102nd Congress (1991 - 1992)

January 2, 1992 - October 29, 1992

House Committee Meetings by Date
Compiled from the Congressional Record's Daily Digests via Thomas at thomas.loc.gov

1992/01/03
Daily Digest - Friday, January 3, 1992, pages D1 - D2 (Bound vol. D3)

[Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held.]



1992/01/21
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 21, 1992; pages D3 - D7 (Bd vol. D3 - D5)

Committee Meetings

                                           [Page: D7]

JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

                                           [Page: D5]

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on Japanese
Financial Institutions and their impact on international trade and investment.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

                                           [Page: D6]



1992/01/22
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 22, 1992; pages D9 - D12 (Bd vol. D5 - D7)

Committee Meetings

JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on Japanese
Financial Institutions and their impact on international trade and investment.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: On January 21, the Subcommittee on Europe and
the Middle East held a hearing on the United States Policy Toward the
Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS]. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 



1992/01/23
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 23, 1992; pages D14 - D17 (Bd vol. D7 - D9)

Committee Meetings

                                           [Page: D15]

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
House of Representatives, Joint Items, and on the Capitol Police Board.
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; and Robert V. Rota, Postmaster. 

                                           [Page: D15]

TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION--ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1435, to direct the
Secretary of the Army to transfer jurisdiction over the Rocky Mountain
Arsenal, Colorado, to the Secretary of the Interior. 

                                           [Page: D15]

FUTURE OF THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on Armed Services: Structure of U.S. Defense Industrial Base Panel
held a hearing on the future of the U.S. defense industrial base. Testimony
was heard from Jack H. Nunn, Senior Analyst, OTA; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 5. 

                                           [Page: D15]

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Economic Outlook for 1992.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

                                           [Page: D15]

BUDGET PROJECTIONS

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Budget Projections, Fiscal Years
1993-1997. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO. 

                                           [Page: D15]

OVERSIGHT

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on the National Energy Strategy: Hot Dry
Rock Geothermal Energy. Testimony was heard from Robert San Martin, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Utility Technologies, Conservation and Renewable Energy,
Department of Energy; Michael Stevenson, Associate Director, Energy and
Technology, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

                                           [Page: D15]

EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM EXTENSION

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
H.R. 4095, to increase the number of weeks for which benefits are payable
under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991. Testimony was heard
from Senators Sasser and Sarbanes; Representatives Rostenkowski and Michel;
and public witnesses. 

                                           [Page: D15]

URUGUAY ROUND OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

                                           [Page: D16]

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the draft
final text of the results of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade
Negotiations. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1992/01/24
Daily Digest - Friday, January 24, 1992; pages D18 - D22 (Bd vol. D9 - D10)

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1992/011/27
Daily Digest - Monday, January 27, 1992; pages D23 - D26 (Bd vol. D11 - D12)

Committee Meetings

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
following: the Copyright Royalty Tribunal; the CBO; the OTA; and the GPO.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Brown and Miller of Ohio; Cindy S.
Daub, Chairman, Copyright Royalty Tribunal; Robert D. Reischauer, Director,
CBO; John H. Gibbons, Director, OTA; and Robert W. Houk, Public Printer, GPO. 



1992/01/28
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 28, 1992; pages D28 - D34 (Bd vol. D12 - D16)

Committee Meetings

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
following: the GAO; the Joint Committee on Taxation; the Joint Economic
Committee; the Architect of the Capitol; and on the Botanic Garden. Testimony
was heard from Senator Sarbanes; Representatives Rostenkowski and Armey;
Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO; and George M. White, Architect
of the Capitol. 

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

Committee on Banking and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization
held a hearing to assess the state of the economy, long-term prospects for
economic growth, and to evaluate various proposals to stimulate the economy.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 1993 Authorization, with
emphasis on Nuclear Energy. Testimony was heard from Dwight Duston, Strategic
Defense Initiative Organization, Department of Defense; Robert Rosen, Deputy
Associate Administrator, Office of Aeronautics Space Technology, NASA; Charles
Till, Associate Laboratory Director, Engineering Research, Argonne National
Laboratory; James I. Davis, Associate Director, Lasers, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 4. 

                                           [Page: D33]

EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM EXTENSION; COMMITTEE BUDGET;
EXPIRING TAX PROVISIONS EXTENSION

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4095, to increase
the number of weeks for which benefits are payable under the Emergency
Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991. 

The Committee also approved pending the Committee budget for the 2d session of
the 102d Congress. 

The Committee also held a hearing on the permanent extension of certain
expiring tax provisions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Dorgan of
North Dakota, Grandy, Brown, Valentine, Mazzoli, Ireland, Slaughter, and
Norton; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1992/01/29
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 29, 1992; pages D35 - D40 (Bd vol. D16 -
D20)

Committee Meetings

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
Joint Committee on Printing and the Library of Congress. Testimony was heard
from Representative Rose; James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress; and
public witnesses. 

OPERATION DESERT STORM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
Army policies for notifying and assisting families who have lost relatives in
Operation Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Army: Lt. Gen. William H. Reno, USA, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Personnel; and Col. Michael T. Spinello, USA, Director, Casualty and
Memorial Affairs Operations Center. 

Hearing continue tomorrow. 

COMBAT EXCLUSION ON FEMALE AVIATORS--IMPLEMENTATION OF REPEAL

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation held a hearing on implementation of the repeal of the combat
exclusion on female aviators. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary, Force
Management and Personnel; Lt. Gen. William H. Reno, USA, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Personnel, Department of the Army; Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, USAF,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Department of the Air Force; VAdm. Ronald J.
Zlatoper, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel and
Training), Chief of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy; and Lt. Gen.
Matthew T. Cooper, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
U.S. Marine Corps. 

EMERGENCY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the economy and on H.R. 4073, to
provide necessary emergency community development and housing assistance to
stimulate economic growth in the United States. Testimony was heard from
Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 5. 

MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on procurement
policies of multilateral development banks and resulting export opportunities
for U.S. companies. Testimony was heard from Olin L. Wethington, Assistant
Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; Susan C. Schwab,
Assistant Secretary and Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

                                           [Page: D38]

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on Education and Labor: Approved the Committee budget for the 2d
session of the 102d Congress. 

The Committee also considered other pending committee business. 

INSURANCE RATING COMPANIES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on Insurance Rating Companies.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the
Subcommittee on Environment of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
held a joint oversight hearing on the implementation of the Joint Venture
program authorized in P.L. 101-218, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989. Testimony was heard from J. Michael
Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on indirect cost recovery practices at U.S. Universities for
Federal Research Contracts and Grants. Testimony was heard from J. Dexter
Peach, Assistant Comptroller General, Resources, Community and Economic
Development Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of
Defense: RAdm. William C. Miller, USN, Chief of Naval Research, Office of
Naval Research; and Fred C. Newton, Deputy Director, Defense Contract Audit
Agency; and the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: Thomas D. Roslewicz, Deputy Inspector General, Audit Services,
Office of Inspector General; and Gary M. Talesnik, Director, Office of Grant
and Contract Financial Management. 

UNITED STATES-GERMAN RELATIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States-German Relations and public opinion in Germany.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DESIGN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 1790, Design Innovation and Technology
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Representative Kanjorski; and public
witnesses.  

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 3247, National Underseas Research Program Act of 1991;
and H.R. 1558, Panama Canal Act Amendments of 1991. 

CIVIL SERVICE UNDERMINING

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on the Civil Service
held a hearing to examine the undermining of the civil service. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of
the Interior: Phil Doe, Land Management Coordinator; and J. William McDonald,
Assistant Commissioner, Resources Management; George Leonard, Associate Chief,
U.S. Forest Service, USDA; the following officials of the EPA: Bill Sipple,
Ecologist; and Bob Whalen, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and
Watersheds; and a public witness. 

EXPIRING TAX PROVISIONS EXTENSION

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the permanent extension of
certain expiring tax provisions. Testimony was heard from Representative
Pelosi; A. Paul Cellucci, Lt. Governor, State of Massachusetts; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 26. 



1992/01/30
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 30, 1992; pages D42 - D46 (Bd vol. D20 - D22)

Committee Meetings

OPERATION DESERT STORM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on Army policies for notifying and assisting families who have lost relatives
in Operation Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Army: Lt. Gen. William H. Reno, USA, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Personnel; and Lt. Col. John A. Giles, USA, Assistant Executive, Office
of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year
1993 Budget. Testimony was heard from Richard G. Darman, Director, OMB. 

HUMANITARIAN TRAGEDY IN SOMALIA

Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on "The Humanitarian Tragedy in
Somalia". Testimony was heard from Ambassador Robert G. Houdek, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; Andrew S.
Natsios, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Food and Humanitarian Assistance,
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses. 



1992/01/31
Daily Digest - Friday, January 31, 1992; pages D48 - D54 (Bd vol. D22 - D24)

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1992/02/03
Daily Digest - Monday, February 3, 1992; pages D56 - D60 (Bd vol. D24 - D26)

Committee Meetings

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on the crisis in State and local
recreation. Testimony was heard from Cecil Andrus, Governor, State of Idaho;
Howard Dean, Governor, State of Vermont; James M. Ridenour, Director, National
Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on General Oversight
and California Desert Lands held an oversight hearing on wildlife management
on public lands. Testimony was heard from Representative Schulze; James
Duffus, Director, Natural Resources Management Issues, GAO; the following
officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior;
Richard Smith, Deputy Director; John Doggett, Chief, Division of Law
Enforcement; and Terry Grosz, Assistant Regional Director, Law Enforcement,
Region 6; and public witnesses. 

MARKETING--GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
receive and review proposals to reform and improve the marketing of government
securities. Testimony was heard from Jerome H. Powell, Assistant Secretary,
Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; David W. Mullins, Vice Chairman,
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and William H. Heyman, Director,
Division of Market Regulation, SEC. 



1992/02/04
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 4, 1992; pages D62 - D68 (Bd vol. D27 - D30)

Committee Meetings

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the following: the American Battle Monuments Commission; the
Cemeterial Expenses--Army; and on the Selective Service System. Testimony was
heard from Nancy P. Dorn, Assistant Secretary, (Civil Works), Department of
the Army; Gen. Paul X. Kelley, USMC (Ret.), Chairman, American Battle
Monuments Commission; and Robert W. Gambino, Director, Selective Service
System.

STATE OF THE ECONOMY, FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the state of the Economy, Fiscal
and Monetary Policy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board
of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

OVERSIGHT0D

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on the report of the National
Council on Education Standards and Testing. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.

TASK FORCE ON U.S. GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations held a
hearing on the report of the President's Task Force on U.S. Government
International Broadcasting. Testimony was heard from the following members of
the President's Task Force on U.S. Government International Broadcasting: John
Hughes, Chairman; and Abbott Washburn; and a public witness.

U.N. CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
approved for full Committee action H. Con. Res. 263, expressing the sense of
the Congress with respect to United States policy on the issues before the
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, and expressing the
sense of the Congress that the United States should pursue with the countries
of Latin America and the Caribbean a cooperative strategy to address
environmental concerns in the Western Hemisphere.

Prior to this action, the subcommittee held a hearing on this resolution and
on the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Testimony was
heard from Thomas E. Lovejoy, Assistant Secretary, External Affairs,
Smithsonian Institution; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Concluded oversight hearings on the
implementation and enforcement of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, P.L.
100-497. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Paul Maloney, Criminal Division; and Linda A. Akers, U.S. Attorney,
District of Arizona.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1182, to authorize
and direct the exchange of lands in Colorado; and H.R. 1439, to limit the
acquisition of the United States of land located in a State in which 25
percent or more of the land in the State is owned by the United States.
Testimony was heard from Representative DeLay; Susan R. Lamson, Deputy
Director, External Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior; Elizabeth Estill, Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and
public witnesses.

TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONE EXTENSION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Held a hearing on H.R. 3842,
Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension and Enforcement Act of 1991.
Testimony was heard from Representative Bennett; David A. Colson, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Ocean and Fishery Affairs, Department of State; Thomas A.
Campbell, General Counsel, NOAA, Department of Commerce; RAdm. Paul E. Versaw,
USCG, Chief Counsel, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; John
Gissberg, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law, State of Alaska;
Lorenzo Deleon Guerrero, Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas
Islands; and public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; RESOLUTIONS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation; Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following: S. 1467,
amended, to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 15 Lee Street in
Montgomery, AL, as the "Frank M. Johnson, Jr. United States Courthouse"; S.
1889, amended, to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 111 South Wolcott
in Casper, WY, as the "Ewing T. Kerr United States Courthouse"; H.R. 2539, to
designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 402 East State
Street in Trenton, NJ as the "Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United
States Courthouse"; H.R. 3818, to designate the building located at 80 North
Hughey Avenue in Orlando, FL, as the "George C. Young United States Courthouse
and Federal Building"; H.R. 3041, to designate the Federal building located at
1520 Market Street, St. Louis, MO, as the "L. Douglas Abram Federal Building";
H.R. 2475, to designate the U.S. courthouse being constructed at 400 Cooper
Street in Camden, NJ as the "Mitchell H. Cohen United States Courthouse"; H.R.
2818, to designate the Federal building located at 78 Center Street in
Pittsfield, MA, as the "Silvio O. Conte Federal Building"; H.R. 3118, to
designate the Federal Building Number 9 located at 1900 E. Street, Northwest
in the District of Columbia, as the "Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building";
four construction resolutions; one repair and alteration resolution; one
design resolution; three lease resolutions; and one 11(b) resolution.

Prior to this action, the subcommittee held a hearing on the following: S.
1467; S. 1889; H.R. 2539; H.R. 3818; and two lease prospectuses. Testimony was
heard from Representative Bevill; and David L. Bibb, Assistant Commissioner,
Office of Facility Planning, Public Buildings Service, GSA.

DOE ENERGY AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 1993 Authorization, with
emphasis on Basic Energy Sciences. Testimony was heard from Martin Blume,
Deputy Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory; William R. Appleton,
Associate Director, Physical Sciences and Advanced Materials, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory; Frank Fraden, Director, Advanced Materials Sciences
Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory; and public witnesses.

Hearings continue February 6.

U.S. ECONOMY, MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the U.S. economy, and proposals
to provide middle-class tax relief and economic growth. Testimony was heard
from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury; Michael J. Boskin,
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers; and Richard G. Darman, Director, OMB.

Hearings continue tomorrow.  

ALCOHOL ABUSE AND MISUSE AMONG THE ELDERLY

Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care held a
hearing on "Alcohol Abuse and Misuse Among the Elderly". Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services:
Dr. Enoch Gordis, Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration; and Dr. Gene
Cohen, Director, National Institute on Aging, NIH; and public witnesses.



1992/02/05
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 5, 1992; pages D69 - D78 (Bd vol. D30 -
D37)

Committee Meetings

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the following: the Consumer Product Safety Commission; the
Office of Consumer Affairs; and the Consumer Information Center. Testimony was
heard from Jacqueline Jones-Smith, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety
Commission; Ann Windham, Director, U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs, Department
of Health and Human Services; and Teresa Nasif, Director, Consumer Information
Center, GSA. 

                                           [Page: D74]

WARTIME MEDICAL READINESS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation held a hearing on wartime medical readiness lessons learned from
Operation Desert Storm. Testimony was heard from Richard A. Davis, Director,
Army Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Col. Leonard M.
Randolph, Jr., U.S. Central Command Surgeon; Col. Robert P. Belihar, USAF,
Director, Medical Service Officer Management, Air Force Military Personnel
Center; Dr. Peter B. Collis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Medical Readiness;
Lt. Gen. Frank F. Ledford, USA, Jr., Surgeon General of the Army; VAdm. Donald
F. Hagen, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; and Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Sloan,
USAF, Surgeon General of the Air Force. 

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials met in executive session to receive a classified briefing
on Naval Intelligence. The subcommittee was briefed by RAdm. Edward D.
Sheafer, Jr., Director, Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval
Operations, Department of the Navy. 

U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE

Committee on Armed Services: Structure of U.S. Defense Industrial Panel held a
hearing on the ability of the U.S. defense industrial base to provide for
continued national security. Testimony was heard from Nicholas M. Torelli,
Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Production Resources, Department of Defense. 

EMERGENCY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on the state of the economy and on
H.R. 4073, to provide necessary emergency community development and housing
assistance to stimulate economic growth in the United States. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development: John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary, Policy Development and
Research; Anna Kondratas, Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and
Development; and Daniel F. Evans, Jr., Chairman, Federal Housing Finance
Board; La Verne Ausman, Administrator, Farmers Home Administration, USDA; and
public witnesses. 

RUSSIAN ECONOMIES--IMPLICATIONS OF IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Trade Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing
to examine the economies of Russia and the successor states to the Soviet
Union and the implications of their applications to become members of the
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Testimony was heard from David
Mulford, Under Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the Treasury;
John Hardt, Associate Director, Research Coordination, Library of Congress;
and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1993 Defense
Budget. 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. 

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974. Testimony was heard from Bob Miller, Governor, State
of Nevada; and public witnesses. 

RISING COSTS-HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE ON U.S. COMPETITIVENESS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the impact of the rising
costs of health care and health insurance on U.S. competitiveness. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations held an oversight hearing of the State Department's country
reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991 and U.S. Human Rights Policy.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 2321, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic
Preservation Act of 1991; and H.R. 3519, to authorize the establishment of the
Steamtown National Historic Site. 

The Committee also approved the committee budget for the 2d session of the
102d Congress. 

                                           [Page: D75]

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Holocaust Museum: 50th
anniversary of the Wannsee Conference. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: Sara J. Bloomfield,
Executive Director; Sybil Milton, Resident Historian; and Alvin Rosefeld,
Research Consultant; and public witnesses. 

HAITIAN REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees approved for Full Committee action amended H.R. 3844, Haitian
Refugee Protection Act of 1991. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; RESOLUTIONS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the following
bills: S. 1467, amended, to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 15 Lee
Street in Montgomery, AL, as the "Frank M. Johnson, Jr. United States
Courthouse"; S. 1889, amended, to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 111
South Wolcott in Casper, WY, as the "Ewing T. Kerr United States Courthouse";
H.R. 2539, to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at
402 East State Street in Trenton, NJ as the "Clarkson S. Fisher Federal
Building and United States Courthouse"; H.R. 3818, to designate the building
located at 80 North Hughey Avenue in Orlando, FL, as the "George C. Young
United States Courthouse and Federal Building"; H.R. 3041, to designate the
Federal building located at 1520 Market Street, St. Louis, MO, as the "L.
Douglas Abram Federal Building"; H.R. 2475, to designate the U.S. courthouse
being constructed at 400 Cooper Street in Camden, NJ, as the "Mitchel H. Cohen
United States Courthouse"; H.R. 2818, to designate the Federal building
located at 78 Center Street in Pittsfield, MA, as the "Silvio O. Conte Federal
Building"; H.R. 3118, to designate the Federal building Number 9 located at
1900 E. Street, Northwest in the District of Columbia, as the "Theodore
Roosevelt Federal Building"; and H.R. 2757, amended to authorize the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to acquire land for watershed
protection at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. 

The Committee also approved the following resolutions: 9 U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers survey; 4 11(b); 8 construction; 1 design resolution; 2 lease
alteration; 23 lease; and 1 repair and alteration. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held on oversight hearing on the Commercial Motor Vehicle
Safety Act of 1986 (Commercial Drivers' Licenses). Testimony was heard from
Representative Lightfoot, Dorgan of North Dakota, Thomas of Wyoming, and
Glickman; Thomas Larson, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation; W. Marshall Rickert, Administrator, Motor
Vehicle Administration, Department of Transportation, State of Maryland; and
public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUDGET; BUDGET REPORT

Committee on Rules: Approved the committee budget for the 2d session of the
102d Congress. 

The committee also approved budget recommendations for the report to the
Committee on the Budget. 

QUALITY AWARD WINNERS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
Testimony was heard from Curt Reimann, Director, Malcolm Baldrige Quality
Award Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce; and public witnesses. 

U.S. ECONOMY, MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the U.S. economy, and
proposals to provide middle-class tax relief and economic growth. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Glickman, Davis, Sabo, Tauzin, Foglietta,
Schumer, Kaptur, Slattery, Neal of Massachusetts, and Moran; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

PENSION RIGHTS PROTECTED

Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Retirement Income and Employment
held a hearing on "Are Your Pension Rights Protected?" Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Labor: David Ball, Assistant
Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits; and Julian De La Rosa, Inspector
General; Martin Slate, Director, Employee Plans, Technical and Actuality
Division, IRS, Department of the Treasury; James Lockhart, Executive Director,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Edgar Pauk, Attorney, Legal Services
Corporation; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Met and approved a report
entitled: "Child Care Challenge." 

The committee also approved the committee budget for the 2d session of the
102d Congress. 

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FEDERAL DRUG STRATEGY

Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on Federal
Drug Strategy. Testimony was heard from Robert Martinez, Director, Office of
National Drug Control Policy. 



1992/02/06
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 6, 1992; pages D79 - D86 (Bd vol. D37 - D42)

Committee Meetings

BUDGET REPORT

Committee on Agriculture: Approved budget recommendations for the report to
the Committee on the Budget. 

EXPORT ENHANCEMENT BONUS PAYMENTS AND CASH

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains
held a hearing to review effects on grains and oilseeds producers and markets
of making the export enhancement bonus payments and cash. Testimony was heard
from Christopher E. Goldthwait, Acting General Sales Manager, and Associate
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 1993 national
defense authorization request. 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. 

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and the Subcommittee on
Domestic Monetary Policy held a joint hearing on the Government Securities
Market. Testimony was heard from Jerome H. Powell, Assistant Secretary,
Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; Richard C. Breeden, Chairman,
SEC; and the following officials of the Federal Reserve System: David W.
Mullins, Vice Chairman, Board of Governors; and E. Gerald Corrigan, President,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education held
a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2336, to establish a higher education
loan program in which a borrower's annual repayment obligation is dependent
upon both postschool income level and borrowing history; and H.R. 3050,
Self-Reliance Scholarship Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Senators
Bradley and Simon; Representative Gejdenson; Michael S. Bigelow, Deputy
Assistant Commissioner, Returns Processing, IRS, Department of the Treasury;
and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUDGET

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Approved the committee budget for the 2d
session of the 102d Congress. 

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FDA DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS ADEQUACY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the adequacy of the FDA drug approval process, specifically
the approval of photopheresis for the treatment of scleroderma. Testimony was
heard from Dr. Carl C. Peck, Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDGET

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Foreign Policy and the
Administration's Foreign Affairs Budget request in the post Cold War Era.
Testimony was heard from James A. Baker, III, Secretary of State. 

LOCAL PARTNERSHIP ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 3601, Local Partnership
Act. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; Lawrence H.
Thompson, Assistant Comptroller General, Human Resources Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs held an oversight hearing on budget request for the U.S.
Insular Areas for Fiscal Year 1993, Part I. Testimony was heard from Stella G.
Guerra, Assistant Secretary, Territorial and International Affairs, Department
of the Interior; Alexander A. Farrelly, Governor, Virgin Islands; Peter Tali
Coleman, Governor, American Samoa; Lorenzo Iglecias D. Guerrero, Governor,
Northern Mariana Islands; Sandra S. Pierantozzi, Minister of Administration,
Republic of Palau; and Mark Forbes, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the
Governor, Guam. 

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.
3011, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the American
Discovery Trail for study to determine the feasibility and desirability of its
designation as a national trail; and S. 996, to authorize and direct the
Secretary of the Interior to terminate a reservation of use and occupancy at
the Buffalo National River. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held an
oversight hearing on violence against women. Testimony was heard from Senator
Biden; Representatives Boxer and Morella; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on H.R. 4156, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993
for the Federal Maritime Commission. Testimony was heard from Christopher L.
Koch, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission. 

NOAA AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on fiscal year 1993
budget authorization for NOAA. Testimony was heard from John A. Knauss, Under
Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce. 

FAA INSPECTION PROGRAM

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on the GAO report "Problems Persist in FAA Inspection Program".
Testimony was heard from Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; the following
officials of the Department of Transportation: A. Mary Sterling, Inspector
General; and Anthony J. Broderick, Associate Administrator, Regulation and
Certification, FAA; Timothy P. Forte, Director, Office of Aviation Safety,
National Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses. 

DOE ENERGY AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 1993 authorization, with
emphasis on waste management programs. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: Leo Duffy, Assistant Secretary,
Environmental Restoration and Waste Management; and Frank Peters, Deputy
Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Robert Bernero,
Director, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, NRC; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 20. 

U.S. ECONOMY, MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Committee on Ways and Means: Concluded hearings on the U.S. economy, and
proposals to provide middle-class tax relief and economic growth. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

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U.S. HEALTH REFORM

Select Committee on Aging and the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care
held a joint hearing on "The Need for U.S. Health Reform: Uninsured and
Chronically Ill Americans." Testimony was heard from Senator Wofford;
Representative Gephardt; Jim Florio, Governor, State of New Jersey; and public
witnesses. 



1992/02/07
Daily Digest - Friday, February 7, 1992; pages D87 - D90 (Bd vol. D42 - D44)

Committee Meetings

BUDGET AND ECONOMIC POLICIES

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the administration's fiscal year
1993 budget and economic policies. Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady,
Secretary of the Treasury; and Michael J. Boskin, Chairman, Council of
Economic Advisers. 

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 Rosenberg, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation,
EPA; and James MacRae, Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. 

HEALTHCARE WORKER SAFETY AND NEEDLESTICK INJURIES

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Energy held a hearing on healthcare worker safety and
needlestick injuries. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. David M. Bell, Chief, HIV
Infectious Branch, Centers for Disease Control; and Tom Arrowsmith Lowe,
Director, Office of Health, FDA; Charles E. Adkins, Director, Health Standards
Programs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor;
and public witnesses. 

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1992/02/11
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 11, 1992; pages D92 - D94 (Bd vol. D44 - D45)

Committee Meetings

BUDGET TAX PROPOSALS

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Tax Proposals in the
Administration's Fiscal Year 1993 Budget. Testimony was heard from Jane
Gravelle, Economics Division, Congressional Research Service; and public
witnesses. 

BUDGET IMPACT--STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Federal Budget Impact on State and
Local Governments. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources continued
hearings on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974. Testimony was heard from Carol Behrer, Associate
Commissioner, Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED SAVINGS AND LOAN ACQUISITIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1135,
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove certain limitations on
the exclusion of income from U.S. savings bonds when used to pay higher
education tuition and fees; H.R. 1338, to clarify the treatment of certain
Federal financial assistance provided to savings and loan institutions; H.R.
1326, to clarify that Federal assistance provided with respect to domestic
building and loan associations shall be treated as compensation for purposes
of determining the deduction for losses; and H.R. 561, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to require the recapture of certain losses of savings and
loan associations. Testimony was heard from Terrill A. Hyde, Tax Legislative
Counsel, Department of the Treasury; William A. Roelle, Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, Resolution Trust Corporation; and public
witnesses. 

EXPIRING TAX PROVISIONS EXTENSION

Committee on Ways and Means: On February 10, the Committee concluded hearings
on the permanent extension of certain expiring tax provisions. Testimony was
heard from John E. Frohnmayer, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts,
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities; and public witnesses. 



1992/02/14
Daily Digest - Friday, February 14, 1992;  pages D96 - D102 (Bd vol. D45 -
D46)

Committee Meetings

BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS; DEFENSE FUNDING

Committee on the Budget: On February 13, the Committee held hearings on the
following: recommendations for the Federal Budget; and on National Defense
Funding. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

BUDGET ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT ON LABOR

Committee on the Budget: On February 12, the Committee held a hearing on
Federal Budget issues and their Impact on Labor. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC GROWTH ACT REVENUE PROPOSALS; MISCELLANEOUS
MEASURES; BUDGET REPORT

Committee on Ways and Means: On February 12, the Committee ordered reported
the following bills: H.R. 939, amended, to provide eligibility to members of
the Selected Reserve for the Veterans' Home Loan Program; H.R. 2152, amended,
to enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations international drift net
fishery conservation program; and, without recommendation, H.R. 4210, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for increased economic
growth and to provide tax relief for families. 

The Committee approved budget recommendations for the February 15 report to
the Committee on the Budget. 

The Committee also approved a report on its 1991 oversight initiative. 



1992/02/18
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 18, 1992; pages D104 - D112 (Bd vol. D46 -
D51)

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Supreme Court and on the Marine Mammal
Commission. Testimony was heard from the following Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court: Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia; George M. White,
Architect of the Capitol; and John E. Reynolds, Chairman, Marine Mammal
Commission. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Assistant Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Army: Nancy P. Dorn, Assistant Secretary, Civil Works; and Lt. Gen. Henry J.
Hatch, USA, Chief, Corps of Engineers. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Capital Planning Commission and the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation. Testimony was heard from Robert J. Nash, Vice Chairman, National
Capital Planning Commission; and Robert D. Bush, Executive Director, Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Secretary of Transportation. Testimony was heard from James B. Busey,
Acting Secretary of Transportation. 

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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 U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from
Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service. 

MONETARY POLICY--STATE OF THE ECONOMY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on monetary policy and the state of the
economy, prelude to the Federal Reserve's Monetary Policy Report. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

ALLEGATIONS OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING WITH TAX FUGITIVES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on Allegations of Government
Contracting with Tax Fugitives, Part II. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Justice: Paul Maloney, Deputy
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and Otto Obermaier, U.S.
Attorney, Southern District of New York; and Allan Burman, Administrator,
Federal Procurement Policy, OMB.  

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: S. 1254 and H.R. 2963, to
increase the authorized acreage limit for the Assateague Island National
Seashore on the Maryland mainland; and S. 1743, to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act by designating certain rivers in the State of Arkansas as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Testimony was heard
from Senator Sarbanes; Representative McMillen of Maryland; Jennifer
Salisbury, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; James C.
Overbay, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

SBA BUDGET--SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT CRUNCH RELIEF ACT

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1992-1993 SBA
Budget, including consideration of H.R. 4111, Small Business Credit Crunch
Relief Act of 1992). Testimony was heard from Patricia Saiki, Administrator,
SBA. 

Hearings continue February 20. 



1992/02/19
Daily Digest- Wednesday, February 19, 1992; pages D113 - D122 (Bd vol. D51 -
D57)

Committee Meetings

PESTICIDES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review minor-use pesticides, integrated
pest management and biological pesticides. Testimony was heard from Rusty
Areias, member, Assembly, State of California; James W. Wells, Director,
Department of Pesticide Regulation, Environmental Protection Agency, State of
California; and 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 1993 U.S. Forest
Service budget. Testimony was heard from F. Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest
Service, USDA. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the State Justice Institute; and on the SBA.
Testimony was heard from Malcolm M. Lucas, Chief Justice, Supreme Court, State
of California, and Chairman, State Justice Institute; and Patricia F. Saiki,
Administrator, SBA. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Worldwide Overview. 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. Testimony
was heard from the following Division Engineers of the Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. Albert J. Genetti, Jr., USA, Ohio River
Division; Col. Robert L. Herndon, USA, Southwestern Division; Col. Gaylerd E.
Davis, USA, Acting, Missouri River Division; and Maj. Gen. Ernest J. Harrell,
USA, North Pacific Division. 

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 Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and
Human Services. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the ICC. Testimony was heard from Edward J. Philbin, Chairman, ICC. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; the National
Credit Union Administration; and on the Council on Environmental Quality.
Testimony was heard from George Knight, Executive Director, Neighborhood
Reinvestment Corporation; Roger W. Jepsen, Chairman, National Credit Union
Administration; and Michael R. Deland, Chairman, Council on Environmental
Quality. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported amended the following bills:
H.R. 4113, to permit the transfer before expiration of the otherwise
applicable 60-day congressional review period of the obsolete training
aircraft carrier U.S. Lexington to the city of Corpus Christi, TX, for use as
a naval museum and memorial; H.R. 1435, to direct the Secretary of the Army to
transfer jurisdiction over the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO, to the Secretary of
the Interior; and H.R. 1558, to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to provide
for a Chairman of the Board of the Panama Canal Commission. 

PANAMA CANAL LEGISLATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations approved for full
Committee action amended H.R. 1558, to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to
provide for a Chairman of the Board of the Panama Canal Commission. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from Representative Fields; and Nancy Dorn, Assistant
Secretary, Civil Works, Department of the Army. 

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FUTURE OF THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE

Committee on Armed Services: Structure of U.S. Defense Industrial Base Panel
continued hearings on the future of the defense industrial base, with emphasis
on shipbuilding and ship-repair industries. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

MONETARY POLICY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the Federal Reserve's Monetary Policy
Report. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing to hear views of Members on Fiscal
Year 1993 Budget. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education continued oversight hearings on the report of the
National Council on Education Standard and Testing. Testimony was heard from
Michael Feuer, Senior Analyst and Project Director, OTA; Roy Romer, Governor,
State of Colorado; and public witnesses. 

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES REFORM ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 3927, Government Securities Reform Act of 1991.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

LITHUANIA; PEACE CORPS BUDGET

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H. Con. Res. 239,
congratulating the people of Lithuania for their successful peaceful
revolution and their continuing commitment to the ideals of democracy. 

The Committee also held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 1993
Budget request for the Peace Corps. Testimony was heard from Elaine Chao,
Director, Peace Corps; and a public witness. 

SITUATION IN HAITI

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on Western Affairs held a joint hearing on
the Situation in Haiti and U.S. Policy. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Rangel, Payne of New Jersey and Hall of Ohio; the following
officials of the Department of State: Donna J. Hrinak, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Caribbean and Mexican Affairs; James K. Bishop, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs; and Ambassador
Luigi R. Einaudi, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS; and public
witnesses. 

DISSEMINATING FEDERAL INFORMATION

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on Creative Ways of Using and
Disseminating Federal Information, Part II. Testimony was heard from Jack L.
Brock, Jr., Director, Government Information and Financial Management,
Information Management and Technology Division, GAO; Linda R. Walters,
Director, Information Management Division, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

HEAD INJURIES REHABILITATION FACILITIES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on rehabilitation facilities for
people with head injuries. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Education: William Graves, Director, National Institute of
Disability and Rehabilitation Research; and Neil C. Carney, Commissioner,
Rehabilitation Services Administration; the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Murray Goldstein, M.D., NIH; and
Arthur C. Jackson, Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Health
and Injury Control, Centers for Disease Control; William E. Reynolds, D.S.,
Director, Bureau of Standards Development, Department of Health, State of New
York; and public witnesses.  

BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3732, Budget Process
Reform Act. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
bills: S. 996, to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to
terminate a reservation of use and occupancy at the Buffalo National River;
and H.R. 3011, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the
American Discovery Trail for study to determine the feasibility and
desirability of its designation as a national trail. 

The Committee also considered other pending Committee business. 

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NRC BUDGET

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on proposed Fiscal Year 1993 Budget for
the NRC. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NRC: Ivan
Selin, Chairman, Kenneth Rogers, James Curtiss, Forrest Remick and Gail
dePlanque, all Commissioners, and David C. Williams, Inspector General. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held
an oversight hearing on Competition Policy in the Telecommunications Industry:
A Comprehensive Approach. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 3204, Audio Home Recording Act of 1991.
Testimony was heard from Ralph Oman, Register of Copyrights, Library of
Congress; and public witnesses. 

SHIPBUILDING TRADE REFORM ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on H.R. 2056, Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1991. Testimony
was heard from Representative Gibbons; Donald M. Phillips, Assistant U.S.
Trade Representative, Industry; Arnold Levine, Director, Office of
International Transportation and Trade, Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, Department of Transportation; Geoffrey Ogden, Director, Office
of Maritime and Land Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary,
Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.  

DEMOCRACY DAY

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held a hearing on H.R. 3681, to amend title 5, United States Code,
to make election day a legal public holiday, with such holiday to be known as
"Democracy Day". Testimony was heard from Senator Daschle; Representative
Wyden; and public witnesses. 

FAA REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on FAA reauthorization, with emphasis on Airport Improvement and
Passenger Facility Charge Programs. Testimony was heard from Joseph Del Balzo,
Acting Deputy Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; Kenneth M.
Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 26. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 NASA authorization. Testimony was heard from Adm.
Richard H. Truly, Administrator, NASA. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 NASA authorization.
Testimony was heard from Richard H. Peterson, Associate Administrator,
Aeronautics and Space Technology, NASA; and public witnesses. 

DVA BUDGET

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 Department
of Veterans Affairs Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary; and a
panel of Directors of various Medical Centers; David S. Ritterpusch, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and Training, Department of Labor;
and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

AMERICA'S FAMILIES

Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on
"America's Families: Conditions, Trends, Hopes and Fears". Testimony was heard
from Senator Rockefeller; Donald Hernandez, Chief, Marriage and Families
Statistics Branch, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, Department of
Commerce; Thomas J. Plewes, Associate Commissioner, Employment and
Unemployment Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor; and
public witnesses. 



1992/02/20
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 20, 1992; pages D124 - D132 (Bd vol. D57 -
D63)

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, 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; the EEOC; the Courts of Appeal;
District Courts; Other Judicial Services; the Administrative Office of the
U.S. Courts; and on the Federal Judicial Center. Testimony was heard from
Helen W. Nies, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit;
Dominick L. DiCarlo, Chief Judge, U.S. Courts of International Trade; Richard
S. Arnold, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; and Evan J. Kemp,
Jr., Chairman, EEOC. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Corps of Engineers: South Atlantic Division; Lower
Mississippi Valley Division; and the Pacific Division. Testimony was heard
from the following Division Engineers, Corps of Engineers, Department of the
Army: Brig. Gen. Stanley G. Genega, USA, South Atlantic Division; Brig. Gen.
Pat M. Stevens, IV, USA, Commander, Lower Mississippi Valley Division; and
Col. Ralph V. Locurcio, USA, Commander. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Energy Related Programs. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

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

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Commission on National and Community Service; and the
Points of Light Foundation. Testimony was heard from Paul "Pete" McCloskey,
Jr., Chairman, Commission on National and Community Service; and Richard F.
Schubert, President and Chief Executive Officer, Points of Light Foundation. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1993
national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the U.S. Air Force: Donald B. Rice, Secretary; and Gen. Merrill
A. McPeak, USAF, Chief of Staff. 

Hearings continue February 26. 

ENTERPRISE ZONES 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization held a hearing on Enterprise Zones: Prospects for Economic
Growth. Testimony was heard from Jack Kemp, Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development; and public witnesses. 

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PURSUIT OF LIABILITY SUITS AGAINST INSIDERS 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the relationship of the Governor of
Arizona with the Southwest Savings and Loan Association and the pursuit of
liability suits against insiders of failed banks and savings and loan
associations by Federal regulators. Testimony was heard from Alfred J.T.
Byrne, General Counsel, FDIC; Richard T. Aboussie, Vice President and
Associate General Counsel, Department of Litigation, Resolution Trust
Corporation; and J. Fife Symington III, Governor, State of Arizona. 

REHABILITATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held a
hearing on the reauthorization of the Reauthorization Act of 1973. Testimony
was heard from William B. Graves, Director, National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation, Department of Education; and public witnesses. 

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE COST 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the rising cost of Private
Health Insurance: Administrative Expenses. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

GRANTING ADDITIONAL MARKET EXCLUSIVITY TO THE DRUG ANSAID 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on granting additional market exclusivity to the drug ANSAID.
Testimony was heard from John Harter, M.D., Director, Pilot Drug Evaluation
Staff, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses. 

EPA'S GROUNDWATER POLICIES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Paralysis in EPA Groundwater Policies. Testimony was heard
from F. Henry Habicht II, Deputy Administrator, EPA; and James B. MacRae, Jr.,
Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB. 

AMTRAK AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on H.R. 4250, to authorize appropriations for the
National Rail Passenger Corporation. Testimony was heard from Representatives
McCloskey and Clement; Gilbert E. Carmichael, Administrator, Federal Railroad
Administration, Department of Transportation; W. Graham Claytor, Chairman,
National Railroad Passenger Corporation; and a public witness.  

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE BUDGET

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1993 Budget request for International Development Assistance. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the AID, International Development
Corporation Agency: Ronald W. Roskens, Administrator; Frank Almaguer, Mission
Director, Regional Mission for Europe; Norma Parker, Director, Office of South
America and Mexico Affairs, Latin America Bureau; and Mary C. Kilgour, Mission
Director, Bangladesh. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations approved for full Committee action the following: H. Con. Res.
266, concerning the United States participation in the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED); H. Con. Res. 272, calling
on all parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES) to withdraw all reservations to the Convention regarding the listed
species prior to the eight Conference of the Parties; and, amended, proposed
legislation authorizing the Administration's request for U.N. peacekeeping
operations. 

U.S. PESTICIDE EXPORTS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade held a hearing on U.S. Pesticide Exports and the Circle of Poison.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Synar, Panetta and Glickman; Linda
Fisher, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances, EPA; Dan Haley, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA; Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, FDA, Department of Health
and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3732, Budget
Process Reform Act. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held an oversight hearing to
examine the release of radioactively contaminated waste from Department of
Energy complexes to civilian incinerators. Testimony was heard from Leo Duffy,
Assistant Secretary, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management,
Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Interior: Harry M. Snyder,
Director, Office of the Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; and James
R. Richards, Inspector General; Kim Nelson, Senator, State of Kentucky; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on proposed Fiscal Year 1993 Budget for
the National Park Service and Historic Preservation. Testimony was heard from
James M. Ridenour, Director, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior; Robert Bush, Executive Director, Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation; and public witnesses. 

HAITIAN REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3844, Haitian
Refugee Protection Act of 1991. 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 4144, State Justice Institute
Reauthorization Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Malcolm M. Lucas, Chief
Justice, Supreme Court of California and Chairman, State Justice Institute,
Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND SANCTUARIES ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment and the Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a joint hearing
on H.R. 3789, to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of
1972 to establish liability for removal costs and damages that directly result
from ocean dumping. Testimony was heard from Robert H. Wayland III, Director,
Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, EPA; Tom Campbell, General Counsel,
NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

DOE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 1993 Authorization, with
emphasis on fusion energy. Testimony was heard from William Happer, Director,
Office of Energy Research, Department of Energy; and a public witness. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

SBA BUDGET--SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT CRUNCH RELIEF ACT

Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings on Fiscal Year 1992-1993 SBA
Budget, including consideration of H.R. 4111, Small Business Credit Crunch
Relief Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; DVA BUDGET

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported H.R. 4184, to designate the
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center located in Northampton, MA, as
the "Edward P. Boland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". 

The Committee also concluded hearings on Fiscal Year 1993 Department of
Veterans Affairs Budget. Testimony was heard from Representative Synar; Frank
Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Veterans' Appeals; and representatives
of veterans organizations. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's proposals
on health care reform and the fiscal year 1993 health and human services
budget. Testimony was heard from Louis Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and
Human Services. 

Hearings continue March 3. 

COMMITTEE BUDGET

Select Committee on Aging: Approved the Committee budget for the 2d session of
the 102d Congress. 



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Daily Digest - Friday, February 21, 1992; pages D133 - D140 (Bd vol. D63 -
D65)

House Committees

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Loan Guarantees for Israel.
Testimony was heard from Larry Nowels, Specialist in U.S. Foreign Assistance,
Congressional Research Service; and public witnesses. 

AGING RESEARCH

Select Committee on Aging: Held a hearing on "Aging Research: The Benefits
Outweigh The Costs". Testimony was heard from Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.,
Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 



1992/02/24
Daily Digest - Monday, February 24, 1992; pages D141 - D144 (Bd vol. D65)

Committee Meetings

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 the North Atlantic Division. Testimony
was heard from the following Division Engineers, U.S. Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. Gerald C. Brown, USA, North Atlantic
Division; Col. Philip R. Harris, USA, New England Division; Brig. Gen. Jude
W.P. Patin, USA, Division Commander, North Central Division; and Edward J.
O'Neill, Jr., Civil Engineer, South Pacific Division. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Is the Administration's
Request Responsive to Major Changes in the World? Testimony was heard from
James A. Baker III, Secretary of State. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held an oversight hearing on AIDS Research opportunities. Testimony was heard
from Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 



1992/02/25
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 25, 1992; pages D146 - D154 (Bd vol. D65 -
D71)

Committee Meetings 

AGRICULTURAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review agriculture
negotiations in the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade. Testimony was heard from Richard T. Crowder, Under Secretary,
International Affairs and Commodity Programs, USDA; and Julius L. Katz,
Deputy, U.S. Trade Representative. 

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the following: Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency; the Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Sentencing Commission; and the
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission. Testimony was heard from Ronald
F. Lehman, II, Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; Christopher
L. Koch, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission; Judge William Wilkins,
Chairman, U.S. Sentencing Commission; and Frank J. Donatelli, Chairman,
Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Corps of Engineers. Remaining Items. Testimony was heard from
Maj. Gen. Arthur E. Williams, USA, Director, Civil Works, Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
following: Energy Information Administration; Energy Regulatory
Administration; Energy Preparedness; and on the Office of Hearings and
Appeals. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Energy: Calvin A. Kent, Administrator, Energy Information Administration;
Chandler L. Van Orman, Acting Administrator, Energy Regulatory Administration;
Brig. Gen. James E. Bickford, USA (Ret), Director, Energy Preparedness; and
George B. Breznay, Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education held a
hearing on the Secretary of Labor, and on the Employment and Training
Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Labor: Lynn M. Martin, Secretary; and Roberts T. Jones,
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training. 

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 Administrator of GSA, and on the Federal
Buildings Fund. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAS:
Richard G. Austin, Administrator; and Wolfgang J. Zoellner, Acting
Commissioner, Public Buildings Service. 

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 E. Massey,
Director, NSF. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

RTC'S THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT BOARD REPORT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and the Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a joint
hearing on the RTC's Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board semiannual
report. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury and members of the Oversight Board for the Resolution Trust
Corporation: Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary and Chairman; and Timothy Ryan,
Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; William Taylor, Chairman, Board of
Directors, FDIC and member, Oversight Board; Al Casey, Chief Executive
Officer, RTC and member, Oversight Board; Phillip Jackson, Jr., member,
Oversight Board; Arthur Hill, Assistant Secretary of Housing/Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and David W.
Mullins, Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

HHS BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 Budget for the
Department of Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard from Louis W.
Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

DEFENSE BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1993 Defense
Budget. Testimony was heard from Representative Aspin. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on select Education held an
oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the Education of the Deaf Act of
1986. Testimony was heard from Robert Davila, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education; and
public witnesses. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held an
oversight hearing on the Department of Energy's budget proposal. Testimony was
heard from James D. Watkins, Secretary of Energy. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held an oversight hearing on the impact of lead poisoning on low-income and
minority communities. Testimony was heard from James O. Mason, M.D., Assistant
Secretary, Health, Department of Health and Human Services; Vic Kimm, Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA;
and public witnesses. 

ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY POST COLD WAR

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the role of the Intelligence
Community in the Post Cold War. Testimony was heard from Robert M. Gates,
Director, CIA. 

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4231, to provide supplemental
authorizations of appropriations for U.S. contributions to international
peacekeeping activities for fiscal years 1992 and 1993. 

STATE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES NEEDS U.S. REPRESENTATION IN THE C.I.S.

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations and the
Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a joint hearing on State
Department Resources Needs for U.S. Representation in the Commonwealth of
Independent States. Testimony was heard from John F.W. Rogers, Under
Secretary, Management, Department of State. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
funding requests for the following Committees: House Administration; Science,
Space, and Technology; Intelligence; Education and Labor; Agriculture; and
Standards of Official Conduct. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 Budget for the
Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Interior: D. Cy Jamison, Director, Bureau of Land
Management; and James R. Richards, Inspector General; and public witnesses. 

PROPOSED USER FEE REGULATIONS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing to determine if the proposed user fee regulations
comply with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. Testimony was heard
from RAdm. Arthur E. Henn, USCG, Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and
public witnesses. 

AIR TAXI INDUSTRY

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Government oversight of the Air Taxi Industry.
Testimony was heard from John Anderson, Jr., Associate Director, Resources,
Community and Economic Division, GAO; the following officials of the
Department of Transportation: Patrick V. Murphy, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Policy and Program Development, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Policy and
International Affairs; and Anthony J. Broderick, Associate Administrator,
Regulation and Certification, FAA; and a public witness. 

ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 2 hours of debate on H.R. 4210,
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for increased
economic growth and to provide tax relief for families. At the conclusion of
general debate, the Chair will put the question on adopting the text of H.R.
4210 without further debate. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 4210. The rule makes in order only two other
substitutes, not subject to amendment: First, the text of H.R. 4200, as
modified in section 2 of the rule, to be offered by Representatives Michel and
Archer or their designee and second, the text of H.R. 4287 to be offered by
Representative Rostenkowski or his designee. Section 2 of the rule is the text
of the Archer technical amendment. The Rostenkowski substitute and the
Michel-Archer substitute are each debatable for 1 hour. The test of H.R. 4210
and the two substitutes will be considered under a king-of-the-hill procedure;
if more than one is adopted, only the last substitute adopted will be
considered as having been finally adopted. The rule waives all points of order
against the substitutes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit
without instruction. Testimony was heard from Chairman Rostenkowski and
Representatives Donnelly, Obey, AuCoin, Panetta, Carper, Traficant, Archer,
Michel, Saxton, Ridge, Bilirakis, and Sanders. 

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HAITIAN REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 3844,
Haitian Refugee Protection Act of 1991. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill and makes in order the Judiciary Committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original
bill for purpose of amendment. The rule waives clause 7 of rule XVI against
the substitute. The rule makes in order only the amendments contained in the
report to accompany the rule, to be considered in the order and manner
specified in the report. Each amendment is debatable for 20 minutes equally
divided and controlled. The amendments are not subject to amendment nor 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 Chairman
Brooks and Representatives Mazzoli, Conyers, Smith of Florida, McCollum, and
Shaw. 

DOE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy continued
hearings on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 1993 Authorization, with
emphasis on Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) Program. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 27. 

DOE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on the Department of Energy Fiscal Year 1993 Budget Authorization,
with emphasis on Conservation and Renewable Energy R&D. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

NFS AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held an
oversight hearing on the NSF. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 3. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION BUDGET

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on the Department of Commerce's Technology
Administration Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Commerce: Robert M. White, Under Secretary, Technology
Administration; and John W. Lyons, Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology; and public witnesses. 

PLASTICS RECYCLING PROMISE AND PROBLEMS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Environment and Employment held a
hearing on Plastics Recycling Promise and Problems. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

FIT FOR LIFE: EXERCISE, HEALTH AND AGING

Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on
"Fit for Life: Exercise, Health and Aging". Testimony was heard from Peter
Kaplan, M.D., Director, Physical Functioning and performance, National
Institute on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services; Matthew Guidry,
Deputy Director, President's Council for Physical Fitness and Sports; and
public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on Intelligence Requirements. Testimony was heard from departmental
witnesses. 

The Committee also met in executive session to consider pending business. 



1992/02/26
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 26, 1992; pages D155 - D164 (Bd vol. D71 -
D77)

Committee Meetings

PESTICIDE RESIDUE TOLERANCE

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review risk assessment for establishing
pesticide residue tolerance. Testimony was heard from Linda J. Fisher,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances, EPA; Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, FDA, Public
Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; Daniel D. Haley,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; the following officials
of the GAO: John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,
Community and Economic Development Division; and Peter Guerrero, Associate
Director, Environmental Protection Issues; Margaret McLaughlin, Project
Director and Analyst, Research on Risk Assessment Methodology, OTA; and a
public witness. 

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary, held a hearing on the Attorney General, on the Department of
Justice: General Legal Activities/Radiation Exposure Compensation/Japanese
Redress Program; U.S. Attorneys; and on the U.S. Trustees. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: William P. Barr,
Attorney General; George J. Terwilliger III, Acting Deputy Attorney General;
Harry H. Flickinger, Assistant Attorney General, Administration; Michael J.
Roper, Deputy Assistant Attorney General/Controller; and Adrian A. Curtis,
Director, Budget Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Appalachian Regional Commission. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Appalachian Regional Commission: William Donald
Schaefer, Governor, State of Maryland, States Co-Chairman; and Jacqueline L.
Phillips, Federal Co-Chairman. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Natural Resources. 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 OSHA, and on the Employment Standards Administration. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Labor: Dorothy L.
Strunk, Acting Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health; and Cari
M. Dominguez, Secretary, Employment Standards Administration. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
National Transportation Safety Board. Testimony was heard from Susan M.
Coughlin, Acting Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the following: Federal Supply Service; Federal
Property Resources Services; Federal Property Relocation; Office of the
Inspector General; GSA; General Management and Administration; Allowances and
Office Staff for former Presidents; Presidential Transition; and on the
Information Resources Management Service. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of GSA: Richard G. Austin, Administrator; William R.
Barton, Inspector General; Wolfgang J. Zoellner, Acting Commissioner, Public
Buildings Service; Roger D. Daniero, Commissioner, Federal Supply Service;
Earl E. Jones, Commissioner, Federal Property Resources Service; Thomas J.
Budkholtz, Commissioner, Information Resources Management; Donald E. Scott,
Associate Administrator, Office of FTS2000; and William B. Early, Jr., Acting
Chief Financial Officer. 

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. 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 E. Massey, Director, NSF. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on fiscal year 1993 national
defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Army: Michael P. W. Stone, Secretary; and
Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA, Chief of Staff. 

RTC FUNDING 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing on H.R.
4241, to provide funding for the Resolution Trust Corporation. Testimony was
heard from Richard L. Fogel, Assistant Comptroller General, General Government
Programs, GAO; and public witnesses. 

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COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on H.R. 3160, Comprehensive
Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act (Titles I and II). Testimony was
heard from Joseph A. Dear, Director, Department of Labor and Industries, State
of Washington; John Pompei, Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health
Program, Department of Insurance and Finance, State of Oregon; and public
witnesses. 

FOREIGN FLAGSHIPS EXTENDING COVERAGE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LABOR LAWS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards approved for
full Committee action amended H.R. 1126, to extend the coverage of certain
Federal labor laws to foreign flagships. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION; TOY INJURY REDUCTION ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the reauthorization of the
Consumer Product Safety Commission and H.R. 3809, Toy Injury Reduction Act.
Testimony was heard from Representative Gejdenson; Jacqueline Jones-Smith,
Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; and public witnesses. 

U.N. CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the United Nations Conference
on Environment and Development. Testimony was heard from E.U. Curtis Bohlen,
Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International Environment and Scientific
Affairs, Department of State. 

WESTERN SAHARA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Western
Sahara: A Review of the Changes in the U.N. Peace Plan. Testimony was heard
from John Bolton, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organizations,
Department of State; and public witnesses. 

EMANCIPATION OF THE BAHA 'I COMMUNITY IN IRAN; DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full Committee action H. Con. Res. 156, concerning the
emancipation of the Baha 'i community in Iran. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Developments in Europe. Testimony was
heard from Thomas M.T. Niles, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and
Canadian Affairs, Department of State. 

RETALIATION BY SUMITOMO CORPORATION AGAINST EMPLOYEE WHO TESTIFIED

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on alleged retaliation by Sumitomo Corporation of America
against employee who testified about sexual harassment and discrimination.
Testimony was heard from Kimberly Carraway, former employee of the Sumitomo
Corporation of America; and Kneji Miyhara, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Sumitomo Corporation of America. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
Committee funding requests for the following Committees: Ways and Means;
Judiciary; Public Works and Transportation; Veterans' Affairs; District of
Columbia; Merchant Marine and Fisheries; and Government Operations. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections approved for full
Committee action H.R. 4116, Federal Election Commission Authorization for
Fiscal Year 1993. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Federal Election
Commission: Joan D. Aikens, Chairman; Scott E. Thomas and Trevor Potter, both
Vice Chairmen. 

POST OFFICE INVESTIGATION

Committee on House Administration: Task Force on the House Post Office
Investigation reviewed the procedure, structure and scope of the
investigation. 

The Task Force also approved a confidentiality agreement. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held an oversight hearing on the
Administration's proposed Wetland Policy. Testimony was heard from
Representative Bennett; Carol M. Browner, Secretary, Department of
Environmental Regulation, State of Florida; Patrick R. Ralston, Director,
Department of Natural Resources, State of Indiana; Scott Weiner, Commissioner,
Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, State of New Jersey; Roger
P. Fickes, Chief, Division of Rivers and Wetlands Conservation, Department of
Environmental Resources, State of Pennsylvania; and public witnesses. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on Asbestos Litigation Crisis in
Federal and State Courts. Testimony was heard from William W. Schwarzer,
Director, Federal Judicial Center; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

BUDGET REQUESTS

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 1993 budget request for the Council on
Environmental Quality, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Services. Testimony was heard from Michael R. Deland,
Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; John F. Turner, Director, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and William W. Fox, Assistant
Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department
of Commerce. 

AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT AND PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE PROGRAMS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
continued FAA reauthorization hearings, with emphasis on Airport Improvement
and Passenger Facility Charge Programs. Testimony was heard from Russell B.
Vachon, Director, Aviation Division, Department of Transportation, State of
New York; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 3. 

HIGHWAY QUALITY AND DURABILITY

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Highway Quality and Durability. Testimony was
heard from E. Dean Carlson, Executive Director, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation; Robert B. Oswald, Jr., Director,
Office of Research and Development, Corps of Engineers, Department of the
Army; and public witnesses. 

DOE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment
continued hearings on the Department of Energy Fiscal Year 1993 Budget
Authorization, with emphasis on Environment Safety and Health GAO Review.
Testimony was heard from Victor Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues, Resources,
Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; the following officials of
the Department of Energy: Clyde Frank, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Technology
Development; and Paul L. Ziemer, Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety, and
Health; and a public witness. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on NASA Authorization, with emphasis on Space Station. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of NASA: Arnold Aldrich, Associate
Administrator, Office of Space Systems Development; Col. Ronald J. Grabe,
Commander and Norman E. Thagard, Payload Commander, both with STS-42 Mission. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on Small Business Innovative Research.
Testimony was heard from Keith Fultz, Director, Planning and Reporting,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; Donald Senich,
Division Director, Industrial Science and Technology Innovation, NSF; Ray J.
Arnold, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Commercial Programs, NASA;
and public witnesses. 

VA PROGRAMS BUDGET

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs
held a hearing on the Administration's fiscal year 1993 budget as it affects
the Home Loan Guaranty Program, the National Cemetery System and VA programs
for the Homeless. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Veterans Affairs: Gen. D'Wayne Gray, Chief Benefits Director;
and Allen Clark, Jr., Director, National Cemetery System; representatives of
veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR AND BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAMS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses. 



1992/02/27
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 27, 1992; pages D166 - D181 (Bd vol. D77 -
D85)

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 Justice: General Administration;
Fees and Expenses of Witnesses; Quantico Training Center; Antitrust Division;
Office of Justice Programs; and the Office of the Inspector General. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Harry H.
Flickinger, Assistant Attorney General, Administration; James F. Rill,
Assistant Attorney General; Jimmy Gurule, Assistant Attorney General, Office
of Justice Programs; and Richard J. Hankinson, Inspector General. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on 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; Phyllis M. Cole, Commissioner,
Interstate Commission on The Potomac River Basin; John R. McCarty, U.S.
Commissioner, Susquehanna River Basin Commission; and Irene B. Brooks, U.S.
Commissioner, Delaware River Basin Commission. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior concluded hearings on
Natural Resources. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the following: Mine Safety and Health Administration; the Bureau of
Labor Statistics; Departmental Management; and on the Office of Inspector
General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Labor: William J. Tattersall, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health;
William G. Barron, Deputy Commissioner, Administration and Internal
Operations; Thomas C. Komarek, Assistant Secretary, Administration and
Management; and Julian W. De La Rosa, Inspector General. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Army, Army Reserve, and on the Army National Guard. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Paul W.
Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations and Housing; Maj. Gen. John
F. Sobke, USA, Assistant Chief of Engineers; Brig. Gen. John R. D'Araujo, Jr.,
USA, Deputy Director, National Guard; and Brig. Gen. Roger C. Bultman, USA,
Deputy Chief, Reserve. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Testimony was heard from
Stanford E. Parris, Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, Department of Transportation. 

OPERATION DESERT STORM--NOTIFYING LOST RELATIVES POLICIES

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
Department of Defense, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps policies for notifying
and assisting families who have lost relatives in Operation Desert Storm.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
VAdm. Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN, Chief, Naval Personnel; Lt. Gen. Matthew T.
Cooper, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine
Corps; Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel,
Department of the Air Force; and Millicent W. Woods, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Personnel Support, Families and Education, Office of the Assistant
Secretary, Force Management and Personnel. 

RTC FUNDING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions, Supervision, Regulation and Insurance approved for full
Committee action amended H.R. 4241, to provide funding for the Resolution
Trust Corporation. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported Concurrent Budget Resolution for
fiscal year 1993. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUDICIAL REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 568, District of Columbia
Judicial Reorganization Act of 1991. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on the Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption and Family Services
Act. Testimony was heard from Wade F. Horn, Commissioner, Administration for
Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; Joseph
Delfico, Director, Income Security Issues, GAO; Howard Davidson, Chairman,
U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect; Mary Margaret Oliver, member,
Legislature, State of Georgia; and public witnesses. 

FERTILITY CLINIC SUCCESS RATE AND CERTIFICATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on H.R. 3940, Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from William L. Roper, M.D., Director,
Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services; Richard
F. Kelly, Assistant Director, Service Industry Practices, FTC; and public
witnesses. 

U.N. CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Concluded hearings on the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development and on other environmental issues.
Testimony was heard from Jean Jacques-Yves Cousteau. 

CAMBODIAN PEACE ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and
the Subcommittee Human Rights and International Operations held a joint
hearing on Implementation of the Cambodian Peace Accord. Testimony was heard
from the following officials for the Department of State: Ken Quinn, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, East Asia and the Pacific; and John Wolf, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Organization Affairs. 

LOCAL PARTNERSHIP ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations approved for full Committee action amended H.R.
3601, Local Partnership Act. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported H.R. 4116, Federal
Election Commission Authorization for Fiscal Year 1993. 

The Committee also approved other pending Committee business. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on proposed Fiscal Year 1993 Budget for
the Forest Service. Testimony was heard from F. Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power, and
Offshore Energy Resources held an oversight hearing on Current Drought
Conditions in California. Testimony was heard from Representative Herger; the
following officials of the Department of the Interior: Larry Hancock,
Principal Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Gary Edwards,
Assistant Director, Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Michael
Tillman, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and David Kennedy, Director, Department
of Water Resources, State of California. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration continued oversight hearings on Asbestos Litigation Crisis in
Federal and State Courts. Testimony was heard from Stuart M. Gerson, Assistant
Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice; Linda Fisher,
Assistant Administrator, Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA;
the following officials of the Department of Labor: Nahum Litt, Chief Judge,
Office of Administrative Law Judges; and Lawrence W. Rogers, Director,
Workers' Compensation Program; and a public witness. 

SHIPBUILDING TRADE REFORM ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported amended H.R.
2056, Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1991. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint
oversight hearing on the Santa Clare I arsenic incident. Testimony was heard
from Senator Lautenberg; RAdm. Arthur E. Henn, USCG, Chief, Office of Marine
Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation; Bowdoin Train, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, EPA; David Kennedy, Acting Chief, Hazardous
Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Ocean Service, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; and Phillip G. Ratallick, Director, Division of Air
and Waste Management, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control, State of Delaware. 

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FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on the Civil Service
held a hearing on H.R. 3149, Federal Employees Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Alan McMillan, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor;
Thomas Walker, Real Property Management and Safety, Public Buildings Service,
GSA; Thomas Baca, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Department of
Defense; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Education and
Labor held a joint oversight hearing on Science Education. Testimony was heard
from Lamar Alexander, Secretary of Education; D. Allan Bromley, Director,
Office of Science and Technology Policy; Walter E. Massey, Director, NSF; and
Richard H. Truly, Administrator, NASA.  

DOE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy concluded
hearings on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 1993 Authorization.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
William Happer, Director, Office of Energy Research; James Randolph, Assistant
Secretary, Fossil Energy; and William Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear
Energy. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space continued
hearings on fiscal year 1993 NASA Authorization. Testimony was heard from
Lennard A. Fisk, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Science, NASA. 

Hearings continue March 4. 

U.S. MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 



1992/02/28
Daily Digest - Friday, February 28, 1992; pages D182 - D188 (Bd vol. D85 -
D86)

Committee Meetings

DOE BUDGET

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held a hearing on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 1993
budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Energy: John Bartlett, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management; William Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; and Leo Duffy,
Assistant Secretary, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management. 



1992/03/02
Daily Digest - Monday, March 2, 1992; pages D190 - D194 (Bd vol. D86 - D87)

Committee Meetings 

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 the Office of Labor Management Standards, Pensions and Welfare
Benefits Administration and on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Labor:
Robert M. Guttman and David G. Ball, both Assistant Secretaries; and James B.
Lockhart III, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 

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HOUSING BANKING 

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on Banking met in
executive session to consider pending business. 



1992/03/03
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 3, 1992; pages D196 - D206 (Bd vol. D88 - D93)

Committee Meetings

CROP DISASTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review implementation of the crop
disaster program. Testimony was heard from Representative Chapman; Keith
Bjerke, Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service,
USDA; and public witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Secretary of State and the Department of
State: Salaries and Expenses. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of State: James A. Baker, III, Secretary; and John S.W.
Rogers, Under Secretary, Management. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Army
Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Army: Michael P.W. Stone, Secretary; and Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA,
Chief of Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy: Environment, Safety and Health;
Environmental Restoration and Waste Management; and Defense Nuclear Facilities
and Safety Board. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Energy: Leo P. Duffy, Assistant Secretary, Environmental
Restoration and Waste Management; and Paul L. Ziemer, Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Safety and Health; and the following officials of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: John T. Conway, Chairman; A.J. Eggenberger,
Vice Chairman; John W. Crawford, Jr., and Herbert J.C. Kouts, both members. 

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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing 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 Compensatory Education for the Disadvantaged and School Improvement
Programs. Testimony was heard from John T. MacDonald, Assistant Secretary,
Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. J. William Kime, USCG,
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 U.S. Customs Service. Testimony was heard from
Carol B. Hallett, Commissioner of Customs, 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. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held an
oversight hearing on domestic and international climate change policy.
Testimony was heard from Robert A. Reinstein, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Health and Natural Resources, Department of State; Eileen
Claussen, Director, Office of Atmospheric and Indoor Air Programs, EPA; Fred
Volcansek, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Basic Industries, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce; Howard Gruenspecht, Associate Deputy
Under Secretary, Program Analysis, Office of Domestic and International Energy
Policy, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

PROLIFERATION AND ARMS CONTROL IN THE 1990'S

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control and International
Security and Science held a hearing on Proliferation and Arms Control in the
1990's. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY IN ANGOLA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Africa held a joint hearing on Potential for
U.S. Private Sector Activity in Angola. Testimony was heard from Jeff Davidow,
Acting Assistant Secretary, African Affairs, Department of State; and public
witnesses. 

OVERVIEW--INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
held a hearing on the overview of the 1992 International Narcotics Control
Strategy Report. Testimony was heard from Robert C. Bonner, Administrator,
DEA, Department of Justice; and Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary,
International Narcotics Matters, Department of State. 

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; and Foreign Affairs. 

FAA REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
continued hearings on the FAA reauthorization, with emphasis on FAA Facilities
and Equipment/Air Traffic Control Modernization. Testimony was heard from John
Burt, Executive Director, System Development, FAA, Department of
Transportation; Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 5. 

BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT

Committee on Rules: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3732, Budget Process Reform
Act of 1991. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 3 hours of debate, including 1
hour of Humphrey-Hawkins debate, on H. Con. Res. 287, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1993, 
1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the budget resolution, except for section 606(b) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

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The rule makes in order only the amendments in the nature of a substitute
contained in the Rules Committee report to accompany the rule. The substitutes
will be considered under the king-of-the-hill procedure; if more than one is
adopted, only the last substitute adopted will be considered as finally
adopted. 

The substitutes will be considered in the following order and manner specified
in the report: (1) the Dannemeyer substitute (debatable for 30 minutes), (2)
the Gradison substitute, which, if not offered by Representative Gradison,
will be the pending question after disposition of the Dannemeyer substitute
(debatable for 1 hour); and (3) the Towns and Dellums substitute (debatable
for 8 hours). The substitutes are not subject to amendment. The rule waives
all points of order against the substitutes. 

The rule also makes in order "mathematical consistency" amendments, if
necessary under section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act and if
offered by the Budget Committee chairman. Finally, the rule provides 1 hour of
general debate after disposition of the last substitute. Testimony was heard
from Chairman Panetta and Representatives Bennett, Towns, Dellums, Skelton,
Pelosi, Walters, Gradison, Gingrich, and Sanders. 

NSF

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on the NSF. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
NSF: Walter E. Massey, Director; and Frederick M. Bernthal, Deputy Director. 

INVESTMENT INCENTIVES AND CAPITAL COST

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on Investment Incentives and Capital Cost.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET AND HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's fiscal
year 1993 Health and Human Services budget and the Administration's proposals
on Health Care Reform. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gephardt and
Gradison; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1992/03/04
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 4, 1992; pages D207 - D216 (Bd vol. D93 - D99)

Committee Meetings

PREEMPTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITY UNDER FIFRA

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture held