II, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Alfred M. Gray, Jr., USMC,
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Hearings continue February 26.
FEDERAL RESERVE MONETARY POLICY
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
pursuant to the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
(Humphrey-Hawkins). Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board
of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT EXTENSION AND AMENDMENTS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization approved for full Committee action H.R. 991, Defense Production
Act Extension and Amendments of 1991.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from Allan Burman, Administrator, Federal Procurement
Policy, OMB.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Donald J. Atwood, Deputy Secretary; and Sean
O'Keefe, Comptroller.
IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE U.S. TECHNOLOGY; SEIZURE OF IRAQI ASSETS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on Iraqi efforts to acquire
U.S. technology and the need for additional authority relating to the seizure
of Iraqi assets in the United States. Testimony was heard from the following
officils of the Department of the Treasury: John C. Kelley, Director,
Strategic Investigations Division; Thomas Baumgardener, Branch Chief,
Technology Investigations, both with U.S. Customs; and R. Richard Newcomb,
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control; and public witnesses.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on global climate change and greenhouse emissions. Testimony
was heard from Senator Gore; Richard D. Morganstern, Assistant Administrator,
Policy, Planning and Evaluation, EPA; Robert Reinstein, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Environment, Health, and National Resources, Department of State;
Mark Kerrigan, Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Policy, Planning and
Analysis, Department of Energy; Robert Watson, Associate Director, Process
Studies Program Office, NASA; Rosina Bierbaum, Senior Analyst, OTA; and public
witnesses.
EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 531, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Alfred C. Sikes, Chairman, FCC; and
public witnesses.
PEACE CORPS BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 budget request for the Peace Corps. Testimony was heard from Paul
Coverdell, Director, Peace Corps.
POST-WAR U.S. POLICY IN THE GULF; POLITICAL ISSUES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on Post-War United States Policy in the Gulf: Political Issues.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs and
the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations held a joint
hearing on Human Rights in Latin America. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
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COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
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Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs met for organizational purposes.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held an oversight hearing on the consideration of historic and
cultural resources in the implementation of the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act and the general mining laws. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Interior; Harry M. Snyder,
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; and Adam A.
Sokoloski, Deputy Assistant Director, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of
Land Management; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1992 budget for the
National Park Service and related agencies. Testimony was heard from James M.
Ridenour, Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Robert
D. Bush, Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and
public witnesses.
1990 CENSUS COUNT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held a hearing to review the 1990 Census count. Testimony was heard
from Everitt Bryant, Director, Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce; L.
Nye Stevens, Director, Government and Business Operations Issues, GAO; and
public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
met for organizational purposes.
POCKET VETO LEGISLATION
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Legislative Process approved for full
Committee action H.R. 849, to amend title 1 of the United States Code to
define the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the
President, and to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
Secretary of the Senate to receive bills returned by the President at any time
their respective Houses are not in session.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy met for
organizational purposes.
VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1992
Department of Veterans Affairs budget. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Jontz and Gilman; representatives of veterans organizations;
and public witnesses.
SSA ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
the budgetary treatment of social security administrative expenses. Testimony
was heard from Representative Hughes; Gwendolyn S. King, Commissioner, SSA,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued hearings on the
proposed negotiation of a free trade agreement with Mexico. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue February 28.
INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on intelligence organization. Testimony was heard from William E.
Colby, former Director, CIA.
1991/02/22
Daily Digest - Friday, February 22, 1991; pages D175 (sic) - D180 (Bd vol.
D70-D71)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary, held a hearing on Courts of Appeal, District Courts and Other
Judicial Services, and on the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Testimony was heard from Richard S. Arnold, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals,
Eighth Circuit; Kenneth K. Hall, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit;
and L. Ralph Mecham, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Energy held an oversight hearing on the 1986 United
States-Canada Memorandum of Understanding on Softwood Lumber. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce: Marjorie Chorlins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import
Administration; and Joseph Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Compliance;
from the following officials of the Forest Service, USDA: H. Fred Kaiser, Jr.,
Director, Office of Forest Inventory, Economics and Recreation Research; and
David Darr, Branch Chief, Economics, Trade and Market Research; and public
witnesses.
1991/02/25
Daily Digest - Monday, February 25, 1991; pages D181 - D184 (Bd vol. D71-D72)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on SEC, and on Japan-United States, Friendship
Commission. Testimony was heard from Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC; and
John Makin, Director, Japan-United States Friendship Commission.
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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 Central
Division, New England Division; and on North Atlantic Division. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of
the Army: Brig. Gen. Roger F. Yankoupe, USA, Division Commander, South Pacific
Division; Brig. Gen. Jude W.P. Patin, USA., Division Commander, North Central
Division; Col. Philip R. Harris, USA, Division Engineer, New England Division;
and Brig. Gen. Gerald Brown, USA, Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division
1991/02/26
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 26, 1991; pages D185 - D192 (Bd vol. D72-D78)
Committee Meetings
COMMODITY FUTURES IMPROVEMENT ACT; EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported amended the following bills: H.R.
707, Commodity Futures Improvement Act of 1991; and H.R. 805, to restore the
effectiveness of the Export Enhancement Program.
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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Testimony
was heard from Carla Hills, U.S. Trade Representative.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Commander-in-Chief and U.S. Transportation Command.
Testimony was heard from Gen. Hansford T. Johnson, USAF, Commander-in-Chief,
Transportation Command.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers: South Atlantic Division; Lower Mississippi
Valley Division; and Remaining Items. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Maj. Gen. John F.
Sobke, USA, Division Commander, South Atlantic Division; Fred H. Bayley III,
Interim Division Engineer, Lower Mississippi Valley Division and Mississippi
River Commission; and Maj. Gen. Patrick Kelly, Director of Civil Works, Office
of the Chief of Engineers.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Humanities. Testimony was heard from Lynne V.
Cheney, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on Secretary of Labor and on the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Labor: Lynn
Martin, Secretary; and Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner, Labor Statistics.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on fiscal year 1992 Military Construction Overview, and on the
Construction Moratorium/Prohibition. Testimony was heard from Colin McMillan,
Secretary, Production and Logistics, Department of Defense.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Administrator of GSA, Federal Buildings Fund,
Federal Supply Services, Federal Property Resources Services, and on Real
Property Relocation, Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
GSA: Richard G. Austin, Administrator; William C. Coleman, Commissioner,
Public Buildings Service; Roger D. Daniero, Commissioner, Federal Supply
Service; and Earl E. Jones, Commissioner, Federal Property Resources Service.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and on National
Credit Union Administration. Testimony was heard from George Knight, Executive
Director, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and Roger W. Jepsen,
Chairman, National Credit Union Administration.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal years 1992/1993
national defense authorization, with emphasis on the Air Force request.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air
Force: Donald B. Rice, Secretary; and Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, USAF, Chief of
Staff.
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT EXTENSION; RTC FUNDING; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
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Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R.
991, Defense Production Act Extension and Amendments of 1991.
The Committee failed to approve H.R. 1103, to provide additional funding for
the Resolution Trust Corporation.
Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
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WORLD ENERGY PROBLEMS
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Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on implications
of world energy problems for international development trade and finance.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the OTA: Peter Blair,
Program Manager, Energy and Materials; and Joy Dunkerley, Program Director,
Energy in Developing Countries; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on the National School Lunch
and Breakfast Programs. Testimony was heard from Betty Jo Nelson,
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
EXPIRATION OF EXON-FLORIO AMENDMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the expiration of the
Exon-Florio amendment and national security concerns. Testimony was heard from
Representative Gephardt; Charles H. Dallara, Assistant Secretary,
International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; Barbara N. McLennan, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Trade Information and Analysis, Department of Commerce;
Allan Mendelowitz, Director, Trade, Energy and Finance Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses.
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Administration's request
for Food Assistance and other U.S. Agriculture Programs Abroad for Fiscal Year
1992. Testimony was heard from Richard T. Crowder, Under Secretary,
International Affairs and Commodity Programs, USDA.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations held an oversight hearing on the State Department's Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1990 and U.S. Human Rights Policy.
Testimony was heard from Richard Schifter, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights
and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State.
ANDEAN DRUG STRATEGY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on the Andean Drug Strategy. Testimony was heard from David Jordan,
former U.S. Ambassador to Peru; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
committee funding requests for the Committees on: House Administration; House
Information Systems; Education and Labor; Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence; Standards of Official Conduct; and Judiciary.
INSULAR AREAS BUDGET
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs held a hearing on fiscal year 1992 budget for the
insular areas. Testimony was heard from Stella Guerra, Assistant Secretary,
Territory and International Affairs, Department of the Interior.
Hearings continue February 28.
MISCELLANEOUS BUDGET REQUESTS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held an oversight hearing on the fiscal year 1992 agency budget
requests of the U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Mines and the Minerals
Management Service's royalty management program. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Interior: Barry A. Williamson,
Director, Minerals Management Service; Dallas L. Peck, Director, Geological
Survey; and T.S. Ary, Director, Bureau of Mines.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on National Energy
Strategy. Testimony was heard from James D. Watkins, Secretary of Energy.
Hearings continue February 28.
TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on the Department of Commerce Technology
Administration authorization for fiscal year 1992. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Commerce: Robert M. White, Under
Secretary, Technology; and Arden L. Bement, Chairman, National Institute of
Standards and Technology; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
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Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources continues
hearings on unemployment insurance. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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Hearings continue on February 28.
MEDICARE PAYMENTS
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Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on
mistaken and unrecovered medicare payments. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Michael
Mangano, Deputy Inspector General, Evaluation and Inspections; and Barbara
Gagel, Director, Bureau of Program Operations, Health Care Financing
Administration; Janet Shikles, Director, Health Finance and Policy Issues,
GAO; and a public witness.
1991/02/27
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 27, 1991; pages D194 - D202 (Bd vol. D78-
D85)
Committee Meetings
OPERATION DESERT STORM--PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY USDA
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the effect of Operation
Desert Storm on individuals served by programs administered by the USDA.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Keith Bjerke,
Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; Betty Jo
Nelsen, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service; La Verne Ausman,
Administrator, Farmers Home Administration; Myron D. Johnsrud, Administrator,
Extension Service; William J. Richards, Chief, Soil Conservation Service; and
Jeff Sirmon, Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service; and
public witnesses.
FARMERS AND RANCHERS CREDIT NEEDS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development continued hearings to review the agricultural credit needs of
farmers and ranchers. Testimony was heard from La Verne Ausman, Administrator,
Farmers Home Administration; USDA; Charles R. Hertzberg, Assistant
Administrator, Financial Assistance, SBA; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary approved for full Committee action supplemental appropriations for
fiscal year 1991.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the FCC, Commission of the
Bicentennial of the U.S., Commission on Civil Rights and on the Marine Mammal
Commission. Testimony was heard from Alfred C. Sikes, Chairman, FCC; Warren E.
Burger, former Chief Justice and Chairman, Commission on the Bicentennial of
the U.S.; Arthur A. Fletcher, Chairman, Commission on Civil Rights; and Paul
K. Dayton, Commissioner, Marine Mammal Commission.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Donald Rice,
Secretary; and Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, USAF, Chief of Staff.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Appalachian Regional Commission and on the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Appalachian Regional Commission: Wallace G. Wilkinson, Governor, State of
Kentucky; and Jacqueline L. Phillips, Federal Co-chairman; and the following
officials of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: John T. Conway,
Chairman; A.J. Eggenberger, Vice Chairman; Edson G. Case, John W. Crawford,
Jr., and Herbert Kouts, all members of the Board.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriations
hearings. 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 Employment and Training Administration. Testimony was heard from
Roberts T. Jones, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration,
Department of Labor.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for full
Committee action supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Navy Military Construction and on Family Housing. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: RAdm. D.E.
Bottorff, USN, CEC, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command; and Brig.
Gen. J.C. Arick, USMC, Director, Facilities and Services Division.
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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation approved for full
Committee action supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on ICC and on Coast Guard Desert Storm
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Edward J. Philbin, Chairman, ICC; and
Adm. J. William Kime, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Inspector General, GSA, Information Resources
Management Service, General Management and Administration; and on Allowances
and Office Staff for Former Presidents. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the GSA: William R. Barton, Inspector General; Thomas J.
Buckholtz, Commissioner, Information Resources Management Service; and William
B. Early, Jr., Acting Comptroller, General Management and Administration.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the following: FDIC; RTC; and HUD Supplemental for fiscal
year 1991. Testimony was heard from J. Russell Cherry, Director, Budget and
Corporation Planning, FDIC; L. William Seidman, Chairman, RTC; and Jack Kemp,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
DESERT STORM SUPPLEMENTAL
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Department of Defense
Desert Storm supplemental. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Sean O'Keefe, Comptroller; and Henry S. Rowen,
Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities began hearings on the military construction portion of the fiscal
year 1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on base
closure. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: David J. Berteau, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Production
and Logistics; Susan Livingstone, Assistant Secretary, Installations,
Logistics and Environment, Department of Army; Jacqueline E. Schafer,
Assistant Secretary, Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy;
and James F. Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Installations), Department
of the Air Force.
Hearings continue March 6.
DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on Treasury's
proposal on deposit insurance reform and financial institution restructuring.
Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury.
MONEY LAUNDERING ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance approved for full Committee
action amended H.R. 26, Money Laundering Enforcement Amendments of 1991.
GULF WAR BUDGET COST
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Budget Cost of the War in the
Gulf. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Sean O'Keefe, Comptroller; and Henry Rowen, Assistant Secretary,
International Security Affairs; Richard Hecklinger, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State; James H. Fall
III, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Developing Nations, Department of the
Treasury; Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO; and Robert Reischauer,
Director, CBO.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on H.R. 1, Civil Rights Act
of 1991. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 5.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on oil and gas policy
overview. Testimony was heard from George Sinner, Governor, North Dakota; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
HEALTH CARE SHORTAGE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
approved for full Committee action amended H.J. Res. 128, to require the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to call to active duty additional
members of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service for the purpose of
responding to the shortage of health care providers in the United States that
has occurred as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict.
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CUBA'S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H. Con. Res. 88, condemning
Cuba's human rights violations, and commending the United Nations Human Rights
Commission for its attention to the human rights situation in Cuba.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations held a hearing on Foreign Assistance legislation for fiscal
years 1992/1993 U.S. Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations.
Testimony was heard from Jane Becker, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for
International Organization Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICA'S INITIATIVE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint
hearing to review the Enterprise for the America's Initiative. Testimony was
heard from Harold J. Johnson, Director, Foreign Economic Assistance Issues,
GAO; David C. Mulford, Under Secretary, International Affairs, Department of
the Treasury; Thomas E. Lovejoy, Assistant Secretary, External Affairs,
Smithsonian Institution; and public witnesses.
SUPPLEMENTAL; DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
approved for full Committee action to measure to provide a supplemental
authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Department of
State for certain emergency costs associated with the Persian Gulf Conflict.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing to review the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 budget request for the Department of State. Testimony was heard from
Ivan Selin, Under Secretary, Management, Department of State.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
committee funding requests for the Committees on Government Operations;
Veterans' Affairs; Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Small Business; Rules;
District of Columbia; and Science, Space, and Technology.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on proposed fiscal year 1992 budget for
the Forest Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: John Beuter, Deputy Assistant Secretary; and George Leonard, Associate
Chief, Forest Service; James Duffus III, Director, National Resource
Management Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 325, to
amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 with respect to the prohibition on
acceptance of honoraria.
NOAA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on the fiscal year
1992 budget authorization for the NOAA. Testimony was heard from John A.
Knauss, Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee Investigations and
Oversight met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation met for organizational purposes.
TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness concluded hearings on the Department of Commerce Technology
Administration authorization for fiscal year 1992. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Commerce: John W. Lyons,
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and Deborah L.
Wince-Smith, Assistant Secretary, Technology Policy; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS DESERT STORM LOAN RELIEF ACT; SBA BUDGET
Committee on Small Business: Began markup of H.R. 902, Small Business Desert
Storm Loan Relief Act of 1991.
The Committee also held a hearing on the SBA Budget for fiscal year 1992.
Testimony was heard from Lawrence L. Rosenbaum, Comptroller, SBA.
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Hearings continue tomorrow.
HOSPITAL PAYMENT UNDER MEDICARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on hospital
payment under Medicare. Testimony was heard from Gail Wilensky, Administrator,
Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Service;
Stuart Altman, Chairman, Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; and public
witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER NATIONAL IDENTIFIER
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
the use of the social security number as a national identifier. Testimony was
heard from Senator Simpson; Representative Martinez; Gwendolyn S. King,
Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Select Committee on Aging: Met for organizational purposes.
INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on intelligence organization. Testimony was heard from Adm.
William J. Crowe, Jr., USN (Ret.), former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Department of Defense.
Hearings continued tomorrow.
1991/02/28
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 28, 1991; pages D204 - D217 (Bd vol. D85-
D93)
Committee Meetings
REVIEW URUGUAY ROUND MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review the Uruguay Round of multilateral
trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Testimony was heard from Suzanne Early, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
for Agriculture; Alan I. Mendelowitz, Director, International Trade, Energy,
and Finance Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Secretary of Commerce, and on NOAA. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: Robert A.
Mosbacher, Secretary; and John A. Knauss, Under Secretary, Oceans and
Atmosphere, NOAA.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense approved for full
Committee action supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991.
The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on Desert
Shield/Storm Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Donald J. Atwood, Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
approved for full Committee action supplemental appropriations for fiscal year
1991.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following: the Secretary of the
Interior; Bureau of Reclamation; and on River Basin Commissions. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Manuel
Lujan, Jr., Secretary; and Dennis B. Underwood, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation; Irene B. Brooks, U.S. Commissioner, Delaware River Basin
Commission; Warner M. Depuy, U.S. Commissioner, Susquehanna River Basin
Commission; and Rockwood Foster, former Chairman, Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education approved
for full Committee action supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on OSHA, Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Office of the Inspector General, and on Labor Management
Services. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Labor: Gerard F. Scannell, Assistant Secretary, OSHA; William J.
Tattersall, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health; Julian De la Rosa,
Inspector General; David Ball, Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare
Benefits; Jerry G. Thorn, Acting Assistant Secretary, Labor Management
Standards; and Charles Spring, Deputy Under Secretary, Bureau of Labor
Management Relations.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction approved
for full Committee action supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991.
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The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Army Military Construction and Family
Housing. Testimony was heard from Gen. Peter Offringa, USA, Assistant Chief
Engineer, Department of the Army.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government approved for full Committee action supplemental appropriations for
fiscal year 1991.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms. Testimony was heard from Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the Treasury.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
approved for full Committee action supplemental appropriations for fiscal year
1991.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS SAFETY PANEL
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel held a hearing to receive the Department of Defense, Department of
Energy and Nuclear Weapons Council response to the report of the Nuclear
Weapons Safety Panel. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Barker, Assistant to
the Secretary, Atomic Energy, Department of Defense; Richard Claytor,
Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs, Department of Energy; and a public
witness.
ADMINISTRATION'S BANKING PROPOSAL; FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REFORM AND CAPITAL
ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing on the
Administrations banking proposal and on H.R. 192, Financial Industry Reform
and Capital Enforcement Act. Testimony was heard from L. William Seidman,
Chairman, FDIC; Robert L. Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of
the Treasury; John P. LaWare, Governor, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System; Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations
held a hearing on H.R. 2, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991. Testimony was
heard from Mary Wendy Roberts, Commissioner of Labor, State of Oregon; and
public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on the Administration's
National Energy Strategy. Testimony was heard from James D. Watkins, Secretary
of Energy.
Hearings continue March 7.
TELEPHONE CONSUMER ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 328, Telephone Consumer Assistance Act.
Testimony was heard from Representative Gordon; and public witnesses.
SUPPLEMENTAL DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported amended legislation to be
introduced to provide a supplemental authorization of appropriations for
fiscal year 1991 for the Department of State for certain emergency costs
associated with the Persian Gulf conflict.
POST-WAR POLICY IN THE GULF
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on Post-War U.S. Policy in the Gulf: Iran, Israel and Turkey.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held a hearing on legislation authorizing AID's Microenterprise
Development Program. Testimony was heard from Henrietta Holsman Fore,
Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Asia and Private Enterprise, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
committee funding requests for the following Committees: Banking, Finance and
Urban Affairs, Interior and Insular Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Post Office
and Civil Service, Public Works and Transportation, Foreign Affairs, and Armed
Services.
NRC BUDGET
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held a hearing to review the fiscal year 1992 budget of the NRC.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NRC: Kenneth M. Carr,
Chairman; James R. Curtiss; Kenneth C. Rogers; and Forrest Remick, all
Commissioners; and David C. Williams, Inspector General.
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INSULAR AREAS BUDGET
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs concluded hearings on fiscal year 1992 budget for the
insular areas. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: Donald J. Senese, Deputy Assistant Secretary; Dave
Heggestad, Budget Officer and Director, Technical Assistance; and Stephen
Sander, Legislative Assistant, Office of Territorial and International
Affairs; from the following officials of the Virgin Islands: Alexander A.
Farrelly, Governor; and Virdin C. Brown, President, Legislature; the following
officials of the Northern Mariana Islands: Juan Babauta, Resident
Representative; Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero, Governor; Joseph S. Inos,
President of the Senate; and Pedro R. Deleon Guerrero, Speaker of the House of
Representatives; the following officials of American Samoa: Letuli Toloa,
President of the Senate; Tuana'itau Tuia, Speaker, of the House of
Representatives; and Ace Tago, Treasurer; the following officials of Guam:
Herminia D. Dierking and Doris F. Brooks, both Senators; and Lourdes T.
Pangelinan, Chief of Staff to the Governor; and Sandra Pierantozzi, Minister
of Administration, Palau.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held an oversight hearing on the fiscal year 1992 budget requests of
the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the Bureau of
Land Management's energy and minerals management program. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: D. Cy Jamison,
Director, Bureau of Land Management; and Harry M. Synder, Director, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
continued hearings on H.R. 1, Civil Rights Act of 1991. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 7.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on H.R. 1006, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1992
for the Federal Maritime Commission. Testimony was heard from Christopher L.
Koch, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission; and public witnesses.
GROUND COLLISIONS AND RUNWAY INCURSIONS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on the problems of ground collisions and runway incursions. Testimony
was heard from John K. Lauber, member, National Transportation Safety Board;
Joseph M. Del Balzo, Executive Director, System Engineering and Development,
FAA, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Concluded hearings on National
Energy Strategy. Testimony was heard from Representative Panetta; John A.
Gibbons, Director, OTA; Mark Singel, Lt. Gov., State of Pennsylvania; and
public witnesses.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on NASA fiscal year 1992 authorization on Space, Science and
Applications. Testimony was heard from Leonard Fisk, Associate Administrator,
Office of Space, Science and Applications, NASA.
Hearings continue March 5.
SBA BUDGET
Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings on the SBA Budget for fiscal
year 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources concluded
hearings on unemployment insurance. Testimony was heard from Senator Sarbanes;
Representatives Unsoeld; James S. Hanna, Director, Employment Security
Research, Employment Security Department, State of Nevada; Kathy Countryman,
Research Director, Unemployment Insurance, Employment Security Department,
State of Washington; and public witnesses.
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade concluded hearings on the
proposed negotiation of a free trade agreement with Mexico. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on intelligence organization. Testimony was heard from
Harold Brown, former Secretary of Defense.
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COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Met in executive session to
hold an organizational meeting.
1991/03/01
Daily Digest - Friday, March 1, 1991; pages D218 - D220 (Bd vol. D93 - D94)
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
1991/03/04
Daily Digest - Monday, March 4, 1991; pages D222 - D226 (Bd vol. D96 - D98)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of Commerce: General
Administration; Inspector General; and on Minority Business Development
Agency. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Commerce: Otto J. Wolff, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Management; Frank
DeGeorge, Inspector General; and Joe Lira, Acting Director, Minority Business
Development Agency.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold and receive a Worldwide Overview briefing. The Subcommittee was
briefed by representatives of the CIA.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from James D.
Watkins, Secretary of Energy.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Departmental Management, and on Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Thomas C. Komarek, Assistant Secretary,
Administration and Management, Department of Labor; and James B. Lockhart,
Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing to review the impact of two
historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the decline of the Soviet
Union--on how the United States does its defense business, with emphasis on
the fairness of the all-volunteer force. Testimony was heard from Robert E.
Hale, Assistant Director, National Security, CBO; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
IMPROVING MEDICARE'S SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AND HOME HEALTH BENEFITS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Long-Term Care and Proposals to Improve Medicare's Skilled Nursing Facility
and Home Health Benefits. Testimony was heard from Jeff Sanders, Director,
Legislation and Policy, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
LONG-TERM CARE PERSONNEL
Select Committee on Aging: Held a hearing on Long-Term Care Personnel:
Incentives for Training and Career Development. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Robert
Harmon, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration; and
Pamela J. Maraldo, Commissioner, Secretary's Commission on National Nursing
Shortage; and public witnesses.
1991/03/05
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 5, 1991; pages D227 - D236 (Bd vol. D98 - D106)
Committee Meetings
NATIONAL FOREST INITIATIVE
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review the National Forest initiative in the
Administration's fiscal year 1992 budget. Testimony was heard from F. Dale
Robertson, Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following legislation:
making dire Emergency Supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991; and
providing Supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense and for
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm for fiscal year 1991.
Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Patent and Trademark Office, and on the OTA.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Commerce: Harry F. Manbeck, Jr., Assistant Secretary and Commissioner, Patents
and Trademarks; and Robert M. White, Under Secretary, Technology.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on
Department of Energy: Solar and Renewables; Environment; and Waste Management.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy; Paul
L. Ziemer, Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health; and Leo P.
Duffy, Director, Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Secretary of the Treasury.
Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Secretary of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Manuel Lujan, Jr.,
Secretary of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Secretary of Education, and on Employment Standards Administration.
Testimony was heard from Ted Sandars, Acting Secretary, Department of
Education; and Samuel D. Walker, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment
Standards Administration, Department of Labor.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Inspector General. Testimony was heard from A. Mary Sterling, 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 IRS. Testimony was heard from Fred T.
Goldberg, Jr., Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the NSF. Testimony was heard from Walter Massey, Director,
NSF.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to continue hearings to
review the impact of two historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the
decline of the Soviet Union--on how the United States does its defense
business, receiving a worldwide threat intelligence briefing. The Committee
was briefed by the following officials of the CIA: John L. Helgerson, Deputy
Director; and Robert L. Foord, Director, Office of Scientific and Weapons
Research.
PERSIAN GULF LEGISLATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel and Compensation met in
executive session and approved for full Committee action the following bills:
H.R. 557, to provide additional support for the members of the Armed Services
participating in operations in the Persian Gulf region by improving military
personnel policies and compensation, by extending the time for performing
certain acts under the internal revenue laws, and by preserving the student
loan repayment grace period; and H.R. 1175, amended, to authorize supplemental
appropriations for fiscal year 1991 in connection with operations in and
around the Persian Gulf presently known as Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
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WORLD ENERGY PROBLEMS--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRADE AND FINANCE
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on implications
of world energy problems for international development trade and finance.
Testimony was heard from Peter Blair, Program Manager, Energy and Materials,
OTA; and public witnesses.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Continued hearings on H.R. 1, Civil Rights
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on the
United States Commission on Southern Africa: H.R. 721, to establish a United
States Commission on Southern Africa. Testimony was heard from Herman A.
Cohen, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State;
Scott M. Spangler, Assistant Administrator, Africa Bureau, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Trade and Development
Program. Testimony was heard from Priscilla Rabb Ayres, Director, Trade and
Development Program; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations and the
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations held a joint
hearing to review the Administration's fiscal year 1992 Budget request for the
Department of State. Testimony was heard from John R. Bolton, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Department of State.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations held a
hearing to review the Administration's fiscal year 1992 Budget request for the
Department of State. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Elizabeth M. Tamposi, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs; and Princeton N. Lyman, Director, Refugee Programs.
OVERVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
an overview hearing on U.S. Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean and the
Administration's Foreign Assistance request for fiscal year 1992. Testimony
was heard from Bernard Aronson, Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs,
Department of State; James Michel, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and
the Caribbean, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and
Nancy Dorn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs, Department of
Defense.
OVERVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
held an overview hearing of the 1991 International Narcotics Control Strategy
Report and the fiscal year 1992 Budget request for INM. Testimony was heard
from Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters,
Department of State; and Robert C. Bonner, Administrator, Drug Enforcement
Administration, Department of Justice.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
funding requests for the following Committees: Ways and Means; Agriculture;
Select Aging; Select Narcotics Abuse and Control; Select Hunger; and Select
Children, Youth and Families.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1992 budget for the
Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Energy: William Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; Leo
P. Duffy, Director, Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management;
and John Barlett, Director, Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
COAST GUARD BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on the Coast Guard budget request. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation: Adm. J. W. Kime, Commandant; Capt. J. David Spade, Chief,
Budget Division; and Capt. John E. Shkor, Chief, Programs Division.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation and the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes and Outer
Continental Shelf held a joint oversight hearing on international negotiations
for a new Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection.
Testimony was heard from Curtis Bohlen, Assistant Secretary, Oceans,
International Environment and Scientific Affairs, Department of State.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held an oversight hearing on the
U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Nye Stevens, Director, General
Government Division, GAO.
Hearings continue March 12.
STATE OF THE NATION'S TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND CORE INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Continued hearings on the State
of the Nation's Transportation Policy and Core Infrastructure, with emphasis
on our aviation system. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Transportation: James B. Busey, Administrator, FAA; and
Patrick Murphy, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and International Affairs;
and public witnesses.
PUBLIC TRANSIT ISSUES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the status of Federal Mass Transit Programs.
Testimony was heard from Brian W. Clymer, Administrator, Urban Mass Transit
Administration, Department of Transportation; Kenneth M. Mead, Director,
Transportation Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
DOE BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on Department of Energy fiscal year 1992 budget request, with
emphasis on coal, oil and gas research and development activities. Testimony
was heard from Robert Gentile, Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, Department
of Energy; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space continued
hearings on fiscal year 1992 NASA authorization, with emphasis on Commercial
Programs and Space Operations. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of NASA: James T. Rose, Associate Administrator, Office of
Commercial Programs; and Charles T. Force, Associate Administrator, Office of
Space Operations.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on fiscal year 1992 NASA authorization.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of NASA: Arnold D. Aldrich,
Associate Administrator, Aeronautics and Exploration Technology; and Samuel W.
Keller, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the Administrator; and a
public witness.
CREDIT CRUNCH AND SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Credit Crunch and Small
Business. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Treasury: John E. Robson, Deputy Secretary; Jonathan L. Fiechter,
Deputy Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; and Susan Krause, Senior Deputy
Comptroller, Economic Analysis and Strategic Planning, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency; Paul G. Fritts, Director, Division of
Supervision, FDIC; and the following officials of the Federal Reserve System:
Richard Spillenkothen, Deputy Associate Director; and John P. LaWare, member,
Board of Governors; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the state of the U.S. economy,
Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for fiscal
year 1992 and beyond. Testimony was heard from Richard G. Darman, Director,
OMB.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
TITLE V--WORKING TO SURVIVE THE 1992 BUDGET
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on
"Title V--Working to Survive the Fiscal Year 1992 Budget". Testimony was heard
from Delores Battle, Administrator, Jobs Training Program, Department of
Labor; Fay Landers, Associate Deputy Chief, Administration, Forest Service,
USDA; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to hold a hearing on fiscal year 1992
Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue March 12.
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1991/03/06
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 6, 1991; pages D237 - D247 (Bd vol. D106-
D114)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the following: Economic Development
Administration; Bureau of Export Administration; National Institute of Science
and the International Trade Administration. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Commerce: Joyce L. Hampers, Assistant
Secretary, Economic Development; Dennis Kloske, Under Secretary, Export
Administration; John W. Lyons, Director, National Institute of Science; and
Micheal R. Ferren, Under Secretary, International Trade Administration.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on U.S. Southern Command. Testimony was heard from Gen.
George A. Joulwan, USA, Commander-in-Chief, Southern Command.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Secretary of the Army and the
Chief of Staff. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Army: Michael P.W. Stone, Secretary; and Gen. Carl E. Vuono,
USA, Chief of Staff.
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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy: General Science; Basic Energy Sciences;
Fusion; and on Supporting Technology. Testimony was heard from James F.
Decker, Director, Energy Research, Department of Energy.
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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from James D. Watkins, Secretary of
Energy.
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LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Education Research Statistics and Improvement and on Compensatory
Education for the Disadvantaged. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Education: Christopher T. Cross, Assistant
Secretary, Educational Research and Improvement; and John T. MacDonald,
Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met in
executive session to hold a hearing on Crotone Issues and NATO
Infrastructure/European Construction. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant
Secretary, International Economic Policy; and Gen. John Galvin, USA, Commander
in Chief, U.S. European Command.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. J. William Kime, Commandant,
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the following: Office of Secretary of Treasury;
International Affairs; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center; and on Inspector General. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Linda M.
Combs, Assistant Secretary, Management; Brian M. Bruh, Director, Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network; Charles F. Rinkevich, Director, Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center; and Donald E. Kirkendall, Inspector General.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on Office of Science and Technology Policy. Testimony was heard
from D. Allan Bromley, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The Subcommittee also concluded hearings on the NSF. Testimony was heard from
Walter Massey, Director, NSF.
OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/STORM
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1175, to authorize
supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 in connection with operations
in and around the Persian Gulf presently known as Operation Desert
Shield/Storm.
CLASSIFIED BRIEFING; NUCLEAR WEAPONS REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel met in executive session to receive a classified briefing on nuclear
weapons requirements. The Panel was briefed by the following officials of the
following officials of the Department of Energy: Richard A. Claytor, Assistant
Secretary, Defense Programs; and Charles Herzfeld, Director, Defense Research
and Engineering; and Adm. David E. Jeremiah, USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs
of Staff, Department of Defense.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on the future of U.S. military bases in Europe. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant
Secretary, International Economic Policy; and Gen. John Galvin, USA, Commander
in Chief, U.S. European Command.
Hearings continue tommorrow.
BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the Administration's fiscal year 1992
budget request for HUD's Housing and Community Development Programs and FmHA's
Rural Housing Programs. Testimony was heard from Jack Kemp, Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development; and LaVerne G. Ausman, Administrator, Farmers
Home Administration, USDA.
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NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
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Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Policy
Research and Insurance approved for full Committee action as amended H.R.
1236, National Flood Insurance and Mitigation Act of 1991.
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SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM
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Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Budgetary examination of the
Investment Potential of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC). Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT AND THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations
held a hearing on H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the
Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor
disputes. Testimony was heard from Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor; and public
witnesses.
APPARENT FINANCIAL WRONGDOINGS--NIH OFFICIAL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on financial wrongdoings by an official in the Laboratory of
Tumor Cell Biology at NIH. Testimony was heard from William F. Raub, Acting
Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services.
ISRAEL--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported legislation to authorize
Emergency Supplemental Assistance for Israel for additional costs incurred as
a result of the Persian Gulf Conflict.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held
an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1992-1993 U.S. Foreign Aid Request for
East Asia and the Pacific. Testimony was heard from Richard H. Solomon,
Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Carl
W. Ford, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, (International Security
Affairs), Department of Defense; and Henrietta Holsman Fore, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Asian and Pacific and Private Enterprise, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency.
ISRAEL--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE; FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REQUESTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full Committee action legislation to authorize Emergency
Supplemental Assistance for Israel for additional costs incurred as a result
of the Persian Gulf conflict.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on fiscal year 1992 Foreign Assistance
requests: Israel and West Bank and Gaza. Testimony was heard from Daniel C.
Kurtzer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau, Near Eastern and South Asian
Affairs, Department of State; Arthur H. Hughes, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Near East and South Asian Affairs, International Security Affairs, Department
of Defense; and Charles F. Weden, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau of
Europe and Near East, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
AID'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS CHILD SURVIVAL FUND BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations held a hearing on fiscal year 1992 Budget request for AID's
Environmental Programs and Child Survival Fund. Testimony was heard from
Harold J. Johnson, Foreign Economic Issues, GAO; Brad Langmaid, Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Science and Technology, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: SETTING THE AGENDA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint
hearing on the North American Free Trade Agreement: Setting the Agenda.
Testimony was heard from Representative Kolbe; and public witnesses.
B-1 BOMBER PROGRAM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on the B-1 Bomber Program. Testimony was heard from
Nancy R. Kingsbury, Director, Air Force Issues, National Security and
International Affairs Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department
of the Air Force: Maj. Gen. Richard E. Hawley, USAF, Director, Operations
Headquarters; and Maj. Gen. Stephen B. Croker, USAF, Director of Strategic,
SOF and Airlift Programs; and public witnesses.
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COMMITTEE FUNDING
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Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts approved for full
Committee action Omnibus Committee Funding resolution.
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COMMITTEE BUSINESS
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Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Met to consider pending Committee
business.
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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE BUDGETS
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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 1992 budget request for the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Testimony was
heard from John Turner, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department
of the Interior; and William Fox, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA,
Department of Commerce.
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DIRE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving sections 302(f) and 311(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act against consideration of H.R. 1281, making dire
Emergency Supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991. The rule waives
clause 2(L)(6) of Rule XI and clause 7 of rule XXI against consideration of
the bill. The rule also waives clauses 2 and 6 of rule XXI against the
provisions of the bill, except three specified provisions. The rule makes in
order three amendments, to be offered by Representatives Slattery, Chapman,
and Kolbe, to be printed in the report accompanying the rule, and to be
debatable for time specified in the rule. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI
against all three amendments. The rule waives clause 7 of rule XVI against the
Chapman and Kolbe amendments and makes it in order to consider the Kolbe
amendment en bloc. Testimony was heard from Chairman Whitten and
Representatives Traxler, Skaggs, Panetta, Roe, Mineta, Savage, Stenholm,
Slattery, Valentine, McDade, Myers of Indiana, Kolbe, Gradison, Shuster,
Weber, Gekas, and Kasich.
SUPPLEMENTAL--DOD AND OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving clause 2(L)(6) of Rule XI and
clause 7 of rule XXI against consideration of H.R. 1282, providing
Supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense and for Operation
Desert Shield/Desert Storm for fiscal year 1991. The rule also waives clauses
2 and 6 of rule XXI against provisions of the bill. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Whitten and Representatives Chapman and McDade.
DOE BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on Department of Energy fiscal year 1992 budget request, with
emphasis on Advance Reactors and Facilities. Testimony was heard from William
H. Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy; Arnold
Aldrich, Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Exploration and Technology,
NASA; Charles Till, Associate Director, Engineering, Argonne National
Laboratory; and Alex Zucker, Associate Director, Nuclear Technology, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 13.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space continued
hearings on fiscal year 1992 NASA authorization. Testimony was heard from
William B. Lenoir, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight, NASA; and
Stephanie Lee-Miller, Director, Office of Commercial Space Transportation,
Department of Transportation.
Hearings continue March 12.
CREDIT CRUNCH AND SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the Credit Crunch and Small
Business. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met for organizational purposes.
BUDGET REPORT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Approved budget recommendations for the report
to the Committee on the Budget.
STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the state of the U.S.
economy, Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for
fiscal year 1992 and beyond. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan,
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Louis W. Sullivan,
Secretary of Health and Human Services; and Robert D. Reischauer, Director,
CBO.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
1991/03/07
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 7, 1991; pages D247 (sic) - D262 (Bd vol. D114
- D124)
Committee Meetings
CALIFORNIA DROUGHT EFFECTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar held a
hearing to review the effects of the California drought on cotton, rice and
sugar and the federal programs for these commodities. Testimony was heard from
Daniel Sumner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economics, USDA; and public
witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Attorney General. Testimony was heard from
Dick Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Fiscal
Year 1992 Navy Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Navy: H. Lawrence Garrett III, Secretary; Adm. F. B.
Kelso II, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Alfred M. Gray, Jr., USMC,
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy: Nuclear Fission; Uranium Supply and
Enrichment Activities; and Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Energy: William H. Young,
Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; and John W. Bartlett, Director, Office of
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on AID and African Issues.
Testimony was heard from Ronald W. Roskens, Administrator, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Minerals Management Service. Testimony was heard from Barry A. Williamson,
Director, Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on School Improvement. Testimony was heard from John T. MacDonald,
Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
Joint Committee on Taxation. Testimony was heard from Representative
Rostenkowski.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Air Force Military Construction and Family Housing. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: James
F. Boatwright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations Management; and Maj.
Gen. Joseph A. Ahearn, USAF, Director, Engineering and Services.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued hearings
on the Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. J. William Kime, USCG,
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Bureau of Engraving and Printing and on the U.S.
Mint. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury: Peter H. Daly, Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; and
Eugene H. Essner, Deputy Director, U.S. Mint.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on military construction overview. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Donald B. Shycoff, Principal Deputy
Comptroller; David J. Berteau, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Production and Logistics; Paul W. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Installations and Housing, Department of the Army; Fred Sterns, Director,
Installations and Facilities, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Installations
and Environment, Department of the Navy; James F. Boatright, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Installations, Department of the Air Force; and John B. Rosamond,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Materiel and Facilities, Office of the Assistant
Secretary, Reserve Affairs.
Hearings continue March 13.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development held a
hearing on the RDT&E portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on the Army request. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Stephen K. Conver,
Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and Acquisition; Lt. Gen. August M.
Cianciolo, USA, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary, Research,
Development and Acquisition; and George T. Singley III, Deputy for Research
and Technology, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition.
Hearings continue March 13.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials met in executive session to continue hearings on the
seapower-related procurement portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, receiving a Naval intelligence briefing. The
Subcommittee was briefed by RAdm. Thomas A. Brooks, USN, Director, Naval
Intelligence, Department of the Navy.
Hearings continue March 13.
MONEY LAUNDERING ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS; RTC FUNDING ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported the
following bills: H.R. 26, amended, Money Laundering Enforcement Amendments of
1991; H.R. 1221, amended, Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1991;
and H.R. 1315, Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1991.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 Budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Edward J. Derwinski,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Hearings continue March 12.
NATIONAL LITERACY ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and
Vocational Education approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 751,
National Literacy Act of 1991.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations
approved for full Committee action H.R. 2, Family and Medical Leave Act of
1991.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on National Energy Strategy, with emphasis on Electricity Policy
Overview. Testimony was heard from Peter D. Blair, Program Manager, Energy and
Materials, OTA; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 13.
GENERIC DRUG APPROVAL AND RELATED FDA ENFORCEMENT ISSUES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing in misfeasance and malfeasance in the generic drug approval
process and related FDA enforcement issues. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the FDA, Department of Health and Human Services:
Joseph J. Stojak, Patricia A. Gupta, and John Bruederle, all Investigators;
George F. Baily, Charles L. Riley, and Robert A. Sittig, all Compliance
Officers; Ronald R. Chesemore, Associate Commissioner, Regulatory Affairs;
Raymond V. Mlecko, Director, Chicago District Office; Gerald F. Meyer, Deputy
Director and Daniel L. Michels, Director, Office of Compliance, both with the
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; the following officials of Fujisawa
USA, Inc., Brian Tambi, President and Chief Operating Officer, Fujisawa
Pharamaceutical Co.; and Floyd Benjamin, Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, Lyphomed Division; and Piet Bleyendaal, President, Pharmaceutical
Basics, Inc.
In failing to respond to Subcommittee questions, Raj Bhutani, President, Alra
Laboratories, Inc., and John N. Kapoor, EJ Financial Enterprises, Inc.,
invoked constitutional privileges.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held
an oversight hearing on fiscal year 1992/1993 U.S. Foreign AID requests for
South Asia. Testimony was heard from Teresita Schaffer, Deputy Secretary,
Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs, Department of State; Henry S.
Rowan, Assistant Secretary (International Security Affairs), Department of
Defense; and the following officials of AID, U.S. International Development
Cooperation Agency: Carol Adelman, Assistant Administrator, Europe and Near
East; and George Laudato, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and
International Development.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REQUESTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on Fiscal Year 1992 Foreign Assistance Requests: Greece, Turkey,
Cyprus, Portugal, Spain, and the International Fund for Ireland. Testimony was
heard from James F. Dobbins, Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State; Bruce Weinrod, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, European and NATO Policy, Department of Defense; and
Donald Pressley, Director for Europe, Bureau of Europe and Near East, AID,
U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations held a
hearing to review the Administration's Budget request for USIA and the U.S.
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Testimony was heard from Eugene Kopp,
Deputy Director, USIA; and Tom Korologos, Vice Chairman, U.S. Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy.
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INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS STRATEGY REPORT: SOUTH AMERICA AND THE ANDEAN
INITIATIVE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint hearing to
review the 1991 International Narcotics Strategy Report: South America and the
Andean Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International
Narcotics Matters; and Philip McLean, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Inter-American Affairs; and Stephen Greene, Acting Deputy Administrator, DEA,
Department of Justice.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight hearing to examine the conduct
of NIH AIDS Research Program. Testimony was heard from Dr. Anthony S. Fauci,
Associate Director, AIDS Research, NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services; 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. 427, to disclaim any
interests of the United States in certain lands on San Juan Island, WA; H.R.
690, to authorize the National Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary
McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site; and H.R. 749, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a donation of land for
addition to the Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Swift and Rowland; from the following officials
of the Department of the Interior: Robert W. Faithful, Assistant Director,
Bureau of Land Management; Robert Stanton, Regional Director, National Capital
Region; and W. Thomas Brown, Assistant Regional Director, Planning and
External Affairs, Southeast Region, both with the National Park Service; and
public witnesses.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources held a hearing on the initiatives affecting various
projects and activities of the Bureau of Reclamation. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Orton, Morrison, Thomas of Wyoming and Condit; Dennis
Underwood, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior;
and public witnesses.
FEDERAL CHARTER--BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 525, to amend the Federal
charter for the Boys Clubs of America to reflect the change of the name of the
organization to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Testimony was heard from
Representative Molinari.
The Subcommittee also met to consider private claims bills.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
concluded hearings on H.R. 1, Civil Rights Act of 1991. Testimony was heard
from Representative Johnson of Connecticut; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development met for organizational purposes.
RTC FUNDING
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 1315,
Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1991. The rule makes in order as
original text for purpose of amendment the text of H.R. 1315 as ordered
reported from the Banking Committee, printed in part one of the report to
accompany the rule. The rule makes in order only the three following
amendments, to be printed in part 2 of the report accompanying the rule, to be
considered in the manner and order specified in the report and to be debatable
for the time specified in the report: (1) Slattery substitute, (2) Wylie
substitute, and (3) Gonzalez substitute. The amendments are not subject to
amendment and all points of order against the amendments are waived. Only the
last amendment adopted will be considered as finally adopted and reported back
to the House. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, without
instructions or with instructions if offered by Mr. Michel. Testimony was
heard from Chairman Gonzalez and Representatives Annunzio, Vento, Kanjorski,
Kennedy, Bacchus, Slattery, Jones of North Carolina, Glickman, Wolpe, Pickle,
and Wylie.
DOE ENVIRONMENT SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on fiscal year 1992 Department of Energy for Environment Safety and
Health Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Energy: Paul L. Ziemer, Assistant Secretary, Environment,
Safety, and Health; and Clyde Frank, Associate Director, Office of Technology
Development, Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management; Peter
Johnson, OTA; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues, Resources,
Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and a public witness.
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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science and the
Subcommittee on Technology Competitiveness held a joint hearing on High
Performance Computing. Testimony was heard from Senator Gore; D. Allan
Bromley, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and public
witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS DESERT STORM LOAN RELIEF ACT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported amended H.R. 902, Small Business
Desert Storm Loan Relief Act of 1991.
Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
EFFECT OF TERRORISM ON TOURISM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism and Rural
Development held a hearing on the Effects of Terrorism on Tourism. Testimony
was heard from Wylie Whisonant, Deputy Under Secretary, Travel and Tourism
Administration, Department of Commerce; and Lynne A. Osmus, Acting Director,
Office of Civil Aviation Security Policy and Planning, Department of
Transportation.
VETERANS REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held a hearing on Veterans Reemployment Rights. Testimony was heard
from Stephen M. Duncan, Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs, Department of
Defense; Thomas E. Collins III, Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and
Training, Department of Labor; Stuart Scheiffer, Deputy Assistant Attorney
General, Civil Division, Department of Justice; Bill R. Phillips, Deputy
Director, OPM; and representatives of veterans' organizations.
STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the state of the U.S.
economy, Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for
fiscal year 1992 and beyond. Testimony was heard from Lynn Martin, Secretary
of Labor; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 12.
1991/03/08
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Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and on U.S.
Travel and Tourism Administration. Testimony was heard from Wylie H.
Whisonant, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary, Travel and Tourism, Department of
Commerce; and Ronald F. Lehman II, Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency.
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PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings to review the impact of two
historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the decline of the Soviet
Union--on how the United States does its defense business, with emphasis on
National Guard Combat Brigades. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Edwin H. Burba, Jr., USA,
Commander in Chief, Forces Command; Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway, USAF, Chief,
National Guard Bureau; Brig. Gen. Gary J. Whipple, USA, Commander, 256th
Infantry Brigade, Louisiana; Col. James D. Davis, USA, Commander, 48th
Infantry Brigade, Georgia; and Col. Fletcher C. Coker, Jr., USA, Commander,
155th Armored Brigade, Mississippi.
Hearings continue March 12.
SMALL BUSINESSES--SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities and Energy held a hearing to examine federal programming aimed
at assisting small businesses with substance abuse problems. Testimony was
heard from Dr. Joseph H. Autry III, Director, Division of Applied Research,
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Department of Health and Human Services;
Mark Haywood, Acting Chief Advocate, SBA; Roland G. Droitch, Deputy Under
Secretary, Policy, Department of Labor; Floyd Pond, Executive Director, Drug
and Alcohol Abuse Commission, State of Maryland; Marguerite Saunders,
Director, Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, State of New York; Jeffery
Kushner, Director, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, State of Oregon;
and public witnesses.
1991/03/11
Daily Digest - Monday, March 11, 1991; pages D272 - D276 (Bd vol. D126 - D128)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Justice: General Administration/Fees
and Expenses of Witnesses; U.S. Trustees; Community Relations Service; the
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; U.S. Marshals Service/Support of U.S.
Prisoners/Assets Forfeiture Fund. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Justice: Henry Flickinger, Assistant Attorney
General, Administration; John E. Logan, Director and Counsel, U.S. Trustee
System Fund; Grace Flores-Hughes, Director, Community Relations Service;
Stanley J. Gold, Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; K. Michael
Moore, Director, U.S. Marshals Service; and George J. Terwilliger III,
Associate Deputy Attorney General.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met
in executive session to hold a hearing on Department of Energy: Atomic Energy
Defense Activities. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Energy: Richard Claytor, Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs;
and Dominic Monetta, Director, Office of New Production Reactors; and Robert
Barker, Chairman, Nuclear Weapons Council Standing Committee, Department of
Defense.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Education or the Handicapped, Rehabilitation Services and
Handicapped Research. Testimony was heard from Robert R. Davila, Assistant
Secretary, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
NATIONWIDE MEASLES EPIDEMIC
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the nationwide measles epidemic. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Dr.
William L. Roper, Director, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health
Service; and Dr. Kenneth J. Bart, Director, National Vaccine Program Office;
Dr. Francis Dunston, Commissioner of Health, State of New Jersey; Dr. James F.
Quilty, Jr., Chief, Division of Maternal and Child Health, Department of
Health, State of Ohio; David Anstice, Vice President, Marketing, Merck, Sharp
and Dohme; and public witnesses.
BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations held a
hearing to review the Administration's fiscal year 1992 Budget request.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Edward J. Perkins, Director-General, Foreign Service and Director of
Personnel; and Audrey F. Morton, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Equal Employment
Opportunities and Civil Rights; and public witnesses.
FDIC TAKEOVER--NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON AND TREATMENT OF WORKERS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on the FDIC takeover of the National Bank of Washington and the
Treatment of Workers. Testimony was heard from L. William Seidman, Chairman,
FDIC; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS--REBUILDING KUWAIT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Exports, Tax Policy and Special
Problems held a hearing on the role of the U.S. Small Business in the
Rebuilding of Kuwait. Testimony was heard from Michael W. Owen, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Logistics, and the
Environment, Department of Defense; Thomas J. Duesterberg, Assistant
Secretary, International Economic Policy, Department of Commerce; William S.
Becker, Counsel to the Administrator, SBA; Howard L. Hills, Vice President and
General Counsel, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency; Arthur Pilzer, Vice President, Africa and
Middle East Division, Export-Import Bank; Fawzi Hamad Al-Sultan, Executive
Director, World Bank; and Lawrence H. Framme III, Secretary, Economic
Development, State of Virginia.
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D136)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary met in executive session to hold a hearing on the FBI, General Legal
Activities, U.S. Attorneys and on Organized Crime Drug Enforcement. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: William
S. Sessions, Director, FBI; William P. Barr, Deputy Attorney General; Joseph
M. Whittle, U.S. Attorney, Western District of Kentucky; and George J.
Terwilliger III, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on RDT&E Navy. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary,
(Research, Development and Acquisition); VAdm. J. Guy Reynolds, USN, Director,
Navy Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements, and RAdm. William
Miller, USN, Chief, Naval Research.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on DOD Medical Issues, and on Medical
Personnel Recruitment/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Dr. Enrique Mendez, Jr., Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs); and Jack
Lanier, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs).
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met
in executive session to continue hearings on Department of Energy: Atomic
Energy Defense Activities. Testimony was heard from Adm. Bruce DeMars, USN,
Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
following: Energy Information Administration; Economic Regulatory
Administration; Emergency Preparedness; Office of Hearings and Appeals; and
public witnesses (Indian Programs). Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: Calvin Kent, Administrator, Energy
Information Administration; Chandler L. Van Orman, Acting Administrator,
Economic Regulatory Administration; John J. Easton, Jr., Assistant Secretary,
International Affairs and Energy Emergencies; and George B. Breznay, Director,
Office of Hearings and Appeals; and public witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the American Printing House for the Blind, Gallaudet College,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and on Howard University. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Education: Robert
R. Davila, Assistant Secretary, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services;
Tuck Tinsley III, President, American Printing House for the Blind; I. King
Jordan, President, Gallaudet College; and Franklyn G. Jenifer, President,
Howard University.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Base Closures. Testimony was heard from David Berteau, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Research and Special Programs Administration. Testimony was heard from Travis
P. Dungan, Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administrator,
Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on U.S. Customs Service. Testimony was heard from
Carol Hallett, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from
Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings to review the impact of two
historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the decline of the Soviet
Union--on how the United States does its defense business, with emphasis on
the 25-percent build-down and focusing on the new Cheney/Powell base force.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
I. Lewis Libby, Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Strategy and Resources; and
Adm. David E. Jeremiah, USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on the role of the Navy in the 21st century. Testimony was heard
from VAdm. Anthony Less, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy
and Operations), Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 20.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 1285, Higher Education Technical Amendments; H.R. 751, National
Literacy Act of 1991; and H.R. 1, Civil Rights Act of 1991.
COLLISION DAMAGE WAIVER ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 1293, Collision Damage
Waiver Act. Testimony was heard from Roland W. Burris, Attorney General, State
of Illinois; William H. McCartney, Director, Insurance, State of Nebraska; and
public witnesses.
EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 531, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Janice Obuchowski, Assistant Secretary,
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of
Commerce; Louis S. Grande, Vice President, Information Services, TVA; Lt. Gen.
James S. Cassity, Jr., Director, Command, Control and Communications Systems,
Department of Defense; RAdm. Ronald M. Polant, Chief, USCG, Office of Command,
Control and Communications, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation and
public witnesses.
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS; EPA'S INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Approved recommendations to the Committee on the
Budget.
The Committee also held a hearing on EPA's International Activities. Testimony
was heard from William Reilly, Administrator, EPA.
EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 805, to restore the
Effectiveness of the Export Enhancement Program.
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
held a hearing to review the 1991 International Narcotics Control Strategy
Report: Central America and the Caribbean. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant
Secretary, International Narcotics Matters; and Philip McLean, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs; and Stephen Greene,
Acting Deputy Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice.
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PROBLEMS OF URBAN AMERICA
Committee on Government Operations: Continued hearings on Problems of Urban
America. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections approved for full
Committee action H.R. 1362, to authorize appropriations for the Federal
Election Commission for fiscal year 1992.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FEC: John Warren
McGarry, Chairman; Joan D. Aikens, Commissioner, Vice-Chairman and Chairman,
Finance Committee; and Scott E. Thomas, Commissioner.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1096, to authorize
appropriations for programs, functions and activities of the Bureau of Land
Management for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995; to improve land
management of the public lands; H.R. 481, to establish grazing fees for
domestic livestock on the public rangelands; H.R. 944, to provide for domestic
livestock grazing fees for public rangelands reflecting the fair market value
of forage on these lands; and H.R. 1292, to make permanent the formula for
determining fees for the grazing of livestock on public rangelands. Testimony
was heard from Senators Baucus, Symms, Reid, Bryan and Burns; Representatives
Synar, Skeen, Stallings and Orton; Cy Jamison, Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior; James C. Overbay, Deputy Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1, Civil Rights Act of 1991.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings on
the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held a hearing on the Census Bureau's fiscal year 1992 budget
request and anticipated spending priorities. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Commerce: Michael R. Darby, Under
Secretary, Economic Affairs; and Barbara Everitt Bryant, Director, Bureau of
the Census; L. Nye Stevens, Director, Government Business Operations Issues,
General Government Division, GAO; and public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.
1316, Performance Management and Recognition System Amendments of 1991; and
Title II, as amended, of H.R. 2, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds met for organizational purposes.
OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 1175, to
authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 in connection with
operations in and around the Persian Gulf presently known as Operation Desert
Shield/Storm. The rule makes in order as an original bill for purposes of
amendment the text of the committee-reported substitute, as modified by the
amendments printed in part one of the report to accompany the rule. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and against the
substitute as modified. The rule makes in order only the amendments printed in
part two of the report, waiving all points of order against all amendments
printed in the report. All part two amendments will be considered in the order
and manner specified in the report and will not be subject to amendment. Each
part two amendment is debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled
except that the chairman and ranking minority member, or their designees, may
offer pro forma amendments to extend debate. The rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Montgomery, Byron, McCloskey, Panetta, Bryant, Traficant,
Bateman, Gradison and Rhodes.
EPA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on the EPA budget authorization. Testimony was heard from Erich
Bretthauer, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, EPA;
and public witnesses.
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NSF AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on NSF authorization. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space continued
hearings on fiscal year 1992 NASA authorization. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NATIONAL AEROSPACE PLANE PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness and the Subcommittee on Research and Development of the
Committee on Armed Services held a joint hearing on National Aerospace Plane
Program fiscal year 1992 authorization. Testimony was heard from D. Allan
Bromley, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; James R. Thompson,
Jr., Deputy Administrator, NASA; the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Charles M. Herzfeld, Director, Defense Research and Engineering; John
J. Welch, Jr., Assistant Secretary, and Robert R. Barthelemy, Program Manager,
National Aerospace Plane Joint Program Office, both with the Department of the
Air Force; and Barry J. Waldman, Vice President and Program Manager, National
Aerospace Plane Program, Rockwell International Corporation.
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS; FAST TRACK TRADE AGREEMENT; STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET
POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Approved recommendations to the Committee on the
Budget.
The Committee held a hearing on the Administration's request for extension of
fast track trade agreement implementing authority. Testimony was heard from
Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade Representative.
The Committee also continued hearings on the state of the U.S. economy,
Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for fiscal
year 1992 and beyond. Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of
the Treasury.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1992 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Select Committee on Hunger: Met for organizational purposes.
1991/03/13
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D147)
Committee Meetings
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS; FAST-TRACK EXTENSION REQUEST
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1294, to correct the
representation and positions on the Environment for the Americas Board.
The Committee approved recommendations to the Committee on the Budget.
The Committee also held a hearing to review fast-track extension request.
Testimony was heard from Carla Hills, U.S. Trade Representative; Richard T.
Crowder, Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity Programs, USDA;
and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the following: Economic and Statistical Analysis;
Bureau of the Census; National Telecommunications and Information
Administration; Federal Prison System; and U.S. Parole Commission. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: Michael
R. Darby, Under Secretary, Economic Affairs; and Janice I. Obuchowski, Under
Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration; the
following officials of the Department of Justice: J. Michael Quinlan,
Director, Bureau of Prisons; and Benjamin F. Baer, Chairman, U.S. Parole
Commission.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on RDT&E Army, and on Missiles and Other Procurement, Army.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Army: Stephen K. Conver, Assistant Secretary (Research, Development, and
Acquisition); Lt. Gen. August M. Cianciolo, USA, Military Deputy; George T.
Singley III, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Research and Technology; Maj. Gen.
Richard D. Beltson, USA, Deputy for Systems Management, Office of the
Assistant Secretary (Research, Development, and Acquisition); and Maj. Gen.
Joe W. Rigby, USA, Deputy, Combat Service Support.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the NRC, and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the NRC: Kenneth M. Carr, Chairman;
Kenneth C. Rogers, James R. Curtiss, and Forrest J. Remick, all Commissioners;
and Martin L. Allday, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Department of Energy.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Central and Latin American
Issues. Testimony was heard from Bernard W. Aronson, Assistant Secretary,
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State; Henry S. Rowen, Assistant
Secretary, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense; and James H.
Michel, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Indian Programs. 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 Applied Technology, and on Student Financial Assistance and on
Higher Education. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Education: Betsy Brand, Assistant Secretary, Vocational and
Adult Education; and Leonard L. Haynes III, Assistant Secretary, Postsecondary
Education.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Guard and Reserve Military Construction. Testimony was heard from
John B. Rosamond, Deputy Assistant Secretary, (Materiel and Facilities),
Department of Defense.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Panama Canal. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Panama
Canal Commission: Michael Rhode, Jr., Secretary; and Gilberto Guardia,
Administrator.
The Subcommittee also concluded hearings on the Coast Guard. Testimony was
heard from RAdm. Kent H. Williams, USCG, Resource Director/Comptroller, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Bureau of Public Debt, U.S. Savings Bonds,
Financial Management Services and the Secret Service. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Gerald Murphy,
Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Debt; Leland L. Coggan, Executive
Director, U.S. Savings Bonds; William E. Douglas, Commissioner, Financial
Management Services; and John R. Simpson, Director, Secret Service.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from
Anthony J. Principi, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Court of Veterans Appeals.
Testimony was heard from Frank Bebeker, Judge, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
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Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel met in executive session to continue hearings on the Department of
Energy defense programs portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense
authorization request, receiving a briefing on meeting nuclear materials
requirements. The Panel was briefed by Richard Claydor, Assistant Secretary,
Defense Programs, Department of Energy; Robert B. Barker, Assistant to the
Secretary, Atomic Energy, Department of Defense; and Victor S. Rezendes,
Director, Energy Issues, Resources, Community and Development Division, GAO.
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Hearings continue March 19.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on H.R 1208, to authorize certain construction at
military installations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993. Testimony was heard
from the Department of Defense: I. Lewis Libby, Principal Deputy Under
Secretary, Strategy and Resources; Sean O'Keefe, Comptroller; and Big. Gen.
Frank Cunningham III, USA, Deputy Director, Plans, Analysis and Resources J-4
(Logistics), Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Hearings continue March 21.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the manpower portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on receiving
an overview of the Defense health-care budget and strategy for the future of
the military health-care system. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Dr. Enrique Mendez, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. F.F. Ledford, Jr., USA, Surgeon General of
the Army; VAdm. J.A. Zimble, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; and Lt. Gen.
Monte B. Miller, USAF, Surgeon General of the Air Force.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on the
operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on DOD, Army and Air Force, Navy
and Marine Corps requests. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: John A. Flinn, Director, Operations, Office of the
Comptroller; Brig. Gen. Robert T. Howard, Director, Operations and Support,
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Financial Management, Department of the
Army; Brig. Gen. John L. Finan, USAF, Director, Budget Operations, Department
of the Air Force; RAdm. William J. Hancock, USN, Director, Operations
Division, Office of the Comptroller, Department of the Navy; and Brig. Gen.
John C. Arick, Director, Facilities and Services Division, U.S. Marine Corps.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the RDT&E portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Air Force request.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air
Force: John J. Welch, Assistant Secretary, Acquisition; and Lt. Gen. John E.
Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition.
Hearings continue March 21.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on the Budget: Concluded hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1992 budget proposals. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kolter,
Boxer, Skelton, Emerson, Penny, Fuster, Roberts, Stearns, Goodling, Synar and
Sanders.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on National Assessment of
Education Progress. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
approved for full Committee action H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor
Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on
participation in labor disputes.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on reducing oil
consumption in cars and light trucks. Testimony was heard from Vito A.
Stagliano, Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Policy Analysis, Department of
Energy; David Gushee, Senior Specialist, Environmental Policy, Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
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Hearings continue March 20.
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OVERSIGHT--FDA
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Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held an oversight hearing on the FDA. Testimony was heard from David Kessler,
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services.
INDIRECT CHARGES AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
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Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on overhead costs recovery practices at Stanford University for
Federal research contracts and grants during the past decade. Testimony was
heard from Milton J. Socolar, Special Assistant to the Comptroller General,
GAO; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Fred J. Newton,
Deputy Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency; and RAdm. William C. Miller,
USN, Chief of Naval Research, U.S. Navy; and Donald Kennedy, President,
Stanford University.
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OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET REQUEST FOR AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held an oversight hearing
on U.S. Policy and the Administration's Foreign Assistance Request for Fiscal
Year 1992-1993 for Africa. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of State: Herman A. Cohen, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
African Affairs; Jock Covey, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau on Near East
and South Asia Affairs; and Jewel Lafontant-Mankerious, Ambassador at Large
and Coordinator for Refugee Affairs; Scott M. Spangler, Assistant
Administrator, Africa Bureau, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency; and Gregory Robeson Smith, President, Africa Development Foundation.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science held a hearing on Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Authorization for Fiscal Years 1992-93 and Overall Arms Control Policy.
Testimony was heard from Ronald Lehman, Director, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
continued hearings on fiscal year 1992 Foreign Assistance requests: Israel and
the West Bank and Gaza. Testimony was heard from Daniel C. Kurtzer, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State; Arthur H. Hughes, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Near East
and South Asian Affairs, International Security Affairs, Department of
Defense; and Charles F. Weden, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau of
Europe and Near East, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
REFERENDUM IN THE SOVIET UNION: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMOCRATIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a joint
hearing on Referendum in the Soviet Union: Implications for Democratization.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
continued hearings to review the Administration's Fiscal Year 1992 Budget
Request for the Department of State. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of State: Arthur W. Fort, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Administration; and Sheldon J. Krys, Assistant Secretary, Diplomatic
Security.
Hearings continue March 19.
SITUATION--GUATEMALA AND NICARAGUA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on the Situation in Guatemala and Nicaragua and Options for U.S.
Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
held a hearing to review the 1991 International Narcotics Control Strategy
Report: Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Europe and Africa. Testimony was heard
from Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters,
Department of State; and Stephen Greene, Acting Deputy Administrator, DEA,
Department of Justice.
TAX ADMINISTRATION: IMPROVEMENTS BY IRS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on Tax Administration: Improvements by IRS Can
Bring in Substantial Tax Revenues. Testimony was heard from Fred Goldberg,
Jr., Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and Paul Posner, Associate
Director, General Government Division, GAO.
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DEA'S OPERATION SNOWCAP--1991 DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY
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Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on DEA's Operation Snowcap and the
1991 Drug Control Strategy. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the DEA, Department of Justice: Charles J. Gutensohn, Acting Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Operations Division; and Robert Nieves, Acting Chief,
Cocaine Investigations Section.
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COMMITTEE FUNDING
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Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported amended H. Res. 92,
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 first session of the 102d Congress.
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The Committee also considered other pending Committee business.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R. 355,
to amend the Reclamation States Drought Assistance Act of 1988 to extend the
period of time during which drought assistance may be provided by the
Secretary of the Interior.
The Committee also approved recommendations to the Committee on the Budget.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held an oversight hearing on the Legal Services
Corporation Reauthorization. Testimony was heard from Representative McCollum;
David H. Martin, President, Legal Services Corporation; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on FBI authorization request for the Identification
Division. Testimony was heard from Fred B. Wood, Senior Associate/Project
Director, OTA; and Stanley Klein, Deputy Assistant Director, FBI, Department
of Justice.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on the following: Reauthorization of
the Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys and the Various U.S. Attorneys
Offices; and U.S. Marshals Service. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the GAO: J. William Gadsby, Director, Federal Management Issues;
and Lowell Dodge, Director, Administration; the following officials of the
Department of Justice: K. Michael Moore, Director, U.S. Marshals Service; and
Joseph M. Whittle, U.S. Attorney, Western District of Kentucky.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration and
Refugees held an oversight hearing on war crimes. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on reauthorization
of the National Sea Grant College Act. Testimony was heard from Representative
Reed; Ned Ostenso, Assistant Administrator, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 831, to designate the Owens Financial State of the U.S. Postal
Service in Cleveland, OH, as the "Jesse Owens Building of the U.S. Postal
Service"; H.R. 971, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service
located at 630 East 105th Street, Cleveland, OH, as the "Luke Easter Post
Office"; H.R. 1316, Performance Management and Recognition System Amendments
of 1991; and H.R. 2, amended, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991.
The Committee also continued oversight hearings on the U.S. Postal Service.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LIMITATIONS ON FLIGHT ATTENDANT DUTY TIMES ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on H.R. 14, Limitations on Flight Attendant Duty Times Act. Testimony
was heard from Anthony J. Broderick, Associate Administrator, Regulation and
Certification, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
OPERATION--FEDERAL RESERVOIRS ON THE MISSOURI RIVER MAINSTEM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on the operation of Federal Reservoirs on the Missouri River
Mainstem. Testimony was heard from Representative Williams, Dorgan of North
Dakota, Lightfoot and Johnson of South Dakota; G. Edwards Dickey, Acting
Assistant Secretary (Civil Works), Department of the Army; William Webster,
Attorney General, State of Missouri; and public witnesses.
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RTC FUNDING
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Committee on Rules: Granted a rule making in order a motion to take from the
Speaker's table S. 419, to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to enable the
Resolution Trust Corporation to meet its obligations to depositors and others
by the least expensive means, strike all after the enacting clause, and insert
the provisions printed in the report to accompany the rule. The rule provides
one hour of debate on the motion, equally divided and controlled by the
proponents and opponents. The rule also provides one motion to commit if the
Gonzalez motion is agreed to. The rule makes in order a motion to insist on
the House amendment and request a conference. All points of order are waived
against the bill, against its consideration, and against the motion to amend.
Finally, the rule provides that if the original motion is defeated, there can
be no further disposition of S. 419 except by subsequent order of the House.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Gonzalez and Representatives Bennett, Vento,
Sanders, Waters, Mfume, and Wylie.
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DOE BUDGET
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on Department of Energy fiscal year 1992 budget request. Testimony
was heard from James Decker, Director, Office of Energy Research, Department
of Energy; Roger Bangerter, Group Leader, Heavy Ion Fusion Accelerator,
Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Alex Glass, Associate
Director, Programs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NSF AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science concluded
hearings on NSF authorization. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space continued
hearings on fiscal year 1992 NASA authorization. Testimony was heard from
Arnold D. Aldrich, Associate Administrator, Aeronautics Exploration and
Technology, NASA.
Hearings continue March 19.
SMALL BUSINESS PROBLEMS CREATED BY MILITARY DEPLOYMENT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Environment and Employment held a
hearing on problems created for small businesses by the military deployment.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hubbard, Bilirakis, Thomas of
Georgia, Pickett, Lancaster and Sanders; Maj. Gen. Donald E. Edwards, Adjutant
General, Vermont National Guard, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the state of the U.S.
economy, Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for
fiscal year 1992 and beyond, including estimated costs of Operation Desert
Storm and expiring tax provisions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 9.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1992 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue March 19.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Met for organizational
purposes.
1991/03/14
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 14, 1991; pages D302 - D316 (Bd vol. D147 -
D156)
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEES EXTENDED TO IRAQ
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Departmental Operations, Research,
and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review agricultural export
guarantees extended to Iraq. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the USDA: James Ebbitt, Assistant Inspector General, Audit; Kerry E.
Reynolds, Director and Charles T. Delaphane, Deputy Director, both with
Program Development, Foreign Agricultural Service; Mary T., Chambliss,
Director, Program Analysis Division, Glenn Whiteman, Deputy Assistant
Administrator and Chris Goldthwait, Assistant Administrator, all with Export
Credits; Larry T. McElvain, Director, Commodity Credit Corporation Operations
Division; F. Paul Dickerson, General Sales Manager, Associate Administrator;
Robert McConnell, Deputy Assistant Administrator, International Agricultural
Statistics; Ann Veneman, Deputy Under Secretary and Dick Crowder, Under
Secretary, both with International Affairs and Commodity Programs; and Allen
I. Mendelowitz, Director, International Trade, Energy, and Finance Issues,
National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Supreme Court, International Trade Commission, SBA
and Commission on Agricultural Workers. Testimony was heard from the following
Associate Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court; Sandra Day O'Connor; and Antonin
Scalia, George White, Architect of the Capitol; Anne Burnsdale, Acting
Chairman, U.S. International Trade Commission; Susan S. Engeleiter,
Administrator, SBA; and Henry J. Voss, Chairman, Commission on Agricultural
Workers.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy: Power Marketing Administration. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: B. Reid
Detchon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable
Energy; Robert J. Cross, Administration, Alaska Power Administration; James J.
Jura, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; John A. McAllister, Jr.,
Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration; J.M. Shafer, Administrator,
Southwestern Power Administration; and William H. Clagett, Administrator,
Western Area Power Administration.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Pakistan and Asian Issues.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Teresita Schaffer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near East and South
Asian Affairs; DeSaix Anderson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; the following officials of AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency: Carol Adelman, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau of Europe and the Near East; and Henrietta Holsman-Fore,
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and Private Enterprise; and Carl
Ford, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs,
Department of Defense.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Indian Programs. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Impact Aid, Bilingual and Immigrant Education, and on Libraries and
Departmental Management. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Education: John T. MacDonald, Assistant Secretary,
Elementary and Secondary Education; Rita Esquivel, Director, Office of
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs; Dick W. Hays, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Operations, Office of Educational Research and
Improvement; and William D. Hansen, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Office of
Planning, Budget and Evaluation;
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Testimony was
heard from William H. McCabe, Chairman, Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Special Operations Forces
request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: James R. Locher III, Assistant Secretary, Special Operations and
Low-Intensity Conflict; and Gen. Carl W. Stiner, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Special Operations Command.
Hearings continue March 20.
FEDERAL BANK SUPERVISION AND REGULATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing on the GAO
study of the effectiveness of Federal bank supervision and regulation.
Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa concluded hearings on
U.S. Policy and the Administration's Request for Fiscal Year 1992-1993 for
Africa. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SECURITY SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OVERVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science held a hearing on the Overview of Security Supporting
Assistance Programs: Foreign Assistance Legislation for Fiscal Years 1992-93.
Testimony was heard from Reginald Bartholomew, Under Secretary, International
Security Affairs, Department of State; and Lt. General Teddy G. Allen, USA,
Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, Department of Defense.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REQUESTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on fiscal year 1992 foreign assistance requests: Central and Eastern
Europe. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
State: Robert L. Barry, Special Advisor, Eastern European Assistance,
Department of State; and Curtis W. Kamman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of European and Canadian Affairs; and David N. Merrill, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Bureau of Europe and Near East, AID, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency.
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION
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Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on the Panama Canal Commission Reauthorization for
fiscal year 1992 budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Panama Canal Commission: Michael Rhode, Jr., Secretary; and Gilberto
Guardia, Administrator.
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AUTHORIZATION; OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on H.R. 1271, to
authorize appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality for fiscal
years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996; to ensure consideration of the impact
of Federal actions on the global environment; and an oversight hearing on
National Environmental Policy. Testimony was heard from Michael Deland,
Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality.
DOE BUDGET
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on Department of Energy fiscal year 1992 budget request, with
emphasis on oil and gas programs. Testimony was heard from Representative
Synar; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 19.
VA DEBT WAIVERS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorials held a
hearing on the debt collection implementation of Public Law 101-237 (VA debt
waivers). Testimony was heard from S. Anthony McCann, Assistant Secretary,
Finance and Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of
veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on Intelligence Organization. Testimony was heard from Adm.
B.R. Inman, USN (Ret.), former Deputy Director, CIA.
Hearings continue March 19.
1991/03/15
Daily Digest - Friday, March 15, 1991; pages D318 - D320 (Bd vol. D156 - D157)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/03/18
Daily Digest - Monday, March 18, 1991; pages D322 - D326 (Bd vol. D157 - D158)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Testimony was heard from Gary McNary, Commissioner, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Department of Justice.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Children Issues. Testimony
was heard from Richard Bissell, Assistant Administrator, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; Jane Curtin, Ambassador, U.S.
Committee for UNICEF; and Elizabeth A. Preble, Senior Advisor for AIDS, United
Nations Children's Fund.
1991/03/19
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 19, 1991; pages D328 - D340 (Bd vol. D159 -
D168)
Committee Meetings
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FARM BILL--IMPLEMENTATION
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Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains
held a hearing to review implementation of the grains and oilseeds provisions
of the 1990 Farm Bill. Testimony was heard from Keith Bjerke, Administrator,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, USDA; and public
witnesses.
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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the following: DEA; Antitrust Division; Office of
Justice Programs; and on the Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Justice: Richard Bonner,
Administrator, DEA; James F. Rill, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust
Division; Jimmy Gurle, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs;
and Richard Hankinson, Inspector General.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on RDT&E Air Force, and on RDT&E Defense Agencies. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: John J.
Welch, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Air Force (Acquisition); Lt. Gen. John E.
Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy; Victor H. Reis, Director, Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency; Maj. Gen. Gerald G. Watson, USA, Director, Defense
Nuclear Agency and George W. Ulrich, Deputy Director.
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ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on International Narcotics, and
on Refugee Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International
Narcotics Matters; and Princeton Lyman, Director, Bureau of Refugee Programs;
and James H. Michel, Assistant Administrator, Latin American and the
Caribbean, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
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Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Indian
Education, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, and on the Holocaust
Memorial Council. Testimony was heard from John T. MacDonald, Assistant
Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education;
Richard Hauser, Chairman, Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation; and
Sarah Bloomfield, Executive Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Testimony was heard from Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human
Services.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Federal Railroad Administration. Testimony was heard from Gilbert C.
Carmichael, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of
Transportation.
TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE-GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury-Postal Service-General
Government held a hearing on OPM, OPM Inspector General, National Archives and
Records Administration, and the Office of Government Ethics. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of OPM: Constance Berry Newman, Director;
and Patrict E. McFarland, Inspector General; Don W. Wilson, Archivist,
National Archives and Records Administration; and Stephen Potts, Director,
Office of Government Ethics.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on FEMA. Testimony was heard from Wallace E. Stickney,
Director, FEMA.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Considered pending Department of Defense
reprogramming requests.
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The Committee also continued hearings to review the impact of two historical
events--the Persian Gulf War and the decline of the Soviet Union--on how the
United States does its defense business; and to consider pending DOD
reprogramming requests, with emphasis on CBO assessment of how the five big
categories--force structure, readiness, overhead, modernization, and research
and development--fared in the Cheney five-year-plan and what it means for the
future force. Testimony was heard from Robert F. Hale, Assistant Director,
National Security Division, CBO.
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FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
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Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Federal Family Planning Program
(Title X) and the Administration's proposed regulations to restrict
information on abortion counseling. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Porter, Schroeder, Vucanovich and Smith of New Jersey; Dr. William Archer III,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses.
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TURKEY SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; EXPORT ENCHANCEMENT PROGRAM; SECURITY
ASSISTANCE
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Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following: legislation to
authorize emergency supplemental appropriations for Turkey for additional
costs incurred as a result of the Persian Gulf Conflict; and H.R. 805,
amended, to restore the effectiveness of the Export Enhancement Program.
The Committee also held a hearing on the Administration's request for Security
Assistance for fiscal year 1992. Testimony was heard from Dick Cheney,
Secretary of Defense.
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BUREAU OF ASIA AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE REAUTHORIZATION AND OVERSIGHT--OPIC'S
PROGRAMS
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Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held a hearing on the reauthorization of programs within A.I.D.'s
Bureau for Asia and private enterprise and an oversight of OPIC's Programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency: Henrietta Holsman Fore, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Asia and Private Enterprise, AID; and James Berg,
Executive Vice President, Overseas Private Investment Program.
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BUDGET REQUESTS
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Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations held a
hearing to review the Administration's Fiscal Year 1992 Budget Request.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Kanjorski, Porter, and Bentley;
Malcolm S. Forbes, Jr., Chairman, Board of International Broadcasting; Robert
Coonrod, Deputy Director, Voice of America, USIA; and Carl Gershman,
President, National Endowment for Democracy.
Hearings continue March 21.
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DOE'S DISCRETIONARY LABORATORY RESEARCH FUND
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Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing to review the Department of Energy's
Discretionary Laboratory Research Fund. Testimony was heard from Senator
Domenici; Representative Richardson; the following officials of the Department
of Energy: Gregory H. Friedman, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Audit
Operations; James F. Decker, Acting Director, Office of Energy Research; and
Richard A. Claytor, Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs; and the following
officials of the GAO: Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues, Resources,
Community, and Economic Development Division; and Donald J. Wheeler, Deputy
Director, Investigations, Office of Special Investigations.
NATIONAL COAL AND EXTRACTIVE ENERGY STRATEGY ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held a hearing on Title I--Coal Remining of H.R. 1078, National Coal
and Extractive Energy Strategy Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Harry M.
Snyder, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
Department of the Interior; 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. 904, to direct the
Secretary of the Interior to prepare a national historic landmark theme study
on African American History; and H.R. 1143, to authorize a study of nationally
significant places in American labor history. Testimony was heard from Jerry
Rogers, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported H.R. 1, Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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INTERNATIONAL AVIATION POLICY AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing to review International Aviation Policy and Bilateral Agreements.
Testimony was heard from Jeffrey N. Shane, Assistant Secretary, Policy and
International Affairs, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 21.
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POST-INTERSTATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION
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Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on the authorization of the Post-Interstate
Surface Transportation Progrms. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Transportation: Thomas D. Larson,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Jerry Ralph Curry,
Administrator, National Highway Administration; and Brian W. Clymer,
Administrator, Urban Mass Transportation Administration; and a public witness.
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RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF ACT
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Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
355, Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991. The rule makes
in order the Committee on Interior amendment in the nature of a substitute now
printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment to be
considered by titles, each title considered as read. The rule waives clause 7
of rule XVI against the substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representative
Miller of California.
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DOE BUDGET
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Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on Department of Energy fiscal year 1992 budget request, with
emphasis on Basic Energy Sciences. Testimony was heard from James Decker,
Acting Director, Office of Energy Research, Department of Energy; the
following officials of the Argonne National Laboratory: Frank Y. Fradin,
Associate Laboratory Director, Physical Research; and David E. Moncton,
Associate Laboratory Director, Advanced Photon Source; Martin Blume, Deputy
Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Jay N. Marx, Director, Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; and B.R. Appleton, Associate
Director, Physical Sciences and Advance Materials, Oakridge National
Laboratory; and public witnesses.
Hearings April 10.
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COMMITTEE BUSINESS
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Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met to consider pending business.
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EXTENDING MEDICARE COVERAGE TO NEAR-ELDERLY
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Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
proposals to extend Medicare Coverage to the Near-Elderly. Testimony was heard
from Gail Wilensky, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
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NATION'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
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Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
the state of the Nation's child welfare system. Testimony was heard from Dr.
Wade Horn, Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services; Julia B. Isaacs, Analyst, Budget
Analysis Division, CBO; and public witnesses.
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INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on Intelligence Organization. Testimony was heard from Prof.
Allan E. Goodman.
Hearings continue April 22.
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INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1992 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
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D169 - D180)
Committee Meetings
EMERGENCY DISASTER LOANS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review Farmers Home Administration (FmHA)
emergency disaster loans. Testimony was heard from Representatives Panetta and
Dooley; La Verne Ausman, Administrator, Farmers Home Administration, USDA; and
public witnesses.
AGRICULTURAL-BASED ALTERNATIVE FUELS PRODUCTION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review the agricultural-based alternative fuels production.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Bruce Gardner,
Assistant Secretary, Economics; and Jerry Sesco, Deputy Chief, Forest Service;
J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy,
Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the U.S.I.A., Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe and on the FTC. Testimony was heard from Representative
Hoyer; Bruce S. Gelb, Director, USIA; and Janet D. Steiger, Chairman, FTC.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Ammunition Procurement, Army. Testimony was heard from
Brig. Gen. William J. Schumacher, Deputy for Ammunition, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (RDA).
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Military Personnel Issues. Testimony
was heard from Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force
Management and Personnel).
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Trade and Export Issues.
Testimony was heard from Eugene K. Lawson, First Vice President and Vice
Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.; the following officials of the U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency: James D. Berg, Executive Vice
President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Priscella Rabb Ayres,
Director, Trade and Development Agency; and Henrietta Holsman-Fore, Assistant
Administrator, AID.
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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Park Service. Testimony was heard from James M. Ridenour, Director,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Health Resources and Services Administration and on the SSA.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: Robert G. Harmon, Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration; and Gwendolyn S. King, Commissioner, SSA.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Quality of Life in the Military. Testimony was heard from Sgt. Maj.
Julius Gates, Department of the Army; Chief Petty Officer D.R. Bushier,
Department of the Navy; and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Psingston, Department of
the Air Force.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Amtrak. Testimony was heard from W. Graham Claytor, Jr., Chairman, Amtrak.
The Subcommittee also concluded hearings on the Federal Railroad
Administration. Testimony was heard from Gilbert E. Carmichael, Administrator,
Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Merit System Protection Board, Special Counsel,
Federal Labor Relations Authority, Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental
Relations, and on the Secretary of the Treasury. Testimony was heard from
Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury; the following officials of the
Merit System Protection Board: Daniel R. Levinson, Chairman; and Mary F.
Weissman, Special Counsel; the following officials of the Federal Labor
Relations Authority: Jean McKee, Chairman; and Kathleen Day Koch, Special
Counsel, Office of the General Counsel; and Robert B. Hawkins, Jr., Chairman,
Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on Report of the Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S.
Space Program. Testimony was heard from Norman Augustine, Chairman, Advisory
Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the manpower portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on manpower
budget overview. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary, Force Management
and Personnel; Lt. Gen. William Reno, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel,
Department of the Army; Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Hickey, USAF, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Personnel, Department of the Air Force; VAdm. J.M. Boorda, USN, Deputy
Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel and Training), Chief of Naval
Personnel, Department of the Navy; and Lt. Gen. Norman H. Smith, USMC, Deputy
Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development held a joint hearing
on the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on strategic modernization issues, specifically as relates to the B-2
Bomber program and the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (START). Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. George
L. Butler, USAF, Commander in Chief, Stretegic Air Command and Director, Joint
Strategic Target Planning; and Ambassador Paul D. Wolfowitz, Under Secretary,
Policy.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on the Defense Logistics Agency
and the Military Postal Service. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Charles McCausland, USAF,
Director, Defense Logistics Agency; Brig. Gen. John J. Cusick, USA, Commander,
Defense Personnel Support Center; Col. (P) Patricia P. Hickerson, USA,
Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency; Col. Neil Grotegut, USA,
Chief, Military Personnel Integration Division, The Adjutant General
Directorate, Department of the Army; Maj. Pamela Brills, USMC, Head, Personal
Affairs Branch, Human Resources Division, USMC; and Col. Edward A. Pardini,
USAF, Director, Information Management, Office, Secretary of the Air Force.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on the 1992 shipbuilding and submarine programs. Testimony was
heard from Representative Reed; and the following officials of the Department
of the Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition; VAdm. Robert K. Kihune, USN, Assistant Chief, Naval Operations
(Surface Warfare); VAdm. Roger F. Bacon, USN, Assistant Chief, Naval
Operations (Undersea Warfare); and VAdm. Peter M. Hekman, Jr., USN, Commander
Naval Sea Systems Command.
Hearings continue April 10.
ESCROW ACCOUNT BALANCES--REAL ESTATE SETTLEMENT AND PROCEDURES ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community held a hearing on Escrow Account Balances under the Real Estate
Settlement and Procedures Act. Testimony was heard from Melvin L. Goldberg,
Assistant Attorney General, State of New York: and a public witness.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2, Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1991.
OLDER AMERICANS ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NEGOTIATION OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT--UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the negotiation of the Free
Trade Agreement involving the United States and Mexico and its impact on the
United States. Testimony was heard from Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade
Representative.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on the changing structure
of the Electricity Industry. Testimony was heard from Ashley C. Brown,
Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission, State of Ohio; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue April 10.
CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 1303, Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Alfred C. Sikes, Chairman,
FCC; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the underground
storage tank (UST) program established under Subtitle I of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act. Testimony was heard from Don Clay, Assistant Administrator,
Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on Foreign Assistance requests for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen,
Oman, and the MFO (Multi-National Force and Observers). Testimony was heard
from John H. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern and South
Asian Affairs, Department of State; Arthur H. Hughes, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Near East and South Asian Affairs, International Security Affairs,
Department of Defense; and Carol C. Adelman, Assistant Administrator, Bureau
of Europe and the Near East, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency.
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UNITED STATES-JAPAN SEMICONDUCTOR AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held a hearing on Prospects for a New United States-Japan
Semiconductor Agreement. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OSHA'S PLAN--PROTECT MEATPACKING WORKERS FROM REPETITIVE MOTION HAZARDS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on OSHA's New Plan to Protect Meatpacking Workers from
Repetitive Motion Hazards. Testimony was heard from Gerard F. Scannell,
Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor; and
public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S RACE-SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIP POLICY
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on the Department of Education's
race-specific based scholarship policy. Testimony was heard from Michael L.
Williams, Assistant Secretary, Civil Rights, Department of Education; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT-POLICE BRUTALITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on Police Brutality. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Justice: John R. Dunne, Asssitant
Attorney General, Civil Rights Division; and William Baker, Asssitant
Director, Criminal Division, FBI; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation and the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes and the Outer
Continental Shelf held a joint oversight hearing concerning the recently
negotiated settlement of certain civil and criminal liabilities resulting from
the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Testimony was heard from Richard B. Stewart,
Assistant Secretary General, Natural Resources Division, Department of
Justice; Thomas A. Campbell, General Counsel, NOAA, Department of Commerce;
Martin Suuberg, Deputy Solicitor, Department of the Interior; Alan Raul,
General Counsel, USDA; LaJuana S. Wilcher, Assistant Administrator, Water,
EPA; and John Gaughn, Chief of Staff, Department of Transportation.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held an oversight hearing on the wetlands as they pertain to
public works projects and the proposed construction of Chicago's Third
Airport. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bennett, Tauzin, Young of
Alaska and Visclosky; Bob Repel, Assistant to the Mayor, Chicago, Illinois;
and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings on
U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster
General, U.S. Postal Service.
CHANGING U.S. POPULATION AND FUTURE LABOR FORCE
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held a hearing on "The Changing U.S. Population and Future Labor
Force: Data Needs for the 21st Century". Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Held a hearing on Water Quality
and Quantity: Present Conditions and Future Trends. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the EPA: William K. Reilly, Administrator; and La
Juana Wilcher, Assistant Administrator, Water; and the following officials of
the Department of the Army: G. Edward Dickey, Acting Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary (Civil Works); and Lt. Gen. H.J. Harch, USA, Chief of
Engineers, Corps of Engineers.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on National Weather Service Modernization and Systems Acquisition.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Commerce: Gray Castle, Deputy Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere; Elbert
W. Friday, Jr., Director, National Weather Service, NOAA; and Francis D.
DeGeorge, Inspector General; and a public witness.
FUTURE OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on OTA Report: "Federally Funded Research: Decisions for a Decade".
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the OTA: John Andelin,
Assistant Director, Science Information and Natural Resources Division; Daryl
Chubin, Project Director; Nancy Carson, Manager; Elizabeth Robinson, Analyst,
all with the Science, Education and Transportation Program; and public
witnesses.
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FRANCHISING IN HARD TIMES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Franchising in Hard Times.
Testimony was heard from Barry J. Cutler, Director, Bureau of Consumer
Protection, FTC; and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 821, Persian Gulf
Conflict Education Equity Act; and H.R. 1108, to amend titles 10 and 38,
United States Code, to restore certain education benefits of individuals
serving as a part of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm.
Testimony was heard from Representative Richardson; Grady Horton, Director,
Education Service, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of veterans
organizations; and public witnesses.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the adequacy of the Administration's fiscal year 1992 budget proposals
relating to the allocation of resources and the staffing levels for the IRS,
the U.S. Tax Court, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms; and Fred T. Goldberg, Jr., Commissioner, IRS; the following
officials of GAO: Paul Posner, Associate Director, Tax Policy and
Administration Issues; Jennie Stathis, Director, Tax Policy and Administration
Issues; and Howard G. Rhile, Director, General Government Information Systems,
Information Management and Technology Division; and Arthur L. Nims III, Chief
Judge, U.S. Tax Court.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1992 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
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D192)
Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 35, Western North
Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1991; and S. 483, Taconic Mountains
Protection Act of 1991.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on these measures.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Ballenger and Sanders; and Larry
Henson, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Service, USDA.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army. Testimony was
heard from Maj. Gen. Richard D. Beltson, USA, Deputy for Systems Management,
Office of the Assistant Secretary (RDA), Department of the Army.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Smithsonian Institution. Testimony was heard from Robert McC. Adams,
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Federal Highway Administration. Testimony was heard from Thomas D. Larson,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Administrative Conference of the U.S., Tax Court,
Federal Election Commission, and on the Committee for Purchases from the
Blind, and Other Severely Handicapped. Testimony was heard from Marshall J.
Breger, Chairman, Administrative Conference of the U.S.; Arthur L. Nims III,
Chief Judge, U.S. Tax Court; John Warren McGarry, Chairman, FEC and Joyce C.
Young, Vice Chairman, Committee for Purchases from the Blind and Other
Severely Handicapped.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel met in executive session to continue hearings on the Department of
Energy defense programs portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on defense programs budget and national
laboratories. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Energy: Richard A. Claytor, Assistant Secretary, Defense
Programs, RAdm. Jon Michael Barr, USN, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military
Applications; Steve Richardson, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Nuclear
Materials; Victor Alessi, Director, Office of Arms Control; and Dominic
Monetta, Director, Nuclear Production Reactors; and the following National
Laboratory Directors: Siegfried Hecker, Los Alamos; John Nuckolls, Lawrence
Livermore; and Albert Narath, Sandia.
Hearings continue April 11.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Environmental Restoration Panel held a hearing on
the environmental programs portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Defense Waste
Minimization Program at certain industrially funded activities during fiscal
year 1992. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense; Thomas E. Baca, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment; and Bob
Mason, Director, Transportation Policy, Office of the Deputy Assistance
Secretary, Logistics.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on H.R. 1208, Military Construction
Authorization Act, 1992 and 1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Boxer, Browder, Annunzio, McCloskey, Alexander, Hall of Ohio, Kostmayer,
Carper, Chapman, Jontz, McMillen of Maryland, Geren of Texas, Swett, Pallone,
Porter, Crane, Walsh and Molinari; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 10.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on the procurement portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Army
request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Army: Stephen K. Conver, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition; Lt. Gen. August M. Cinciolo, USA, Military Deputy to the
Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and Acquisition; and Maj. Gen.
Samuel A. Leffler, USA, Vice Director, Information Systems, Command, Control,
Communications and Computers.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the RDT&E portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Navy and Marine Corps
requests. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition; VAdm. J. Guy Reynolds, USN, Director, Test and Evaluation and
Technology Requirements; RAdm. William E. Miller, USN, Chief of Naval
Research; and Maj. Gen. Jeremiah W. Pearson III, USMC, Commanding General,
Research, Development and Acquisition Command, U.S. Marine Corps.
TREASURY BANK REFORM PROPOSAL
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Finance held a hearing on H.R. 1505,
Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991. Testimony was
heard from Robert R. Glauber, Under Secretary, Finance, Department of the
Treasury.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held an oversight hearing on implementation of the Clean Air Act. Testimony
was heard from William Rosenfeld, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation,
EPA.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the fairness and regulatory treatment of
limited partnership reorganizations, or "roll-ups". Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
ON-SITE INSPECTION AGENCY AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science held a hearing on On-Site Inspection Agency Authorization
for fiscal years 1992-93. Testimony was heard from Brig. Gen. Robert W.
Parker, USAF, Director, On-Site Inspection Agency, Department of Defense.
UNITED STATES-IRAQI RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States-Iraqi Relations. Testimony was heard from April C.
Glaspie, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq.
BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
continued hearings to review the Administration's Fiscal Year 1992 Budget
Request. Testimony was heard from Sherman M. Funk, Inspector General,
Department of State and George Murphy, Jr., Inspector General, USIA.
FDIC TAKEOVER OF THE NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON AND THE TREATMENT OF WORKERS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
continued hearings on FDIC Takeover of the National Bank of Washington and the
Treatment of Workers. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION CONCESSIONERS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and
Natural Resources held a hearing to review the Management of Recreation
Concessioners, Contractors, Permittees, and Lessees on Federal Lands.
Testimony was heard from Keith Flutz, Director, Planning, Resources, Community
and Economic Development Division, GAO; James M. Ridenour, Director, National
Park Service, Department of the Interior; and George M. Leonard, Deputy
Director, Forest Service, USDA.
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SALE OF SURPLUS COMPUTERS CONTAINING SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on the Department of Justice Security
Problems: The Sale of Surplus Computers Containing Sensitive Information.
Testimony was heard from Howard G. Rhile, Jr., Director, General Government
Information Systems, Information Management and Technology Division, GAO; and
the following officials of the Department of Justice: Harry H. Flickinger,
Assistant Attorney General, Administration; and Lawrence S. McWhorter,
Director, Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S RACE-SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIP POLICY
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations concluded hearings on the Department of
Education's race-specific based scholarship policy. Testimony was heard from
Richard D. Komer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Department of Education.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 427,
amended, to disclaim any interests of the United States in certain lands on
San Juan Island, WA; H.R. 690, amended, to authorize the National Park Service
to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic
Site; and H.R. 749, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a
donation of land for addition to the Ocmulgee National Monument in the State
of Georgia.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 614, to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Niobrara River in Nebraska and
a segment of the Missouri River in Nebraska and South Dakota as components of
the national wild and scenic rivers system. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Bereuter and Barrett; Scott Sewell, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on the FBI authorization request for fiscal year
1992. Testimony was heard from William S. Sessions, Director, FBI, Department
of Justice.
BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held a
hearing on H.R. 7, Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Paul McNulty,
Acting Director, Office of Policy Development; and Dennis G. Kurre, Deputy
Assistant Director, Identification Division, FBI; Les Brown, Commissioner,
Police Department, City of New York; Kenneth Collins, Chief, Police
Department, Maplewood, Minnesota; Jim and Sarah Brady; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judiciary Administration held an oversight hearing on Administration of the
Federal Judiciary. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts; L. Ralph Mecham, Director;
and Charles Clark, Chairman, Executive Committee, Judicial Conference of the
United States; and William W. Schwarzer, Director, Federal Judicial Center.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held an oversight hearing on the
management of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Testimony was heard from
John Turner, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on H.R. 1464, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1992
for the Maritime Administration. Testimony was heard from Warren G. Leback,
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; RAdm.
Paul L. Krinsky, USMS, Superintendent, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; and
Presidents of various State Maritime Academies.
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION POLICY AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
continued hearings to review International Aviation Policy and Bilateral
Agreements. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act. Testimony was heard from LaJuana S. Wilcher, Assistant Administrator,
Water, EPA.
BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BUDGET
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on the fiscal year 1992 Department of Energy Budget for Biological
and Environmental Research. Testimony was heard from James F. Decker, Acting
Director, Office of Energy Research, Department of Energy; Robert Corell,
Chairman, Working Group on Global Change, Committee on Earth and Environmental
Sciences, Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and
Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy; David E. Reichle,
Associate Director, Environment, Life and Social Sciences, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory; and public witnesses.
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FEDERAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on reauthorization of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act.
Testimony was heard from Olin L. Greene, Administrator, U.S. Fire
Administration, FEMA; Ray Alfred, Fire Chief, Fire and Emergency Medical
Services Department, District of Columbia; and a public witness.
RETIREMENT INCOME BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES OF SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on retirement income benefits for
employees of small businesses. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on H.R.
1492, The Health Insurance for the Unemployed Act of 1991. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REFORM ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
H.R. 1367, Unemployment Insurance Reform Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from
Roberts T. Jones, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training, Department of
Labor; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
FOREIGN SHIPBUILDING SUBSIDIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on Foreign
Shipbuilding Subsidies. Testimony was heard from S. Linn Williams, Deputy U.S.
Trade Representative; and a public witness.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1992 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue April 9.
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Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held
an oversight hearing on the fiscal year 1992-1993 U.S. Foreign Aid Requests:
The Philippines. Testimony was heard from Kenneth M. Quinn, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Carl W. Ford,
Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs,
Department of Defense; and Carol Adelman, Assistant Administrator, Europe and
Near East, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT
Committee on House Administration: Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform held
a hearing on campaign finance reform. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Olin, Hayes of Illinois, Carr, Mazzoli, Sanders, Carper, Regula, Santorum,
Upton, Miller of Washington, Boehner and Shays.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REFORM ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources concluded
hearings on H.R. 1367, Unemployment Insurance Reform Act of 1991. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses.
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Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary met in executive session to hold a hearing on Department of State:
Overview and Management Issues; Contributions to International Organizations;
and Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Ivan Selin, Under Secretary, Management; and Sherman M.
Funk, Inspector General.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following: on Representation
Allowances/Emergency in Diplomatic and Consular Services/Foreign Service
Retirement/American Institute in Taiwan; Asia Foundation; Soviet-East European
Research; Fishermen's Protective Fund; and on Commission on Preservation of
America's Heritage Aboard. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of State: Jill Kent, Chief Financial Officer; Marilyn Myers,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Asia Foundation; and Douglas P. Mulholland,
Assistant Secretary, Intelligence and Research; Jamison Selby, Deputy Legal
Advisor, Fishermen's Protective Fund; and Israel Rubin, Commissioner,
Commission on Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on U.S. Pacific Command, and on Aircraft Procurement, Navy.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Navy: Adm. Charles Larson, USN, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific; VAdm. Richard M.
Dunleavy, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare); and RAdm.
William C. Bowes, USN, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command.
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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
U.S. Geological Survey. Testimony was heard from Dallas L. Peck, Director,
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on NIH-Overview. Testimony was heard from Bernadine Healy, Director,
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA--HUD--Independent Agencies
held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Richard H. Truly,
Administrator, NASA.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to continue hearings to
review the impact of two historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the
decline of the Soviet Union--on how the United States does its defense
business, receiving a briefing on the current and projected Soviet threat. The
Committee was briefed by William H. Webster, Director, CIA; Brig. Gen. David
D. Armstrong, USA, National Intelligence Officer, General Purpose Forces;
Lawrence K. Gershwin, National Intelligence Officer, Strategic Forces; and
Robert E. Blackwell, National Intelligence Officer, U.S.S.R.
NAVY'S A-12 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
termination costs and the issues associated with the Navy's A-12 aircraft
program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Paul F.
Math, Director, Research, Development and Acquisition Group; Martin M. Ferber,
Director, Navy Issues, both with the National Security and International
Affairs Division; and William T. Woods, Assistant General Counsel; the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Terrence O'Donnell, General
Counsel; Eleanor Spector, Director, Defense Procurement; and RAdm. W.R.
Morris, USN, Assistant Commander, Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command,
Department of the Navy.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992-1993 national
defense authorization request, and on H.R. 919, to amend the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of
General Services to make available for humanitarian relief purposes nonlethal
surplus personal property. Testimony was heard from Representatives Rahall and
Stark; from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert P.
Arnold, Chief, Property Reutilization and Marketing Division, Directorate of
Technical and Logistics Services, Defense Logistics Agency; and Robert K.
Wolthuis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Global Affairs; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 16.
BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO SCANDAL
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the Banca
Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) scandal. Testimony was heard from R. Richard
Newcomb, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Concurrent Budget Resolution for
fiscal year 1992.
STRIKER REPLACEMENT LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor Relations Act
and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in
labor disputes. Testimony was heard from David Fortney, Deputy Solicitor,
Department of Labor; and a public witness.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
continued hearings on Fiscal Year 1992 Foreign Assistance Issues, with
emphasis on Arab-Israeli, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus Programs. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
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Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs continued joint
hearings on the North American Free Trade Agreement (II): The Impact on
Industry, Agriculture and Services. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXPORTS TO IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Affairs: On April 8, the Subcommittee on International
Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on exports to Iraq. Testimony was
heard from Dennis Kloske, Under Secretary, Bureau of Export Administration,
Department of Commerce; and William Rudman, Deputy Under Secretary, Trade
Security Policy, Department of Defense.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on the Department of Energy authorization for Renewable Energy.
Testimony was heard from Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and
Renewables, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the state of the U.S.
economy, Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for
fiscal year 1992 and beyond. Testimony was heard from Representative Dorgan of
North Dakota; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight approved the issuance
of subpoenas concerning upcoming hearings on the administration of U.S. export
programs.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on the fiscal year
1992 Intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
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Committee Meetings
RECOVERY OF FOREST RESOURCES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review recovery of forest resources. Testimony was heard
from James Overbay, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service,
USDA; John Varley, Chief of Research, Yellowstone National Park, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
DAIRY INDUSTRY
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a
hearing to review farm-to-retail pricing and marketing relationships in the
U.S. dairy industry. Testimony was heard from Bruce Gardner, Assistant
Secretary, Economics, USDA; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of State: Salaries and Expenses;
Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad; and Protection of Foreign
Missions; International Boundary and Water Commission; American Sections
International Commission; U.S. Bilateral Science and Technology Programs; and
on International Fisheries Commissions. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of State: Jill E. Kent, Chief Financial Officer;
Arthur W. Fort, Assistant Secretary, Administration; and Sheldon W. Krys,
Assistant Secretary, Diplomatic Security; Narendra N. Gunaji, Commissioner,
International Boundary and Water Commission; Clyde R. Moore, Deputy
Commissioner, American Sections International Commission; John Boright, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, U.S. Bilateral Science and Technology Programs; David A.
Colson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Fisheries Commissions; and
Gordon Durnil, Chairman, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission.
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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Indian
Health Service. Testimony was heard from Dr. Everett R. Rhoades, Director,
Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations : Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education concluded
hearings on NIH-Overview. Testimony was heard from Dr. Bernadine P. Healy,
Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on National Cancer Institute, and Centers
for Disease Control. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Samuel Broder, Director, National
Institute of Cancer, NIH; and William L. Roper, Director, Centers for Disease
Control.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations : Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Budget Overview; and on General
Agricultural Outlook. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: Stephen B. Dewhurst, Budget Officer; Bruce Gardner, Assistant Secretary,
Economics; and James Donald, Chairman, World Agricultural Outlook Board.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations : Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on White House Office; Office of
Administration; Compensation of the President; Official Residence of Vice
President; Special Assistant to the President; and on Unanticipated Needs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Office of
Administration, Executive Office of the President: Paul W. Bateman, Deputy
Assistant, Management; Hector F. Irastorza, Jr., Deputy Director; Ron R.
Rasmussen, Director, Financial Management Division; and Gregory E. Cummings,
Budget Officer.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations : Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on NASA. Testimony was heard from Richard H. Truly,
Administrator, NASA.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services : Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities met in executive session to continue hearings on the military
construction portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense
authorization and H.R. 1208, to authorize certain construction at military
installations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993. Testimony was heard from H.
Allen Holmes, Ambassador at Large for Burdensharing, Department of State; and
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. Charles R. Larson,
USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; and Carl Ford, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs.
Hearings continue April 17.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on the procurement portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on carrier
attack aircraft requirements. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Navy: Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN, Chief of Naval
Operations; Adm. Jerome L. Johnson, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations; VAdm.
Richard M. Dunleavy, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare); RAdm.
William C. Miller, USN, Chief of Naval Research; and Cdr. Robert E. Besal,
USN, former Commanding Officer, Attack Squadron 75.
Hearings continue April 17.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis overhaul and modernization, the shipbuilding industrial base,
other procurement and weapons procurement. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Navy: RAdm. Robert T. Reimen,
USN, Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare); RAdm.
Richard D. Milligan, USN, Director, Fiscal Management Division; RAdm. James R.
Lang, USN, Director, Ship Maintenance and Modernization Division; and RAdm.
John S. Claman, USN, Deputy Commander, Industrial and Facility Management,
Naval Sea Systems Command; and a public witness.
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Hearings continue April 16.
IMPACT OF BANKING REFORM
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Coinage held a hearing on the impact of bank reform proposals on
consumers. Testimony was heard from John P. LaWare, member, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System; from the following officials of the
Department of the Treasury: Jay Powell, Assistant Secretary, Domestic Finance;
and Susan F. Krause, Senior Deputy Comptroller, Bank Supervision Policy,
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and public witnesses.
OLDER AMERICANS ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on Uranium Enrichment.
Testimony was heard from Senator Ford; Representatives Hubbard and McEwen; the
following officials of the Department of Energy: W. Henson Moore, Deputy
Secretary; and William Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; Victor S.
Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 16.
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the indoor environment. Testimony was heard from
Representative Kennedy; F. Henry Habicht, Deputy Administrator, EPA; Gerald F.
Scannell, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor; John P. Millhone, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Building
Technologies (CE-40), Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
BOTTLED WATER REGULATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on FDA's regulation of bottled water. Testimony was heard from
John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community,
and Economic Development Division, GAO; Fred R. Shank, Director, Center for
Food Safety and Nutrition, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses.
FCC AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on the Federal Communications Commission Authorization
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FCC:
Alfred C. Sikes, Chairman; Andrew C. Barrett, Ervin S. Duggan, Sherrie P.
Marshall and James H. Quello, all Commissioners.
FTC OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held an oversight hearing on the FTC. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the FTC: Janet D. Steiger, Chairman; Mary L. Azcuenaga,
Andrew J. Strenio, Jr., Deborah K. Owen and Roscoe Burton Starek III, all
Commissioners.
FOREIGN AID REQUESTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a
hearing on the oversight of Fiscal Year 1992-1993 U.S. Foreign Aid Requests:
Cambodia. Testimony was heard from Representative Atkins; Richard H. Solomon,
Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held an oversight hearing on the Export-Import Bank. Testimony was
heard from John D. Macomber, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank.
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL DATA PROTECTION ISSUES
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on Domestic and International Data
Protection Issues: Public and Corporation Reactions to Privacy. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
FDA'S REGULATION--ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS TAMBOCOR AND ENKAID
Committee on Govenment Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on FDA Regulation of the Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs Tambocor and Enkaid for
the treatment of heart rhythm irregularities. Testimony was heard from Dr.
Robert J. Temple, Director, Office of Drug Evaluation I, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 427, amended, to disclaim any interests of the U.S. in certain
lands of San Juan Island, WA; H.R. 690, amended, to authorize the National
Park Service to acquire and manage the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
National Historic Site; and H.R. 749, to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to accept a donation of land for addition to the Ocmulgee National
Monument in the State of Georgia.
RURAL WATER LEGISLATION
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 615, to
authorize an Irrigation Drainage Demonstration Program and the Lake
Andes-Wagner Unit and Marty II Unit, South Dakota Pumping Division, Pick-Sloan
Basin Program and H.R. 616, Mid-Dakota Rural Water System Act of 1991.
Testimony was heard from Joe Hall, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation,
Department of the Interior.
BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
approved for full Committee action H.R. 7, Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Copyright Office and the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal. Testimony was heard from Ralph Oman, Register of
Copyrights, Library of Congress; and Mario F. Aguero, Chairman, Copyright
Royalty Tribunal.
STRIKER REPLACEMENT LEGISLATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway
Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes.
Testimony was heard from David S. Fortney, Deputy Solicitor, National
Operations, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
LEASING SPACE--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; BUDGET OVERSIGHT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds held a hearing on leasing of space of the Library of Congress, and
budget oversight of the following agencies and entities: GSA, Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts; Architect of the Capitol; and the Uniform Division
of the Secret Service. Testimony was heard from Richard G. Austin,
Administrator, GSA; L. Ralph Mecham, Director, Administrative Office of the
U.S. Courts; Jerry Patton, Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Uniformed
Division, U.S. Secret Service, Department of the Treasury, George M. White,
Architect of the Capitol; and James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress.
POST-INTERSTATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued hearings on the authorization of the Post-Interstate
Surface Transportation Programs. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Downey, Bilbray, Lagomarsino, Gillmor, Jontz, Kaptur, Long, McCloskey,
Richardson, Wolf, Erdreich, Harris, Kostmayer, and Schulze; David Dinkins,
Mayor, City of New York; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 18.
ATOMIC VAPOR LASER ISOTOPE SEPARATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 1992 authorization of the
Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation R&D Program. Testimony was heard from
William H. Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy;
Robert M. Bernero, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
NRC; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues, Resources, Community and
Economic Development Division, GAO; James I. Davis, Associate Director,
Lasers, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
NASA MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space began
markup of the NASA Multiyear Authorization Act of 1991.
Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION R&D
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness approved for full Committee action the following: NASA fiscal
year 1992 authorization; Department of Commerce Technology fiscal year 1992
authorization; and H.R. 656, High-Performance Computing Act of 1991.
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The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Surface Transportation R&D. Testimony
was heard from Dallas Dowis, Assistant Associate Administrator, Research and
Analysis, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
HEALTH CARE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care held
a hearing on draft health care program improvements. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: David Van
Hooser, Director, Medical Information Resources Management; and Dr. James
Holsinger, Chief Benefits Director; representatives of veterans organizations;
and public witnesses.
STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the state of the U.S.
economy, Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for
fiscal year 1992 and beyond. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on the fiscal year
1992 Intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
1991/04/11
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 11, 1991; pages D389 - D402 (Bd vol. D207 -
D217)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Board for International Broadcasting; and
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission, and on Legal Services
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Malcolm Forbes, Jr., Chairman, Board for
International Broadcasting; Frank Donatelli, Chairman, Christopher Columbus
Quincentenary Commission; and the following officials of the Legal Services
Corporation: George Wittgraf, Chairman; and David Martin, President.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Weapons and Other Procurement, Navy. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: RAdm. Robert
Reimann, USN, Deputy Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare);
and RAdm. Richard D. Milligan, USN, Director, Budget and Reports.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Bureau
of Indian Affairs. Testimony was heard from Eddie F. Brown, Assistant
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on National Center for Research Resources; National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Center for Nursing Research; and
on National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Dr.
Robert A. Whitney, Jr., Director, National Center for Research Resources; Dr.
Murray Goldstein, Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke; Dr. Ada Hinshaw, Director, National Center for Nursing Research; and
Dr. Claude J. M. Lenfant, Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Inspector General Overview, and on the
Office of the General Counsel. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Leon Snead, Inspector General; and Alan Charles Raul,
General Counsel.
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TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Office of Policy Development; National
Security Council; Office of Federal Procurement Policy; and on the Executive
Residence at the White House. Testimony was heard from Roger B. Porter,
Assistant to the President, Economic and Domestic Policy, Office of Policy
Development, White House Office; William F. Sittmann, Executive Secretary,
National Security Council; Allan V, Burman, Administrator, Office of Federal
Procurement, OMB; and Robert G. Stanton, Regional Director, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on National Institute of Building Sciences. Testimony was heard
from William Knight, Chairman, National Institute of Building Sciences.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel continued hearings on the Department of Energy defense programs portion
of the fiscal years 1992-93 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on environmental issues. Testimony was heard from Leo Duffy,
Director, Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Department
of Energy; Christian R. Holmes, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Federal
Facilities Enforcement, EPA; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues,
Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; Peter Johnson,
Project Director, OTA; and James D. Werner, Senior Environmental Engineer,
Natural Resources Defense Council.
Hearings continue April 17.
V-22 PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development held a joint hearing
on the V-22 program. Testimony was heard from Martin M. Ferber, Director, Navy
Issues, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Sean
O'Keefe, Comptroller; Gerry Cann, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development
and Acquisition; and Col. James Henry Schaefer, USMC, V-22 Program Manager.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE MITIGATION, AND EROSION MANAGEMENT ACT; SUBPOENAS;
BANK INSURANCE FUND
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R.
1236, National Flood Insurance, Mitigation, and Erosion Management Act of
1991.
The Committee approved the issuance of subpoenas in connection with the Banca
Nazionale del Laborio (BNL).
The Committee also held a hearing on the condition of the Bank Insurance Fund
and the Administration's proposals to recapitalize it. Testimony was heard
from L. William Seidman, Chairman, FDIC.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
Export-Import Bank. Testimony was heard from Representative Moody; John D.
Macomber, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank; Allan I. Mendelowitz,
Director, International Trade, Energy, and Fiannce Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources continued
hearings on the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 17.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
Testimony was heard from Representative Espy; Robert Davila, Assistant
Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department
of Education; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the financial services industry.
Testimony was heard from E. Gerald Corrigan, President, Federal Reserve Bank
of New York; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held an oversight hearing on rail safety issues. Testimony was heard
from Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, GAO; and Gilbert E.
Carmichael, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of
Transportation.
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POST WAR ISSUES IN THE GULF
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Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East and
the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science held a
joint hearing on Post War Issues in the Gulf: Soviet Policy in the Middle
East. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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SITUATION IN EL SALVADOR
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on the Situation in El Salvador and Options for U.S. Policy.
Testimony was heard from Representative Moakley; Robert E. White, former
Ambassador to El Salvador; and public witnesses.
AIRCRAFT CABIN SAFETY AND PREVENTING POST-CRASH FIRE DEATHS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Activities and
Transportation held a hearing on Aircraft Cabin Safety and Preventing
Post-Crash Fire Deaths. Testimony was heard from Jim Burnett, member, National
Transportation Safety Board; Anthony J. Broderick, Jr., Associate
Administrator, Regulation and Certification, FAA, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held an oversight hearing on A-12 Navy Aircraft. Testimony was heard
from Paul. F. Math, Director, National Security and International Affairs
Division/Research Development Acquisition and Procurement Issues, GAO; from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Eleanor R. Spector,
Director, Defense Procurement; and RAdm. William R. Morris, USN, Assistant
Commander, Contracts, Naval Air Systems Command; and public witnesses.
POWER OF INDIAN TRIBES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held a hearing on H.R. 972, to make
permanent the legislative reinstatement, following the decision of Duro v.
Reina (58 U.S.L.W. 4643, May 29, 1990) of the power of Indian tribes to
exercise criminal jurisdiction over Indians. Testimony was heard from Ronal D.
Eden, Director, Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the
Interior; Philip Hogan, U.S. Attorney, District of South Dakota, Chairman,
U.S. Attorney Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, Department of Justice; Paul Van
Dam, Attorney General, State of Utah; 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. 479, to amend the
National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic Trail
and Pony Express National Historic Trail as components of the National Trails
System; H.R. 1514, to disclaim or relinquish all right, title, and interest of
the United States in and to certain lands conditionally relinquished to the
United States under the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36); and H.R. 1229,
to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the California National
Historic Trail and Pony Express National Historic Trail as components of the
National Trails System. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bereuter and
Barrett; the following officials of the Department of the Interior: William C.
Walters, National Park Service; and Michael Penfold, Bureau of Land
Management; Larry Henson, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on the Office of Legislative Affairs
and the Office of Policy Development of the Department of Justice. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: W. Lee
Rawls, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs; and Paul J.
McNulty, Acting Director, Office of Policy Development.
OIL AND GAS LEASING PLAN
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on the role of
Offshore Oil and Gas in the Administration's National Energy Strategy: the
Proposed 5-year OCS Leasing Program. Testimony was heard from Senator Graham;
Representatives Fascell, Ireland, Peterson of Florida, Smith of Florida, Young
of Florida, Bacchus, Panetta, Lowery of California, Regula, Livingston, Price
and Lancaster; Barry Williamson, Director, Minerals Management Service,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN SERVICE ACT AMENDMENTS--GRIEVANCE PROCEEDINGS
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1686, to amend the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 related to grievance proceedings under the act.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Larry Williamson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Personnel; and Audrey F. Morton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights; and
public witnesses.
STICKER REPLACEMENT LEGISLATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor
Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on
participation in labor disputes.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development held an oversight hearing on the Economic Development
Administration, and other matters. Testimony was heard from L. Joyce Hampers,
Assistant Secretary, Economic Development, Department of Commerce.
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NSF POSTURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held an NSF Posture hearing.
Testimony was heard from Walter E. Massey, Director, NSF.
NOAA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on NOAA fiscal year 1992 authorization. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Johnson of South Dakota and McCloskey; and John A. Knauss,
Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATION: NASA MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space approved
for full Committee action the NASA Multiyear Authorization Act of 1991.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the authorization for the Space
Station. Testimony was heard from J.R. Thompson, Deputy Administrator, NASA.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met to consider pending business.
UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Approved for full Committee action amended
H.R. 1578, Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act of 1991.
STATE OF ECONOMY, BUDGET POLICY, ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the state of the U.S.
economy, Federal budget policy, and the Administration's Budget Proposals for
fiscal year 1992 and beyond. Testimony was heard from Representative Gephardt;
and public witnesses.
PRIVATE LONG-TERM HEALTH INSURANCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Private
Long-Term Health Insurance and standards to provide for improved consumer
protection. Testimony was heard from Janet Shikles, Director, Health Financing
and Policy Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on the fiscal year
1992 Intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue April 16.
1991/04/15
Daily Digest - Monday, April 15, 1991; pages D403 - D408 (Bd vol. D217 - D220)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of State: Contributions to
International Organizations; and Inspector General. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of State: John R. Bolton, Assistant
Secretary, International Organization Affairs; and Sherman M. Funk, Inspector
General.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and on the
National Eye Institute. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci,
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Dr. Carl
Kupfer, Director, National Eye Institute.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Farm Credit System. Testimony was
heard from Harold B. Steele, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit
Administration; and Kenneth L. Peoples, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Farm Credit System Assistance Board.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: On April 12, the Defense Policy Panel continued
hearings to review the impact of two historical events--the Persian Gulf War
and the decline of the Soviet Union--on how the United States does its defense
business, with emphasis on the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense
Reorganization Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-433) and the Gulf War. Testimony was heard
from the following former officials of the Department of Defense: Harold
Brown, Secretary; Gen. David Jones, USAF (Ret.), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff; Adm. Harry Train, USN (Ret.), Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic
Command; and Gen. Robert Herres, USAF (Ret.), Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety held an
oversight hearing on Mine Safety and Health Administration. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Labor: Lynn Martin;
Secretary; and William J. Tattersall, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and
Health Administration; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: On April 12, the Subcommittee on Select
Education continued oversight hearings on IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act). Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NIH REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on H.R. 1532, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise
and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and all similar
or identical bills. Testimony was heard from Dr. Bernadine Healy, Director,
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 5 hours of debate on H. Con. Res.
121, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for
the fiscal year 1991 and setting forth the congressional budget for the United
States Government for the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996, of
which 2 hours will be devoted to the subject of economic goals and policies.
The rule also waives section 305(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act against
consideration of the budget resolution. The rule makes in order only those
amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule, to be considered in
the order and manner specified in the report. The rule provides that the
amendments are neither amendable nor divisible and are in order even if
amending portions of the text already changed by amendment. The three
substitutes will be considered under the king-of-the-hill procedure; only the
last substitute adopted will be considered as finally adopted and reported
back to the House. Finally, the rule makes in order amendments necessary to
achieve mathematical consistency as provided in section 305(a)(5) of the
Congressional Budget Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Panetta,
Ford of Michigan, McMillan of North Carolina, Kasich, Fawell and Sanders.
DOING BUSINESS IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION
Committee on Small Business: On April 12, the Subcommittee on Exports, Tax
Policy and Special Problems held a hearing on Doing Business in the Persian
Gulf Region. Testimony was heard from David Jensen, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Africa, the Near East, and South Asia, Department of Commerce; and
public witnesses.
RECLAIMING THE TAX CODE FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on
"Reclaiming the Tax Code for American Families". Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
1991/04/16
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 16, 1991; pages D410 - D420 (Bd vol. D220 -
D229)
Committee Meetings
FIFRA
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research and
Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Testimony was heard from Jack C. Parnell, Deputy
Secretary, USDA; and Linda Fisher, Assistant Administrator, Office of
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA.
REFORESTATION OF NATIONAL FOREST LAND
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review the GAO report on reforestation of national forest
lands. Testimony was heard from Flora H. Milans, Associate Director, Food and
Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division,
GAO; and James C. Overbay, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest
Service, USDA.
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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members
of Congress and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Guard
and Reserve. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Stephen M. Duncan, Assistant Secretary (Reserve
Affairs); RAdm. James E. Taylor, USN, Director of Naval Reserve; Maj. Gen.
Hollis E. Davison, USMC, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve
Affairs; Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway, Chief, National Guard; Maj. Gen. Phillip G.
Killey, USAF, Director, Air National Guard; Maj. Gen. John J. Closner III,
USAF, Chief of Air Force Reserve; Maj. Gen. Donald Burdick, Director, Army
National Guard; and Maj. Gen. William F. Ward, Chief, Army Reserve.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Testimony was heard from John F. Turner, 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 Child Health and Human Development, National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute on Aging, and
on National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of NIH, Department of Health
and Human Services: Dr. Duane Alexander, Director, National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development; Dr. David Hoel, Director, National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences; Dr. T. Franklin Williams, Director, National
Institute on Aging, and Dr. Lawrence E. Shulman, Director, National Institute
of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Testimony was heard from Wendy L. Gramm, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on National Critical Materials Council, Office of
National Drug Control Policy, and on the Council of Economic Advisers.
Testimony was heard from D. Allan Bromley, Chairman, National Critical
Materials Council; Robert Martinez, Director, Office of National Drug Control
Policy; and Michael Boskin, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the EPA. Testimony was heard from William K. Reilly,
Administrator, EPA.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel, Subcommittee on Procurement
and Military Nuclear Systems, and the Subcommittee on Research and Development
held a joint hearing to review the impact of two historical events--the
Persian Gulf War and the decline of the Soviet Union--on how the United States
does its defense business, with emphasis on the implications of the Patriot
missile's success in Operation Desert Storm for the Strategic Defense
Initiative. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operations and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from Representative
Browder; Richard Davis, Director, Army Issues, GAO; Bill Richardson, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Chemical Affairs, Department of Defense; and Elisa D.
Harris, Senior Research Analyst, The Brookings Institution.
Hearings continue April 18.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization request,
and H.R. 63, to increase the capability of the United States maritime
industries to meet the national defense and ocean transportation needs of the
United States. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Gen. Hansford T. Johnson, USAF, Commander in Chief,
U.S. Transportation Command; and Maj. Gen. Fred Elam, USA, Assistant Deputy
Chief of Staff, Logistics, U.S. Army; and Capt. Warren E. Leback,
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
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Hearings continue April 23.
BANK RESTRUCTING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing on bank
restructuring. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 18.
UNITED STATES-MEXICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the United
States-Mexican Free Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from Charles Roh,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education held
a hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act: Title
II--Libraries. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on auto efficiency and
alternative fuels. Testimony was heard from Representatives Alexander, Andrews
of Texas, Boxer, Wise and McEwen; Jerry R. Curry, Administrator, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; Linda G.
Stuntz, Deputy Under Secretary, Policy, Planning and Analysis, Department of
Energy; Richard Wilson, Director, Office of Mobile Sources, EPA; and Public
witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NIH REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
concluded hearings on H.R. 1532, to amend the Public Health Service Act to
revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and all
similar or identical bills. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Schroeder, Snowe and Weiss; from the following officials of the Department of
Health and Human Services: Richard P. Kusserow, Inspector General; and Kevin
E. Moley, Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget; Col. Donald Burke,
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; and
public witnesses.
ANTARCTIC TREATY ANNIVERSARY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations approved for full Committee action amended H. Con. Res. 109,
commemorating the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on
June 22, 1991, and encouraging the United States to support efforts to achieve
an international agreement establishing Antarctica as a region closed to
commercial minerals development and related activities for at least 99 years
at the upcoming meeting or the parties to the Antarctic Treaty, April 22,
through 27, 1991, in Madrid, Spain.
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs concluded joint
hearings on the North American Free Trade Agreement (III): Investment and
Trade in Petrochemicals. Testimony was heard from Alan Mendelowitz, Director,
International Trade, Energy and Finance Issues, GAO.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met to consider
pending business.
WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PROJECT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held a hearing on proposals relating to the operation of the Waste
Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) in New Mexico. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Stallings, Synar and Skeen; and following officials of the
Department of Energy: Leo Duffy, Director, Office of Environmental Restoration
and Waste Management; Gerald Tape, Chairman, WIPP Subcommittee of the Advisory
Committee on Nuclear Facility Safety; and Thomas Bahr, member, Blue Ribbon
Panel of the Secretary; Michael Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air
and Radiation, EPA; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues, Resources,
Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; John T. Conway, Chairman,
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Tom Udall, Attorney General, State of
New Mexico; and public witnesses.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 904,
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a national historic
landmark theme study on African American history; H.R. 1143, to authorize a
study of nationally significant places in American labor history; H.R. 614,
amended, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments
of the Niobrara River in Nebraska and a segment of the Missouri River in
Nebraska and South Dakota as components of the national wild and scenic rivers
system; H.R. 479, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the California National Historic Trail and Pony Express National
Historic Trail as components of the National Trails System; and H.R. 1514,
amended, to disclaim or relinquish all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to certain lands conditionally relinquished to the United
States under the act of June 4, 1897 (30 State. 11, 36).
COAST GUARD AND PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation approved for full Committee action amended the following bills:
H.R. 1776, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991; and H.R. 1775, Panama Canal
Commission Authorization Act for fiscal year 1992.
AGING AIRCRAFT SAFETY ACT; STRICKER REPLACEMENT LEGISLATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 172, Aging Aircraft Safety Act of 1991; and H.R. 5, to
amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent
discrimination based on participation in labor disputes.
WATERSHED PROJECT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on the proposed Soil Conservation Service Watershed Project for
the South Fork of Little River, Kentucky. Testimony was heard from
Representative Hubbard; Galen S. Bridge, Deputy Chief of Programs, Soil
Conservation Service, USDA; William Wallace Bryan, Jr., Mayor, Hopkinsville,
Kentucky; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment
approved for full Committee action the following: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration authorization; and Environmental Protection Agency
Research and Development authorization.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on Surface Transportation R&D. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, and
Insurance held a hearing on H.R. 1046, to amend title 38, United States Code,
to increase, effective as of December 1, 1991, the rates of disability
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of
dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans.
Testimony was heard from J. Gary Hickman, Director, Compensation Service,
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and
representatives of veterans organizations.
LONG TERM HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on long-term strategies for health
care, including issues relating to health insurance coverage and the cost of
health care. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. William L. Roper, Centers for
Disease Control, Public Health Service; and George J. Schieber, Director,
Office of Research, Health Care Financing Administration; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT; COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session and
ordered reported amended H.R. 1455, Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 1991.
Prior to this action, the Committee met in executive session to consider
pending Committee business.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on the fiscal year
1992 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
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Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members
of Congress and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Procurement and RDT&E, Marine Corps, and on SDI.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Maj. Gen. Jeremiah Pearson III, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps
Research, Development and Acquisition Command; and Henry Cooper, Director,
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Energy
Conservation. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary,
Conservation, Department of Energy.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National
Center for Human Genome Research, and on the National Institute of General
Medical Sciences. Testimony was heard from the following officials of NIH,
Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Phillip E. Gordon, Director,
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Dr. James B.
Snow, Jr., Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders; Dr. James Watson, Director, National Center for Human Genome
Research, and Dr. Ruth L. Kirchstein, Director, National Institute of General
Medical Sciences.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Secretary of Agriculture. Testimony was
heard from Edward R. Madigan, Secretary of Agriculture.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service General
Government continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on the EPA. Testimony was heard from William K. Reilly,
Administrator, EPA.
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Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Environmental Restoration Panel continued
hearings on the environmental programs portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993
national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Defense
overseas environmental activities. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Thomas E. Baca, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Environment: Jan Reitman, Director, Environmental Policy Office,
Defense Logistics Agency; Lewis D. Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Department of the Army; Nancy
Stehle, Deputy Director, Environment, Office of the Assistant Secretary,
Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy; and Gary Vest, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Department
of the Air Force.
IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE JOINT MILITARY OFFICER EDUCATION
Committee on Armed Services: Military Education Panel continued hearings on
the implementation of the Panel's recommendations to improve joint military
officer education at service staff and war colleges. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. Paul Cerjan,
USA, Commandant, Army War College; RAdm. Joseph Strasser, USN, Commandant,
Naval War College; and Maj. Gen. John Miller, USA, Commandant, Army Command
and General Staff College.
Hearings continue April 24.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities met in executive session to continue hearings on the military
construction portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on the Defense Energy Conservation Program, and
H.R. 1208, to authorize certain construction at military installations for
fiscal years 1992 and 1993, with emphasis on Defense Energy Conservation
Program. Testimony was heard from Representative Markey, Jeffrey Jones,
Director, Energy Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Production and
Logistics, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation concluded hearings on the manpower portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on military
physician procurement and the Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences: Dr. Harry C. Holloway, Deputy Dean
and Professor of Psychiatry; and Dr. Eric S. Marks, Chairman of the Faculty
Senate; and a panel of graduates from the Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on the procurement portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Air Force
request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Air Force; Jack Welch, Assistant Secretary, Acquisition; and Lt. Gen. John
E. Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy for Acquisition.
IRAQI AND BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO PARTICIPATION IN EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
PROGRAMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on Iraqi and
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) participation in Export-Import Bank programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Export-Import Bank:
John D. Macomber, Chairman; Rita M. Rodriquez, Director; Daniel L. Bond, Vice
President, Country Risk Analysis; Robert L. Charamella, Vice President,
Insurance; Arthur Pilzer, Vice President, Africa and Middle East; John W.
Wisniewski, Vice President, Engineering; and Stephen D. Proctor, Vice
President, Claims and Recoveries.
CLOSURE OF PRIVATELY INSURED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the closure of 45 privately
insured financial institutions in Rhode Island. Testimony was heard from John
F. Downey, Deputy Director, Regional Operations, Office of Thrift Supervision,
Department of Treasury; Paul G. Fritts, Executive Director, Supervision and
Resolution, FDIC; Layne L. Bumgardner, Region I Director, National Credit
Union Administration; Richard F. Syron, President, Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston; Bruce G. Sundlun, Governor, State of Rhode Island; and public
witnesses.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety held a
hearing on H.R. 1063, Construction Safety, Health and Education Improvement
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Representative Shays; and public
witnesses.
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Hearings continue April 24.
REAUTHORIZATIONS--NATIVE AMERICANS ACT AND OLDER AMERICANS ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the reauthorization of the Native Americans Act of 1974, and the
Older Americans Act of 1965. Testimony was heard from Representatives Mink and
Bilirakis; S. Timothy Wapato, Commissioner, Administration for Native
Americans, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL RAILROAD STRIKE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended H.J. Res. 222, to
provide for the settlement of the Railroad Labor-Management disputes between
certain railroads represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee of
the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on auto efficiency and
alternative fuels. Testimony was heard from Steve Plotkin, Senior Associate,
OTA; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 25.
NATIONAL RAILROAD STRIKE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full committee action amended H.J. Res. 222, to provide
for the settlement of the Railroad Labor-Management disputes between certain
railroads represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee of the
National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the National Railroad
Strike. Testimony was heard from Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of
Transportation; Joshua Javits, Chairman, National Mediation Board; and public
witnesses.
FOREIGN AID AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
approved for full Committee action recommendations for the Foreign Aid
authorization for fiscal years 1992 and 1993.
KURDISH PEOPLE; FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full Committee action H. Con. Res. 124, to address the suffering
of the Kurdish people.
The Subcommittee also began markup of Foreign Assistance Programs for fiscal
years 1992-1993.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE; U.S. POLICY TOWARD U.N. CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations approved for full Committee action Foreign Assistance
legislation for fiscal years 1992-1993.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on U.S. Policy toward the 1992 U.N.
Conference on Environment and Development. Testimony was heard from E.U.
Curtis Bohlen, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, Department of State; Michael R. Deland, Chairman, Council
on Environmental Quality; Alan Hecht, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
International Activities, EPA.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 964, amended,
Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1991; and recommendations on
Economic and Military Assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean for
fiscal years 1992 and 1993.
U.S. ASSISTANCE EFFORTS IN PANAMA
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on U.S. Assistance Efforts in Panama. Testimony was
heard from Michael G. Kozak, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
InterAmerican Affairs, Department of State; Thomas Stukel, Mission Director
for Panama, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; David J.
Kriskovich, Director, International Criminal Investigative Training Assistant
Program, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
POLICE BRUTALITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
continued hearings on Police Brutality. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
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NATION'S ECONOMY--IMPORTANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Continued hearings on the State
of the Nation's Economy and the Importance of Infrastructure in Enhancing
Productivity and U.S. Global Competitiveness. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, with emphasis on funding for Wastewater Treatment Needs. Testimony was
heard from Richard L. Hembra, Director, Environmental Issues, GAO; Thomas C.
Jorling, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New
York; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on Department of Energy authorization for the Energy Conservation
Program. Testimony was heard from Judy A. England-Joseph, Associate Director,
Energy Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO;
Arthur Rosenfeld, Director, Center for Building Science, Lawrence Berkeley
Laboratory; Eric Hirst, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science approved
for full Committee action the following: H.R. 656, High-Performance Computing
Act of 1991; and the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met to consider pending business.
LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on long-term strategies for
health care, including issues relating to health insurance coverage and the
cost of health care. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller
General, GAO; the following officials of the Prospective Payment Assessment
Commission: J.B. Silvers, Commissioner; and Dr. Donald A. Young, Executive
Director; Paul B. Ginsburg, Executive Director, Physician Payment Review
Commission; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 23.
MOSCOW EMBASSY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on the Moscow Embassy. Testimony was heard from departmental
witnesses.
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Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Space Launched Vehicles and Support, and on Command,
Control, Communications, Intelligence Overview. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: John J. Welch, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary, Air Force (Acquisition); Maj. Gen. Donald G. Hard, USAF,
Director, Space and SDI Programs; and Duane P. Andrews, Assistant Secretary
(Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence).
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the Peace Corps. Testimony
was heard from Paul D. Coverdell, Director, Peace Corps.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Arts and Humanities. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on the John E. Fogarty Center, National Library of Medicine, National
Institute of Dental Research and on the Office of the Director. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services: Dr. Philip E. Schambra, Director, John E. Fogarty International
Center; Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director, National Library of Medicine; Dr.
Harald Loe, Director, National Institute of Dental Research; and Dr. William
F. Raub, Acting Director, Office of the Director.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the FDA. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. David
A. Kessler, Commissioner, FDA; and Dr. James O. Mason, Assistant Secretary,
Health.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury-Postal Service-General
Government held a hearing on the Director of the OMB. Testimony was heard from
Richard G. Darman, Director, OMB.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent Agencies held
a hearing on Council on Environmental Quality. Testimony was heard from
Michael R. Deland, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel continued hearings on the Department of Energy defense programs portion
of the fiscal years 1992-1993 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the Weapons Complex Reconfiguration Study. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Richard Claytor,
Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs; RAdm. Jon Michael Barr, USN, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Military Applications; and Dominic J. Monetta, Director,
Office of New Production Reactors; J. Dexter Peach, Assistant Comptroller
General, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; and
public witnesses.
A-12 AIRCRAFT ACQUISITION ISSUES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on A-12 aircraft acquisition issues. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Clarence E. Carroll, Industrial
Engineering Quality Division; and Capt. Eric Vanderpoel, USN, A-12 Action
Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the manpower portion of the fiscal years
1992-1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
redeployment of Reserve personnel from Operation Desert Storm. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Roth and Hopkins; the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. Gary H. Mears, Vice Director, Logistics
Directorate, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Col Robert G. Jenkins, USAF, Deputy
Director, General Purpose Forces, Department of the Air Force; Brig. Gen. John
N. Abrams, USA, Deputy Director, Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, U.S.
Army; Capt. Philip Bozzelli, USN, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy,
U.S. Navy; Col. J.L. McClung, USMC, Deputy Director, Plans, Policies and
Operations Division, U.S. Marine Corps; Col. Gurney Pearsall, Commander,
4005th U.S. Army Reserve Augmentation Hospital; Maj. Timothy Wright, 21st
Theater Area Command, U.S. Army Reserve; and a public witness.
Hearings continue April 24.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992-1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Defense plans to
reduce the size of the civilian workforce and management of civilian
personnel. Testimony was heard from Representatives Evans; and Christopher
Jehn, Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel, Department of
Defense.
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Hearings continue April 23.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the RDT&E portion of the fiscal years 1992-1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on SDI Organization budget
request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Douglas R. Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategic Defense,
Space, Arms Control and Verification; and Ambassador Henry F. Cooper Director,
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization.
Hearings continue April 23.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development and the
Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities met in executive session
to continue joint hearings on the fiscal years 1992-1993 national defense
authorization request, receiving a classified briefing on SDI Organization's
budget request. The Subcommittees were briefed by departmental officials.
BANK RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions, Supervision, Regulation, and Insurance continued hearings on
bank restructuring. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 24.
STRICKER REPLACEMENT LEGISLATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended H.R. 5, to amend
the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent
discrimination based on participation in labor disputes.
SEIZURE OF IRAQI ASSETS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection and Competitiveness approved for full Committee action amended H.R.
1286, to grant certain authorities to the Secretary of the Treasury with
respect to the seizure of assets in the United States that are owned or
controlled by the Government of Iraq.
SAFETY OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the safety level of the blood supply, as well as actions
taken by the American Red Cross to correct deficiencies previously identified
by the FDA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FDA,
Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Gerald V. Quinnan, Jr., Acting
Director; P. Ann Hoppe, Acting Director, Division of Transfusion Science; and
Thomas Bozzo, Director, Division of Compliance, all with the Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research; Mary Carden, National Expert Investigator,
Biologics, Buffalo District Office; Gerald E. Vince, Director, Dallas
District; and Diane Maloney, Associate Chief Counsel, Biologics; and Dr.
Jeffrey McCullough, Senior Vice President, Biomedical Services, American Red
Cross.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on fiscal year 1992 Foreign Assistance Requests: American Schools
and Hospitals Abroad Program (ASHA). Testimony was heard from Representative
Obey; David A. Santos, Director, Office of American Schools and Hospitals
Abroad, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and public
witnesses.
FOREIGN AID REAUTHORIZATION; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 1608,
Microenterprise Development Act of 1991; H.R. 964, amended, Enterprise for the
Americas Initiative Act of 1991; and recommendations for the Foreign Air
authorization for fiscal years 1992 and 1993.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1415, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for the Department of State.
GSA IMPLEMENTATION OF FTS 2000
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on GSA Implementation of FTS 2000: Efficiency, Equity,
and Compliance with Congressional Intent? Testimony was heard from
Representative Brooks; Milton J. Socolar, Special Assistant to the Comptroller
General, GAO; and Richard G. Austin, Administrator, GSA.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on House Administration: Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform
continued hearings on campaign finance reform. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Cardin, Hastert, Horn, Bliley, Byron, Bilirakis, Kopetski,
Patterson, Kolter and Riggs.
Hearings continue April 25.
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NATIONAL COAL AND EXTRACTIVE ENERGY STRATEGY ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 1079, National Coal and Extractive Energy
Strategy Act of 1991: Title II (metallurgical coal); Title III (coalbed
methane); Title IV (federal coal leasing); Title V (federal mineral receipts)
Title VI (coalfield assistance); and Title VII (federal oil and gas leasing).
Testimony was heard from Representative Sharp; the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: T.S. Ary, Director, Bureau of Mines; D. Cy
Jamison, Director, Bureau of Land Management; Barry A. Williamson, Director,
Minerals Management Service; and Harry M. Snyder, Director, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; 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. 476, to designate
certain rivers in the State of Michigan as components of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System; and H.R. 1323, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
by designating certain segments of the Allegheny River in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Kildee, Davis, Roth, Clinger, and
Kostmayer; Jeff Simon, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on the following
bills: H.R. 794, to establish the Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife
Refuge; and H.R. 1679, to protect and restore, important fish habitat.
Testimony was heard from John F. Turner, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior; Tim Kenney, Commissioner, Department of
Environmental Protection, State of Connecticut; Mrs. Silvio Conte; and public
witnesses.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REDUCTION-IN-FORCE NOTIFICATION ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
held a hearing on H.R. 1341, Federal Employee Reduction-in-Force Notification
Act. Testimony was heard from Leonard R. Klein, Associate Director, Career
Entry, OPM; the following officials of the GAO: Franklin Frazier, Director,
Education and Employment Issues, Human Resources Division; and Bernard L.
Ungar, Director, Federal Human Resource Management Issues, General Government
Division; and public witnesses.
AVIATION SECURITY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight met in executive session to hold a hearing on aviation security.
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
POST-INTERSTATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued hearings on authorization of the Post-Interstate
Surface Transportation Programs. Testimony was heard from Representative
Kanjorski; Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, GAO; Richard L.
Howard, Secretary of Transportation, State of South Dakota; and public
witnesses.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, with emphasis on funding for wastewater treatment needs and
sludge management. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 23.
WOMEN'S BUSINESS ISSUES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Women's Business Issues.
Testimony was heard from Patricia F. Saiki, Administrator, SBA; and public
witnesses.
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs
held a hearing on the National Cemetery System. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Brown, Swett and Lewis of California; Anthony Principi, Deputy
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Steven Dola, Deputy, Management and
Budget, Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Department of
the Army; representatives of veterans' organizations; and a private witness.
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF U.S. EXPORT CONTROL PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the
administration and enforcement of U.S. export control programs. Testimony was
heard from Henry Sokolski, Deputy Director, Non-Proliferation, Office of the
Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense;
the following Senior Special Agents of U.S. Customs Service, Department of the
Treasury: Steve Davis; and Dennis J. Bass; Frank W. Deliberti, National
Director, Office of Export Enforcement, Bureau of Administration, Department
of Commerce; and public witnesses.
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INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on Intelligence Organization. Testimony was heard from
Ambassador Richard Helms, former Director, CIA.
Hearings continue April 25.
REFUGEES: MARGINAL LIVING CONDITIONS FOR MILLIONS
Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on Refugees: Marginal Living
Conditions for Millions. Testimony was heard from Harold J. Johnson, Director,
Foreign Economic Assistance Issues, GAO; Jewel S. Lafontant-Mankarious,
Ambassador-at-Large and U.S. Coordinator, Refugee Affairs, Department of
State; Eric Morris, Deputy Director, Division of Programs, Support, Budget and
Finances, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; and a public witness.
1991/04/19
Daily Digest - Friday, April 19, 1991; pages D450 - D452 (Bd vol. D248 - D250)
Committee Meetings
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriatons: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Arts Education. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
1991/04/22
Daily Digest - Monday, April 22, 1991; pages D454 - D458 (Bd vol. D250 - D252)
Committee Meetings
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. Testimony
was heard from Frederick K. Goodwin, Administrator, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and
Mental Health Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Soil Conservation Service. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: James R. Moseley,
Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment; and William Richards,
Chief, Soil Conservation Service.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel, Subcommittee on Procurement
and Military Nuclear Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development
held a joint hearing to review the impact of two historical events--the
Persian Gulf War and the decline of the Soviet Union--on how the United States
does its defense business, with emphasis on performance of high technology
equipment in Operation Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from the following
former officials of the Department of Defense: John E. Krings, Director,
Office of Operational Test and Evaluation; William J. Perry, Under Secretary,
Research and Engineering; and Pierre M. Sprey, Special Assistant to the
Assistant Secretary, Systems Analysis.
1991/04/23
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 23, 1991; pages D460 - D472 (Bd vol. D252 -
D262)
Committee Meetings
FIFRA
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Agriculture continue hearings to review the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Chemical Weapons and Demilitarization, and Shipbuilding
and Conversion, Overhauls and Sealift. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Susan Livingstone, Assistant Secretary
of the Army, Installations, Logistics and Environment; Billy Richardson,
Deputy Assistant (Chemical Matters), Office of the Assistant to the Secretary
(Atomic Energy); Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research,
Development, and Acquisition); VAdm. Robert K.U. Kihune, USN, Assistant Chief
of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare); VAdm. Roger F. Bacon, USN, Assistant
Chief of Naval Operations (Undersea Warfare); VAdm. Stephen F. Loftus, USN,
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics); and RAdm. Walter H. Cantrell,
USN, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (Acting).
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia began
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs continued appropriation hearings, with emphasis
on Soviet Union. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Bureau of Mines, and on the Office of Surface Mining. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of the Interior: T.S. Ary, Director,
Bureau of Mines; and Harry M. Snyder, Director, Office of Surface Mining.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Assistant
Secretary for Health, and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: Gail R. Wilensky, Administrator, Health Care Financing
Administration; James O. Mason, Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant
Secretary, Public Health Service; and J. Jarrett Clinton, Acting
Administrator, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Farmers Home Administration.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Roland R.
Vautour, Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development; and La Verne
Ausman, Administrator, Farmers Home Administration.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Testimony was heard from Stan
Parris, Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department
of Transportation.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and the Environmental
Restoration Panel held a joint hearing on fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Defense
environmental programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Thomas E. Baca , Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment; Lewis D. Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety
and Occupational Health, Department of the Army; Nancy Stehle, Deputy
Director, Environment, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Installations and
Environment, Department of the Navy; Gary D. Vest, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Department of the Air Force; and
Jan Reitman, Chief, Environmental Division, Defense Logistics Agency; the
following officials of the EPA: Christian Holmes, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Federal Facilities; and Gordon M. Davidson, Acting Director,
Office of Federal Facilities Enforcement; and a public witness.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operations and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Defense
Automatic Data Processing/Corporation Information Management System. Testimony
was heard from Samuel W. Bowlin, Director, Defense and Security Information
Systems, GAO; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Duane
P. Andrews, Assistant Secretary, Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence; Paul A. Strassmann, Director, Defense Information; and Cynthia
Kendall, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Information Systems.
Hearings continue April 25.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the RDT&E portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Defense Agencies budget
request and Department of Defense technology base and test and evaluation
budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Charles Herzfeld, Director, Defense Research and
Engineering; Victor Reis, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
Robert C. Duncan, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation; Charles E.
Adolph, Deputy Director, Research and Engineering (Test and Evaluation);
Walter W. Hollis, Deputy Under Secretary, Operations Research, Department of
the Army; VAdm. J. Guy Reynolds, USN, Director, Navy Test and Evaluation and
Technology Requirements; and Carroll G. Jones, Director, Air Force Test and
Evaluation.
SUPERVISION OF FAILED BANKS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the GAO's
study on the supervision of failed banks, including recommendations for
accounting reforms in the financial services industry. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the GAO: Donald Chapin, Assistant Comptroller
General, Accounting and Financial Management Division; Richard L. Fogel,
Assistant Comptroller General, General Government Division; Robert Gramling,
Director, Corporate Audit, Accounting Financial Management Division; George
Halloway, Assistant Director, Accounting Financial Management Division; and
Theodore C. Barreaux, Counselor to the Comptroller General.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Coinage held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Mint Authorization,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and U.S. Secret Service Counterfeit
Division. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Treasury: Donna Pope, Director, U.S. Mint; Peter Daly, Director, Bureau
of Engraving and Printing; and William Ebert, Special Agent in Charge,
Counterfeit Division, U.S. Secret Service.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on the Office of Education Research and Improvement (OERI).
Testimony was heard from Anita R. Lancaster, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue April 25.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ROLLUP REFORM ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 1885, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 to protect investors in limited partnerships in rollup transactions.
Testimony was heard from Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC; Michael J.
Connolly, Secretary of State, State of Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE--IRAQI REFUGEES; ANTARCTIC TREATY
ANNIVERSARY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following: legislation to
authorize emergency humanitarian assistance for fiscal year 1991 for Iraqi
refugees and other persons in and around Iraq who are displaced as a result of
the Persian Gulf Conflict; and H. Con. Res. 109, amended, commemorating the
30th anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on June 22, 1991, and
encouraging the United States to support efforts to achieve an international
agreement establishing Antarctica as a region closed to commercial minerals
development and related activities for at least 99 years at the upcoming
meeting of the parties to the Antarctic Treaty, April 22 through 27, 1991, in
Madrid, Spain.
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Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on legislation authorizing
emergency humanitarian assistance for fiscal year 1991 for Iraqi refugees and
other persons in and around Iraq who are displaced as a result of the Persian
Gulf Conflict. Testimony was heard from Representatives McHugh, Hall of Ohio,
Berman, Roukema, Smith of New Jersey, and Bilbray; John R. Bolton, Assistant
Secretary, International Organization Affairs, Department of State; Andrew
Natsios, Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; Arthur H. Hughes, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, International Security Assistance/Near East South Asia,
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa approved for full
Committee action recommendations for Foreign Assistance: Fiscal Years
1992-1993 for Africa.
POST-WAR ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a joint
hearing on Post-war role of the United Nations in the Persian Gulf. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Thomas R.
Pickering, Ambassador to the United Nations; and John R. Bolton, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau for International Organization Affairs.
EXPLOITING WORKERS BY MISCLASSIFYING THEM AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on exploiting workers by misclassifying them as independent
contractors. Testimony was heard from Roberts T. Jones, Assistant Secretary,
Employment and Training, Department of Labor; Marshall V. Washburn, Deputy
Assistant Commissioner (Examination), IRS, Department of the Treasury; Dominic
M. Rotondi, Director, Unemployment Insurance, State of New York; and public
witnesses.
CUSTER BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONUMENT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 770 and 848, to
authorize the establishment of a memorial at Custer Battlefield National
Monument to honor the Indians who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn;
and H.R. 847, to redesignate Custer Battlefield National Monument as the
Little Bighorn National Battlefield Park. Testimony was heard from Jerry
Rogers, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; Herman Viola, Historian, Smithsonian Institution;
and public witnesses.
BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 7, Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held an oversight hearing to review the ability of the United States-flag
merchant fleet to meet its responsibilities to serve as a naval and military
auxiliary in time of war or national emergency under the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, with particular emphasis on sealift performance in Operation Desert
Shield/Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Gen. Hansford T. Johnson, USAF, Commander-in-Chief,
United States Transportation Command, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Robert H. Moore,
Director, Transportation Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Production
and Logistics; and VAdm. Francis R. Donovan, Jr., USN, Commander, Military
Sealift Command, Department of the Navy; Warren G. Leback, Administrator,
Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held an oversight hearing to review the activities of the
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission. Testimony was heard
from Nye Stevens, Director, General Business Operations Issues, General
Government Division, GAO; and Frank Donatelli, Chairman, Christopher Columbus
Quincentenary Jubilee Commission.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Operations
and Services held an oversight hearing on the transportation of Express Mail
and Priority Mail. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
U.S. Postal Service: Michael S. Coughlin, Deputy Postmaster; and Allen R.
Kane, Assistant Postmaster General, Delivery, Distribution, and
Transportation; and public witnesses.
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FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, with emphasis on Combined Sewer Overflows. Testimony was heard
from Albert F. Appleton, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection,
city of New York; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION--STEEL AND ALUMINUM RESEARCH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on Department of Energy Authorization for Steel and Aluminum
Research. Testimony was heard from Alan J. Streb, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Industrial Technologies, Department of Energy; Lyle H. Schwartz, Director,
Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
COST OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on cost of University Research. Testimony was heard from Kevin E.
Moley, Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget, Department of Health and
Human Services; the following officials of the Department of Defense: RAdm.
William C. Miller, USN, Chief of Naval Research; and Fred J. Newton, Deputy
Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency; Frederick M. Bernthal, Deputy
Director, NSF; and Harry Mussman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Science and
Education, USDA.
Hearings continue April 25.
MALCOLM BALDRIGE QUALITY AWARD
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award.
Testimony was heard from Curt W. Reiman, Director, Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce; and public witnesses.
SBA--RURAL PROGRAMS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the rural programs and rural development
initiatives undertaken by the SBA. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the SBA: Mark Hayward, Chief Counsel for Advocacy; Charles R.
Hertzberg, Associate Administrator, Financial Assistance; and Gary Nodler,
Administrator, Region 7.
LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on Long-Term Strategies for
Health Care. Testimony was heard from Senator Rockefeller; Representatives
Gibbons, Stark, Russo, Johnson of Connecticut, Grandy, Waxman, and Oakar;
Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
conclude hearings on the fiscal year 1992 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses.
GENERATING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHY INFANTS AND CHILDREN
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on the
"Generating Innovative Strategies for Healthy Infants and Children". Testimony
was heard from Senator Bradley; Representative Bliley; Dr. Robert Harmon,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on "Coordination and Simplification
of Public Assistance Programs: Today's Efforts, Tomorrow's Solutions".
Testimony was heard from Representatives Kennelly and Johnson of Connecticut;
S. Anna Kondratas, Assistant Secretary, Community, Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban Development; Catherine Bertini, Assistant
Secretary, Food and Consumer Services, USDA; Howard Rolston, Associate
Administrator, Office of Program Evaluation, Family Support Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses.
1991/04/24
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 24, 1991; pages D473 - D484 (Bd vol. D263 -
D273)
Committee Meetings
UNITED STATES-MEXICO FREE TRADE AGREEMENT--FAST TRACK AUTHORITY
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review proposed United
States-Mexico Free Trade agreement and the fast track authority. Testimony was
heard from Senator Gramm; Representatives Kolbe and Dorgan of North Dakota;
Edward R. Madigan, Secretary of Agriculture; Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor;
Carla Hills, U.S. Trade Representative; Linda J. Fisher, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA; Allan I.
Mendelowitz, Director, International Trade, Energy, and Finance Issues,
National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO, Sarah Vogel,
Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, State of North Dakota; Bob Crawford,
Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, State of Florida; and public
witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Automatic Data Processing. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Duane P. Andrews, Assistant Secretary (Command,
Control, Communications and Intelligence); Paul Strassman, Director, Defense
Information, Office of the Assistant Secretary (Command, Control,
Communications and Intelligence); and Cynthia Kendall, Deputy Assistant
Secretary (Information Systems).
The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on Missiles
and Other Procurement, Air Force. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Air Force: Lt. Gen. John E. Jaquish, USAF,
Principle Deputy to the Assistant Secretary (Acquisition); and Maj. Gen. James
W. Hopp, USAF, Director, Logistics, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff
(Logistics and Engineering).
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Deputy Secretary of State,
and on Security Assistance in Post Cold War Period. Testimony was heard from
Ambassador Robert Barry, Special Advisor for East European Assistance to the
Deputy Secretary, Department of State; and Carol Adelman, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau of Europe and Near East Affairs, AID, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Forest Service. Testimony was heard from F. Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest
Service, USDA.
LABOR--HHS--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Family Support
Administration and on Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: J. Jarrett Clinton, Acting Administrator, Health Care
Policy and Research; and Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Assistant Secretary,
Administration for Children and Families.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service, and on the Office of Public Affairs. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the USDA: Richard T. Crowder, Under Secretary,
International Affairs and Commodity Programs; Keith D. Bjerke, Administrator,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; and Kelly M. Shipp,
Director, Office of Public Affairs.
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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Acquisition Policy and Process. Testimony was heard from the following
officials with Transportation Issues, GAO: Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Allen
Li, Assistant Director; and Phyllis F. Scheinberg, Assistant Director; and the
following officials of the Department of Transportation; Jon H. Seymour,
Assistant Secretary, Administration, Office of the Secretary; RAdm. Kent H.
Williams, USCG, Resource Director/Comptroller, U.S. Coast Guard; and John A.
Burt, Executive Director, Acquisition, FAA.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
held a testimony on Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony was
heard from Jack Kemp, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Environmental Restoration Panel continued
hearings on the environmental programs portion of the fiscal years 1992-93
national defense authorization request, with emphasis on contractor liability
and indemnification issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Thomas E. Baca, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment; and Col. Wayne Scholl, USA, Chief, Environmental Restoration
Division, Army Corps of Engineers; and public witnesses.
IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE JOINT MILITARY OFFICER EDUCATION
Committee on Armed Services: Military Education Panel continued hearings on
the implementation of the panel's recommendations to improve joint military
officer education service staff and war colleges. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. Charles Link,
Commandant, Air War College; Brig. Gen. Phillip Ford, Commandant, Air Command
and Staff College; and Col. David Vetter, Director, Marine Command and Staff
College.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the manpower portion of the fiscal years
1992-93 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on CHAMPUS
mental health care. Testimony was heard from David P. Baine, Director, Federal
Health Care Delivery Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Martin L. Keppert, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Health Services Financing; RAdm. Edward D. Martin, USN, Medical
Corps, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Professional Affairs and Quality Assurance;
and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development met in executive
session to hold a joint hearing on the fiscal years 1992-93 national defense
authorization request, receiving a briefing on classified programs. The
Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on
Military Installations and Facilities held a joint hearing on the fiscal years
1992-93 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on overseas base
closures, environment, foreign nationals and residual value. Testimony was
heard from Representative Ray; the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary, Production and Logistics; Gen.
James P. McCarthy, USAF, Deputy Commander in Chief, Headquarters, U.S.
European Command; Tony Dunno, Chief of Real Estate, Department of the Air
Force; and Joseph Graham, Chief of Real Estate, Department of the Army; and
Joseph Kelley, Director, Security and International Relations Issues, GAO.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal years 1992-93 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on the Navy budget. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Navy: H. Lawrence Garrett III, Secretary;
Adm. Frank B. Kelson II, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Alfred M.
Gray, Jr., USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization held a hearing on Title IV, the Fair Trade in Financial Services
provision of S. 347, Defense Production Act Amendments. Testimony was heard
from Senators Riegle and Garn; Representatives Gephardt and Schumer; Barry
Newman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Monetary Affairs, Department
of the Treasury; Eugene McAllister, Assistant Secretary, Economic-Business
Affairs, Department of State; S. Bruce Wilson, Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for Services, Investments and Intellectual Property; John P.
LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public
witnesses.
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BANK RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued hearings on bank
restructuring. Testimony was heard from former Representative Henry R. Reuss
of Wisconsin; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
FAIR AND EQUITABLE FEDERAL PAYMENT FORMULA
Committee on the District of Columbia: Held a hearing on H.R. 1932, to
authorize fiscal year 1992 federal payment and to establish a fair and
equitable federal payment formula for the District of Columbia. Testimony was
heard from Representative Regula; and the following officials of the District
of Columbia: Sharon Pratt Dixon, Mayor; John A. Wilson, Chairman, Council; and
Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr., Co-Chairman, Revenue Committee, Commission on Budget
and Financial Priorities.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety continued
hearings on H.R. 1063, Construction Safety, Health and Education Improvement
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 30.
BLACK LUNG BENEFIT PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards held a
hearing on legislation to amend the Black Lung Benefit Program (H.R. 1637;
H.R. 115; H.R. 451; H.R. 694; H.R. 799; and H.R. 1116). Testimony was heard
from Representatives McCloskey and Rahall; Sam D. Walker, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Employment Standards, Department of Labor; and a public witness.
UNITED STATES-JAPAN RELATIONS--FAIR TRADE AND EXPORT EXPANSION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on United States-Japan
Relations and H.R. 787, Fair Trade and Export Expansion Act of 1991. Testimony
was heard from Representative Levin of Michigan; J. Michael Farren, Under
Secretary, International Trade, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
TELEPHONE MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1304, Telephone
Advertising Consumer Rights Act; and H.R. 1305, Telephone Consumer Privacy
Rights Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Unsoeld; and public
witnesses.
STATE AND LOCAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on state and local recycling programs. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
measures: H.R. 972, to make permanent the legislative reinstatement, following
the decision of Duro v. Reina (58 U.S.L.W. 4643, May 29, 1990), of the power
of Indian Tribes to exercise criminal jurisdiction over Indians; H.R. 904,
African American History Landmark Theme Study Act; H.R. 479, amended, to amend
the National Trails System Act to designate the California National Historic
Trail and Pony Express National Historic Trail as components of the National
Trails Systems; H.R. 1514, amended, to disclaim or relinquish all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands conditionally
relinquished to the United States under the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11,
36); H.R. 1143, to authorize a study of nationally significant places in
American labor history; S. 248, Niobrara Scenic River Designation Act of 1991;
and H. Con. Res. 109, amended, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the
signing of the Antarctic Treaty on June 2, 1991, and encouraging the United
States to support efforts to achieve an international agreement establishing
Antarctica as a region closed to commercial minerals development and related
activities for at least 99 years at the upcoming meeting of the parties to the
Antarctic Treaty, April 22, through 27, 1991, in Madrid, Spain.
BUFFALO BILL DAM AND RESERVOIR PROJECT AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 429,
to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo
Bill Dam and Reservoir Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on authorization request for the Civil Rights
Division, Department of Justice, Fiscal Year 1992. Testimony was heard from
John R. Dunne, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department
of Justice.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the Federal
Bureau of Prisons and the National Institute of Corrections. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: J. Michael
Quinlan, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons; and M. Wayne Huggins, Director,
National Institute of Corrections.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees held an oversight hearing on INS management issues. Testimony was
heard from J. William Gadsby, Director, Federal Management Issues, General
Government Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Kristine Marcy, Associate Deputy Attorney General; and Gene McNary,
Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and a public witness.
RECREATIONAL VESSEL USER FEE
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on recreational vessel user fee. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Davis, Bonior, Shaw, Peterson of Minnesota, Petri and
Roth; RAdm. Robert T. Nelson, USCG, Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard,
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
NOAA BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf and the Subcommittee on Fisheries
and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment met in joint session and
approved for full Committee action the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration 1992 Budget Authorization.
NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf approved for full Committee action
amended H.R. 1370, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, with emphasis on Nonpoint Source Pollution. Testimony was heard
from Martha G. Prothro, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Water, Office of Water
Regulations and Standards, EPA; James R. Moseley, Assistant Secretary, Natural
Resources and the Environment, USDA; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended H.R.
1988, NASA Multiyear Authorization Act of 1991.
UNITED STATES-MEXICO FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on United States-Mexico Free Trade
Agreement. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
QUALITY OF VA HEALTH CARE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care held
a hearing on the quality of VA health care. Testimony was heard from
Representative Porter; Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
representatives of veterans organizations and public witnesses.
LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on Long-Term Strategies for
Health Care. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
1991/04/25
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 25, 1991; pages D485 - D496 (Bd vol. D273 -
D282)
Committee Meetings
FOREST SERVICE TIMBER SALE
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review Forest Service timber sale appraisal pricing and cost
allocation. Testimony was heard from George Leonard, Associate Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; the following officials of the GAO: Brian Crowley; and John W.
Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Future Force Policy and Aircraft Procurement/Air Force.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense;
G. Kim Wincup, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs);
John Welch, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition); and Lt. Gen.
John Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force (Acquisition).
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Office of the Secretary (Interior), Office of the Solicitor and on the
Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: John Schrote, Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy,
Management and Budget; Thomas L. Sansonetti, Solicitor; and James R. Richards,
Inspector General.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Departmental Management (all accounts): Policy Research; Office for
Civil Rights; and Office of the Inspector General, Action, and on the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Kevin E. Moley,
Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget; Richard P. Kusserow, Inspector
General, and Edward Mercado, Director, Office of Civil Rights; Jane A. Kenny,
Director, ACTION; and Bernard E. DeLury, Director, Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Foreign Agriculture Service, Office of
the General Sales Manager, and the Office of International Cooperation and
Development. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
Richard T. Crowder, Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity
Programs; Duane Acker, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; and F.
Paul Dickerson, General Sales Manager, Office of the General Sales Manager.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony
was heard from departmental witnesses.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings to review
the impact of two historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the decline of
the Soviet Union--on how the United States does its defense business, followed
by a hearing on the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act
of 1986 (PL 99-433) and the war, with emphasis on lessons that teaches about
the effectiveness of unified combat operations and how the nation might
capitalize in peacetime on the advantages of the unified approach to military
matters demonstrated in Desert Shield/Storm. Testimony was heard from Lt. Gen.
Thomas W. Kelly, USA (Ret), former Director of Operations, Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Department of Defense.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on the civil defense portion of the fiscal years
1992/1993 national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from
Joseph E. Muckerman, II, Director, Emergency Planning, Office of the Under
Secretary, Policy, Department of Defense; Wallace E. Stickney, Director, FEMA;
and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operations and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992/1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on logistics/depots consolidation
workforce and workload. Testimony was heard from Representatives Evans,
Pallone, Valentine and Chapman; the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary, Production and Logistics; Gen.
William G.T. Tuttle, Jr., USA, Commanding General, Army Materiel Command; Gen.
Charles C. McDonald, USAF, Commander, Air Force Logistics Command; VAdm.
Stephen F. Loftus, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics); Capt.
Robert L. Jordan, USN, Command Officer, Naval Aviation Depot, Naval Air
Station, Pensacola, Florida; Col. Edward J. Shannon, USA, Commanding Officer,
Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas; Maj. Gen. Richard Smith, USAF, Commander,
San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Texas; and Col. Richard W. Bregard,
Commanding Officer, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
Hearings continue April 30.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials and Department of Defense Nuclear Facilities Panel held a
joint hearing on fiscal years 1992/1993 national defense authorization
request, with emphasis on Naval nuclear propulsion program. Testimony was
heard from Judy England-Joseph, Associate Director, Energy, Issues, GAO; and
Adm. Bruce DeMars, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, Department of the
Navy.
BANK RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued hearings on bank
restructuring. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 30.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education continued
oversight hearings on the Office of Education Research and Improvement (OERI).
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on auto efficiency and
alternative fuels. Testimony was heard from Rebekah T. Johnson, Deputy
Administrator, GSA; Judy England-Joseph, Associate Director, Energy Issues,
GAO; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 1.
INDOOR ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on lead contamination and the indoor environment. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: Dr. Vernon N. Houk, Director, Center for Environmental Health and
Injury Control, Centers for Disease Control; and William Hiscock, Chief
Program Initiative Branch, Medicaid Bureau, Health Care Finance
Administration; Linda J. Fisher, Assistant Administrator, Office of Pesticides
and Toxic Substances, EPA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science approved for full Committee action Fiscal Year 1992-93
authorization for On-Site Inspection Agency and Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency.
The subcommittee also considered recommendations on Military Assistance and
Arms Sales legislation for fiscal years 1992-93.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 842, to provide for
the protection of the remaining ancient forests on the Federal lands of the
States of Washington, Oregon, and California; and H.R. 1590, to provide for
the designation by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture of an ancient forest reserve system, including lands managed by
the Bureau of Land Management and portions of the national forests established
by reservations from the public domain, to require the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to enhance economic stability in the
Pacific Northwest. Testimony was heard from Representatives Morrison, Herger,
McDermott and Walsh; John Beuter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDA; D. Cy
Jamison, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; PRIVATE CLAIMS BILLS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action amended the
following bills: H.R. 2039, Legal Services Reauthorization Act of 1991; and
H.R. 525, to amend the Federal charter for the Boy's Clubs of America to
reflect the change of the name of the organization to the Boys and Girls Clubs
of America.
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The Subcommittee also met to consider private claims bills.
RICO AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 1717, to amend chapter 96 (relating to
racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations) of title 18, United States
Code. Testimony was heard from John C. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Attorney
General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Mary L. Schapiro,
Commissioner, SEC; Alfred Byrne, General Counsel, FDIC and Resolution Trust
Corporation; and public witnesses.
COASTAL POLLUTION REDUCTION AND CLEAN WATER ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and Environment and the Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a joint hearing on
legislation to reduce coastal pollution and reauthorize the Clean Water Act.
Testimony was heard from Lajuana Wilcher, Assistant Administrator, Office of
Water, EPA; Langdon Marsh, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Department of
Environmental Consevation, State of New York; Carol Jolly, Assistant Director,
Department of Ecology, State of Washington; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings on
the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 1779, to
designate the Federal building being constructed at 77 West Jackson Boulevard
in Chicago, IL, as the "Ralph H. Metcalf Federal Building"; H.R. 948, to
designate the United States courthouse located at 120 North Henry Street,
Madison, WI, as the "Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse;" H. Con.
Res. 74, to authorize the 1991 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through
the Capitol Grounds); and 2 11(b) resolutions.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on those measures and on
the fiscal year 1992 budget for the Smithsonian Institution. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Jones of North Carolina, Durbin, Savage and Obey;
and Robert McC. Adams, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CIVILIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy approved
for full Committee action the Energy Technology Research and Development
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1992 and fiscal year 1993.
COST OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science concluded
hearings on the cost of University Research. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY--OSTP REPORT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness and the Subcommittee on Research and Development of the House
Committee on Armed Services held a joint hearing on Critical Technology--OSTP
Report. Testimony was heard from William Phillips, Associate Director, Office
of Science and Technology Policy; Charles Schank, Director, Lawrence Livermore
Laboratory; Robert White, Under Secretary, Technology Administration,
Department of Commerce; Charles Herzfeld, Director, Defense Research and
Engineering, Department of Defense; John A. White, Assistant Secretary,
Engineering, NSF, and Robert A. Simon, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board, Department of Energy.
LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on Long-Term Strategies for
Health Care. Testimony was heard from Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health
and Human Services; and public witnesses.
OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROPOSED CHANGES
Select Committee on Aging: and the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the
Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing on Proposed Changes to the
Older Americans Act: Impact on Participation and Service Delivery. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: Richard Kusserow, Inspector General; and Joyce Berry, Commissioner,
Administration on Aging; Robert York, Acting Director, Program Evaluation in
Human Services Areas, GAO; and public witnesses.
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INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on Intelligence Organization. Testimony was heard from
William Perry, former Under Secretary, Research and Engineering, Department of
Defense.
INVENTORY OF WORLD HUNGER
Select Committee on Hunger: International Task Force held a hearing on
Inventory of World Hunger. Testimony was heard from Alison Rosenberg, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; Richard
Bissell, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Science and Technology, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
1991/04/29
Daily Digest - Monday, April 29, 1991; pages D498 - D502 (Bd vol. D282 - D284)
Committee Meetings
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and on the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Review Commission. Testimony was heard from Marshall C.
Turner, Chairman, Board of Directors, Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and
Richard V. Backley, Acting Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review
Commission.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Economic Research Service, National
Agricultural Statistics Service, and on the World Agricultural Outlook Board.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Bruce Gardner,
Assistant Secretary, Economics; John E. Lee, Jr., Administrator, Economic
Research Service; James R. Donald, Chairperson, World Agricultural Outlook
Board; and Charles Caudill, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics
Service.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: On April 26, the Defense Policy Panel,
Subcommittee on Investigations and the Subcommittee on Readiness held a joint
hearing to review the impact of two historical events--the Persian Gulf War
and the decline of the Soviet Union--on how the United States does its defense
business, with emphasis on whether Desert Storm was so unique an event that we
face dangers in drawing narrow lessons from the conflict. Testimony was heard
from the following former officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. William
C. Westmoreland, USA (Ret.), Chief of Staff of the Army; Adm. Elmo Zumwalt,
USN (Ret.), Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. John W. Vogt, USAF (Ret.),
Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces, Europe.
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LEAD-BASED PAINT IN HOUSING--HUD'S RESPONSE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on Lead-Based Paint in Housing and HUD's Response. Testimony
was heard from John Weicher, Assistant Secretary, Policy Development and
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses.
AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Energy held a hearing on patient safety and consumer
protection problems in unlicensed or under-supervised Ambulatory Care
Facilities. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Frank
A. Papineau, Senior Investigator; and Lawrence H. Thompson, Assistant
Comptroller; Richard Kusserow, Inspector General, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses.
ORGAN TRANSPLANTS: CHOICES AND CRITERIA
Select Committee on Aging: On April 26, the Committee held a hearing on Organ
Transplants: Choices and Criteria--"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Pays?". Testimony
was heard from Representative McMillen of Maryland; Robert E. Wren, Director,
Office of Coverage and Eligibility Policy, Bureau of Policy Development,
Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services;
and public witnesses.
COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on "Close to
Home: Community-based Mental Health Services for Children". Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
1991/04/30
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 30, 1991; pages D504 - D510 (Bd vol. D284 -
D289)
Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Army Command, Control, and Communications. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Lt. Gen.
J.B. Hilmes, USA, Director, Information Systems, Command, Control,
Communications and Computers; and Maj. Gen. Jerome H. Granrud, USA.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the B-2 Aircraft. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Lt. Gen.
Charles A. Horner, USAF, Commander, 9th Air Force; Brig. Gen. Buster C.
Glosson, USAF, Legislative Liaison; Gen. George L. Butler, USAF,
Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command; Gen. John M. Loh, USAF, Commander,
Tactical Air Command; Lt. Col. Ralph Gitchell, USAF, Commander, 415th Tactical
Fighter Squadron; and Maj. Jerry Leatherman, USAF, Wing Weapons and Tactics
Officer, both at Tonapah, Nevada.
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Clean
Coal Technology, Fossil Energy Research and Development, Strategic Petroleum
Reserve, and on Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Testimony was heard
from Robert H. Gentile, Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy Department of
Energy.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education, on
National Commission on AIDS, the National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science, the National Council on Disability and the Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission. Testimony was heard from Dr. June E.
Osborn, Chairman, National Commission on AIDS; Charles E. Reid, Chairman,
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; Sandra Swift Parino,
Chairman; National Council on Disability; and Edwin G. Foulker, Chairman,
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Agricultural Research Service and
the Cooperative State Research Service. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Charles E. Hess, Assistant Secretary, Science and
Education; John Patrick Jordan, Administrator, Cooperative State Research
Service; and R. Dean Plowman, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continued tomorrow.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued appropriation witnesses. Testimony was heard from Members of
Congress and public witnesses.
Hearings continued tomorrow.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings to review
the impact of two historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the decline of
the Soviet Union--on how the United States does its defense business, with
emphasis on the military reform agenda in light of Operation Desert Storm.
Testimony was heard from former Senator Gary Hart of Colorado; and the
following former officials of the Department of Defense: John Lehman,
Secretary of the Navy; Col. John Boyd, USAF (Ret.), Chief of Development Plans
and Analysis, Air Force; and Donald Hicks, Under Secretary, Research and
Engineering.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
H.R. 2112, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide payment
protections for first tier subcontractors under defense contracts. Testimony
was heard from Representative Ray; Eleanor R. Spector, Director, Defense
Procurement, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
The Subcommittee held a hearing on Military drug interdiction. Testimony was
heard from Stephen M. Duncan, Coordinator, Drug Enforcement Policy and
Support, Department of Defense.
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The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1238, Industrial Defense Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from Representatives Evans and Bentley; Joseph E.
Kelly, Director, Security and International Relations Issues, National
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Al Volkman, Director,
Foreign Contracting, Defense Acquisition, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness concluded hearings on
the operations and maintenance portion of the fiscal years 1992-1993 national
defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from Donald H. Chapin,
Assistant Comptroller General, Accounting and Financial Management Division,
GAO; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Sean O'Keefe,
Comptroller; Maj. Gen. John P. Dreska, USA, Director, Defense Commissary
Agency; Brig. Gen. Joseph Pratt, USA, Deputy Director, Defense Mapping Agency;
and Albert V. Conte, Director, Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
BANK RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued hearings on bank
restructuring. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System; Robert L. Clarke, Comptroller of the
Currency, Department of the Treasury; L. William Seidman, Chairman, FDIC; and
Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC.
Hearings continue May 2.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGISLATION
Committee on the District of Columbia: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 2123, amended, to authorize fiscal year 1992 federal payment and to
establish a fair and equitable federal payment formula for the District of
Columbia; and H.R. 1720, District of Columbia Mental Health Program Assistance
Act of 1991.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety continued
hearings on H.R. 1063, Construction Safety, Health and Education Improvement
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MEXICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
and the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities held a joint hearing on the
implication for workers of the fast track process and the Mexican Free Trade
Agreement. Testimony was heard from Franklin Frazier, Director, Education and
Employment, GAO; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards held an
oversight hearing on the policies, practices and procedures of the Federal
Employees Compensation Act (FECA). Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RISING COST OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the Rising Cost of Private
Health Insurance: Rating Practices. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DISPOSAL OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on the interstate transportation and disposal of
solid and hazardous waste. Testimony was heard from Representatives Derrick,
Coleman of Missouri, McCurdy, Olin, Kanjorski, Sawyer, Applegate, Erdreich,
Spratt, Owens of Utah, and Bereuter; Don Clay, Assistant Administrator, Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, EPA; Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Governor, State
of South Carolina; E. Dennis Muchnicki, Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Office of the Attorney General, State of Ohio; Sue Robertson, Chief,
Land Division, Department of Environmental Management, State of Alabama;
Thomas Jorling, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York;
and a public witness.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1415 authorizing
appropriations for the Department of State, United States Information Agency,
the Board for International Broadcasting and Related Agencies for fiscal year
1992.
STATUS--UNITED STATES SANCTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and the Subcommittee on
International Economic Policy and Trade held a joint hearing on the Status of
United States Sanctions Against South Africa. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Mfume and Dickinson; Herman A. Cohen, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
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CUBA IN A CHANGING WORLD
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs and
the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a joint hearing on Cuba in
a Changing World: The United States-Soviet-Cuba Triangle. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on House Administration: Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform
continued hearings on campaign finance reform. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Fish, Moran, Bennett, Lewis of Florida, Skaggs, Price, Smith
of Texas, Andrews of New Jersey, and Pelosi.
Hearings continue May 9.
NATIONAL ENERGY
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held a hearing on National Energy Strategy, with emphasis on
Energy Facility Siting. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Energy: Mark Schroeder, Deputy General Counsel, Energy
Resources and Legislation, Department of Energy; Kevin Madden, Director,
Office of Pipeline and Producer Regulation; and Fred Springer, Director,
Office of Hydropower Licensing, both with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission; Henry Bartholomew, Deputy Associate Director, Offshore Operations,
Minerals Management Services, Department of the Interior; Martin G. Malsch,
Deputy General Counsel, NRC; Dinah Baer, General Counsel, Council on
Environmental Quality; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 21.
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1096, to
authorize appropriations for programs, functions, and activities of the Bureau
of Land Management for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995, to improve the
management of the public lands.
OVERSIGHT--GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS
Committe on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great
Lakes and the Outer Continential Shelf held an oversight hearing on the Great
Lakes Water Quality Programs. Testimony was heard from Courtney Riordan,
Director, Office of Environmental Processes and Efforts Research, EPA; Alfred
M. Beeton, Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
1455, Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991. The rule provides that
the Select Intelligence committee amendments now printed in the bill will be
considered as adopted as original text for purposes of amendment, and the bill
will be considered by titles with each title considered as read. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman
McCurdy and Representative Shuster.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
1988, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Multiyear Authorization
Act of 1991. The rule makes in order the Science Committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for
purposes of amendment to be considered by sections with each section
considered as read. The rule waives section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget
Act and waives clause 5(a) of Rule XXI against the substitute. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony
was heard from Chairman Brown and Representatives Hall of Texas, and Walker.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE, MITIGATION, AND EROSION MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
1236, National Flood Insurance, Mitigation, and Erosion Management Act of
1991. The rule makes in order the Banking Committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for purposes of
amendment to be considered by titles, each title considered as read. The rule
also makes in order en bloc amendments printed in the Rules Committee report
to be offered by Representative Erdreich or his designee; the amendments en
bloc may amend portions of the substitute not yet read and the amendments en
bloc are not divisible. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Gonzalez and
Representatives Erdreich and Bereuter.
WHAT IS THE JAPANESE COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE?
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on What is the Japanese Commercial Advantage?
Testimony was heard from Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director, International Trade,
Energy, and Finance Issues, GAO; Dick K. Nanto, Specialist in Industry and
Trade, Economics Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress; and public witnesses.
CREDIT REFORM
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Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the affects of credit reform in rural
areas. Testimony was heard from Larry Rosenbaum, Comptroller, SBA; James L.
Blum, Assistant Director, Budget Analysis, CBO; and a public witness.
MEDICARE QUALITY OF CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Medicare
quality of care, and outcomes and effectiveness research. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services:
Gail Wilensky, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; and Dr. J.
Jarrett Clinton, Administrator, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research,
Public Health Service; and public witnesses.
IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
the impact of substance abuse on State and local child welfare systems.
Testimony was heard from Barbara J. Sabol, Administrator/Commissioner, Human
Resources Administration, City of New York; Carlos Sosa, Deputy Director,
Department of Children's Services, Los Angeles County; and public witnesses.
INSURANCE ANNUITY PROTECTION
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Retirement Income and Employment
held a hearing on Insurance Annuity Protection in Light of Executive Life
Failure. Testimony was heard from Joseph F. Delfico, Director, Income Security
Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session and approved for full Committee action
amended the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 1992.
1991/05/01
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Committee Meetings
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review Rural Electrification Administration
programs and implementation of relevant provisions of the 1990 Farm Bill.
Testimony was heard from Representative Wise; Gary C. Byrne, Administrator,
Rural Electrification Administration, USDA; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Special Programs. Testimony was heard from departmental
witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Institute of Alaskan and Indian
Art, and National Indian Gaming Commission, and on the Institute of Museum
Services. Testimony was heard from Carl J. Kunasek, Commissioner, Office of
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; Katheryn Harris Tijerina, President,
Institute of Alaskan and Indian Art; Anthoney J. Hope, Chairman, National
Indian Gaming Commission; and Susanah Simpson Kent, Director, Institute of
Museum Services.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the National Labor Relations Board, the National Mediation Board,
Physician Payment Review Commission and on the Prospective Payment Assessment
Commission. Testimony was heard from James M. Stephens, Chairman, National
Labor Relations Board; Joshua M. Javits, Chairman, National Mediation Board;
Philip R. Lee, Chairman, Physician Payment Review Commission; and Katherine
Mershon, member, Prospective Payment Assessment Commission.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
service, the Agricultural Cooperative Service and on the Packers and
Stockyards Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the USDA: Jo Ann R. Smith, Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection
Services; James W. Glosser, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service; Randall E. Torgerson, Administrator, Agricultural Cooperative
Service; and Virgil M. Rosendale, Administrator, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
PERSIAN GULF WAR AND THE DECLINE OF THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel and the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel and Compensation held a joint hearing to review the impact
of two historical events--the Persian Gulf War and the decline of the Soviet
Union--on how the United States does its defense business, with emphasis on
sustainability and recruiting of the All Volunteer Force. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Christopher Jehn,
Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel; Stephen M. Duncan,
Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs; Maj. Gen. Jack C. Wheeler, USA,
Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command; Brig. Gen. Gary E. Brown, USMC,
Director, Personnel Procurement, U.S. Marine Corps; Brig. Gen. John J.
Salvadore, USAF, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service; RAdm. Henry C.
McKinney, USN, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command; and the following
Noncommissioned Officer Recruiters: Master Sgt. Richard D. Basch, USMC,
Arlington, Virginia; Electrician's Mate First Class Michael Snyder, USN, Rapid
City, South Dakota; Staff Sgt. Manuel Ceja, Jr., USAF, Lowell, Massachusetts;
Staff Sgt. Keith Casten, USA, Atlanta, Georgia; and Sgt. First Class Anthony
Hill, USAR, Syracuse, New York; Gen. Maxwell R. Thurman, USA (Ret.); and
public witnesses.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations approved for full
Committee action amended H.R. 2100, Department of Defense Authorization Act,
1992/1993.
CREDIT CRUNCH
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the credit crunch. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 8.
CBO DIRECTOR
Committee on the Budget: Met to reappoint the Director of the CBO.
STATE OF EDUCATION IN AMERICA
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education held a hearing on the state of education in America.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety continued
hearings on H.R. 1063, Construction Safety, Health and Education Improvement
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 9.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on electricity regulation.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
Linda G. Stuntz, Deputy Under Secretary, Policy, Planning and Analysis; and
Cynthia A. Marlette, Associate General Counsel, Hydroelectric and Electric,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Philip R. Lochner, Commissioner, SEC;
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
CLEAN AIR ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on implementation of the Clean Air Act. Testimony was heard
from William G. Rosenberg, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA;
and James B. MacRae, Jr., Acting Administrator, Office of the Administration
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full Committee action Foreign Assistance Programs for Fiscal
Years 1992-93.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN LATIN AMERICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on the Cholera Epidemic in Latin America. Testimony was heard from
James Michael, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean, AID,
U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Dr. Paul Blake, Chief,
Enteric Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses.
NASA'S SPACE STATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Activities and
Transportation held a hearing on Cost, Justification and Benefits of NASA's
Space Station. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller
General of the United States, GAO; Richard Truly, Administrator, NASA; and
public witnesses.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on
the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Federal Election Commission: John Warren McGarry,
Chairman; and Joan D. Aikens, Vice-Chairman; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing
met to consider pending business.
RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT
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Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R. 429,
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.
1998, to amend chapter 17, United States Code, regarding protection extended
to semiconductor chip products of foreign entities and H.R. 1612, to amend
section 108 of title 17, United States Code, to eliminate the library
reproduction reporting requirement.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 1998 and H.R.
1999, to amend section 914 of title 17, United States Code, regarding interim
protection orders. Testimony was heard from Douglas Comer, Deputy Assistant
Secretary and Deputy Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of
Commerce; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees continued oversight hearings on INS Management Issues. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on the following
bills: H.R. 759, Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Leasing Act; H.R. 1301,
National Energy Strategy Act; H.R. 1320, National Fish and Wildlife
Enhancement Act of 1991; and H.R. 1543, Comprehensive Energy Policy Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Interior: David C. O'Neal, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management; and John Turner, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; James
Eason, Director, Division of Oil and Gas, State of Alaska; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 14, amended,
Flight Attendant Duty Time Act; H.R. 470, amended, to authorize the Secretary
of Transportation to release the restrictions, requirements, and conditions
imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands in the city of
Gary, IN, and H.R. 2132, to authorize the Ft. Smith, Arkansas Airport
Commission to transfer certain lands to the City of Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM AND NON-POINT SOURCES OF WATER
POLLUTION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Federal Water Pollution Control Program
and Non-Point Sources of Water Pollution. Testimony was heard from Peter F.
Guerrero, Associate Director, Environmental Protection Issues, GAO; Martha G.
Prothro, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Water, Office of Water Regulations
and Standards, EPA; Edward Neafsey, Director, Enforcement and Policy,
Department of Environmental Protection, State of New Jersey; from the
following officials of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control, State of Delaware: Robert Zimmerman, Environmental Program
Administrator, and John Hughes, Director, Division of Soil and Water
Conservation; and Steve Bauer, Acting Manager, Surface Water Section,
Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environmental Quality, State of
Idaho.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, with emphasis on contaminated sediments. Testimony was heard from
Tudor T. Davies, Director, Office of Science and Technology, EPA; G. Edward
Dickey, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY PREEMINENCE ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended H.R.
1989, American Technology Preeminence Act.
INNOVATIVE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing
focusing on innovative child welfare services programs designed to strengthen
and preserve families. Testimony was heard from Dr. Stephen Suomi, Chief,
Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF U.S. EXPORT CONTROL PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight concluded hearings on
the administration and enforcement of U.S. Export Control programs. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Stark and Moody; the following officials of the
Department of the Treasury: R. Richard Newcomb, Director, Office of Foreign
Assets Control; and Carol Hallett, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service; Kenneth
A. Cutshaw, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Export Enhancement, Department of
Commerce; and Charles A. Duelfer, Deputy for Defense Trade to the Assistant
Secretary, and Director, Center for Defense Trade, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State.
1991/05/02
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Committee Meetings
KURDISH REFUGEE SUPPLEMENTAL; DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense approved for full
Committee action the Supplemental Kurdish Refugee request for fiscal year
1991.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this request.
Testimony was heard from Sean O'Keefe, Comptroller, Department of Defense.
The Subcommittee met in executive session to hold a hearing on Aircraft
Procurement, Army. Testimony was heard from Col. Orlin L. Mullen, USA,
Assistant Deputy for Systems Management, Office of the Army (Research,
Development and Acquisition).
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Operation and Maintenance, General.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
David J. Berteau, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Production and
Logistics); and John A. Flinn, Director of Operations, Office of the
Comptroller.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs approved for full Committee action refugee
supplemental appropriations for Fiscal year 1991.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Railroad Retirement Board the Inspector General, U.S. Peace
Institute, Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, and the U.S. Naval Home. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Railroad Retirement Board: Glen L.
Bower, Chairman; and William J. Doyle III, Inspector General; Ambassador
Samuel W. Lewis, President, U.S. Peace Institute; Maj. Gen. Donald C. Hilbert,
USA, Governor, Soldiers' and Airmen's Home; and Capt. Francis J. Ferry, USN,
Governor, U.S. Naval Home.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Food Safety and Inspection Service,
Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Federal Grain Inspection Service.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Jo Ann R. Smith,
Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services; Lester M. Crawford,
Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service; Daniel Haley,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service; and John C. Foltz,
Administrator, Federal Grain Inspection Service.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Member of Congress and public
witnesses.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness met in executive
session and approved for full Committee action H.R. 2100, Department of
Defense Authorization Act, 1992/1993.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials met in executive session approved for full Committee action
H.R. 2100, Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1992/1993.
BANK RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance concluded hearings on bank
restructuring. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK AND FINANCING MILITARY SALES
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
Export-Import Bank and the financing of military sales. Testimony was heard
from Representative Obey; Eugene K. Lawson, First Vice President and Vice
Chairman, Export-Import Bank; Charles A. Duelfer, Director, Center for Defense
Industry Trade, Department of State; and Alan Mendelowitz, Director,
International Trade, Energy and Finance Issues, GAO.
STATE OF EDUCATION IN AMERICA
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education concluded hearings on the state of education in America.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
held an oversight hearing on the Effect on Pension Funds of Proposals to
Reform Federal Deposit Insurance Pension Funds. Testimony was heard from
Jerome Powell, Assistant Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education held
a hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Testimony was
heard from Arnold Packer, Co-Author Workforce 2000, Executive Director,
Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, Department of Labor; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 8.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, with emphasis on electricity regulation.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 8.
CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the Federal Government's implementation of the Clinical
Laboratory Improvement Act Amendments of 1988. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Gail
Wilensky, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; and Dr. William
L. Roper, Director, Centers for Disease Control; James B. NacRae, Jr., Acting
Administrator and Deputy Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB; Jack DeBoy, Director, Public Health and Chief, Division of
Certification Training and Field Services, Laboratories Administration,
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland; Dr. Herbert W.
Dickerman, Department of Health, State of New York; and public witnesses.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ACT; OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 531,
Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1991.
The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the
SEC for fiscal years 1992 through 1993. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the SEC: Richard C. Breeden, Chairman; and Mary L. Schapiro and
Richard Roberts, both Commissioners.
REPLACEMENT LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 5, to amend the
National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent
discrimination based on participation in labor disputes.
NARCOTICS CONTROL
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
held a hearing to review the Administration's Narcotics Control Legislative
Request: Should Certification be Repealed? Testimony was heard from Melvyn
Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters, Department of
State.
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EPA'S CAPACITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing to review EPA's Capacity Assurance Program.
Testimony was heard from Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General,
Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, GAO; Sylvia Lowrance, Director,
Office of Solid Waste, EPA; Sue R. Robertson, Chief, Land Division, Department
of Environmental Management, State of Alabama; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Personnel and Police met to
consider pending business.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs held a oversight hearing on the future political status
of Palau. Testimony was heard from the following officials of Palau: Ngiratkel
Etpison, President; Joshua Koshiba, President; and Shiro Kyota, Speaker, House
of Delegates.
RICO AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration approved for full Committee action H.R. 1717, RICO Amendments
Act of 1991.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 44, amended, Merchant Mariners Fairness Act; H.R. 1006, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for the Federal Maritime
Commission; H.R. 794, amended, Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife
Refuge Act; H.R. 2130, amended, to authorize appropriations for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1992; H.R. 1370,
amended, to authorize the National Sea Grant College Program; H.R. 1776,
amended, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991; and H.R. 1775, amended, Panama
Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUDGET
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds held a hearing on the fiscal year 1992 budget of the Department of
State. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
State: Richard N. Dertadian, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Foreign Buildings
Operations; Jerome F. Tolson, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Operations; and
Clark M. Dittmer, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic
Security.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act. Testimony was heard from Chris Grundler, Director, Great Lakes
National Program Office, EPA; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment
approved for full Committee action the Department of Energy authorization for
fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for the following: Energy Conservation R&D;
Renewable Energy R&D; Biological and Environmental Research; and Environment
Safety and Health authorizations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993.
NSF REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science approved
for full Committee action amended the National Science Foundation
Authorization Act Amendments of 1991.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs
held a hearing on DVA Home Loan Guaranty Programs and the following bills:
H.R. 939, to extend entitlement to Reservists and members of the National
Guard; and H.R. 1384, to provide for a demonstration program with respect to
adjustable rate mortgages. Testimony was heard from Representative Payne of
Virginia; Gen. D'Wayne Gray, Chief Benefits Director, Department of Veterans
Affairs; representatives of veterans' organizations; and public witnesses.
HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Health
Insurance Options: Reform of Private Health Insurance. Testimony was heard
from Mark V. Nadel, Associate Director, National and Public Health Issues,
GAO; and public witnesses.
SSA DISABILITY DETERMINATION AND APPEALS PROCESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
the Social Security Administration disability determination and appeals
process. Testimony was heard from Representative Archer; Louis D. Enoff,
Principal Deputy Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services;
Joseph F. Delfico, Director, Income Security Issues, Human Resources Division,
GAO; and public witnesses.
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DOD INTELLIGENCE REORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on DOD Intelligence Reorganization. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses.
1991/05/06
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Committee Meetings
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and
Rural Electrification Administration. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Roland R. Vautour, Under Secretary, Small Community and
Rural Development; James E. Cason, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation; and Gary C. Byrne, Administrator, Rural Electrification
Administration.
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: On May 3, the Subcommittee on VA-HUD-Independent
Agencies concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of
Congress and public witnesses.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
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Committee on Armed Services: On May 3, the Department of Energy Defense
Nuclear Facilities Panel met in executive session to discuss recommendations
on the national defense authorization.
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HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the
Health Insurance Options: Health Insurance Costs of Large Corporations.
Testimony was heard from Gregory J. McDonald, Associate Director, Income
Security Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
1991/05/07
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 7, 1991; pages D536 - D544 (Bd vol. D303 - D309)
Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts,
the National Gallery of Art and on Members of Congress. Testimony was heard
from Senator Levin; Representative Green; other Members of Congress; J. Carter
Brown, Director, National Gallery of Art; and other Members of Congress.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Human Nutrition Information Service,
and the Food and Nutrition Service. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Catherine Bertini, Assistant Secretary, Food and
Consumer Services; Sue Ann Ritchko, Administrator, Human Nutrition and
Information Service; and Betty Jo Nelsen, Administrator, Food and Nutrition
Service.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2100, Department of
Defense Authorization Act, 1992-1993.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2100, Department
of Defense Authorization Act, 1992-1993.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2100, Department of
Defense Authorization Act, 1992-1993.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development approved
for full Committee action amended H.R. 2100, Department of Defense
Authorization Act, 1992-1993.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance approved for full Committee
action amended H.R. 2094, to require the least-cost resolution of insured
depository institutions, to improve supervision and examinations, to provide
additional resources to the bank insurance fund.
JOB CORPS PROGRAM
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
held a hearing to examine the reasons why Job Corps program, now twenty-six
years old, has been successful. Testimony was heard from Representative
Downey; Robert T. Jones, Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor; former
Representative Augustus F. Hawkins of California; Terrel H. Bell, former
Secretary of Education; and public witnesses.
NIH REVITALIZATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
approved for full Committee action the introduction of a clean bill in lieu of
H.R. 1532. National Institutes of Health Revitalization Amendments of 1991.
INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials concluded hearings on interstate transportation and disposal of
solid and hazardous waste. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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FOREIGN ASSISTANCE RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Met to discuss recommendations on Foreign
Assistance for fiscal year 1992.
BANGLADESH CYCLONE-RELIEF AND REHABILITATION NEEDS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a
hearing on the Impact of the Cyclone in Bangladesh: Relief and Rehabilitation
Needs. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 664 and S. 292, to
expand the boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument; H.R. 990, to authorize
additional appropriations for land acquisition at Monacacy National
Battlefield, MD; and H.R. 1642, to establish in the State of Texas the Palo
Alto Battlefield National Historic Site. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Ortiz and Kolbe; Jerry Rogers, Associate Director, Cultural
Resources, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses.
BRIDGE SAFETY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on bridge safety. Testimony was heard from James
L. Kolstad, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a modified closed rule providing 1 hour of debate
on H.R. 7, Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. The rule makes in order the
Judiciary committee amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the
bill as an original bill for purposes of amendment. The rule makes in order
only one amendment consisting of the text printed in the report to accompany
the rule if offered by Representative Staggers or his designee, debatable for
one hour. The Staggers amendment in the nature of a substitute is not subject
to amendment. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brooks and
Representatives Schumer, Staggers, Kopetski, Murphy, Sensenbrenner, McCollum,
Oxley, Fields and Weldon.
U.N. CONFERENCE--ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.
Testimony was heard from Curtis Bohlen, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State; and
public witnesses.
ACCELERATING U.S. TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on Accelerating U.S. Technology Utilization and
Commercialization. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session and
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2038, Intelligence
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1992.
1991/05/08
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 8, 1991; pages D545 - D554 (Bd vol. D309 - D317)
Committee Meetings
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the CBO report on government-sponsored
enterprises relating to the farm credit system. Testimony was heard from
Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; Harold B. Steele, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration; Kenneth L. Peoples, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit System Assistance Board; the
following officials of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation: Jack
Dahl, Chairman, Board of Directors; and Henry D. Edelman, President and Chief
Executive Officer; and public witnesses.
HUNGER IN AMERICA--EFFECTS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer
Relations and Nutrition held a hearing to review hunger in America, its
effects on children and families and implications for the future. Testimony
was heard from Betty Jo Nelson, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service,
USDA; Larry Jackson, Commissioner, Department of Social Services, State of
Virginia; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Arms Control Programs. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: J.D. Crouch, II, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary (International Security Policy); and Brig. Gen.
Arthur E. Johnson, USAF, Assistant Deputy Director Research and Engineering,
Office of the Under Secretary (Acquisition).
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Bureau
of Land Management. Testimony was heard from D. Cy Jamison, Director, Bureau
of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Extension Service, the National
Agricultural Library, and on the Secretarial Offices and Departmental
Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
Charles E. Hess, Assistant Secretary, Science and Education; Myron D.
Johnsrud, Administrator, Extension Service; Joseph H. Howard, Director,
National Agricultural Library; and Charles R. Hilty, Associate Deputy
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2100, Department of
Defense Authorization Act, 1992/1993.
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CREDIT CRUNCH
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy concluded hearings on the credit crunch. Testimony was heard
from the following Presidents of Federal Reserve Banks: Richard F. Syron,
Boston, Massachusetts; Silas Keehn, Chicago, Illinois; and Robert D. McTeer,
Dallas, Texas.
FHA PROGRAMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the status of Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) programs. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Alfred A.
DelliBovi, Deputy Secretary; Arthur J. Hill, Assistant Secretary,
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner; and John C. Weicher, Assistant
Secretary, Policy Development and Research.
KUWAIT RECONSTRUCTION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the adequacy
of financing for American firms seeking to participate in the reconstruction
of Kuwait. Testimony was heard from Arthur Pilzer, Vice President-Africa and
Middle East, Export-Import Bank; Howard L. Hills, Vice President and General
Counsel, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency; Robert Moffitt, Associate Administrator,
Procurement Assistant, SBA; and a public witness.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Testimony was heard from Lamar Alexander, Secretary of Education.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
AUTHORIZED OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACTIVITIES
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held a
hearing on the Administration's plans to cancel authorized Office of
Educational Research Institute (OERI) Activities. Testimony was heard from
Bruno Manno, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research
Institute (OERI), Department of Education.
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection and Competitiveness held a hearing on environmental and consumer
issues involved with proposed North American Free Trade Agreement. Testimony
was heard from Frank C. Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General, National
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Tim Atkeson, EPA; and public
witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on national energy strategy, including the following bills: H.R.
1301, National Energy Policy Act of 1991; and H.R. 1543, National Energy
Strategy Act. Testimony was heard form Senators Bryan and Reid;
Representatives Bilbray, Vucanovich and Clement; the following officials of
the Department of Energy: William H. Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear
Energy; and John W. Bartlett, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management; James M. Taylor, Executive Director, Operations, NRC; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue May 16.
PESTICIDES IN GROUND WATER
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on pesticides in ground water. Testimony was heard from Keith
O. Fultz, Director, Planning and Reporting, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, GAO; F. Henry Habicht II, Deputy Administrator, EPA; and
public witnesses.
FEDERAL FACILITIES COMPLIANCE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full Committee action H.R. 2194, Federal Facilities
Compliance Act of 1991. Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing
on this measure. Testimony was heard from Christian Holmes, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Federal Facilities Enforcement, EPA; Mark C. Schroeder, Deputy
General Counsel, Department of Energy; Thomas E. Baca, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Environment, Department of Defense; J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney
General, State of Maryland; Mary Gade, Director, Environmental Protection
Agency, State of Illinois; Chris Gregoire, Director, Department of Ecology,
State of Washington; Tom Looby, Assistant Director, Health and Environmental
Protection, Department of Health, State of Colorado; and public witnesses.
BANGLADESH CYCLONE--RELIEF
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
continued hearings on the Impact of the Cyclone in Bangladesh: Relief and
Rehabilitation Needs, Part II. Testimony was heard from Teresita Schaffer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near East and South Asian Affairs,
Department of State; and Andrew S. Natsios, Director, Office of Foreign
Disaster Assistance AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations approved for full Committee action the following measures: H.
Con. Res. 105, calling for a U.S. policy of strengthening and maintaining
indefinitely the current International Whaling Commission moratorium on the
commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale, dolphin,
and porpoise populations; and H.R. 964, amended, Enterprise for the Americas
Initiative Act of 1991.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on Federal Deposit Insurance Reform:
Imposition of Flexible Interest Rate Ceilings on Insured Deposits. Testimony
was heard from Roger Watson, Director, Division of Research and Statistics,
FDIC; and public witnesses.
FEC AUTHORIZATION; COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported H.R. 1362, to authorize
appropriations for the Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 1992.
The Committee also considered other pending business.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on the authorization request for the Community
Relations Service of the Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from Grace
Flores Hughes, Director, Community Relations Service, Department of Justice.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on Patent and Trade Office
reauthorization. Testimony was heard from Pauline Newman, Judge, U.S. Court of
Appeals, Federal Circuit; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
FAST-TRACK AUTHORITY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development held a hearing to explore issues related to extension of the
fast-track authority and the effect of a North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) on our Nation's Economy and Workforce. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Kolbe, Kaptur, Armey and Dorgan of North Dakota; and public
witnesses.
BRIDGE SAFETY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight continued hearings on bridge safety. Testimony was heard from
Thomas D. Larson, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, with emphasis on Water Quality Monitoring. Testimony was heard
from Doyle Frederick, Associate Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior; Gary L. Martin, Chief, Division of Water Quality Planning and
Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency, State of Ohio; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 2042, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act for Fiscal Year
1992, 1993 and 1994; H.R. 2011, amended, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Authorization Act of 1991; and H.R. 656, amended,
High-Performance Computing Act of 1991; and Energy Technology Research and
Development Authorization Act of 1991.
DVA VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and
Insurance held a hearing on the operations of DVA Veterans Benefits
Administration and timeliness and quality of claims processing. Testimony was
heard from Representative McEwen; Gen. D'Wayne Gray, Chief Benefits Director,
Department of Veterans Affairs; and representatives of veterans organizations.
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the concerns and opinions of Vietnam era veterans. Testimony
was heard from Patrick W. Beard, member, House of Representatives, State of
Minnesota; and public witnesses.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a major oversight initiative hearing.
Testimony was heard from Richard Darman, Director, OMB; and Lawrence H.
Thompson, Assistant Comptroller General, Human Resources, GAO.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
KEEPING THE SICKEST ELDERLY OUT OF NURSING HOMES
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care held a
hearing on "Keeping the Sickest Elderly Out of Nursing Homes: A Promising
Model for National Reform." Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
1991/05/09
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 9, 1991; pages D556 - D570 (Bd vol. D317 - D327)
Committee Meetings
SALES OF WHEAT, SOYBEANS AND FEED GRAINS TO THE SOVIET UNION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans and Feed Grains held
a hearing to review U.S. sales of wheat, soybeans, and feed grains to the
Soviet Union. Testimony was heard from Paul Dickerson, General Sales Manager,
Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA; and Curtis W. Kamman, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on the Commander-in-Chief and Special Operations Command,
and on Intelligence/Special Programs. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Carl W. Stiner, USA,
Commander-in-Chief, Special Operations Command; representatives of the NSA and
the U.S. Air Force.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Territorial and International Affairs. Testimony was heard from Delegates
Blaz, Faleomavaega and de Lugo; Stella Guerra, Assistant Secretary,
Territorial and International Affairs, Department of the Interior; the
following officials of the various Territories: Michael J. Ready, Senator; and
Michael Forbes, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, both from Guam;
Peter Tali Coleman, Governor, American Samoa; Alexander A. Farrelly, Governor,
Virgin Islands; Benjamin Manglona, Lt. Governor, Northern Mariana Islands;
Oscar de Brum, Chief Secretary, Republic of the Marshall Islands; Sandra S.
Pierantozzi, Minister of Administration, Republic of Palau; Tomaki Juda,
Mayor, Bikini Atoll; Ismael John, Senator, Enewetok Atoll; Jeton Anjain,
Senator, Rongelapa Atoll; and Hiroshi Yamamura, Senator, Utrik Atoll.
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LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Will continue May 13.
REVOLVING DOOR ISSUES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
revolving door issues, particularly those involving post-employment
restrictions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bennett and Boxer;
Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics; Allan V. Burman,
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Terrence O'Donnell,
General Counsel, Department of Defense; and John C. Tuck, Under Secretary,
Department of Energy.
"TOO BIG TO FAIL"
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization held a hearing on the economic implications of the "Too Big to
Fail" policy. Testimony was heard from L. William Seidman, Chairman, FDIC; the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Robert L. Clarke,
Comptroller of the Currency; and Robert R. Glauber, Under Secretary, Finance;
John P. LaWare, Governor, Federal Reserve System; Johnny C. Finch, Director,
Planning and Reporting, General Government Division, GAO; and public
witnesses.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGISLATION
Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education
referred to the full Committee H.R. 568, to create the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia.
The Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Justice: W. Lee Rawls, Acting
Assistant Attorney General, Legislative Affairs Office; and Steven R.
Valentine, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division; the following
officials of the D.C. Court of Appeals: Judith W. Rogers, Chief Judge; and
John W. Kern, III, Senior Judge; Fred B. Ugast, Chief Judge, D.C. Superior
Court; Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals; and
public witnesses.
TITLE II BLOCK GRANT AND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS--JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT
AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
held a hearing on proposals to amend Title II Block Grant and Summer Youth
programs of the Job Training Partnership Act. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Labor: Lynn Martin, Secretary; and
Julian De La Rosa, Inspector General; and Franklin Frazier, Director,
Education and Employment, GAO.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health and Safety concluded
hearings on H.R. 1063, Construction Safety, Health and Education Improvement
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Gerard F. Scannell, Assistant Secretary,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor; and public
witnesses.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Testimony was heard from James B. Stedman, Specialist in Social Legislation,
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 14.
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, ADOPTION, AND FAMILY SERVICES ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held a
hearing on Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: Jo Ann B. Barnhart, Assistant Secretary, Office of Human
Development Services; and Dr. Richard D. Krugman, Chair, U.S. Advisory Board
on Child Abuse and Neglect; Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO; and
public witnesses.
INDIRECT CHARGES AT U.S. UNIVERSITIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
continued hearings overhead cost recovery practices at U.S. universities for
Federal research contracts and grants. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Richard P. Kusserow,
Inspector General; Kevin E. Moley, Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget;
Gary M. Talesnik, Director, Office of Grant and Contract Financial Management;
the following officials of the Department of Defense: RAdm. Wiliam C. Miller,
USN, Chief, Naval Research, Office of Naval Research; and Fred C. Newton,
Deputy Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action the following: the Audiotex
Industry Obligations and Consumer Rights Act; and H.R. 1304, amended,
Telephone Advertising Consumer Rights Act.
The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the
Government Securities Act of 1986. Testimony was heard from Mario J. Palumbo,
Attorney General, State of West Virginia; and public witnesses.
FRAUD AND CONSUMER ABUSE IN THE TELEMARKETING INDUSTRY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on problems with fraud and consumer abuse in the
telemarketing industry. Testimony was heard from Barry J. Cutler, Director,
Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; Bonnie J. Campbell, Attorney General,
State of Iowa; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Began markup of Foreign Assistance legislation
for fiscal year 1992.
Will continue May 14.
DRAFT REPORT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and
Monetary Affairs approved for full Committee action the following draft
report: "Strengthening the Export Licensing System".
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on House Administration: Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform
continued hearings on campaign finance reform. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Jacobs, Archer, Roberts, Luken, Green of New York, Gordon,
Guarini, Kaptur and Johnson of Connecticut.
Hearings continue May 21.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration concluded oversight hearings on Patent and Trade Office
reauthorization. Testimony was heard from Representative Wyden; and Harry F.
Manbeck, Jr., Commissioner, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on the following:
H.R. 1297, Clean Vessel Act of 1991; and the implementation of the Sport Fish
Restoration Program. Testimony was heard from Conley Moffett, Deputy Assistant
Director, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior; Craig Vogt, Deputy Director, Division of Ocean and
Coastal Protection, EPA; and public witnesses.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL AVIATION POLICY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
continued hearings to Review U.S. International Aviation Policy. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Buildings and
Grounds held a hearing on pending construction, repair and alteration, and
lease resolutions, and on the GSA's fiscal year 1992 Capital Improvement
Program. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hoyer, Swett, Mazzoli, Sabo,
Vucanovich, Collins of Michigan and Conyers; and David L. Bibb, Assistant
Commissioner, Office of Facility Planning, Public Building Service, GSA.
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
1415, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993. The
rule makes in order the Foreign Affairs committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for purposes of
amendment to be considered by parts of titles. The rule waives all points of
order against the substitute. The rule also makes in order the amendments by
Representative Berman to be offered en bloc. The amendments en bloc may amend
portions of the substitute not yet considered for amendment and the amendment
and the amendments are not subject to a demand for a division of the question.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Berman and Snowe.
NIOBRARA SCENIC DESIGNATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on S. 248,
Niobrara Scenic Designation Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Chairman
Miller and Representatives Vento, Hoagland, Young of Alaska and Barrett.
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INDOOR AIR QUALITY ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on H.R. 1066, Indoor Air Quality Act of 1991. Testimony was heard
from John Milhone, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Building Technologies,
Department of Energy; Cynthia Douglass, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor; Michael
Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiaton, EPA; Eric Peterson,
Executive Director, Consumer Product Safety Commission; and public witnesses.
STATUS OF SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Status of Superconducting Super Collider
Program. Testimony was heard from Judy England-Joseph, Associate Director,
Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; and Garry Gibbs,
Acting Associate Director, Office of Superconducting Super Collider,
Department of Energy.
CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES--MACHINE TOOLS, ROBOTICS AND MANUFACTURING
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on Critical Technologies-Machine Tools,
Robotics and Manufacturing. Testimony was heard form public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued major oversight initiative hearings.
Testimony was heard from Donald E. Kirkendall, Inspector General, Department
of the Treasury; Julian W. De La Rosa, Inspector General, Department of Labor;
A Mary Sterling, Inspector General, Departmeant of Transportation; John C.
Martin, Inspector General, EPA; James R. Richards, Inspector General,
Department of the Interior; Richard P. Kusserow, Inspector General, Department
of Health and Human Services; and the following former Directors of OMB: James
T. McIntyre; and James C. Miller, III.
DRAFT REPORT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight approved for full
Committee action the following draft report entitled: "Payment of Federal
Benefits to Disceased Individuals".
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures met for
organizational purposes.
INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION
Parament Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on Intelligence Organization. Testimony was heard from Frank
Carlucci, former Secretary of Defense.
ADMINISTRATION'S HEROIN STRATEGY
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on the
Administration's Heroin Strategy. Testimony was heard from Melvyn Levitsky,
Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters, Departmeant of State;
John E. Hensley, Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement, U.S. Customs Service,
Department of the Treasury; Ronald J. Caffey, Acting Assistant Administrator,
Operations, DEA, Department of Justice; and the following officials of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy: John Walters, Chief of Staff; and Dr.
Herbert Kleber, Deputy Director, Demand Reduction.
1991/05/13
Daily Digest - Monday, May 13, 1991; pages D571 - D576 (Bd vol. D327 - D330)
Committee Meetings
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee of Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard
from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: On May 10, the Subcommittee on Health and
the Environment held a hearing on protection of the public health from
Drinking Water Contamination. Testimony was heard from William K. Reilly,
Administrator, EPA.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the Public Interest Standard of the 1934
Communications Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 15.
OSHA PROTECTION FOR CHEMICAL WORKERS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
continued hearings on OSHA Protections for Chemical Workers, with emphasis on
explosion and fire at IMC plant in Louisiana. Testimony was heard from Gerard
F. Scannell, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Department of Labor; James Makris, Chairman, National Response
Team and Director, Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office, EPA;
Christopher Roberie, Administrator, Air Quality Compliance Division,
Department of Environmental Quality, State of Louisiana; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Small Business: On May 10, the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Impact
of Deregulation and Ecology held an oversight hearing on the impact of recent
proposals to deregulate the banking industry on small business' access to
capital. Testimony was heard from David H. Ennis, member, House of
Representatives, State of Delaware; and public witnesses.
1991/05/14
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 14, 1991; pages D578 - D588 (Bd vol. D331 - D339)
Committee Meetings
GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the Farmers Home Administration
guaranteed loan program. Testimony was heard from John Harmon, Director, Food
and Agriculture Issues, GAO; La Verne Ausman, Administrator, Farmers Home
Administration, USDA; and public witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard
from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMEMORATIVE COINS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Coinage held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 500,
Christopher Columbus Coin; and H.R. 1107, Desert Storm Silver Commemorative.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Annunzio and LaRocco; Eugene H.
Essner, Deputy Director, U.S. Mint, Department of the Treasury; Lt. Gen.
Donald W. Jones, USA, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military Manpower and
Personnel Policy, Department of Defense; and a public witness.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SAFETY AND CONSUMER CHOICE ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance began markup of the
Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991.
Will continue May 16.
MEXICO FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on the Budget: Task Force on Economic Policy, Projections and
Revenues held a hearing on Economic Impact of the Mexico Free Trade Agreement.
Testimony was heard from Representative Kolbe; and public witnesses.
BLACK LUNG BENEFIT PROGRAM
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Standards concluded
hearings on Black Lung Benefit Program (H.R. 115, H.R. 451, H.R. 694, H.R.
799, H.R. 1116, and H.R. 1637). Testimony was heard from a public witness.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
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Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on proposals to amend restrictions which
currently prevent firms that manage accounts from executing trades using their
own floor brokers (Section 11a of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Testimony was heard from Richard Roberts, Commissioner, SEC; and public
witnesses.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE; PERSIAN GULF BURDEN SHARING
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued markup of Foreign Assistance
legislation for fiscal year 1992.
Will continue May 16.
The Committee also held a hearing on Persian Gulf Burden Sharing. Testimony
was heard from David Mulford, Under Secretary, International Affairs,
Department of the Treasury; and Eugene McAllister, Assistant Secretary,
Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations met to discuss pending business.
VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED ACT
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on
the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (P.L. 98-435)
1990 Report to Congress by the Federal Elections Commission. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Federal Election Commission: John
Warren McGarry, Commissioner; and William Kimberling, Deputy Director,
Clearinghouse on Election Administration; Bremer Ehrler, Secretary, State of
Kentucky; Ralph Munro, Secretary, State of Washington; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 476,
amended, to designate certain rivers in the State of Michigan as components of
the National Wildlife and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 1323, amended, to
designate certain segments of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania as a
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 292, to expand the
boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument; H.R. 990, amended, to authorize
additional appropriations for land acquisition at Monacacy National
Battlefield, Maryland; and H.R. 1642, amended, Palo Alto Battlefield National
Historic Site Act of 1991.
REPEAL RECREATION VESSELS FEES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation approved for full Committee action H.R. 534, to repeal the
requirement that the Secretary of Transportation collect a fee or charge for
recreation vessels.
COASTAL AMERICA INITIATIVE
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on the
Administration's Coastal America Initiative. Testimony was heard from Michael
R. Deland, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; Jennifer Joy Wilson,
Assistant Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; G.
Edward Dickey, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant, Office of the Secretary,
Department of the Army; Lajuana Wilcher, Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA;
and Ed Cassidy, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management, and
Budget and Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of the Interior.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, with emphasis on Water quality standards, effluent guidelines and
enforcement. Testimony was heard from Representative Hefley; Richard L.
Hembra, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
TRADE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported without recommendation H. Res. 146,
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the
United States objectives that should be achieved in the negotiation of future
trade agreements. Testimony was heard from Representative Gephardt.
FAST TRACK TRADE PROCEDURES
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported without recommendation H. Res. 101,
disapproving the extension of fast track procedures to bills to implement
trade agreements entered into after May 31, 1991. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Dorgan of North Dakota, Levin of Michigan, Richardson, Gibbons
and Kolbe.
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NSF ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on the National Science Foundation Antarctic Environmental Protection
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Robert Corell, Assistant Director,
Geosciences Directorate, NSF; and public witnesses.
HIGH DEFINITION SYSTEMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on High Definition Systems. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care
approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 2280, Veterans Health
Care and Research Amendments of 1991; and, amended the fiscal year 1992
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Construction Resolution.
FAST TRACK TRADE PROCEDURES; TRADE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported the following: H. Res. 101,
unfavorably, disapproving the extension of fast track procedures to bills to
implement trade agreements entered into after May 31, 1991; and H. Res. 146,
amended, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to
the United States objectives that should be achieved in the negotiation of
future trade agreements.
TREATMENT IN PRISONS
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on Drug
Treatment in Prisons. Testimony was heard from Michael J. Quinlan, Director,
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice; Beny Primm, Director, Office
of Treatment Improvement, Department of Health and Human Services; Morris
Thigpen, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, State of Alabama; and public
witnesses.
1991/05/15
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 15, 1991; pages D590 - D600 (Bd vol. D339 -
D348)
Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 35,
amended, Western North Carolina Wilderness Protection Act of 1991; and S. 483,
Taconic Mountains Protection Act of 1991.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
approved for full Committee action the Energy and Water Development
appropriations for fiscal year 1992.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction approved
for full Committee action the Military Construction appropriations for fiscal
year 1992.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard
from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
approved for full Committee action the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
appropriations for fiscal year 1992.
ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT AND CONVERSION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
Department of Defense implementation of the economic adjustment and conversion
program as provided in the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year
1991 (Public Law 101-510). Testimony was heard from Representatives Gephardt,
Gejdenson, Oakar, Weiss, and Machtley; and the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Sean O'Keefe, Comptroller; and Christopher Jehn,
Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel.
INTERSTATE BRANCHING
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization held a hearing on the effect of interstate branching on
National, State and local economies. Testimony was heard from Robert R.
Glauder, Under Secretary, Finance, Department of the Treasury; and public
witnesses.
MORTGAGE RISK
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the financial condition of and risk
associated with the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home
Loan Bank System. Testimony was heard from Jerome H. Powell, Assistant
Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; Robert D. Reischauer,
Director, CBO; and Harry S. Havens, Assistant Comptroller General, GAO.
ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICA'S INITIATIVE
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
Administration's proposal on the Enterprise for the America's initiative.
Testimony was heard from David C. Mulford, Under Secretary, International
Affairs, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
BUDGET COST OF DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Budget Costs of Desert
Shield/Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from Sean O'Keefe, Comptroller,
Department of Defense; Richard Hecklinger, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State; and Frank C.
Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General, National Security and International
Affairs Division, GAO.
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HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Testimony was heard from Representative Ford of Tennessee; Eleanor Chelimski,
Assistant Comptroller General, Programs Evaluation and Methodology, GAO; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 21.
PROPOSED NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the proposed North American
Free Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATION'S BLOOD SUPPLY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
continued hearings on the Nation's blood suply. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued oversight hearings on the public interest standard in
broadcasting. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on Intellectual Property and
International Issues. Testimony was heard from Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade
Representative; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
ARMED FORCES IMMIGRATION ADJUSTMENT ACT; OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees approved for full Committee action S. 296, Armed Forces
Immigration Adjustment Act of 1991.
The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on Implementation of the
Immigration Act of 1990. Testimony was heard from Representatives Viscloskey
and Moakley; Gene McNary, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Department of Justice; Elizabeth Tamposi, Assistant Secretary,
Consular Affairs, Department of State; and David O. Williams, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Employment and Training, Department of Labor.
OVERSIGHT--SEAFOOD SAFETY REPORT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held an oversight hearing on the
report "Seafood Safety", recently published by the Institute of Medicine of
the National Academy of Sciences. Testimony was heard from Dr. Douglas Archer,
Acting Director, Office of Seafood, Deputy Director, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; Thomas
Billy, Deputy Director, Office of Trade and Industry Services, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES--ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employment Benefits held a hearing on the benefits available to Federal
Employees called to active military duty. Testimony was heard from
Representative Durbin; Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary, Force Management
and Personnel, Department of Defense; Claudia Cooley, Associate Director,
Personnel Systems and Oversight, OPM; Francis X. Cavanaugh, Executive
Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 66, Airline Bankruptcy Passenger
Protection Act of 1991; H.R. 782, to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to
authorize the Secretary of Transportation to reduce under certain
circumstances the percentage of voting interests of air carriers which are
required to be owned or controlled by persons who are citizens of the United
States; H.R. 2037, to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to enhance air
carrier competition and improve air carrier passenger services; H.R. 2074, to
amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 for the purpose of enhancing
competition among air carriers; and H.R. 2268, to amend the Federal Aviation
Act of 1958 to improve air service to small communities. Testimony was heard
from Ken Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division, GAO; Jeff Shane, Assistant Secretary, Policy
and International Affairs, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
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FEMA'S DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's
Federal Disaster Relief Program. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Applegate, Sharp and Jontz; John M. Ols, Jr., Director, Housing and Community
Development Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division,
GAO; Wallace Stickney, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Joseph
Myers, Director, Division of Emergency Management, State of North Carolina;
Jerome M. Hauer, Director, Emergency Management Agency, State of Indiana; and
public witnesses.
DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM--EDUCATION BENEFITS RESTORATION; VETERANS
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROMOTION ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1108, to restore
certain education benefits of individuals serving as part of Desert Shield or
Desert Storm.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1404, Veterans Entrepreneurship
Promotion Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Catherine Marschall, Associate
Deputy Administrator, Special Programs, SBA; David Lewis, Assistant Secretary,
Acquisitions and Facilities, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives
of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
ELDER ABUSE: WHAT CAN BE DONE?
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on
"Elder Abuse: What Can Be Done?" Testimony was heard from Representative
Oakar; Gregory J. McDonald, Associate Director, Income Security Issues, GAO;
and public witnesses.
1991/05/16
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 16, 1991; pages D602 - D610 (Bd vol. D348 - D356)
Committee Meetings
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 21.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Related Agencies concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard
from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SAFETY AND CONSUMER CHOICE ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued mark up of the
Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991.
Hearings continue May 21.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
2127, amended, to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend the programs
of such; H.R. 656, amended, High-Performance Computing Act of 1991; H.R. 2312,
to make certain technical and conforming amendments to the Follow Through Act
and the Head Start Transition Project Act; and H.R. 2313, to amend the School
Dropout Demonstration Assistance Act of 1988 to extend authorization of
appropriations through fiscal year 1993.
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on the national energy strategy, including the following bills: H.R.
777, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Enhancement Act of 1991; and H.R. 778, to
provide for additional authority to draw down the strategic petroleum reserve.
Testimony was heard from Robert H. Gentile, Assistant Secretary, Fossil
Energy, Department of Energy; Peter Blair, Program Manager, Energy and
Materials Program, OTA; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 22.
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on H.R. 2311, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act
of 1991. Testimony was heard from Representative Miller of California; Linda
G. Morra, Director, Human Services Policy and Management Issues, GAO; Richard
C. Surles, Commissioner, Office of Mental Health, State of New York; and
public witnesses.
PACKAGING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on packaging. Testimony was heard from Representative
Pallone; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES-SOVIET RELATIONS--POLITICAL REFORM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States-Soviet Relations--Political Reform: Kremlin
Leadership Under Pressure. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--SDI ORGANIZATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held an oversight hearing on the Strategic Defense Initiative
Organization. Testimony was heard from Frank C. Conahan, Assistant Comptroller
General, National Security and International Affairs, GAO; and Ambassador
Henry F. Cooper, Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization,
Department of Defense.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration continued oversight hearings on Intellectual Property and
International Issues. Testimony was heard from Representative Dorgan of North
Dakota; Ralph Oman, Register of Copyrights and Assistant Librarian for
Copyright Services, Copyright Office, Library of Congress; and public
witnesses.
HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service held
a hearing to review health and safety in the Federal workforce. Testimony was
heard from Gerard F. Scannell, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and
Health, Department of Labor; Franklin Frazier, Director, Education and
Employment Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
NATION'S ECONOMY--IMPORTANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Continued hearings on the State
of the Nation's Economy and the Importance of Infrastructure in Enhancing
Productivity and U.S. Global Competitiveness. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
RESOLUTIONS; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following: 3 construction
resolutions; 1 lease resolution; and, as modified, the GSA Fiscal Year 1992
Capital Improvement Program.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 2100,
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal years 1992 and 1993. The rule
makes in order the Armed Services Committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for purposes of
amendment. The rule waives clause 7, Rule XVI and section 303(a)(4) of the
Congressional Budget Act against the substitute. The rule makes in order only
the amendments specified in the resolution or printed in the report to
accompany the resolution, to be considered in the order and manner specified
with each amendment to be offered only by the member specified or designee.
Unless otherwise specified, debate time on each amendment is 10 minutes,
equally divided and controlled. Pro forma amendments for purposes of debate
only are in order only if offered by the chairman or ranking minority member
of the Armed Services Committee. Periods of time for general debate on major
issues clusters are equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Armed Services Committee. None of the amendments are
subject to amendment nor to a demand for a division of the question. The rule
waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
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The rule makes in order major issue cluster amendments printed in part 1 of
the report in the order specified. Amendments in part 2 of the report are in
order, in the order and manner specified, and it is in order for the Armed
Services Committee Chairman to offer amendments en bloc, consisting of the
amendments and germane modifications to the amendments printed in part 2. The
en bloc amendments are not subject to amendment nor to a demand for a division
of the question and are debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Armed Services
Committee.
It is in order for the chair of the Committee of the Whole to postpone
recorded votes for one legislative day. The chair may reduce to 5 minutes the
time for recorded votes on all the amendments following the first in that
series.
The rule makes it in order for Mr. Aspin, after giving one hour's notice and
after consulting with Mr. Dickinson, to request the Chair recognize for
consideration of amendment groups in an order other than that set out in the
resolution. Finally, the rule makes in order one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Aspin and
Representatives Bennett, Dellums, Sisisky, Spratt, Pickett, Evans, AuCoin,
Rahall, Mink, Dorgan of North Dakota, Frank, Gejdenson, Mrazek, Durbin, Wise,
Owens of Utah, Olin, Kanjorski, Stallings, Traficant, McMillen of Maryland,
Dickinson, Kasich, Bateman, Hansen, Machtley, McCollum, Morrison, and Bentley.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on H.R. 1538, Electric Vehicle Research, Demonstration and
Commercialization Act. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Davis, Assistant
Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; and public
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held an oversight hearing on FAA R&D. Testimony was heard from
Representative Hughes; Joseph M. DelBalzo, Executive Director, System
Development, FAA, Department of Transportation; Frank J. Colson, Executive
Director, Policy Board on Federal Aviation, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses.
1991/05/17
Daily Digest - Friday, May 17, 1991; pages D612 - D620 (Bd vol. D356 - D359)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1991/05/20
Daily Digest - Monday, May 20, 1991; pages D621 - D626 (Bd vol. D359 - D361)
Committee Meetings
RTC ASSET DISPOSITION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance, Resolution Trust
Corporation Task Force held a hearing on asset disposition by the RTC,
including the present status of the SAMDA program. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Resolution Trust Board: David C. Cooke,
Executive Director, and Richard Farina, General Counsel, Oversight Board; and
public witnesses.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to begin markup of the Defense appropriations for fiscal year 1992.
Will continue tomorrow.
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS--INDIAN TRUST FUND
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on the Bureau of Indian Affairs Management of
the $2 billion Indian Trust Fund. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Steinhoff,
Director, Civil Audits, Accounting and Financial Management Division, GAO; the
following officials of the Department of the Interior: James R. Richards,
Inspector General; and Eddie Brown, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs; and
public witnesses.
UNITED STATES-MEXICO TRADE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the United States-Mexico Trade:
The Small Business Perspective. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
POLICE STRESS AND FAMILY WELL-BEING
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing "On the
Front Lines: Police Stress and Family Well-Being". Testimony was heard from
Anthony E. Daniels, Assistant Director, Training Division, FBI, Department of
Justice; and public witnesses.
1991/05/21
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 21, 1991; pages D628 - D638 (Bd vol. D362 - D370)
Committee Meetings
EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM RESTRICTION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review the Export Credit Guarantee
Program restriction. Testimony was heard from Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director,
International Trade, Energy, and Finance Issues, GAO; and John Campbell,
Deputy Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity Programs, USDA.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued to meet in
executive session to mark up the Defense appropriation for fiscal year 1992.
Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on fiscal year 1992 overview. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the District of Columbia: Sharon Pratt Dixon, Mayor; John A.
Wilson, Chairman, City Council; Otis H. Troupe, Auditor; John P. Bond, III,
City Administrator; Lorraine Green, Director, Office of Personnel; and Ric
Murphy, Director, Department of Administrative Services.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education concluded
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SAFETY AND CONSUMER CHOICE ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued markup of the
Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991.
Will continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on Choice in Schools. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses.
JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
held a hearing on proposed amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Roukema, Gordon, and Waters; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 29
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor
Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes; H.R.
1286, to grant certain authority to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect
to the seizure of assets in the United States that are owned or controlled by
the Government of Iraq; and H.R. 531, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
Act of 1991.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported amended the following measures:
H.R. 26, Money Laundering Enforcement Amendments of 1991; and H. Con. Res.
105, calling for a U.S. policy of strengthening and maintaining indefinitely
the current International Whaling Commission moratorium on the commercial
killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with
respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale, dolphin, and porpoise
populations.
The Committee also continued markup of the Foreign Assistance legislation for
fiscal year 1992.
Will continue tomorrow.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on House Administration: Task Force on Campaign Finance Reform
continued hearings on campaign finance reform. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Swift, Glickman, Leach, Walsh, Obey, Beilenson, Derrick,
Gunderson, and Pease.
Hearings continue May 23.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and
Environment held an oversight hearing on National Energy Strategy: Enhanced
Oil Recovery. Testimony was heard from Representative Owens of Utah; D. Cy
Jamison, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior;
Michael R. McElwrath, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy; Jennie Strathis, Director, Tax Policy Administration
Issues, GAO; Ramona Trovato, Director, Groundwater Protection Division, EPA;
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. 543, to establish the
Manzanar National Historic Site in the State of California; and H.R. 2351, to
authorize a study of nationally significant places in Japanese-American
history. Testimony was heard from Representatives Thomas of California and
Mineta; Jerry Rogers, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
concluded oversight hearings to review the ability of the United States-flag
merchant fleet to meet its responsibilities to serve as a naval and military
auxiliary in time of war or national emergency under the Merchant Marine Act
of 1936, with particular emphasis on sealift performance in operations Desert
Shield/Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from representatives of the
following: ship operators; ship managers; ship builders; and ship yard unions.
DISRUPTION OF SOVIET MAIL TO BALTIC STATES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Operations
and Services held a hearing to examine the disruption of Soviet mail to the
Baltic States. Testimony was heard from Thomas E. Leavey, Assistant Postmaster
General, International Postal Affairs, U.S. Postal Service; and public
witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 948, to designate the United States Courthouse located at 120
North Henry Street, Madison, WI, as the "Robert W. Kastenmeier United States
Courthouse;" and pending resolutions; on the GSA's fiscal year 1992 Capital
Improvement Program; H.R. 470, amended, to authorize the Secretary of
Transportation to release restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed
in connection with conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana;
H.R. 2132, to authorize the Fort Smith Airport Commission to transfer to the
city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, title to certain lands at the Fort Smith
Municipal Airport for construction of a road; and H.R. 14, amended, Flight
Attendant Duty Time Act.
The Committee also approved the following: 5 survey resolutions; 1 soil
conservation watershed project; 2 11(b) resolutions; 3 construction
resolutions; 1 lease resolution; and, as modified, the GSA Fiscal Year 1992
Capital Improvement Program.
BUDGET AND PROGRAMS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds held a hearing on fiscal year 1992 budget and programs of the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Capital Region,
National Park Service. Testimony was heard from Robert Stanton, Regional
Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior; and James D. Wolfensohn, Chairman, The John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, Smithsonian Institution.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
approved for full Committee action 5 survey resolutions and 1 soil
conservation watershed project.
CONFERENCE REPORT--BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on the
Conference Report to accompany H. Con. Res. 121, revising the congressional
budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
and 1996 (Rept. 102-32). The rule waives all points of order against the
conference report and against its consideration. Finally, in section 2, the
rule provides that Rule 49 will not apply upon adoption of the conference
report on the budget. Rule 49 requires that the enrolling clerk, upon adoption
of a budget resolution conference report, prepare a joint resolution changing
the statutory limit on the public debt to conform to amounts in the budget
resolution, deems the House to have passed the joint resolution and requires
the clerk to transmit it to the Senate for further legislative action.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Panetta and Representative McMillan of North
Carolina.
RISK ASSESSMENT FOR INFORMED DECISION-MAKING
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on the Environment
held a hearing on risk assessment for informed decision-making. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
HIGH DEFINITION SYSTEMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness concluded hearings on High Definition Systems Implementation.
Testimony was heard from John W. Lyons, Director, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MEDICARE VOLUME PERFORMANCE STANDARD SYSTEM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the
Medicare Volume Performance Standard System, the physician update for 1992,
and increases in the volume of Medicare physician services. Testimony was
heard from Gail Wilensky, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration,
Department of Health and Human Services; Dr. Philip Lee, Chairman, Physician
Payment Review Commission; and public witnesses.
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FEDERAL ADOPTION PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
the Federal Adoption Program. Testimony was heard from Representatives Smith
of New Jersey and Fawell; Nancy L. Benoit, member, House of Representatives
and Thomas J. Izzo, member, Senate, both with the State of Rhode Island; and
public witnesses.
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM
Select Committee on Aging: Held a hearing on "The Need for National Health
Care Reform: Grandparents Speak Out". Testimony was heard from former
Representative Lindy Boggs of Louisiana; and public witnesses.
1991/05/22
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D381)
Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET
ALLOCATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following: Energy and Water
Development appropriations for fiscal year 1992; and the Military Construction
appropriations for fiscal year 1992.
The Committee also approved Section 602(b) budget allocation report.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
and approved for full Committee action the Department of Defense
appropriations for fiscal year 1992.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on Governmental Direction and Support. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the District of Columbia: Robert Pohlman, Deputy Mayor,
Finance; Richard Siegel, Budget Director, Office of the Budget; N. Anthony
Calhoun, Controller, Office of Finance Management; and Sharon Morrow, Acting
Director, Department of Finance and Revenue.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Secretary of State.
Testimony was heard from James A. Baker, III, Secretary of State.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for full
Committee action Legislative appropriations for fiscal year 1992.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SAFETY AND CONSUMER CHOICE ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance continued markup of the
Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991.
Will continue tomorrow.
STATE OF THE ECONOMY, FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on State of the Economy, Fiscal and
Monetary Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on Children with Disabilities Temporary Care Reauthorization
Act of 1989, (Respite Care). Testimony was heard from Wade F. Horn,
Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
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NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on the national energy strategy, including the following bills: H.R.
777, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Enhancement Act of 1991; and H.R. 778, to
provide for additional authority to draw down the strategic petroleum reserve.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Weldon and Dwyer of New Jersey;
Travis P. Dungan, Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration,
Department of Transportation; George Reagle, Director, Office of Surface
Transportation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue May 29.
ADEQUACY OF INSURANCE REGULATION AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the adequacy of insurance regulation and financial reporting
by insurance companies. Testimony was heard from Richard L. Fogel, Assistant
Comptroller General, General Government Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ROLLUP REFORM ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1885, Limited
Partnership Rollup Reform Act of 1991.
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE LEGISLATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued markup of Foreign Assistance
legislation for fiscal year 1992.
Will continue tomorrow.
U.S. EXPORTS OF SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TO IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held a hearing on U.S. Exports of Sensitive Technology to Iraq.
Testimony was heard from Robert Kimmitt, Under Secretary, Political Affairs,
Department of State.
AMTRAK LABOR ISSUES
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Activities and
Transportation held a hearing on AMTRAK Labor Issues. Testimony was heard from
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