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
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JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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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.
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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
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LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
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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.
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TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION--ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL
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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.
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FUTURE OF THE U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
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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.
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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
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Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Economic Outlook for 1992.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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BUDGET PROJECTIONS
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Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Budget Projections, Fiscal Years
1993-1997. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO.
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OVERSIGHT
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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.
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EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM EXTENSION
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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.
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URUGUAY ROUND OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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 a hearing to review preemption of local authority
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Testimony was heard from Victor J. Kimm, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of State: Acquisition and
Maintenance of Building; Protection of Foreign Missions; Contributions to
International Organizations; Contributions to International Peacekeeping;
International Conferences and Contingencies; International Boundary and Water
Commission; American Sections International Commissions; and on Russian,
Eurasian and East European Research and Training. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Arthur W. Fort, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Administration; Sheldon J. Krys, Assistant Secretary,
Diplomatic Security; John R. Bolton, Assistant Secretary, International
Organization Affairs; Narendra N. Gunaji, U.S. Commissioner, International
Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. and Mexico; Gordon K. Durnil, Chairman,
U.S. Section, International Joint Commission; Allen C. Kolstad, U.S.
Commissioner, International Boundary Commission; and Douglas P. Mulholland,
Assistant Secretary, Intelligence and Research.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on the U.S. European Command and the U.S. Central Command.
Testimony was heard from Gen. John R. Galvin, USA, Commander, U.S. European
Command; and Gen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMC, Commander, U.S. Central Command.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy: General Science; Basic Energy Sciences;
Fusion; and on Supporting Technology. Testimony was heard from William Happer,
Director, Office of Energy Research, Department of Energy.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on How Does The Administration's
Request Respond To Changes In The World Economy In A Post Cold War World?
Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued hearings 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 American Printing House for the Blind, Gallaudet College, and on
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Special Education, Rehabilitation
Services and Handicapped Research. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Education: Tuck Tinsley III, President,
American Printing House for the Blind; I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet
College; William E. Castle, Director, National Technical Institute for the
Deaf; and Robert R. Davila, Assistant Secretary, Special Education and
Rehabilitation Services.
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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met in
executive session to hold a hearing on the Pacific Basin. Testimony was heard
from Adm. Charles R. Larson, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation concluded hearings
on the Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. J. William Kime, USCG,
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bureau of
Public Debt, Savings Bond Division, Departmental Offices, and on International
Affairs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury: Peter H. Daly, Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing;
Marcus W. Page, Deputy Fiscal Assistant Secretary; Thomas E. Anfinson,
Executive, Director, U.S. Savings Bonds Division; and David M. Nummy,
Assistant Secretary (Management).
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard
from Anthony J. Principi, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 Department of the Navy: H. Lawrence Garrett III, Secretary;
Adm. Frank B. Kelson II, USN, Chief, Naval Operations; and Gen. Carl E. Mundy,
Jr., USMC, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps.
EMERGENCY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4073, to
provide for necessary emergency community development and housing assistance
to stimulate economic growth in the United States.
FAIR TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy and the Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance approved for full
Committee action proposed Fair Trade in Financial Services legislation.
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3698,
Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Improvement Act of 1991.
EPA'S MISMANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION CONTRACTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the EPA's mismanagement of Computer Sciences Corporation
contracts, valued at more than $350 million. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the EPA: John C. Martin, Inspector General; and
Christian R. Holmes, Acting Assistant Administrator for Administration and
Resources Management; and a public witness.
ROLE OF U.S. MILITARY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. National Security Policy:
The Role of the U.S. Military. 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.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations held an oversight hearing on the State Department's Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991 and U.S. Human Rights Policy.
Testimony was heard from Richard Schifter, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights
and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint hearing to
review the 1992 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: South America
and the Andean Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of State: Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International
Narcotics Matters; and Phil McLean, Deputy Assistant Secretary, South America;
John Coleman, Assistant Administrator, Operations, DEA, Department of Justice;
and Louis Dupart, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs,
Department of Defense.
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TRADE PROMOTION AND UNITED STATES-JAPAN TRADE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on United States Government Trade Promotion
and United States-Japan Trade. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Gephardt, Levin of Michigan and Wise; J. Michael Farren, Under Secretary,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; Allan Mendelowitz,
Director, Trade, Energy, and Finance Issues, General Government Divisions,
GAO; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
funding requests for the following Committees: Rules; Permanent Select
Committee on Aging, Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control; Select
Committee on Hunger; Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families; Small
Business; and Armed Services.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials
held an oversight hearing on the Smithsonian Institution. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Smithsonian Institution: Robert McC.
Adams, Secretary; and Thomas D. Blair, Inspector General; and Gary L.
Kepplinger, Associate General Counsel, GAO.
FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held a hearing on H.R. 25, Freedom of Choice Act of 1991. Testimony was heard
from Timothy Flanigan, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal
Counsel, Department of Justice; Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, State of
Connecticut; and public witnesses.
PACIFIC YEW ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, the Subcommittee on Forests, Family
Farms, and Energy of the Committee on Agriculture, and the Subcommittee on
National Parks and Public Lands of the Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs held a joint hearing on H.R. 3836, to provide for the management of
Federal lands containing the pacific yew to ensure a sufficient supply of
taxol, a cancer-treating drug made from the pacific yew. Testimony was heard
from Representative Wyden and DeLauro; Dr. Bruce Chabner, Director, Division
of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and
Human Resources; James Duffus III, Director, Natural Resources, GAO; George M.
Leonard, Associate Chief, Forest Service, USDA; D. Cy Jamison, Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
held a hearing on H.R. 2828, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to
remove the limitations of the authorization of appropriations for the Office
of Government Ethics. Testimony was heard from Bernard L. Ungar, Director,
Federal Human Resource Management Issues, GAO; and Stephen D. Potts, Director,
Office of Government Ethics.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT AND CORPS OF ENGINEERS REORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the
reorganization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Gaydos, Coyne, Santorum, Alexander, Coleman of Missouri,
Lightfoot, Huckaby, Tauzin, Kostmayer, Dorgan of North Dakota, Matsui, Fazio,
Shaw, Gunderson, Thomas of Georgia, Evans, Penny, Hochbrueckner, Bilbray,
Bacchus and Dooley.
Hearings continue March 11.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Subcommittee on Space continued
hearings on the Fiscal Year 1993 NASA Authorization, with emphasis on Space
Transportation. Testimony was heard from the following officials of NASA:
William B. Lenoir, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight; and Arnold
Aldrich, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Systems Development.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND TRADE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on International Standards and Trade. Testimony
was heard from Linda Garcia, Senior Analyst, OTA; and public witnesses.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REFORM ACT
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on SBA's implementation of P.L.
100-656, Minority Business Development Reform Act of 1988. Testimony was heard
from Judy A. England-Joseph, Director, Housing and Community Development
Issues, GAO; and Judith Watts, Associate Administrator, Minority Business
Enterprise and Capital Ownership Development, SBA.
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 Robert D. Reischauer,
Director, CBO; and public witness.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on H.R. 4165,
National Security Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from the following former
officials of the CIA: William E. Colby, Director; and Boby R. Inman, Deputy
Director; and Lt. Gen. William E. Odom, USA (Ret.), former Director, NSA.
1992/03/05
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 5, 1992; pages D218 - D228 (Bd vol. D99 - D105)
Committee Meetings
PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a
hearing to review the Packers and Stockyards Administration and the GAO report
"Oversight of Livestock Market Competitiveness Needs to be Enhanced".
Testimony was heard from Virgil M. Rosendale, Administrator, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, 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 Department of Justice: Immigration and
Naturalization Service; U.S. Marshals Service; and on Support of U.S.
Prisoners. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Justice: Gene McNary, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service;
and Henry E. Hudson, Acting Director, U.S. Marshals Services.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on United States Forces in Korea. Testimony was heard from
Gen. Robert W. Riscassi, USA, Commander-in-Chief, United States Forces in
Korea.
The subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on
Competitive and Cooperative Strategies. Testimony was heard from
representatives of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy: Solar and Renewables; Nuclear Fission;
Nuclear Safety; and on Uranium Supply and Enrichment Activities. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: J. Michael
Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy; William H.
Young, Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; and Steven M. Blush, Director,
Office of Nuclear Safety.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior concluded hearings on
Indian Programs. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Vocational and Adult Education, Research, and Statistics and
Improvement Practice, Impact Aid, and Bilingual and Immigrant Education.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Education: Betsy Brand, Assistant Secretary, Vocational and Adult Education;
Diane S. Ravitch, Assistant Secretary, Educational Research and Improvement
and Counselor to the Secretary; John T. MacDonald, Assistant Secretary,
Elementary and Secondary Education; and Rita Esquivel, Director, Office of
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met in
executive session to hold a hearing on NATO Infrastructure and European
Construction Program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant Secretary (International
Security Policy); and Gen. John R. Galvin, USA, Commander-in-Chief, U.S.
European Command.
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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Research and Special Programs Administration. Testimony was heard from Travis
P. Dungan, Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration,
Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the U.S. Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, and on the Armed Career Criminal Enforcement Program.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: John Magaw, Director, U.S. Secret Service; and Stephen E. Higgins,
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Court of Veterans Appeals. Testimony was heard from
Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals.
CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING REFORM ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Coinage approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3596,
Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1991.
COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Continued hearings on H.R. 3160,
Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act (Titles II and VI).
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRADE ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 4100, Trade Enhancement
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Representative Gephardt; and public
witnesses.
AMTRAK CAPITAL ACQUISITION AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4250, Amtrak Capital
Acquisition and Technology Development Act.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. International Financial
Policy. Testimony was heard from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury.
IMPLICATIONS OF THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM CLARK AND SUBIC BASES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a
hearing on the Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal from Clark and Subic Bases.
Testimony was heard from Adm. Charles R. Larson, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Pacific Command.
AT LARGE IN THE ALPS: FRUSTRATED AMERICAN JUSTICE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on At Large in the Alps: Frustrated
American Justice. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE INDIAN FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held a hearing on H.R. 1322,
Comprehensive Indian Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention and Treatment Act.
Testimony was heard from Senator Daschle; Representatives Bereuter and
Schroeder; the following officials of the Indian Health Service, Department of
Health and Human Services: Michael Lincoln, Deputy Director; and George
Brenneman, M.D., Coordinator, Maternal and Child Health; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; GEORGE MASON MEMORIAL LOCATION
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended the following bills:
H.R. 2926, to amend the act of May 17, 1954, relating to the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial to authorize increased funding for the East St.
Louis portion of the Memorial; and S. 1254, to increase the authorized acreage
limit for the Assateague Island National Seashore on the Maryland mainland.
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The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.J. Res. 402, approving the location
of a memorial to George Mason. Testimony was heard from Representative Moran;
Robert Stanton, Regional Director, National Park Service, National Capital
Region, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held an oversight hearing on the Office of Government
Ethics Regulation on Private Travel Payments. Testimony was heard from William
Sanjour, Policy Analyst, Office of Solid Waste, EPA; Stephen D. Potts,
Director, Office of Government Ethics; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held
an oversight hearing on assessing the need for additional Bankruptcy
Judgeships. Testimony was heard from Representatives Colby and Stearns; Lloyd
D. George, Judge, U.S. District of Nevada; and Paul Mannes, Chief Judge, U.S.
Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland.
FILM DISCLOSURE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary : Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held a hearing on H.R. 3051, Film Disclosure Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from Senator Simpson; Representative Mrazek; and
public witnesses.
FAA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation : Subcommittee on Aviation
concluded hearings on FAA reauthorization, with emphasis on FAA
Operations/Staffing. Testimony was heard from Representative English; Barry L.
Harris, Acting Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; David
Walters, Governor, State of Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology : Subcommittee on Space concluded
hearings on the Fiscal Year 1993 NASA Authorization, with emphasis on Space
Exploration. Testimony was heard from Mike Griffin, Associate Administrator,
Office of Exploration, NASA.
SBA LOAN PROGRAMS AND THE CREDIT CRUNCH
Committee on Small Business : Held a hearing on the impact on the New England
Lending and Recovery Project and the 7(a) program, and H.R. 3304, Disaster
Victim Assistance Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Steven A. Seelig,
Director, Division of Liquidation, FDIC; Mitchell F. Stanley, Associate Deputy
Administrator, Finance, Investment and Procurement, SBA; and a public witness.
HOUSE BANKING REPORT
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct : Met in executive session and
ordered reported a report on its investigation of the House Bank.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET AND HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means : Concluded 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 Gail R. Wilensky,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses.
ELDERLY AND DISABLED--SSA'S FUNDING
Committee on Ways and Means : Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing
to examine projected levels of service to the elderly and disabled under the
SSA's fiscal year 1993 Administration's funding request. Testimony was heard
from Gwendolyn S. King, Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses.
1992/03/06
Daily Digest - Friday, March 6, 1992; pages D230 - D232 (Bd vol. D105 - D106)
Committee Meetings
EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SERVICE PROGRAMS SERVING DISADVANTAGED TEENS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
education, training and service programs that serve disadvantaged teens.
Testimony was heard from Kevin W. Concannon, Director, Department of Human
Resources, State of Oregon; Deanna Phelps, Director, Office of Project
Independence Management, State of Maryland; and public witnesses.
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1992/03/09
Daily Digest - Monday, March 9, 1992; pages D234 - D236 (Bd vol. D106)
Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Department of Energy: Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund; Nuclear
Waste Negotiator; and on the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. Testimony
was heard from John W. Bartlett, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive
Waste Management, Department of Energy; David Leroy, Nuclear Waste Negotiator;
and Don Deere, Chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Student Financial Assistance. Testimony was heard from Carolynn
Reid-Wallace, Assistant Secretary, Postsecondary Education, Department of
Education.
1992/03/10
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 10, 1992; pages D237 - D244 (Bd vol. D106 -
D110)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary met in executive session to hold a hearing on the FBI. Testimony was
heard from William S. Sessions, Director, FBI, Department of Justice.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on the Department of State:
Representation Allowances/Emergency in Diplomatic and Consular
Services/Foreign Service Retirement/American Institute in Taiwan; Asia
Foundation; U.S. Bilateral Science and Technology; International Fisheries
Commission; and on Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of State: Jill E. Kent, Chief Financial Officer;
John P. Becker, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
Pacific Affairs; William P. Fuller, President, The Asia Foundation; Curtis
Bohlen, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs; and Sherman M. Funk, Inspector General.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Air
Force Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Air Force: Donald B. Rice, Secretary; and Gen. Merrill A.
McPeak, USAF, Chief of Staff.
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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met
in executive session to hold a hearing on the Department of Energy: Atomic
Energy Defense Activities. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Energy: Richard A. Claytor, Assistant Secretary, Defense
Programs; and Thomas Hendrickson, Acting Under Secretary and Director, Office
of New Production Reactors; and John H. Birely, Deputy for Military
Applications to the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Atomic Energy,
Department of Defense.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Higher Education, Howard University, Libraries, and on Departmental
Management. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Education: Carolyn Reid-Wallace, Assistant Secretary; Francie Alexander,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Planning, Office of Educational
Research and Improvement; and William D. Hansen, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Management and Budget/Chief Financial Officer; and Franklyn G. Jenifer,
President, Howard University.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Panama Canal Commission. Testimony was heard from Gilberto Guardia,
Administrator, Panama Canal Commission.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the IRS and on the Tax System Modernization
Program. Testimony was heard from Shirley D. Peterson, Commissioner, IRS,
Department of the Treasury; and Howard G. Rhile, Director, General Government
Information Systems, Information Management and Technology Division, GAO.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the EPA. Testimony was heard from William K. Reilly,
Administrator, EPA.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel held a hearing on regional
threats and defense options for the nineties. Testimony was heard from Gen.
Hansford T. Johnson, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
CONTRACTOR LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION ISSUES
Committee on Armed Services: Environmental Restoration Panel held a hearing on
contractor liability and indemnification issues. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Thomas E. Baca, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Environment; and Dennis H. Trosch, Deputy General
Counsel, Acquisition and Logistics; and public witnesses.
FUTURE OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Armed Services: Structure of U.S. Defense Industrial Base Panel
concluded hearings on the future of the defense industrial base, with emphasis
on the impact on the skilled work force that supports the Department as a
result of the defense drawdown, and concepts for conversion of the work force.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FED'S MONETARY POLICY REPORT POSTMORTEM
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on Postmortem on the FED's Monetary Policy
Report. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SAVINGS AND LOAN INDUSTRY
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing on the state
of the Savings and Loan Industry. Testimony was heard from T. Timothy Ryan,
Jr., Director, OTS.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on the Education of the Deaf Act. Testimony was heard from
James Snow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Began markup of H.R. 776, National Energy
Efficiency Act of 1991.
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Will continue tomorrow.
NATIONAL WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on H.R. 3865, National Waste Reduction, Recycling,
and Management Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kostmayer,
Clinger, Ireland, Owens of Utah and Molinari; Don R. Clay, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R.
3168, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for leases of certain lands
for oil and gas purposes (Private oil and gas development on Two Naval Oil
Shale Reserve sites in Colorado; H.R. 3421, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act
to provide for the continuation of certain leases on mineral estates upon the
vesting of a present interest of the United States to such mineral estates;
H.R. 3856, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act with respect to the administration
of certain oil and gas rights; H.R. 4186, Coalbed Methane Development Act of
1992; H.R. 4381, Coal Remining and Reclamation Act of 1992; and H.R. 693,
Federal Coal Equity Act of 1991.
HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, AND ANTIQUITIES ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 4276, to amend the Historic Sites,
Buildings, and Antiquities Act to place certain limits on appropriations for
projects not specifically authorized by law. 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.
NATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held
a hearing on H.R. 3953, National Electromagnetic Fields Research and Public
Information Dissemination Act. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: Paul Ziemer, Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Safety, and Health; and Mike Davis, Assistant Secretary,
Conservation and Renewable Energy; and public witnesses.
FAA AUTHORIZATION R&D
Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness held a hearing on fiscal 1993 FAA Authorization R&D. Testimony
was heard from John A. Burt, Executive Director, System Development, FAA,
Department of Transportation; Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION AND INFORMED COMPLIANCE ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on H.R.
3935, Customs Modernization and Informed Compliance Act. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Peter K.
Nunez, Assistant Secretary, Enforcement; and Carol B. Hallett, Commissioner of
Customs, U.S. Customs Service; J. William Gadsby, Director, Federal Management
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
1992/03/11
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 11, 1992; pages D246 - D254 (Bd vol. D110 -
D115)
Committee Meetings
USDA PESTICIDE PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review Department of Agriculture
pesticide programs. Testimony was heard from 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 JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Resources
Community and Economic Development Information Systems, Information Management
and Technology Division; and public witnesses.
FORESTRY AND TIMBER HARVEST ROTATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review high quality forestry and extended timber harvest
rotations. Testimony was heard from Representatives Unsoeld and Swift; James
C. Overbay, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; and
public witnesses.
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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Justice, Federal Prison System and
the U.S. Parole Commission, and on the Commission on Agricultural Workers, the
USIA, and on the National Endowment for Democracy. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Justice: J. Michael Quinlan,
Director, Bureau of Prisons and Carol Pavilack Getty, Chairman, U.S. Parole
Commission; Henry J. Voss, Director, Commission on Agricultural Workers;
Ambassador Henry Catto, Director, USIA; and Winston Lord, Chairman, National
Endowment for Democracy.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Navy
Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Navy: H. Lawrence Garrett III, Secretary; Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN,
Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC, Commandant,
Marine Corps.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met
in executive session to continue hearings on the Department of Energy: Atomic
Energy Defense Activities. Testimony was heard from Adm. Bruce DeMars, USN,
Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, Department of the Navy; and the following
officials of the Department of Energy: Anthony S. Czajkowski, Acting Director,
Office of Arms Control; Robert W. Daniel, Jr., Director, Office of
Intelligence; George L. McFadden, Director, Office of Security Affairs; and
Glenn S. Podonsky, Director, Office of Security Evaluations.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Does the Administration's
Request Respond to Changes in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe?
Testimony was heard from Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Deputy Secretary, Department
of State.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Health Resources and Services Administration. Testimony was
heard from Robert G. Harmon, M.D., Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on the Navy and the Navy Reserve. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Navy: RAdm. David Battorff, USN,
Naval Facilities, Engineering Command; and RAdm. Wallace Guthrie, Deputy
Director, Navy Reserve.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Testimony was heard from
Jerry R. Curry, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Office of
the Inspector General, Treasury, Financial Management Service, Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center, and on the U.S. Mint. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Brian M. Bruh,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Donald E. Kirkendall,
Inspector General; Russell D. Morris, Commissioner, Financial Management
Service; David M. Nummy, Assistant Secretary, (Management), Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center; and Eugene H. Essner, Acting Director, U.S. Mint.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on the EPA. Testimony was heard from William K. Reilly,
Administrator, EPA.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 1990'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 1990's. Testimony was heard from
Gen. Joseph P. Hoar, USMC, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command.
Hearings continue March 17.
ASSISTED HOUSING PRESERVATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the preservation of assisted housing,
the implementation of the HUD Preservation Program, and H.R. 3483, to amend
title II of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to make
technical corrections providing for the preservation of federally assisted
low-income housing, extend certain rural housing programs. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
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NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended H.R. 776, National
Energy Efficiency Act of 1991.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following: a proposal
supporting the economic and Democratic development of the former Soviet
Republics; a proposal regarding U.N. Peacekeeping Activities; a proposal
supporting implementation of the Salvadoran Peace Accords; a proposal
regarding Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund; H. Res. 391, expressing the
sense of the House of Representatives regarding the signing of the agreements
for a formal cease-fire in El Salvador; a proposed concurrent resolution
congratulating the Government and the people of Venezuela; and a proposed
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to United
States participation in the United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED).
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
continued hearings on the Review of the 1992 International Narcotics Control
Strategy Report: South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Melvyn
Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters; and Donna
Hrinak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs; and John
Coleman, Assistant Administrator, Operations, DEA, Department of Justice.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
OCTOBER SURPRISE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations
Concerning the Holding of Americans as Hostages by Iran in 1980 met to discuss
proposed rules of operation.
THREAT TO DEMOCRACY IN PERU
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on the Threat of the Shining Path to Democracy in Peru and United
States Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts approved for full
Committee action Omnibus Primary Expense Resolution for Standing and Select
Committees in the 2nd session of the 102d Congress.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 2926, to amend the act of May 17, 1954, relating to the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial to authorize increased funding for the East St.
Louis portion of the Memorial; S. 1254, to increase the authorized acreage
limit for the Assateague Island National Seashore on the Maryland mainland;
and S. 870, to authorize inclusion of the tract of land in the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area, California.
RECLAMATION RECREATION ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources held a hearing on H.R. 2368, Reclamation Recreation
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Larry Hancock, Deputy Commissioner,
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2731,
to amend section 2680(c) of title 28, United States Code, to allow Federal
tort claims arising from certain acts of customs or other law enforcement
officers, and to amend section 3724 of title 31, United States Code, to extend
to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to settle claims for damages
resulting from law enforcement activities of the Customs Service.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the following
bills: 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"; H.R.
1685, amended, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a statutory
charter for the operation of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language
Center and to establish a personnel system for the civilian faculty at that
Institute; H.R. 2850, amended, to make technical and conforming changes in
title 5, United States Code, and in the Federal Employees Pay Comparability
Act of 1990; and H.R. 4384, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide
that employees of the Veterans Health Administration excluded from subchapter
II of chapter 75 of such title as a result of the enactment of Public Law
101-376 be restored to coverage under such subchapter.
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FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held an oversight hearing on the Federal Employees' Health
Benefits Program. Testimony was heard from Constance B. Newman, Director, OPM;
Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Federal Human Resource Management Issues, GAO; and
public witnesses.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT AND CORPS OF ENGINEERS REORGANIZATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the
reorganization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony was heard from
Nancy P. Dorn, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Department of
the Army.
Hearings continue March 19.
BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 3 hours of general debate on H.R.
3732, Budget Process Reform Act of 1992. The rule requires the Committee of
the Whole to rise without motion after general debate and provides that no
further action on the bill is in order except pursuant to a future rule or
other order of the House. Testimony was heard from Chairman Conyers and
Representatives Weiss, Edwards of California, Schroeder, Perkins, Andrews of
Maine, McClosky, and Horton.
FAA REAUTHORIZATION R&D
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness concluded hearings on fiscal 1993 FAA Authorization R&D.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; BUDGET REPORT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported amended the following bills:
H.R. 4111, Credit Crunch Relief Act of 1992; and H.R. 3304, Credit Reform Act
of 1992.
The Committee approved budget recommendations for the report to the Committee
on the Budget.
The Committee also considered other pending business.
REPORTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight met and considered the
following reports: Reforms to Improve the Money Laundering Laws and IRS
Undercover Operations; and Reforms to Prevent Violations in the Marketing of
Government Securities.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE PERFORMANCE AND OUTLOOK
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the U.S.
International Trade Performance and Outlook. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Schulze, Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade Representative; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue March 23.
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on H.R. 4165,
National Security Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 17.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUTRITION
Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on the "International Conference on
Nutrition: Development of World Health and Nutrition Policy--Part I."
Testimony was heard from Catherine Bertini, Assistant Secretary, Food and
Consumer Services, USDA; J. Michael McGinnis, M.D., Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Department of
Health and Human Services; Richard Bissell, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of
Research and Development, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency; John Lupien, Director, Food Policy and Nutrition Division, Food and
Agriculture Organization, United Nations; and a public witness.
1992/03/12
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 12, 1992; pages D255 - D262 (Bd vol. D116 -
D121)
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary on Department of Justice: Drug Enforcement Administration; and
Assets Forfeiture Fund; Organized Crime Drug Enforcement, Community Relations
Service; and on the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Robert C. Bonner,
Administrator, DEA; Jeffrey R. Howard, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney
General; Michael W. Carey, Associate Deputy Attorney General; Grace Flores
Hughes, Director, Community Relations Services; and Stanley J. Glod, Chairman,
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Medical
Issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on DOD Medical Programs. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Enrique
Mendez, Jr., Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs); Lt. Gen. Frank F. Ledford,
Jr., USA, 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.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the NRC and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the NRC: Ivan Selin, Chairman;
Kenneth C. Rogers, James R. Curtiss, Forrest J. Remick and E. Gail De Planque,
all Commissioners; and Martin L. Allday, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Department of Energy.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Bureau of Mines and on the Office of Surface Mining. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of the Interior: T.S. Ary, Director,
Bureau of Mines and Harry M. Snyder, Director, Office of Surface Mining.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on NIH-Overview. Testimony was heard from Bernadine P. Healy, M.D.,
Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and on the Air National Guard.
Testimony was heard from James F. Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Installations), Department of the Air Force.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Testimony was
heard from Gordon H. Mansfield, Chairman, Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board.
The subcommittee also concluded hearings on the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration. Testimony was heard from Jerry R. Curry, Administrator,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Secretary of the Treasury. Testimony was
heard from Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported the
following bills: H.R. 4241, Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1992;
and H.R. 4073, amended, Emergency Community Development Act of 1992
THREAT OF THE SHINING PATH TO DEMOCRACY IN PERU--UNITED STATES POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
concluded hearings on the Threat of the Shining Path to Democracy in Peru and
United States Policy, Part II. Testimony was heard from Bernard W. Aronson,
Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs, Department of State.
REVIEW INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force on International Narcotics Control
concluded hearings on the review of the 1992 International Narcotics Control
Strategy Report: Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and
Africa. Testimony was heard from Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary,
International Narcotics Matters, Department of State; and John Coleman,
Assistant Administrator, Operations, DEA, Department of Justice.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following measures: S.
1743, amended, 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; H.J. Res. 402, approving the location of a memorial to George
Mason; and H.R. 3457, amended, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to
designate certain segments of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
HOOVER POWER PLANT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources held a hearing on H.R. 4126, Hoover Power Plant Act
Amendments of 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4412, to amend
title 17, United States Code, relating to fair use of copyrighted works.
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION; U.S. COAST GUARD BUDGET
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on the Panama Canal Commission Fiscal Year 1993
authorization. Testimony was heard from Michael P.W. Stone, Secretary,
Department of the Army and Chairman, Board of Directors, Panama Canal
Commission; and Gilberto F. Guardia, Administrator, Panama Canal Commission.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard Budget for fiscal
year 1993. Testimony was heard from Adm. J. William Kime, USCG, Commandant,
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
PUBLIC SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service held
a hearing on H.R. 2894, to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a
program of Public Service Scholarships. Testimony was heard from Constance B.
Newman, Director, OPM; and a public witness.
ANTI-RECESSION INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Held a hearing on H.R. 4175,
Anti-Recession Infrastructure Jobs Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Jim
Florio, Governor, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 18.
SP-100 SPACE REACTOR POWER SYSTEM PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the SP-100 Space Reactor Power System Program.
Testimony was heard from Mark Gebicke, Director, NASA Issues, GAO; Robert
Rosen, Deputy Associate Administrator, Aeronautics and Space Technology, NASA;
the following officials of the Department of Energy: William H. Young,
Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; and Fenton Carey, Director, Office of
Space; Col. Simon P. Worden, Deputy for Technology, Strategic Defense
Initiative Office, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
NSF NETWORK AND EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on Management of NSF Network and Education. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the NSF: A. Nico Habermann, Assistant Director,
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; and Stephen
S. Wolff, Director, Division of Networking and Communications Research, and
Infrastructure; and public witnesses.
EXPANDING SERVICES FOR PERSIAN GULF WAR AND VIETNAM ERA VETERANS; VETERANS
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment approved for full Committee action H.R. 4342, expanding services
for Persian Gulf war and Vietnam Era veterans.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on veterans employment programs.
Testimony was heard from David S. Ritterpusch, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Veterans Employment and Training, Department of Labor; and representatives of
veterans organizations.
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on private
Health Insurance Reform, including the following bills: H.R. 2121, Health
Insurance Reform Act of 1991; H.R. 1565, Health Equity and Access Reform Today
Act of 1991; and H.R. 3626, Health Insurance Reform and Cost Control Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from Kevin Moley, Deputy Secretary, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
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1992/03/13
Daily Digest - Friday, March 13, 1992; pages D264 - D272 (Bd vol. D121 - D123)
Committee Meetings
DRUGS IN AMERICA'S BOARD AND CARE HOMES
Select Committee on Aging and the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care
held a joint hearing on "Drugs in America's Board and Care Homes: Failure in
Public Policy". Testimony was heard from Joseph F. Delfico, Director, Income
Security Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
1992/03/16
Daily Digest - Monday, March 16, 1992; pages D273 - D276 (Bd vol. D123 - D124)
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Inspector
General Overview, Office of Public Affairs, Congressional Relations, and on
Departmental Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the USDA: Leon Snead, Inspector General; Roger Runningen, Director, Office
of Public Affairs; Franklin E. Bailey Assistant Secretary, Congressional
Relations; and Charles R. Hilty, Assistant Secretary, Administration.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Department of Energy: Power Marketing Administrations.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy;
Robert J. Cross, Administrator, Alaska Power Administration; Randall Hardy,
Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; John A. McAllister, Jr.,
Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration; J.M. Shafer, Administrator,
Southwestern Power Administration; and William H. Clagett, Administrator,
Western Area Power Administration.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the National Cancer Institute. Testimony was heard from Samuel
Broder, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health
and Human Services.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials concluded hearings on H.R. 3865, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal
Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1993 through 1998. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses.
1992/03/17
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 17, 1992; pages D277 - D284 (Bd vol. D124 -
D129)
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Economic Research Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, and on
the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Daniel A. Sumner, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Economics; John E. Lee, Jr., Administrator, Economic Research Service; Charles
E. Caudill, Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service; and James
R. Donald, Chairperson, World Agricultural Outlook Board.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the FTC, Competitiveness Policy Council, and on
the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Testimony was heard from Janet D.
Steiger, Chairman, FTC; C. Fred Bergsten, Chairman, Competitiveness Policy
Council; and Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade Representative.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Defense
National Capital Area Facilities Plan. Testimony was heard from David O.
Cooke, Director, Administration and Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Defense.
The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on RDT&E
Navy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition; VAdm. J. Guy Reynolds, USN, Director, Test, Evaluation and
Technology Requirements; and RAdm. William C. Miller, USN, Chief of Naval
Research.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Department of Energy: Departmental Administration. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Linda G.
Stuntz, Acting Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of Domestic and
International Energy Policy; John J. Easton, Jr., General Counsel; and Melva
G. Wray, Director, Office of Minority and Economic Impact.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on What Are The Changes in
Demographic Realities, and How Does The Administration's Request Address These
Changes? Testimony was heard from Princeton N. Lyman, Director, Bureau for
Refugee Programs, Department of State; and Ronald W. Roskens, Administrator,
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, the Institute of American
Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, and on the Indian
Gaming Commission. Testimony was heard from Senator Hatfield, Co-Chair,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission; Kathryn Harris Tijerina,
President, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development; and Anthony J. Hope, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National
Institute of Dental Research, and on the National Institute of Diabetes,
Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Claude Lenfant,
M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Harald Loe, M.D.,
Director, National Institute of Dental Research; and Phillip Gorden, M.D.,
Director, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Federal Highway Administration. Testimony was heard from Thomas D. Larson,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the White House Office, Office of Administration,
Compensation of the President, Official Residence of the Vice President,
Special Assistance to the President, and on Unanticipated Needs. Testimony was
heard from Paul W. Bateman, Deputy Assistant to the President for Management,
and Director, Office of Administration.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 90's. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. Leon A. Edney, USN,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command; and Gen. George A. Joulwan, USA,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on the military construction portion of the fiscal
year 1993 national defense authorization request. 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 Sobke, USA,
Assistant Chief of Engineers; Brig. Gen. John R. D'Arujo, Deputy Director,
Army National Guard; and Brig. Gen. Roger C. Bultman, Deputy Chief, Army
Reserve.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on the
operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on an overview of Department of Defense
operation and maintenance. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: John A. Flinn, Director, Operations Programs,
Office of the Comptroller; Brig. Gen. Josue Robles, Jr., USA, Director, Army
Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management, Department
of the Army; RAdm. William J. Hancock, USN, Director, Operations, Office of
the Comptroller of the Navy; Brig. Gen. Joseph D. Stewart, USMC, Director,
Logistics, Plans, Policies and Strategic Mobility, U.S. Marine Corps; and Maj.
Gen. Robert F. Swarts, USAF, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Department of
the Air Force.
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Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials held a hearing on the seapower-related procurement portion
of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on mine warfare. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: VAdm. Robert K.U. Kihune, Assistant Chief of Naval
Operations (Surface Warfare); Lt. Gen. Henry C. Stackpole, III, USMC, Deputy
Chief of Staff; Plans, Policies and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps; and RAdm.
John D. Pearson, USN, Commander, Mine Warfare Command; Norman J. Rabkin,
Associate Director, National Security and International Affairs Division GAO;
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 24.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education held an
oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the Office of Educational Research
and Improvement. Testimony was heard from Diane Ravitch, Assistant Secretary,
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on Developments in the Middle East. Testimony was heard from Edward
P. Djerejian, Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: S. 1182, to transfer
jurisdiction of certain public lands in the State of Utah to the Forest
Service; and S. 452, to authorize a transfer of administrative jurisdiction
over certain land to the Secretary of the Interior. Testimony was heard from
Mark Reimers, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and Michael J. Penfold,
Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
MERCHANT MARINER'S DOCUMENTS FOR PERSONNEL; VESSEL REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4394, to expand the
requirements for merchant mariner's documents for personnel on tugs, towboats,
and barges; and H.R. 3942, to amend title 14, United States Code, to establish
requirements for manning and watches on towing vessels. Testimony was heard
from Capt. Frederic J. Grady, USCG, Merchant Vessel Personnel Division, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
COMMUTER AIRLINE SAFETY
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on Commuter Airline Safety. Testimony was heard from Susan M.
Coughlin, Acting Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; Anthony J.
Broderick, Associate Administrator, Regulation and Certification, FAA,
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
INTER-AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science and the
Subcommittees on Western Hemisphere Affairs and International Economic Policy
and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs held a joint hearing on H.R.
3215, Inter-American Scientific Cooperation Act of 1991. Testimony was heard
from John Boright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Science and Technology,
Department of State; Frederick Bernthal, Deputy Director, NSF; Bradshaw
Langmaid, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Research and Development, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
DELINQUENT TAX DEBT COLLECTION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the collection of delinquent tax debt owed by taxpayers that have
contracts with the Federal Government, and the 1992 IRS tax return filing
season. Testimony was heard from Jennie S. Stathis, Director, General
Government Division, GAO; and the following officials of IRS, Department of
the Treasury: Michael Dolan, Senior Deputy Commissioner; David G. Blattner,
Chief Operations Officer; and Philip Brand, Chief Financial Officer.
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NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on H.R. 4165,
National Security Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Stansfield Turner,
former Director, CIA; Mark M. Lowenthal, Senior Specialist in U.S. Foreign
Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and Roy Godson,
Professor of Government, Georgetown University.
Hearings continue March 19.
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Committee Meetings
PESTICIDE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research and
Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review H.R. 3742, Pesticide Safety
Improvement Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on
Agricultural Cooperative Service, Packers and Stockyards Administration,
Agricultural Marketing Service, and on the Federal Grain Inspection Service.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: John Frydenlund,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services; Randall E.
Torgerson, Administrator, Agricultural Cooperative Service; Virgil Rosendale,
Administrator, Packers and Stockyards Administration; Daniel D. Haley,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service; and John C. Foltz,
Administrator, Federal Grain Inspection Service.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Maritime Administration, International Trade
Commission, Civil Rights Commission and on the SEC. Testimony was heard from
Capt. Warren G. Leback, USCG, Administrator, Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation; Don E. Newquist, Chairman, U.S. International
Trade Commission; Arthur A. Fletcher, Chairman, Commission on Civil Rights;
and Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Ammunition Procurement, Army. Testimony was heard from
Brig. Gen. William J. Schumacher, USA, Deputy for Ammunition, Office of
Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research, Development and Acquisition.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Operation and Maintenance Overview.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
John Flinn, Director, Operations Programs, Office of the Comptroller; Brig.
Gen. Joshue Robles, Jr., USA, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Army
Budget; RAdm. William J. Hancock, USN, Director, Operations Division, Office
of Budget and Reports; Brig. Gen. Joseph D. Stewart, USMC, Director,
Logistics, Plans, Policy and Strategic Mobility Division; and Maj. Gen. Robert
F. Swarts, USAF, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing in the TVA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
TVA: Marvin Runyon, Chairman; John B. Waters and William H. Kennoy, both
Directors.
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Has The Administration's
International Anti-Drug Program Been Effective? Testimony was heard from
Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters,
Department of State.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and on the National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services:
Murray Goldstein, M.D., Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, the National Institute of
Allergy and Infections Diseases, and James B. Snow, Jr., M.D., Director,
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Overview, Rescissions,
Supplemental, and on Defense Agencies Programs. Testimony was heard from Sean
C. O'Keefe, Comptroller, Department of Defense.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Federal Railroad Administration. Testimony was heard from Gilbert E.
Carmichael, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of
Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special
Counsel, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and on the Committee for Purchases
from the Blind and Handicapped. Testimony was heard from Daniel R. Levinson,
Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board; Kathleen Day Koch, Special Counsel,
U.S. Office of Special Counsel; Jean McKee, Chairman, Federal Labor Relations
Authority; and Ira L. Kemp, Chairman, Committee for Purchase from the Blind
and Other Severely Handicapped.
VA--HUD--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA--HUD--Independent Agencies
held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Richard H. Truly,
Administrator, NASA.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel met in executive session to
continue hearings on regional threats and defense options for the 90's, with
emphasis on the Administration's seven scenarios for use in force planning and
budgeting for future years. Testimony was heard from Lt. Gen. Edwin S. Leland,
Jr., USA, Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Department of Defense.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel met in executive session to hold a hearing on the Department of Energy
defense programs portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on the Department of Energy budget.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
Richard Claytor, Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs; George McFadden,
Director, Office of Security Affairs; and Anthony F. Czajkowski, Acting
Director, Office of Arms Control; Albert Narath, Director, Sandia National
Laboratory; John Nuckolls, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory;
and Siegfried Hecker, Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Defense civilian
employment. Testimony was heard from Paul Jones, Director, Defense Force
Management Issues, GAO; Robert S. Silberman, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Force Management and Personnel, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses.
Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
FOOD STAMP TRAFFICKING--FOOD STAMP ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Policy
Research and Insurance, the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Energy of the Committee on Small Business, and the
Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the
Committee on Agriculture held a joint hearing on Food Stamp Trafficking and
the Food Stamp Electronic Benefit Transfer Program. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the USDA: Craig L. Beauchamp, Assistant Inspector
General, Investigations, Office of the Inspector General; and Catherine A.
Bertini, Assistant Secretary, Food and Consumer Services; and public
witnesses.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education continued oversight hearings on the National Council on
Education Standards and Testing report: Raising Standards for American
Education. Testimony was heard from David Kearns, Deputy Secretary, Department
of Education; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education continued
oversight hearings on reauthorization of the Office of Educational Research
and Improvement. Testimony was heard from Linda Morra, Director, Education and
Employment Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
HOSPITAL INDUSTRY'S FINANCIAL PRACTICES AND VIABILITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing concerning the hospital industry's financial practices and
viability. Testimony was heard from Richard P. Kusserow, Inspector General,
Department of Health and Human Services; Frank Reilly, Director, Human
Resource Information Systems, Information Management and Technology Division,
GAO; and a public witness.
POLICY TOWARD CUBA; CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on United States Policy Toward
Cuba and on H.R. 4168, Cuban Democracy Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from
Senator Graham; Representatives Burton of Indiana, Engel and Smith of Florida.
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA--ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and the Subcommittee on
International Economic Policy and Trade held a joint hearing on the Role of
the Private Sector in Development in Africa. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency:
John Hicks, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa, AID; and James D. Berg,
Executive Vice President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and public
witnesses.
DEMOCRACY BUILDING--FORMER SOVIET UNION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations held a
hearing on Democracy Building in the Former Soviet Union. Testimony was heard
from Representatives McCurdy and Lagomarsino; and public witnesses.
MISUSE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
continued hearings on Misuse of Community Development Block Grant Program,
Part II. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Housing and Urban Affairs: Chris Greer, Assistant Inspector General, Audit;
and Anna Kondratas, Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development;
and public witnesses.
DRAFT REPORT; TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT--EPA'S IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources approved for full Committee action the following draft
report entitled: "Misplaced Trust: The Bureau of Indian Affairs Mismanagement
of the Indian Trust Fund."
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on EPA's implementation of the Toxic
Substances Control Act. Testimony was heard from Richard L. Hembra, Director,
Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, GAO; and Linda J. Fisher, Assistant Administrator,
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA.
U.S. AERONAUTICS INDUSTRY FEDERAL SUPPORT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Activities and
Transportation held a hearing on Federal Support for U.S. Aeronautics
Industry. Testimony was heard from Mark Gebicke, Director, NASA Issues, GAO;
Richard Peterson, Associate Administrator, Office of Aeronautics, Exploration
and Technology, NASA; Julie Gorte, OTA; and public witnesses.
GOVERNMENT SECRECY AFTER THE COLD WAR
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on Government Secrecy After the Cold War. Testimony
was heard from Senator Metzenbaum; Representative Hamilton; the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Nina Stewart, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence; Steve
Garfinkel, Director, Information Security Oversight Office; and Leon J.
Schachter, Director, Directorate for Industrial Security Clearance Review;
Gary Foster, Director, Office of Public and Agency Information, CIA; and
public witnesses.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
measures: S. 1743, amended, 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; H.J.Res. 402, approving the location
of a memorial to George Mason; and H.R. 3457, amended, to amend the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Delaware River in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey as components of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on the FBI's Authorization request for fiscal year
1993. Testimony was heard from William S. Sessions, Director, FBI, Department
of Justice.
Hearings continue March 20.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
continued oversight hearings on Competition Policy in the Telecommunications
Industry: A Comprehensive Approach. Testimony was heard from James F. Rill,
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; Alfred
C. Sikes, Chairman, FCC; Thomas J. Sugrue, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Communications and Information, Department of Commerce; Hubert H. Humprey,
III, Attorney General, State of Minnesota; and a public witness.
INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN PROTECTION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held an oversight hearing on the
Administration's new proposal to promote international dolphin protection.
Testimony was heard from Curtis Bohlen, Assistant Secretary, Oceans
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State; and
public witnesses.
ANTI-RECESSION INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Continued hearings on H.R. 4175,
Anti-Recession Infrastructure Jobs Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Kurt
Schmoke, Mayor, Baltimore, Maryland; and public witnesses.
CONGRESSIONAL QUESTION PERIOD
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H.Res. 155, to establish a congressional
question period for members of the President's Cabinet on the first Tuesday of
each month during the present Congress. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Gejdenson, Fascell, Horton; and public witnesses.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science approved
for full Committee action amended H.R. 2936, Technical Education and Training
Act of 1991.
NASA PROCUREMENT REFORM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and the
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a joint hearing on NASA
Procurement Reform. Testimony was heard from Mark Gebicke, Director, NASA
Issues, GAO; the following officials of NASA: Lewis Rinker, Deputy Inspector
General; and Darleen Druyan, Associate Administrator, Office of Procurement;
Allan Burman, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and
public witnesses.
IMPACT OF JUDICIAL REVIEW ON VA
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and
Insurance held a hearing on the impact of judicial review on VA. Testimony was
heard from Anthony J. Principi, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans
Affairs; and representatives of veterans' organizations.
FUTURE OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN IRAQ
Select Committee on Hunger: International Task Force held a hearing on "The
Future of Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq". Testimony was heard from
Representative Bonior; Melinda Kimble, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
International Organizations, Department of State; and public witnesses.
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Committee Meetings
PESTICIDE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture concluded hearings to review H.R. 3742, Pesticide Safety
Improvement Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CHALLENGE COST-SHARE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review H.R. 4375, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture
to enter into challenge cost-share agreements. Testimony was heard from F.
Dale Robertson, Chief Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and on the Food Safety and
Inspection Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: Jo Ann Smith, Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services;
Robert B. Melland, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;
and H. Russell Cross, Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of Commerce: General
Administration; Inspector General; and on Minority Business Development
Agency, the FCC, Japan-United States Friendship Commission and on the United
States Travel and Tourism Administration. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Commerce: Preston Moore, Assistant
Secretary, Administration; Frank DeGeorge, Inspector General; Joe Lira,
Director, Minority Business Development Agency; and John Keller, Under
Secretary, Travel and Tourism; Alfred C. Sikes, Chairman, FCC; and John Makin,
Chairman, Japan-United States Friendship Commission.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on RDT&E, Defense Agencies. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Vic Reis, Director, Defense
and Research Engineering/USD (A); and Gary L. Denman, Acting Director, Defense
Advanced Research Projects.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on National Guard Programs and Reserve
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway, USAF, Chief of National Guard Bureau;
Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA, Director, Army National Guard; Maj. Gen.
Philip G. Killey, USAF, Director, Air National Guard; Maj. Gen. Roger W.
Sandler, USA, Chief, Army Reserve; RAdm. James B. Taylor, USN, Director, Naval
Reserve; Maj. Gen. Mitchell J. Waters, USMC, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff,
Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and Maj. Gen. John J. Closner, III, USAF, chief
of Air Force Reserve.
FOREIGN APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on How Does The Administration's
Request Support U.S. Economic Interests? Testimony was heard from Eugene
Lawson, First Vice President and Vice Chairman, Board of Directors,
Export-Import Bank; and the following officials of the U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency: James D. Berg, Executive Vice President,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Jose E. Martinez, Director, Trade and
Development Program; and Scott Spangler, Associate Administrator, Operations,
AID.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Institute of Museum Services, Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars, Indian Education, and Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
Testimony was heard from Susannah Simpson Kent, Director, Institute of Museum
Services; Charles Blitzer, Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars; John T. McDonald, Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary
Education, Department of Education; and Richard A. Hauser, Chairman,
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the
National Institute on Aging, and on the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health
Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of NIH,
Department of Health and Human Services: Duane Alexander, M.D., Director,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Gene D. Cohen, M.D.,
Acting Director, National Institute on Aging; and Enoch Gordiss, M.D.,
Director, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Amtrak. Testimony was heard from W. Graham Claytor, Jr., Chairman, National
Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); and Gilbert E. Carmichael,
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Federal Election Commission, National
Archives and Records Administration, Administrative Conference of the United
States, and on the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Testimony was heard from Scott E. Thomas, Vice Chairman, FEC; Don W. Wilson,
Archivist of the United States; Robert Swain Ross, Jr., Acting Chairman,
Administrative Conference of the United States; and Robert B. Hawkins, Jr.,
Chairman, The Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on NASA. Testimony was heard from Richard H. Truly,
Administrator, NASA.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 90's. Testimony was heard from
Gen. Carl W. Stiner, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command,
Department of Defense.
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Hearings continue March 24.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Air
Force programs. Testimony was heard from the Department of the Air Force:
James F. Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations; Gary Vest,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health; Gary
S. Flora, Acting Civil Engineer, Headquarters, USAF; Brig. Gen. Wallace W.
Whaley, USAF, Deputy to the Chief, Air Force Reserve; and Brig. Gen. Donald W.
Shepperd, USAF, Assistant Director, Air National Guard.
Hearings continue March 25.
FHA MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE FUND
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the Federal Housing Administration's
(FHA) Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. Testimony was heard from Jack Kemp,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
STRATEGIES FOR CONTROL OF GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on strategies for control of greenhouse emissions. Testimony
was heard from Richard D. Morgenstern, Assistant Administrator, Office of
Planning and Evaluation, EPA; Howard K. Gruenspecht, Associate Deputy Under
Secretary, Program Analysis, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
BILLING PRACTICES OF CH2M HILL, INC.
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on egregious billing practices of EPA Superfund Contractor,
CH2M Hill. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the EPA: John
C. Martin, Inspector General; and Christian R. Holmes, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Administration and Resources Management; J. Dexter Peach,
Assistant Comptroller General, Resources, Community, and Economic Development
Division, GAO; and a public witness.
COMPETITIVENESS AND FDA PLANS FOR REFORMING DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Competitiveness and FDA Plans
for Reforming the Drug Approval Process. Testimony was heard from David A.
Kessler, M.D., Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and
a public witness.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported amended H. Res. 379,
providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for the expenses of
investigations and studies by standing and select committees of the House in
the 2d session of the 102d Congress.
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.
4276, Historic Sites Selection Reform Act of 1992; H.R. 3665, amended, Little
River Canyon National Preserve Act of 1991; and S. 749, to rename and expand
the boundaries of the Mound City Group National Monument in Ohio.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on authorization request for U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights: Arthur A. Fletcher, Chairman; and Russell G.
Redenbaugh, Commissioner.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held an
oversight hearing on the Rights of Police Officers during Internal
Investigations. Testimony was heard from Representative Reed; and public
witnesses.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on H.R. 4484, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993
for the Maritime Administration. Testimony was heard from Warren G. Leback,
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Hansford T. Johnson,
USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command, Office of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff; and VAdm. Francis R. Donovan, USN, Commander, Military
Sealift Command, Department of the Navy; and representatives of the State
Maritime Academies.
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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AMENDMENT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2828, Office of Government
Ethics Amendment of 1991.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT AND REORGANIZATION OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
continued hearings on the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the
reorganization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Brooks, Hopkins, Anthony, Visclosky, Traficant, Pickett,
Pursell, and Laughlin; Meyera E. Oberndorf, Mayor, City of Virginia Beach,
State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 25.
HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 2 hours of debate on H.R. 3553,
Higher Education Amendments of 1992. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order a substitute
consisting of the text of H.R. 4471, as modified by the amendment printed in
the report to accompany the rule, as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment. The substitute will be considered by title with each title
considered as read. All points of order against the substitute as modified are
waived. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the
Congressional Record prior to consideration of the bill and pro forma
amendments for purposes of debate. The rule also provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
Finally, the rule provides a hook-up to the Senate companion bill, S. 1150.
The rule makes it in order--after passage of H.R. 3553--to consider S. 1150 in
the House, to move to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in the
provisions of H.R. 3553 as passed the House, and to move to insist on the
House amendment and request a conference. All points of order against the
motion to strike and insert are waived. Testimony was heard from Chairman Ford
and Representatives Unsoeld, Mink, Panetta, Wise, Waters, and Coleman of
Missouri.
CONFERENCE REPORT--INCREASED ECONOMIC GROWTH, TAX RELIEF FOR FAMILIES
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report 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, and against its consideration. The rule also provides that the
conference report will be considered as read.
EPA--ROLE OF SCIENCE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on the Role of
Science at the EPA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
EPA: William K. Reilly, Administrator; and Erich Bretthauer, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Research and Development; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL, MITIGATION, AND COMPETITIVENESS
RESEARCH ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy approved
for full Committee action the National Energy Security, Environmental
Mitigation, and Competitiveness Research Act of 1992.
NATIONAL ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment
approved for full Committee action the National Energy, Environment and
Competitiveness Research Act of 1992.
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held a hearing on veterans employment programs. Testimony was heard
from David S. Ritterpusch, Acting Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment
and Training, Department of Labor; Gen. D'Wayne Gray, Chief Benefits Director,
Department of Veterans Affairs; the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Millicent Woods, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Personnel Support,
Families and Education); Brig. Gen. Patricia R. P. Hickerson, USA, Adjutant
General, Department of the Army; RAdm. S. Frank Gallo, USN, Deputy Chief,
Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy; Maj. Gen. William J. Porter, USAF,
Director, Personnel Programs; and Brig. Gen. Richard I. Neal, USMC, Director,
Manpower Plans and Policies Division, U.S. Marine Corps; Thomas Hines,
Executive Deputy Commissioner of Labor, Department of Labor, State of New
York; Charles O. Middlebrooks, Assistant Secretary, Department of Economic and
Employment Development, State of Maryland; Robert E. David, Executive
Director, Employment Security Commission, State of South Carolina; and
representatives of veterans organizations.
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NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on H.R. 4165,
National Security Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 26.
1992/03/20
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Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
continued oversight hearings on the FBI's Authorization Request for Fiscal
Year 1993, with emphasis on Identification Division. Testimony was heard from
Lawrence K. York, Identification Division, FBI, Department of Justice.
1992/03/24
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 24, 1992; pages D318 - D330 (Bd vol. D145 -
D153)
Committee Meetings
1990 FARM BILL IMPLEMENTATION, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the Department of Agriculture's
implementation of the Rural Development Title of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. Testimony was heard from Roland R.
Vautour, Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development, USDA.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on the FDA. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: David A. Kessler, M.D., Commissioner, FDA; and James D. Mason, M.D.,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
On March 23, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
Roland R. Vautour, Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development; and
James E. Cason, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of Commerce: NOAA, the Patent and
Trademark Office, and the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Commerce: John A. Knauss, Under Secretary, Oceans and
Atmosphere; Harry F. Manbeck, Jr., Assistant Secretary and Commissioner,
Patents and Trademark; and Thomas J. Sugrue, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Smithsonian Institution. Testimony was heard from Robert McC. Adams,
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution.
On March 23, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the Office of the Secretary,
Solicitor, and the Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Interior: John E. Schrote, Assistant
Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget; Thomas L. Sansonetti, Solicitor; and
James R. Richards, Inspector General.
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LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and on the
National Center for Research Resources. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Lawrence E.
Shulman, M.D., Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases; Ruth Krischstein, M.D., Director, National Institute of
General Medical Sciences; and Robert A. Whitney, Jr., Director, National
Center for Research Resources.
On March 23, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences and the National Eye Institute. Testimony was
heard from following officials of the NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services: Kenneth Olden, M.D., Director, National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences and Carl Kupfer, M.D., Director, National Eye Institute.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 1990'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options. Testimony was heard from Gen. John R.
Galvin, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command.
Hearings continue March 26.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development and the
Subcommittee on Space of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held
a joint hearing on research, development, test, and evaluation portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
space transportation, specifically launch systems. Testimony was heard from
Martin C. Faga, Assistant Secretary, Space, Department of the Air Force; Roy
S. Estess, Special Assistant to the Administrator, NASA; and a public witness.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued on the seapower-related procurement portion of
the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
the sealift acquisition plan. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Navy: Ronald K. Kiss, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Ship Programs; and RAdm. Richard D. Milligan, USN, Director, Office of Budget
and Reports.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on the reauthorization of Housing and
Community Development Programs. Testimony was heard from Jack Kemp, Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development; and La Verne Ausman, Administrator, Farmers
Home Administration, USDA.
Hearings continue March 26.
STATE OF NEW COLUMBIA
Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education
held a hearing on H.R. 2482, to provide for the admission of the State of New
Columbia into the Union. Testimony was heard from Steven R. Valentine, Deputy
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue March 26.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials continued markup of H.R. 3865, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993 through 1998.
Will continue tomorrow.
On March 23, the Subcommittee began markup of this legislation.
ARMS RESTRAINT POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science and the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a
joint hearing on Arms Restraint Policy. Testimony was heard from Reginald
Bartholomew, Under Secretary, International Security Affairs, Department of
State.
INDIAN HEALTH AMENDMENTS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held a hearing on H.R. 3724, Indian
Health Amendments of 1991. Testimony was heard from Everett R. Rhoades, M.D.,
Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses.
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SPOTTED OWL CRISIS--ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands, Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy of the
Committee on Agriculture, and the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife
Conservation and the Environment of the Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries held a joint oversight hearing on the Administration's response to
the Spotted Owl Crisis. Testimony was head from Senator Gorton; D. Cy Jamison,
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and John
Beuter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment,
USDA.
TRUCKING INDUSTRY REGULATORY ISSUES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on several regulatory issues affecting the
trucking industry, including the following: Intrastate Deregulation (H.R.
1064, H.R. 3221, H.R. 4334, H.R. 4335, H.R. 4392, and H.R. 4406); Negotiated
Rates (H.R. 3705, S. 1675, H.R. 4406, and other related matters); and
Overweight Containers (H.R. 3598, and other related matters). Testimony was
heard from Representatives Packard and Hastert; the following officials of the
ICC: Edward J. Philbin, Chairman; Gail C. McDonald, Vice Chairman; Karen
Borlaug Phillips, J.J. Simmons, II, and Edward M. Emmett, all Commissioners;
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 31.
DOE UNCOSTED OBLIGATIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Department of Energy Uncosted Obligations.
Testimony was heard from Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and Elizabeth E.
Smedley, Controller, Department of Energy.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE PERFORMANCE AND OUTLOOK
Committee on Ways and Means: On March 23, the Subcommittee on Trade continued
hearings on the U.S. International Trade Performance and Outlook, with
emphasis on the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts sector. Testimony was
heard from Senator Riegle; Representatives Levin of Michigan and Kaptur; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue March 30.
1992/03/25
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 25, 1992; pages D331 - D340 (Bd vol. D154 -
D159)
Committee Meetings
IMPACT OF REGULATION E--ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer
Relations, and Nutrition held a hearing to review the impact of Regulation E
of the Electronic Transfers Act on the Food Stamp Electronic Benefits Transfer
delivery systems. Testimony was heard from Janice G. Lilja, Director, Office
of Analysis and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Russell Morris,
Commissioner, Financial Management Service, Department of the Treasury; and
public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on
Agricultural Research Service, Cooperative State Research Service, the
Extension Service, and on the National Agricultural Library. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the USDA: R. Dean Plowman,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service; Harry C. Mussman, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Science and Education; John Patrick Jordan,
Administrator, Cooperative State Research Service; Myron D. Johnsrud,
Administrator, Extension Service; and Maria G. Pisa, Assistant Director,
Policy and Planning, National Agricultural Library.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Secretary of Commerce, Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Holiday Commission and on the Legal Services Corporation. Testimony was heard
from Barbara H. Franklin, Secretary of Commerce; Coretta Scott King, Chairman,
Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Commission; and the following officials of
the Legal Services Corporation: George Wittgraf, Chairman; Guy Molinari, Vice
Chairman; and John P. O'Hara, President.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Weapons and Other Procurement, Navy, Aircraft
Procurement, Army/Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: RAdm. David
S. Bill, III, USN, Director, Surface Combat Systems Division; RAdm. Richard D.
Milligan, USN, Director, Fiscal Management Division, Chief of Naval
Operations; and Brig. Gen. John Longhouser, USA, Assistant Deputy of Systems
Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research,
Development and Acquisition).
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Secretary of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Manuel Lujan, Jr.,
Secretary of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on National Center for Nursing Research, the National Center for Human
Genome Research, and on the National Library of Medicine. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services:
Ada Sue Hinshaw, M.D., Director, National Center for Nursing Research; James
Dewey Watson, M.D., Director, National Center for Human Genome Research; and
Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D. Director, National Library of Medicine.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction concluded
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Executive Residence at the White House,
National Critical Materials Council, United States Tax Court, Office of
Government Ethics, and on the Office of Policy Development. Testimony was
heard from Robert G. Stanton, Regional Director, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; T.S. Ary, Executive Director, National Critical
Materials Council; Arthur L. Nims, III, Chief Judge, U.S. Tax Court; Stephen
D. Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics; and Roger B. Porter,
Assistant to the President, Economic and Domestic Policy, Office of Policy
Development.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on FEMA. Testimony was heard from Wallace E. Stickney,
Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Navy
and Marine Corps programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Navy: Jacqueline E. Schafer, Assistant Secretary,
Installations and Environment; RAdm. David E. Bottorff, USN, Commander, Naval
Facilities Engineering Command; RAdm. Wallace N. Guthrie, USN, Deputy
Director, Naval Reserve; and Brig. Gen. John C. Arick, USMC, Director,
Facilities and Services Division, Headquarters, USMC.
Hearings continue April 1.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development held a joint hearing
on procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation portions of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Army
programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Army: Stephen K. Conver, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition; George T. Singley, III, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Research and
Technology; and Maj. Gen. Richard D. Beltson, USA, Deputy, Systems Management.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on research, development, test, and evaluation portion of
the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
Navy programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary, Research,
Development and Acquisition; VAdm. J. Guy Reynolds, USN, Director, Test and
Evaluation and Technology Requirements; and RAdm. William C. Miller, USN,
Chief, Naval Research.
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Hearings continue April 1.
CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING REFORM ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Concluded markup of H.R.
3596, Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1991.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on "Linking Schools to Work".
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
held a hearing on H.R. 4443, to amend the U.S. Institute of Peace Act to
establish the Spark M. Matsunaga Scholars Program. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the U.S. Institute of Peace: Elspeth Davies Rostow,
Chairman of the Board; Samuel W. Lewis, President; Rev. Theodore Hesburgh and
Allen Weinstein, both members of the Board; and public witnesses.
TRADE ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 4100, Trade Enhancement
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Representative Kaptur; and public
witnesses.
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING PRACTICES--FDA'S REGULATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the FDA's regulation of good manufacturing practices of
medical device manufacturers. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of GAO: Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General; and Sarah Edmondson,
both with the Program Evaluation and Methodology Division; Gerald L.
Dillingham, Assistant Director; and Kwai-Cheung Chan, Director, both with the
Program Evaluation in Physical System Areas; the following officials of the
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, Department of Health and
Human Services: James S. Benson; Director, Ronald Johnson, Director, William
H. Damaska, Director, Division of Compliance Operations, and William F.
Hooten, Division of Compliance Programs, all with the Office of Compliance and
Surveillance.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials continued markup of H.R. 3865, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993 through 1998.
Will continue tomorrow.
POLICY TOWARD CUBA; CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on United States Policy
Toward Cuba and on H.R. 4168, Cuban Democracy Act of 1992. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 2.
FUTURE OF U.N. PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations and the
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations held a joint
hearing on the Future of U.N. Peacekeeping Operations. Testimony was heard
from John R. Bolton, Assistant Secretary, Bureau for International
Organization Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
WAGE AND HOUR LAWS--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing
held a hearing on problems in the Department of Labor's Enforcement of Wage
and Hour Laws. Testimony was heard from Cari M. Dominguez, Assistant
Secretary, Employment Standards, Department of Labor; Linda G. Morra,
Director, Education and Employment Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 4276, Historic Sites Selection Reform Act of 1992; H.R. 3665,
amended, Little River Canyon National Preserve Act of 1991; and S. 749, to
rename and expand the boundaries of the Mound City Group National Monument in
Ohio.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees held an oversight hearing on the Immigration and Naturalization
Service's general operations and fiscal year 1993 budget. Testimony was heard
from Gene McNary, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
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WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT AND REORGANIZATION OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
concluded hearings on the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 and the
reorganization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Gibbons, Vento, Leach, Frost, Bateman, Doolittle, Foglietta,
Studds, Kanjorski, Johnson of South Dakota, and Pastor; and public witnesses.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Science and
Technology Cooperation with the Russian Federation. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
BILATERAL SPACE COOPERATION--FORMER SOVIET UNION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on Bilateral Space Cooperation with the former Soviet Union. Testimony
was heard from Charles A. Duelfer, Director, Center for Defense Trade,
Department of State; James Frelk, Director, Office of Space Commerce,
Department of Commerce; Doug Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Strategic
Defense, Space and Verification Policy), Department of Defense; Jack F.
Matlock, Jr., former Ambassador to the U.S.S.R.; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and
Competitiveness approved for full committee action the following: H.R. 4557,
amended, to authorize appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration
for research, engineering, and development to increase the efficiency and
safety of air transport; and NASA Multiyear Authorization Act of 1992.
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Investment Advisory
Council's analysis of the Small Business Investment Company Program. Testimony
was heard from a public witness.
VA/DOD CONTINGENCY HOSPITAL SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the VA/DOD Contingency Hospital System and related matters.
Testimony was heard from David P. Baine, Director, Federal Health Care
Delivery Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; James W. Holsinger, M.D.,
Chief Medical Director, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs; Peter B. Collis, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary (Medical
Readiness), Department of Defense; and Thomas P. Reutershan, Director, Office
of Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Service, Department of Health and
Human Services.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation met in
executive session to consider pending legislation. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses.
BEYOND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on "Beyond Public Assistance: Where
Do We Go From Here?" Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
1992/03/26
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 26, 1992; pages D341 - D355 (Bd vol. D160 -
D168)
[Omitted From the Record of March 26, 1992; this day's entry retrieved from
CIS's Academic Universe]
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Food
and Nutrition Service, Human Nutrition Information Service, and on the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Steve Abrams, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Food and
Consumer Services; Betty Jo Nelsen, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service;
and Sue Ann Ritchko, Administrator, Human Nutrition Information Service; and
Wendy Gramm, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Commerce: Technology Administration,
and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 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.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Missiles and Other Procurement, Army and Air Force, and
on Base Force Concept Update. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: John J. Welch, Jr., Assistant Secretary
(Acquisition); and Maj. Gen. James W. Hopp, USAF, Director, Supply
Headquarters, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, both with
the Department of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. Richard D. Beltson, USA, Deputy,
Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research,
Development and Acquisition); Maj. Gen. Joe W. Rigby, USA, Deputy for Combat
Service Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research,
Development and Acquisition), both with the Department of the Army; and Brig.
Gen. William Fedorochko, USA, Deputy Director, Force Structure Resources,
Joints Chiefs of Staff.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
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 Office of the Director, and the John E. Fogarty International
Center, Office of Assistant Secretary for Health, and on the Agency for Health
Care Policy and Research. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Bernadine O. Healy, M.D.,
Director; Phillip E. Schambra, M.D., Director, John E. Fogarty International
Center; James O. Mason, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Health; and J. Jarrett,
Clinton, M.D., Administrator, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund, and on the Resolution
Trust Corporation. Testimony was heard from William Taylor, Chairman, FDIC;
and John J. Adair, Inspector General, Resolution Trust Corporation.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 1990'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 1990's, with emphasis on
humanitarian assistance and weapons dismantlement in the former Soviet Union.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Ambassador Richard L. Armitage, Coordinator, Humanitarian Assistance and
Defense Conversion in the Commonwealth of Independent States; Maj. Gen.,
William F. Burns, USA (Ret.), Special Envoy, Head, Safety, Security and
Dismantlement Delegation; and Robert L. Gallucci, Senior Coordinator,
Nonproliferation, Office of the Deputy Secretary.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation held a hearing on the manpower portion of the fiscal year 1993
national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary,
Force Management and Personnel; Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Carney, 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.
Matthey T. Cooper, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
U.S. Marine Corps.
Hearings continue March 31.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development continued joint
hearings on procurement and research, development, test and evaluation
portions of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and
Acquisition; Lt. Gen. Duane A. Wills, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Aviation
and Maj. Gen. Robert A. Tiebout, Commanding General, Research, Development and
Acquisition, both with the U.S. Marine Corps.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on the Defense Management Report
initiatives and cost reductions achieved and depot and logistics centers
trends and competitions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the GAO: Donna Heivilin, Director, Logistics Issues, National Security and
International Affairs Division; and Nancy R. Kingsbury, Director, Air Force
Issues; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Colin
McMillan, Assistant Secretary, Production and Logistics; Gen. Jimmy D. Ross,
USA, Commander, Army Materiel Command; VAdm. S.F. Loftus, USN, Deputy Chief of
Naval Operations (Logistics), Department of the Navy; Gen. Charles C.
McDonald, USAF, Commander, Air Force Logistics Command; and Lt. Gen. R.J.
Winglass, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics.
Hearings continue March 31.
REAUTHORIZATION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on the reauthorization of Housing and
Community Development Programs. Testimony was heard from Representative Green
of New York; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 3.
STATE OF NEW COLUMBIA
Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2482, to provide for the
admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
approved for full Committee action the following bills: a clean bill to be
introduced in lieu of H.R. 3724, Indian Health Amendments of 1991; a clean
bill in lieu of H.R. 3940, Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act
of 1991; and H.R. 3082, amended, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Research Amendments of 1991.
STATES MEDICAID PROGRAMS -- CHALLENGES AND CHOICES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Medicaid, focusing on the challenges and choices confronting
States in operating their Medicaid programs. Testimony was heard from Rae
Grad, Executive Director, National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality;
Michael F. Mangano, Deputy Inspector General, Evaluation and Inspections,
Department of Health and Human Services; and Lawton Chiles, Governor, State of
Florida.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AMENDMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3865, to amend the
Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1993
through 1998.
MEXICO'S PETROLEUM SECTOR -- NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint
hearing on Mexico's Petroleum Sector and the North American Free Trade
Agreement. Testimony was heard from Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director, General
Government Division, International Trade and Finance Issues, GAO.
MISMANAGEMENT AND MISCONDUCT IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on the Mismanagement and Misconduct in the
Customs Service and Adequacy of Efforts to Respond to These Problems.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Customs Blue Ribbon
Panel on Southwest Border Issues: Frank Keating, Chairman; William Clinkscales
and Charles B. Respass, both members; John G. Crews II, Assistant U.S.
Attorney, Brownsville, Texas; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the controversy over the Army not
returning the lands of the Navajo Army Depot to national forest status in
Arizona. Testimony was heard from Susan Livingston, Assistant Secretary,
Installations, Logistics and the Environment, Department of the Army; Jim
Overbay, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; the following officials of the
State of Arizona: Karan English, member, Senate; Ben Benton, member, House of
Representatives; Ed Fox, Director, Department of Environmental Quality; and
Duane L. Shroufe, Director, Department of Fish and Game; and a public witness.
CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on Civil Liberties Act Amendments of
1992 (H.R. 4551, H.R. 4553 and H.R. 4570). Testimony was heard from
Representatives Mineta, Matsui, Mink, and Pelosi; John Dunne, Assistant
Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; and a public
witness.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on the authorization request for Community Relations
Service of the Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from Grace Flores
Hughes, Director, Community Relations Service, Department of Justice; and a
public witness.
FAA CIVIL PENALTIES PROGRAM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on FAA Civil Penalties Program. Testimony was heard from following
officials of the Administrative Conference of the United States: Robert S.
Ross, Jr., Acting Chairman; and Gary Edles, General Counsel; the following
officials of the National Transportation Safety Board: Susan M. Coughlin,
Acting Chairman; and Daniel Campbell, General Counsel; the following officials
of the FAA, Department of Transportation: Kenneth Quinn, Chief Counsel; and
John H. Cassady, Deputy Chief Counsel; and public witnesses.
BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for the further consideration of
H.R. 3732, Budget Process Reform Act of 1992. The rule disposes of any general
debate time remaining under the previous rule and provides 1 hour of
additional debate time. The rule makes in order as an original bill for the
purpose of amendment the substitute reported by both the Government Operations
and the Rules Committees and now printed in the bill. The rule makes in order
no amendments to the substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions.
UNITED STATES-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIPS IN A POST COLD WAR ERA
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Exploring
United States-Russia Relationships in a Post Cold War Era. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Hamilton, Spratt, Aspin, Wilson, and Morella; and public
witnesses.
NATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3953, National Electromagnetic
Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Act.
OUTREACH EFFORTS IN SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY
INCOME PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee Social Security, Subcommittee on
Health and the Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing on
outreach efforts in the Social Security, Medicare and Supplemental Security
Income [SSI] programs. Testimony was heard from Representatives Moody,
Kostmayer, and McCloskey; the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: Louis D. Enoff, Principal Deputy, SSA; and Christine Nye,
Director, Medicaid Bureau, Health Care Financing Administration; and public
witnesses.
WOMEN AND THE TRADITIONAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Retirement, Income and Employment
held a hearing on How Will Today's Women Fare in Yesterday's Traditional
Retirement System? Testimony was heard from Gwendolyn S. King, Commissioner,
SSA, Department of Health and Human Services; Jane Ross, Associate Director,
Income Security Issues, GAO; Cynthie Taeuber, Chief, Age and Sex Statistics
Branch, Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on H.R. 4165,
National Security Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Frank C. Carlucci,
former Secretary of Defense and former National Security Advisor to the
President and John N. McMahon, former Deputy Director, CIA.
SAN ANTONIO SUMMIT
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on the San
Antonio Summit. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Melvyn Levitsky, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
International Narcotics Matters; and Phil McLean, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, and Robert Bonner, Administrator, DEA,
Department of Justice.
1992/03/27
Daily Digest - Friday, March 27, 1992; pages D356 - D358 (Bd vol. D168 - D169)
Committee Meetings
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 90's. Testimony was heard from
Robert Gates, Director, CIA.
Hearings continue March 31.
MISMANAGEMENT AND MISCONDUCT IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs continued hearings on the Mismanagement and Misconduct in the
Customs Service and Adequacy of Efforts to Respond to These Problems.
Testimony was heard from the following Special Agents, Office of Enforcement,
U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury: James Dukes; David Ruiz; and
Herbert Hailes; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 1.
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1992/03/30
Daily Digest - Monday, March 30, 1992; pages D360 - D364 (Bd vol. D169 - D171)
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service/Commodity Credit
Corporation, and on the Soil Conservation Service. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the USDA: R. Randall Green, Deputy Under Secretary,
International Affairs and Commodity Programs; Keith D. Bjerke, Administrator,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; James R. Moseley,
Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment; and William Richards,
Chief, Soil Conservation Service.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriations hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of
Congress and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Centers for Disease Control. Testimony was heard from William
L. Roper, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health
and Human Services.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel continued hearings on the Department of Energy defense programs portion
of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on environmental-restoration and waste-management issues. Testimony was heard
from Victor Rezendes, Director, Energy Issues, Resources, Community and
Economic Development Division, GAO; Leo P. Duffy, Assistant Secretary,
Economic Restoration and Waste Management, Department of Energy; and a public
witness.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the HHS regulations on
pregnancy options counseling ("Gag Rule"). Testimony was heard from William
Archer, III, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Population Affairs, Department
of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE PERFORMANCE AND OUTLOOK
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued hearings on the
U.S. International Trade Performance and Outlook, with emphasis on motor
vehicle and motor vehicle parts sector. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
1992/03/31
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 31, 1992; pages D366 - D376 (Bd vol. D171 -
D178)
Committee Meetings
URUGUAY ROUND OF GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review agricultural negotiations
in the Uruguay Round of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Testimony was heard from Julius Katz, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative;
Richard Crowder, Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity
Programs, USDA; and public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Farmers
Home Administration and Rural Electrification Administration. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the USDA: Roland R. Vautour, Under
Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development; La Verne Ausman,
Administrator, Farmers Home Administration; and Michael M.F. Liu, Acting
Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of Commerce: Economic and
Statistical Analysis; Bureau of the Census; Economic Development
Administration; and Commission on Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Commerce: Mark W. Plant, Acting Under Secretary, Economic Affairs and
Administrator, Economics and Statistics Administration; Barbara Everitt
Bryant, Director, Bureau of the Census; and L. Joyce Hampers, Assistant
Secretary, Economic Development; and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Chairman,
Commission on Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Aircraft Procurement, Navy, and Aircraft Procurement, Air
Force. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary (Research, Development and
Acquisition); VAdm. Richard M. Dunleavy, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval
Operations, Air Warfare; Lt. Gen. D.A. Wills, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Aviation; and VAdm. William C. Bowes, USN, Commander, Naval Air Systems
Command; and the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: John
J. Welch, Jr., Assistant Secretary (Acquisition); and Lt. Gen. John E.
Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary (Acquisition).
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Commitee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Geological Survey. Testimony was heard from Dallas L. Peck, Director,
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Health Care Financing Administration, SSA, and on the
Administration on Aging. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Health and Human Services: J. Michael Hudson, Acting
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; Gwendolyn S. King,
Commissioner of Social Security; and Joyce T. Berry, Commissioner,
Administration on Aging.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Federal Transit Administration. Testimony was heard from Brian Clymer,
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel continued hearings on the Department of Energy defense programs portion
of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on nuclear-weapons testing. Testimony was heard from Senator Reid;
Representative Kopetski; Robert Barker, Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic
Energy, Department of Defense; John D. Immele, Associate Director, Nuclear
Weapons Technology, Los Alamos National Laboratory; George H. Miller,
Associate Director, Defense Systems and Nuclear Design, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory; Sidney D. Drell, Deputy Director, Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center; and Ray E. Kidder, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 90's, with emphasis on U.S.
post-cold war security in the Pacific. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
Hearings continue April 2.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
officer production in a drawdown environment. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Christopher Jehn, Assistant
Secretary, Force Management and Personnel; Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Carney, USA,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Army; VAdm. R.J. Zlatoper, USN, Chief
of Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy; Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, USAF,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Air Force; Lt. Gen. Matthew T. Cooper,
USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps;
Lt. Gen. Howard D. Graves, USA, Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy; RAdm.
Thomas C. Lynch, USN, Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy; and Lt. Gen. Bradley
C. Hosmer, USAF, Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on humanitarian assistance. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert K.
Wolthuis, Deputy Secretary, Global Affairs; Lt. Gen. H.C. Stackpole, III,
USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, Policies and Operations; Brig. Gen. George
H. Walls, Jr., USMC, Commander, Project GTMO (Haitian Aid), Commanding
General, and 2nd Force Service Support Group, both with the U.S. Marine Corps;
and Lt. Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA, Assistant to the Chairman, Joint
Chiefs of Staff.
Hearings continue April 2.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization held a hearing on foreign direct investment, the Exon-Florio
foreign acquisition review process and H.R. 2624, Technology Preservation Act
of 1991. Testimony was heard from William E. Barreda, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Trade and Investment Policy, Department of the Treasury.
Hearings continue April 2.
CREDIT AVAILABILITY ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions, Supervision, Regulation and Insurance held a hearing on H.R.
4234, Credit Availability Act. Testimony was heard from T. Timothy Ryan, Jr.,
Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury; and public
witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on the reauthorization of Housing and
Community Development Programs, with emphasis on Multifamily Housing
Production. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 2.
AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 4567, to amend title
17, United States Code, to implement a royalty payment system and a serial
copy management system for digital audio recording, to prohibit certain
copyright infringement actions. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Commerce: Michael Kirk, Assistant Commissioner,
External Affairs; and Michael Keplinger, Office of Legislation and
International Affairs, both with the Patent and Trademark Office; and public
witnesses.
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CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance began markup of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992.
Will continue tomorrow.
SOUTH AFRICA: WHITE REFERENDUM ASSESSMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on South
Africa: Assessment of the Recent White Referendum. Testimony was heard from
Herman J. Cohen, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of
State; and public witnesses.
FOREST SERVICE'S TIMBER SALES PROGRAM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing to review the Forest Service's Timber Sales
Program. Testimony was heard from Senator Burns; Representatives Olin and
Herger; the following officials of the USDA: John Beuter, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment; and Marynell Oechsner, Wildlife
Biologist, Teton Basin Ranger Division, U.S. Forest Service; Ross Gorte,
Project Director, OTA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on Youth Conservation Corps programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Interior: William Hartwig, Deputy Assistant Director, Refuges and Wildlife,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and David Moffitt, Assistant Director, Visitor
Services, National Park Service; Jay Lamar Beasley, Deputy Chief,
Administration, U.S. Forest Service, USDA; Paul McCloskey, Chair, Commission
on National and Community Service; and public witnesses.
BLACK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1321, Black Canyon National Conservation
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Susan R. Lamson, Deputy Director,
External Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.
ANTI-CAR THEFT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held a
hearing on H.R. 4542, Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from
John C. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division,
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND SANCTUARIES ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf and the Subcommittee on Fisheries
and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a joint hearing on the
reorganization of title III of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972. Testimony was heard from Jennifer Joy Wilson, Assistant
Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; RAdm. William
P. Leahy, USCG, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement and Defense Operations, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
TRAVEL EXPENSES--THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND WHITE HOUSE PERSONNEL
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
met to discuss the travel expenses of the President, Vice President and White
House personnel.
TRUCKING INDUSTRY REGULATORY ISSUES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued hearings on several regulatory issues affecting the
trucking industry, including the following: Intrastate Deregulation (H.R.
1064, H.R. 3221, H.R. 4334, H.R. 4335, H.R. 4392, and H.R. 4406); Negotiated
Rates (H.R. 3705, S. 1675, H.R. 4406, and other related matters); and
Overweight Containers (H.R. 3598, and other related matters). Testimony was
heard from Andrew H. Card, Jr., Secretary of Transportation; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue April 2.
RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION FUNDS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for one hour of debate in the
House on H.R. 4704, to remove the limitation on the availability of funds
previously appropriated to the Resolution Trust Corporation. All points of
order against the bill and against its consideration are waived. The rule
provides one motion to recommit. Finally the rule makes it in order, after
passage of H.R. 4704, to consider S. 2482 in the House, to move to strike all
after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of H.R. 4704 as passed the
House, and to move to insist on the House amendment and request a conference.
All points of order against the motion to strike and insert and against
consideration of the Senate bill are waived. Testimony was heard from Chairman
Gonzalez and Representatives Vento, Kennedy, Jontz, Wylie, McCollum, and
Riggs.
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NATIONAL ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Began markup of H.R. 4559,
National Energy, Environment, and Competitiveness Research Act of 1992.
Will continue tomorrow.
QUALITY OF UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE EDUCATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing in the Quality of Undergraduate Science Education. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
HOUSE BANK INQUIRY
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on House Bank Inquiry
met in executive session to consider pending business.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE PERFORMANCE AND OUTLOOK
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued hearings on the
U.S. International Trade Performance and Outlook, with emphasis on the U.S.
international competitive position in the aerospace sector. Testimony was
heard from Representative Glickman; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 7.
PROLIFERATION ISSUES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on proliferation issues. Testimony was heard from departmental
witnesses.
1992/04/01
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 1, 1992; pages D378 - D388 (Bd vol. D178 -
D185)
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Foreign Agricultural Service, Office of International Cooperation and
Development and on the Office of the General Sales Manager. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the USDA: Richard T. Crowder, Under
Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity Programs; John Miranda, Acting
Associate Administrator, Office of International Cooperation and Development;
Stephen L. Censky, Associate Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; and
Christopher Goldthwait, Acting General Sales Manager, Office of the General
Sales Manager.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in
Europe, the Board for International Broadcasting and on Department of
Commerce: International Trade Administration, and the Bureau of Export
Administration. Testimony was heard from Representative Hoyer; Malcolm S.
Forbes, Jr., Chairman, Board for International Broadcasting; and the following
officials of the Department of Commerce: J. Michael Farren, Under Secretary,
International Trade; and Joan McIntee, Acting Under Secretary, Export
Administration.
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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Chemical Weapons Demilitarization and on Drug
Interdiction. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Billy Richardson, Deputy Assistant, Chemical Matters,
Office of the Assistant to the Secretary (Atomic Energy); Susan Livingstone,
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Logistics and Environment; and
Stephen M. Duncan, Coordinator for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Park Service. Testimony was heard from James M. Ridenour, Director,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Administration for Children and Families, on Departmental
Management, Inspector General, and on the Office of Civil Rights. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Assistant Secretary, Administration for
Children and Families; Arnold R. Tompkins, Assistant Secretary, Management and
Budget; Richard P. Kusserow, Inspector General; and Edward Mercado, Director,
Office for Civil Rights.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Testimony was heard from
David Gunn, General Manager, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
The subcommittee also concluded hearings on the Federal Transit
Administration. Testimony was heard from Brian Clymer, Administrator, Federal
Transit Administration, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the National Security Council, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy and on the Council of Economic Advisers. Testimony was
heard from William F. Sittman, Executive Secretary, National Security Council;
Allan V. Burman, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and
Michael J. Boskin, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel continued hearings on the Department of Energy defense programs portion
of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on reconfiguration of the nuclear weapons complex. Testimony was heard from
Senator Glenn; Representatives Young of Florida, Derrick, Hall of Ohio, Wheat,
Payne of Virginia, and Sarpalius; Richard Claytor, Assistant Secretary,
Defense Programs, Department of Energy; and Victor S. Rezendes, Director,
Energy Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO.
Hearings continue April 6.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
burdensharing. Testimony was heard from Representative Dorgan of North Dakota;
H. Allen Holmes, Ambassador at Large for Burdensharing, Department of State;
and the following officials of the Department of Defense: C.W. Ford, Jr.,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs; and G.W.
Bader, Principal Director, European and NATO Policy, Office of the Assistant
Secretary, International Security Policy.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development met in executive
session to continue joint hearings on procurement and RDT&E portions of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, receiving a briefing
on classified programs. The subcommittees were briefed by the following
officials of the Department of Defense: RAdm. Dennis A. Jones, USN, Office of
the Secretary; and Donald Fraser, Deputy Under Secretary (Acquisition).
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Hearings continue April 28.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on research, development, test and evaluation portion of
the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
technology base programs and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Victor H. Reis, Director, Defense Research and Engineering; Gary L. Denman,
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; George T. Singley, III,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Research and Technology, Department of the Army;
RAdm. William C. Miller, USN, Chief of Naval Research, Department of the Navy;
and John J. Welch, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Department of the
Air Force.
Hearings continue April 28.
BANK MERGERS--ANTITRUST IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the
antitrust implications of bank mergers and the role of several States in
evaluating recent mergers. Testimony was heard from Carol A. Smith, Assistant
Attorney General, Chief, Antitrust Section, State of Washington; and Stephen
L. Wessler, Deputy Attorney General and Chief, Consumer and Antitrust
Division, State of Maine.
RUSSIAN ECONOMIC REFORM--ROLE OF UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing regarding
Russian economic reforms and the role of the United States and international
financial institutions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on FDA Oversight: GAO Report on FDA Delay in Issuing
Regulations. Testimony was heard from Mark V. Nadel, Associate Director,
National and Public Health Issues, GAO; and David Kessler, M.D., Commissioner,
FDA, Department of Health and Human Services.
CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued markup of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992.
Will continue tomorrow.
COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES ASSISTANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States Assistance for the Commonwealth of Independent
States. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PERSIAN GULF AND IRAQI COMPLIANCE WITH U.N. RESOLUTIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations and the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a joint
hearing on United States Role in the Persian Gulf and Iraqi Compliance with
U.N. Resolutions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Thomas R. Pickering, U.S. Ambassador to the United
Nations; and John S. Wolf, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for
International Organization Affairs.
DRAFT REPORTS
Committee on Government Operations: Approved the following draft reports:
"Misplaced Trust: The Bureau of Indian Affairs' Mismanagement of the Indian
Trust Fund"; "Designing Genetic Information Policy: The Need for an
Independent Policy Review of the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of the
Human Genome Project"; and "Issues in Aircraft Cabin Safety and Crash
Survivability: The U.S. Air-Skywest Accident."
MISMANAGEMENT AND MISCONDUCT IN THE CUSTOMS SERVICE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs continued hearings on Mismanagement and Misconduct in the
Customs Service and Adequacy of Efforts to Respond to These Problems.
Testimony was held from the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: Donald E. Kirkendall, Inspector General; Carol B. Hallett,
Commissioner and Michael Lane, Deputy Commissioner, both with the U.S. Customs
Service.
DRAFT REPORT; SAFETY ASSESSMENT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Activities and
Transportation approved for full committee action the following draft report:
"Issues in Aircraft Cabin Safety and Crash Survivability: The U.S. Air-Skywest
Accident."
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The subcommittee also held a hearing on Safety Assessment: The FAA Response to
LAX Crash, Pilot Fatigue and Safety Indicators. Testimony was heard from
Anthony J. Broderick, Jr., Associate Administrator, Regulations and
Certification, FAA, Department of Transportation; Christopher A. Hart, member,
National Transportation Safety Board; JayEtta Hecker, Director, Information,
Management and Technology Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full committee action the following bills:
H.R. 4551, amended, to amend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to increase the
authorization for the Trust Fund under that act; and H.R. 4553, to amend the
Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to clarify that payments under that act shall not
be includible as income for purposes of all laws administered by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs.
The subcommittee held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4563, False
Claims Act Technical Amendments of 1992; and H.R. 4209, Cherokee, Choctaw, and
Chickasaw Nations on Oklahoma Claims Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from
Representative Synar; the following officials of the Department of Justice;
Stuart M. Gerson, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division; and Myles Flint,
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division;
Dennis Trosch, Deputy General Counsel (Acquisition and Logistics), Department
of Defense; and public witnesses.
The subcommittee also met and considered private claims bills.
OVERSIGHT--VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on the Voting Rights Act. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Ortiz, Mink, Serrano, and Emerson; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held a
hearing on H.R. 4363, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, to exclude
from the estate of the debtor certain interests in liquid and gaseous
hydrocarbons. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
The subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on the need to amend title 11
of the United States Code, to provide statutory authorization to permit courts
to issue injunctions substituting a trust in lieu of the debtor for certain
classes of claims. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COPYRIGHT BROADCAST RETRANSMISSION LICENSING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectural Property and
Judicial Administration held a hearing on H.R. 4511, Copyright Broadcast
Retransmission Licensing Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Ralph Oman,
Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
PRIVATE IMMIGRATION BILL
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees met and considered private immigration bills.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1387, to allow
Federal employees to take parental leave for the purpose of participation in
certain education-related activities; and H.R. 2675, Federal Employees
Humanitarian Leave Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Byron, Wolf, and Young of Florida; Claudia Cooley, Associate Director,
Personnel Systems and Oversight, OPM; and public witnesses.
AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SAFETY, CAPACITY AND INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
approved for full committee action amended H.R. 4691, Airport and Airway
Safety, Capacity and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992.
LEGAL SERVICES REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 2039,
Legal Services Reauthorization Act of 1991. The rule waives clause 2(L)(6) of
rule XI against consideration of the bill. The rule requires the Committee of
the Whole to rise without motion after general debate. Finally, the rule
provides that further consideration of the bill is not in order except by a
future rule or other order of the House. Testimony was heard from Chairman
Brooks and Representatives Frank of Massachusetts, Stenholm, and McCollum.
NATIONAL ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended H.R.
4559, National Energy, Environment, and Competitiveness Research Act of 1992.
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NASA AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space approved
for full committee action amended H.R. 4364, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration Authorization Act, 1993.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to
consider pending business.
HOUSE BANK INQUIRY
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on the House Bank
Inquiry met in executive session to consider pending business.
FEDERAL PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT; DRAFT REPORTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3837, Federal
Program Improvement Act of 1991.
The committee also approved the following draft reports: "Reforms to Prevent
Violations in the Marketing of Government Securities" and "Internal Revenue
Service Undercover Operations and Enforcement of the Money Laundering Laws".
1992/04/02
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 2, 1992; pages D389 - D402 (Bd vol. D186 -
D192)
Committee Meetings
FARM ANIMAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2407, Farm Animal and
Research Facilities Protection Act of 1991.
SOIL CONSERVATION AND DOMESTIC ALLOTMENT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing on H.R. 4360, Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act Amendments of 1992. Testimony was heard from Galen S. Bridge,
Associate Chief, Soil Conservation Service, USDA; and Michael B. Cook,
Director, Office of Wastewater Enforcement and Compliance, EPA; and public
witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Farm
Credit Administration/Farm Credit Assistance Board, and on Office of the
General Counsel. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
Harold B. Steele, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit
Administration; Kenneth L. Peoples, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Farm Credit System Assistance Board; and Alan Charles Raul, General Counsel.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Japan-United States Friendship Commission.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Japan-United States
Friendship Commission: John H. Makin, Chairman; and Eric Gangloff, Executive
Director; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Command, Control, Communications overview. Testimony was
heard from Duane P. Andrews, Assistant Secretary, Command, Control,
Communications and Intelligence, Department of Defense.
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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Bureau
of Indian Affairs. Testimony was heard from Eddie F. Brown, Assistant
Secretary (Indian Affairs), Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary
Education and on ACTION, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and on the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. Testimony was heard from
Paula Hawkins, Chairman, National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing
Postsecondary Education; Jane E. Kenny, Director, ACTION; the following
officials of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Donald Ledwit,
President; and Sheila Tate, Vice President; and Ford B. Ford, Chairman,
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the OPM, Office of Inspector General, and on the
Citizens Commission on Public Service and Compensation. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the OPM: Constance B. Newman, Director; and
Patrick E. McFarland, Inspector General.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 90's, with emphasis on the
military balance and prospects for conflict between North and South Korea and
the resulting effects on United States forces. Testimony was heard from Gen.
Robert W. RisCassi, USA, Commander, United States Forces Korea, Commander in
Chief, United Nations Command and Commander in Chief, Combined Forces Command.
Hearings continue April 8.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on operation and maintenance budget
implications for NATO and overseas, and base closure impact on the budget and
time line--both United States and overseas. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert A. Stone, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Installations; George W. Bader, Principal Director,
European and NATO Policy, Office of the Under Secretary, Policy; Gen. Crosbee
Saint, USA, Command U.S. Army, Europe; RAdm. Patrick W. Drennon, USN,
Director, Shore Activities Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations (Logistics), Department of the Navy; and Lt. Gen. Clifford H. Rees,
USAF, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force, Europe.
Hearings continue April 8.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on fleet modernization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Navy: RAdm. Richard D. Milligan, USN,
Director, Budget and Reports, Office of the Comptroller; RAdm. James R. Lang,
USN, Director, Ship Maintenance and Modernization Division; RAdm. (Select)
David S. Bill, USN, Director, Surface Combat Systems Division; and RAdm. John
S. Claman, USN, Deputy Commander, Industrial and Facility Management.
Hearings continue April 7.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization concluded hearings on foreign direct investment, the Exon-Florio
foreign acquisition review process and H.R. 2624, Technology Preservation Act
of 1991. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on the reauthorization of Housing and
Community Development Programs. Testimony was heard from Representative
Traficant; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 7.
STATE OF NEW COLUMBIA
Committee on the District of Columbia: Ordered reported H.R. 4718, to provide
for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.
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. Testimony was heard from Marshall
Breger, Solicitor of Labor, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
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EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION EXCELLENCE ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education approved
for full committee action amended H.R. 4014, Educational Research,
Development, and Dissemination Excellence Act.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness approved for full committee action H.R. 4706,
to amend the Consumer Products Safety Act to extend the authorization of
appropriations under that act.
LEAD EXPOSURE REDUCTION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full committee action amended H.R. 3554, Lead Exposure
Reduction Act of 1991.
UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD CUBA AND CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on United States Policy
Toward Cuba and on H.R. 4168 Cuban Democracy Act of 1992. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Nagle and Alexander; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 8.
TUBERCULOSIS: RETURN OF AN EPIDEMIC
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Tuberculosis: The Return of an
Epidemic. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Health and Human Services: William L. Roper, M.D., Director, Centers for
Disease Control; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Mary K. Pendergast, Senior Advisor to the
Commissioner, FDA; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Office Systems met to
consider pending business.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full committee action the following bills: S. 1182,
to transfer jurisdiction of certain public lands in the State of Utah to the
Forest Service; and S. 452, to authorize the transfer of administrative
jurisdiction over certain land to the Secretary of the Interior.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 3338, to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to permit the use of lands within the Colonial National
Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia to enable natural gas service
to be provided to the Coast Guard Reserve Training. Testimony was heard from
Representative Bateman; David L. Moffitt, Assistant Director, Visitor
Services, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Capt. William E.
Kozak, USCG, Chief, Civil Engineering Division, U.S. Coast Guard, Department
of Transportation; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1219,
Alaska Peninsula Wilderness Designation Act of 1991; and H.R. 4694, to provide
for settlement of the land rights of the Kenai Natives Association, Inc.,
under section 14(h)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, by
providing for and authorizing grants and exchanges of lands and interest
between such corporation and the United States. Testimony was heard from
Michael Brennan, Executive Assistant to the Director, Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
continued oversight hearings on Voting Rights Act. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 8.
COPYRIGHT BROADCAST RETRANSMISSION LICENSING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration continued hearings on H.R. 4511, Copyright Broadcast
Retransmission Licensing Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
TRUCKING INDUSTRY REGULATORY ISSUES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation concluded hearings on several regulatory issues affecting the
trucking industry, including the following: Intrastate Deregulation (H.R.
1064, H.R. 3221, H.R. 4334, H.R. 4335, H.R. 4392, and H.R. 4406); Negotiated
Rates (H.R. 3705, S. 1675, H.R. 4406, and other related matters); and
Overweight containers (H.R. 3598, and other related matters). Testimony was
heard from Representatives Bentley and Geren of Texas; and public witnesses.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 776, National Energy Efficiency Act of 1991; H.R. 2936,
Technical Education and Training Act of 1991; H.R. 3360, Federal Fire Safety
Act of 1991; and H.R. 3953, National Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and
Public Information Dissemination Act.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism, and Rural
Development held a hearing on H.R. 4400, Small Business Innovation Development
Amendment Act 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 8.
HOUSE BANK INQUIRY
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on the House Bank
Inquiry met in executive session to consider pending business.
Will continue tomorrow.
HEALTH INSURANCE: ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION IN HEALTH CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Options
for Health Insurance: Administrative Simplification in Health Care. Testimony
was heard from Jeff Sanders, Director, Office of Legislation and Policy,
Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services;
and public witnesses.
HIV-POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS--PROBLEMS WITH BENEFITS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and the
Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing to Identify Obstacles
That Prevent Women and Children with HIV-Related Disabilities from Qualifying
for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Matsui and Morella; Gwendolyn S.
King, Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services; Gregory
Kaladjian, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Department of Social Services, State
of New York; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on H.R. 4165, National Security Act of 1992. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
KEEPING KIDS SAFE: EXPLORING PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT ABUSE
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on "Keeping
Kids Safe: Exploring Public/Private Partnerships to Prevent Abuse." Testimony
was heard from Wade F. Horn, Commissioner, Administration for Children, Youth
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES
Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on "Hunger-Free Communities: A
Local Response to a National Problem". Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
1992/04/03
Daily Digest - Friday, April 3, 1992; pages D403 - D406 (Bd vol. D192 - D193)
Committee Meetings
FHA MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE FUND
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development concluded hearings on FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance
Fund and other FHA issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HOUSE BANK INQUIRY
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on the House Bank
Inquiry met in executive session to consider pending business.
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1992/04/07
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 7, 1992; pages D407 - D418 (Bd vol. D193 - D201)
Committee Meetings
SOYBEANS AND MINOR OILSEEDS PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains
held a hearing to review Soybeans and Minor Oilseeds Programs. Testimony was
heard from Robert Green, Deputy Under Secretary, International Affairs and
Commodity Programs, USDA; and public witnesses.
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AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
On April 6, the subcommittee continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members
of Congress and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on the strategic defense initiative. Testimony was heard
from Ambassador Henry F. Cooper, Director, Strategic Defense Initiative
Organization, Department of Defense.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Indian Health Service. Testimony was heard from Everett R. Rhoades, M.D.,
Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the National Council on Disability, the National Labor Relations
Board, the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality, the National
Mediation Board, and on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Testimony was heard from Sandra Swift Parrino, Chairperson, National Council
on Disability; James M. Stephens, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board;
Rae K. Grad, Executive Director, National Commission to Prevent Infant
Mortality; Patrick J. Cleary, Chairman, National Mediation Board; and Edwin G.
Foulke, Jr., Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
On April 6, the subcommittee held a hearing on the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service, the Peace Institute, and the National Commission on
Libraries and Information Science. Testimony was heard from Bernard E. DeLury,
Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; Ambassador Samuel W.
Lewis, President, U.S. Institute of Peace; and J. Michael Farrell, Chairman,
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, continued
hearings on the FAA. Testimony was heard from Barry L. Harris, Acting
Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
On April 6, the Subcommittee began hearings on the FAA. Testimony was heard
from Barry L. Harris, Acting Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Testimony was heard from Bob Martinez, Director, Office of National Drug
Control Policy.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony
was heard from Jack Kemp, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: On April 6, the Department of Energy Defense
Nuclear Facilities Panel continued hearings on the Department of Energy
defense programs portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on meeting tritium requirements.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
Thomas Hendrickson, Acting Under Secretary, Director, Office of New Production
Reactors; and Richard Claytor, Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs; John T.
Conway, Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Harriet Keyserling,
Member, House, State of South Carolina; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard
from Robert E. Hale, Assistant Director, National Security, CBO; David P.
Baine, Director, Federal Health Care Delivery Issues, Human Resources
Division, GAO; and the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Enrique Mendez, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. Frank F.
Ledford, Jr., USA, 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.
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Hearings continue April 9.
MILITARY MEDICAL RESEARCH--USE OF ANIMALS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development held a
hearing on the use of animals in military medical research. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Joseph V.
Osterman, Director, Environmental and Life Sciences, Office of the Director,
Defense Research and Engineering; Robert R. Jorgensen, Assistant Dean,
Teaching and Training Research Support, Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences; Col. William C. Cole, USA, Deputy Commander, Letterman Army
Institute of Research, Presidio of San Francisco; and Col. John G. Golden,
USAF, Biomedical Sciences Corps, Chief, Veterinarian Services Division, Brooks
Air Force Base; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials and the Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel concluded joint hearings on the Department of Energy defense programs
portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Gejdenson and Johnson of Connecticut;
Adm. Bruce DeMars, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, Department of the
Navy; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL BUDGET IMPACT ON LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Stabilization held a hearing on the Federal Budget and Its Impact on Long-Term
Economic Growth. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO;
and public witnesses.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on the reauthorization of Housing and
Community Development Programs, with emphasis on Rural Issues, Indian Housing
and FHA Programs. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue April 29.
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 Robert W. Sweet,
Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 4250, Amtrak Capital Acquisition and Technology Development Act;
H.R. 3274, Indian Health Amendments of 1991; H.R. 3082, Alzheimer's Disease
and Related Dementias Research Amendments of 1991; H.R. 4773, Fertility Clinic
Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992; and H.R. 4572, to direct the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain requirements under the
Medicaid Program during 1992 and 1993 for health maintenance organizations
operated by the Dayton Area Health Plan in Dayton, OH.
TELEPHONE NETWORK RELIABILITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on the Telephone Network Reliability Improvement Act of
1992. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FCC: Alfred C.
Sikes, Chairman; Andrew C. Barrett, Sherrie P. Marshall, Ervin S. Duggan, and
James H. Quello, all Commissioners.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; U.S. ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full committee action the following measures: H. Con. Res. 224,
amended, to express the sense of the Congress that the President should
recognize the independence of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of
Slovenia; and H. Con. Res. 297, condemning the bombing of the Embassy of
Israel in Buenos Aires.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on U.S. Assistance to Central and Eastern
Europe. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SERVICE EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held an oversight hearing on Foreign Agriculture
Service Export Promotion Programs. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Kostmayer, Penny, and Schumer; Allan Mendelowitz, Director, International
Trade and Finance Issues, GAO; Stephen Censky, Associate Administrator,
Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA; and Robert Walker, Secretary, Department
of Agriculture, State of Maryland.
PATRIOT MISSILE PERFORMANCE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on the Performance of the Patriot Missile in the gulf
war. Testimony was heard from Richard Davis, Director, Army Issues, National
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Maj. Gen. Jay M. Garner,
USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (Force Development), U.S. Army; Steven A.
Hildreth, Specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
CYANIDE MINING IMPACT RELIEF ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 1324, Cyanide Mining Impact Relief Act of
1992. Testimony was heard from Representative AuCoin; D. Cy Jamison, Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Robert McQuivey,
Habitat Division Chief, Department of Wildlife, State of Nevada; and public
witnesses.
LOWER SALMON RIVER RECREATIONAL AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 4079, Lower Salmon River Recreational and
Scenic Rivers Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Representative Craig;
Michael Penfold, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of
the Interior; Elizabeth Estill, Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA;
and public witnesses.
POSTAL EMPLOYEES SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Personnel
and Modernization held a hearing on the proposed Postal Employees Safety and
Health Act. Testimony was heard from Larry Anderson, Director, Office of
Safety and Health, U.S. Postal Service; and public witnesses.
WAR RISK INSURANCE AND THE CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET PROGRAM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on Aviation War Risk Insurance and the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)
Program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: John Rodgers, Director, Office of Aviation Policy and Plans,
FAA; and Mark C. Dowis, Associate Administrator, Research, Technology and
Analysis, Research and Special Programs Administration; and public witnesses.
CONFERENCE REPORT--CAMPAIGN FINANCING
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing that the Conference report on S.
3, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a
voluntary system of spending limits for Senate election campaigns, will be
considered as recommitted to conference. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Gejdenson and Thomas of California.
NATIONAL LAND REMOTE-SENSING POLICY ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment
approved for full committee action amended H.R. 3614, National Land
Remote-Sensing Policy Act of 1991.
Prior to this action, the subcommittee held a hearing on the Landsat Program
Management Plan and on H.R. 3614. Testimony was heard from Martin C. Faga,
Assistant Secretary, Space, U.S. Air Force; Lennard A. Fisk, Associate
Administrator, Space Science and Applications, NASA; and James J. Frelk,
Director, Office of Space Commerce, Department of Commerce.
SCIENCE PRIORITIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on Setting Priorities in Science. Testimony was heard from Bernadine
Healy, M.D., Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; the
following officials of the NSF: Walter E. Massey, Director; and James L.
Powell, member, National Science Board; and public witnesses.
PAPER RECYCLING
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Environment and Employment held a
hearing on Paper Recycling: Problems and Possibilities. Testimony was heard
from Theodore Wagner, Assistant Director, Pulp Paper Composites Research
Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
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HOUSE BANK INQUIRY
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on the House Bank
Inquiry met in executive session to consider pending business.
END-USE CERTIFICATES FOR CERTAIN GRAIN IMPORTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on H.R.
3549, relating to the monitoring of the domestic uses made of certain foreign
grain after importation. Testimony was heard from Representative Peterson of
Minnesota; the following officials of the USDA: James R. Ebbitt, Assistant
Inspector General, Audit, Office of the Inspector General; and Christopher E.
Goldthwait, Acting General Sales Manager and Associate Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service; and public witnesses.
CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SECTORS--U.S. COMPETITIVE POSITION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade concluded hearings on the
U.S. International Trade Performance and Outlook, with emphasis on the
chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
DIABETES
Select Committee on Aging: On April 6, the committee held a hearing on
"Diabetes: An Unrelenting Threat to the Health of Minorities." Testimony was
heard from Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General, GAO; Philip
Gorden, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on the Fiscal Year 1993 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
A DECADE OF DENIAL: TEENS AND AIDS IN AMERICA
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Met and approved the
following report entitled: "A Decade of Denial: Teens and AIDS in America".
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Committee Meetings
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FLEXIBILITY; REVIEW AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported H.R. 4774, to provide flexibility
to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out food assistance programs in
certain countries.
The committee also held a hearing to review agricultural negotiations in the
proposed North American Free-Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from Richard
T. Crowder, Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity Programs,
USDA; and public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy and Overhauls, and on
Procurement and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Marine Corps.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary (Research, Development and
Acquisition); VAdm. Roger F. Bacon, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations,
Undersea Warfare; VAdm. Robert K.V. Kihune, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval
Operations, Surface Warfare; VAdm. Kenneth C. Malley, USN, Commander, Naval
Sea Systems Command; Maj. Gen. Robert A. Tiebout, USMC, Commander, Marine
Corps System Command; and E.T. Comstock, Fiscal Director, Marine Corps,
Headquarters, USMC.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on How Effective Is the
Administration's Response to Both Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Weapon Proliferation
World Wide? Testimony was heard from Reginald Bartholomew, Under Secretary,
International Security Affairs, Department of State; and the following
officials of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress: Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist,
National Defense; and Robert D. Shuey, Specialist, U.S. Foreign Policy.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Energy
Conservation. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary,
Department of Energy.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Physician Payment Review Commission, and the Prospective
Payment Assessment Commission, the Railroad Retirement Board, and on the
Inspector General. Testimony was heard from Philip R. Lee, M.D., Chairman,
Physician Payment Review Commission; Richard A. Berman, Executive Director,
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; and the following officials of the
Railroad Retirement Board: Glen L. Bower, Chairman; and William J. Doyle, III,
Inspector General.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation concluded hearings
on the FAA. Testimony was heard from Barry L. Harris, Acting Administrator,
FAA, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members
of Congress and public witnesses.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development: Alfred A. DelliBovi, Deputy Secretary; John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary; Anna Kondratas, Assistant Secretary; Joseph G. Schiff,
Assistant Secretary; John J. Connors, Deputy Inspector General; Gordon H.
Mansfield, Assistant Secretary; Jim E. Tarro, Assistant Secretary,
Administration; Patricia A. Carlile, Executive Director; and Raoul L. Carroll,
President, Government National Mortgage Association.
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REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 90's. Testimony was heard from
Gen. George L. Butler, USAF, Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
FUTURE NUCLEAR WEAPONS REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel and the Department of Energy
Defense Nuclear Facilities Panel held a joint hearing on future nuclear
weapons requirements. Testimony was heard from Thomas Reed, former Secretary
of the Air Force; and Michael May, former Director, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Defense real estate
leasing policies, including the Navy in the National Capital Area. Testimony
was heard from L. Nye Stevens, Director, Government Business Operations
Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Robert A. Stone, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Installations; David O. Cooke, Director, Administration and Management; and
Fred S. Sterns, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations, Department of the
Navy.
ATLANTA CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC COIN
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Coinage held a hearing on H.R. 3654, 1996 Atlanta Centennial
Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act. Testimony was heard from Senator
Bradley; Representatives Campbell of Colorado, McMillen of Maryland, and
Thomas of Georgia; Eugene Essner, Acting Director, U.S. Mint, Department of
the Treasury; William Hybl, President, U.S. Olympic Committee; William Porter
Payne, President and Corporate Executive Officer, Atlanta Committee for the
Olympic Games; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Continued hearings on H.R. 3160,
Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
TRADE ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 4100, Trade Enhancement
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Farren, Under Secretary,
International Trade, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full committee action the Cable Television Consumer
Protection and Competition Act of 1992.
CONDEMNING ACTIONS OF PERU'S PRESIDENT; UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD CUBA AND
CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H. Con. Res. 306, condemning
the extra constitutional and antidemocratic actions of President Fujimori of
Peru.
The Committee also concluded hearings on United States Policy Toward Cuba and
on H.R. 4168, Cuban Democracy Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Robert S. Gelbard, Principle
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Inter-America; R. Richard Newcomb, Director,
Office of Foreign Assets Control; Christopher G. Hankin, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Economic and Business Affairs and International Trade Control; and
Ralph R. Johnson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, European and Canadian
Affairs.
ASSESSMENT--RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and the Subcommittee on
International Operations held a joint hearing on an Assessment of Recent
Developments in the Horn of Africa. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Dorgan of North Dakota, Bereuter and Hall of Ohio; Herman J. Cohen, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; Lois Richards,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance,
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
COLD MEDICATIONS--FDA'S REGULATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on FDA's regulation of cold
medications. Testimony was heard from Kwai-Cheung Chan, Director, Program
Evaluation in Physical Systems Areas, Program Evaluation and Methodology
Division, GAO; Carl Peck, M.D., FDA, Department of Health and Human Services;
and public witnesses.
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COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported a resolution providing
amounts from the contingent fund of the House for the expenses of
investigations and studies by standing and select committees of the House for
the period April 30 through May 31, 1992.
NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials
held a hearing on H.R. 1246, National African-American Museum; and other
pending business. Testimony was heard from Representative Lewis of Georgia;
Robert McC. Adams, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution; and a public witness.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Concluded markup of H.R. 776,
Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
PUEBLO OF ISLETA INDIAN TRIBE CLAIMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 1206, to confer jurisdiction on
the U.S. Claims Court with respect to land claims of Pueblo of Isleta Indian
Tribe. Testimony was heard from Representatives Schiff and Skeen; and public
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
concluded oversight hearings on Voting Rights Act. Testimony was heard from
John Dunne, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 4156, amended, Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of
1992; H.R. 3842, amended, Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Extension and
Enforcement Act of 1991; and H.R. 4485, to authorize reimbursement of expenses
for overseas inspections and examination of foreign vessels.
The committee began markup of H.R. 4722, Marine Coastal Environment and Global
Climate Protection Act.
GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ISSUES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on Great Lakes
environmental research issues. Testimony was heard from Alfred Beeton,
Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, NOAA, Department of
Commerce; Courtney Riordan, Director, Office of Environmental Processes and
Effects Research, Office of Research and Development, EPA; Jon Stanley,
Director, National Fisheries Research Center-Great Lakes, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; G. Edward Dickey, Acting
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, Department of the Army; and
public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
met to discuss pending business.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the following
measures: H. Con. Res. 303, authorizing the presentation of a program on the
Capitol grounds in connection with National Physical Fitness and Sports Month;
and H.R. 4691, amended, Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, and Intermodal
Transportation Act of 1992.
NATIONAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds held a hearing on H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy
Act. Testimony was heard from Gerald Stankosky, Assistant Director, Government
Business Operations Issues, GAO; Thomas Walker, Assistant Commissioner, Real
Property Management and Safety, GSA; Mark Ginsberg, Director, Office of
Federal Energy Management Programs, Department of Energy; and public
witnesses.
ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS IN THE GREAT LAKES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments in
the Great Lakes. Testimony was heard from Christopher H. Grundler, Director,
Great Lakes National Program Office, EPA; G. Edward Dickey, Acting Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works); and public witnesses.
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OLDER AMERICANS ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule authorizing the Speaker, on Thursday, April
9, 1992, to entertain one motion to suspend the rules to dispose of the Senate
amendment to H.R. 2967, Older Americans Act Amendments of 1991. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Panetta, Archer, and Hastert.
CONFERENCE REPORT--CAMPAIGN FINANCING
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report on S. 3, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits for Senate election
campaigns, and against its consideration. The rule also provides that the
conference report will be considered as read. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Gejdenson and Thomas of California.
HOUSE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM RESOLUTION OF 1992
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for consideration of H. Res. 423,
House Administrative Reform Resolution of 1992, in the House. The rule waives
all points of order against the resolution and against its consideration. The
rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the majority
and minority leaders. Only one amendment is made in order. The amendment will
be printed in the report to accompany the rule and will be offered by
Representative Michel. The amendment is debatable for 1 hour. Finally, the
rule waives all points of order against the amendment. Testimony was heard
from Chairman Rose and Representatives Obey, Roberts, Thomas of California,
Livingston, DeLay, Nussle, and Walker.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science and Technology: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 3614, National Land-Remote-Sensing Policy Act of 1991; H.R. 4364,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1993; and
H.R. 4557, to authorize appropriations of the Federal Aviation Administration
for research, engineering, and development to increase the efficiency and
safety of air transport.
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and
Oversight held a hearing on Projecting Science and Engineering Personnel
Requirements for the 1990's: How Good Are the Numbers? Testimony was heard
from John Andelin, Assistant Director, Science, Information, and Natural
Resources Division, OTA; Ronald E. Kutscher, Associate Commissioner, Office of
Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor; Jim
Wells, Associate Director, Resources, Community and Economic Development
Division, GAO; the following officials of the NSF: Peter House, Deputy
Director, Office of Planning and Assessment; Kenneth Brown, Director, Science
Resources Studies Division, Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic
Sciences; and Walter E. Massey, Director; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism and Rural
Development concluded hearings on H.R. 4400, Small Business Innovation
Development Amendment Act 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to
consider pending business.
HOUSE BANK INQUIRY
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on the House Bank
Inquiry met in executive session to consider pending business.
MEDICARE PAYMENT METHODOLOGIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the use
of Medicare payment methodologies to establish rates for hospital and
physician services for all payers. Testimony was heard from Stuart Altman,
Chairman, Prospective Payment Review Commission; Philip Lee, M.D., Chairman,
Physician Payment Review Commission; Nancy Gordon, Assistant Director, Human
Resources and Community Development Division, CBO; and public witnesses.
WOMEN AND SOCIAL SECURITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
Women and Social Security: Families Are Changing, the Workplace Is Changing,
Should Social Security Change, Too? Testimony was heard from Representatives
Hughes and Oakar; Nancy M. Gordon, Assistant Director, Human Resources and
Community Development Division, CBO; Gwendolyn S. King, Commissioner, SSA,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
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MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS; CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION AND INFORMED COMPLIANCE
ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade approved for full committee
action the following authorizations of appropriations for fiscal years 1993
and 1994: the U.S. International Trade Commission; the U.S. Customs Service;
and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
The subcommittee also began markup of H.R. 3935, Customs Modernization and
Informed Compliance Act.
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
continue hearings on Fiscal Year 1993 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard
from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue May 5.
1992/04/09
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Committee Meetings
IMPACT ON THE DOMESTIC DAIRY INDUSTRY
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry held a
hearing to review the impact on the domestic dairy industry of the Special
Generalized System of Preferences Review for Central and Eastern Europe.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Obey, Moody, Petri, Unsoeld Klug, and
Roth; Peter Allgeier, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the
Mediterranean; Rita Klimova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
Czechoslovakia and Slovak Federal Republic; and public witnesses.
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STATUS OF THE PEANUT PROGRAM REGULATION FOR THE 1992 CROP YEAR
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Peanuts and Tobacco held a hearing
to review the status of the peanut program regulations for the 1992 crop year.
Testimony was heard from Dallas Smith, Director, Peanuts and Tobacco Division,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, USDA.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings (National Endowment for the Humanities and Institute of Museum
Services). Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; the
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, and the Naval Home. Testimony was heard from June
E. Osborn, M.D., Chairman, National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome; Maj. Gen. Donald C. Hilbert, USA, Ret., Director, Soldiers' and
Airmen's Home; Frederick M. Fox, Director, U.S. Naval Home; and a public
witness.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Office of the Secretary. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Transportation: Andrew H. Card, Jr., Secretary; and James
Busey, Deputy Secretary.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the OMB. Testimony was heard from Richard Darman,
Director, OMB.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 90'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 90's. Testimony was heard from
Adm. Charles R. Larson, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the manpower portion of the fiscal year
1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Army force
reductions in Europe. Testimony was heard from Richard Davis, Director, Army
Issues Group, National Security and International Affairs Divisions, GAO.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials continued hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on shipbuilding programs. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Navy: Gerald A. Cann, Assistant Secretary,
Research, Development and Acquisition; VAdm. Robert K. Kihune, USN, Assistant
Chief, Naval Operations, Surface Warfare; VAdm. Roger F. Bacon, USN, Assistant
Chief, Naval Operations, Undersea Warfare; and RAdm. R.D. Mixson, Deputy
Assistant Chief, USN, Naval Operations, Air Warfare.
TITLE IX: EFFECTS ON WOMEN'S SPORTS AND GENDER EQUITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on Title IX: The Effects on
Women's Sports and Gender, Equity. Testimony was heard from Clarence Crawford,
Associate Director, Division of Education and Employment Issues, GAO; and
public witnesses.
INSURANCE COMPANY INSOLVENCIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on issues raised in an earlier hearing on the subcommittee's
report "Failed Promises: Insurance Company Insolvencies." Testimony was heard
from Richard L. Fogel, Assistant Comptroller General Government Programs, GAO;
and a public witness.
CONTAMINATED FEDERAL FACILITIES SCHEDULED FOR CLOSURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on the appropriate statutory role of the EPA in
expediting the conversion to civilian use of contaminated federal facilities
scheduled for closure. Testimony was heard from Representatives Panetta,
Lloyd, Bilbray, Matsui Blackwell and Ray; Thomas E. Baca, Deputy Assistant
Secretary (Environment), Department of Defense; and the following officials of
the EPA: Thomas L. McCall, Jr., Assistant Administrator, Office of
Enforcement; and Don R. Clay, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency Response; and public witnesses.
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UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD HONG KONG
Committee on Foreign Affairs; Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, the
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, the Subcommittee
on International Economic Policy and Trade, and the Subcommittee on
International Operations held a joint hearing on United States Policy Toward
Hong Kong. Testimony was heard from Senator McConnell; Representative Porter;
and public witnesses.
DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East 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.
EPA SUPERFUND ARCS CONTRACTING
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on EPA Superfund ARCS Contracting. Testimony
was heard from Michael J. Thibault, Assistant Director, Policy and Plans,
Defense Contract Audit Agency, Department of Defense; the following officials
of the EPA: John C. Martin, Inspector General; and Christian R. Holmes, Acting
Assistant Administrator, Administration and Resources; and Allan V. Burman,
Director, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB.
UNITED STATES HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY TOWARD HAITI
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held an oversight hearing on United States Human Rights Policy Toward
Haiti. Testimony was heard from Jim Johnson, Director, Foreign Economic and
Assistance Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO;
Gene McNary, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department
of Justice; Joseph Becella, Director, Office of Caribbean Affairs, Department
of State; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R. 776,
Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following: H.J. Res: 306, to designate the
Port Chicago Naval Magazine as a National Memorial; and H.R. 4489, to provide
for a land exchange with the city of Takoma, Washington, Testimony was heard
from Representative Dicks; John H. Davis, Associate Director, Operations,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Bernard Murphy, Special
Advisor for Historic Preservation, Department of the Navy; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
approved for full committee action the following bills: S. 1963, to amend
section 992 of title 28, United States Code, to provide a member of the United
States Sentencing Commission whose term has expired may continue to serve
until a successor is appointed or until the expiration of the next session of
Congress; H.R. 1241, amended, to impose a criminal penalty for flight to avoid
payment of arrearages in child support; and H.R. 4776, to amend the Contract
Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Act of 1978 to provide
additional authorization of appropriations.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service and
the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on Education and
Labor held a joint hearing on H.R. 3613, Federal Employees Fairness Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from Evan J. Kemp, Jr., Chairman, EEOC; and public
witnesses.
WHITE HOUSE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION ACT--PERSONNEL AND DETAILING
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
held a hearing on personnel and detailing activities under the White House
Personnel Authorization Act of 1978. Testimony was heard from Bernard Ungar,
Director, Federal Human Resources Management Issues, General Government
Division, GAO; and the following officials of the Office of Administration,
Executive Office of the President: Phillip D. Larsen, Director, Personnel
Management Division; and Ron Rasmussen, Director, Financial Management
Division.
ANTI-RECESSION INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Continued hearings on H.R. 4175,
Anti-Recession Infrastructure Jobs Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from
Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor, Boston, Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
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COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy
Policy Act. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Transportation: Brian W. Clymer, Administrator, Federal Transit
Administration; and E. Dean Carlson, Executive Director, Federal Highway
Administration; the following officials of the Department of Energy: Vito A.
Stagliano, Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Policy Planning and Analysis; and
Susan Court, Associate General Counsel for Gas and Oil, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
Testimony was heard from Mary Sharpe Hayes, President, Customer Group, TVA.
NASA MULTIYEAR AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
4364, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Multiyear Authorization
Act of 1992. The rule makes in order the committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment. The substitute will be considered by title, with each title
considered as read. The rule waives clause 7 of rule XVI against the
substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brown and Representative Hall
of Texas.
HOUSE BANK INQUIRY
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Subcommittee on the House Bank
Inquiry met in executive session to consider pending business.
SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER STATUS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Status of the Superconducting Super
Collider. Testimony was heard from Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy
Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; and the
following officials of the Department of Energy: Robert M. Simon, Principal
Deputy Director, Office of Energy Research; and Joseph Cipriano, Assistant
Director, Office of the Superconducting Super Collider.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space approved
for full committee action amended the following bills: H.R. 3922, Biomedical
Research in Space Act of 1991; H.R. 3848, Commercial Space Competitiveness Act
of 1991; and H.R. 4447, to provide for National Aeronautics and Space
Administration negotiations with former Soviet republics regarding the
acquisition by the United States of Soviet civil space hardware and technology
for integration into the United States civil space projects.
DUBIOUS AND QUACK UNPROVEN MEDICAL DEVICES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities and Energy and the Subcommittee on Health and Long-Term Care of
the Select Committee on Aging held a joint hearing on recent trends in dubious
and quack medical devices. Testimony was heard from Ronald M. Johnson,
Director, Office of Compliance and Surveillance, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
H.R. 4727, Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Gephardt, Pease, Kennelly, Mazzoli, Schroeder, AuCoin,
Lehman of California, Wise and Long.
TAX LAW COMPLIANCE--FOREIGN FIRMS OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the Department of the Treasury's report on issues related to the
compliance with U.S. tax laws by foreign firms operating in the United States.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hunter and Kanjorski; and the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Alan J. Wilensky,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy; and Shirley D. Peterson, Commissioner,
IRS.
FEDERAL POLICY PERSPECTIVES ON WELFARE REFORM
Select Committee on Hunger: Domestic Task Force held a hearing on "Federal
Policy Perspectives on Welfare Reform: Rhetoric, Reality and Opportunities."
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
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Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Budget
Overview; and on General Agricultural Outlook. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the USDA: Stephen B. Dewhurst, Budget Officer; and Dan
Sumner, Acting Assistant Secretary, Economics.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Forest Service. Testimony was heard from F. Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest
Service, USDA.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
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On April 27, the Subcommittee continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel continued hearings on the Department of Energy defense programs portion
of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on atomic energy defense activities. Testimony was heard from James D.
Watkins, Secretary of Energy
Hearings continue April 30.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development continued joint
hearings on the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the Department of Defense's new acquisition strategy. Testimony
was heard from Donald Atwood, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET REFORMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4450, Government
Securities Auction Reform Act; and H.R. 3927, Government Securities Reform Act
of 1991. Testimony was heard from Jerome H. Powell, Assistant Secretary,
Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; the following officials of the
Federal Reserve System: David W. Mullins, Vice Chairman, Board of Governors;
and Peter Sternlight, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New
York; and Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC.
NASA FUNDING
Committee on the Budget: Task Force on Defense, Foreign Policy and Space held
a hearing on NASA Funding: Evaluating the claims of space-based medical
research. Testimony was heard from Margaret Rhea Seddon, M.D., Astronaut and
Mission Specialist for SLS-1 and Administrator for SLS-2, NASA; and public
witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD CENTRAL ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States Policy Toward Central Asia. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
IRS' TAX SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on IRS' Tax Systems Modernization--Progress
and Prospects. Testimony was heard from Hazel E. Edwards, Associate Director,
GAO; and Larry Westfall, Tax Systems Modernization Program Manager, IRS,
Department of the Treasury.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources, the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and
Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation
held a joint hearing on H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
Testimony was heard from B. Reid Detchon, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; Thomas H.
Walker, Assistant Commissioner, Public Building Service, GSA; Jeffrey A Jones,
Director, Energy Policy, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense; Robin
Roy, Senior Analyst, OTA; and public witnesses.
ASSASSINATION MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ACT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on H.J. Res. 454, Assassination Materials Disclosure
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Representatives Stokes and Hamilton;
Harold C. Relyea, Specialist American National Government, Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3905, to amend the
Historic Preservation Act to authorize appropriations for the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation; H.R. 1601, National Historic Preservation Act
Amendments of 1991; and H.R. 4801, to amend the National Historic Preservation
Act to extend the authorization for the Historic Preservation Fund. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Bennett and Allen; Jerry Rogers, Associate
Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior; Lucille C. Dumbrill, member, Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation; and public witnesses.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Operations
and Services held an oversight hearing on the external first class measurement
system of the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from William Cummings,
Senior Assistant Postmaster General, Operations Support Group, U.S. Postal
Service; and a public witness.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full committee action amended H.R. 776, Comprehensive
National Energy Policy Act.
SCIENCE PRIORITIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on Science Priorities. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DRUGS: MANY CONSUMERS AT RISK--POOR LABELING--LAX REGULATION
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities and Energy and Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests of
the Select Committee on Aging held a joint hearing on Drugs: Many Consumers at
Risk Due to Poor Labeling, Lax Federal Regulation and Review Process, with
emphasis on Special Problems for the Elderly. Testimony was heard from
Kwai-Cheung Chan, GAO; Gerald F. Meyer, Deputy Director, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on H.R. 776, Comprehensive
National Energy Policy Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Thomas of
California, Sharp and Edwards of Oklahoma; Alan J. Wilensky, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; Linda Stuntz, Acting Deputy
Secretary, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
met in executive session to hold a hearing on fiscal year 1993 Intelligence
Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT BILKS THE SYSTEM AND BETRAYS OUR TRUST
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on "The
Profits of Misery: How Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment Bilks the System and
Betrays Our Trust". Testimony was heard from David P. Baine, Director, Federal
Health Care Delivery Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Donald Mancuso, Assistant Inspector
General, Investigations; and RAdm. Edward D. Martin, USN, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Professional Affairs and Quality Assurance; Mike Moncrief, member,
Senate, State of Texas; and public witnesses.
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE--COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES
Select Committee on Hunger: On April 27, the International Task Force held a
hearing on Humanitarian Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States:
From Emergency Relief to Long-Term Self-Sufficiency. Testimony was heard from
Ambassador Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Coordinator, U.S. Assistance,
Department of State; and public witnesses.
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Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural
Development held a hearing on H.R. 4906, Agricultural Credit Improvement Act
of 1992. Testimony was heard from La Verne Ausman, Administrator, Farmers Home
Administration, USDA; and John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture
Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
TRANSPORTATION FUELS--USE OF GRAIN BASED ETHANOL
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
held a hearing to review the potential use of grain-based ethanol in
transportation fuels. Testimony was heard from Representatives Nagle, Durbin,
Bruce, Leach, Nussle, and Bilbray; Richard D. Wilson, Director, Office of
Mobile Sources, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA; Roger Conway, Director,
Office of Energy, USDA; Carmen Difiglio, Director, Officer of Energy Demand
Policy, Department of Energy; Jim Edgar, Governor, State of Illinois; Amy
Stewart, Director, Office of Energy Policy, State of Indiana; and public
witnesses.
RESCISSION BILL
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported fiscal year 1992 rescission
bill.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Secretary of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Edward Madigan, Secretary
of Agriculture.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force,
and on Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: John J.
Welch, Jr., Assistant Secretary (Acquisition); and Lt. Gen. John E. Jacquish,
USAF, Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary (Acquisition); and the
following officials of the Department of the Army: Stephen K. Conver,
Assistant Secretary (Research, Development and Acquisition); Maj. Gen. Richard
Beltson, USA, Deputy for Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary
(Research, Development and Acquisition); and George T. Singley III, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Research and Technology, Office of the Assistant
Secretary (Research, Development and Acquisition).
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Testimony was heard from John F. Turner,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriations hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
drug-interdiction budget and on how various North Atlantic Treaty Organization
[NATO] countries are implementing their reciprocal defense procurement
memorandum of understanding with the United States, and miscellaneous other
issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Stephen M. Duncan, Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs and
Coordinator, Drug Enforcement Policy and Support; and Al Volkman, Director,
Foreign Contracting Defense Acquisition; and Joseph E. Kelley, Director,
Security and International Relations Issues, National Security and
International Affairs Division, GAO.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on the
Tri-Care Project in Tidewater. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Barbara S. Pope, Assistant Secretary,
Manpower and Reserve Affairs; RAdm. Daniel B. Lestage, USN, Commanding
Officer, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Tri-Care Board of
Commanders; Lt. Comdr. John W. Tempesco, USN, Head Marketing Analyst,
Catchment Area Management, Charleston, South Carolina, all with the Department
of the Navy; and Enrique Mendez, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development continued joint
hearings on the procurement and RDT&E portions of the fiscal year 1993
national defense authorization request, with emphasis on the future of
tactical aviation. Testimony was heard from Robert Reischauer, Director, CBO;
and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Merrill McPeak,
USAF, Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force; and Adm. Jerome L. Johnson,
USN, Vice Chief, Naval Operations, Department of the Navy.
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4695, National
Defense Stockpile Modernization Act of 1992; and H.R. 4880, to reduce the
stockpile requirement for, and authorize the disposal of cobalt from the
National Defense Stockpile. Testimony was heard from Representatives Miller of
Ohio and Ravenel; Colin McMillan, Assistant Secretary, Production and
Logistics, Department of Defense; Donna Heivilin, Director, Logistics Issues,
National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; John D. Morgan,
Chief, Staff Office, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior; John A.
Richards, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Industrial Resource Administration,
Department of Commerce; and Wes Scholz, Director, Office of International
Commodities, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Department of State.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development concluded hearings on the reauthorization of all Housing
and Community Development Programs. Testimony was heard from John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development; Wallace Stickney, Director, Federal Emergency
Management Agency; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES AID TO RUSSIA--PROPOSED ROLES FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on United
States aid to Russia and proposed roles for international financial
institutions. Testimony was heard from David C. Mulford, Under Secretary,
International Affairs, Department of the Treasury.
U.S. INSURANCE INDUSTRY
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Policy
Research and Insurance approved for full committee action H.R. 4731, to
require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study and report to the
Congress regarding the insurance industry of the United States.
Prior to this action, the subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from John C. Dugan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department
of the Treasury; and James L. Blum, Deputy Director, CBO.
BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT: ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Balanced Budget Amendment:
Economic Implications. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 6.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education
held an oversight hearing on Federal participation in anticrime efforts in the
District of Columbia. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Justice: Robert M. Bryant, Special Agent in Charge, Washington
Metropolitan Field Office, FBI; Peter F. Gruden, Special Agent in Charge,
Washington, DC, Division, DEA; and Herbert M. Rutherford III, U.S. Marshall
for the District of Columbia, U.S. Marshals Service; the following officials
of the Department of the Treasury: David Troy, Special Agent in Charge,
Washington Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and Thomas
W. Davis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Washington Field Office, U.S. Secret
Service; and Isaac Fulwood, Jr., Chief, Metropolitan Police Department.
COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Concluded hearings on H.R. 3160,
Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act. Testimony was heard
from Representative Henry and Dottie Strunk, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor.
CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENTS AMENDMENTS IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing regarding the implementation of the Clinical Laboratory
Improvements Amendments of 1988, problems plaguing the Medicaid program and
related public health matters. Testimony was heard from Louis W. Sullivan,
M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT; CORAL SEA BATTLE ANNIVERSARY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures: H.R.
776, amended, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act; and H. Con. Res. 311,
recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea, paying
tribute to the United States-Australian relationship, and reaffirming the
importance of cooperation between the United States and Australia within the
region.
PRIOR TRADE AGREEMENTS EFFECTIVENESS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and
the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade held a joint
briefing on the Effectiveness of Prior Trade Agreements. The subcommittees
were briefed by officials of the CBO and the Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress.
IRS' TAX SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs continued hearings on IRS' Tax Systems
Modernization--Progress and Prospects. Testimony was heard from Howard G.
Rhile, Director, GAO; Hank Philcox, Chief Information Officer, IRS, Department
of the Treasury; and a public witness.
Hearings continue May 13.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 3724, amended, Indian Health Amendments of 1991; S. 1182, to
transfer jurisdiction of certain public lands in the State of Utah to the
Forest Service; and S. 452, to authorize the transfer of administrative
jurisdiction over certain land to the Secretary of the Interior.
OUTDOOR RECREATION ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment held a hearing on H.R. 5001, to amend the Outdoor Recreation Act
of 1963 to authorize the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey
to conduct a national river systems recreation assessment. Testimony was heard
from James W. Stewart, Assistant Director, Planning, Department of the
Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full committee action the following bills:
H.R. 4209, amended, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations of Oklahoma
Claims Act of 1992 and H.R. 4841, granting the consent of the Congress to the
New Hampshire-Maine Interstate School Compact.
The subcommittee acted on a private claims bill.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3910,
Administrative Law Judge Corps Act; and H.R. 4841. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Glickman, Swett, Andrews of Maine, and Zeliff; Steven R.
Valentine, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of
Justice; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
approved for full committee action amended H.R. 4363, to amend title 11 of the
United States Code to exclude from the estate of the debtor interests in
liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held
an oversight hearing on the Threat of Foreign Economic Espionage to U.S.
Corporations. Testimony was heard from Milton J. Socolar, Special Assistant to
the Comptroller General, GAO; William S. Sessions, Director, FBI, Department
of Justice; Robert M. Gates, Director, CIA; James J. Hearn, Deputy Director,
Information Systems Security, National Security Agency, Department of Defense;
and public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION MORATORIUM
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported amended H. Con.
Res. 177, calling for a U.S. policy of strengthening and maintaining
indefinitely the current International Whaling Commission moratorium on the
commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the
Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale, dolphin,
and porpoise populations.
REASSIGNMENT OF LORRAINE MINTZMYER
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service met
in executive session to hold a hearing relating to the reassignment of
Lorraine Mintzmyer. Testimony was heard from George Berklacy, Chief, Office of
Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation approved for full committee action amended H.R. 776,
Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act. Committee on Public Works and
Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources approved for full committee
action the following: H.R. 776, amended, Comprehensive National Energy Policy
Act; and 7 Corps of Engineers Survey Resolutions.
FAMILY PLANNING AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 3090,
Family Planning Amendments Act of 1991. The rule makes in order only the four
amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule, to be offered by
Representatives Traficant, Regula, Durbin, and Waxman. The amendments will be
considered in the order and manner specified in the report. The amendments are
not subject to amendment. The Waxman amendments may be offered en bloc and are
not subject to a demand for a division. The rule provides one motion to
recommit.
The rule makes it in order, after passage of H.R. 3090, to take the Senate
companion bill, S. 323, from the Speaker's table and consider it in the House.
The rule then makes in order a motion to strike and insert the text of the
House-passed bill, and waives clause 7 of rule XVI against the motion.
Finally, the rule makes in order a motion to insist on the House amendment and
request a conference. Testimony was heard from Representatives Waxman, Durbin,
Penny, and Regula.
SHIPBUILDING TRADE REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 2056,
Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1992. The rule makes it in order, as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text printed in the report to accompany the rule.
Clause 5(a) of rule XI and clause 7 of rule XVI are waived against the
substitute. The rule makes in order no other amendment except one amendment to
be offered by Representative Gradison, printed in section 2 of the rule, and
debatable for 30 minutes. The rule waives all points of order against the
Gradison amendment. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gibbons and
Davis.
AMERICAN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDENT SUPPORT ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on H.R. 4595, American Mathematics and Science Student Support Act.
Testimony was heard from John C. Hancock, Chairman, Education and Human
Resources Subcommittee, National Science Board, NSF; and public witnesses.
VA MEDICAL PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care held
a hearing on legislation to improve VA medical programs. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: James E.
Holsinger, M.D., Chief Medical Director; Gregory Haag, Director, Healthcare
Staff, Development and Retention Office; and James A. Christian, Director,
Medical Center, Asheville, North Carolina; Jack O. Lanier, Principal Assistant
Secretary, Health Affairs, Department of Defense; representatives of veterans
organizations; and public witnesses.
SERVICEMEMBERS' CIVIL RELIEF ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on H.R. 4763, Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. Testimony was
heard from Representative Gilman; D'Wayne Gray, Chief Benefits Director,
Department of Veterans Affairs; Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary, Force
Management and Personnel, Department of Defense; Adam A. Sokoloski, Deputy
Assistant Director, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior; representatives of veterans associations; and
public witnesses.
AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SAFETY, CAPACITY, AND INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION ACT;
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4691, Airport and
Airway Safety, Capacity, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992.
The Committee began markup of H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy
Act.
Will continue tomorrow.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
met in executive session to conclude hearings on fiscal year 1993 Intelligence
Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
1992/04/30
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 30, 1992; pages D478 - D492 (Bd vol. D235 -
D243)
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural
Development concluded hearings on H.R. 4906, Agricultural Credit Improvement
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Harold B. Steele, Chairman, Farm Credit
Administration, USDA; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Fossil
Energy Research and Development; on Clean Coal Technology; on Strategic
Petroleum Reserves; and on the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.
Testimony was heard from James G. Randolph, Assistant Secretary, Fossil
Energy, Department of Energy.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation concluded
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
VA, HUD INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress
and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel met in executive session to conclude hearings on the Department of
Energy defense program portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on nuclear weapons requirements.
Testimony was heard from Richard Claytor, Assistant Secretary, Defense
Programs, Department of Energy; and the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Victor Reis, Director, Defense Research and Engineering; and Adm.
David E. Jeremiah, USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations continued hearings
on the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis
on Small and Disadvantaged Business program reauthorization and miscellaneous
other issues. Testimony was heard from Horace J. Crouch, Director, Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities and the Environmental Restoration Panel held a joint hearing on the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
base-closure environmental issues and the following bills: H.R. 2179, to amend
provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 relating to Federal property transferred by Federal
agencies; H.R. 4024, to amend provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to Federal property
transferred by Federal agencies; and H.R. 4025, to indemnify States, political
subdivisions of States, and certain other entities from liability relating to
the release of hazardous substances at military installations that are closed
pursuant to a base closure law. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Brown, Condit and Tallon; Thomas E. Baca, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Department of Defense; Thomas L. McCall, Acting Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Federal Facilities Enforcement, EPA; and Stephen C.
Bransdorfer, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; and
public witnesses.
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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation continued hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on the
following bills: H.R. 1124, to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore
the CHAMPUS eligibility of certain members and former members of the uniformed
services, and their dependents who are currently excluded from benefits under
CHAMPUS because of their entitlement to hospital insurance benefits under
Medicare; H.R. 467, to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for
payment under CHAMPUS of certain health care expenses incurred by members and
former members of the Uniformed Services (and their dependents) who are
entitled to retired or retainer pay and who are otherwise ineligible for such
payment under title XVIII of the Social Security Act because of a disability;
H.R. 608, to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the appointment
of chiropractors as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces to provide
chiropractic care, and to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide
special pay for chiropractic officers in the Armed Forces; and H.R. 3164,
Military Retirement Equity Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Senator
Thurmond; Representatives Bennett, Evans and Bilirakis; the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Martin L. Kappert, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Health Services Financing; and Nicolai Timenes, Jr., Principal
Director, Military Manpower and Personnel Policy; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems continued hearings on the procurement portion of the fiscal year 1993
national defense authorization, with emphasis on acquisition strategies.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness concluded hearings on
the operation and maintenance portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on the Department of Defense proposal to
continue the Defense Business Operations Fund. Testimony was heard from Donald
H. Chapin, Assistant Comptroller General, Accounting and Financial Management
Division, GAO; and Sean O'Keefe, Comptroller, Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION; CLASSIFIED BRIEFING
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the RDT&E portion of the fiscal year 1993 national
defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue May 6.
The Subcommittee also met in executive session to receive a classified
briefing on countering missile threats. The Subcommittee was briefed by Gordon
Oehler, Director, Intelligence Community Non-Proliferation Center, CIA.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials concluded hearings on the seapower-related procurement
portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the Navy of the future. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Navy: Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN, Chief of
Naval Operations; and Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC, Commandant of the Marine
Corps.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
held an oversight hearing on "Barriers for Purchasing Affordable Health
Insurance for Small Businesses." Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PETROLEUM MARKETING PRACTICES ACT AMENDMENTS; OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power approved
for full Committee action on H.R. 5000, to amend the Petroleum Marketing
Practices Act.
The Subcommittee also continued oversight hearings to examine the U.S. auto
industry. Testimony was heard from a public witness.
ASSISTANCE TO THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Assistance to the former
Soviet Union. Testimony was heard from James A. Baker III, Secretary of State.
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COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT; DRAFT REPORTS
Committee on Government Operations: Ordered reported amended H.R. 776,
Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
The Committee also approved the following draft reports: "They Went Thataway:
The Strange Case of Marc Rich and Pincus Green;" and "Coins, Contracting, and
Chicanery: Treasury and Justice Departments Fail to Coordinate."
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 776,
Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT; GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 776,
Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on The Generalized System of Preferences:
In a Rush to Import Trouble? Testimony was heard from Representative Nagle;
Miles Freshette, Assistant Trade Representative; Robert Rogowsky, Director of
Industry, U.S. International Trade Commission; and public witnesses.
FEMA INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Inspector
General's Office. Testimony was heard from the following officials of FEMA:
Wallace E. Stickney, Director; Jerry D. Jennings, Deputy Director; Russell F.
Miller, Inspector General; Patricia Gormley, General Counsel; Wesley C. Moore,
Director, Office of Administrative Support; Jerald E. Johnson, Management
Analyst, Office of Operations Support; and Paul J. Lillis, Assistant Inspector
General, Investigations.
WESTERN SHOSHONE CLAIMS DISBURSEMENT ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Held a hearing on H.R. 3897,
Western Shoshone Claims Disbursement Act. Testimony was heard from Denise
Homer, Acting Director, Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department
of the Interior; and public witnesses.
AIR QUALITY ISSUES AFFECTING NATIONAL PARKS, FOREST AND PUBLIC LANDS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands and the Subcommittee on General Oversight and California Desert
Lands held a joint hearing on Air Quality issues affecting our National Parks,
Forests and Public Lands. Testimony was heard from Representatives Wyden and
Quillen; Mike Hayden, Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks,
Department of the Interior; George Leonard, Associate Chief, Forest Service,
USDA; Thomas C. Kiernan, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and
Radiation, EPA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 776,
amended, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act; H.R. 4412, amended, to
amend title 17, United States Code, relating to fair use of copyrighted works;
H.R. 2731, amended, to amend section 2680(c) of title 28, United States Code,
to allow Federal tort claims arising from certain acts of customs or other law
enforcement officers, and to amend section 3724 of title 31, United States
Code, to extend to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to settle
claims for damages resulting from law enforcement activities of the Customs
Service; H.R. 3591, amended, Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act
of 1991; H.R. 4776, Drug and Alcohol Offenders Treatment Act of 1992; and S.
1963, to amend section 992 of title 28, United States Code, to provide a
member of the United States Sentencing Commission whose term has expired may
continue to serve until a successor is appointed or until expiration of the
next session of Congress.
The Committee also acted on private bills.
MARINE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AND GLOBAL CLIMATE PROTECTION; COMPREHENSIVE
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 4722, Marine Coastal Environment and Global Climate
Protection Act; and H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
TRAVEL EXPENDITURES--WHITE HOUSE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
held a hearing on travel expenditures under the White House Personnel
Authorization Act of 1978. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the GAO: Frank Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General; and Norman Rabkin,
Associate Director, both with the National Security and International Affairs
Division; and David Clark, Director, Accounting and Financial Management
Division; and Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics.
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COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT; SURVEY RESOLUTIONS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported amended H.R.
776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act.
The Committee also approved 8 Corps of Engineers Survey Resolutions.
LEGAL SERVICES REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Representatives Frank, Stenholm,
McCollum, Gekas, Smith of Texas, and Kolbe but no action was taken on H.R.
2039, Legal Services Reauthorization Act of 1991.
RENEWABLE ENERGY--NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Renewable Energy and the National Energy
Strategy. Testimony was heard from Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy
Issues, GAO.
NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs
held a hearing on the VA National Cemetery System. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Jacobs and Harris; the following officials of the Department
of Veterans Affairs: Allen B. Clark, Jr., Director, National Cemetery System;
and David Lewis, Assistant Secretary, Acquisition and Facilities; Steven Dola,
Deputy for Management and Budget, Arlington National Cemetery; representatives
of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 776, Comprehensive
National Energy Policy Act.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources concluded
hearings on H.R. 4727, Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Dorgan of North Dakota and Olver; Lynn Martin,
Secretary of Labor; and public witnesses.
BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the adequacy of the Administration's fiscal year 1993 budget proposals
for the IRS, the U.S. Tax Court, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms. Testimony was heard from Arthur L. Nims III, Chief Judge, U.S. Tax
Court; Jennie Stathis, Director, Tax Policy and Administration Issues, GAO;
and the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Shirley D.
Peterson, Commissioner, IRS; and Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
TRADE AGENCY BUDGET AUTHORIZATION; USE OF UNOBLIGATED MONEYS IN THE CUSTOMS
FORFEITURE FUND
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the Trade
Agency Budget Authorization and on H.R. 3562, relating to the use of
unobligated moneys in the Customs Forfeiture Fund. Testimony was heard from
Samuel H. Banks, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Commercial Operations, U.S.
Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; Don E. Newquist, Chairman, U.S.
International Trade Commission; Gary Edson, General Counsel, Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.
BREAST IMPLANTS
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests held
a hearing on "Breast Implants: Ramifications of the FDA Ruling on Consumers."
Testimony was heard from Representative Vucanovich; the following officials of
the Department of Health and Human Services: David Kessler, M.D.,
Commissioner, Jane Henney, M.D., Deputy Commissioner, Operations, and Carol
Scheman, Deputy Commissioner, External Affairs, all with FDA; and Richard H.
Adamson, Director, Division of Cancer Etiology, National Cancer Institute; and
public witnesses.
HUNGER IN AMERICA
Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on "Hunger in America: Who Cares?"
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
1992/05/01
Daily Digest - Friday, May 1, 1992; pages D493 - D496 (Bd vol. D243 - D245)
Committee Meetings
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation concluded hearings on the military construction portion of the
fiscal year 1993 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Army
Reserve component medical drawdown. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Stephen M. Duncan, Assistant
Secretary, Reserve Affairs; Peter B. Collis, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Medical Readiness; Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA, Director, Army National
Guard; Maj. Gen. Roger W. Sandler, USA, Chief, Army Reserve; Maj. Gen.
Frederick N. Bussey, USA, Deputy Surgeon General; and Brig. Gen. Robert B.
Rosenkranz, USA, Director, Force Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff
for Operations, all with the Department of the Army; and Richard Davis,
Director, Army Issues Group, National Security and International Affairs
Division, GAO.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems concluded hearings on the procurement portion of the fiscal year 1993
national defense authorization request, with emphasis on future of heavy
bombers. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Air Force: Gen. George L. Butler, USAF, Commander in Chief, Strategic Air
Command; and Gen. Michael Loh, USAF Commander, Tactical Air Command.
MORATORIUM ON CHANGES IN OTS REGULATIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing to examine the
administration's moratorium on Federal regulations and recently announced
changes in the OTS regulations, including the decision to allow savings
associations to branch across State lines. Testimony was heard from
Representative Sarpalius; T. Timothy Ryan, Jr., Director, Office of Thrift
Supervision, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
1992/05/04
Daily Digest - Monday, May 4, 1992; pages D497 - D500 (Bd vol. D246)
Committee Meetings
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
1992/05/05
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 5, 1992; pages D502 - D510 (Bd vol. D246 - D252)
Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on U.S. Transportation Command/Sealift. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Hansford T.
Johnson, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; and RAdm.
Dennis C. Blair, USN, Deputy Director for Assessment, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Arts. Testimony was heard from Anne Radice, Acting
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
REGIONAL THREATS AND DEFENSE OPTIONS FOR THE 1990'S
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel continued hearings on
regional threats and defense options for the 1990's, with emphasis on the Army
National Guard combat role and capabilities. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Army: Lt. Gen. J.H. Binford Peay
III, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans; and Lt. Gen. Ronald H.
Griffith, USA, Inspector General; Richard A. Davis, Director, Army Issues,
National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and public
witnesses.
DOD ENVIRONMENTAL-RESTORATION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Environmental Restoration Panel held a hearing on
the Department of Defense environmental-restoration authorization request.
Testimony was heard from Thomas E. Baca, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Department of Defense; Thomas L. McCall, Acting Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Federal Facilities Enforcement, EPA; and public witnesses.
DOD CONTRACTS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
the contractor certification of claims under Department of Defense contracts.
Testimony was heard from Allan V. Burman, Administrator, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy, OMB; and public witnesses.
MEXICO'S PETROLEUM SECTOR--NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs continued joint
hearings on Mexico's Petroleum Sector and the North American Free Trade
Agreement (Part II). Testimony was heard from Frederick W. Volcansek, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Basic Industries, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce; William C. Ramsay, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy,
Resources and Food Policy, Economic and Business Bureau, Department of State;
John J. Easton, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Domestic and
International Energy Policy, Department of Energy; Marion M. Hinchman, Senior
Loan Officer, Export-Import Bank of the United States; Charles E. Roh, Jr.,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North American Affairs; and public
witnesses.
OCTOBER SURPRISE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations
Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 met to discuss
certain details of the investigation.
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. COMPANIES
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on Foreign Government Procurement Discrimination
Against U.S. Companies. Testimony was heard from Representative Gephardt;
Ambassador Michael H. Moskow, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3898, to provide for
the addition of the Truman Farm House to the Harry S Truman National Historic
Site in the State of Missouri; and H.R. 4382, to modify the boundaries of the
New River Gorge National River, the Gauley River National Recreation Area, and
the Bluestone National Scenic River in West Virginia. Testimony was heard from
Representative Wheat; James W. Stewart, Assistant Director, Planning, National
Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
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STRENGTHEN FEDERAL RESPONSE TO POLICE CONDUCT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held a hearing on legislation to strengthen the Federal response to police
conduct. Testimony was heard from Jon O. Newman, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals,
2nd Circuit; and a public witness.
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND COLLECTIONS SHORTFALL
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Shortfall in Highway Trust Fund Collections.
Testimony was heard from Eugene R. McCormick, Deputy Administrator, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; Wayne Thomas, Acting
Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Examination), IRS, Department of the Treasury;
James W. Wetzler, Commissioner, Department of Taxation and Finance, State of
New York; J. Thomas Herndon, Executive Director, Department of Revenue State
of Florida; Harvey L. Borak, Chief, Office of Criminal Investigation, Division
of Taxation, State of New Jersey; John Aikman, Administrator, Criminal
Investigation Division, Department of Revenue, State of Indiana; and public
witnesses.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds held a hearing on the GSA's fiscal year 1993 Capital Investment
Program for major construction, alteration and design prospectuses. Testimony
was heard from Gerald Thacker, Chief, Space and Facilities Division,
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; and David L. Bibb, Assistant
Commissioner, Office of Facility Planning, Public Buildings Service, GSA.
Hearings continue May 7.
RESCINDING CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Natcher, Murtha,
Stenholm, Penny, Carper, Johnson of South Dakota, Patterson, Armey, Fawell and
Cox of California but no action was taken on H.R. 4990, rescinding certain
budget authority.
Committee recessed subject to call.
LEGAL SERVICES REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted H.R. 2039, Legal Services Reauthorization Act of
1991, a rule providing an additional 30 minutes of general debate. The rule
makes in order the Judiciary Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Only
the amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule are made in order
and these are to be considered in the order and manner specified in the
report. The amendments are not subject to amendment, except as specified in
the report. The rule permits the Judiciary Committee chairman, at any time, to
offer amendments en bloc consisting of the text of amendments printed in the
report, and germane modifications. Amendments en bloc are debatable for 20
minutes; they are not amendable nor are they subject to a demand for a
division. The original proponents of the amendments have authority to insert
statements in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion
to recommit with or without instructions.
POLICY OPTIONS FOR PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Held a hearing on Policy Options
for Promoting Economic Growth. Testimony was heard from Richard N. Cooper,
Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Federal Reserve System; and public
witnesses.
U.S. GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held a
hearing on the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Testimony was heard from
Robert Corell, Assistant Director, Geosciences, NSF; J. Michael Hall,
Director, Office of Global Programs, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Ari
Patrinos, Director, Environmental Sciences Division, Department of Energy;
Courtney Riordan, Director, Office of Environmental Processes and Effects
Research, EPA; Robert Watson, Space Sciences and Applications, NASA; Robert I.
Van Hook, Director, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism and Rural
Development approved for full committee action amended H.R. 4400, Small
Business Innovation Development Amendment Act.
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INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
conclude hearings on Fiscal Year 1993 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard
from departmental witnesses.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on Health
Care Reform: How Do Women, Children and Teens Fare? Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
1992/05/06
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 6, 1992; pages D511 - D522 (Bd vol. D252 - D260)
Committee Meetings
OLD GROWTH FOREST RESERVE
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4899, to establish an Old
Growth Forest Reserve.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Nuclear Weapons Control/Destruction, and on DOD Space
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Robert B. Barker, Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic Energy; Lt.
Gen. John E. Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force (Acquisition); and Maj. Gen. Donald G. Hard, USAF, Director of Space
and SDI Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Acquisition); and Larry Gershwin, CIA.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Minerals Management Service and on the Holocaust Memorial Council. Testimony
was heard from Scott Sewell, Director, Minerals Management Service, Department
of the Interior; and Sara Bloomfield, Executive Director, Holocaust Memorial
Council.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities
Panel met to discuss recommendations relating to the Department of Energy
defense programs portion of the fiscal year 1993 national defense
authorization request.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on the civil defense portion of the fiscal year 1993
national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from Joseph
Muckerman, Director, Emergency Planning, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary,
Security Policy; Grant Peterson, FEMA; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
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Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development
continued hearings on the RDT&E portion of the fiscal year 1993 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Strategic Defense Initiative
and Theater Missile Defense. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Henry F. Cooper, Director, Strategic Defense
Initiative Organization; Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant Secretary, International
Security Policy; Lt. Gen. Robert D. Hammond, USA, Commanding General, U.S.
Army Strategic Defense Command; RAdm. John T. Mitchell, USA, Director,
Strategic Systems Programs, Department of the Navy; and Lt. Gen. Thomas S.
Moorman, Jr., USAF, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Space Command.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK CHARTER RENEWAL REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank Charter Renewal. Testimony was heard
from John D. Macomber, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the
United States; Allen I. Mendelowitz, Director, International Trade and Finance
Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
SECONDARY MARKET FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Policy
Research and Insurance held a hearing on the development of a secondary market
for commercial real estate loans, focusing on recent RTC transactions.
Testimony was heard from Kenneth J. Bacon, Assistant Director, Securitization,
Resolution Trust Corporation; Richard Spillenkothen, Staff Director, Division
of Banking, Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System; and public witnesses.
BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Economic and Budgetary
Implications of a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment. Testimony was
heard from Richard G. Darman, Director, OMB; and Robert Reischauer, Director,
CBO.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
held an oversight hearing on School-To-Work Transition. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
U.S. POST COLD WAR FOREIGN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the U.S. Post Cold War Foreign
Policy. Testimony was heard from the following former Secretaries of Defense:
James Schlesinger; and Clark Clifford.
JOBS THROUGH EXPORTS ACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade approved for full Committee action H.R. 4996, Jobs Through Exports
Act of 1992.
OVERSIGHT--DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on the Defense Contract Audit Agency. Testimony was
heard from Paul F. Math, Director of Research, Development, Acquisition, and
Procurement Issues, GAO; John C. Martin, Inspector General, EPA; the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Derek J. Vander Schaaf, Deputy
Inspector General; William H. Reed, Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency;
and Alvin Tucker, Deputy Comptroller (Management Systems); and public
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CLINIC BLOCKADES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held an
oversight hearing on Fair Access to Clinic Entrances. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 191, Technology Transfer Improvements
Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Representatives Morella and Thornton;
Deborah Wince-Smith, Assistant Secretary, Technology Policy, Department of
Commerce; Ralph Oman, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress; Kent A.
Smith, Deputy Director, National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation approved for full Committee action amended the following bills:
H.R. 4693, to amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit the
establishment and collection of any fee or charge for the issuance of any
merchant mariners' document, license, or certificate of registry; H.R. 5055,
to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1993; and H.R.
4715, Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on the following
bills: H.R. 2881, National Wildlife Refuge System Act of 1991; and H.R. 3688,
National Wildlife Refuge System Management and Policy Act of 1991. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Gibbons, Williams, Schulze and Marlenee; and
Richard Smith, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior.
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DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits and the Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing
on the Displaced Federal Employees Assistance Act of 1992. Testimony was heard
from Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Federal Human Resource Management, GAO;
Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel,
Department of Defense; Constance Berry Newman, Director, OPM; and public
witnesses.
RESCINDING CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing one hour of general debate on
H.R. 4990, rescinding certain budget authority. The rule waives all points of
order against the bill and against its consideration. The rule provides that
the amendment printed in part 1 of the report to accompany the rule,
consisting of the text of amendment recommended by the Appropriations
Committee, is considered to have been adopted. No other amendments are made in
order except the amendments printed in part 2 of the report, each debatable
for thirty minutes and not subject to amendment. The rule waives all points of
order against the amendments and provides that the two amendments contained in
part 2 of the report will be considered under king-of-the-hill procedures. The
rule provides one motion to recommit which may not contain instructions.
Finally, the rule provides that the provisions in section 1017 will not apply
to any bill or joint resolution introduced with respect to Presidential
rescission messages of March 10, March 20 and April 8.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to
consider pending business.
COMMUNITY BASED VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on community based veteran service organizations. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources approved for full
Committee action amended H.R. 4727, Unemployment Compensation Amendments of
1992.
CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION AND INFORMED COMPLIANCE ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade approved for full Committee
action amended H.R. 3935, Customs Modernization and Informed Compliance Act.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session and approved for full Committee action
the Fiscal Year 1993 Intelligence Authorization.
DROUGHT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Select Committee on Hunger and the Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs held a joint hearing on "Southern Africa's Drought: Can
Disaster Be Derailed?" Testimony was heard from Christopher Goldthwait, Acting
General Sales Manger, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA; Jeffrey S. Davidow,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Africa, Department of State; the following
officials AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency: Lois
Richards, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Food and Humanitarian
Assistance; and Margaret I. Bonner, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Africa; and public witnesses.
HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA PROGRAM
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on the
Oversight of "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program." Testimony was
heard from Lowell Dodge, Director, Administration of Justice Issues,
Government Division, GAO; Robert Martinez, Director, Office of National Drug
Control Policy; and public witnesses.
1992/05/07
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 7, 1992; pages D523 - D536 (Bd vol. D260 - D266)
Committee Meetings
FOOD SECURITY ACT CONSERVATION COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing on the implementation of the conservation
compliance provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. Testimony was heard
from Representative Ewing; William J. Richards, Chief, Soil Conservation
Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on DOD
Environmental Programs. Testimony was heard from Thomas E. Baca, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Environment, Office of the Assistant Secretary,
Department of Defense.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was heard from D. Cy Jamison, Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations approved for full
Committee action amended H.R. 5006, Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1993.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness approved for full
Committee action amended H.R. 5006, Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1993.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and
Critical Materials approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 5006,
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1993.
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET REFORMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4450, Government
Securities Auction Reform Act; and H.R. 3927, Government Securities Reform Act
of 1991. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FAIR LENDING--HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT DATA
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development and the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage
held a joint hearing on "Fair Lending: Implications of the Recent Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act Data." Testimony was heard from Representatives
Kennedy and Ridge; Leland Brendsel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; James Johnson, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Federal National Mortgage Association; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue May 14.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Education and Labor: Held an oversight hearing on National Health
Reform: From an Education and Labor Perspective. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
IMPACT OF TEXTILE FRAUD ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing to examine the impact of textile fraud on interstate and
foreign commerce. Testimony was heard from Carol B. Hallett, Commissioner of
Customs, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; and pubic
witnesses.
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GOVERNMENT SECURITIES LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R.
3927, Government Securities Reform Act of 1992; and H.R. 3047, to amend the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit members of national securities
exchanges to effect certain transactions with respect to accounts for which
such members exercise investment discretion.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD HONG KONG
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs,
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, Subcommittee on
International Economic Policy and Trade and the Subcommittee on International
Organizations concluded joint hearings on U.S. Policy Toward Hong Kong (Part
II). Testimony was heard from Richard Solomon, Assistant Secretary, East Asia
and the Pacific, Department of State.
DEMOCRACY IN HAITI ACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
approved for full Committee action H.R. 4761, Democracy in Haiti Act of 1992.
SITUATION IN PERU--FUTURE OF THE WAR ON DRUGS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and the Task
Force on International Narcotics Control held a joint hearing on the Situation
in Peru and the Future of the War on Drugs. Testimony was heard from Bernard
Aronson, Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs, Department of State; and
Gen. George A. Joulwan, USA, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command.
HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Health Care Fraud and Abuse.
Testimony was heard from Representative Kolbe; Janet L. Shikles, Director,
Health Financing and Policy Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; the
following officials of the Department of Justice: Stuart M. Gerson, Assistant
Attorney General, Civil Division; and Larry Urgenson, Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Fraud Section, Criminal Division; and Larry D. Morey, Deputy
Inspector General, Investigations, Office of Inspector General, Department of
Health and Human Services.
OLD GROWTH FOREST RESERVE
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4899, to
establish an Old Growth Forest Reserve.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held an oversight hearing to examine the EPA's Handling
of a Hazardous Waste Management Permit for a Hazardous Waste Incinerator in
East Liverpool, Ohio. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
EPA: Hugh Kaufman, Assistant to the Director, Hazardous Site Control Division;
and William Muno, Associate Division Director for RICRA, Region 5; and public
witnesses.
VOTING RIGHTS IMPROVEMENT ACT; VOTING RIGHTS EXTENSION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 4312, amended, Voting
Rights Improvement Act of 1992; and the Voting Rights Extension Act of 1992.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on the authorization of Civil Rights Division,
Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from John R. Dunne, Assistant
Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
continued oversight hearings on the Threat of Foreign Economic Espionage to
U.S. Corporations. Testimony was heard from John W. Lyons, Director, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses.
INNOVATIVE ECOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on Innovative
Ecological Wastewater Treatment. Testimony was heard from Representative
Pelosi; and public witnesses.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4484, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 1993 for the Maritime Administration.
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SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT CRUNCH RELIEF ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
4111, Small Business Credit Crunch Relief Act of 1992. The rule makes in order
the Committee on Small Business amendment in the nature of a substitute now
printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Finally,
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Testimony was heard from Chairman LaFalce.
WINDOW ON WASTE: ATROPHY IN NASA MANAGEMENT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Window on Waste: Atrophy in NASA Management.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Mark Gebicke,
Director, NASA Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division;
and Donald P. Wurtz, Director, High-Risk Programs, Accounting and Financial
Management Division; the following officials of NASA: Bill Colvin, Inspector
General; Darleen A. Druyun, Assistant Administrator, Procurement; and Thomas
Campbell, Comptroller.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to
consider pending business.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation
approved for full Committee action the Fiscal Year 1993 Intelligence Budget.
1992/05/08
Daily Digest - Friday, May 8, 1992; pages D538 - D540 (Bd vol. D267)
Committee Meetings
NON-PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT
ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on H.R. 4803,
Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Regulatory Improvement
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Robert Gates, Director, CIA; William
Rope, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Politico-Military Affairs,
Department of State; Carl Ford, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
International Security Affairs, Department of Defense; John P. LaWare, Head of
Supervision and Regulatory Committee, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System; Barry Newman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Monetary
Affairs, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on Energy and the
Environment approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2660,
amended, Authorization of appropriations for the United States Holocaust
Memorial Council; and H.R. 4999, to authorize additional appropriations for
implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the
Capitol and the White House.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on these measures.
Testimony was heard from Richard Hausner, Chairman, Pennsylvania Avenue
Development Corporation; Sara Bloomfield, Executive Director, U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Council; Ric Murphy, Director, Department of Administrative Services,
District of Columbia; and public witnesses.
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1992/05/11
Daily Digest - Monday, May 11, 1992; pages D541 - D545 (Bd vol. D267 - D268)
Committee Meetings
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 5022, Military
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.
BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on a Balanced Budget
Constitutional Amendment, with emphasis on Compliance and the Three Branches
of Government. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
1992/05/12
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 12, 1992; pages D545 (sic) - D554 (Bd vol. D268 -
D275)
Committee Meetings
DIRE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported amended H.R. 5069, making dire
emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance to meet urgent
needs because of calamities such as those which occurred in Los Angeles and
Chicago, for the fiscal year ending September 30.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Humanities. Testimony as heard from Lynne V.
Cheney, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Foundation
on the Arts and the Humanities.
LABOR--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
ADVANCED STUDIES PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Military Education Panel held a hearing on the
feasibility of granting advanced degrees for graduates of advanced studies
programs at the intermediate service schools. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Brig. Gen. William Steele,
USA, Assistant Commandant, Army Command and General Staff College; Brig. Gen.
James Savarda, USAF, Commandant, Air Command and General Staff College; and
Col. David Vetter, USMC, Director, Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and
Compensation met in executive session and approved for full Committee action
amended H.R. 5006, Department of Defense Authorization Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear
Systems met in executive session and approved for full Committee action
amended H.R. 5006, Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1993.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Development met in
executive session and approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 5006,
Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1993.
FmHA SECTION 515 RURAL MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAMS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on FmHA Section 515 Rural Multifamily
Rental Housing Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the USDA: Leon Snead, Inspector General; and La Verne Ausman, Administrator,
Farmers Home Administration.
BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on a Balanced Budget
Constitutional Amendment. Testimony was heard from Senators Sarbanes and
Simon; and Representatives Barton of Texas, Carper, Kennedy, Neal of North
Carolina, Obey, Slattery, Smith of Oregon and Synar.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness approved for full Committee action the
following measures: H.R. 4567, amended, Audio Home Recording Act of 1992; and
H. Con. Res. 246, expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the
relation of trade agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws
of the United States.
OVERSIGHT--ON-SITE INSPECTION AGENCY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science held an oversight hearing on the On-Site Inspection
Agency. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Maj. Gen. Robert W. Parker, USAF, Director, On-Site Inspection
Agency; Douglas Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Security
Policy; and Brig. Gen. Arthur Johnson, Assistant Deputy Director, Research and
Engineering (Strategic and Nuclear Forces), Office of the Under Secretary for
Acquisition.
NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND BEYOND
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint
hearing on the North American Free Trade Agreement and Beyond. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on Grazing and Related Range Management
Issues and on H.R. 473, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 to make it unlawful to obstruct the operation of, or harass any activity
permitted under, a grazing permit or lease. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Stenholm and Kolbe; Michael J. Penfold, Assistant Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; David Unger, Associate
Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; J. Dexter Peach, Assistant Comptroller
General, GAO; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment approved for full Committee action
amended the following bills: H.R. 1271, to authorize appropriations for the
Office of Environmental Quality for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and
1996; to ensure consideration of the impact of Federal actions on the global
environment; H.R. 3836, Pacific Yew Act of 1991; and H.R. 2919, New England
Groundfish Restoration Act of 1991.
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf and the Subcommittee on Fisheries
and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment approved for full Committee
action amended H.R. 4310, National Marine Sanctuaries Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 1992.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held an oversight hearing on the
U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
GAO: Nye Stevens, Director, and Willis Elmore, Assistant Director, both with
Government Business Operations Issues, General Government Division; and Barry
Griffiths, Senior Evaluator; and members of the Joint Task Force on Postal
Ratemaking.
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DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Human Resources
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4991, Displaced Federal
Employees Assistance Act of 1992.
MANUFACTURING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on Manufacturing Research and Education. Testimony was heard from
Joseph Bordogna, Assistant Director, Engineering, NSF; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session and
ordered reported amended H.R. 5095, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993.
1992/05/13
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 13, 1992; pages D555 - D564 (Bd vol. D275 -
D281)
Committee Meetings
FARMERS' MARKET COUPON PROGRAMS--FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer
Relations, and Nutrition held a hearing to review benefits to producers of
fresh fruits and vegetables from expansion of the WIC Farmers' Market Coupon
Programs, including discussion of S. 1742, Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from Janice G. Lilja, Director, Office of Analysis
and Evaluation, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy
approved for full committee action amended H.R. 3826, Pacific Yew Act of 1991.
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The subcommittee also began markup of H.R. 3414, Timber Economics Act of 1992.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Commission of Fine Arts, the National Gallery of Art and the Navajo and Hopi
Indian Relocation Commission. Testimony was heard from J. Carter Brown,
Chairman, Commission on Fine Arts and Director, National Gallery of Art; and
Carl Kunasek, Commissioner, Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session and ordered reported the
following bills: H.R. 5006, amended, Department of Defense Authorization Act,
1993; and H.R. 4880, to reduce the stockpile requirement for, and authorize
the disposal of, cobalt from the National Defense Stockpile.
BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on a Balanced Budget
Constitutional Amendment. Testimony was heard from Lowell Weicker, Governor,
State of Connecticut; L. Douglas Wilder, Governor, State of Virginia; Richard
W. Riley, former Governor, State of South Carolina; and a public witness.
Hearings continue May 19.
LABELING AND MARKING OF TROPICAL WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 2854, to provide for
the labeling or marking of tropical wood and tropical wood products sold in
the United States, and related issues. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM--INVESTORS PROBLEMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing to examine the impact on investors of problems in the Farmers
Home Administration's Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Program. Testimony was
heard from Judy A. England-Joseph, Director, Housing and Community Development
Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and from
the following officials of the USDA: Leon Snead, Inspector General; and
LaVerne Ausman, Administrator, Farmers Home Administration.
TELEPHONE NETWORK RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 4789, Telephone Network Reliability Improvement
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
AMENDMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full committee action amended H.R. 4016, to amend the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
to require the Federal Government, before termination of Federal activities on
any real property owned by the Government, to identify real property where no
hazardous substance was stored, released or disposed of.
U.S. POST COLD WAR FOREIGN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on U.S. Post Cold War Foreign
Policy. Testimony was heard from the following former National Security
Advisers: Zbigniew Brzezinski; Richard Allen; and McGeorge Bundy.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
IRS' TAX SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION, PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs concluded hearings on IRS' Tax Systems Modernization,
Progress and Prospects. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the GAO: Howard G. Rhile, Director; and Hazel E. Edwards, Associate Director;
and Shirley D. Peterson, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury.
C-17 AIRLIFTER
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on the C-17 Airlifter. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Derek Vander Schaaf, Deputy
Inspector General; Col. Kenneth D. Tollefson, USAF, Commander, Defense
Contract Management Command; John J. Welch, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force for Acquisition; and Maj. Gen. Michael J. Butchko, Jr., USAF,
Commander, Development Test Center and former Program Officer, C-17.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported H.R. 4999, to
authorize additional appropriations for the implementation of the development
plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held a hearing on H.R. 2797, Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1991.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2357, to amend title
28, United States Code, relating to jurisdictional immunities for foreign
states, to grant the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in
certain cases involving tortious conduct occurring in a foreign state; and
H.R. 4275, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a
nonimmigrant status for spouses of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent
residence. Testimony was heard from Representatives Smith of Florida, Solarz,
and Vander Jagt; from the following officials of the Department of Justice:
Stuart Schiffer, Deputy Assistant Attorney General; and James Puleo, Associate
Commissioner, Office of Examinations, Immigration and Naturalization Service;
the following officials of the Department of State: Alan J. Kreczko, Deputy
Legal Adviser; and James Ward, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Consular
Affairs; and public witnesses.
DIRE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 5069,
making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance to
meet urgent needs because of calamities such as those which occurred in Los
Angeles and Chicago, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. The rule
provides 1 hour of debate. The rule waives clauses 2 and 7 of rule XXI and
waives clause 2(L)(6) of rule XI against the bill and against its
consideration. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Schroeder, Traficant, Sensenbrenner, and Cox of
California.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to
consider pending business.
1992/05/14
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 14, 1992; pages D566 - D580 (Bd vol. D281 - D289)
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit and Rural
Development approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4906, Agricultural
Credit Improvement Act of 1992.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Territorial and International Affairs. Testimony was heard from Stella G.
Guerra, Assistant Secretary, Territorial and International Affairs, Department
of the Interior; and public witnesses.
SALE OF LTV MISSILES AND AIRCRAFT DIVISIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel and the Subcommittee on
Investigations held a joint hearing on the sale of LTV Missiles and Aircraft
Divisions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Frost and Barton of Texas;
Chester Paul Beach, Jr., Acting General Counsel, Department of Defense;
Stephen J. Canner, Director, Office of International Investment, Department of
the Treasury; and public witnesses.
FAIR LENDING--HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE ACT DATA
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development and the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage
concluded joint hearings on "Fair Lending: Implications of the Recent Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act Data." Testimony was heard from Lawrence B. Lindsey,
member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; the following officials of
the Department of the Treasury: Susan F. Krause, Senior Deputy Comptroller for
Bank Supervision Policy, Office of the Comptroller; and Jonathan L. Fiechter,
Deputy Director, Washington Operations, Office of Thrift Supervision; Janice
M. Smith, Director, Office of Consumer Affairs, FDIC; and public witnesses.
SMALL MARKET HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on issues related to small market health insurance reform.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Slattery and Andrews of Texas; Mark
Nadel, Associate Director, National and Public Health Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses.
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U.S. POST COLD WAR FOREIGN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on U.S. Post Cold War Foreign
Policy. Testimony was heard from Harold Brown, former Secretary of Defense;
and Lt. Gen. Bill Odom, former Director, NSA.
Hearings continue May 20.
TAIWAN CITIZENS RETURN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs
forwarded to the full Committee without recommendation H. Con. Res. 248,
expressing the sense of the Congress that the authorities on Taiwan should
permit the return to Taiwan of all citizens of Taiwan who are committed to
peaceful political change.
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ADDRESS CORRECTION ACTIVITIES
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on U.S. Postal Service Address
Correction Activities. Testimony was heard from Robert Krause, Director,
Office of Address Information Systems, U.S. Postal Service; and public
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.
3905, to amend the Historic Preservation Act to authorize appropriations for
the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and H.R. 4801, to amend the
National Historic Preservation Act to extend the authorization for the
Historic Preservation Fund.
CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Water, Power and
Offshore Energy Resources held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 5099,
Central Valley Project Improvement Act; H.R. 3876, Central Valley Project Fish
and Wildlife Act of 1991; and H.R. 4687, Central Valley Project Transfer Act
of 1992. Testimony was heard from Senator Bradley; Representatives Fazio,
Torres, Thomas of California and Condit; from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: Dennis Underwood, Commissioner, Bureau of
Reclamation; and Michael Brennan, Executive Assistant to the Director, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; Douglas Wheeler, Secretary, Resources Agency, State
of California; and public witnesses.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
concluded hearings on H.R. 2797, Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1991.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Solarz and Smith of New Jersey; and
public witnesses.
COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AMENDMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 4426, to amend title 17, United States
Code, to exclude copyright protection for certain legal compilations.
Testimony was heard from Ralph Oman, Register of Copyrights, Library of
Congress; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 4310, National Marine Sanctuaries Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 1992; H.R. 1271, to authorize appropriations for the Office
of environmental Quality for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996;
H.R. 3836, Pacific Yew Act of 1991; and H.R. 4715, to authorize expenditures
for fiscal year 1993 for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Subcommittee on public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action 36 resolutions for major
construction, alteration and design for the GSA's Fiscal Year 1993 Capital
Improvement Program.
AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SAFETY, CAPACITY, AND INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 2 hours of debate on H.R. 4691,
Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, and Intermodal Transportation Act of
1992. The rule makes in order the Public Works committee amendment in the
nature of a substitute now printed in the bill, as modified by the Science,
Space and Technology amendment printed in part 1 of the report to accompany
the rule, as an original bill for purposes of amendment. The substitute, as
modified, will be considered by title instead of by section with each title
considered as read. All points of order against the substitute as modified are
waived.
The rule makes in order the amendments en bloc printed in part 3 of the report
to be offered by Representative Walker. The Walker amendments en bloc are not
divisible.
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The rule then makes in order, after disposition of all other amendments, an
amendment--printed in part 2 of the report to accompany the rule--to be
offered by Representative Rostenkowski. All points of order against the
amendment are waived. The amendment is not subject to amendment, except for
pro forma amendments, not to a demand for a division of the question. The rule
makes in order no further amendments after disposition of the Rostenkowski
amendment. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Roe, Oberstar, Brown,
Hammerschmidt, Clinger and Walker.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held a
hearing on the reauthorization of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(R&D) provisions). Testimony was heard from Representative Torricelli; the
following officials of the EPA: Alfred W. Lindsey, Director, Environmental
Engineering and Technology Demonstration; and Walter Kovalick, Director,
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response; Dennis Berry, Office of
Environmental Technology, Sandia National Laboratories; and public witnesses.
JOB TRAINING READJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held a hearing on job training readjustment assistance. Testimony
was heard from Gen. D'Wayne Gray, Chief Benefits Director, Department of
Veterans Affairs; David S. Ritterpusch, Acting Assistant Secretary, Veterans'
Employment and Training, Department of Labor; representatives of veterans
organizations; and public witnesses.
DECEPTIVE MAILINGS AND SOLICITATIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and the
Subcommittee on Oversight held a joint hearing on deceptive mailings and
solicitations to senior citizens and other consumers. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Hutto and Visclosky; from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Gwendolyn S. King, Commissioner, SSA;
and Larry D. Morey, Deputy Inspector General, Investigations; Kenneth M.
Hearst, Assistant Chief Inspector, Criminal Investigations, U.S. Postal
Service; Hollis S. McLoughlin, Assistant Secretary, Policy Management,
Department of the Treasury; Bonnie J. Campbell, Attorney General, State of
Iowa; and public witnesses.
TRADE EXPANSION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on H.R.
5100, Trade Expansion Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Rostenkowski, Gephardt, Thomas of California, Levin of Michigan, Mazzoli,
Regula, and Jacobs; Carla A. Hills, U.S. Trade Representative; and public
witnesses.
Hearings continue May 19.
COMMUNITY BASED ANTI-DRUG INITIATIVE
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on Community
Based Anti-Drug Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the State of New Jersey: Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General; and Douglas
Palmer, Mayor, Trenton; and public witnesses.
1992/05/15
Daily Digest - Friday, May 15, 1992; pages D582 - D584 (Bd vol. D289 - D290)
Committee Meetings
FERC'S HYDROPOWER LICENSING PROGRAM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
Hydropower Licensing Program. Testimony was heard from Russell Earnest,
Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Enhancement, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior; Michael Tillman, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Fisheries, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Martha G. Prothro, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; Martin L. Allday, Chairman, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy; Marc Gertsman, Deputy
Commissioner and General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation,
State of New York; and public witnesses.
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ASSASSINATION MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ACT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security concluded hearings on H.J. Res. 454, Assassination Materials
Disclosure Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Robert W. Gates, Director,
CIA; the following officials of the Department of Justice; Floyd Clarke,
Deputy Director, FBI; and David G. Leitch, Deputy Assistant Attorney General,
Office of Legal Counsel; and Don W. Wilson, Archivist of the United States,
National Archives and Records Administration.
1992/05/18
Daily Digest - Monday, May 18, 1992; pages D585 - D588 (Bd vol. D290)
Committee Meetings
No Committee meetings were held.
1992/05/19
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 19, 1992; pages D590 - D600 (Bd vol. D291 - D297)
Committee Meetings
CFTC's REDUCTION OF PENALTIES IMPOSED BY ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
reduction of penalties imposed by CFTC Administrative Law judges in
disciplinary cases. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Wendy L. Gramm, Chairman; Fowler C.
West, William P. Albrecht, Sheila Bair, and Joe Dial, all Commissioners.
PESTICIDES SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and
Foreign Agriculture approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3742,
Pesticide Safety Improvement Act of 1991.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses.
HOUSING PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development began markup of the Housing Programs Reauthorization.
Will continue tomorrow.
BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on a Balanced Budget
Constitutional Amendment, with emphasis on Legal Issues. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources approved for
full Committee action amended H.R. 5194, to amend the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for fiscal
years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; PROBLEMS CONFRONTING UNITED STATES BUSINESSMEN IN
SAUDI ARABIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full Committee action amended the following measures: H. Con.
Res. 299, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the Kurds in northern
Iraq; and H. Con. Res. 305, commending the people of Albania for their
successful democratic election, urging the acceleration of market reforms in
Albania, urging the President to expedite the negotiation of a commercial
agreement with Albania, and urging an increase of aid to Albania.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on the Problems Confronting United States
Businessmen in Saudi Arabia. Testimony was heard from Senator Glenn;
Representatives Emerson and Traficant; David L. Mack, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of
State; and Karl S. Reiner, Director, Near East, Department of Commerce.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs held a oversight hearing on the GAO report on Financial
Problems in American Samoa. Testimony was heard from Harold Johnson, Director,
Foreign Economic Assistance, GAO; from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: Joyce Fleischman, Deputy Inspector General; and
Donald Senese, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Territorial and International
Affairs; and from the following officials of American Samoa: TuanaAE2itau
Tuia, Speaker, House of Representatives; Ace Tago, Treasurer; Talalemotu
Mauga, Budget Director, Dr. Iotamo Saleapaga, Medical Services Director; and
Simone Talamaivao, Audit Review Director.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3564, to improve the
management of public lands used for military purposes, to require assessments
of future needs for withdrawal of public lands for such uses; and H.R. 4404,
to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals within the State of
Colorado for military uses. Testimony was heard from Gerry Kauvar, Principal
Director, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations, Department
of Defense; Kemp Conn, Deputy Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior; Elizabeth Estill, Associate Deputy Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
began mark up of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Reauthorization
Act of 1992.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.
2675, amended, Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1991; and H.R.
4991, Displaced Federal Employees Assistance Act of 1992.
FEDERAL SUPERFUND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Administration of the Federal Superfund
Program. Testimony was heard from Representatives Smith of New Jersey and
Kostmayer; from the following officials of the EPA: James Rooney, Attorney,
Office of Regional Counsel, and John LaPadula, Branch Chief, Emergency and
Remedial Response Division, both with Region II; Gwen Hooten, and Marc Herman,
both Project Managers, Region VIII; and Abraham Ferdas, Associate Director,
Hazardous Waste Management Division, Region III; the following officials of
the State of New Jersey: Anthony J. Farro, Director, Division of
Publicly-Funded Site Remediation, Department of Environmental Protection and
Energy; and Joseph Petruzzi, Mayor, Bellmawr; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 5 hours of general debate, with 1
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and 30 minutes of debate time
equally divided and controlled by the chairmen and ranking minority member of
each of the other eight committees of jurisdiction. The rule makes in order
the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the
"Committee Print, May 19, 1992, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act" as
an original bill for the purpose of amendment. All points of order against
consideration of the bill are waived and all points of order against the
substitute are waived.
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The rule makes in order only the amendments printed in the report to accompany
the rule or by subsequent order of the House, to be considered in the order
and manner specified, with debate time specified in the report, equally
divided and controlled. The amendments are not subject to amendment, except as
specified in the report. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides that no further
amendments are in order except by subsequent order of the House. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Dingell, Sharp, Scheuer, Markey, Tauzin, Hall of
Texas, Richardson, Fascell, Synar, Wise, Hoagland, Miller of California,
Rahall, Kostmayer, Gejdenson, Owens of Utah, LaRocco, Jontz, Abercrombie, Roe,
Traficant, Clement, Murtha, Brown, Cardin, Durbin, Atkins, Lloyd, Bilbray,
Orton, Lent, Moorhead, Holloway, Barton of Texas, Smith of Oregon, Clinger,
Thomas of Wyoming, Vucanovich, Rhodes, Hefley, Allard, Ewing, Fields,
Hammerschmidt, Walker, Kasich and DeLay.
INTER-AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION ACT; AMERUS FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science approved
for full Committee action amended H.R. 3215, Inter-American Scientific
Cooperation Act of 1991.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 4550, AmeRus Foundation for
Research and Development Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Frederick M.
Bernthal, Deputy Director, NSF; and public witnesses.
TRADE EXPANSION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade concluded hearings on H.R.
5100, Trade Expansion Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Sundquist and Jontz; and public witnesses.
IMPACT OF ALCOHOL LABELING AND MARKETING ON HEALTH AND CULTURE
Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families: Held a hearing on
"Confronting the Impact of Alcohol Labeling and Marketing on Native American
Health and Culture." Testimony was heard from Antonia C. Novello, M.D.,
Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services; William Earle, Chief, Revenue Programs Division, Office of
Compliance Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of
the Treasury; and public witnesses.
1992/05/20
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 20, 1992; pages D601 - D612 (Bd vol. D297 -
D305)
Committee Meetings
RURAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES AND COMPANIES FINANCIAL STATUS; USDA'S WATER
QUALITY PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing on Rural Telephone Cooperatives and Companies
Financial Status and on the USDA's Water Quality Programs. Testimony was heard
from Flora Milans, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources,
Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; William J. Richards, Chief,
Soil Conservation Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
REINVESTMENT OF DEFENSE RESOURCES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Policy Panel held a hearing on
reinvestment of defense resources for economic growth. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Frost, Machtley, Skaggs, Brown, Packard, Hall of Ohio,
Reed, DeLauro and Gejdenson; Katherine Gillman, Senior Associate (Project
Director), Industry, Technology and Employment Program, OTA; Mario M. Cuomo,
Governor, State of New York; and public witnesses.
HOUSING PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development approved for full Committee action the Housing Programs
Reauthorization.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 4014, amended, Educational Research, Development and Dissemination
Excellence Act; H.R. 4323, amended, Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act; H.R.
3711, WIC Supplemental Benefits Act of 1991; H. Con. Res. 302, expressing the
sense of the Congress regarding communities making the transition to
"Hunger-Free" status; and H.R. 5194, amended, to amend the Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for fiscal
years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on standards for private long-term care insurance, including
the standards provided in the following bills; H.R. 1916, Long-Term Care
Insurance Consumer Protection Act of 1991; H.R. 2378, Consumer Protection
Standards for Long-Term Care Insurance Act of 1991; and title III of H.R.
4848, Long-Term Care Family Security Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from
Janet L. Shikles, Director, Health Finance and Policy Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses.
U.S. POST COLD WAR FOREIGN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on U.S. Post Cold War Foreign
Policy. Testimony was heard from Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State
Hearings continue tomorrow.
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM IN AFRICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNITED STATES POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Islamic
Fundamentalism in Africa: Implications for United States Policy. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BURMA IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REGION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs held a
hearing on Recent Developments in Burma and Their Implications for the Region.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Richard Solomon, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Jan de
Wilde, Director, Office of Asian Refugee Assistance; and James Bishop, Acting
Assistance Secretary, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Human Rights and International
Organizations approved for full Committee action the following measures: H.R.
4761, Democracy in Haiti Act of 1992; H. Cong. Res. 299, expressing the sense
of the Congress regarding the Kurds in northern Iraq; and a resolution
expressing the continuing concern of the House of Representatives about the
situation in Burma and its implications for the region.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 2660, amended, Authorization of appropriations for the United
States Holocaust Memorial Council; H.R. 4801, to amend the National Historic
Preservation Act to extend the authorization for the Historic Preservation
Fund; H.R. 3905, to amend the Historic Preservation Act to authorize
appropriations for the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and S. 1530,
amended, Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of
1991.
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ASSASSINATION MATERIALS DISCLOSURE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held a
hearing on H.J. Res. 454, Assassination Materials Disclosure Act of 1992.
Testimony was heard from Representative Stokes; Don W. Wilson, Archivist of
the United States, National Archive and Records Administration; the following
officials of the Department of Justice: David G. Leitch, Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel; and Floyd I. Clarke, Deputy
Director, FBI; VAdm. William O. Studeman, USN, Deputy Director, CIA; and
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Programs. Testimony was heard from John Leo Wagner, U.S. Magistrate/Judge,
U.S. District Court, Northern District, State of Oklahoma, Judicial Conference
of the U.S. Court; William W. Schwarzer, Director, Federal Judicial Center;
Stuart M. Gerson, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of
Justice; Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Judge, Supreme Court, State of Ohio; and
public witnesses.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees held a hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Housekeeping
Amendments Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Representative Frank of
Massachusetts, Mink, Abercrombie, Dooley, Slaughter, Mineta, Alexander, and
Lipinski; Gene McNary, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service,
Department of Justice; James F. Morgan, Jr., Assistant Legal Counsel, Bureau
of Navy Personnel, Department of the Navy; John H. Adams, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Consular Affairs, Department of State; Chase G. Untermeyer,
Associate Director for Broadcasting and Director, Voice of America, USIA; and
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 5030, to establish an alternative
penalty for operation of certain vessels in the coastwise trade between the
United States and Puerto Rico, H.R. 2832, to amend Public Law 97-360; H.R.
1043, to direct the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to convey
property to Assistance, International, Inc.; H.R. 3036, to direct the
Secretary of Transportation to convey certain vessels to Assistance,
International Inc.; H.R. 3005, to clear certain impediments to the licensing
of a vessel for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries of the United
States; H.R. 3086, to clear certain impediments to the licensing of a vessel
for employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries of the United States; H.R.
4191, to clear certain impediments to the licensing of the vessel Southern
Yankee for employment in the coastwise trade of the United States; H.R. 4469,
to clear certain impediments to the licensing of the vessel Hazana for
employment in the coastwise trade of the United States; H.R. 4719, to
authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation for employment in the
coastwise trade of the United States for the vessel 50-50; H.R. 4802, to
authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation for employment in the
coastwise trade of the United States for the vessel Mariposa; H.R. 4987, to
clear certain impediments to the licensing of a vessel for employment in the
coastwise trade and fisheries of the United States; H.R. 5093, to clear
certain impediments to the documentation of the vessel Sea Hawk III for
employment in the coastwise and Great Lakes trade of the United States; H.R.
5094, to authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation for employment
in the coastwise trade of the United States for the vessel A Weigh of Life;
and H.R. 5128, to authorize a certificate of documentation for the vessel
Reddy Jane. Testimony was heard from Representatives Davis, Pickett, Reed,
Kaptur, Anderson, Pelosi, Bunning, and Colorado; Thomas L. Willis, Chief,
Vessel Documentation and Tonnage Survey Branch, Merchant Vessel Inspection and
Documentation Division, Headquarters, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses.
NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION PLAN
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography,
Great Lakes and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on the NOAA Fleet
Modernization Plan. Testimony was heard from Ray Kammer, Deputy Under
Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; RAdm. Geoffrey
L. Chesbrough, USN, Oceanographer of the Navy, Department of the Navy; Robert
W. Corell, Assistant Director for Geosciences, NSF; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Orderd reported the following
bills: H.R. 4991, amended, Displaced Federal Employees Assistance Act of 1992;
H.R. 2675, amended, Federal Employees Humanitarian Leave Act of 1991; H.R.
2894, amended, Public Service Scholarship Act of 1992; H.R. 4505, to design
the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 20 South Montgomery Street
in Trenton, NJ, as the "Arthur J. Hollard United States Post Office Building";
H.R. 4786, amended, to design the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located
at 20 South Main in Beaver City, UT, as the "Abe Murdock United States Post
Office Building"; and H.R. 2828, amended, Office of Government Ethnics
Amendments of 1991.
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EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAMS
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held a hearing on consultants reports for employee health
benefits programs. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for further consideration of H.R.
776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act. The rule makes in order, during
further consideration of the bill, only the amendments printed in the report
to accompany the rule or specified in the rule, to be considered in the order
and manner specified in the report, with debate time specified in the report.
The amendments are not subject to amendment except as specified in the report.
All points of order against the amendments printed in the report are waived.
The rule permits the Energy Committee chairman, at any time, to offer
amendments en bloc consisting of the text of amendments printed in the report,
and germane modifications. Amendments en bloc are debatable for 20 minutes,
equally divided and controlled. The amendments are not amendable nor subject
to a demand for a division. Original proponents of the amendments en bloc have
authority to insert statements in the Congressional Record. All points of
order against the en bloc amendments are waived. Finally, the rule provides
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE REPORT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule limiting debate to 1 hour and waiving all
points of order against the conference report on H. Con. Res. 287, setting
forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal years
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997; and against its consideration.
RESCISSION BILL CONFERENCE REPORT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report on H.R. 4990, rescinding certain budget authority; and
against its consideration. The rules provides that section 1017 of the
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 will not apply to any measures introduced with
respect to the President's rescission message of April 9, 1992.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 192, to establish a Joint
Committee on the Organization of Congress. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT ACT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4400, Small
Business Innovation Development Amendment Act.
PRODUCT LIABILITY SYSTEM ON SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on SBA, the General Economy and
Minority Enterprises Development and the Subcommittee on Exports, Tax Policy
and Special Problems held a joint hearing on the Product Liability System on
Small Businesses. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment approved for full Committee action legislation to provide job
training readjustment assistance to certain veterans.
VETERANS LEGISLATION; REVISING VA HEALTH CARE ELIGIBILITY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care
approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 5193, to improve the
delivery of health-care services to eligible veterans and to clarify the
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 5192, Veterans
Health-Care Amendments of 1992; a measure to authorize the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to conduct a demonstration project to determine the cost
effectiveness of certain health-care authorities; and the fiscal year 1993
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Construction Resolution.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on threshold issues in revising VA health
care eligibility. Testimony was heard from James W. Holsinger, M.D., Chief
Medical Director, Department of Veterans Affairs; Nina Shepherd, Analyst, CBO;
and public witnesses.
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UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4727, Unemployment
Compensation Amendments of 1992.
DRUG INITIATIVES
Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control: Held a hearing on Drug
Initiatives. Testimony was heard from William P. Barr, Attorney General of the
United States, Department of Justice.
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Committee Meetings
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL MONETARY AND FINANCIAL POLICY AND
USDA'S REVIEW OF BANCA NATIONALE DEL LAVORO SCANDAL
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the
National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policy and
the Department of Agriculture's Administrative Review of the Banca Nationale
del Lavoro Scandal. Testimony was heard from John E. Robson, Deputy Secretary,
Department of the Treasury; Lawrence S. Eagelburger, Deputy Secretary,
Department of State; Edward W. Kelley, Jr., member, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System; and the following officials of the USDA: Richard T.
Crowder, Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity Programs; Ann M.
Veneman, Deputy Secretary; Larry T. McElvain, Director, Commodity Credit
Corporation Operations Division; Allan C. Raul, General Counsel; Kevin Brosch,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel; and Leon Snead, Inspector General.
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U.S. POST COLD WAR FOREIGN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on U.S. Post Cold War Foreign
Policy. Testimony was heard from the following former Directors of the CIA:
Stansfield Turner; and William Colby.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures: H. Con.
Res. 156, amended, concerning the emancipation of the Baha'i community of
Iran; H. Con. Res. 297, amended, condemning the bombing of the Embassy of
Israel in Buenos Aires; H. Con. Res. 299, amended, expressing the sense of the
Congress regarding the Kurds in northern Iraq; H. Con. Res. 305, amended,
commending the people of Albania for their successful democratic election,
urging the acceleration of market reforms in Albania, urging the President to
expedite the negotiation of a commercial agreement with Albania, and urging an
increase of aid to Albania; and a resolution expressing the continuing concern
of the House of Representatives about the situation in Burma and its
implications for the region.
The Committee also began markup of the Cuban Democracy Act.
MANAGEMENT OF CONCESSIONS SERVICES AT NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on the Management of Concessions Services at
National Parks. Testimony was heard from Keith O. Fultz, Director, Planning
and Reporting, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO;
and John Davis, Associate Director, Operations, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
USDA'S SUSPENSION OF SCHOOL LUNCH BONUS FLOUR DONATIONS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information,
Justice, and Agriculture held a hearing on USDA's Decision of Stop Bonus Flour
Donations. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
George Braley, Associate Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service; Chris
Goldthwait, Acting General Sales Manager, Foreign Agriculture Service; and
Gary Martin, Deputy Administrator, Commodity Operations, Agricultural
Stabilization Conservation Service; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 5058, to authorize appropriations for the American Folklife Center for
fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997; and H.J. Res. 320, authorizing
the government of the District of Columbia to establish, in the District of
Columbia or its environs, a memorial to African-Americans who died as Union
soldiers during the Civil War.
INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Concluded hearings on H.R. 4004,
Indian Tribal Justice Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BODIE PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on Mining and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 4370, to provide for the protection of the
Bodie Bowl area of the State of California. Testimony was heard from
Representative Doolittle; Hillary Oden, Assistant Director, Energy and Mineral
Resources, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses.
MIMBRES CULTURE NATIONAL MONUMENT
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands held a hearing on S. 1528, to establish the Mimbres Culture
National Monument and to establish an archaeological protection system for
Mimbres sites in the State of New Mexico. Testimony was heard from Senator
Bingaman; Representative Skeen; James M. Ridenour, Director, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
approved for full Committee action the United States Commission on Civil
Rights Reauthorization Act of 1992.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R. 4542,
Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992; and H.R. 4954, Advance Fee Loan Scam Prevention
Act of 1992.
TAKINGS, COMPENSATION AND PENDING WETLANDS LEGISLATION
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 Takings, Compensation and Pending Wetlands legislation. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Edwards, Hayes of Louisiana, and Ridge; Arthur A. Davis,
Secretary, Department of Environmental Resources, State of Pennsylvania; and
public witnesses.
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REASSIGNMENT OF LORRAINE MINTZMYER
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service met
in executive session to continue hearings relating to the reassignment of
Lorraine Mintzmyer. Testimony was heard from Herb Cables, Deputy Director,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
CONFERENCE REPORT--NIH REVITALIZATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report on H.R. 2507, National Institutes of Health Revitalization
Amendments of 1991, and against its consideration. The rule provides 1 hour of
debate. Testimony was heard from Representative Waxman.
CONFERENCE REPORT--ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
REORGANIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report on S. 1306, Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health
Administration Reorganization Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Waxman and Bilirakis.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
Committee on Rules: Continued hearings on H. Con. Res. 192, to establish a
Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. Testimony was heard from
Senators Boren and Domenici; and Representatives Hamilton, Gradison, Gibbons,
Thomas of California, Obey, Mazzoli, Wolf, Boehner, Kanjorski, Allard,
Hoagland, Zimmer, Poshard, Tanner, and Bacchus.
COMMERCIAL DIET INDUSTRY INVESTIGATION
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Energy held a hearing on the investigation into the
Commercial Diet Industry. Testimony was heard from Barry Cutler, Director,
Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; Darla Danford, Director, Division of
Nutrition Research Coordination, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services;
and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION; HOME LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4368, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to extend eligibility for burial in national cemeteries to
persons who have 20 years of service creditable for retired pay as members of
a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
The subcommittee also held a hearing on the Home Loan Guaranty Program.
Testimony was heard from Gen. D'Wayne Gray, Chief Benefits Director,
Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and
public witnesses.
FAMILY PRESERVATION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
H.R. 3603, to promote preservation and the prevention of foster care with
emphasis on families where abuse of alcohol or drugs is present, and to
improve the quality and delivery of child welfare, foster care, and adoption
services. Testimony was heard from Representative Schroeder; the following
officials of the National Commission on Children: Wade Horn, Commissioner,
Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services; and Mai Bell Hurley, member, City Council, Chattanooga,
Tennessee; Kurt L. Schmoke, Mayor, Baltimore, Maryland; and public witnesses.
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES--INDEADEQUATE ENFORCEMENT OF U.S.
TRADE LAWS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight continued hearings on
problems with management practices of the U.S. Customs Service and inadequate
enforcement of the U.S. trade laws. Testimony was heard from Richard L. Fogel,
Assistant Comptroller General, General Government Division, GAO; and Donald E.
Kirkendall, Inspector General, Department of the Treasury.
MISCELLANEOUS TAX BILLS; U.S. PEACE TAX FUND ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a
hearing on miscellaneous tax bills and on H.R. 1870, U.S. Peace Tax Fund Act.
Testimony was heard from Senator Hatfield; Representative Jacobs, Bennett, and
Pelosi; Terrill Hyde, Tax Legislative Counsel, Department of the Treasury; and
public witnesses.
HUNGER AND NUTRITION
Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on
"Hunger and Nutrition: The Challenge to Older Americans' Health". Testimony
was heard from Andrew Hornsby, Deputy Administrator, Food Stamp Program, USDA;
and public witnesses.
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POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Select Committee on Hunger: Held a hearing on "Innovations, New Directions,
and New Convergencies in Poverty Alleviation." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
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Committee Meetings
AMERICA'S CHANGING PROFILE: WHO WE ARE: SIGNIFICANT U.S. POPULATION TRENDS
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population held a hearing on America's Changing Profile: "Who We Are:
Significant U.S. Population Trends." Testimony was heard from Paula Schneider,
Chief, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; and
public witnesses.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
1992/05/27
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 27, 1992; pages D629 - D634 (Bd vol. D314 -
D316)
Committee Meetings
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held an
overview hearing on the fiscal year 1993 District of Columbia Budget.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia:
Sharon Pratt Kelly, Mayor; and John A. Wilson, Chairman, City Council.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior concluded appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on
H.R. 1685, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Act of 1991.
Testimony was heard from Representative Panetta; from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Col. Donald C. Fischer, Jr., USA, Commandant,
and Ray Clifford, Provost, both with the Defense Language Institute;
Christopher Jehn, Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel; and
William Clark, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
Department of the Army; and a public witness.
MORTGAGE REFINANCING REFORM ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs and Coinage held a hearing on H.R. 5170, Mortgage Refinancing Reform
Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Lawrence Lindsey, member, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System; David Medine, Associate Director, Credit
Practices, FTC; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BRANCH MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy held a hearing on the Budget of the Federal Reserve System and
on H.R. 4398, Federal Reserve Bank Branch Modernization Act. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System: Wayne D. Angell and Edward W. Kelley, Jr., both Governors; and Brent
L. Bowen, Inspector General.
OPIC ABOLITION AND DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities
held a hearing on H.R. 4376, OPIC Abolition and Domestic Employment
Opportunity Act. Testimony was heard from James D. Berg, Executive Vice
President, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency; Charles Ciccone, Specialist in Business and
Labor, Economics Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress; and a public witness.
BELL OPERATING COMPANIES LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on restrictions on the Bell Operating Companies, entry
into long distance services and appropriate safeguards for such entry.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFER POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Arms Control, International
Security and Science and the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a
joint hearing on Conventional Arms Transfer Policy. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
HELSINKI FINAL ACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full Committee action H. Con. Res. 232, call for acceptance and
implementation by certain republics of the commitments on human rights,
fundamental freedoms, and humanitarian cooperation contained in the Helsinki
Final Act and other documents of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in
Europe.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing
met to consider pending business.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held an oversight hearing on the
management of highly migratory species. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Commerce: William Fox, Assistant Administrator,
National Marine Fisheries Service; and John A. Knauss, Under Secretary, Oceans
and Atmosphere; and public witnesses.
AMERICA'S CHANGING PROFILE: WHO WE ARE: SIGNIFICANT U.S. POPULATION TRENDS
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census and
Population continued hearings on America's Changing Profile: "Who We Are:
Significant U.S. Population Trends." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.
Hearings continue June 23.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on the Civil Service
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3613, Federal Employee
Fairness Act of 1991.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and
Insurance held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3236, to improve
treatment for veterans exposed to radiation while in military service; and
H.R. 4458, to amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchioloalveolar
carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for certain
radiation exposed veterans. Testimony was heard from representatives of
veterans' organizations; and public witnesses.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 5260, Unemployment
Compensation Amendments of 1992.
OPERATION--CIA'S OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation met in
executive session to hold a hearing on the Operation of CIA's Office of
Inspector General. Testimony was heard from a departmental witness.
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