103rd Congress (1993 - 1994)

January 5, 1993 - December 31, 1993

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

1993/01/05
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 5, 1993;  pages D1-D36

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1993/01/06
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 6, 1993; p. D38 - D40

Committee Meetings

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Met for organizational
purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Rules: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Met for organizational purposes. 



1993/01/07
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 7, 1993; pages D41 - D44

Committee Meetings

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Agriculture: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Met for organizational
purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Natural Resources: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Met for organizational
purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Met for organizational purposes. 



1993/01/20
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 20, 1993;  pages D45 - D50

Committee Meetings

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: [On January 19, the Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and Finance held an oversight hearing on the National
Communications and Information Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.] [Entry supplied from Congressional Universe]
  
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on House Administration: On January 19, the committee met for
organizational purposes. 

INVESTING IN AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: On January 15, the
Subcommittee on Economic Development began hearings on Investing in
America's Infrastructure: Short and Long-Term Strategies, with emphasis
on the need for economic stimulus. Testimony was heard from Raymond L.
Flynn, Mayor, Boston, Massachusetts; Warren R. Waggy, Mayor, Franklin,
West Virginia; and public witnesses. 



1993/01/21
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 21, 1993;  pages D51 - D56

Committee Meetings

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Met for organizational purposes. 

SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING

Committee on Rules: Ordered reported amended the following resolutions:
H. Res. 19 and H. Res. 30, to establish the Select Committee on Aging. 

Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on these resolutions.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Huges, Lloyd, Regula, Saxton,
Snowe, and Boehlert. 

SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL

Committee on Rules: Ordered reported amended H. Res. 20, to establish
the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. 

Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on this resolution.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Rangel and Oxley. 

SELECT COMMITTEE ON HUNGER

Committee on Rules: Ordered reported H. Res. 18, to establish the Select
Committee on Hunger.  

Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on this resolution.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hall of Ohio and Emerson. 

SELECT COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

Committee on Rules: Ordered reported H. Res. 23, to establish the Select
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. 

Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on this resolution.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Schroeder, Margolies-Mezvinsky,
Scott, Wolf, and Barrett of Nebraska. 



1993/01/22
Daily Digest - Friday, January 22, 1993;  pages D57 - D58

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1993/01/25
Daily Digest - Monday, January 25, 1993;  pages D60 - D62

Committee Meetings

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing
on the House of Representatives, the Capitol Police Board and the
Library of Congress. Testimony was heard from Representative Rose; the
following officers of the House of Representatives: Donnald K. Anderson,
Clerk; Werner W. Brandt, Sergeant-at-Arms; and James T. Molloy,
Doorkeeper; and James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress. 

DRUG PRICING CO-DEVELOPED BY FEDERAL LABORATORIES AND PRIVATE COMPANIES

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities and Energy held a hearing on pricing of drugs co-developed
by Federal laboratories and private companies. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services: Dr. Bruce Chabner, Director, Division of Cancer Treatment,
National Cancer Institute; and Reid Adler, Director, Office of
Technology Transfer; Michael E. Gluck, OTA; and public witnesses. 



1993/01/26
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 26, 1993;  pages D63 - D68

Committee Meetings

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation and on Indian Education.
Testimony was heard from Richard A. Hauser, Chairman, Pennsylvania
Avenue Development Corporation; and Mary Jean LeTendre, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing
on the Joint Committee on Printing, OTA, and the GAO. Testimony was
heard from Representative Rose; Don Sundquist, Vice Chairman, Technology
Assessment Board, OTA; and Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Met for organizational
purposes. 

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FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held a hearing on H.R. 1, Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor; and
public witnesses. 

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections approved
for full Committee H.R. 2, National Voter Registration Act of 1993. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from Ralph Munro, Secretary of State,
Washington; Emmett H. Fremaux, Jr., Executive Director, Board of
Elections and Ethics, District of Columbia; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space met
in executive session for organizational purposes. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
health care reform: current trends in health care costs and health
insurance coverage. Testimony was heard from Nancy M. Gordon, Assistant
Director, Health and Human Resources and Community Development Division,
CBO; Bruce Vladeck, Acting Chairman, Prospective Payment Assessment
Commission; Dr. Philip R. Lee, Chairman, Physician Payment Review
Commission; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight met for
organizational purposes.  

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security met for
organizational purposes. 



1993/01/27
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 27, 1993;  pages D70 - D74

Committees Meetings

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Appropriations: Met for organizational purposes. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Holocaust Memorial Council. Testimony was heard from Sara J.
Bloomfield, Executive Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing
on the Joint Committee on Taxation, the GPO and on Outside Witnesses.
Testimony was heard from Representative Rostenkowski; Robert W. Houk,
Public Printer, GPO; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Met for organizational purposes. 

CREDIT CRISIS FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing on the Credit Crisis for
American Consumers and Small Businesses, with emphasis on "New Hope for
Old Victims." Testimony was heard from Representative Leach; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 4. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development met for organizational purposes. 

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1,
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. 

U.S. STAKE IN THE WORLD ECONOMY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Stake in the World
Economy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2,
National Voter Registration Act of 1993.  

OVERSIGHT--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS REORGANIZATION REPORT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held an oversight hearing on the 1992 Report of the Joint Tribal/BIA/DOI
Advisory Task Force on the Bureau of Indian Affairs reorganization.
Testimony was heard from Eddie F. Brown, Assistant Secretary, Indian
Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT; FEDERAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
ACT; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the
following bills: H.R. 1, amended, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993;
and H.R. 20, Federal Employees Political Activities Act of 1993. 

Prior to this action, the Committee met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight met for organizational purposes. 

SELECT COMMITTEES

Committee on Rules: Ordered reported a resolution reestablishing four
select committees through December 31, 1993; the Select Committee on
Narcotics Abuse and Control, the Select Committee on Hunger, the Select
Committee on Aging and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and
Family. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources met for
organizational purposes. 

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1993/01/28
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 28, 1993;  pages D75 - D80

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1993/01/29
Daily Digest - Friday, January 29, 1993;  pages D81 - D82

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1993/02/02
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 2, 1993;  pages D83 - D90

Committee Meetings

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Economic Regulatory Administration, Emergency Preparedness and on
Hearings and Appeals. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Energy: Jerry Thompson, Acting Director, Economic
Regulatory Administration; James Bickford, Director, Office of Emergency
Planning and Operations; and George Breznay, Director, Hearings and
Appeals. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing
on the following: Architect of the Capitol; the Botanic Garden; Joint
Economic Committee; CBO; and the Copyright Royalty Tribunal. Testimony
was heard from Representative Obey; George M. White, Architect of the
Capitol; Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and Cindy S. Daub,
Chairman, Copyright Royalty Tribunal. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation met in executive session for
organizational purposes. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS--ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS; COMMITTEE
ORGANIZATION

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation, and Deposit Insurance
held a hearing on the activities and programs of existing community
development institutions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

The Subcommittee also met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on the Budget: Met for organizational purposes. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary
and Vocational Education held a hearing on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (education reform and the role of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Programs). Testimony was heard
from Thomas C. Boysen, Commissioner, Department of Education, State of
Kentucky; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 4. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held an oversight hearing on the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Senator Jeffords; Joseph Delfico,
Director, Income Security Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

FAMILY PLANNING AMENDMENTS ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment approved for full Committee action H.R. 670, Family Planning
Amendments Act of 1993. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Dr. Audrey Manley, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Health; and Beverly Dennis, Acting General Counsel;
and public witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward the
Middle East. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held an oversight hearing on recent recommendations by
the GAO and the Department of the Interior's Inspector General's Office
to improve management of the Department's programs. Testimony was heard
from Representative Synar; J. Dexter Peach, Assistant Comptroller
General, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO;
and James R. Richards, Inspector General, Department of the Interior. 

INVESTING IN AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development continued hearings on "Investing in America's
Infrastructure: Short- and Long-Term Strategies." Testimony was heard
from the following Governors: Michael Sullivan, Wyoming; Jim Edgar,
Illinois; Bruce Sundlun, Rhode Island; Bob Miller, Nevada; and E.
Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska. 

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Hearings continue tomorrow. 

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT


Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 3 hours and 20 minutes of
debate on H.R. 1, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Clause 2(L)(6)
of Rule XI is waived against the bill. The rule makes in order the
substitute printed in Part 1 of the report to accompany the rule as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment as modified by the amendment
printed in section 2 of the rule. The rule makes in order no other
amendments except the three amendments listed in part 2 of the report.
Each amendment is debatable for 20 minutes and may be offered only by
the proponent or his designee. 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 Representatives Ford of Michigan, Clay, Carr,
Penny, Orton, Goodling, Petri, Roukema, Fawell, Ballenger, Hoekstra,
Solomon, Walker, Grandy, Weldon, Houghton, Mica, and Dunn. 

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Representatives Swift,
Condit, Thomas of California, Roberts, Livingston, McCollum, Packard,
Pombo, and Royce, but no action was taken on H.R. 2, National Voter
Registration Act of 1993. 

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORK PROGRAMS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
held a hearing on High Performance Computing and Network Programs.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

REVIEW U.S. SPACE POLICY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing to Review United States Space Policy. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
health care reform: overview of CBO scoring for cost savings under
reform proposals. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer,
Director, CBO. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures met
for organizational purposes. 



1993/02/03
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 3, 1993;  pages D92 - D98

Committee Meetings

ECONOMIC SITUATION IN AGRICULTURE

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the economic
situation in Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Representative Long;
Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture; and public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Commission of Fine Arts, National Capital Planning Commission and Energy
Information Administration. Testimony was heard from L.A. Pettis, Deputy
Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy;
J. Carter Brown, Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts; and Glen T.
Urquhart, Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing
on Congressional Operations Panel. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government held a hearing on IRS Overview, and GAO Overview
(on IRS operations). Testimony was heard from Michael P. Dolan, Acting
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and Jennie S. Stathis,
Director, Tax Policy and Administration Issues, General Government
Division, GAO. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS--ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation, and Deposit Insurance
continued hearings on the activities and programs of existing community
development institutions. Testimony was heard from Representative
Kaptur; Robert H. Swan, member, National Credit Union Administration;
Janis A. Booker, Director, Community Development, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; Griffith L.
Garwood, Office of Community Affairs, Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System; Andrew Hamilton, Financial Review Manager, Department of
Commerce and Community Affairs, State of Illinois; and a public witness. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ECONOMIC AND BUDGET OUTLOOK

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the CBO's Report on the
Economic and Budget Outlook. Testimony was heard from Robert D.
Reischauer, Director, CBO. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH REVITALIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on H.R. 4, National Institutes of Health
Revitalization Act of 1993, and related bills. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Schroeder and Slaughter; Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ROLLUP REFORM ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 617, Limited Partnership Rollup Reform
Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARD LATIN AMERICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Latin
America. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico and Outer Continental Shelf met for
organizational purposes. 

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COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds met for organizational purposes. 

INVESTING IN AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development continued hearings on "Investing in America's
Infrastructure: Short- and Long-Term Strategies." Testimony was heard
from Representatives Lowey, DeLauro, Olver, DeFazio, Gejdenson, Frank,
Nussle, Mazzoli, Machtley, Furse, Santorum, Baesler, Skeen, Shays, and
Barrett of Wisconsin. 

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT; COMMITTEE BUDGET

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted a rule providing 1 hour of
debate on H.R. 2, National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Clause
2(L)(6) of Rule XI is waived against the bill. The rule provides that
the amendments reported by the House Administration Committee and now
printed in the bill, along with the amendment printed in part 1 of the
report to accompany the rule, will be considered as adopted in the House
and in the Committee of the Whole. The rule makes in order no other
amendments except one amendment to be offered by Representative Michel
or his designee and printed in part 2 of the report to accompany the
rule. The Michel amendment is debatable for 1 hour and is not subject to
amendment. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 

The Committee also adopted its budget. 

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule allowing the House to consider a rule
on the same day it is reported--without a two-thirds majority vote as
required in clause 4(b) of rule XI--so long as the rule provides for
consideration of a bill relating to family and medical leave. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS POLICY ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on National Competitiveness
Policy Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Small Business: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health met for
organizational purposes. 

PROGRAM AREAS THAT ARE VULNERABLE TO FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, AND
MISMANAGEMENT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review program areas within Committee jurisdiction that are vulnerable
to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the GAO: Donald R. Wurtz, Director, Financial
Integrity Issues, Accounting and Financial Management Division; Joseph
R. Delfico, Director, Income Security Issues and Janet L. Shikles,
Director, Health Financing and Policy Issues, both with the Human
Resources Division; Jennie S. Stathis, Director, Tax Policy and
Administration Issues, J. William Gadsby, Director, Government Business
Operation Issues and Gaston L. Gianni, Associate Director, Government
Business Operation Issues, all with the General Government Division; and
Richard L. Hembra, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources,
Community and Economic Development Division. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met for organizational
purposes. 



1993/02/04
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 4, 1993;  pages D99 - D104

Committee Meetings

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government held a hearing on U.S. Postal Service Overview.
Testimony was heard from Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal
Service. 

CREDIT CRISIS FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Consumer Credit and Insurance continued hearings on the Credit Crisis
for American Consumers and Small Businesses, with emphasis on "Adding
Injury to Injury: Credit on the Fringe." Testimony was heard from
Richard F. Syron, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve
Bank of Boston; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 18. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS--ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation, and Deposit Insurance
concluded hearings on the activities and programs of existing community
development institutions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (education reform and the role of
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Programs). Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 18. 

FAMILY PLANNING AMENDMENTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported H.R. 670, Family
Planning Amendments of 1993. 

EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full committee action H.R. 707, Emerging
Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1993. 

Prior to this action, the subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DEMOCRACY AND RECONCILIATION IN NICARAGUA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
held a hearing on Democracy and Reconciliation in Nicaragua: A Critical
Assessment. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

McCUEN VERSUS DICKEY DISMISSED

Committee on House Administration: Task Force on Contested Election met
and approved a motion to dismiss McCuen v. Dickey case. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
held an oversight hearing on the Issue of Health Care Fraud. Testimony
was heard from Larry Potts, Assistant Director, FBI, Department of
Justice; Larry D. Morey, Deputy Inspector, Investigations, Department of
Health and Human Services; Janet L. Shikles, Director, Health Financing
and Policy Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management met for organizational purposes. 

OVERSIGHT--SHETLAND ISLANDS OILSPILL

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held an oversight hearing on the Shetland Islands
oilspill and its implications for oil transportation and spill response
in the United States. Testimony was heard from Rear Adm. Arthur E. Gene
Henn, USCG, Chief, Maritime Safety, Office of Maritime Safety, Security
and Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses. 

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Commttee on Rules: Granted a rule providing that, upon adoption, the
House will have taken H.R. 1 from the Speaker's table and agreed to the
Senate amendment. Testimony was heard from Chairman Ford of Michigan and
Representative Clay. 

SPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on the health of the Space Industrial Base. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

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SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT AVAILABILITY ACT

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on H.R. 660, Small Business
Credit Availability Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

IMPACT OF UNDERFUNDED DEFINED-BENEFIT PENSION PLANS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the impact of underfunded defined-benefit pension plans on the
Federal deficit, plan retirees, and plan sponsors. Testimony was heard
from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; Joseph R. Delfico, Director,
Income Security Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade met for
organizational purposes. 



1993/02/16
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 16, 1993;  pages D105 - D110

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 General Agricultural Outlook and Inspector General. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Keith Collins,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Economics; and Charles R. Gillum, Acting
Inspector General. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Education Overview. Testimony was heard from Sally H.
Christensen, Acting Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget,
Department of Education. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on GSA Overview. Testimony
was heard from P. Gerald Thacker, Commissioner, Public Buildings
Service, GSA. 

Hearings continue February 18. 

GAO REPORT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the
GAO report on the adequacy of the Federal Banking regulators'
examination of banks and savings associations. Testimony was heard from
Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO. 

SECONDARY MARKET--COMMERCIAL BUSINESS LOANS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the creation of a
secondary market for commercial business loans. Testimony was heard from
Hu Benton, Assistant General Counsel, Securities and Finance, RTC; and
public witnesses. 

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT EXTENSION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H.R. 750, to extend the
Export Administration Act of 1979 and to authorize appropriations under
that act for fiscal years 1993 and 1994. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Held an oversight hearing on the
Department of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior. 

FAMILY PLANNING AMENDMENTS ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
670, Family Planning Amendments Act of 1993. The rule waives clause
2(L)(6) of rule XI against consideration of the bill. Only the Bliley
amendment (No. 2) printed in the report to accompany the rule is in
order. The amendment is debatable for 60 minutes and is not subject to
amendment nor to a demand for a division of the question. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Waxman, Bliley, Solomon, McCollum, Smith of New Jersey,
Burton of Indiana, DeLay, Bartlett of Maryland and Hyde. 

                                          [Page: D108]

AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on Investing in Technology for America's Energy Future.
Testimony was heard from Peter Blair, Program Manager, Energy and
Materials Program, OTA; Norman A. Zigrossi, President, Resource Group,
TVA; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on H.R. 820, National
Competitiveness Act of 1993 (Technology Financing). Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1993/02/17
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 17, 1993;  pages D111 - D116

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 Federal Grain Inspection Service, Packers and Stockyards
Administration and the Agricultural Cooperative Service. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the USDA: David R. Galliart,
Acting Administrator, Federal Grain Inspection Service; Calvin W.
Watkins, Acting Administrator, Packers and Stockyards Administration;
and Randall E. Torgerson, Administrator, Agricultural Cooperative
Service. 

                                          [Page: D113]

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on the Supreme Court. Testimony was heard
from the following Justices of the Supreme Court: Antonin Scalia and
Anthony M. Kennedy. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Woodrow Wilson Advisory Council and the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation. Testimony was heard from Charles Blitzer, Director,
Woodrow Wilson Advisory Council, and John C. Harper, Chairman, Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on HHS Overview. Testimony was heard from Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Department of Health and Human
Services. 

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a
briefing on regional hot spots most likely to demand Department of
Defense resources and attention over the next year, including the
Balkans, the former Soviet Union, Iraq and Iran, Somalia, and the Korean
Peninsula. The committee was briefed by the following National
Intelligence Officers: Mike Schneider, Assistant for Europe; Ellen B.
Laipson, Near East and South Asia; Charles R. Snyder, Africa; Kent
Harrington, East Asia; Lawrence K. Gershwin, Strategic Programs; and
George Kolt, Russia and Eurasia. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS--ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLANS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on the administration's plans
for housing and community development programs and their role in the
economic stimulus plans. Testimony was heard from Henry G. Cisneros,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

FEDERAL HEALTH CARE SPENDING; FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS MANAGEMENT
PROBLEMS

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Federal Health Care Spending
and on Management Problems in Federal Health Programs. Testimony was
heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and Janet L. Shikles,
Director, Health Financing and Policy Issues, GAO. 

TITLE IX GENDER EQUITY REQUIREMENTS--INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN IN COLLEGE
SPORTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on gender equity
requirements of title IX and the involvement of women in college sports.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing to discuss contract management at the
Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from John C. Layton, Inspector
General, Department of Energy; and Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy
and Science Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development
Division, GAO. 

CONSUMER PROTECTION TELEMARKETING ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials approved for full committee action H.R. 868,
Consumer Protection Telemarketing Act. 

Prior to this action, the subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from Barry J. Cutler, Director, Bureau
of Consumer Protection, FTC; Charles W. Burson, Attorney General, State
of Tennessee; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD ASIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on United States Policy
Toward Asia. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOMALIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
Recent Developments on Somalia. Testimony was heard from Robert Houdek,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of
State; James Kunder, Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance,
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; Gen. Indar Jit
Rikhye, Senior Adviser on U.N. Affairs, U.S. Institute of Peace; and a
public witness. 

                                          [Page: D114]

OVERSIGHT-IMPLEMENTATION--OIL POLLUTION ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: RAdm.
Arthur E. Henn, Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection; and RAdm. William J. Ecker, Chief, Office of
Navigation Safety and Waterway Services. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation
and Employee Benefits met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal
Operations and Services met for organizational purposes. 

AIRLINE INDUSTRY--FINANCIAL CONDITION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
held a hearing on the Financial Condition of the Airline Industry.
Testimony was heard from Patrick Murphy, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Policy and Program Development, Department of Transportation; Richard C.
Leone, Chairman of the Board, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey;
and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight met for organizational purposes. 

U.S. SPACE LAUNCH: CAPABILITY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on U.S. Space Launch: Capability. Testimony was heard from
Steven Dorfman, Chairman, Commercial Space Transportation Advisory
Committee, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation continued hearings on H.R. 820, National
Competitiveness Act of 1993 (Benchmarking and Networking). Testimony was
heard from Representative Rahall; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 23. 



1993/02/18
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 18, 1993;  pages D117 - D126

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: Keith J.
Collins, Acting Assistant Secretary, Economics; John E. Lee, Jr.,
Administrator, Economic Research Service; Donald M. Bay, Acting
Administrator and Deputy Administrator, Operations, 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 Commission on Security and Cooperation
in Europe, the State Justice Institute, the Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit, the Court of International Trade, and on the U.S.
Sentencing Commission. Testimony was heard from Representative Hoyer;
Malcolm M. Lucas, Chairman, Board of Directors, State Justice Institute;
Helen Nies, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit;
Dominick DeCarlo, Chief, Judge, Court of International Trade; and
William Wilkins, Judge, Chairman, U.S. Sentencing Commission. 

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. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Labor Overview. Testimony was heard from Thomas C. Komarek,
Assistant Secretary, Administration and Management, Department of Labor. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government concluded hearings on GSA Overview. Testimony was
heard from Roger Daniero, Commissioner, Federal Supply Service, GSA. 

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING--BUDGET ISSUES

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a
briefing on budget issues in the Military Acquisition, Research and
Technology, and Military Installations and Facilities Subcommittees. The
committee was briefed by members of the staff. 

CREDIT CRISES--AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Consumer Credit and Insurance continued hearings on the Credit Crisis
for American Consumers and Small Businesses, with emphasis on "Existing
Efforts to End the Crisis: a Report Card." Testimony was heard from
Griffith L. Garwood, Director, Division, Consumer and Community Affairs,
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public witnesses. 

REGULATORY BURDEN STUDY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance
held a hearing on the Study on Regulatory Burden released by the Federal
Financial Institutions Examination Council. Testimony was heard from
John P. LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1994 Budget. Testimony was heard from Leon E. Panetta, Director,
OMB. 

ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary,
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (educational assessment).
Testimony was heard from Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller
General, GAO; Richard Mills Commissioner of Education, State of Vermont;
and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 25. 

FOOD SAFETY--NORTH AMERICAN FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on food safety as it
relates to the North American Free-Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the USDA: William Lehman, Import Meat
Inspector; and Mark Manis, Director, Import Inspection Division, Food
Safety and Inspection Service; the following officials of the GAO: John
W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues; and Peter F. Guerrero,
Associate Director, Environmental Protection Issues; and public
witnesses. 

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LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ROLLUP ACT; FINANCIAL FRAUD DETECTION AND DISCLOSURE
ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 617, Limited
Partnership Rollup Reform Act of 1993. 

The subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 574, Financial Fraud
Detection and Disclosure Act. Testimony was heard from Richard C.
Breeden, Chairman, SEC. 

COLLECTIVE SECURITY--POST-COLD-WAR WORLD

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights held a joint hearing on Collective
Security in the Post-Cold-War World. Testimony was heard from Zbigniew
K. Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor. 

Hearings continue February 24. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Government Operations: Met for organizational purposes. 

CLEAN WATER FUNDING

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held a hearing on Clean Water Funding. Testimony
was heard from James A. Sheets, mayor, Quincy, Massachusetts; Sonya L.
Margerum, mayor, West Lafayette, Indiana; Dennis Hart, administrator,
Environmental Regulation, Department of Environmental Protection and
Energy, State of New Jersey; John Spencer, director, Water Pollution
Control Department, Metropolitan Area, Seattle, Washington; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the American Conservation
Corps and Youth Conservation Programs on Federal, State, and Local
Lands. Testimony was heard from Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest Service,
USDA; the following officials of the Department of the Interior: David
Moffit, Assistant Director, Visitor Service, National Park Service; and
William Hartwig, Deputy Assistant Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; Richard Staufenberger, Deputy Director, Commission on National
and Community Service; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held an oversight hearing on Indian Fish and Wildlife Enhancement.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AIRLINE INDUSTRY--FINANCIAL CONDITION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
continued hearings on the Financial Condition of the Airline Industry.
Testimony was heard from Kenneth Mead, Director, Transportation Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 24. 

LAND CONVEYANCE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds held a hearing on H.R. 490, to provide for the
conveyance of certain lands and improvements in Washington, District of
Columbia, to the Columbia Hospital for Women to provide a site for the
construction of a facility to house the National Women's Health Resource
Center. Testimony was heard from P. Gerald Thacker, Acting Commissioner,
Public Buildings Service, GSA; and public witnesses. 

MALCOLM BALDRIDGE QUALITY AWARD: HAS IT MADE A DIFFERENCE?

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Quality Improvement--The
Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award: Has It Made A Difference? Testimony was
heard from Curt W. Reimann, Director, Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award
Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session for
organizational purposes. 

EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 920,
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993. 

Prior to this action, the committee held a hearing on the extension of
emergency unemployment compensation. Testimony was heard from Robert B.
Reich, Secretary of Labor; and public witnesses. 



1993/02/22
Daily Digest - Monday, February 22, 1993;  pages D127 - D130

Committee Meetings

INTERNATIONAL DRUG PRICE ISSUES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on international drug price issues. Testimony
was heard from Janet L. Shikles, Director, Health Financing and Policy
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

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1993/02/23
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 23, 1993;  pages D132 - D138

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 GAO: Marketing Promotion Program; Export Enhancement Program;
and Public Law 480 Program, Foreign Agricultural Service on the Office
of International Cooperation and Development and the Office of the
General Sales Manager. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the USDA: Richard B. Schroeter, Acting Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service; Philip L. Mackie, Acting General Sales Manager;
Charles J. O'Mara, Acting Under Secretary, International Affairs and
Commodity Programs; and John Miranda, Acting Administrator, Office of
International Cooperation and Development; and Allan I. Mendelowitz,
Director, Financial Institutions and International Trade, General
Government Division, GAO. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1993
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Mike Espy, Secretary of
Agriculture. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. Testimony
was heard from Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce; Lawrence R.
Rosenbaum, Comptroller, SBA; and Tony Gallegos, Commissioner, EEOC. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded markup of
Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Jones, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary (Logistics), Department of Defense. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Subcommittee held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of
Columbia: Sharon Pratt Kelly, Mayor; and John Wilson, Chairman, City
Council. 

                                          [Page: D134]

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs met in executive session to receive an
Intelligence Briefing: Former Soviet Union and Middle East. The
Subcommittee was briefed by departmental officials. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Bruce
Babbit, Secretary of the Interior; F. Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; and Robert Sanmartin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy
Conservation, Department of Energy. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental.
Testimony was heard from Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education and
Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. Testimony was heard from
Federico PenAE6a, Secretary of Transportation. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on the following: Fiscal Year
1993 Supplemental; Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations;
U.S. Tax Court; and the National Archives and Records Administration.
Testimony was heard from Michael P. Dolan, Acting Commissioner, IRS,
Department of the Treasury; P. Gerald Thacker, Acting Commissioner,
Public Building Service, GSA; Robert B. Hawkins, Jr., Chairman, Advisory
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; Lapsley W. Hamblen, Jr.,
Chief Judge, U.S. Tax Court; and Raymond A. Mosley, Acting Deputy
Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. Testimony was
heard from Carol M. Browner, Administrator, EPA. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

BUDGET ISSUES BRIEFING

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a
briefing on budget issues in Subcommittees. The Committee was briefed by
members of the staff. 

CURRENT STATUS--U.S. DOMESTIC MONETARY POLICY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the current
status of U.S. domestic monetary policy. Testimony was heard from Alan
Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

RTC STATUS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial
Institutions held a hearing to discuss the status of the Resolution
Trust Corporation. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the RTC: Albert V. Casey, President and Chief Executive Officer; Lamar
C. Kelly, Jr., Senior Vice-President, Division of Asset Management and
Sales; and William H. Roelle, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial
Officer, Division of Institution Operations and Sales. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearings on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1994 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from Lloyd Bentsen,
Secretary of the Treasury; and Alice Rivlin, Deputy Director, OMB.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education held a hearing on H.R. 8, to amend the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch Act to extend
certain authorities contained in such Act (Child Nutrition Programs).
Testimony was heard from Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES;

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 707, Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1993; H.R.
868, Consumer Protection Telemarketing Act; and H.R. 617, amended,
Limited Partnership Rollup Reform Act of 1993. 

                                          [Page: D135]

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on national communications and
information infrastructure and health care. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Dr.
Donald A.B. Lindberg, Director, National Library of Medicine, NIH; and
Dr. Michael McGinnis, Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD AFRICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on United States Policy
Toward Africa. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
held a hearing on Foreign Relations Authorization for Fiscal Year
1994-95: Organizing for International Affairs in the 1990's. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING REQUEST

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

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 1993.
Testimony was heard from Robert P. Casey, Governor, State of
Pennsylvania; and a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 236, to
establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in
the State of Idaho; H.R. 235, Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1993; H.R. 720,
to authorize the adjustment of the boundaries of the South Dakota
portion of the Sioux Ranger District of Custer National Forest; and H.R.
765, to resolve the status of certain land relinquished to the United
States under the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36). Testimony was
heard from Senator Craig; Hank Montrey, Associate Deputy Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; and Michael Penfold, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held an oversight hearing on American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the
following bills: H.R. 904, to amend the Airport and Airway Safety,
Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992
with respect to the establishment of the National Commission to Ensure a
Strong Competitive Airline Industry; and H.R. 490, amended, to provide
for the conveyance of certain lands and improvements in Washington,
District of Columbia, to the Columbia Hospital for Women to provide a
site for the construction of a facility to house the National Women's
Health Resource Center. 

LAND CONVEYANCE; GSA ISSUES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds approved for full Committee action amended H.R.
490, to provide for the conveyance of certain lands and improvements in
Washington, District of Columbia, to the Columbia Hospital for Women to
provide a site for the construction of a facility to house the National
Women's Health Resource Center. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following GSA issues:
smoking policy in Federal buildings; alternative fuels programs for the
Federal fleet; and child care in Federal buildings. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the GSA: P. Gerald Thacker, Acting
Commissioner, Public Buildings Service; Patricia F. Kinney, Acting
Director, Office of Child Care and Development Programs, Office of the
Administrator; and Allan W. Beres, Assistant Commissioner,
Transportation and Property Management, Federal Supply Service; and a
public witness. 

SEWAGE TREATMENT NEEDS--RURAL AND SMALL COMMUNITIES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Sewage Treatment Needs
of Rural and Small Communities. Testimony was heard from Representative
Long; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Rules: Granted H.R. 920, Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Amendments of 1993, a rule providing for consideration of
the bill in the House. The rule provides 2 hours of debate. The Ways and
Means Committee amendment printed in the bill and the amendment printed
in the report to accompany the rule will be considered as adopted. All
points of order are waived against the bill as amended and against
consideration of the bill. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Rostenkowski and
Representatives Traficant, Mink, Meek, Archer, Grandy, Johnson of
Connecticut, Gunderson, and Diaz-Balart. 

                                          [Page: D136]

ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
held a hearing on the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from Frederick M. Bernthal, Deputy Director, NSF;
and public witnesses. 

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on Contract Management Issues: Cost Overruns on NASA's Shuttle
Toilet. Testimony was heard from Maj. Gen. Jeremiah Pearson III,
Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight, NASA; and public
witnesses. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation continued hearings on H.R. 820, National
Competitiveness Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representative
Olver; Jim Wells, Associate Director, Energy and Science Issues, GAO;
and public witnesses. 

U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE--INABILITY TO ACCOUNT FOR ITS FIREARMS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on
the inability of the U.S. Customs Service to account for its firearms.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury: Jay Weinstein, Assistant Inspector General, Audit; and
Michael H. Lane, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service; and a public
witness. 



1993/02/24
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 24, 1993;  pages D139 - D146

Committee Meetings

PRODUCER-FUNDED LIVESTOCK RESEARCH AND PROMOTION PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock held a hearing to
review producer-funded livestock research and promotion programs.
Testimony was heard from Kenneth C. Clayton, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Marketing and Inspection Services, 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 approved
for full Committee action Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee concluded hearings on the
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from James C. Miller III, former
Director, OMB. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Secretary of Agriculture.
Testimony was heard from Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary approved for full Committee action Fiscal Year 1993
Supplemental. 

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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense approved for full
Committee action Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia
approved for full Committee action Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee concluded hearings on Fiscal Year
1993 Supplemental. Testimony was heard from James C. Miller III, former
Director, OMB; and a public witness. 

ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water approved
for full Committee action Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of
Energy; and the following officials of the Department of the Army: G.
Edward Dickey, Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil Works); and Lt. Gen.
Arthur E. Williams, USA, Chief of Engineers. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs met in executive session to hold
Intelligence Briefings: Former Yugoslavia and Somalia. The Subcommittee
was briefed by departmental officials. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior approved for full
Committee action Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
approved for full Committee action Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee concluded hearings on the
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of
Health and Human Services and Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor. 

The Subcommittee also continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation approved for
full Committee action Fiscal Year 1993 Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee concluded hearings on the
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Federico PenAE6a, Secretary of
Transportation. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government approved for full Committee action Fiscal
Year 1993 Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee concluded hearings on the
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Howard Rhile, Director, General
Government Information System, GAO. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Federal Election Commission, OPM
and Inspector General, and on Financial Status of Civil Service
Disability Fund. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
OPM: Patricia W. Lattimore, Acting Director; Patrick E. McFarland,
Inspector General; and Curtis J. Smith, Associate Director, Retirement
and Insurance; and Scott E. Thomas, Chairman, FEC. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies approved for full Committee action Fiscal Year 1993
Supplemental. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee concluded hearings on the
Supplemental. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

U.S. ARMED FORCES--ROLES, MISSIONS AND FUNCTIONS

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the roles, missions and
functions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Testimony was heard
from Lt. Gen. Edwin S. Leland, Jr., USA, Director, Strategic Plans and
Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense. 

INSURANCE AVAILABILITY--LOW-INCOME, MINORITY AREAS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing to discuss the specific
problems that lower income and minority consumers encounter in obtaining
insurance. Testimony was heard from John Garamendi, Insurance
Commissioner, State of California; and public witnesses. 

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UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS AMENDMENTS ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 890, Unclaimed Deposits
Amendments Act of 1993. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from John Bovenzi, Director, Division
of Liquidation, FDIC; and William H. Roelle, Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, RTC. 

ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS--HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on the Administration's plans
for housing and community development programs. Testimony was heard from
Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's
Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from Alan
Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chairwoman, Council of Economic Advisers. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on the District of Columbia: Met for organizational purposes. 

CHILD SAFETY PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness approved for full Committee action
amended H.R. 965, Child Safety Protection Act. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NIH REVITALIZATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee Health and the
Environment approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4, National
Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993. 

UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF FORMER SOVIET
UNION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on United States Policy
toward the new Independent States of the former Soviet Union. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

NAFTA: ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a
joint hearing on North American Free-Trade Agreement: Environment and
Labor Agreements. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gephardt and
Kolbe; and public witnesses. 

COLLECTIVE SECURITY--POST-COLD-WAR WORLD

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights continued joint hearings on Collective
Security in the Post-Cold-War World. Testimony was heard from Jeane J.
Kirkpatrick, former U.N. Ambassador. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

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

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine held an oversight hearing on Cargo Preference. Testimony was
heard from Representative Bentley; Richard E. Bowman, Acting
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation;
and public witnesses. 

STOCK RAISING HOMESTEAD ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 239, to amend the Stock Raising
Homestead Act to resolve certain problems regarding subsurface estates.
Testimony was heard from Hillary A. Oden, Assistant Director, Energy and
Mineral Resources, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior; and public witnesses. 

AIRLINE INDUSTRY--FINANCIAL CONDITION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
concluded hearings on the financial condition of the airline industry.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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SEWAGE TREATMENT NEEDS--RURAL AND SMALL COMMUNITIES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment concluded hearings on the Sewage Treatment
Needs of Rural and Small Communities. Testimony was heard from
Representative Synar; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET REPORT

Committee on Ways and Means: Approved recommendations for the report to
the Committee on the Budget. 



1993/02/25
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 25, 1993;  pages D147 - D154

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Administrative Office of the United
States Courts, Federal Judicial Center, Courts of Appeals, District
Courts, and Other Judicial Services. Testimony was heard from Richard S.
Arnold, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; and L. Ralph
Mecham, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on labor--HHS--Education
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on Administrative Conference
of the United States, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Office of
Government Ethics, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled, Merit Systems Protection Board, and on the Office of
Special Counsel. Testimony was heard from Brian C. Griffin, Chairman,
Administrative Conference of the United States; Jean McKee, Chairman,
Federal Labor Relations Authority; Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of
Government Ethics; Beverly L. Milkman, Executive Director, Committee for
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; Daniel R.
Levinson, Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board, and Kathleen Day
Koch, Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel. 

ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary,
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993, (reform proposals for Chapter
1). Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 4. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and
Civil Rights held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the
Domestic Volunteers Services Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

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PROMOTE EXPORTS OF U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, GOODS AND SERVICES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held a hearing on issues relating to the
establishment of a national program to promote the exports of United
States environmental technologies, goods and services. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: John
Menes, Acting Assistant Secretary, Trade Development; and Diana H.
Josephson, Deputy Under Secretary, NOAA; and public witnesses. 

NAFTA--MEXICO'S POLITICAL AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR DOING BUSINESS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the "North American
Free-Trade Agreement--Mexico's Political and Legal Environment for Doing
Business." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1993/03/01
Daily Digest - Monday, March 1, 1993;  pages D156 - D160

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs continued appropriation hearings.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: On February 26, the Subcommittee on
Labor--HHS--Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's
Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on Global Climate Change: Adequacy of the
National Action Plan. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1993/03/02
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 2, 1993;  pages D162 - D168

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 Farm Credit Administration. Testimony was heard from
Harold B. Steele, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit
Administration. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on International Trade Commission and on
Marine Mammal Commission. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the U.S. International Trade Commission: Don E. Newquist,
Chairman; and Peter S. Watson, Vice Chairman; and John Reynolds III,
Chairman, Marine Mammal Commission. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs met in executive session to hold an
Intelligence Briefing: Somalia. The Subcommittee was briefed by
departmental witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development. Testimony was heard from Kathryn Harris Tijerina,
President, American Indian and Alaskan Native Culture and Arts
Development. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

MARINE CORPS--STRUCTURE AND MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel held a hearing on the link between force structure and the
manpower requirements of the Marine Corps. Testimony was heard from Gen.
Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

SECONDARY MARKET--BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LOANS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on creating a
secondary market for business and commercial loans. Testimony was heard
from Ken Bacon, Director, Office of Securitization, RTC; Henry D.
Edelman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Agricultural
Mortgage Corporation, Farm Credit Administration; James W. Hammersley,
Deputy Director, Office of Financing and Director, Secondary Market
Activities, SBA; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's
Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from Richard W.
Riley, Secretary of Education. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 4, National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993;
and H.R. 965, Child Safety Protection Act. 

WEAPONS PROLIFERATION: U.S. POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Weapons Proliferation:
U.S. Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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COLLECTIVE SECURITY--POST-COLD WAR WORLD

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights continued joint hearings on Collective
Security in the Post-Cold War World. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and
considered funding requests for the following Committees: Energy and
Commerce; Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; National Resources; Post
Office and Civil Service; Foreign Affairs; Joint Committee on the
Organization of Congress; Armed Services; and Small Business. 

HATE CRIMES SENTENCING AND ENHANCEMENT ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1152, Hate Crimes Sentencing
Enhancement Act. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 698,
Lechugilla Cave Protection Act of 1993; H.R. 38, to establish the Jemez
National Recreation Area in the State of New Mexico; H.R. 328, to direct
the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the town of
Taos, NM; and H.R. 63, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Act.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Skeen and Bilbray; George
Leonard, Associate Chief, Forest Service, USDA; the following officials
of the Department of the Interior: Hilary Oden, Assistant Director,
Energy and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; and Dennis
Fenn, Deputy Associate Director, Natural Resources, National Park
Service; and public witnesses. 

CENSUS BUREAU PROGRAMS

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census,
Statistics, and Postal Personnel held a hearing to review major Census
Bureau programs in 1993. Testimony was heard from Harry Scarr, Acting
Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; William M. Hunt,
Director, Federal Management Issues, General Government Division, GAO;
and Norman Bradburn, Chair, Panel on Evaluating Alternative Census
Methods, Committee on National Statistics, National Academy of Sciences. 

FEMA'S DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing to review Federal Emergency
Management Agency's Disaster Assistance Program. Testimony was heard
from Judy England-Joseph, Director, Housing and Community Development,
GAO; the following officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
William C. Tidball, Acting Director; and Deborah A. Hart, Assistant
Inspector General, Inspections, Office of Inspector General; Richard
Andrews, Director, Office of Emergency Services, State of California;
and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ACT

Committee on Rules: Met again on H.R. 20, Federal Employees Political
Activities Act of 1993, and reported out an amended rule. The rule as
amended, provides 1 hour of debate. All points of order against the bill
and against its consideration are waived. The rule makes in order only
those amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule, to be
considered in the order and manner specified. The amendments are not
subject to amendment, except as specified in the report, and are not
subject to a demand for a division of the question. Finally, the rule
provides one motion to recommit. 

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted H.R. 20, Federal Employees Political
Activities Act of 1993, a rule providing 1 hour of debate. The rule
makes in order only those amendments printed in the report to accompany
the rule, to be considered in the order and manner specified. The
amendments are not subject to amendment, except as specified in the
report, and are not subject to a demand for a division of the question.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard
from Chairman Clay and Representatives Myers of Indiana, Morella, Wolf,
Johnson of Connecticut, Upton, and Weldon. 

POTENTIAL SPACE STATION COST OVERRUNS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing to review Potential Space Station Cost Overruns. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of NASA: Arnold Aldrich, Associate
Administrator, Space Systems Development; Richard Kohrs, Space Station
Program Director; Aaron Cohen, Johnson Space Center Director; and Jack
Boykin, JSC Work Package-2 Program Director; and public witnesses. 

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NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT; EPA OVERSIGHT: ENVIRONMENTAL R&D

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation continued hearings on H.R. 820, National
Competitiveness Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Ronald H. Brown,
Secretary of Commerce. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on EPA Oversight: Environmental
R&D. Testimony was heard from Gary Foley, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Research and Development, EPA; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
health care reform: the economic impact of rising health care costs.
Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and public
witnesses. 



1993/03/03
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 3, 1993;  pages D170 - D176

[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 GAO and Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. Testimony was
heard from John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and Tim B.
Witt, Acting Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, USDA. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
National Gallery of Art. Testimony was heard from Earl A. Powell III,
Director, National Gallery of Art. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on U.S. Customs Service, and
on U.S. Secret Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Treasury: Michael H. Lane, Acting Commissioner,
U.S. Customs Service; and John W. Magaw, Director, U.S. Secret Service. 

POST-COLD WAR ERA--USE OF FORCE AND ROLE OF AMERICAN MILITARY

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the use of force and the
role of the American military in the post-Cold War era, with emphasis on
how considerations surrounding the use of force may be different now
that the Cold War is over. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

USDA'S RURAL HOUSING PROGRAMS ROLE IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROGRAMS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on USDA's rural housing
programs, and their role in any of the economic recovery programs of the
new administration. Testimony was heard from Mike Espy, Secretary of
Agriculture. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's
Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from Donna E.
Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

INSURANCE COMPANIES--REDLINING PRACTICES HARMFUL EFFECTS ON URBAN
DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on redlining practices of
insurance companies and their harmful effects on urban development.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held on oversight hearing on the risks of lead poisoning
during bridge renovation and other construction activities. Testimony
was heard from Richard A. Lemen, Deputy Director, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Health and Human Services;
Victor Kimm, Acting Assistant Administrator, Prevention, Pesticides, and
Toxic Substances, EPA; Dean Carlson, Director, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

NRC'S REGULATION OF THERMO-LAG

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on NRC's regulation of thermo-lag.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NRC: Ivan Selin,
Chairman; and Leo J. Norton, Assistant Inspector General,
Investigations; and a public witness. 

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Environmental Issues in
U.S. Foreign Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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

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GUATEMALA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
held a hearing on Guatemala: The Prospects for Peace. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 811, Independent Counsel
Reauthorization Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from L. Ralph Mecham,
Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; George E. MacKinnon,
Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Courts of Appeals, District of Columbia
Circuit; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights held an oversight hearing on Environmental Justice. Testimony was
heard from Clarice Gaylord, Director, Office of Environmental Equity,
EPA; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COPYRIGHT REFORM ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held a hearing on H.R. 897, Copyright Reform Act
of 1993. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal: Cindy S. Daub, Chairman; Edward J. Damich
and Bruce D. Goodman, both commissioners; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

PASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation held a hearing on H.R. 1159, Passenger Vessel Safety Act
of 1993. Testimony was heard from Capt. Robert C. North, USCG, Deputy
Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection,
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
and Management held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Magnuson
Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of NOAA, Department of Commerce: Diana
Josephson, Deputy Under Secretary, Ocean and Atmosphere; and the
following representatives of Fishery Management Councils: Joseph M.
Brancaleone, Chairman, New England; Lee G. Anderson, Chairman,
Mid-Atlantic; Curtis W. Bostick, Chairman, South Atlantic; Hector M.
Vega-Morera, Chairman, Caribbean; Philip D. Horn, Chairman, Gulf of
Mexico; Clarence G. Pautzke, Executive Director, North Pacific; and Rufo
J. Lujan, Chairman, Western Pacific. 

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

Committee on Rules: The Committee reported a resolution waiving the
two-thirds vote requirement in clause 4(b) of Rule XI against resolution
reported on the legislative day of March 4, 1993 from the Rules
Committee which provide for consideration of a bill relating to
unemployment compensation. 

NSF MISSION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
held a hearing on The Mission of the NSF. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the NSF: James J. Duderstadt, Chairman, National
Science Board; and William H. Danforth, Co-Chairman, National Science
Board Commission on the Future of the NSF; and public witnesses.  

VA MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health
Care held a hearing on the VA Medical Construction Program. Testimony
was heard from David Baine, Director, Human Resources Division, GAO; the
following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: C. Wayne
Hawkins, Deputy Under Secretary, Health Administration and Operations;
John Fears, Associate Chief Medical Director, Resource Management; and
Robert Neary, Acting Associate Chief Medical Director, Construction
Management; representatives of Veterans organizations; and public
witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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



1993/03/04
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 4, 1993;  pages D177 - D182

Committee Meetings

BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, U.S. Mint, Bureau of Public Debt, Savings Bond Division,
and on Financial Management Service. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Peter H. Daly,
Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; David J. Ryder, Director of
the Mint; Richard L. Gregg, Commissioner, Bureau of the Public Debt;
Richard J. Schneebeli, Acting Executive Director, U.S. Savings Bonds
Division; and Russell D. Morris, Commissioner, Financial Management
Service. 

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POST-COLD WAR ERA--USE OF FORCE AND ROLE OF AMERICAN MILITARY

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the use of force and
the role of the American military in the post-Cold War era, with
emphasis on the current Balkan situation as an example. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's
Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from Robert B.
Reich, Secretary of Labor. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary,
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 18. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held
an oversight hearing on implementation of the electricity provisions of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of
Energy: Elizabeth Anne Moler, Chairman; Martin L. Allday, Jerry Langdon,
Branko Terzic and Charles A. Trabandt, all Commissioners. 

INVESTMENT ADVISER REGULATORY ENHANCEMENT AND DISCLOSURE ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 578, Investment Adviser Regulatory
Enhancement and Disclosure Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--STATE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on the
Oversight of the State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1992 and U.S. Human Rights. Testimony was heard from James
K. Bishop, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights concluded oversight hearings on Environmental Justice. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

COPYRIGHT REFORM ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration continued hearings on H.R. 897, Copyright Reform
Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Library of Congress: James H. Billington, Librarian; and Ralph Oman,
Register of Copyrights; and public witnesses. 

MERCHANT SEAMEN REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine approved for full Committee action H.R. 1109, Merchant Seamen
Reemployment Rights Act of 1993. 

STOCK RAISING HOMESTEAD ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 239, to amend
the Stock Raising Homestead Act to resolve certain problems regarding
subsurface estates. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the National Park Service:
Budget Accountability and Financial Management. Testimony was heard from
Herbert S. Cables, Jr., Acting Director, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior. 

EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Rules: Reported a resolution making it in order to consider
in the House--any rule to the contrary notwithstanding--a motion to take
from the Speaker's table H.R. 920, Emergency Unemployment Compensation
Amendments of 1993, with the Senate amendment and to concur in the
Senate amendment. The rule provides 1 hour of debate. The rule also
automatically divides the question, allowing a separate vote on the last
section of the bill, "Elimination of Cost of Living Adjustment for
Members of Congress in 1994," any rule of the House to the contrary
notwithstanding. 

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NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: held a hearing on National
Technology Policy. Testimony was heard from John Gibbons, Assistant to
the President for Science and Technology. 

VETERANS LEGISLATION 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial
Affairs held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 950, to amend title
38, United States Code, to provide mortgage payment assistance to avoid
foreclosure of home loans guaranteed under title 38; H.R. 949, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of the loan
guaranty for loans for the purchase or construction of homes; and H.R.
951, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment
of cemetery plot allowance for veterans eligible for burial in a
national cemetery but interred in a State veterans cemetery. Testimony
was heard from Harold F. Gracey, Chief of Staff, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of
veterans organizations and public witnesses. 

EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT--ABUSIVE INSURANCE SALES AND MARKETING
TECHNIQUES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on
abusive insurance sales and marketing techniques involving the earned
income tax credit. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the IRS, Department of the Treasury: Kathy Till, Revenue Agent,
Birmingham Alabama District Office; and Robert Carver, Acting Assistant
Commissioner, Returns Processing; and public witnesses. 

EMPLOYMENT TAXES ON DOMESTIC WORKERS--SIMPLIFY AND STREAMLINE PAYMENT 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and the
Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing on proposals to
simplify and streamline the payment of employment taxes on domestic
workers. Testimony was heard from Representatives Goss, Sarpalius, Klug,
and Meek; Louis D. Enoff, Acting Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health
and Human Services; Mary Ann Wyrsch, Director, Unemployment Insurance
Service, Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor;
Marshall V. Washburn, Compliance 2000 Executive, IRS, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses. 



1993/03/05
Daily Digest - Friday, March 5, 1993;  pages D183 - D188

Committee Meetings

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's
Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Obey, Waxman, Synar, Penny, Derrick, Edwards of Texas,
Sharp, and Sanders; and public witnesses. 

UNITED NATIONS--MANAGEMENT AND MISMANAGEMENT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on
management and mismanagement at the United Nations. Testimony was heard
from Richard Thornburgh, former Undersecretary General, Department of
Administration and Management, United Nations; and public witnesses. 



1993/03/08
Daily Digest - Monday, March 8, 1993;  pages D190 - D192

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Middle East Peace
Talks. Testimony was heard from Edward P. Djerejian, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State. 

ALL-PAYER FRAUD AND ABUSE

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
issues relating to all-payer fraud and abuse. Testimony was heard from
Janet L. Shikles, Director, Health Financing and Policy Issues, Human
Resources Division, GAO; Larry Morey, Deputy Inspector General,
Investigations, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health
and Human Services; and public witnesses. 



1993/03/09
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 9, 1993;  pages D194 - D200

Committee Meetings

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported supplemental
appropriations for fiscal year 1993. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Minerals Management Service. Testimony was heard from Carolita Kallaur,
Acting Director, Minerals Management Service, Department of the
Interior.  

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Commission on
Libraries and Information Science, and on Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Richard Carlson,
President, Corporation for Public Broadcasting; J. Michael Farrell,
Chairman, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; and
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Inspector General Reports. Testimony was heard from Mary
Schiavo, 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 Department Offices,
International Affairs, Inspector General, Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and on Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: Phillip N. Diehl, Counsel to the Secretary and Chief of Staff,
International Affairs; Jay M. Weinstein, Assistant Inspector General,
Audit; Charles F. Rinkevich, Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center; and Brian M. Bruh, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network. 

C-17 AIRCRAFT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on
the C-17 aircraft. Testimony was heard from Col. Ken Tollefson, USAF
(Ret.). 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

LINK BETWEEN FORCE STRUCTURE AND MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel held a hearing on the link between force structure and the
manpower requirements, with emphasis on requirements of the Navy.
Testimony was heard from Adm. Frank B. Kelso II USN, Chief of Naval
Operations. 

Hearings continue March 11. 

SECONDARY MARKET--BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LOANS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation continued hearings on creating a
secondary market for business and commercial loans. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.  

RTC HARD-TO-SELL ASSETS PLAN

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations and the Resolution of Failed Financial
Institutions held a hearing on Hard-to-Sell Assets Plan of the RTC.
Testimony was heard from Lamar C. Kelly, Jr., Senior Vice-President,
Division of Asset and Real Estate Management, RTC. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
held a hearing on Recent Developments in the Middle East. Testimony was
heard from Edward R. Djerejian, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Department of State. 

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COLLECTIVE SECURITY--POST COLD WAR WORLD

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights continued joint hearings on Collective
Security in the Post Cold War World. Testimony was heard from Rozanne
Ridgway, former Assistant Secretary, Europe, Department of State. 

Hearings continue March 11. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
held an oversight hearing on the World Trade Center Bombing: Terror Hits
Home. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FBI,
Department of Justice: William S. Sessions, Director; and James Fox,
Assistant Director in Charge of New York; Stephen E. Higgins, Director;
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the Treasury;
Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara, Coordinator of Counterterrorism,
Department of State; Stanley Brezenoff, Executive Director, The Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey; Raymond Kelly, Police
Commissioner, City of New York; and public witnesses. 

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT--ROLE OF HATCHERIES IN THE RECOVERY OF NATURALLY
SPAWNING SALMON POPULATIONS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held a hearing on the watershed management and the
role of hatcheries in the recovery of naturally spawning salmon
populations. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Koenings, Chief
Limnologist, Department of Fish and Game, State of Alaska; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills:
H.R. 236, amended, to establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National
Conservation Area in the State of Idaho; H.R. 235, Idaho Land Exchange
Act of 1993; H.R. 720, to authorize the adjustment of the boundaries of
the South Dakota portion of the Sioux Ranger District of Custer National
Forest; and H.R. 765, amended, to resolve the status of certain land
relinquished to the United States under the act of June 4, 1897 (30
Stat. 11, 36). 

NIH REVITALIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted H.R. 4, National Institutes of Health
Revitalization Act of 1993, a rule providing 1 hour of debate. The rule
waives clause 2(L)(6) of Rule XI against the bill. The committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute to be printed in the bill is
made in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The only
other amendments made in order under the bill are those printed in the
Rules Committee report. The amendments will be considered in the order
and manner specified. The amendments are not subject to
amendment--except as specified in the report--and are not subject to a
demand for a division of the question. One motion to recommit, with or
without instructions, is in order. Finally, the rule makes in order a
series of motions to hook-up the House-passed text with the Senate
companion bill, S. 1, and to request a conference. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Waxman, Traficant, Bliley, Stearns, Gilman,
Solomon, McCollum, and Johnson of Texas. 

HEALTH RESEARCH--SPACE PROGRAM'S CONTRIBUTION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on Space Program's Contribution to Health Research. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of NASA: Lennard Fisk, Chief
Scientist; Laurence Young, Payload Specialist for SLS-2 Life Sciences
Shuttle Mission; and Muriel Ross, Ames Research Center; Jay Moskowitz,
Associate Director, Science Policy and Legislation, NIH, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND DEFICIT REDUCTION PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's
proposals for public investment and deficit reductions. Testimony was
heard from Leon Panetta, Director, OMB; and Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chair,
Council of Economic Advisors. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

FUTURE--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on the Future
of the Intelligence Community. Testimony was heard from R. James
Woolsey, Director, CIA. 



1993/03/10
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 10, 1993;  pages D201 - D208

Committee Meetings 

PEANUT PROGRAM

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources held a hearing to review the peanut program. Testimony was
heard from John W. Harmon, Director, Food and Agriculture Issues,
Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; Dallas R.
Smith, Director, Tobacco and Peanuts Division, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation 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 Agricultural Research Service, and on National Agricultural
Library. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
R. Dean Plowman, Administrator, Agricultural Research Service; and
Joseph H. Howard, Director, 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 State. Testimony was heard
from Warren Christopher, Secretary of State. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation. Testimony was heard from
Carl J. Kunasek, Commissioner, Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian
Relocation. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Railroad Retirement Board, Railroad Retirement Board
Inspector General, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and
on Peace Institute. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Railroad Retirement Board: Glen Bower, Chairman; and William J.
Doyle, Inspector General; Arlene Holen, Chairman, Federal Mine Safety
and Health Review Commission, and Chester A. Crocker, Chairman, U.S.
Peace Institute. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on the state of the Airline Industry. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the GAO: Kenneth M. Mead, Director; and Frank
Mulvey, Assistant Director, both with Transportation Issues; and public
witnesses. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms. Testimony was heard from Steve Higgins, Director, Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the Treasury. 

C-17 AIRCRAFT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations concluded joint
hearings on the C-17 aircraft. Testimony was heard from Frank C.
Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General, National Security and
International Affairs Division, GAO; and the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. John E. Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Department of the Air Force; and Col.
Eugene Kluter, USAF, Commander, Defense Plant Representative Office,
Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, Defense Contract Management District West,
Defense Logistics Agency. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness met in executive
session for organizational purposes. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Concurrent Budget
Resolution for fiscal year 1994. 

ARMORED CAR INDUSTRY RECIPROCITY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection and Competitiveness approved for full Committee action H.R.
1189, Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from Andrew P. Hornsby, Jr., Acting
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; and a public witness. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held
an oversight hearing on Global Warming. Testimony was heard from Daniel
Albritton, Director, Aeronomy Laboratory, NOAA, Department of Commerce;
Jae Edmonds, Battelle Pacific NW Laboratories; and public witnesses. 

EPA--CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on contract management problems facing the
new Administrator of the EPA. Testimony was heard from Carol M. Browner,
Administrator, EPA. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the
Children's Television Act of 1990. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.  

DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Democracy and Human
Rights (Part 1). Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SUDAN

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
Recent Developments in Sudan. Testimony was heard from Representative
Wolf; Herman J. Cohen, Assistant Secretary, African Affairs, Department
of State; Lois Richards, Acting Assistant Administrator, Food and
Humanitarian Assistance, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency; and public witnesses. 

MISSION--U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
held a hearing on the Mission of U.S. Public Diplomacy. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

PERU: UNITED STATES PRIORITIES AND POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
held a hearing on Peru: United States Priorities and Policy. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

PRESIDENTIAL EXPEDITED RESCISSION AUTHORITY

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held a hearing on Expedited Rescission Authority for
the President. Testimony was heard from Representatives Stenholm and
Michel; Leon Panetta, Director, OMB; Robert D. Reischauer, Director,
CBO; Milton J. Socolar, Special Assistant to the Comptroller General,
GAO; Louis Fisher, Senior Specialist, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress; and a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 416, to extend the period
during which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code remains in
effect; and H.R. 1140, Aircraft Equipment Settlement Leases Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law,
Immigration and Refugees held a hearing on the following bills: H.R.
783, to amend title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make
changes in the laws relating to nationality and naturalization; and H.R.
97, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for prompt
parole into the United States of aliens in order to attend the funeral
of an immediate blood relative in the United States. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Mink, Frank of Massachusetts, and Mineta; James
Ward, Acting Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Department of State;
and public witnesses. 

TRADE AGREEMENTS IMPACT--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL RESOURCE
CONSERVATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held a hearing on the impact of trade agreements
on environmental protection and natural resource conservation. Testimony
was heard from Ambassador Rufus Yerxa, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative;
John Turner, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN--IMPACT ON FEDERAL CIVILIAN
WORKFORCE

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation
and Employee Benefits continued hearings to review the impact of the
Administration's economic recovery plan on the Federal civilian
workforce. Testimony was heard from Alice M. Rivlin, Deputy Director,
OMB; Patricia W. Lattimore, Acting Director, OPM; James L. Blum, Deputy
Director, CBO; and Nancy R. Kingsbury, Director, Federal Human Resources
Management Issues, GAO. 

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FAA'S AUTOMATION SYSTEM 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
held a hearing on Delays, Technical Problems, and Cost Escalation in the
FAA's Advanced Automation System. Testimony was heard from Joseph M. Del
Balzo, Acting Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; Allan
Li, Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resource, Community and
Economic Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

DOD MUSTARD GAS TESTING

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension
and Insurance held a hearing on DOD mustard gas testing. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Goss and Browder; Lt. Gen. Robert M.
Alexander, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military Manpower and Personnel
Policy, Force Management and Personnel, Department of Defense; Constance
M. Pechura, Senior Program Officer and Study Director, Institute of
Medicine, National Academy of Sciences and representatives of veterans
organizations. 

PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND DEFICIT REDUCTION PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's
proposals for public investment and deficit reductions. Testimony was
heard from Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury; and Donna E.
Shalala, Secretary, Health and Human Services. 

Hearings continue March 16. 

FUTURE--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
conclude hearings on the Future of the Intelligence Community. Testimony
was heard from R. James Woolsey, Director, CIA. 



1993/03/11
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 11, 1993;  pages D210 - D220

Committee Meetings

USDA REORGANIZATION

Committee on Agriculture : Subcommittee on Department Operations and
Nutrition held a hearing to review the Department of Agriculture
reorganization. Testimony was heard from the following former
Secretaries of Agriculture: Orville L. Freeman; Robert Bergland; and
Edward Madigan; 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 Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization,
Cooperative State Research Service and on Extension Service. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Ralph W.F. Hardy,
member, Board of Directors, AARC; and Paul F. O'Connell, Director AARC
Center; John Patrick Jordan, Administrator, Cooperative State Research
Service; and Myron D. Johnsrud, Administrator, Extension Service. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations : Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National
Mediation Board, and on National Labor Relations Board. Testimony was
heard from Bernard E. DeLury, Director, Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service; Kimberly A. Madigan, Chairman, National Mediation
Board; and James M. Stephens, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board. 

LINK BETWEEN FORCE STRUCTURE AND MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS

Committee on Armed Services : Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the link between force structure and the
manpower requirements, with emphasis on requirements of the Air Force
and Army. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, USAF, Chief of Staff,
U.S. Air Force; and Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA, Chief of Staff, U.S.
Army. 

Hearings continue March 18. 

COLLECTIVE SECURITY--POST-COLD WAR WORLD

Committee on Foreign Affairs : Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle
East and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights continued joint hearings on Collective
Security in the Post-Cold War World. Testimony was heard from Lawrence
Eagelburger, former Secretary of State. 

Hearings continue March 17. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; PRIVATE CLAIMS BILLS:

Committee on the Judiciary : Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action the following
bills: H.R. 811, Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1993; and
H.R. 454, amended, Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act. 

The Subcommittee also considered private claims bills. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary : Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held an oversight hearing on UNICOR-Federal
Prison Industries. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Hawk, Director,
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES-FLAG PASSENGER VESSEL ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine held a hearing on H.R. 1250, United States-Flag Passenger Vessel
Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MINERAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 322, Mineral Exploration and
Development Act of 1993 (Mining Law Reform). Testimony was heard from
Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; Russell Fields, Director,
Department of Minerals, State of Nevada; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on watershed and fish habitat
degradation on public lands and national forests in the Pacific
Northwest. Testimony was heard from Representative Dicks; the following
officials of the Department of the Interior: Mike Penfold, Associate
Director, Bureau of Land Management; and Gary Edwards, Assistant
Director of Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; George Leonard,
Associate Chief, Forest Service, USDA; Michael Tillman, Acting Director,
Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

PROHIBIT SMOKING--FEDERAL BUILDINGS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds held a hearing on H.R. 881, to prohibit smoking in
Federal buildings. Testimony was heard from Representatives Durbin and
Mazzoli; Dr. Antonia C. Novello, Surgeon General, Public Health Service,
Department of Health and Human Services; William H. Farland, Director,
Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, EPA; P. Gerald Thacker,
Acting Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA; Patricia W.
Lattimore, Acting Director, OPM; and public witnesses. 

NOAA'S WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on NOAA's Weather Service Modernization. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: Diana
Josephson, Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere; Elbert W.
Friday, Jr., Assistant Administrator, Weather Services and Greg Withee,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Satellite and Information Services, both
with NOAA; and public witnesses. 

EXPENSIVELY PRICED DRUGS SUBSIDIZATION

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities and Technology held a hearing to examine how Federal
research dollars may be subsidizing the successful commercialization of
expensively priced drugs and medical devices developed in private
research foundations. Testimony was heard from Dr. Bernadine Healy,
Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; Jim Wells,
Associate Director, Energy and Science Issues, GAO; Judith Wagner,
Senior Associate, Health Program, OTA; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

AFDC AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held an
oversight hearing on trends in spending and caseloads for AFDC and
related programs. Testimony was heard from Thomas Gabe, Specialist in
Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division, CRS, Library
of Congress; Jo Anne Barnhart, former Assistant Secretary,
Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses. 

NAFTA--SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on
supplemental agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Gephardt, Andrews of Texas,
Levin, Kaptur, Richardson, Kolbe and Thomas of Wyoming; Ambassador
Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 



1993/03/15
Daily Digest - Monday, March 15, 1993;  pages D222- D226

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: On March 12, the Subcommittee on Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on U.S.
Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Testimony was heard from
Madeleine K. Albright, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United
Nations. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on High Speed Rail. Testimony was heard from Representative
Dingell; W. Graham Claytor, Jr., President and Chairman of the Board,
National Railroad Passenger Corporation [AMTRAK]; Kenneth M. Mead,
Director, Transportation Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

U.S EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAMS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on the state of U.S. Export Promotion
Programs. Testimony was heard from Allan Mendelowitz, Director,
International, Energy and Finance Issues, General Government Division,
GAO. 

U.S. ANTI-TERRORISM POLICY FUTURE; CONDEMNING RELEASE OF CONVICTED
TERRORIST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights continued hearings on the
Future of U.S. Anti-Terrorism (Part 2). Testimony was heard from James
L. Ward, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State; and William H. Webster, former Director, CIA and
former Director, FBI. 

On March 12, the Subcommittee approved for full Committee action amended
House Resolution 118, to condemn the release by the Government of Malta
of convicted terrorist Mohammed Ali Rezaq. 

On March 12, the Subcommittee also began hearings on the Future of U.S.
Anti-Terrorism Policy. Testimony was heard from Thomas E. McNamara,
Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Department of State; and public
witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Health Care Reform: Issues Relating to Private Health Insurance Reform.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1993/03/16
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 16, 1993;  pages D228 - D234

Committee Meetings

MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION SYSTEM

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and
Nutrition and the Subcommittee on Livestock held a joint hearing to
review meat and poultry inspection system of the USDA. Testimony was
heard from H. Russell Cross, Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA; Dr. James Hughes, Director, National Center for
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Department of Health and Human Services; John Harman, Director, Food and
Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Division, GAO;
and public witnesses. 

REA BUDGET PROPOSALS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review Rural Electrification
Administration budget proposals. Testimony was heard from James B. Huff,
Administrator, REA, USDA; Linda Garcia, Senior Associate,
Telecommunications and Computer Technology Program, OTA; 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 FDA. Testimony was heard from Dr. David A. Kessler,
Commissioner, Food and Drugs, FDA, Department of Health and Human
Services. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
U.S. Geological Survey. Testimony was heard from Dallas L. Peck,
Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Physicians Payment Review Commission and on Prospective
Payment Assessment Commission. Testimony was heard from John Eisenberg,
Commissioner, Physicians Payment Review Commission; and J.B. Silvers,
member, Prospective Payment Assessment Commission. 

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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on National Transportation Safety Board Reports. Testimony was
heard from Carl W. Vogt, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board. 

THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION OVERSIGHT BOARD

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing to
accommodate the semiannual appearance of the Thrift Depositor Protection
Oversight Board. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of
the Treasury and Chairman of the Board; Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board
of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Andrew C. Hove, Acting Chairman,
Board of Directors, FDIC; Jonathan Fiechter, Acting Director, Office of
Thrift Supervision; Roger Altman, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and
Interim Chief Executive Officer, RTC; Robert Larson and Philip C.
Jackson, both members of the Board; and Peter Monroe, President of the
Board. 

EL SALVADOR PEACE PROCESS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
held a hearing on the Peace Process in El Salvador. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts approved for
full Committee action H. Res. 107, providing amounts from the contingent
fund of the House for the expenses of investigations and studies by
certain committees of the House in the 1st session of the 103d Congress. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections approved
for full Committee action H.R. 1179, to authorize appropriations for
Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 1994. 

Prior to this action, the subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from the following Commissioners of the
FEC: Scott E. Thomas, Chairman; Trevor Potter, Vice Chairman and
Chairman, Finance Committee; and Danny McDonald, Vice Chairman, Finance
Committee. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
1140, Aircraft Equipment Settlement Leases Act of 1993; and H.R. 416,
amended, to extend the period during which chapter 12 of title 11 of the
United States Code remains in effect. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1140,
Aircraft Equipment Settlement Leases Act of 1993; and H.R. 416, amended,
to extend the period during which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United
States Code remains in effect. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held an oversight hearing on American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
Testimony was heard from Gene Haislip, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Office of Diversion Control, DEA, Department of Justice; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 486, to
provide for the addition of the Truman Farm Home to the Harry S. Truman
National Historic Site in the State of Missouri; H.R. 858, to provide
for the rehabilitation of historic structures within the Sandy Hook Unit
of Gateway National Recreation Area in the State of New Jersey; H.R.
936, to amend the Boston National Historical Park Act of 1974 to
authorize a cooperative agreement with the Boston Public Library for the
distribution of information and interpretive materials relating to the
park and to the Freedom Trail; H.R. 819, to revise the boundaries of the
George Washington Birthplace National Monument; and H.R. 1305, to make
boundary adjustments and other miscellaneous changes to authorities and
programs of the National Park Service. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Wheat, Bateman, and Pallone; and Jerry Rogers, Associate
Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior. 

FEDERAL HOLIDAY COMMISSION ACTIVITIES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census,
Statistics and Postal Personnel held an oversight hearing to review the
activities of the Federal Holiday Commission. Testimony was heard from
Nancy R. Kingsbury, Director, Federal Human Resource Management Issues,
GAO; Coretta Scott King, Chairperson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal
Holiday Commission; and Henry Raymont, Commissioner, Christopher
Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission. 

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CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: Committee granted a rule providing 10 hours of
general debate on H. Con. Res. 64, setting forth the Congressional
Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Years 1994, 1995, 
1996, 1997, and 1998. Of the 10 hours, 7 hours will be controlled by the
Budget Committee, 2 hours will be controlled by Mr. Mfume and 1 hour
will be controlled by Mr. Solomon. Within the 7 hours controlled by the
Budget Committee, 4 hours will be devoted to Humphrey-Hawkins debate.
All points of order against the concurrent resolution and against its
consideration are waived. After general debate, the Committee will rise
without motion. The rule prohibits further consideration except by a
subsequent rule or other order of the House. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Sabo and Representative Kasich. 

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Committee granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate
on H.R. 1335, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the
Fiscal Year ending September 30, 1993. The rule waives clause 2(L)(6) of
rule XI and clause 7 of rule XXI. The rule also provides that after
general debate, the Committee will rise without motion. Finally, the
rule prohibits further consideration except by a subsequent rule or
other order of the House. Testimony was heard from Chairman Natcher and
Representative McDade. 

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on National Technology Policy:
[GATT/NAFT]. Testimony was heard from Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chair,
Council of Economic Advisors; and public witnesses. 

PUBLIC INVESTMENT--DEFICIT REDUCTION

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's
proposals for public investment and deficit reduction. Testimony was
heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1993/03/17
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 17, 1993;  pages D236 - D244

Committee Meetings

NAFTA SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS--URUGUAY ROUND OF GATT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Administration's
supplemental agreements to the North American Free Trade Agreement, and
update the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations. Testimony was heard from
Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative. 

FARM COMMODITIES--ECONOMIC PROPOSALS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities held
a hearing to review economic outlook for farm commodities and how the
Administration's economic proposals would affect these commodities.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 23. 

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 Food Safety and Inspection Service. Testimony was heard from
H. Russell Cross, Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service,
USDA. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State
and Judiciary held a hearing on Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and
on Federal Maritime Commission. Testimony was heard from Thomas Graham,
Jr., Acting Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; and
Christopher L. Koch, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to receive a briefing on Worldwide Overview. The Subcommittee
was briefed by officials of the CIA. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on ACTION, and on Soldier's and Airmen's Home. Testimony was
heard from John Seal, Acting Director, ACTION; and Maj. Gen. Donald
Hilbert, Governor, Soldier's and Airmen's Home. 

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TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on Council of Economic
Advisers and on Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Testimony was
heard from Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chair, Council of Economic Advisers;
and Allan V. Burman, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement
Policy, OMB. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S.
Goldin, Administrator, NASA. 

RTC'S FUNDING NEEDS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance
held a hearing on RTC's funding needs. Testimony was heard from Robert
D. Reischauer, Director, CBO. 

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing to discuss ongoing investigation into
Medicaid managed care programs. Testimony was heard from Janet L.
Shikles, Director, Health Financing and Policy Issues, Human Resources
Division, GAO. 

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES REFORM ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 618, Government Securities Reform Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC; David
W. Mullins, Jr., Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System; and public witnesses. 

COLLECTIVE SECURITY--UNITED NATIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Collective Security and
the United Nations. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COLLECTIVE SECURITY--POST-COLD WAR WORLD

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights continued joint hearings on Collective
Security in the Post-Cold War World (Part 6). Testimony was heard from
Alexander Haig, former Secretary of Defense. 

FOREIGN SERVICE: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
held a hearing on the Foreign Service: Prospects for Reform. Testimony
was heard from Pat L. Schittulli, Director, Civilian Personnel, U.S. Air
Force, Department of Defense; Torrey S. Witman, member, Commission on
Personnel, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

CREDIT CRUNCH--INCREASE CREDIT FLOW PROPOSAL

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
and Monetary Affairs held a hearing on the credit crunch and the
Administration proposal to increase the credit flow. Testimony was heard
from Senator Shelby; Representatives Bereuter, Kennedy and LaFalce;
Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO; John P. LaWare, member,
Federal Reserve Board; Stephen R. Steinbrink, Acting Comptroller, Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; and John
W. Stone, Deputy to the Chairman, FDIC.  

Hearings continue March 23. 

C-17 AIRLIFTER

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held a hearing on C-17 Airlifter. Testimony was heard
from Derek Vander Schaaf, Deputy Inspector General, Department of
Defense; and a public witness.  

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; CONTESTED ELECTION TASK FORCE 
McCUEN v. DICKEY 

Committee on House Administration: Order reported the following: H. Res.
107, amended, providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House
for the expenses of investigations and studies by certain committees of
the House in the 1st session of the 103d Congress; H.R. 1328, Government
Printing Office Electronic Access; a Continuing expense resolution; H.J.
Res. 102, amended, providing for the appointment of Barber B. Conable,
Jr., as a citizen of regent of the Smithsonian Institution; H.J. Res.
104, amended, providing for the appointment of Wesley S. Williams, Jr.,
as a citizen regent of the Smithsonian Institution; and H.J. Res. 105,
amended, providing for the appointment of Hanna Holburn Gray as a
citizen regent of the Smithsonian Institution. 

The Committee ordered reported Contested Election Task Force, McCuen v.
Dickey. 

The Committee also considered other pending business. 

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SMITHSONIAN MEASURES 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Libraries and
Memorials approved for full Committee action the following: H.J. Res.
102, amended, providing for the appointment of Barber B. Conable, Jr.,
as a citizen of regent of the Smithsonian Institution; H.J. Res. 104,
amended, providing for the appointment of Wesley S. Williams, Jr., as a
citizen regent of the Smithsonian Institution; and H.J. Res. 105,
amended, providing for the appointment of Hanna Holburn Gray as a
citizen regent of the Smithsonian Institution; H.R. 877, National
African American Museum Act; and H.R. 847, amended, to authorize the
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan and design an
extension of the National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles
International Airport. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on these measures.
Testimony was heard from Senator Warner; Representatives Wolf, Lewis of
Georgia and Mineta; Robert McC. Adams, Secretary, Smithsonian
Institution; and James W. Dyke, Jr., Secretary of Education, State of
Virginia. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.
1308, Religious Freedom Restoration Act; H.R. 1172, Justice for Wards
Cove Workers Act, H.R. 829, amended, DNA Identification Act of 1993; an
H.R. 175, to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain
certain telephone subscriber information. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held a hearing on the following bills: H.R.
1103, to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to secondary
transmissions of superstations and network stations for private home
viewing, and with respect to cable systems; and H.R. 759, Compulsory
License Clarification Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Representative Boucher; Ralph Oman, Register of Copyrights, Library of
Congress; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 239, amended, to amend the Stock Raising Homestead Act to resolve
certain problems regarding subsurface estates; H.R. 236, amended, to
establish the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in
the State of Idaho; H.R. 235, Idaho Land Exchange Act of 1993; H.R. 720,
to authorize the adjustment of the boundaries of the South Dakota
portion of the Sioux Ranger District of Custer National Forest; and H.R.
765, amended, to resolve the status of certain land relinquished to the
United States under the act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 11, 36). 

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MAILING PRIVILEGES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal
Operations and Services approved for full Committee action H.R. 576, to
amend title 39, United States Code, to provide the authority to extend
to essential civilian personnel serving in support of military
operations abroad, the same mailing privileges as are available to
members of the Armed Forces serving in the same area. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for the further
consideration of H. Con. Res. 64, setting forth the congressional budget
for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 
1997, and 1998. The rule makes in order only the four substitutes
printed in the report to accompany the rule: (1) the Kasich substitute,
debatable for two hours (2) the Solomon substitute, debatable for one
hour (3) the Mfume (Black Caucus) substitute, debatable for one hour and
(4) a Sabo substitute consisting of the text of H. Con. Res. 64 as
reported by the House Budget Committee, debatable for two hours. The
four substitutes will be considered in the order and manner specified
and, if more than one is adopted, only the last to be adopted will be
reported to the House. The substitutes are not amendable. The rule
waives all points of order against the four substitutes. After all the
amendments are disposed of, the rule provides a period of 20 minutes of
concluding debate equally divided and controlled by the Budget
Committee. The rule makes in order mathematical consistency amendments
as needed and as provided in section 305(a)(5) of the Budget Act.
Finally, the rule provides that the concurrent resolution is not
divisible. Testimony was heard from Representatives Mfume, Sanders,
McKinney, Velazquez, Kasich, McMillan, Herger, Allard, Smith of
Michigan, Walker, Solomon, Houghton, Upton, Gunderson, McCrery, Burton
of Indiana, Horn, Barton of Texas, Bentley, and Everett. 

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for further consideration
of H.R. 1335, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. The rule makes in order one
indivisible amendment if offered by Mr. Natcher, debatable for 10
minutes equally divided and controlled. The Natcher amendment is not
amendable. All points of order against the bill and against the
amendment are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit if
offered by Mr. Michel or his designee. If the motion contains
instructions, it will be debatable for one hour equally divided and
controlled. Testimony was heard from Representatives Stenholm, Penny,
Traficant, Orton, Barrett, Gallo, Packard, Bentley, Walsh, Goodling,
Gingrich, Bliley, Fawell, Hefley, Cox, Gilchrest, Sam Johnson of Texas,
Buyer, Baker of California, Collins of Georgia, Grams, Lazio, and
Talent. 

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COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY FOR AMERICA REPORT

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Competitive Policy
Council's second annual report, "A Competitiveness Strategy for
America." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PUBLIC INVESTMENT--DEFICIT REDUCTION

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's
proposals for public investment and deficit reduction. Testimony was
heard from Delegate Norton and Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo;
Baltasar Corrada Del Rio, Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 31. 



1993/03/18
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 18, 1993;  pages D245 - D252

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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and on
Agricultural Marketing Service. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Lonnie J. King, Acting Administrator, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service; Linda P. Massaro, Acting Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service; and Ken Clayton, Acting Assistance
Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Competitiveness Policy Council and on
Commission on Immigration Reform. Testimony was heard from C. Fred
Bergstein, Chairman, Competitiveness Policy Council; and Lawrence Fuchs,
Commissioner, Commission on Immigration Reform. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Council on Disability, and on Naval Home.
Testimony was heard from John Gannon, Acting Chairman, National Council
on Disability; and Frederick M. Fox, Director, Naval Home. 

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TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on Executive Residence at the
White House, National Security Council, and on Office of Policy
Development. Testimony was heard from Robert Stanton, Regional Director,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; William Itoh,
Executive Secretary, National Security Council; and W. Bowman Cutter,
Assistant to the President, Office of Policy Development. 

LINK BETWEEN FORCE STRUCTURE AND MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel concluded hearings on the link between force structure and the
manpower requirements of the Armed Forces. Testimony was heard from
RAdm. Dennis C. Blair, USN, Deputy Director, Assessment, Force
Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate (J-8), Joint Staff,
Department of Defense. 

DOD ACQUISITION POSITIONS; REQUIREMENTS DOD POLICY RELATED TO WEAPONS
SOUVENIRS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations approved for full Committee action H.R. 1378, to amend
title 10, United States Code, with respect to applicability of
qualification requirements for certain acquisition positions in the
Department of Defense. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing to review Department of Defense
policy related to weapons souvenirs and the enforcement of that policy.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: David Cole, Chief of Collection Management, Museum Division,
U.S. Army Center of Military History; Robert L. Gilliat, Deputy General
Counsel, Personnel and Health Policy; Col. Richard H. Black, USA, Chief,
Criminal Law Division, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Department
of the Army; Col. Richard L. Vogel, USMC, Assistant Judge Advocate
General, Military Justice, Department of the Navy; Col. Richard G.
Walls, USMC, Deputy Director, Judge Advocate Division, U.S. Marine
Corps; and Col. William K. At Lee, USAF, Chief of Military Justice,
Department of the Air Force; and public witnesses. 

RTC'S FUNDING NEEDS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance
continued hearings on the RTC's funding needs and to evaluate the
performance of the RTC. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher,
Comptroller General, GAO; and John J. Adair, Inspector General, RTC. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (National Associations).
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 23. 

RADON AND OTHER INDOOR AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN SCHOOLS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on radon and other indoor air pollution
problems in schools. Testimony was heard from Margo T. Oge, Director,
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, EPA; and public witnesses. 

FINANCIAL FRAUD DETECTION AND DISCLOSURE ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 574, Financial
Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARD EUROPE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Policy toward
Europe. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

C-17 AIRLIFTER

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security concluded hearings on C-17 Airlifter. Testimony was
heard from Louis J. Rodrigues, Director, Systems Development and
Production Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division,
GAO. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Libraries and
Memorials and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service held a joint oversight
hearing on the Library of Congress personnel policies and procedures.
Testimony was heard from James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress. 

Hearings continue March 24. 

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FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT; VOTING RIGHTS EXTENSION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights approved for full Committee action H.R. 25, Freedom of Choice Act
of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 174, Voting Rights
Extension Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Michael Bowers, Attorney
General, State of Georgia; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE PRODUCTION AMENDMENTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
held a hearing on H.R. 1313, National Cooperative Production Amendments
of 1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OIL POLLUTION ACT IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation held a hearing on Implementation of the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990 Section 4202(a)(6) which Requires Vessels to Carry Oil Spill
Response Equipment. Testimony was heard from Pete Bontadelli,
Administrator, Office of Oil Spill Prevention, State of California; and
public witnesses. 

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular and
International Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 1092, to authorize
financial assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands. Testimony was
heard from David Heggestad, Budget Officer, Territorial and
International Affairs, Department of the Interior; the following
officials of the Northern Mariana Islands; Juan N. Babauta, Resident
Representative; Lorenso I De Leon Guerrero, Governor; and Thomas P.
Villagomes, Speaker, House of Representatives. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills:
H.R. 698, amended, Lechugilla Cave Protection Act of 1993; H.R. 38,
amended, to establish the Jemez National Recreation Area in the State of
New Mexico; H.R. 328, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey
certain lands to the town of Taos, NM; and H.R. 63, amended, Spring
Mountains National Recreation Area Act. 

REPORT--A VISION OF CHANGE FOR AMERICA

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the Independent Budget
for Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1994, and a report entitled "A
Vision of Change for America," which describes the Administration's
comprehensive economic plan for the nation. Testimony was heard from
representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET ISSUES--PAYMENTS UNDER MEDICARE PROGRAMS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
budget issues relating to payment under Part A of the Medicare programs
and payment for hospital outpatient and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
services. Testimony was heard from William J. Toby, Jr., Acting
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; Stuart H. Altman, Chairman, Prospective
Payment Assessment Commission; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET PROPOSALS--HUMAN RESOURCES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the Administration's budget proposals in the human resources
area. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.



1993/03/19
Daily Digest - Friday, March 19, 1993;  pages D254 - D260

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



1993/03/22
Daily Digest - Monday, March 22, 1993;  pages D262 - D266

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



1993/03/23
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 23, 1993;  pages D267 - D274

Committee Meetings 

FARM COMMODITIES--ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities
continued hearings to review economic outlook for farm commodities and
how the Administration's economic proposals would affect these
commodities. Testimony was heard from Eileen Manfredi, Principal
Analyst, Budget Analysis Division, CBO; 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. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State
and Judiciary held a hearing on Secretary of Commerce and on the SEC.
Testimony was heard from Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce and
Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, SEC. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke, the National Institute of Mental Health, and on the National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 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; Lawrence E. Schulman, M.D., Director,
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases;
and Frederick K. Goodwin, M.D., Director, National Institute of Mental
Health. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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Hearings continue tomorrow. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies held a hearing on Court of Veterans Appeals. Testimony was
heard from Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge, Court of Veterans Appeals. 

RTC--MINORITY CONTRACTING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations and the Resolution of Failed Financial
Institutions held a hearing on Minority Contracting at the RTC.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the RTC: Roger
Altman, Interim CEO and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Johnnie B.
Booker, Assistant Vice President, Department of Minority and Women's
Programs; Sandra Nobles, Senior Securitization Specialist, Office of
Securitization; and Mary Terrel, Senior Counsel, Office of Legal
Programs. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (Math and Science Education and
Technology in Schools). Testimony was heard from Linda Roberts, Senior
Associate, Science, Education, and Transportation, OTA; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 25. 

CONVICTED TERRORIST RELEASE; DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H. Res. 118, to condemn
the release by the Government of Malta of convicted terrorist Mohammad
Ali Rezaq. 

The Committee also concluded hearings on Democracy and Human Rights (Pt.
II). Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES FUTURE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
held a hearing on the Future of International Exchanges. Testimony was
heard from Joseph E. Kelley, Director-in-Charge, International Affairs
Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

EL SALVADOR PEACE PROCESS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
continued hearings on the Peace Process in El Salvador, Part II.
Testimony was heard from Harold J. Johnson, Director, International
Affairs, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO. 

CREDIT CRUNCH--INCREASE CREDIT FLOW PROPOSAL

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
and Monetary Affairs continued hearings on the credit crunch and the
Administration proposal to increase the credit flow. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held a hearing on H.R. 826, Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Senator Roth; Leon E.
Panetta, Director, OMB; Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO;
Russell Morris, Commissioner, Financial Management Service, Department
of the Treasury; John Sharp, Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of
Texas; and a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 873,
Gallatin Range Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993; and H.R. 194,
to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals within the
State of Colorado for military uses. Testimony was heard from Kemp Conn,
Deputy Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior; Paul Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations,
Department of the Army; Mark Reimers, Deputy Chief, Forest Service,
USDA; Patrick J. Graham, Director, Department of Fish, Wildlife and
Parks, State of Montana; and public witnesses. 

FAMILY PLANNING AMENDMENTS ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule, by a recorded vote of 8 to 2,
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 670, Family Planning Amendments Act
of 1993. The rule makes in order only the nine amendments printed in the
report to accompany the rule, to be considered in the order and manner
specified, not amendable (except as specified) and not divisible. The
rule specifies that the Bartlett amendment, numbered 4, may be offered
only if the Waxman amendment, numbered 3, fails. The Waxman amendment
rewrites in its entirety the text which the Bartlett amendment proposes
to strike. The rule makes in order one motion to recommit. Finally, the
rule lays on the table the rule previously reported by the Rules
Committee for H.R. 670, House Resolution 81. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Waxman, Bliley, Smith of New Jersey, DeLay and Bartlett
of Maryland. 

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on Technology Transfer. Testimony was heard from Alvin
Trivelpiece, Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Albert Narath,
Director, Sandia National Laboratories; Alan Schriesheim, Director,
Argonne National Laboratory; William R. Wiley, Director, Pacific
Northwest Laboratory; John Nuckolls, Director, Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation continued hearings on National Technology
Policy (Information Infrastructure--Part I). Testimony was heard from
Robert Pepper, Chief, Office of Plans and Policy, FCC; Edward H. Salmon,
Chairman, Board of Regulatory Commissioners, State of New Jersey; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 25. 

PUBLIC INVESTMENT--DEFICIT REDUCTION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's
proposals for public investment and deficit reduction. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 31. 



1993/03/24
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 24, 1993;  pages D276 - D284

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 Food and Nutrition Services and Human Nutrition Information
Service. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress; the following
officials of the USDA: George A. Braley, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Food and Consumer Services; Andrew P. Hornsby, Jr., Acting
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service; and David Rust, Acting
Administrator, Human Nutrition Information Service; and public
witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Legal Services Corporation and on the
SBA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Legal
Services Corporation: George Wittgraf, Chairman; and Guy Molinari, Vice
Chairman; and Larry R. Rosenbaum, Comptroller, SBA. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on U.S. Transportation Command and on C-17
Aircraft Program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the USAF: Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Transportation Command; and Lt. Gen. John E. Jaquish, USAF, Principal
Deputy 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

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
and on the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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; and Kenneth Olden,
M.D., Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies held a hearing on Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was
heard from Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

RESERVE OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel approved for full Committee action H.R. 1040, Reserve Officer
Personnel Management Act. 

HOMELESS ISSUES

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

OLDER AMERICAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the reauthorization of the Older American Volunteer Program.
Testimony was heard from Bonnie Graham, Director, Office of Services to
the Aging, State of Michigan; and public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D281]

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held a hearing on H.R. 1036, to amend the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 to provide that such act does not preempt
certain State laws. Testimony was heard from Thomas Foley, Secretary of
Labor and Industry, State of Pennsylvania; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and
Civil Rights held an oversight hearing on the Age Discrimination Act.
Testimony was heard from Representative Murphy; Lorraine S. Miller,
Judge, Supreme Court, State of New York; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on national communications and
information infrastructure, focusing on the role of communications
companies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES STAKE--DEMOCRATIC RUSSIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights held a joint hearing on the United States
Stake in a Democratic Russia. Testimony was heard from James H.
Billington, Librarian of Congress; Robert S. Strauss, former U.S.
Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Russia; and public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING FUTURE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
held a hearing on the Future of International Broadcasting. Testimony
was heard from Representative Porter; and public witnesses. 

CREDIT CRUNCH--INCREASE CREDIT FLOW PROPOSAL

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer,
and Monetary Affairs continued hearings on the credit crunch and the
Administration proposal to increase the credit flow. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.  

OVERSIGHT

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Libraries and
Memorials and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service continued joint oversight
hearings on the Library of Congress personnel policies and procedures.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
1313, amended, National Cooperative Production Amendments of 1993; H.R.
175, to amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to obtain certain telephone subscriber
information; H.R. 829, amended, DNA Identification Act of 1993; H.R.
811, amended, Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1993; and H.R.
1308, Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. 

The Committee also considered private claims bills. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights held an oversight hearing on FBI Undercover Operations. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the FBI, Department of
Justice: Larry A. Potts, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative
Division; and W. Dennis Aiken, Chief, Public Corruption Unit; and a
public witness. 

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE PRODUCTION AMENDMENTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1313, National
Cooperative Production Amendments of 1993. 

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND--4 YEARS LATER

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Held a hearing on Prince
William Sound--4 Years Later. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Commerce: Ronald H. Brown, Secretary; and
Steven Pennoyer, Regional Director, Alaska, National Marine Fisheries
Service; Adm. J. William Kime, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard,
Department of Transportation; John Sandor, Commissioner, Department of
Environmental Conservation, State of Alaska; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL UNDERSEA RESEARCH PROGRAM--FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ROLE

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a
hearing on National Undersea Research Program and the role of the
Federal Government in undersea research. Testimony was heard from Ned A.
Ostenso, Assistant Administrator, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D282]

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands held a joint oversight hearing on the proposed concession
contract for Yosemite National Park. Testimony was heard from John H.
Davis, Associate Director, Park Operations, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

THREAT OF LARGE EARTH-ORBIT CROSSING ASTEROIDS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on the Threat of Large Earth-Orbit Crossing Asteroids.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of NASA: David
Morrison, Chairman, Workshop I, Asteroid Detection, Ames Research
Center; John Rather, Chairman, Workshop II, Asteroid Interception,
Headquarters; Wesley Huntress, Associate Administrator, Space Science,
Headquarters. 

NAFTA

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the North American
Free-Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from H. Ross Perot. 

TEMPORARY PUBLIC DEBT CEILING INCREASE

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 1430, to provide for
a temporary increase in the public debt limit. 



1993/03/25
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 25, 1993;  pages D285 - D292

Committee Meetings

USDA RESEARCH AGENDA

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and
Nutrition held a hearing to review the research agenda of the Department
of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Susan E. Offutt, Executive
Director, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council, National
Academy of Sciences; 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 Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Testimony was heard
from William P. Albrecht, Acting 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 State: Representation
Allowances: Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service; Payment
to Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; Bilateral Science and
Technology Agreements, FCC and on FTC. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Roger R. Gamble, Acting
Chief Financial Officer; and Martin Prochnik, Director, Office of
Cooperative Science and Technology Programs, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; James H. Quello,
Acting Chairman, FCC; and Janet D. Steiger, Chairman, FTC. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

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

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Secretary of State.
Testimony was heard from Warren Christopher, Secretary of State. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Testimony was heard from Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director, National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, Department of Health and
Human Services. 

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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Secretary of Transportation. Testimony was heard from
Federico Pena, Secretary 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 continued hearings on the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Testimony was heard from Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

SITUATION IN RUSSIA; PROLIFERATION WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THREAT

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive
classified briefings on the situation in Russia and the threat posed by
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Committee was
briefed by George Kolt, National Intelligence Officer, former Soviet
Union: and Gordon Oehler, Director, Non-Proliferation Center, CIA. 

UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD BURMA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held
a hearing on United States Policy Toward Burma. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Archer and Johnson of Connecticut; and public witnesses. 

MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on Market Promotion Program. Testimony was
heard from Richard B. Schroeter, Acting Administrator, Foreign
Agricultural Service, USDA; Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director,
International, Energy and Finance Issues, GAO; and Richard T. McGuire,
Commissioner of Agriculture, State of New York. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on House Administration: Met to consider pending business. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights held an oversight hearing on the FBI authorization request for
fiscal year 1994. Testimony was heard from William S. Sessions,
Director, FBI, Department of Justice. 

FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINIC ENTRANCES ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 796, Freedom of Access
to Clinic Entrances Act of 1993. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held an oversight hearing on Performance and
Performers' Rights. Testimony was heard from Ralph Oman, Register of
Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 

MARITIME INDUSTRY--IMPACT FEDERAL MANDATED USER FEES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation and the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine held a joint
hearing on the effects of Coast Guard and other Federally mandated user
fees on the Maritime Industry. Testimony was heard from John H.
Anderson, Jr., Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resources,
Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills:
H.R. 486, amended, to provide for the addition of the Truman Farm Home
to the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri;
S. 328, to provide for the rehabilitation of historic structures within
the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the State of
New Jersey; S. 326, to revise the boundaries of the George Washington
Birthplace National Monument; H.R. 1305, Minor Boundary Adjustments and
Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1993; H.R. 194, amended, to
withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals within the State
of Colorado for military uses; and H.R. 873, amended, Gallatin Range
Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held an oversight hearing on
the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Michael E. Motley,
Associate Director, Government Business Operations Issues, General
Government Division, GAO; and the following Commissioners of the Postal
Rate Commission: George W. Haley, Chairman; John W. Crutcher; W.H. Trey
LeBlanc, III; H. Edward Quick, Jr.; and Wayne A. Schley. 

                                          [Page: D291]

Hearings continue March 30. 

NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM ACT 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds held a hearing on H.R. 877, National
African-American Museum Act. Testimony was heard from Representative
Lewis of Georgia; Robert McC. Adams, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution;
and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT; NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation began markup of H.R. 820, National
Competitiveness Act of 1993. 

Will continue March 30. 

The Subcommittee also concluded hearings on National Technology Policy.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC PACKAGE 

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Administration's
Economic Package. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman,
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT; VETERANS
EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 995,
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 996, Veterans Education
Outreach Program. Testimony was heard from John Vogel, Deputy Under
Secretary, Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of
veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET ISSUES--MEDICARE PROGRAM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
budget issues relating to payment under Part B of the Medicare program
for physician services, clinical laboratory tests and durable medical
equipment. Testimony was heard from William Toby, Jr., Acting
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; Richard V. Anderson, Interim Chairman,
Physician Payment Review Commission; and public witnesses. 

STIMULUS AND INVESTMENT PROPOSALS AFFECTING SSA 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a
hearing on the Administration's stimulus and investment proposals,
affecting the SSA. Testimony was heard from Louis D. Enoff, Acting
Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services; Jane Ross,
Associate Director, Income Security Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 



1993/03/26
Daily Digest - Friday, March 26, 1993;  pages D293 - D300

Committee Meetings

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Library
of Medicine, the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study
in Health Sciences, and the National Center for Research Resources.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of NIH, Department of
Health and Human Services: Richard A. Millstein, Acting Director,
National Institute on Drug Abuse; Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., Director,
National Library of Medicine; Philip E. Schambra, M.D., Director,
Fogarty International Center; and Judith L. Vaitukaitis, M.D., Director,
National Center for Research Resources. 

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. 



1993/03/29
Daily Digest - Monday, March 29, 1993;  pages D302 - D308

[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 State: American
Institute in Taiwan; Asia Foundation; Protection of Foreign Missions and
Officials; and on the International Fisheries Commissions. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Roger R.
Gamble, Acting Chief Financial Officer; Kenneth M. Quinn, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs;
Ambassador Anthony C.E. Quainton, Assistant Secretary, Diplomatic
Security; and David A. Colson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Oceans and
Fisheries Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs. 

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 continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation 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 held a hearing on the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Testimony was heard from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science
and Technology Policy. 

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING 

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a
classified briefing on the situation in Somalia. The Committee was
briefed by the following officials of the Department of Defense: Rear
Adm. Charles Abbot, USN, Director, Current Operations, Joint Chiefs of
Staff; and Jim Woods, Deputy Assistant Secretary, African Affairs; the
following officials of the Department of State: Ambassador David Shinn,
Coordinator for Somalia; and John Campbell, Director, Office of United
Nations Political Affairs. 

OVERSIGHT--TB EPIDEMIC 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held an oversight hearing on the TB epidemic. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: William Roper, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control;
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases; and Mark Goldberger, M.D., Supervising Physician,
FDA; Molly Coye, M.D., Director, Department of Health Services, State of
California; Pamela Petersen, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Program, State of Florida; Peggy Hamburg, Commissioner of
Health, City of New York; and a public witness. 

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EPA--CABINET LEVEL 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy,
and Natural Resources and the Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a joint hearing on the elevation of the EPA to Cabinet
level Department. Testimony was heard from Richard L. Hembra, Director,
Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, GAO; John C. Martin, Inspector General, EPA; and
public witnesses.  

WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE IN MENTALLY RETARDED AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
PROGRAMS 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities and Technology held a hearing to examine issues of waste,
fraud and abuse in current programming, and how to improve quality
assurance to better provide Mentally Retarded and Developmentally
Disabled populations with as many options and as much independence as
possible. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade approved for full
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 700, amended, Customs
Modernization and Informed Compliance Act; and H.R. 1248, Trade
Agreements Compliance Act. 



1993/03/30
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 30, 1993;  pages D309 - D318

Committee Meetings

RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
held a hearing to review Russian agriculture. Testimony was heard from
Representative Glickman; Richard Kauzlarich, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State;
Christopher Goldthwait, Acting General Sales Manager, Foreign
Agricultural Service, USDA; and 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 Soil Conservation Service. Testimony was heard from Galen S.
Bridge, Acting Chief, Soil Conservation Service, USDA. 

The Subcommittee also 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 held a hearing on Maritime Administration, Department of
State: International Boundary and Water Commission; International Joint
Commission; International Boundary Commission; and on Office of the
Inspector General. Testimony was heard from Richard E. Bowman, Acting
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation;
the following officials of the Department of State: Narendra Gunaji,
Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission; Gordon
Durnil, Chairman, International Joint Commission; Allen Kolstad,
Commissioner, International Boundary Commission; and Sherman M. Funk,
Inspector General. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on Readiness of Forces. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. Stan R.
Arthur, USN, Vice Chief, Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; Gen. Michael P.C.
Carns, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Gen. Walter E. Boomer,
USMC, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; and Lt. Gen. J.H. Binford
Peay III, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. 

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders, National Institute on Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney
Diseases, and on National Institute of Dental Research. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of NIH, Department of Health and
Human Services: James B. Snow, Jr., M.D., Director, National Institute
of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and National Institute on
Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases; and Harald Loe, M.D.,
Director, National Institute of Dental Research.  

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and on the
Panama Canal Commission. Testimony was heard from Stanford E. Parris,
Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development, Department of
Transportation; and 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 Office of Policy
Development, The White House Office, Compensation of the President,
Office of Administration, Official Residence of the Vice President,
Special Assistant to the President, and on Unanticipated Needs.
Testimony was heard from Patsy Thomasson, Special Assistant to the
President. 

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 William
Tidball, Acting Director, FEMA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 1994
national defense authorization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Les Aspin, Secretary; and Gen.
Colin L. Powell, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

REGULATORY BURDEN AND REFORM

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance
held a hearing on effect of Bank Regulation on Credit Availability.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RTC--LAWYERS AND LEGAL CONTRACTING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations and the Resolution of Failed Financial
Institutions held a hearing regarding lawyers and legal contracting for
the RTC. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the RTC:
Richard Aboussie, Acting Senior Vice President, Division of Legal
Services and General Counsel; Thomas Hindes, Assistant General Counsel,
Professional Liability Section; Sally Ridenhour, Assistant General
Counsel, Atlanta Office; and Johnnie Booker, Assistant Vice President,
Minority-and-Women-Owned Contracting. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT AND RAILWAY LABOR ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held a hearing on H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor
Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based
on participation in labor disputes. Testimony was heard from Robert
Reich, Secretary of Labor; and public witnesses. 

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 616, 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. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

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UNITED STATES-TAIWAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a joint
hearing on United States-Taiwan Economic Relations. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS; INS: A MANDATE FOR CHANGE

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information,
Justice, Transportation and Agriculture met to discuss pending business. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the INS: A Mandate for Change.
Testimony was heard from Richard J. Hankinson, Inspector General,
Department of Justice; Henry R. Wray, Director, Administration of
Justice Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

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

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

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

OCEAN DISPOSAL--CONTAMINATED DREDGE MATERIAL 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico and the Outer Continental Shelf held a
hearing on ocean disposal of contaminated dredge material focusing on
the Ocean Dumping Act and alternatives to ocean disposal. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department
of the Army: Morgan R. Rees, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Planning Policy
and Legislation; and Robert M. Engler, Director, Center for Contaminated
Sediments, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station; Tudor T.
Davis, Acting Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA; Richard V. Sinding,
Director, Policy and Planning, Department of Environmental Protection
and Energy, State of New Jersey; Lillian Liburdi, Director, Port
Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 240, Bodie
Protection Act of 1993; and H.R. 843, Cave Creek Protection Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from Hank Montrey, Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest Systems, Forest Service, USDA; Carson W. Culp, Jr., Acting
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the rehabilitation,
reforestation and reinvestment of public lands and national forests of
the Pacific Northwest. Testimony was heard from Representative Wyden;
Dale Robertson, Chief, Forest Service, USDA; the following officials of
the Department of the Interior: Mike Penfold, Assistant Director, Bureau
of Land Management; and Joyce Fleischman, Deputy Inspector General; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings
on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 20. 

FLIGHT ATTENDANT DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
held a hearing on Flight Attendant Duty Time Limitations. Testimony was
heard from Anthony J. Broderick, Associate Administrator, Regulation and
Certification, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

WAIVING \2/3\ VOTE REQUIREMENT 

Committee on Rules: The Committee reported a resolution waiving the
\2/3\ vote requirement in clause 4(b) of Rule XI against sameday
consideration of a rule reported from the Committee on or before March
31, 1993, if that rule provides for the consideration of a conference
report on the budget resolution, H. Con. Res. 64, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal
years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on H.R.
1432, Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Act of 1993. Testimony
was heard from Hazel Rollins O'Leary, Secretary of Energy. 

GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM: KEY SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTIES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on the Global Change Research Program: Key Scientific
Uncertainties. Testimony was heard from Daniel L. Albritton, Director,
Aeronomy Laboratory, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Robert Watson,
Director, Science Division, Office of Mission to Planet Earth, NASA; and
public witnesses. 

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NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation continued markup of H.R. 820, National
Competitiveness Act of 1993. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on H.R. 1032, Department
of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Act. Testimony was heard
from Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Nancy R. Kingsbury,
Director, Federal Human Resource Management Issues, General Government
Division, GAO; representatives of veterans organizations; and public
witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
health care reform: consideration of benefits for inclusion in a
standard health benefit package. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Schroeder, Snowe, Slaughter, and Lowey; and public
witnesses. 

IRS TAX SYSTEM MODERNIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the Administration's proposals related to the IRS tax systems
modernization. Testimony was heard from Michael Dolan, Acting
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and Howard G. Rhile,
Director, General Government Information Systems, Information Management
and Technology Division, GAO. 

WELFARE REFORM--SELECTED ASPECTS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures and
the Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing on selected
aspects of welfare reform. Testimony was heard from Representative
Slattery; the following officials of the Department of the Treasury:
Samuel Y. Sessions, Office of Tax Policy; Margaret J. Lullo, Deputy
Assistant Commission, Taxpayer Services and Robert Carver, Deputy
Assistant Commissioner, Returns Processing, both with the IRS; Wendell
Primus, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Services Policy, Department of
Health and Human Services; Jennie Stathis, Director, Tax Policy and
Administration Issues, General Government Division, GAO; the following
officials of the State of New York: James Wetzler, Commissioner,
Department of Taxation and Finance; and Thomas M. Hines, Executive
Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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



1993/03/31
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 31, 1993;  pages D319 - D328

Committee Meetings

RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
continued hearings to review Russian agriculture. 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 Stabilization and Conservation Service.
Testimony was heard from Bruce R. Weber, Acting Administrator,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. 

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The Subcommittee also continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Commerce: Patent and
Trademark Office; EEOC; and on Commission on Preservation of America's
Heritage Abroad. Testimony was heard from Michael K. Kirk, Acting
Commissioner, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Tony
E. Gallegoes, Commissioner, EEOC; and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Chairman,
Commission on Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Spare Parts. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Leon E. Salomon, USA, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Logistics, U.S. Army; Vice Adm. Stephen E. Loftus, USN, Deputy
Chief of Naval Operations, Logistics, U.S. Navy; Lt. Gen. Robert A.
Tiebout, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics, U.S.
Marine Corps; and Lt. Gen. Trevor A. Hammond, USAG, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Logistics, U.S. Air Force. 

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to receive a briefing on
Worldwide Overview. The Subcommittee was briefed by representatives of
the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Stimulation of U.S.
Economy through Export and Trade. Testimony was heard from Rita M.
Rodriguez, Director, Export-Import Bank; the following officials of the
U.S. International Development Cooperating Agency: Nancy D. Frame,
Deputy Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency; Edward L. Saiers,
Acting Director, Policy, AID; and James D. Berg, Acting President and
CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Institute of Nursing Research and on National
Institute of Aging. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Ada Sue Hinshaw, M.D.,
Director, National Institute for Nursing Research; and Gene Cohen, M.D.,
Acting Director, National Institute on Aging. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on ICC and on Inspector General. Testimony was heard from Gail
C. McDonald, Chairman, ICC; and Mary Schiavo, 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 OMB. Testimony was heard
from Leon E. Panetta, Director, OMB. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies held a hearing on Selective Service System, American Battle
Monuments Commission and on Cemeterial Expenses--Department of Army.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Army: Col. Frederick Badger, USA, Acting Secretary, Cemeterial
Expenses, Department of Army; and Steve Dola, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission; and Robert W. Gambino,
Director, Selective Service System.  

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994
national defense authorization. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN,
Chief of Naval Operations; Gen. Carl Mundy, Jr., Commandant, Marine
Corps; and Gen. Gordon Sullivan, USA, Chief of Staff, Army. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

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RENT-TO-OWN: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES OR GOUGING CONSUMERS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing entitled
"Rent-to-Own: Providing Opportunities or Gouging Consumers?" on the
Rent-to-own industry. Testimony was heard from David Medine, Associate
Director, Credit Practices, FTC; Ernest Preate, Jr., Attorney General,
State of Pennsylvania; William Leibovici, Assistant Attorney/Chief of
Consumer Protection Division, State of Maryland; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing on H.R. 1257, Federal
Insurance Administration Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs
and Health and the Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education held a joint
oversight hearing on the calculation of the federal payment formula and
implementation of the legislation that established the formula, the
District of Columbia Efficiency Act of 1991, Public Law 102-102.
Testimony was heard from Sharon Pratt Kelly, Mayor, District of
Columbia; John W. Hill, Jr., Director, Audit Support and Analysis,
Accounting and Financial Management Division, GAO; Phillip M. Dearborn,
Director, Fiscal Research, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental
Relations; and James C. Corman, member, Rivlin Commission. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Baesler, Andrews of New Jersey and Lowey; and public
witnesses. 

DRUG FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and
Civil Rights held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Drug Free
Schools and Communities Act. Testimony was heard from Madeleine Kunin,
Deputy Secretary, Department of Education; Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant
Comptroller General, Program Evaluation and Methodology, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

MEDICARE BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROPOSALS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on the Administration's Medicare budget
reconciliation proposals. Testimony was heard from Bill Tobey,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; John Eisenberg, M.D., Commissioner, Physician
Payment Review Commission; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT COSTS--EFFECT ON COST, ACCESS AND QUALITY OF HEALTH
CARE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on hospital management of capital costs
and the effect on the cost, access, and quality of health care.
Testimony was heard from George Reeb, Assistant Inspector General,
Health Care Financing Audits, Department of Health and Human Services;
Ann Kitchen, Assistant Attorney General, Assistant Chief, Charitable
Trust Section, Office of Attorney General, State of Texas; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the national communications and
information infrastructure, focusing on how a communications
infrastructure can benefit the education community and the manufacturing
sector. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PEACEKEEPING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution in Africa. Testimony was heard from
Herman J. Cohen, Assistant Secretary, African Affairs, Department of
State; James Woods, Deputy Assistant Secretary, African Affairs,
Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 1179, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Election
Commission for fiscal year 1994; H.R. 877, National African American
Museum Act; H.R. 682 (S. 214), to authorize the American Battle
Monuments Commission to establish a memorial, in the District of
Columbia or its environs, to honor members of the Armed Forces who
served in World War II, and to commemorate the participation of the
United States in that war. 

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The Committee also considered other pending business. 

LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 823, Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Senator Levin; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
held an oversight hearing on Baseball's Antitrust Exemption. Testimony
was heard from Senators Graham and Mack; Representatives Bilirakis,
Young of Florida and Bunning; former Representative Frank Horton of New
York; and public witnesses. 

PASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY ACT; OVERSIGHT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1159,
Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on the Panama Canal
Commission and the Panama Canal Commission Fiscal Year 1994 budget
request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Panama
Canal Commission: Gilberto Guardia, Administrator; and Michael Rhode,
Jr., Assistant to the Chairman and Secretary. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 38, amended, to establish the Jemez National Recreation Area in the
State of New Mexico; H.R. 328, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey certain lands to the town of Tacos, NM; H.R. 63, amended, to
establish the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada; H.R.
486, amended, to provide for the addition of the Truman Farm Home to the
Harry S Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri; S. 328,
to provide for the rehabilitation of historic structures within the
Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the State of New
Jersey; S. 326, to revise the boundaries of the George Washington
Birthplace National Monument; H.R. 1305, amended, Minor Boundary
Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1993; H.R. 194,
amended, to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals
within the State of Colorado for military uses; H.R. 873, amended,
Gallatin Range Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993; and H.J. Res.
156, concerning the dedication of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on the Civil
Service held an oversight hearing on Whistleblower Protection and the
Office of Special Counsel. Testimony was heard from Nancy Kingsbury,
Director, Federal Government Division, GAO; Kathleen Day Koch, Special
Counsel, Office of Special Counsel; and public witnesses. 

U.S. POST OFFICE BUILDING

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal
Operations and Services approved for full Committee action H.R. 588, to
designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 20 South
Main in Beaver, UT, as the "Abe Murdock United States Post Office
Building." 

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CONFERENCE REPORT--CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted a rule providing 1 hour of
debate on the conference report on H. Con. Res. 64, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal
years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998. All points of order against the
conference report and against its consideration are waived. Finally, the
rule authorizes the Budget Committee chairman to submit for printing in
the Congressional Record, by April 1, 1993, the committee allocations
required under section 602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. The
printed allocations will be considered to be the allocations submitted
pursuant to section 602(a). Testimony was heard from Chairman Sabo. 

PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for 1 hour of debate in the
House on H.R. 1430, to provide for a temporary increase in the public
debt limit. All points of order against the bill and against its
consideration are waived. Finally, the rule makes in order one motion to
recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Rostenkowski and
Representatives Minge, Deal, Inslee, Archer, Gekas, Castle, Blute,
Quinn, and Horn. 

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ROLE OF STATES IN THE DIFFUSION OF RESEARCH RESULTS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
held a hearing on the role of the States in the Diffusion of Research
Results. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PUBLIC INVESTMENT--DEFICIT REDUCTION

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's
proposals for public investment and deficit reduction. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1993/04/01
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 1, 1993;  pages D330 - D338

Committee Meetings

SITE-SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural
Development held a hearing on H.R. 1440, Site-Specific Agricultural
Resources Management Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 14. 

RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
concluded hearings to review Russian agriculture. Testimony was heard
from 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, on
Rural Electrification Administration. Testimony was heard from James B.
Huff, Sr., Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration, USDA. 

The Subcommittee also 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 held a hearing on Department of Justice: General
Administration/Quantico Training Facility/Fees and Expenses of
Witnesses, Inspector General and on Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Justice: Steve Colgate, Assistant Attorney General;
Richard Hankinson, Inspector General; and James Grossman, Chairman,
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

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

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 continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and on
National Eye Institute. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Ruth Kirschstein, M.D.,
Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and Carl
Kupfer, M.D., Director, National Eye Institute. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met
in executive session to hold a hearing on European Construction and NATO
Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from Gen. John M. Shalikashvili,
USA, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation 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 held a hearing on Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and on
National Credit Union Administration. Testimony was heard from George
Knight, Executive Director, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and
Roger W. Jepsen, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994
national defense authorization. Testimony was heard from Gen. Merrill A.
McPeak, USAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force. 

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FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Consumer Credit and Insurance concluded hearings on H.R. 1257, Federal
Insurance Administration Act. Testimony was heard from John Garamendi,
Commissioner, Department of Insurance, State of California; Jay Angoff,
Director, Department of Insurance, State of Missouri; Claire Korioth,
Chair and Allene Evans, member, both with the Board of Insurance, State
of Texas; and public witnesses. 

RTC'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on the RTC and affordable
housing. Testimony was heard from Stephen S. Allen, Director, Affordable
Housing Disposition Program, RTC; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held
an oversight hearing on Electric and Magnetic Fields [EMF]. Testimony
was heard from Kenneth Olden, M.D., Director, National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services; Robert L. San Martin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Conservation
and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; Raymond R. Neutra, Acting
Chief, Environmental Health Investigations Branch, Department of Health
Services, State of California; and public witnesses. 

MEDICARE BUDGET RECONCILIATION PROPOSALS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment concluded hearings on the Administration's Medicare budget
reconciliation proposals. Testimony was heard from David Smith, M.D.,
Commissioner of Health, Department of Health, State of Texas; Gerald
Rholfes, Chief, Third Party Liability Branch, Department of Health
Services, State of California; Donald W. Herman, Administrator, Division
of Medical Services, Department of Human Services, State of Iowa; and
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.
578, amended, Investment Adviser Regulatory Enhancement and Disclosure
Act of 1993; and H.R. 616, 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. 

FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
held a hearing on the Foreign Relations authorization request for Fiscal
Year 1994-95. Testimony was heard from Warren Christopher, Secretary of
State. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
held an oversight hearing on Beyond Blockades: Protecting Patients and
Providers From Violence. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NATION'S BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Held a hearing on
Conservation of the Nation's Biological Resources. Testimony was heard
from Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; Mike Espy, Secretary of
Agriculture; Carol M. Browner, Administrator, EPA; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE CONVERSION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development held a hearing to report on funds transferred from the
Office of Economic Adjustment, Department of Defense, to the Economic
Development Administration, Department of Commerce, and committed to
communities through Title IX, Special Economic Development and
Adjustment Assistance, and a report will also be made on the
coordination effort of the Office of Economic Adjustment with the
Economic Development Administration and of OEA's commitment to assist
communities affected by base closures. Testimony was heard from Robert
J. Stein, Chief of Staff, Office, Secretary of Commerce; and Paul J.
Dempsey, Director, Economic Adjustment, Department of Defense. 

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 14. 

EXPEDITED RESCISSIONS ACT OF 1993 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing two hours of general debate
in the House on H.R. 1578, to amend the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited
consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority. The
rule makes in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 1 of the report
to accompany the rule. The rule makes in order no other amendments
except those printed in part 2 of the report, to be considered in the
order and manner specified. The amendments are not subject to amendment
except as specified nor to a demand for a division. All points of order
against the report are waived. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Spratt, Clinger, Rostenkowski, Mineta, Stenholm, Minge,
Deal, Deutsch, Inslee, Shuster, Duncan, Castle, Quinn, and Blute. 

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EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving the two-thirds vote
requirement in clause 4(b) Rule XI against same-day consideration of
resolutions reported for the Committee or disposition of H.R. 1335,
making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1993 or any amendments to a conference report on or
amendments reported in disagreement from a conference on H.R. 1335. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 798, Veterans Compensation Rates Codification Act of 1993; H.R.
995, amended, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
of 1993; and H.R. 1032, amended, Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment Discrimination Act. 

PUBLIC INVESTMENT--DEFICIT REDUCTION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Concluded hearing on the Administration's
proposals for public investment and deficit reduction. Testimony was
heard from Representative Velasquez; Hector Luis Acevedo, Mayor, San
Juan, Puerto Rico; and public witnesses. 



1993/04/02
Daily Digest - Friday, April 2, 1993;  pages D339 - D342

Committee Meetings

PURCHASE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES BY COMMERCIAL BANKS VERSUS THEIR
BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LENDING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the current
trends in the purchase of government securities by commercial banks
versus their business and commercial lending. Testimony was heard from
John P. LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Stephen R.
Steinbrink, Acting Comptroller of the Currency; and Jonathan Fiechter,
Acting Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Paul G. Fritts, Executive
Director, Office of Supervision and Resolution, FDIC; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held an oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988, P.L. 100-497. Testimony was heard from Senator
Campbell; Representatives Oberstar, Torres, Hoagland, Pastor, Machtley
and Reed; Eddie Brown, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; the following officials of
the National Indian Gaming Commission: Anthony J. Hope, Chairman; Joel
Frank and Jana McKeag, both Commissioners; the following Governors: Roy
Romer, State of Colorado, Bruce Sundlun, State of Rhode Island and Joan
Finney, State of Kansas; and public witnesses. 



1993/04/03
Daily Digest - Saturday, April 3, 1993;  pages D343 -D344

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1993/04/05
Daily Digest - Monday, April 5, 1993;  pages D346 - D348

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



1993/04/07
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 7, 1993;  pages D350 - D352

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1993/04/19
Daily Digest - Monday, April 19, 1993;  pages D353 - D362

Committee Meetings

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development held a hearing on the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau
of Reclamation and the River Basin Commissions. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Bruce
Babbitt, Secretary; and Lawrence F. Hancock, Acting Commissioner, Bureau
of Reclamation; John R. McCarty, Commissioner, Susquehanna River Basin
Commission; Irene B. Brooks, Commissioner, Delaware River Basin
Commission; and Theodore P. Perros, Chairman, Interstate Commission on
the Potomac River Basin. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations held a
hearing on the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Ambassador Strobe Talbott, Ambassador at Large and Special Adviser to
the Secretary on the New Independent States; and Robert L. Hutchings,
Special Adviser for East European Assistance. 

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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on the National Transportation Safety Board, the Architectural
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board and on Advanced Automation
System. Testimony was heard from Carl W. Vogt, Chairman, National
Transportation Safety Board; Kathleen K. Parker, Chairman, U.S.
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board; the
following officials of the GAO: Kenneth M. Mead, Director,
Transportation Issues; and Allen Li, Associate Director, Transportation;
Joseph M. Del Balzo, Acting Administrator, FAA, Department of
Transportation; Richard R. John, Director, Volpe National Transportation
Systems Center; and a public witness. 

On April 14, the subcommittee held a hearing on the Office of the
Secretary. Testimony was heard from Katherine Collins, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Budget and Programs, Department of Transportation. 

DEFENSE CONVERSION, REINVESTMENT, AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ACT
IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology
held a hearing on the implementation of the Defense Conversion,
Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act (Division D of Public Law
102-484, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993)
and Administration plans for continuing support for conversion and
reinvestment efforts in the fiscal year 1994 budget. Testimony was heard
from William J. Perry, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense; Jonathan
Sallet, Special Assistant to the Secretary and Director, Office of
Strategic and Policy Planning, Department of Commerce; Robert Colombo,
Director, Office of Worker Retraining and Adjustment Programs,
Department of Labor; and Katherine Gillman, Project Director, OTA. 

DEFENSE CONVERSION PROGRAMS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the defense
conversion programs in the Administration's fiscal year 1994 budget
proposal. Testimony was heard from Representatives de la Garza, Frost,
Gejdenson, Schaefer, Molinari and Meek; Paul Dempsey, Director, Office
of Economic Adjustment, Department of Defense; and Jonathan Silver,
Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Commerce. 

Hearings continue April 22. 

DC AND NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on the District of Columbia: Held a hearing to consider how
potential national health insurance reform proposals might impact access
to care and cost of insurance coverage for District residents. Testimony
was heard from David Coronado, Acting Commissioner, Health Care Finance,
District of Columbia; and public witnesses. 

REAUTHORIZATION PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on reauthorization of various Public Health
Service programs. Testimony was heard from William L. Roper, M.D.,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on H.R. 1701, to amend title XVI of the
Public Health Service Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, to establish
State revolving funds to provide for drinking water treatment
facilities. Testimony was heard from Martha G. Prothro, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Water, EPA; Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director,
Environmental Protection Issues, GAO; Dennis D. Juranek, Chief,
Epidemiology Activity, Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic
Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: On April 14, the Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and Finance held an oversight hearing on the future
of the stock market. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FEDERAL STANDARDS--MEASURING RACE AND ETHNICITY

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: On April 14, the
Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel held a hearing
to review the Federal standards for the measurement of race and
ethnicity. Testimony was heard from Harry Scarr, Acting Director, Bureau
of the Census, Department of Commerce; William M. Hunt, Director,
Federal Management Division, GAO; Manning Feinleib, M.D., Director,
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control,
Department of Health and Human Services; Emerson J. Elliott,
Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics, Department of
Education; and public witnesses. 



1993/04/20
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 20, 1993;  pages D364 - D372

Committee Meetings

SITE-SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing on H.R. 1440, Site-Specific Agricultural
Resource Management Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Galen Bridge,
Acting Chief, Soil Conservation Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

U.S. FOREST SERVICE--PROPOSED APPEALS REGULATIONS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources held a hearing to review the proposed appeals regulations
released by the U.S. Forest Service. 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, FDA, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Biotechnology:
Agricultural Research Service; Cooperative State Research Service; FDA;
and the Animal and Plant Health Service. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the USDA: R. Dean Plowman, Administrator,
Agricultural Research Service; John Patrick Jordan, Administrator,
Cooperative State Research Service; Alvin L. Young, Director, Office of
Agricultural Biotechnology; and Terry L. Medley, Acting Associate
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Service; and David A. Kessler,
M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drugs, FDA, Department of Health and Human
Services. 

The subcommittee also 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 held a hearing on the Department of Commerce: General
Administration; Inspector General; and Minority Business Development
Administration, and on the USIA and the National Endowment for
Democracy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Commerce: Gloria Gutierrez, Assistant Secretary,
Administration; Frank DeGeorge, Inspector General; and Loretta Young,
Acting Director, Minority Business Development Administration; John
Condayna, Acting Director, USIA; and Carl Gershwin, President, National
Endowment for Democracy. 

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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Defense Environmental Program. Testimony was heard from Patrick Meehan,
Principal Director, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Department of Defense. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development held a hearing on the TVA and on the Appalachian Regional
Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the TVA:
John B. Waters, Chairman and William H. Kennoy, Director; and the
following officials of the Appalachian Regional Commission: L. Douglas
Wilder, Governor, State of Virginia; and Jacqueline L. Phillips, Federal
Co-Chairman. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the 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 the SSA. Testimony was heard from Louis D. Enoff, Acting
Commissioner, Social Security, SSA, Department of Health and Human
Services.  

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held
a hearing on the Air Force (Military Construction, Family Housing,
Overseas Construction and Base Closure), and on the Army (Military
Construction, Family Housing, Overseas Construction and Base Closure).
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Air Force: James F. Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Installations; and Gary D. Vest, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Safety and Occupational Health. 

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. 

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 Carol M.
Browner, Administrator, EPA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel held a hearing on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on the Rand Report, "Assessing the
Structure and Mix of Future Active and Reserve Forces: Final Report to
the Secretary of Defense," and on alternative structure options.
Testimony was heard from Bernard K. Rostker, Study Group Director, Rand
Corporation; Gen. Maxwell Thurman, USA (Ret.); and Richard Davis,
Director, Army Issues, National Security and International Affairs
Division, GAO. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

PRESERVATION/PREPAYMENT OF HUD ASSISTED HOUSING 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on the preservation/prepayment
of HUD assisted housing. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held an oversight hearing on dislocated workers. Testimony was
heard from Carolyn M. Golding, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment
and Training, Department of Labor; Ralph E. Smith, Chief, Employment and
Income and Security Unit, CBO; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 1189, Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993; H.R. 578,
amended, Investment Adviser Regulatory Enhancement and Disclosure Act of
1993; and H.R. 616, 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. 

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MEDICAID MANAGED CARE--CALIFORNIA PROPOSAL 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on Medicaid Managed Care: The California
Proposal. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the State
of California: Molly Joel Coye, M.D., Director, Department of Health
Services; and Robert Gates, Director, Department of Health Services,
County of Los Angeles; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
held a hearing on the Foreign Relations authorization request for Fiscal
Years 1994-95. Testimony was heard from J. Brian Atwood, Under
Secretary, Management, Department of State. 

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held a hearing on the reauthorization of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Diana Josephson,
Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of
Commerce; Robert Hofman, Scientific Program Director, Marine Mammal
Commission; and public witnesses. 

NOAA BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a
hearing to review the Administration's Fiscal Year 1994 budget request
for NOAA. Testimony was heard from Diana H. Josephson, Acting Under
Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources approved for full Committee action amended the following
bills: H.R. 843, Cave Creek Canyon Protection Act of 1993; and H.R. 240
Bodie Protection Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1602, to
reform the management of grazing on the public range lands; and H.R.
643, to raise grazing fees on public lands. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Regula, Synar, and Skeen; Michael Penfold, Assistant
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; David
Unger, Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings
on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 27. 

UNITED STATES VERSUS AIRLINE TARIFF PUBLISHING COMPANY--PROPOSED FINAL
JUDGMENT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
held a hearing on the proposed Final Judgment in United States versus
Airline Tariff Publishing Company. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses.  

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Testimony was
heard from Leo Francis, Commissioner, Public Works, Virgin Islands; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ENERGY DEPARTMENT BUDGET OVERVIEW

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on the Department of Energy Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Overview.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Energy: Elizabeth Smedley, Acting Chief, Financial Officer; William
Happer, Director, Office of Energy Research; Jack S. Siegel, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy; Robert San Martin, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and E.C. Brolin,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy. 

ARSON PREVENTION ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
held a hearing on the Arson Prevention Act of 1993. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Meehan and Weldon; Edward M. Wall, Deputy
Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management
Agency; James L. Brown, Chief, Explosive Division, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the Treasury; David J. Icove,
Program Services, Arson and Bombing Investigative Services, FBI,
Department of Justice; Kevin J. Sullivan, Mayor, Lawrence,
Massachusetts; and public witnesses. 

NASA POSTURE

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a NASA Posture hearing. Testimony was heard from Dan Goldin,
Administrator, NASA. 

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VA BUDGET

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 1994
Department of Veterans Affairs Budget. Testimony was heard from Jesse
Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge,
U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. 

PHYSICIAN OWNERSHIP AND REFERRAL--COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICIAN OWNERSHIP AND
REFERRAL ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
physician ownership and referral arrangements and on H.R. 345,
Comprehensive Physician Ownership and Referral Act of 1993. Testimony
was heard from Janet L. Shikles, Director, Health Financing and Policy
Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; Larry D. Morey, Deputy Inspector
General, Investigations, Office of Inspector General, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET ISSUES--MEDICARE PROGRAM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health concluded hearings
on budget issues relating to payment under part B of the Medicare
Program for physician services, clinical laboratory services and durable
medical equipment. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION--ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the administration and operations of the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Martin Slate, Executive Director,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Alan D. Lebowitz, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor; Randolf H.
Hardock (Office of Tax Policy), Department of the Treasury; Joseph R.
Delfico, Director, Income Security Issues, GAO; and James Blum, Deputy
Director, CBO. 



1993/04/21
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 21, 1993;  pages D374 - D382

Committee Meetings

SITE-SPECIFIC AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development concluded hearings on H.R. 1440, Site-Specific Agricultural
Resource Management Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, FDA, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Farmers Home
Administration and Rural Development Administration. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the USDA: Sharron S. Longino, Acting
Administrator, Farmers Home Administration; and L. Glenn Bennett, Acting
Administrator, Rural Development Administration. 

The Subcommittee also 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 held a hearing on Department of State: Salaries and
Expenses; Capitol; Contributions to International Organizations.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
State: J. Brian Atwood, Under Secretary, Management; and Ambassador
Madeleine K. Albright, U.S. Representative to the United Nations. 

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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on Army Ammunition Program, and on Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy and Air Force. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Brig.
Gen. William R. Holmes, USA, Deputy for Ammunition, Office of the
Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and Acquisition); the
following officials of the Department of the Navy: Edward C. Whitman,
Senior Civilian Official, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Research, Development and Acquisition); Vice Adm. William A. Owens,
USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Resources, Warfare Requirements
and Assessment); and Lt. Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC, Commanding
General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command; and Lt. Gen. John E.
Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Acquisition). 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Development held
a hearing on the NRC and on 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 Elizabeth A. Moler, Chair,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Department of Energy: Fossil Energy Research and Development; Strategic
Petroleum Reserves; Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves and on Clean
Coal Technology. Testimony was heard from Jack S. Siegel, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Fossil Fuel, Department of Energy. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Health Care Financing Administration. Testimony was heard
from William Toby, Acting Administrator, Health Care Financing
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
hearings on the Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. J. William
Kime, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

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 Carol M.
Browner, Administrator, EPA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on small unit integration and active
component support for the reserves. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Walter Boomer,
USMC, Assistant Commandant and Lt. Gen. Terry Cooper, USMC, Deputy Chief
of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, both with the U.S. Marine Corps;
the following officials of the U.S. Army: Lt. Gen. John H. Tilelli, Jr.,
USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans; William D. Clark,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and Maj. Gen.
Gerald H. Putman, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Total Army Command; and
Bernard K. Rostker, Study Group Director, Rand Corporation.

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness met in executive
session to begin consideration of the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization request, receiving a briefing on the operation and
maintenance portion of the request. The Subcommittee was briefed by
James A. Carnahan, Deputy Director, Operations, Office of the
Comptroller, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE CONVERSION, REINVESTMENT, AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ACT
IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology
held a hearing on issues related to defense technology conversion and
technology transfer opportunities. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

CREATING SECONDARY MARKET--COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS LOANS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation continued hearings on creating a
secondary market for commercial and business loans. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

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WOMEN'S EQUITY IN EDUCATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education held a hearing on women's equity in education.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Schroeder and Snowe; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held
an oversight hearing on the Department of Energy budget. Testimony was
heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy. 

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1701, to
amend title XVI of the Public Health Service Act (the Safe Drinking
Water Act) to establish State revolving funds to provide for drinking
water treatment facilities. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the role of independent directors
on corporate boards. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SUPERFUND PROGRAM 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the Superfund Program. Testimony
was heard from Jan Acton, Assistant Director, Natural Resources and
Commerce Division, CBO; Richard L. Hembra, Director, Environmental
Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development
Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE--NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Foreign Assistance
to the Newly Independent States. Testimony was heard from Ambassador
Strobe Talbott, Ambassador-at-Large and Special Advisor to the
Secretary, Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union,
Department of State. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held an oversight hearing on the Federal
Judiciary. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Judicial Conference of the United States: John Garry, Chief Judge, U.S.
District Court, New Jersey and Chairman, Executive Committee; Richard
Arnold, Judge, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Little Rock, Arkansas
and Chairman, Budget Committee; and Stanley Marcus, Judge, Southern
District, Florida and Chairman, Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction;
William W. Schwarzer, Judge, Northern District, California and Director,
Federal Judicial Center; and L. Ralph Mecham, Director, Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts. 

MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on H.R. 780, to reauthorize the Magnuson
Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine held a hearing on the authorization of the Maritime
Administration and Federal Maritime Commission for Fiscal Year 1994.
Testimony was heard from William D. Hathaway, Chairman, Federal Maritime
Commission; Richard E. Bowman, Acting Administrator, U.S. Maritime
Administration, Department of Transportation; and Rear Adm. Floyd H.
Miller, USN (Ret.), President, State University of New York Maritime
College; and representatives of the various State Maritime Academies. 

INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE ACT 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held a hearing on H.R. 1268, to assist the development of tribal
judicial systems. Testimony was heard from Denise Homer, Chief, Division
of Tribal Government, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the
Interior; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation : Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued oversight hearings on the implementation of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Testimony was
heard from Dean E. Carlson, Executive Director, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation; David N. Dinkins, Mayor,
City of New York; Thomas Barry, Assistant Secretary, Finance and
Administration, Department of Transportation, State of Florida; Howard
Yerusalim, Secretary of Transportation, State of Pennsylvania; and
public witnesses.  

Hearings continue April 27. 

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FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation : Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Edwards of California, Frank of Massachusetts, Lipinski,
Ackerman, Shays, Kaptur, Visclosky, Cardin, Pallone, Norton, Pastor,
Shaw, Ros-Lehtinen, Deutsch and Hastings. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules : Reported a rule waiving the two-thirds vote
requirement in clause 4(b), Rule XI against same-day consideration of
resolutions from the Committee on the legislative day of April 22, 1993
if the resolution provides for consideration or disposition of H.R.
1335, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1993, or any amendments to, a conference report on,
or amendments reported in disagreement from a conference on H.R. 1335. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology : Began markup of H.R. 820,
National Competitiveness Act of 1993.  

Will continue tomorrow. 

FRANCHISING

Committee on Small Business : Held a hearing on Franchising: Is
Self-Regulation Sufficient? Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--ADJUDICATION CLAIMS AND APPEALS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs : Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension,
and Insurance held a hearing on the adjudication of claims and appeals
by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from John
Vogel, Deputy Under Secretary, Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs;
and representatives of veterans organizations. 

CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FUNDING

Committee on Ways and Means : Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the Administration's budget proposal for new funding for
child welfare services targeted for family support and preservation
services. Testimony was heard from Representatives Miller of California
and Maloney; Wendell Primus, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Services
Policy, Department of Health and Human Services; Christina Tchen,
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois; and public
witnesses. 

BUDGET AUTHORIZATION AND OVERSIGHT

Committee on Ways and Means : Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on
the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 budget authorizations and oversight for
the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and
the U.S. Trade Representative and on the Administration's request for an
extension until December 15, 1993, of fast track negotiating authority.
Testimony was heard from Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative;
Michael H. Lane, Acting Commissioner of Customs, U.S. Customs Service,
Department of the Treasury; Peter S. Watson, Vice Chairman, U.S.
International Trade Commission; and a public witness. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence : Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to hold a hearing on the
Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1993/04/22
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 22, 1993;  pages D384 - D396

Committee Meetings

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR FARM COMMODITIES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities held
a hearing to review economic outlook for farm commodities and how
deficit reduction will affect the outlook for these commodities.
Testimony was heard from Keith Collins, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Economics, USDA. 

HONEY PROGRAM PROPOSALS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources held a hearing to review the Administration's proposal on the
honey program. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, FDA, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Office of the
Secretary/Departmental Administration and the Office of Public Affairs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Charles R.
Hilty, Assistant Secretary, Administration; Ali Webb, Director, Office
of Public Affairs; and J. Michael Kelly, Acting, General Counsel, Office
of the General Counsel. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Commerce: Economic
Development Administration; National Telecommunications and Information
Administration; Technology Administration; and National Institute of
Standards and Technology. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Commerce: Craig M. Smith, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Economic Development; Thomas J. Sugrue, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Communications and Information; and Ray G. Kammer,
Acting Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on Navy Procurement Programs, Commander in
Chief, and on U.S. Special Operations Command. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Edward C. Whitman,
Senior Civilian Official, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Research, Development and Acquisition); VAdm. William A. Owens, USN,
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Resources, Warfare Requirements and
Assessment); Lt. Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC, Commanding General,
Marine Corps Combat Development Command; and Gen. Carl W. Stiner, USA,
Commander in Chief, Special Operations Command. 

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 Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on the Administration on Aging and Departmental Management.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Health and Human Services: Dennis P. Williams, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Budget; and John F. McCarthy, Acting Administrator for
Aging. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held
a hearing on Reserve and Guard Components (Military Construction and
Base Closure); and on the Defense Medical Facilities Office. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Brig. Gen. John R. D`Araujo, Jr., USA, Director, Army National Guard;
Brig. Gen. Thomas Kilmartin, USA, Deputy Chief, Army Reserve; RAdm. J.T.
Natter, USNR, Deputy Director, Naval Reserve; Brig. Gen. Donald W.
Shepperd, USAF, Deputy Director, Air National Guard; Brig. Gen. John
Bradley, USAF, Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve; and RAdm.
Harold M. Koenig, USN, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on the Federal Highway Administration. Testimony was heard from
Dean Carlson, executive Director, 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 FTS2000 and on the
Secretary of the Treasury. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Brooks and Conyers; and Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury. 

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VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies held a hearing on the Office of Consumer Affairs, the Consumer
Information Center, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and on the
Commission on National and Community Service. Testimony was heard from
Patricia A. Faley, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs,
Department of Health and Human Services; Teresa N. Nasif, Director,
Consumer Information Center, GSA; Jacqueline Jones-Smith, Chairman,
Consumer Product Safety Commission; and Catherine Milton, Executive
Director, Commission on National Community Service. 

SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Research and Technology met in joint executive
session to receive an overview briefing on special access programs. The
Subcommittees were briefed by the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Brig. Gen. Ralph Graham, Director, Special Programs, Office
of the Under Secretary, Acquisition; and Thomas R. Herlihy, Director,
Special Audits Division, Naval Audits Division, Naval Audit Agency; and
Richard L. Haver, Executive Director, Intelligence Community Affairs,
CIA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on implementation of Title XI--Army Guard
Reform Initiative of Public law 102-484, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Army: William D. Clark,
Acting Assistant Secretary (Manpower and Reserve Affairs); Maj. Gen.
James M. Lyle, USA, Director, Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of
Staff, Operations; and Brig. Gen. John R. D`Araujo, Jr., USA, Director,
Army National Guard. 

The Subcommittee also continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994
national defense authorization, with emphasis on the Army Reserve
command structure. Testimony was heard from Representative Laughlin; and
the following members of the Army Reserve Command Independent
Commission: Gen. John W. Foss, USA (Ret.), Chairman; Maj. Gen. Daniel G.
Helix, USAR (Ret.), and former Representative Marjorie S. Holt of
Maryland. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Air Force Military construction budget
request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Air Force: Gary D. Vest, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Installations; and Brig. Gen. James E. McCarthy, USAF, Civil
Engineer. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on Army and Air Force operation and maintenance and Navy
and Marine Corps operation and maintenance. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. J.H. Binford Peay
III, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, Army; Gen. Michael P.C. Carns, USAF, Vice
Chief of Staff, Air Force; Adm. Stanley R. Arthur, USN, Vice Chief of
Naval Operations; and Gen. Walter E. Boomer, USMC, Assistant Commandant,
Marine Corps.  

Hearings continue April 27. 

DEFENSE CONVERSION PROGRAMS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation continued hearings on the defense
conversion programs in the Administration's fiscal year 1994 budget
proposal. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SCHOOL REFORM BILL

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education held a hearing on the Administration's school
reform bill. Testimony was heard from Richard Riley, Secretary of
Education. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE INSOLVENCY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 1290, Federal
Insurance Insolvency Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 28. 

NATIONAL ORGAN TRANSPLANT ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on the reauthorization of the National Organ
Transplant Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Stark; Mark
Nadel, Associate Director, National and Public Health Issues, Human
Resources Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of
Health and Human Services: Robert G. Harmon, M.D., Administrator, Health
Resources and Services Administration; and Kathy Buto, Director, Bureau
of Policy Development, Health Care Financing Administration; and public
witnesses. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the issues raised by the
Administration's proposal to authorize the FCC to allocate radio
spectrum through a competitive bidding process. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

U.S. ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA; DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa approved for full
Committee action amended S.J. Res. 45, authorizing the use of United
States Armed Forces in Somalia. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Democracy and Development in
Africa. Testimony was heard from George Moose, Assistant Secretary,
African Affairs, Department of State; John Hicks, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Africa, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency; and public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA; NORTH-SOUTH CENTER

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
approved for full Committee action H. Con. Res. 38, calling for the
United States to propose and seek an international embargo against the
totalitarian Government of Cuba. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing to Review the North-South Center.
Testimony was heard from former Representative Dante B. Fascell of
Florida; George Folsom, former Deputy Assistant Secretary, International
Development, Debt, and Environmental Policy, Department of the Treasury;
and public witnesses. 

REINVENTING USDA

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information,
Justice, Transportation and Agriculture held a hearing on reinventing
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Robert
Robinson, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture issues, Resources,
Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

C-17 AIRLIFT PROGRAM

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security continued hearings on the C-17 Airlifter Program.
Testimony was heard from William H. Reed, Director, Defense Contract
Audit Agency, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 29. 

COAST GUARD BUDGET

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation held a hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard Budget for 1994.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Coast
Guard, Department of Transportation: Adm. J. William Kime, USCG,
Commandant; and Master Chief Petty Officer R. Jay Lloyd, USCG; and
public witnesses. 

OLD FAITHFUL PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public
Lands held a joint hearing on H.R. 1137, Old Faithful Protection Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Dennis Fenn, Deputy Associate Director,
Natural Resources, National Park Service, Department of the Interior;
the following officials of the State of Montana: Chris Tweeten, Chief
Deputy Attorney General; and Mark S. Simonich, Director, Department of
Natural Resources and Conservation; and public witnesses. 

BAN SMOKING IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS ACT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds held a hearing on H.R. 881, Ban on Smoking in
Federal Buildings Act. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Labor: David C. Zeigler, Acting Assistant
Secretary, OSHA; and Lawrence Rogers, Director, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 5. 

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Reported a resolution providing that, upon adoption,
the House will have taken H.R. 1335, making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, with the
Senate amendment from the Speaker's table and agreed to the Senate
amendment. 

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NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Continued markup of H.R.
820, National Competitiveness Act of 1993. 

Will continue April 28. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings
on health care reform: consideration of benefits to be included in a
standard health benefit package. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

U.S. TAX COURT AND BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS BUDGET

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on
the Administration's Fiscal Year 1994 budget request for the U.S. Tax
Court and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Testimony was
heard from Lapsley W. Hamblen, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. Tax Court; and
Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,
Department of the Treasury. 

SOCIAL SECURITY PAYROLL TAX REALLOCATION TO DISABILITY INSURANCE TRUST
FUND

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a
hearing on Social Security Board of Trustees' recommendation to
reallocate a portion of the Social Security payroll tax to the
Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Testimony was heard from Louis D.
Enoff, Acting Commissioner, Social Security, SSA, Department of Health
and Human Services; Jane L. Ross, Associate Director, Income Security
Issues, GAO; Stanford G. Ross, Public Trustee, Social Security and
Medical Board of Trustees; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on
the Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses.  

Hearings continue April 27. 



1993/04/23
Daily Digest - Friday, April 23, 1993;  pages D397 - D398

Committee Meetings

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Department of Energy: Energy Conservation. Testimony was heard from
Robert L. San Martin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 

CIA SEPARATION PAY INCENTIVES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation
met in executive session to hold a hearing on CIA separation pay
incentives. Testimony was heard from representatives of the CIA. 



1993/04/26
Daily Digest - Monday, April 26, 1993;  pages D399 - D402

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Management/Budgetary Improvements at the
United Nations. Testimony was heard from Dick Thornburgh, former
Under-Secretary-General, Administration and Management, United Nations. 

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; and Environmental Restoration and Waste Management; General
Science; Basic Energy Sciences; Fusion; and on Supporting Technology.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Energy: Peter N. Brush, Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety
and Health; Paul D. Grimm, Acting Assistant Secretary, Environmental
Restoration and Waste Management; and William Happer, Director, Office
of Energy Research. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Secretary of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on the FAA. Testimony was heard from Kenneth Mead, Director,
Transportation Issues, GAO; and Joe Del Balzo, Acting Administrator,
FAA, Department of Transportation. 

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 Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development. 



1993/04/27
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 27, 1993;  pages D403 - D412

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Commerce: Census Bureau;
Economics and Statistical Analysis; U.S. Travel and Tourism
Administration; and on NOAA. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Commerce: Harry Scarr, Acting Director,
Census Bureau; Federich Knickerbocker, Executive Director, Economics and
Statistical Analysis; Lee Wells, Administrator, U.S. Travel and Tourism
Administration; and Diana H. Josephson, Deputy Under Secretary, NOAA. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
Automatic Data Processing. Testimony was heard from Cynthia Kendall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Information Systems), Office of the
Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense. 

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on
Intelligence Program. Testimony was heard from R. James Woolsey,
Director, CIA. 

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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; Uranium Supply and Enrichment Activities;
and on Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Energy: Robert L. San Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; E.C.
Brolin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy; and Lake H. Barrett,
Acting Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. 

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 held
a hearing on the Secretary of Labor. Testimony was heard from Robert B.
Reich, Secretary of Labor. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of
Congress and public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
hearings on the FAA. Testimony was heard from Joe Del Balzo, 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 IRS. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the GAO: Hazel E. Edwards,
Assistant Director, Tax Policy and Administration Issues, General
Government Division; and Howard G. Rhile, Director, General Government
Information Systems, Information Management and Technology Division; and
Michael P. Dolan, Acting Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies continued hearings on Department of Housing and Urban
Development. Testimony was heard from Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued joint hearings on
the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the long-range affordability of ground forces. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt.
Gen. William H. Forster, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary,
Research, Development and Acquisition, Department of the Army; and Maj.
Gen. James A. Brabham, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Systems
Command. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on manpower budget overview. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Nicolai
Timenes, Principal Director, Manpower and Personnel Policy, Office of
the Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel; Lt. Gen. Thomas
P. Carney, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Department of the
Army; VAdm. Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
(Manpower, Personnel and Training), Chief of Naval Personnel, Department
of the Navy; Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Personnel, Department of the Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Matthew T. Cooper,
USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine
Corps. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Navy military construction budget.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Navy: RAdm. Jack E. Buffington, USN, Commander, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command; Brig. Gen. Claude W. Reinke, USMC, Director,
Facilities and Services Division, U.S. Marine Corps; and RAdm. John T.
Natter, USN, Deputy Director, Naval Reserve. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on European drawdown and associated costs. Testimony was
heard from Joseph E. Kelley, Director-in-Charge, International Affairs
Division, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Charles G.
Boyd, USAF, Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command; and RAdm.
Donald E. Hickman, USN, Deputy Director (Materiel Management), Defense
Logistics Agency. 

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Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial
Institutions held an oversight hearing on the Bank Enterprise Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Federal
Home Loan Banks: Dean Schultz, President and Chief Executive Officer,
San Francisco; and Alfred DelliBovi, President and Chief Executive
Officer, New York. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act [ESEA] programs serving American Indians, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

COMMUNITY SERVICES EMPOWERMENT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on H.R. 818, Community Services Empowerment Amendments of 1993,
and the role of Community Development Corporations in rebuilding
low-income communities. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 1701, to amend title XVI of the Public Health Service Act
(the Safe Drinking Water Act) to establish State revolving funds to
provide for drinking water treatment facilities; and H.R. 574, Financial
Fraud Detection and Disclosure Act. 

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights approved for full Committee
action S.J. Res. 45, authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces
in Somalia. 

ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency. Testimony was heard from Sherman M.
Funk, Inspector General, Department of State. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law,
Immigration, and Refugees held a hearing on the following bills: H.R.
1153, Immigration Preinspection Act of 1993; H.R. 1355, Exclusion and
Asylum Reform Amendments of 1993; and H.R. 1679, Asylum Reform Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Chris Sale, Acting Commissioner,
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice; James L.
Ward, Acting Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Department of State;
and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1134, Clear
Creek County, Colorado, Public Land Transfer Act of 1993; H.R. 1183,
Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act; and H.R. 1515, to
authorize the exchange of certain public lands in Nevada. Testimony was
heard from Representative Skaggs; Kemp Conn, Deputy Assistant Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Henry Montrey,
Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and a public witness. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings
on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Marvin Runyon,
Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service. 

GSA CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following:
H.R. 1345, to designate the Federal building located at 289 South First
Street in San Jose, CA, as the "Robert F. Peckham U.S. Courthouse and
the Federal Building; " H.R. 1346, amended, to redesignate the Federal
building located on St. Croix, VI, as the "Almeric L. Christian Federal
Building;" H.R. 791, amended, to name the U.S. Courthouse in Benton, IL,
the "James L. Foreman Courthouse;" H.R. 1513, to designate the U.S.
Courthouse located at 10th and Main Streets in Richmond, VA, as the
"Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U.S. Courthouse;" H.R. 1303, 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 U.S.
Courthouse;" H. Con. Res. 71, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds
for the 12th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service; H. Con.
Res. 81, authorizing the 1993 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run
through the Capitol grounds; and H. Con. Res. 82, authorizing the use of
the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. 

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Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the following
bills: H.R. 1345; H.R. 1346; H.R. 791; H.R. 1513; and H.R. 1303.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Mineta, Edwards of California,
de Lugo, Poshard, Scott, and Bliley. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on pending prospectuses in the GSA
Capital Improvement Program. Testimony was heard from P. Gerald Thacker,
Acting Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA; and L. Ralph Mecham,
Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts. 

Hearings continue April 29. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued oversight hearings on the implementation of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation:
Federico Pena, Secretary; and Robert H. McManus, Acting Administrator,
Federal Transit Administration; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND HIGH SPEED NETWORKING APPLICATIONS ACT 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
held a hearing on High Performance Computing and High Speed Networking
Applications Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from John H. Gibbons,
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and public witnesses. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION ON SPACE TRANSPORTATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on NASA Authorization on Space Transportation. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of NASA: Maj. Gen. Jeremiah W.
Pearson III, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Flight; Arnold D.
Aldrich, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Systems Development;
and Alphonso V. Diaz, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Space
Science. 

NASA AERONAUTICS PROGRAMS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on NASA Aeronautics Programs.
Testimony was heard from Wes Harris, Associate Administrator,
Aeronautics, NASA; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health began consideration
of Budget reconciliation recommendations. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources approved
for full Committee action Budget reconciliation recommendations. 

FAST TRACK

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the
Administration's request for extension of fast-track procedures for
Uruguay round implementation; and possible Administration requests for
extension of expiring trade programs. Testimony was heard from
Representative Levin; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on
the Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 29. 



1993/04/28
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 28, 1993;  pages D414 - D424

Committee Meetings

MICKEY LELAND CHILDHOOD HUNGER RELIEF ACT; DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on H.R. 529, Mickey Leland
Childhood Hunger Relief Act, and to review domestic and overseas food
assistance programs. Testimony was heard from Mike Espy, Secretary of
Agriculture. 

MICKEY LELAND CHILDHOOD HUNGER RELIEF ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and
Nutrition held a hearing on H.R. 529, Mickey Leland childhood Hunger
Relief Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Long; the following
officials of the USDA: Bonny O'Neil, Acting Deputy Administrator, Food
Stamp Programs; and George Braley, Acting Assistant Secretary, Food and
Consumer Services; and public witnesses. 

CFTC-EXEMPTING ENERGY CONTRACTS FROM COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT PROVISIONS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission order exempting energy contracts from Commodity Exchange Act
provisions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: William P. Albrecht, Acting
Chairman; Sheila C. Blair and Joseph B. Dial, both Commissioners. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Commerce: International
Trade Administration and Bureau of Export Administration; and on the
Attorney General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Commerce: Timothy Hauser, Acting Under Secretary,
International Trade Administration; and Bob Kugelman, Acting Under
Secretary, Bureau of Export Administration; and Janet Reno, Attorney
General, Department of Justice. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on Air Force Procurement Program. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air
Force: Lt. Gen. John E. Jaquish, USAF, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary (Acquisition); Maj. Gen. John M. Nowak, USAF, Director of
Supply, AF/LOGS, Headquarters U.S. Air Force; and Maj. Gen. Patrick P.
Caruana, Director, Long-Range Power Projection, Special Operations
Forces, Airlift and Training Acquisition Programs. 

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The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on
Research, Development, Text and Evaluation, Army, and on Strategic
Defense Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Army: Lt. Gen. William H. Forster, USA, Military
Deputy to Assistant Secretary (Research, Development, and Acquisition);
George T. Singley III, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Technology, Office of
the Assistant Secretary (Research, Development, and Acquisition); and
Maj. Gen. Malcolm R. O'Neill, USA, Acting Director, SDIO. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development met in executive session to hold a hearing on Department of
Energy: Atomic Energy Defense Activities. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Energy: Everet H. Beckner,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs; John G. Keliher, Director,
Office of Intelligence and National Security; and Victor E. Alessi,
Director, Arms Control and Nonproliferation; and John M. Deutch, Under
Secretary, Acquisition, Department of Defense. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Secretary of the
Treasury. Testimony was heard from Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the
Treasury. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Employment Standards Administration, OSHA; Mine Safety and
Health Administration, and on National Commission to Prevent Infant
Mortality. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Labor: John Fraser, Deputy Administrator, Employment
Standards Administration; David Zagler, Director of Administration,
OSHA; and Edward Hugler, Acting Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and
Health Administration; and Lawton Chiles, Chairman, National Commission
to Prevent Infant Mortality. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Testimony was
heard from Howard Smolkin, Acting Administrator, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICES--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government met in executive session to hold a hearing
on the Secret Service. Testimony was heard from John Magaw, Director,
U.S. Secret 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 NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S.
Goldin, Administrator, NASA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued joint hearings on
the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on affordability and roles and mission of tactical aviation.
Testimony was heard from Robert F. Hale, Assistant Director, National
Security Division, CBO; and the following officials of the Department of
Defense: VAdm. William A. Owens, USA, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
(Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessment), Department of the
Navy; and Lt. Gen. Buster C. Glosson, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans
and Operations, Department of the Air Force. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy
Panel held a hearing on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Energy defense
activities budget overview. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: Everet Beckner, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Defense Programs; Paul Grimm, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Environmental Restoration and Waste Management; and John Keliher,
Director, Office of Intelligence and National Security. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Reserve budget overview. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Frank
Rush, Principal Director, Manpower and Personnel Directorate, Office of
the Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs; Lt. Gen. John B. Conway, USAF,
Chief, National Guard Bureau; and officials of the various Reserves and
National Guard units. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on defense agencies and NATO infrastructure
military construction budgets. Testimony was heard from David Berteau,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Production and Logistics, Department of
Defense. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on humanitarian assistance. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Greg Touma, Director,
Transportation, Office of Global Affairs; RAdm. David E. Frost, USN,
J-3, U.S. European Command; Maj. Gen. Charles Wilhem, USMC, Component
Commander, United Nations International Task Force Somalia; and RAdm.
H.M. Gehman, Jr., USN, J-3, U.S. Atlantic Command. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DC SUPREME COURT

Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Judiciary and
Education held a hearing on H.R. 1633, to create a Supreme Court for the
District of Columbia. Testimony was heard from the following Judges of
the D.C. Court of Appeals: Judith W. Rogers, Chief Judge; and John W.
Kern II, Senior Judge; Fred B. Ugast, Chief Judge, D.C. Superior Court;
and a public witness. 

COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on H.R. 1280,
Comprehensive Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993. Testimony was heard
from Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor.  

FEDERAL INSURANCE INSOLVENCY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness concluded hearings on H.R. 1290, Federal
Insurance Insolvency Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH ASIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held
a hearing on United States Assistance to South Asia. Testimony was heard
from John Mallot, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, South Asian
Affairs, Department of State; George Laudato, Acting Assistant
Administrator, AID, United States International Development Cooperation
Agency; Fred Smith, Acting Assistant Secretary, Near East and South
Asia, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE-MIDDLE EAST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
held a hearing on United States Foreign Assistance to the Middle East.
Testimony was heard from Edward P. Djerejian, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; Dennis Chandler,
Acting Associate Administrator, AID, United States International
Development Cooperation Agency; and Fred Smith, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Near East and South Asia, Department of Defense. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
held a hearing on the Administration's Foreign Assistance request for
Latin America and the Caribbean for fiscal year 1994. Testimony was
heard from Robert S. Gelbard, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Inter-American Affairs, Department of State; and Aaron S. Williams,
Acting Administrator, Bureau, Latin America and the Caribbean, AID,
United States International Development Cooperation Agency. 

EPA CABINET ELEVATION--ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY ISSUES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held a hearing on EPA Cabinet Elevation-Environmental
Equity Issues. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lewis of Georgia
and Velazquez; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing on Events
Surrounding the Branch Davidian Cult Standoff in Waco, Texas. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice:
Janet Reno, Attorney General; and William S. Sessions, Director, FBI;
and Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, Department of the Treasury. 

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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE BUDGET; REGULATE FISHING--CERTAIN
WATERS OF ALASKA

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Request for the
National Marine Fisheries Service. Testimony was heard from Diana
Josephson, Deputy Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA,
Department of Commerce. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 704, to regulate fishing in
certain waters of Alaska. Testimony was heard from John Morehead,
Regional Director, Alaska Region, National Park Service, Department of
the Interior; and public witnesses. 

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET

Committee on Natural Resources: Task Force on Bonneville Power
Administration held a hearing on Bonneville Power Administration's
Fiscal Year 1994 Budget. Testimony was heard from Randall W. Hardy,
Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the
following measures: H. Con. Res. 71, authorizing the use of the Capitol
grounds for the 12th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service;
H. Con. Res. 82, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 81, authorizing the 1993
Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol grounds; H.R.
1345, to designate the Federal building located at 280 South First
Street in San Jose, CA, as the "Robert F. Peckham U.S. Courthouse and
Federal Building"; H.R. 1346, amended, to designate the Federal building
located on St. Croix, VI, as the "Almeric L. Christian Federal
Building"; H.R. 791, amended, to name the U.S. courthouse in Benton, IL,
the "James L. Foreman Courthouse"; H.R. 1513, to designate the U.S.
courthouse located at 10th and Main Streets in Richmond, VA, as the
"Lewis F. Powell, Jr., U.S. Courthouse"; H.R. 1303, 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 U.S.
Courthouse;" and H.R. 1865, amended, Water Supply Construction
Assistance Act of 1993. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued oversight hearings on the implementation of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Testimony was
heard from Representative Richardson; Anthony R. Kane, Associate
Administrator, Program Development, Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation; Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director,
Planning and Development, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior; Henry M. Montrey III, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest
System, USDA; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 4. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended
H.R. 820, National Competitiveness Act of 1993. 

SUPERFUND FUND--TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on Technology Development in
the Superfund Program. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the EPA: Walter Kovalick, Jr., Deputy Assistant Administrator
(Acting) and Director, Technology Innovation Office, Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response; and Anna Virbick, Deputy Inspector
General; Richard Hembra, Director, Environmental Protection Issues,
Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; Peter
Johnson, Senior Associate, Oceans and Environment Program, OTA; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

FEDERAL EXPORT PROGRAMS EFFECTIVENESS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Exports,
and the Environment held a hearing on the effectiveness of Federal
export programs. Testimony was heard from Allan Mendelowitz, Director,
Financial Institutions and International Trade Issues, GAO; from the
following officials of the Department of Commerce: John C. Menes, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Trade Development; and Charles Ford, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, International Operations; Giordano Chiaruttini,
Acting Director, Office of International Trade, SBA; and public
witnesses. 

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VETERANS HEALTH PROGRAMS AMENDMENTS; NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM
IMPACT--VA HEALTH CARE

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health
Care approved for full Committee action the Veterans Health Programs
Amendments of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the impact of national health
care reform on VA health care. Testimony was heard from Senator
Rockefeller; from the following officials of the Department of Veterans
Affairs: Al Zamberlan, Director, Central Region, Veterans Health
Administration; and Directors of Medical Centers; representatives of
veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health approved for full
Committee action Budget reconciliation recommendations. 

IRS BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review the Administration's fiscal year 1994 budget request for the IRS
(IRS and GAO). Testimony was heard from Michael P. Dolan, Acting
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security approved
for full Committee action Budget reconciliation recommendations. 



1993/04/29
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 29, 1993;  pages D425 - D434

Committee Meetings 

WORLD HUNGER

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
held an oversight hearing on world hunger. Testimony was heard from Lois
Richards, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Food and
Humanitarian Assistance, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency; Christopher E. Goldthwait, Acting General Sales Manager, Foreign
Agriculture 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 FBI, DEA and on Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Justice: William S. Sessions, Director, FBI; Robert
Bonner, Administrator, DEA; and Frederick Kramer, Director, Office of
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on
the Defense Medical Programs and on the National Guard and Reserve
Program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Edward D. Martin, Acting Assistant Secretary
(Health Affairs); Lt. Gen. Alcide M. Lanoue, USA, Surgeon General of the
Army; Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Sloan, USAF, Surgeon General of the Air
Force; VAdm. Donald F. Hagan, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; Lt. Gen.
John B. Conaway, USAF, Chief, National Guard Bureau; Brig. Gen. John R.
D'Araujo, Jr., USA, Director, Army National Guard; Maj. Gen. Philip G.
Killey, USAF, Director, Air National Guard; Maj. Gen. Roger W. Sandler,
USA, Chief, Army Reserve; Maj. Gen. John J. Closner III, USAF, Chief,
Air Force Reserve; RAdm. T.F. Hall, USN, Director, Naval Reserve; and
Lt. Gen. Matthew T. Cooper, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and
Reserve Affairs, HQ Marine Corps. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development met in executive session to hold a hearing on Department of
Energy: Atomic Energy Defense Activities; and Power Marketing
Administration. 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: Robert L. San Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;
Michael A. Deihl, 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.  

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the National Park Service. Testimony was heard from Herb Cables, Deputy
Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and Welfare Benefits Administration, and on Inspector
General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Labor: William Barron, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of
Labor Statistics; and Charles Masten, Acting Inspector General; and
Martin Slate, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 

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MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held
a hearing on Navy (Military Construction, Family Housing, Overseas
Construction and Base Closure). Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: RAdm. Jack E. Buffington, USN,
Civil Engineer Corps, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command;
and Brig. Gen. Claude W. Reinke, USMC, Director, Facilities and Services
Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and
Logistics. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Research and Special Programs Administration. Testimony was
heard from Rose A. McMurray, Acting 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 Office of National
Drug Control Policy. Testimony was heard from Alice Rivlin, Deputy
Director, OMB. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent
Agencies continued hearings on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S.
Goldin, Administrator, NASA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on improving the quality of the Guard
officer force of the future. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Army: Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Carney, USA,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel; Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA, Vice
Chief, National Guard Bureau; and Maj. Gen. Wallace C. Arnold, USA,
Commanding General, ROTC Cadet Command. 

Hearings continue May 6. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Army military construction budget.
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., Thomas Kilmartin, USA, Deputy Chief, Army Reserve; Brig. Gen. John
R. D'Araujo, Jr., USA, Director, Army National Guard; and Col. William
Harvey, USA, Chief, Base Realignment and Closure Office, Management
Directorate, Office of the Chief of Staff. 

Hearings continue May 6. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on Department of Defense Schools System operation and
maintenance. Testimony was heard from John Stremple, Director,
Education, Dependents Schools, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue May 6. 

THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1340, Thrift Depositor
Protection Act of 1993. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held an oversight hearing on the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Martin Slate, Executive Director,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on issues relating to the integrity of
telecommunications networks and transmissions including consumer
privacy, encryption, computer hacking, toll fraud and data security.
Testimony was heard from Raymond Kammer, Acting Director, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and
public witnesses. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH SPEED RAIL SYSTEMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the implementation of High Speed
Rail Systems. Testimony was heard from Federico Pena, Secretary of
Transportation; W. Graham Claytor, Jr., President and Chairman of the
Board, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); Kenneth M.
Mead, Director, Transportation Issuesm, GAO; and public witnesses. 

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UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
United States Foreign Assistance to Western and Southern Africa.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT: PROGRAM COST AND OUTCOME 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing,
and Aviation held a hearing on the Job Training Partnership Act: Program
Cost, Program Outcome. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Labor: Charles Masten, Acting Inspector General;
and David O. Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and
Training; Clarence C. Crawford, Associate Director, Employment and
Education Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held an oversight hearing on Possible Protocol
to the Berne Copyright Convention. Testimony was heard from Ralph Oman,
Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held an
oversight hearing to discuss research and development of marine
biotechnology and the Marine Biotechnology Investment Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from Ned Ostenso, Assistant Administrator, Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the Administration's
recreation fee proposals. Testimony was heard from G. Edward Dickey,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, Department of the Army; David
Moffit, Assistant Director, Visitor Service, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; Thomas J. Mills, Associate Deputy Chief,
Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL AND POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil
Service and the Subcommittee on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel
held a joint hearing on H.R. 115, Federal and Postal Service Employees
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight held an oversight hearing on the
Transportation Infrastructure and Safety Impacts of the North American
Free-Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from Charles E. Roh, Jr.,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, North American Affairs, Office of
the U.S. Trade Representative; Nancy K. MacRae, Deputy Director, Office
of International Transportation and Trade, Department of Transportation;
and public witnesses. 

GSA CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds concluded hearings on the GSA Capitol Improvement
Program, focusing on alteration prospectuses. Testimony was heard from
David L. Bibb, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Facility Planning,
Public Buildings Service, GSA. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 168, to designate the
Federal building to be constructed between Gay and Market Streets and
Cumberland and Church Avenues in Knoxville, TN, as the "Howard H. Baker,
Jr., United States Courthouse." Testimony was heard from Representative
Duncan. 

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on Nuclear Energy. Testimony was heard from Senators Craig and
Kempthorne; Representative Crapo; Charles Till, Associate Laboratory
Director, Argonne National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN SUPERFUND

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight concluded hearings on Technology
Development in Superfund. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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NASA SCIENCES 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology : Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on NASA Sciences. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of NASA: Welsey Huntress, Associate Administrator, Office of
Space Science; and Harry Holloway, Associate Administrator, Office of
Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications. 

CREDIT AVAILABILITY 

Committee on Small Business : Held a hearing on credit availability.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury: Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency; and
Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; and
Andrew C. Hove, Jr., Acting Chairman, FDIC. 

VETERANS EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs : Subcommittee on Education, Training,
and Employment approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 996,
Veterans Education Outreach Program. 

VETERANS LEGISLATION 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs : Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial
Affairs approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 949, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of the loan
guaranty for loans for the purchase or construction of homes. 

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 

Committee on Ways and Means : Subcommittee on Trade approved for full
Committee action the following: H.R. 1876, to provide authority for the
President to enter into trade agreements to conclude the Uruguay Round
of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to extend tariff proclamation authority
to carry out such agreements, and to apply congressional "fast track"
procedures to a bill implementing such agreements; and legislation on
Customs and Trade Agency authorizations for fiscal years 1994 and 1995
and extension of expiring trade authorities.  

CIA VOLUNTEER SEPARATION PAY ACT 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence : Subcommittee on Legislation
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1723, CIA Volunteer
Separation Pay Act. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence : Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on
the Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 



1993/04/30
Daily Digest - Friday, April 30, 1993;  pages D436 - D442

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of Justice: Marshals Service;
Support of U.S. Prisoners; and on Assets Forfeiture Fund. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Henry
E. Hudson, Director, U.S. Marshals Service; and Cary Copeland, Director,
Assets Forfeiture Fund. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Indian Health Service. Testimony was heard from Michel Lincoln,
Acting Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services. 

PASCUS YAQUI INDIANS--EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held a hearing on H.R. 734, to amend the act entitled "An act to provide
for the extension of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance
to the Pascus Yaqui Indians of Arizona." Testimony was heard from Carol
Bacon, Director, Division of Tribal Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 



1993/05/03
Daily Digest - Monday, May 3, 1993;  pages D444 - D448

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on the Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday
Commission, the Japan-United States Friendship Commission and on the
Commission on Civil Rights. Testimony was heard from Coretta Scott King,
Chairperson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission;
Kenneth B. Pyle, Chairman, Japan-United States Friendship Commission;
and Arthur A. Fletcher, Chairperson, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission and the Bureau of
Mines. Testimony was heard from Senator Hatfield; and Herman Enzer,
Acting Director, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies held a hearing on the FDIC, the Resolution Trust Corporation,
and the FEMA. Testimony was heard from Andrew C. Hove, Acting Director,
FDIC; John J. Adair, Inspector General, Resolution Trust Corporation;
and James Lee Whitt, Director, FEMA. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy
Panel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on the future of Department of
Energy defense laboratories. Testimony was heard from Everet Beckner,
Assistant Secretary, Defense Programs, Department of Energy; John
Deutch, Under Secretary, Acquisition, Department of Defense; Siegfried
Hecker, Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Albert Narath,
Director, Sandia National Laboratory; and John Nuckolls, Director,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 

COLLECTIVE SECURITY--POST-COLD WAR WORLD

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
and the Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights continued joint hearings on Collective
Security in the Post-Cold War World (Part 7). Testimony was heard from
Madeleine Albright, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 334, Lumbee
Recognition Act; and H.R. 1367, to provide that a portion of the income
derived from trust or restricted land held by an individual Indian shall
not be considered as a resource or income in determining eligibility for
assistance under any Federal or federally assisted program. 



1993/05/04
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 4, 1993;  pages D450 - D458

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATION

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary held a hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Service
and on the Board for International Broadcasting. Testimony was heard
from Chris Sale, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Department of Justice; and Dan Mica, Chairman, Board for
International Broadcasting. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on RDT&E, Marine Corps. Testimony was heard
from Maj. Gen. James A. Brabham, USMC, Commander, Marine Corps Systems
Command, Department of Defense. 

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The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Defense Conversion and on RDT&E,
Defense Agencies. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: John M. Deutch, Under Secretary; and Gary L.
Denman, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development held a hearing on Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works), Chief of Engineers and Directors of Civil Works. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: G.
Edward Dickey, Acting Assistant Secretary, Civil Works; Lt. Gen. Arthur
E. Williams, USA, Chief, Corps of Engineers; and Brig. Gen. Stanley G.
Genega, USA, Director, Civil Works. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Territorial and International Affairs and on the Institute of Museum
Services. Testimony was heard from Allen Stayman, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Office of Territorial and International Affairs, Department
of the Interior; and Linda Bell, Acting Director, Institute of Museum
Services, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
continued appropriation hearing. Testimony was heard from Members of
Congress. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Federal Railroad Administration. Testimony was heard from
Mark Lindsey, Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration,
Department of Transportation. 

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. 

IMPLICATIONS OF LIFTING BAN ON HOMOSEXUALS IN THE MILITARY

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the policy implications
of lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education held an oversight hearing on the Federal role
in systemic education reform. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Reich,
Secretary of Labor; Janice Earle, Office of Systemic Reform, NSF; Linda
G. Morra, Director, Education and Employment Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held an oversight hearing on the effects of ERISA preemption
on State health care reform efforts. Testimony was heard from Stan
Lundine, Lt. Governor, State of New York; Linda Berglin, Senator, State
of Minnesota; and public witnesses. 

DAVIS-BACON REFORM ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards,
Occupational Health and Safety held a hearing on H.R. 1231, to amend the
act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act), to revise the
standard for coverage under that act. Testimony was heard from
Representative Stenholm; Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and public
witnesses. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Foreign Affairs; Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on Foreign Assistance Authorization for
Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative Porter; Robert
Gallucci, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs,
Department of State; the following officials of the U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency: Larry Saiers, Acting Director and Peter
Kimm, Director, Housing and Urban Programs, both with AID; Nancy Frame,
Deputy Director, Trade and Development Program; and Jane H. Chalmers,
Acting General Counsel, Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and
public witnesses. 

NAFTA-IMPACT ON TEXTILE AND AUTO INDUSTRIES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer,
and Monetary Affairs held a hearing on North American Free-Trade
Agreement and Its Impact on the Textile and Auto Industries. Testimony
was heard from Allan Mendelowitz, Director, International Trade and
Finance, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: Samuel H. Banks, Acting Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs
Service; and John P. Simpson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Regulatory,
Tariff and Trade Enforcement; Ann Hughes, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Western Hemisphere, Department of Commerce; Ira Shapiro, General
Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 

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UTAH SCHOOL AND LANDS IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 677, Utah Schools and Lands
Improvement Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Senator Hatch;
Representatives Orton and Bennett; Kemp Conn, Deputy Assistant Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Mark Reimers,
Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; Jan Graham, Attorney General, State
of Utah; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
held a hearing on the reauthorization of the National Transportation
Safety Board. Testimony was heard from Carl W. Vogt, Chairman, National
Transportation Safety Board. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation concluded oversight hearings on the implementation of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Testimony was
heard from Senator Campbell; Representatives Snowe and Cooper; Howard M.
Smolkin, Acting Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

CONFERENCE REPORT--NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule, by recorded vote of 5-4, waiving
clause 3 of rule XXVIII against the Conference Report on H.R. 2,
National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Swift and Livingston. 

NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule, by a recorded vote of 9-0,
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 820, National Competitiveness Act of
1993. The rule waives clause 2(L)(6) of rule XI against consideration of
the bill. The committee substitute now printed in the bill, as modified
by the amendment printed in section 2 of the rule, is made in order as
an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Section 2 of the rule
strikes section 506 of the substitute. The committee substitute as
modified will be considered by title, with each title considered as
read. The rule waives clause 5(a) of rule XXI against the committee
substitute as modified. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman
Brown and Representatives Valentine and Walker. 

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committe on Rules: Vacated the proceedings of the committee on April 22, 
1993, to order reported a resolution relating to consideration of the
Senate amendment to H.R. 1335, making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. 

NASA TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCIAL PROGRAM, SPACE DOT/DOC

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on NASA Technology and Commercial Program, Space DOT/DOC.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of NASA: Gregory M.
Reck, Acting Associate Administrator, Advanced Concepts and Technology;
and Charles Force, Associate Administrator, Space Communications. 

EPA'S OFFICE--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the authorization for the
EPA's Office of Research and Development fiscal year 1994. Testimony was
heard from Gary Foley, Acting Assistant Administrator, Research and
Development, EPA; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION; ADMINISTRATION'S REVENUE PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Began consideration of the following:
reconciliation recommendations; and the Administration's revenue
proposals. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on
the Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 6. 

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1993/05/05
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 5, 1993;  pages D459 - D468

Committee Meetings

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
AND COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, FDA and Related Agencies and the Subcommittee on Commerce,
Justice, State, and Judiciary held a joint hearing on United States-Flag
Freight Rates for Grain Shipments to the former Soviet Union. Testimony
was heard from Senator Grassley; Representatives Barrett of Nebraska and
Bentley; Christopher Goldthwait, Acting General Sales Manager and
Assistant Administrator, Export Credits, Foreign Agricultural Service;
Richard E. Bowman, Acting Administrator, Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation; 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 the Department of Justice: Community
Relations Services; Parole Commission; Office of Justice Programs;
General Legal Activities/Japanese-American Redress/Radiation Exposure
Compensation; U.S. Attorneys; and Antitrust Division. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Jeffrey
L. Weiss, Acting Director, Community Relations Service; Edward F.
Reilly, Jr., Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission; S.S. Ashton, Acting
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs; Michael Paup,
Acting Assistant Attorney General; Anthony Moscato, Director, U.S.
Attorneys; and John W. Clark, Acting Assistant Attorney General,
Antitrust Division. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on Chemical Demilitarization Program and on
C-17 Aircraft. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Billy Richardson, Deputy Assistant, Chemical
Matters, Office of the ATSD (Atomic Energy); Michael Owen, Acting
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Logistics and
Environment; Brig. Gen. Walter Busbee, USA, Commander/Director, U.S.
Army Chemical Material Destruction Agency; and public witnesses. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
National Endowment for the Arts. Testimony was heard from Ana Steele,
Acting Senior Deputy Chairperson, 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 Members of
Congress. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Secretary of Education.
Testimony was heard from Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration. Testimony was
heard from W. Graham Claytor, Jr., President and Chairman of the Board,
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK); and Mark Lindsey,
Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of
Transportation. 

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. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; IMPLICATIONS OF LIFTING BAN ON HOMOSEXUALS IN
THE MILITARY

Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
1040, Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act; H.R. 194, amended, Fort
Carson-Pinon Canyon Military Lands Withdrawal Act; and H.R. 1378,
amended, to amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to
applicability of qualification requirements for certain acquisition
positions in the Department of Defense. 

The Committee also concluded hearings on the policy implications of
lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 10 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND AND
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY REPLENISHMENT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy held a
hearing on the replenishment for the International Development
Association 10 Asian Development Fund and the Global Environment
Facility. Testimony was heard from Lawrence Summers, Under Secretary,
International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

CESAR CHAVEZ WORK-PLACE FAIRNESS ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended H.R. 5, to
amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to
prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes. 

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BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power
approved for full Committee action Budget reconciliation
recommendations. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION--HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment began markup of the 1993 Budget Reconciliation provisions in
Health Care Programs. 

HOME HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing to examine the rapidly growing home health
care industry, focusing on its virtually unregulated nature and the
resulting impact on the cost and quality of an increasingly wide range
of services. Testimony was heard from Elaine J. Power, Senior Analyst,
Health Program, OTA; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials held an oversight hearing to consider issues
relating to the liability of municipalities under the Superfund law for
costs associated with the cleanup of municipal solid waste landfills.
Testimony was heard from Representative Torricelli; the following
officials of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA:
Richard Guimond, Deputy Assistant Administrator; and Bruce Diamond,
Director, Office of Waste Programs Enforcement; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported amended S.J. Res. 45,
authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia. 

UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE-POLICY ISSUES TOWARD CENTRAL AND
EASTERN AFRICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
United States Foreign Assistance and Policy Issues Toward Central and
Eastern Africa. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Smith Hempstone,
former Ambassador to Kenya; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights and the Subcommittee on Civil Service of the Committee on Post
Office and Civil Service held a joint oversight hearing on Due Process
in Security Clearance Discriminations. Testimony was heard from Donna M.
Heivilin, Director, Defense Management Issues, GAO; Anthony Quainton,
Assistant Secretary, Diplomatic Security, Department of State; the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Ray W. Pollari, Acting
Deputy Assistant Secretary; and Maynard C. Anderson, Assistant Deputy
Under Secretary; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION--PATENT FEES SURCHARGE; COURT ARBITRATION
AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judiciary Administration approved for full Committee action an extension
of patent fees surcharge until Fiscal Year 1998 as part of Budget
Reconciliation recommendations. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this matter.
Testimony was heard from Michael Kirk, Acting Assistant Secretary and
Acting Commissioner, Patents and Trademarks, Patent and Trademark
Office, Department of Commerce. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1102, Court Arbitration
Authorization Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from William Schwarzer,
Judge, Northern District, California and Director, Federal Judicial
Center; Ann C. Williams, Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District
of Illinois; Jerome B. Simandle, Judge, U.S. District Court, New Jersey;
and public witnesses. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 698, Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of 1993; H.R. 843, Cave
Creek Canyon Protection Act of 1993; and H.R. 240, Bodie Protection Act
of 1993. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT AND RAILWAY LABOR ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
held a hearing on H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor Relations Act and
Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in
labor disputes. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from Carol
M. Browner, Administrator, EPA; and G. Edward Dickey, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army. 

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Hearings continue May 11. 

FUSION ENERGY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on Fusion Energy. Testimony was heard from N. Anne Davies,
Associate Director, Fusion Energy, Department of Energy; Klaus Berkner,
Associate Laboratory Director, Operations, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory;
Charles Baker, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, U.S.
Home Team Leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Edmund Storms, staff
member, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL AEROSPACE PLANE PROGRAM

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the National Aerospace Plane
[NASP] Program. Testimony was heard from James Mattice, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Research and Engineering, Office of the Assistant Secretary,
Acquisition, Department of the Air Force; and public witnesses. 
 
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES--A VIETNAM ERA VETERAN
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on Health Care, Economic Opportunities and
Social Services--A Vietnam Era Veteran Community Perspective. Testimony
was heard from Medical Center Personnel, Department of Veterans Affairs;
representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S REVENUE PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued consideration of the
Administration's revenue proposals. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

OPERATION OF CIA 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
Office of Inspector General. Testimony was heard from Frederick P. Hitz,
Inspector General, CIA. 



1993/05/06
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 6, 1993;  pages D469 - D478

Committee Meetings

WATERMELON RESEARCH AND PROMOTION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Corps and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 653, Watermelon Research and Promotion
Improvement Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Kenneth C. Clayton,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services, USDA; and
public witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary approved for full Committee action fiscal year 1993
supplemental request. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Department of Justice: Federal
Prison System; and U.S. Trustees, and on the U.S. Trade Representative.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Kathleen M. Hawk, Director, Bureau of Prisons; and John E.
Logan, Director, U.S. Trustee System Fund; and Michael Kantor, U.S.
Trade Representative. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
the Secretary of Energy and on the Office of Surface Mining. Testimony
was heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy; and Hord Tipton,
Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining, Department of the Interior. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
approved for full Committee action fiscal year 1993 supplemental
request. 

The Subcommittee also continued appropriation hearings, with emphasis on
Elementary and Secondary Education and on Postsecondary Education.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Education: Mary Jean LeTendre, Acting Assistant Secretary, Elementary
and Secondary Education; Rene Gonzalez, Acting Director, Office of
Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs; and Maureen
McLaughlin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Postsecondary Education. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses. 

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government approved for full Committee action fiscal
year 1993 supplemental request. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the White House
Office, Office of Administration, Special Assistance to the President,
GSA and National Archives and Records Administration supplemental
requests. Testimony was heard from Patsy L. Thomasson, Special Assistant
to the President and Director, Office of Administration, Ron R.
Rasmussen, Director, Financial Management Division, Office of
Administration; William B. Early, Acting Chief Financial Officer, GSA;
and Trudy Peterson, Acting Archivist, National Archives and Records
Administration. 

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. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on military construction, base closures and
environmental issues. Testimony was heard from Representatives
McCloskey, Sharp, Porter, Dicks, Gordon and Pastor; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 13. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on depot consolidation. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Miller of California, Hall of Ohio and McCrery; Donna
Heivilin, Director, Defense Management and NASA, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology
held a hearing on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization
request, with emphasis on Administration plans for defense technology
development. Testimony was heard from John Deutch, Under Secretary,
Acquisition, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue May 18. 

THRIFT DEPOSITOR PROTECTION ACT; BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported the
following: H.R. 1340, amended, Thrift Depositor Protection Act of 1993;
and Budget reconciliation recommendations. 

GOALS 2000: EDUCATION AMERICA ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education approved for full Committee action amended H.R.
1804, Goals 2000: Education America Act. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION--HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment approved for full Committee action amended 1993 Budget
reconciliation provisions in Health Care Programs. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action Budget reconciliation
recommendations concerning competitive bidding for spectrum licenses. 

UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO EAST ASIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held
a hearing on United States Assistance to East Asia. Testimony was heard
from Winston Lord, Assistant Secretary, East Asia and the Pacific,
Department of State; Glenn A. Rudd, Deputy Director, Defense Security
Assistance Agency, Department of Defense; George Laudato, Acting
Assistant Administrator, Asia Bureau, AID, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency; former Representative Stephen J. Solarz
of New York; and a public witness. 

AGRICULTURAL EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on Agricultural Export Credit Guarantees.
Testimony was heard from Christopher Coldthwaite, Foreign Agricultural
Service, USDA; Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director, International, Energy and
Finance Issues, GAO; and a public witness. 

ELEVATION OF THE EPA TO CABINET LEVEL DEPARTMENT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security and the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a joint hearing on the Elevation of the EPA to a
Cabinet Level Department. Testimony was heard from Representative
Dingell; the following officials of EPA: Carol M. Browner,
Administrator; and John C. Martin, Inspector General; James Hinchman,
General Counsel, GAO; Allan Burman, Administrator, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy, OMB; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended the
following bills: H.R. 1134, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Land
Transfer Act of 1993; and H.R. 1183, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance
Validation Act. 

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPOSED REORGANIZATION PLAN

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers proposed reorganization plan. Testimony was heard from Senator
Boxer; Representatives Foglietta, Weldon, Wise, Evans and Quinn; and
public witnesses. 

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HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND HIGH SPEED NETWORKING APPLICATIONS ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
continued hearings on H.R. 1757, High Performance Computing and High
Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Representative Owens; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 11. 

MISSION TO PLANET EARTH

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on Mission to Planet Earth. Testimony was heard from Shelby
Tilford, Associate Administrator, Mission to Planet Earth (Acting),
NASA; and Ray Williamson, Project Director, OTA. 

CREDIT AVAILABILITY

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on credit availability.
Testimony was heard from Michael Jungman, Vice President, Capital
Markets, Resolution Trust Corporation; John P. Gibbons, Vice President,
Financial Research, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Henry
Edelman, President, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation; and a
public witness. 

ADJUDICATION OF VETERANS' APPEALS BY THE BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension,
and Insurance held a hearing on adjudication of veterans' appeals by the
Board of Veterans' Appeals. Testimony was heard from Charles L. Cragin,
Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs;
and representatives of veterans organizations. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Concluded consideration of health proposals
for inclusion in Budget reconciliation recommendations. 

Will continue May 11. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on
the Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 11. 



1993/05/07
Daily Digest - Friday, May 7, 1993;  pages D479 - D486

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was heard from Carson W. Culp,
Acting Director, Department of the Interior. 

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LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Vocational and Adult Education, and on Special Education
and Rehabilitation Services. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Education: Ricky Takai, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Vocational and Adult Education; and William L. Smith, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation 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 continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 



1993/05/10
Daily Digest - Monday, May 10, 1993;  pages D487 - D490

Committee Meetings

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
National Endowment for the Humanities. Testimony was heard from Donald
Gibson, Acting Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Special Institutions for Disabled. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Education: William E.
Castle, Director, National Technical Institute for the Deaf and Vice
President, Rochester Institute of Technology; and Tuck Tinsley, III,
President, American Printing House for the Blind; and King Jordan,
President, Gallaudet University.  

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy
Panel met in executive session to continue hearings on the fiscal year
1994 national defense authorization request, receiving a briefing on
nuclear weapons requirements and complex reconfiguration. The Panel was
briefed by the following officials of the Department of Defense: John
Birely, Acting Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic Energy; and RAdm.
Alexander J. Krekich, Deputy Director, Strategy and Policy, Joint Staff;
and the following officials of the Department of Energy: John Birely,
Acting Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic Energy; Everet Beckner,
member, Nuclear Weapons Council and Assistant Secretary, Defense
Programs; and Howard Canter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense
Programs. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continue hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on the military medical budget. Testimony
was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; David P. Baine,
Director, Federal Health Care Delivery Issues, Human Resources Division,
GAO; and a public witness. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CREDIT CRUNCH AND REGULATORY BURDEN

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer,
and Monetary Affairs concluded hearings on Credit Crunch and Regulatory
Burden. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1993/05/11
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 11, 1993;  pages D491 - 500

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 State: Acquisition and
Maintenance of Buildings Abroad. Testimony was heard from Jerome Tolson,
Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration, Department of State. 

The Subcommittee also 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 Command, Control, Communications, and
Intelligence (C3I) Programs. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Thomas P. Quinn, Deputy
Assistant Secretary (Strategic and Tactical C3I); and Keith Hall, Deputy
Assistant Secretary (C3I). 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on DOD Space and Related Programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Thomas P. Quinn, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Strategic and
Tactical C3I); Maj. Gen. Donald G. Hard, USAF, Director, Space Programs,
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition); and
Col. Patrick Kern, USAF, Deputy Director, Military Satellite Systems
Engineering Directorate, Defense Information Systems Agency. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of
Congress and public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Cancer
Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and on
Howard University. 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; Samuel Broder, M.D.,
Director, National Cancer Institute; and Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director,
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Franklin
Jenifer, President, Howard University. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Federal Transit Administration and on the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Testimony was heard from Robert H.
McManus, Acting Administrator, Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation; and David Gunn, General Manager,
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on
the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the C-17 aircraft program. Testimony was heard from John M.
Deutch, Under Secretary, Acquisition, Department of Defense. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on victims' rights and Military Medical
Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Gail McGinn, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Personnel Support, Families and Education; Col. Will Hatcher, USA,
Office of the Secretary, Family Advocacy Program; Katherine A. Brittin,
Assistant Inspector General, Inspections; Leigh Bradley, Senior
Attorney, Office of the General Counsel; Col. Richard G. Walls, USMC,
Deputy Director, Judge Advocate Division, U.S. Marine Corps; Col.
Richard H. Black, USA, Chief, Criminal Law Division, Office of the Judge
Advocate General, U.S. Army; Col. Richard F. Rothenburg, USAF, Director,
Air Force Judiciary, U.S. Air Force; Capt. Fred R. Beckner, Jr., USN,
Legal Counsel, Bureau of Naval Personnel, U.S. Navy; and RAdm. Harold M.
Koenig, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health Services Operations, Office
of the Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs. 

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Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on depot consolidation. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: David J. Berteau,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Production and Logistics; Gen. J.
D. Ross, USA, Commanding General, Army Materiel Command; VAdm. W. C.
Bowes, USN, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command; Lt. Gen. Robert A.
Tiebout, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics, U.S.
Marine Corps; Gen. Ronald W. Yates, USAF, Commander, Air Force Materiel
Command; and a public witness. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

BANK ENTERPRISE ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial
Institutions continued hearings regarding the Bank Enterprise Act of
1991, with emphasis on how the BEA can be a vehicle for funding
community development banks. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 18. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported Budget reconciliation
recommendations for the following: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Annual
Charges; amended, Licensing Improvement Act of 1993; and, amended,
Medicare, Medicaid, and Immunization. 

U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO EUROPE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
held a hearing on U.S. Foreign Assistance to Europe. Testimony was heard
from Stephen A. Oxman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European Affairs,
Department of State; George Bader, Principal Director, European and NATO
Policy, Department of Defense; and David N. Merrill, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Europe, AID, U.S. International Development
Cooperation Agency. 

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS STRATEGY REPORT--FUTURE U.S. NARCOTICS POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on the 1993
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report and the Future of U.S.
Narcotics Policy. Testimony was heard from Mel Levitsky, Assistant
Secretary, International Narcotics Matters, Department of State; and
John Coleman, Assistant Administrator, Operations, DEA, Department of
Justice. 

CRUISE SHIP POLLUTION--COAST GUARD ENFORCEMENT--VESSEL POLLUTION
PREVENTION LAWS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation held a hearing on Cruise Ship Pollution; Coast Guard
Enforcement of Vessel Pollution Prevention Laws. 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; Robert H. Wayland III, Director, Office of Wetlands,
Oceans, and Watersheds, EPA; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine approved for full Committee action amended the following bills:
H.R. 1964, to authorize appropriations for the Maritime Administration
for fiscal year 1994; and H.R. 1250, United States-Flag Passenger Vessel
Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 433, Big
Thicket National Preserve Addition Act of 1993; S. 80, to increase the
size of the Big Thicket National Preserve in the State of Texas by
adding the Village Creek Corridor Unit, the Big Sandy Corridor Unit, and
the Canyonlands Unit; and H.R. 1347, to modify the boundary of Hot
Springs National Park. Testimony was heard from Representative Wilson;
Jack Davis, Associate Director, Operations, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPOSED REORGANIZATION PLAN

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight concluded hearings on the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers proposed reorganization plan. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Army: G. Edward Dickey,
Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil Works); and Lt. Gen. Arthur Williams,
USA, Commander, Corps of Engineers; and public witnesses. 

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FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Oberstar, Schaefer and Barlow; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DOMESTIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT STATUS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on the status of Domestic Electric Vehicle Development.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND HIGH SPEED NETWORKING APPLICATIONS ACT


Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
concluded hearings on H.R. 1757, High Performance Computing and High
Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D., Director, National Coordinating Office for
High Performance Computing and Communications and Director, National
Library of Medicine, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses. 

ECONOMIC PROGRAM--IMPACT SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Administration's
overall economic program, and its impact on the small business
community. Testimony was heard from Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chair, Council
of Economic Advisers. 

UNFAIR PUBLIC COMPETITION

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation and
Tourism held a hearing on Unfair Public Competition. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

VETERANS' LEGISLATION; BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following: H.R.
996, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
veterans education certification and outreach program; H.R. 2034, to
amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve veterans'
health programs; and Budget reconciliation recommendations. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued consideration of Budget
reconciliation recommendations. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

MARKETING ABUSES AND PROBLEMS INVOLVING HEALTH INSURANCE COMPONENT OF
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight approved a report
on marketing abuses and administrative problems involving the health
insurance component of the earned income tax credit. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on
the Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses.  

Hearings continue May 13. 



1993/05/12
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 12, 1993;  pages D501 - D508

Committee Meetings

FRESH CUT FLOWERS AND FRESH CUT GREENS PROMOTION AND INFORMATION ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 1738, Fresh Cut Flowers and Fresh Cut
Greens Promotion and Information Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Kenneth C. Clayton, Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection
Services, USDA; and public witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on Army Procurement Program. Testimony was
heard from Lt. Gen. William H. Forster, USA, Military Deputy to the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition). 

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The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Operations and Maintenance
Overview. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Brig. Gen. Roger G. Thompson, USA, Director,
Operations and Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management); Brig. Gen. Allen D. Bunger, USAF, Director,
Budget Operations; RAdm. W.A. Earner, USN, Director, Fiscal Management
Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Resources,
Warfare Requirements and Assessment); and Brig. Gen. Joseph D. Stewart,
USMC, Director, Logistics, Plans, Policy and Strategic Mobility
Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installation and Logistics. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
held a hearing on Mayor and Council Chairman Overview. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia: Sharon
Pratt Kelly, Mayor; John A. Wilson, Chairman, Council; and Otis H.
Troupe, Auditor. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on Secretary of Health and Human Services and on Public Health
Service Overview. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Health and Human Services: Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary; and Audrey Manley, Acting Assistant Secretary, Health. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a
hearing on Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt. Testimony was heard from
Representative Torres; E. Dean Carlson, Executive Director, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; William Farland,
Director, Office of Health and Environment Assessment, EPA; Robert A.
Welke, Chief Engineer and Deputy Director, Bureau of Highways,
Department of Transportation, State of Michigan; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported Budget reconciliation
recommendations. 

SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS; DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Research and Technology met in executive session to
receive a classified briefing on special access programs. The
Subcommittee was briefed by staff members. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on women in combat. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen.
Thomas P. Carney, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Army;
VAdm. Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
(Manpower, Personnel and Training), Chief of Naval Personnel, U.S. 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; RAdm. Philip M. Quast,
USN, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Surface Warfare), U.S. Navy;
Capt. Joel P. Amerault, USN, former Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Samuel B.
Gompers (AD-30); the following members of the Presidential Commission on
the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces: Brig. Gen. Thomas V.
Draude, USMC (Ret.); and Elaine Donnelly. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on depot consolidation. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Capt. Spencer F.
Robbins II, USN, Commanding Officer, Navy Aviation Depot, Pensacola;
Col. Thomas E. Johnson, USA, Commanding Officer, Corpus Christi Army
Depot; Capt. B.A. Pieper, USN, Commanding Officer, Navy Aviation Depot,
Norfolk; Col. Joel C. Denney, USA, Commanding Officer, Anniston Army
Depot; Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Spiers, USAF, Commander, Oklahoma City Air
Logistics Center; and Col. Robert C. Plunkett, USMC, Director, Depot
Maintenance Activity, Marine Corps Logistics Base. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

HUD MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY DISPOSITION ISSUES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing to review findings by the GAO
and explore issues regarding HUD Multifamily Property Disposition.
Testimony was heard from Judy England-Joseph, Director, Housing and
Community Development Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended Budget
reconciliation recommendations. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on violence on television and its
impact on children. Testimony was heard from Senator Simon; and public
witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS; U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REQUEST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Agreed to endorse the Committee on Post
Office and Civil Service's Budget reconciliation recommendations
regarding the Foreign Service. 

The Committee also held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year
1994 Foreign Assistance Request. Testimony was heard from Brian Atwood,
Administrator, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. 

UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
United States Foreign Assistance to Africa. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: George Moose, Assistant
Secretary, African Affairs; and Edward P. Djerejian, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; John Hicks, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Africa, AID, United States International Development
Cooperation Agency; and James L. Woods, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
African Affairs, Department of Defense. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment approved for full Committee action recommendations on
Foreign Assistance Authorization for Fiscal Year 1994. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
the Administration of Justice held an oversight hearing on Prison
Population: Present and Future Trends. Testimony was heard from Kathleen
M. Hawk, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice; and
public witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS; FISHING IN ALASKA

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported the
following: Budget reconciliation recommendations; and H.R. 704, to
authorize fishing in certain waters of Alaska. 

FISHING IN ALASKA

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management approved for full Committee action H.R. 704, to authorize
fishing in certain waters of Alaska. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported Budget reconciliation
recommendations. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following:
H.R. 168, to designate the Federal building to be constructed between
Gay and Market Streets and Cumberland and Church Avenues in Knoxville,
TN, as the "Howard H. Baker, Jr., United States Courthouse"; a modified
GSA Fiscal Year 1994 Capital Improvement Program; 3 11(b) resolutions;
and 1 modified Building Project Survey Report. 

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on difficulties confronting
the small business community in obtaining long-term financing. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

CIA VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT; INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES AND
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ordered reported amended
H.R. 1723, Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act. 

The Committee met in executive session to hold a hearing on Intelligence
activities. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

The Committee also met in executive session to continue hearings on the
Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 



1993/05/13
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 13, 1993;  pages D509 - D520

Committee Meetings

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported Budget reconciliation
recommendations. 

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported Supplemental
appropriations for fiscal year 1993. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on Special Programs. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
held a hearing on Governmental Direction and Support. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia: Robert
L. Mallett, City Administrator; Samuel McClendon, Inspector General; and
John Payton, Corporation Counsel. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held
a hearing on National Institutes of Health Overview and on the
Administration for Children and Families. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services;
Bernadine P. Healy, M.D., Director, NIH; and Lawrence J. Love, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on commissioning of chiropractors in the
military and authorization of chiropractors to participate in CHAMPUS.
Testimony was heard from RAdm. Harold M. Koenig, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Health Services Operations, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on environmental issues related to military
construction. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Sherry Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary,
Environmental Security; Jan B. Rietman, Staff Director, Environmental
and Safety Policy Office; Lewis D. Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Department of the Army;
Elsie L. Munsell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and Safety,
Department of the Navy; and Alan P. Babbitt, Deputy for Hazardous
Material and Waste, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Department of the Air
Force.  

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on drug interdiction and civil defense
budget requests. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Col. Robert J. Newberry, USAF, Acting Coordinator
for Drug Enforcement, Policy and Support; Cdr. Fred Carter, USN, Navy
Programs Officer, Office of Programs and Budget, Sharon H. Cooper,
Director, Demand Reduction, and Lennard Wolfson, Director, Systems, all
with the Office of the Department of Defense Drug Coordinator; and
Maxwell Alston, Acting Director, Emergency Planning, Office of the Under
Secretary, Security Policy; James L. Witt, Director, FEMA; and public
witnesses. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on DOD financial management and the Defense Business
Operations Fund. Testimony was heard from James L. Bloom, Deputy
Director, CBO; Donald Chapin, Assistant Comptroller General, Accounting
and Financial Management Division, GAO; and the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Alice C. Maroni, Principal Deputy
Comptroller; Lt. Gen. Merle Freitag, USA, Comptroller of the Army; RAdm.
W.A. Earner, USN, Director, Office of Budget and Reports, Department of
the Navy; and J.W. Beach, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Financial Management and Comptroller), Department of the Air Force. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993. Testimony was heard from former
Representative Augustus F. Hawkins of California; and public witnesses. 

EXTENDING FEDERAL LABOR LAWS TO FOREIGN DOCUMENTED VESSELS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards,
Occupational Health and Safety held a hearing on H.R. 1517, to extend
the coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign documented
vessels. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued oversight hearings on the future of the stock market,
focusing on inducements for order flow. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials held an oversight hearing regarding the Superfund
program. Testimony was heard from Carol M. Browner, Administrator, EPA. 

BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ON RECONCILIATION

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held an oversight hearing on Budget Enforcement for
Reconciliation. Testimony was heard from Representatives Sabo and
Kasich; and Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights held an oversight hearing on the authorization request for the
Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice for Fiscal Year
1994. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey L. Weiss, Acting Director,
Community Relations Service, Department of Justice. 

MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf approved
for full Committee action amended H.R. 1916, Marine Biotechnology
Investment Act of 1993. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the
following: Budget reconciliation recommendations amended; H.R. 576, to
provide authority to extend to essential civilian personnel serving in
support of military operations abroad, the same mailing privileges as
are available to members of the Armed Forces serving in the same area;
H.R. 588, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located
at 20 South Main, Beaver, UT, as the "Abe Murdock United States Post
Office Building;" and H.R. 1779, to designate the facility of the U.S.
Postal Service located at 401 South Washington Street in Chillicothe,
MO, as the "Jerry L. Litton United States Post Office Building." 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the
following: Budget reconciliation recommendations; H.R. 168, to designate
the Federal building to be constructed between Gay and Market Streets
and Cumberland and Church Avenues in Knoxville, TN, as the "Howard H.
Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse"; a modified GSA Fiscal Year 1994
Capital Improvement Program; 3 11(b) resolutions; 1 modified Building
Project Survey Report; and 1 Corps of Engineers Survey Resolution. 

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Testimony was heard
from Peter Blair, Assistant Director, Energy, Materials and
International Security Division, OTA; and public witnesses. 

NEW TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE--IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Administration's new
technology initiative and its impact on small business. Testimony was
heard from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology
Policy.  

SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial
Affairs held a hearing on small business loan program. Testimony was
heard from R. Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Department
of Veterans Affairs; John Cox, Director, Office of Financing, SBA;
representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET RECONCILIATION RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported Budget reconciliation
recommendations. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and
Budget Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on
the Intelligence Budget for Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 



1993/05/14
Daily Digest - Friday, May 14, 1993;  pages D522 - D524

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



1993/05/17
Daily Digest - Monday, May 17, 1993;  pages D525 - D528

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



1993/05/18
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 18, 1993;  pages D530 - D538

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy
Panel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on Department of Energy defense
activities. Testimony was heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of
Energy. 

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DEFENSE CONVERSION; TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology
held a hearing on defense conversion and technology issues. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

BANK ENTERPRISE ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial
Institutions continued hearings regarding the Bank Enterprise Act of
1991. Testimony was heard from Robert Swan, Board Member, National
Credit Union Administration; Richard Spillenkothen, Director, Bank
Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System;
Stanley J. Poling, Director, Division of Supervision, FDIC; the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: John Robinson,
Acting Director, Washington Operations, Office of Thrift Supervision;
and Susan K. Krause, Senior Deputy Controller, Bank Supervision Policy,
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. 

NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education held a hearing on a proposal to establish a
National Skill Standards Board. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations continued oversight hearings on the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Administration's
foreign assistance request for fiscal year 1994. Testimony was heard
from Warren H. Christopher, Secretary of State. 

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on the Administration Views on Global Climate
Change. Testimony was heard from Tim Wirth, Counselor, Department of
State. 

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 826,
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on House Administration: Met to consider pending business. 

COLONIAL PIPELINE RUPTURE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on the Colonial Pipeline
Rupture. Testimony was heard from Representative Wolf; Stephen Luftig,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, EPA;
Christopher A. Hart, member, National Transportation Safety Board; Rose
A. McMurray, Acting Administrator, Research and Special Programs
Administration, Department of Transportation; Allen Li, Associate
Director, GAO; the following officials of the State of Virginia: Keith
Buttleman, Deputy Director, Public and Intergovernmental Affairs,
Department of Environmental Quality; and Thomas M. Davis, III, Chairman,
Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County; and public witnesses. 

GALLATIN RANGE CONSOLIDATION AND PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on
H.R. 873, Gallatin Range Consolidation and Protection Act of 1993. The
rule makes in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the
Natural Resources Committee substitute now printed in the bill and
waives clause 7 of Rule XVI against the committee substitute. Finally,
the rule makes in order one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Vento and
Williams. 

PASSENGER VESSEL SAFETY ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on
H.R. 1159, Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993. The rule makes in order
as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the Merchant Marine and
Fisheries substitute now printed in the bill. Finally, the rule makes in
order one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was
heard from Chairman Studds and Representatives Tauzin and Coble. 

                                          [Page: D535]

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on S.J.
Res. 45, authorizing the use of United States Armed Forces in Somalia.
The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment
the Foreign Affairs committee amendment now printed in the joint
resolution; clause 7 of rule XVI is waived against the amendment. No
other amendments are in order except those in the report to accompany
the rule, to be considered in the order and manner specified in the
report. The amendments are not subject to amendment--except that pro
forma amendments for purposes of debate if offered by Representative
Hamilton or Representative Gilman are in order--nor to a division of the
question. Finally, the rule makes in order one motion to recommit with
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Hamilton and
Representatives Gilman, Roth and Solomon. 

DOE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DOE LABORATORIES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on H.R. 1432, Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Act
of 1993 and on Performance Evaluation at DOE Laboratories. Testimony was
heard from Ambassador Paul Robinson, Vice President, Laboratory
Development, Sandia National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

NASA SAFETY OVERSIGHT: COMMERCIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES

Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on NASA Safety Oversight: Commercial Space Activities. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of NASA: Frederick Gregory,
Associate Administrator, Office of Safety and Mission Quality; and
Norman K. Parmet, Chairman, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel; Donald
Trilling, Acting Director, Office of Commercial Space Transportation,
Department of Transportation; and Keith Calhoun-Senghor, Director,
Office of Space Commerce, Department of Commerce.  

FEDERAL PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MINORITY BUSINESS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Minority Enterprise,
Finance and Urban Development held a hearing on Federal Programs to
Promote Minority Business Development. Testimony was heard from Daniel
Goldin, Administrator, NASA. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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



1993/05/19
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 19, 1993;  pages D539 - D548

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive
session to hold a hearing on the CIA. Testimony was heard from officials
of the CIA. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held a
hearing on Public Safety and Justice. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the District of Columbia: Fred Thomas, Chief of
Police; Rayfield Alfred, Fire Chief; Lorraine A. Green, Director, Office
of Personnel; Angela J. Davis, Director, Public Defender Service; John
Carver, Director, Pretrial Services Agency; Walter B. Ridley, Director,
Department of Corrections; and Erias A. Hyman, Chairman, Board of
Parole. 

SITUATION IN BOSNIA

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to hold a
classified briefing on the situation in Bosnia. The Committee was
briefed by Gene Wicklund, Chief, Intelligence Community Balkan Task
Force; and Adm. Michael W. Cramer, USN, Director for Intelligence, The
Joint Staff, Department of Defense. 

ESCROW ISSUES; ESCROW ACCOUNT REFORM ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on issues involving mortgage
escrow accounts and to look at the impact that H.R. 27, Escrow Account
Reform Act of 1993, would have on consumers and the mortgage servicing
industry. Testimony was heard from Nicolas P. Retsinas, Assistant
Secretary, Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development; Robert Abrams, Attorney General, State of New
York; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on H.R. 2010, National
Service Trust Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Shays and McCurdy; Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; and public
witnesses. 

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PETROLEUM MARKETING ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1520, Petroleum Marketing Act
Amendments of 1993 (Title 1). 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this
legislation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NATIONAL MARROW DONOR PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on the reauthorization of the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute's National Marrow Donor Program. Testimony was
heard from Representative Young of Florida; Claude Lenfant, M.D.,
Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

ADEQUACY OF INSURANCE SOLVENCY REGULATIONS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations continued hearings into the adequacy of insurance
solvency regulation. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on the SEC's authorization for fiscal
year 1994. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SEC:
Mary Shapiro, Acting Chair; Richard Roberts and Carter Beese, both
Commissioners. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT AND RAILWAY LABOR ACT AMENDMENT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on H.R. 5, to amend the National
Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination
based on participation in labor disputes. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

RECOMMENDATIONS--UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa approved for full
Committee action recommendations on United States Foreign Assistance to
Africa for Fiscal Year 1994. 

DEATH OF SOUTH DAKOTA'S GOVERNOR: TRAGIC ACCIDENT OR FAA BUNGLE? 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing
and Aviation held a hearing on the death of South Dakota's Governor:
Tragic Accident or FAA Bungle? Testimony was heard from Anthony J.
Broderick, Associate Administrator, Regulation and Certification, FAA,
Department of Transportation; and Timothy P. Forte, Director, Office of
Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety Board. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

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

REFUGEE ASSISTANCE; FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
2128, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize
appropriations for refugee assistance for fiscal years 1993 and 1994;
and H.R. 25, amended, Freedom of Choice Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law,
Immigration, and Refugees approved for full Committee action the
following bills: H.R. 783, Nationality and Naturalization Amendments of
1993; H.R. 933, to implement for the United States the United Nations
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhumane or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment; and H.R. 2128, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for refugees assistance for
fiscal years 1993 and 1994. 

ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE ACT 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on H.R. 2134, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries
Management Cooperative Act. Testimony was heard from Michael Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service, NOAA; Donald Barry, Counselor to the Assistant
Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Phil
Coates, Chairman, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; and
public witnesses. 

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LEAVE SHARING ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation
and Employee Benefits held a hearing on the reauthorization of the
Federal Employees Leave Sharing Act of 1988. Testimony was heard from
James B. King, Director, OPM; Timothy P. Bowling, Associate Director,
Federal Human Resources Management Issues, General Government Division,
GAO; and a public witness. 

                                          [Page: D546]

MAIL FRAUD 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal
Operations and Services held a hearing to examine issues relating to
mail fraud. Testimony was heard from Emma Byrne, Director, Consumer
Affairs, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses. 

AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
held a hearing on Airport Improvement Program Reauthorization. Testimony
was heard from Representative Filner; Joseph Del Balzo, Acting
Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; Russell B. Vachon,
Director, Aviation Division, Department of Transportation, State of New
York; and public witnesses. 

GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH: SCIENCE AND POLICY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Global
Change Research: Science and Policy. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN LAUNCH SERVICES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on International Competition in Launch Services. Testimony was
heard from Peter Allgeier, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative; and
public witnesses. 

SBA BUDGET REQUEST AND POLICIES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Overview of the SBA
budget request and policies and priorities of the administration.
Testimony was heard from Erskine B. Bowles, Administrator, SBA. 

VA CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR SERVICES SCARCE MEDICAL SPECIALISTS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on the VA use of the authority to contract
for services of scarce medical specialists. Testimony was heard from
Lawrence H. Thompson, Assistant Comptroller General, Human Resources
Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Veterans
Affairs: Stephen A. Trodden, Inspector General; James W. Holsinger, Jr.,
M.D., Under Secretary for Health; Audley Hendricks, Assistant General
Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer; Arthur S. Hamerschlag, Director,
Medical Sharing Office; and Robert Beeton, Director, Acquisition Policy
and Review Service, Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management; and
Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics. 



1993/05/20
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 20, 1993;  pages D549 - D556

Committee Meetings

STATE OF OUR NATION'S HOUSING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing to examine the current state of
the Nation's housing, to review housing trends, and to provide
information on housing affordability in the United States. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment approved for full Committee action the following: Sexually
Transmitted Diseases Amendments of 1993; Injury Control Amendments of
1993; Silvio O. Conte Disabilities Prevention Act; Breast and Cervical
Cancer Amendments of 1993; and Trauma Care Systems Reauthorization Act.

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a oversight hearing on issues related to the future of
satellite-based services as part of the national information
infrastructure and the transition to competitive satellite systems in
the international marketplace. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

FUTURE--U.S.-CHINA POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment, Subcommittee on International Security, International
Organizations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Asia and the
Pacific held a joint hearing on the Future of United States-China
Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT; DRAFT REPORT

Committee on Government Operations: Ordered reported amended H.R. 826,
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. 

The Committee also approved the following draft report entitled: "A
Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy
Act of 1974 to Request Government Records." 

AMERICA'S URBAN CRISIS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on America's Urban Crisis.
Testimony was heard from Senator Bradley; David Dinkins, Mayor, City of
New York; and public witnesses. 

DOD REIMBURSEMENT OF CONTRACTORS' ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP COSTS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held a hearing on Defense Department Reimbursement of
Contractors' Environmental Clean-up Costs. Testimony was heard from
Donna M. Heivilin, Director, Defense Management and NASA Issues, GAO;
Sherri Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental
Security, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the following
measures: H.Res. 167, adjusting the status of an existing position on
the Capitol Police for duty with respect to the House of
Representatives; and S. 564, to establish in the Government Printing
Office a means of enhancing electronic public access to a wide range of
Federal electronic information. 

The Committee also considered other pending business. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights held an oversight hearing on Habeas Corpus. Testimony was heard
from H. Lee Sarokin, Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey;
and public witnesses. 

MADRID PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held a hearing on H.R. 2129, Madrid Protocol
Implementation Act. Testimony was heard from Michael Kirk, Acting
Commissioner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce;
and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation approved for full Committee action the following bills:
H.R. 2150, amended, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1993; and H.R.
1522, Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources held an oversight hearing on the administration of the Federal
Helium Program. Testimony was heard from James Duffus, III, Director,
Natural Resources Management Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of
the Interior: Joyce Fleischman, Acting Inspector General; and Hermann
Enzer, Acting Director, Bureau of Mines; and a public witness. 

PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT AND APPALACHIAN REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965, and the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Economic Development Administration, Department of
Commerce: Craig M. Smith, Acting Assistant Secretary; Steven R. Brennen,
Director, Denver Regional Office; and John E. Corrigan, Director,
Philadelphia Regional Office; and public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D555]

NIH REVITALIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule, by recorded vote of 5-4, that waives
all points of order against the conference report on S. 1, National
Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, and against its
consideration. Testimony was heard from Chairman Dingell and
Representative Bliley. 

NSF REAUTHORIZATION

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

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation approved for full Committee action amended the
following: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995; and H.R. 1994, Environmental Research,
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1993. 

NAFTA AND PESO DEVALUATION: A PROBLEM FOR UNITED STATES COMPANIES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the North American Free
Trade Agreement and Peso Devaluation: A Problem for United States
Companies? Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held a hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Veterans Affairs: R. John Vogel, Deputy Under Secretary, Benefits; Denis
R. Wyant, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling Service;
Martie Hickey, Disabled Transitions Assistance Program Coordinator,
Regional Office, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings
on health care reform: issues relating to medical malpractice. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Lawrence H. Thompson,
Assistant Comptroller General, Human Resources Division; and Susan D.
Kladiva, Assistant Director, Health Financing Issues; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 25. 



1993/05/21
Daily Digest - Friday, May 21, 1993;  pages D558 - D564

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



1993/05/24
Daily Digest - Monday, May 24, 1993;  pages D565 - D572

Committee Meetings

BUDGET TOTALS SUBDIVISION; SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on appropriations: Ordered reported the following: Subdivision
of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1994; and the Second Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 1993. 



1993/05/25
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 25, 1993;  pages D573 - D582

Committee Meetings

UNITED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN BOSNIA--POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the policy implications
of United States involvement in Bosnia. Testimony was heard from Gen.
John R. Galvin, USA (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE CONVERSION ISSUES AFFECTING DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL WORKFORCE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology
held a hearing on defense conversion issues affecting the defense
industrial workforce. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO MONEY LAUNDERING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the
Federal Government's response to money laundering. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Ronald
K. Noble, Assistant Secretary (Enforcement); Faith S. Hochberg, Deputy
Assistant Secretary (Law Enforcement); Peter G. Djinis, Director, Office
of Financial Enforcement; John E. Hensley, Assistant Commissioner,
(Enforcement), U.S. Customs Service; Donald K. Vogel, Assistant
Commissioner (Criminal Investigation), IRS; and Brian M. Bruh, Director,
FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network); and the following
officials of the Department of Justice: Mark M. Richard, Deputy
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; Fred Verinder, Deputy
Associate Director, Criminal Division, FBI; Theodore S. Greenberg,
Chief, Money Laundering Section; John J. Coleman, Assistant
Administrator, Operations, DEA; and James R. Dedrick, U.S. Attorney,
Eastern District of North Carolina. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (Impact Aid and Chapter 2).
Testimony was heard from Representative Hoagland; Gene Heyman, Program
Manager, Federal Programs Division, Department of Education, State of
Pennsylvania; and public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D579]

NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and
Civil Rights and the Subcommittee on Human Rights held a joint hearing
on H.R. 2010, National Service Trust Act of 1993. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor
Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes;
H.R. 2201, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend
programs relating to the prevention and control of injuries; H.R. 2204,
to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for the
prevention of disabilities; and H.R. 2205, to amend the Public Health
Service Act to revise and extend programs relating to trauma care. 

The Committee also began markup of H.R. 1520, Petroleum Marketing
Practices Act Amendments of 1993. 

TELEPHONE CONSUMER PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on Telephone Consumer Privacy Protection Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Representative Miller of California; and
public witnesses. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE--ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
approved recommendations on Foreign Assistance to Asia and the Pacific
for Fiscal Year 1994. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE--LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs
approved for full Committee action recommendations on Foreign Assistance
for Latin America and the Caribbean for Fiscal Year 1994. 

FEDERAL ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held a hearing on the Federal Acquisition Improvement
Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Allan V. Burman, Administrator,
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Robert Hunter, Associate
General Counsel, GAO; William B. Early, Chief Financial Officer, GSA;
Robert Moffit, Associate Administrator, Procurement Assistance, SBA; and
public witnesses. 

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held a hearing on H.R. 2112, National
Environmental Trade Development Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Representative Kennedy; Jonathan B. Sallet, Director, Office of Policy
and Strategic Planning, Department of Commerce; Alan D. Hecht, Acting
Assistant Administrator, International Activities, EPA; and public
witnesses. 

MARITIME INDUSTRY REVITALIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine held a hearing on the revitalization of United States Maritime
Industry--1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1603, to authorize
appropriations for programs, functions, and activities of the Bureau of
Land Management for fiscal years 1994 through 1997, to improve the
management of the public lands. Testimony was heard from Representative
Orton; Jim Baca, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the
Interior; Pete Cenarrusa, Secretary of State, State of Idaho; and public
witnesses. 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1993 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule on H.R. 2244, making supplemental
appropriations, transfers, and rescissions for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1993, and waiving points of order against consideration of
H.R. 2118, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1993, and against its consideration. The rule provides one
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Appropriations Committee. The
amendments in the report to accompany the rule are considered to be
adopted and the bill, as so amended, will be considered an original bill
for the purpose of amendment. All points of order against the bill as
amended and against its consideration are waived. The rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, section 2 of
the rule waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2118
and against the bill and provides that an amendment striking page 12,
line 20 through page 13, line 19 is considered to be adopted. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Smith of Iowa, Kolbe, Lowey, DeLauro,
Blute, Castle, and Collins of Georgia. 

                                          [Page: D580]

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY POLICY: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on National Technology Policy:
Surface Transportation Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from Harvey
Drucker, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Environmental Science
and Technology, Argonne National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

SBA'S PROPOSED SIZE STANDARD CHANGES 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Minority Enterprise,
Finance and Urban Development held a hearing on the SBA's proposed size
standard changes. Testimony was heard from Erskine Bowles,
Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses.

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings
on Health Care Reform: Issues Relating to Administrative Simplification.
Testimony was heard from Senator Bond; Robert D. Reischauer, Director,
CBO; Carol J. Walton, Director, Bureau of Program Operations, Health
Care Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services;
and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 27. 



1993/05/26
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 26, 1993;  pages D583 - D592

Committee Meetings

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
held a hearing on Governmental Direction and Support; and on Financing
and Other Uses. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
District of Columbia: Ellen O'Connor, Chief Financial Officer, Office of
the Deputy Mayor for Finance; and N. Anthony Calhoun, Controller,
Officer of Financial Management. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs approved for full committee action the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs appropriations
for fiscal year 1994. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for
full Committee action the Legislative appropriations for fiscal year
1994. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
General Government approved for full Committee action the Treasury,
Postal Service, General Government appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF UNITED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN BOSNIA

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the policy
implications of United States involvement in Bosnia. Testimony was heard
from Maj. Gen. Lewis W. MacKenzie (Canada, Ret.), former Chief of Staff
to the United Nations Protection Forces in Yugoslavia and Commander of
United Nations Forces in Sarajevo; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO MONEY LAUNDERING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Continued hearings on
the Federal Government's response to money laundering. Testimony was
heard from Henry Wray, Director, Justice Issues, General Government
Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: Michael L. Killfoil, Deputy Assistant Commissioner
(Examinations), IRS; Peter G. Djinis, Director, Office of Financial
Enforcement; Robert B. Serino, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency; and John Robinson, Acting Deputy Director,
Washington Operations, Office of Thrift Supervision; John P. LaWare,
member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Stanley J. Poling,
Director of Supervision, FDIC; Robert Fenner, General Counsel, National
Credit Union Administration; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards,
Occupational Health and Safety held an oversight hearing on the Norton,
Virginia Mine Explosion. Testimony was heard from Edward C. Hugler,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Department of Labor. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held
an oversight hearing on the Administration's Global Climate Change
Policy. Testimony was heard from Timothy E. Wirth, Counselor, Department
of State; Susan Tierney, Assistant Secretary, Domestic and International
Energy Policy, Department of Energy; and Robert M. Sussman, Deputy
Administrator, EPA. 

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing to discuss contract management problems
facing the new Secretary of the Department of Energy. Testimony was
heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued oversight hearings on the future of the stock market.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D589]

FTC REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on H.R. 2243, Federal Trade
Commission Act Amendments of 1993. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the FTC: Janet D. Steiger, Chairman; Deborah K.
Owen, Dennis Yao and Roscoe Burton Starek, III, all Commissioners;
Charles Burson, Attorney General, State of Tennessee; and public
witnesses. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE RECOMMENDATIONS--EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
met in executive session to discuss recommendations on Foreign
Assistance to Europe and the Middle East for Fiscal Year 1994. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, USIA AND RELATED AGENCIES AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Operations
approved for full Committee action amended the State Department, USIA
and Related Agencies Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1994-1995. 

INCREASED DRUG ABUSE: THE IMPACT ON THE NATION'S EMERGENCY ROOMS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Increased Drug Abuse: The
Impact on the Nation's Emergency Rooms. Testimony was heard from
Representative Rangel; Dan Melnick, Director, Office of Applied Studies,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 2150, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1993; H.R.
1522, Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act of 1993; H.R. 1964,
Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994; H.R.
2152, Merchant Marine Investment Act of 1993; and H.R. 1916, Marine
Biotechnology Investment Act of 1993. 

AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
continued hearings on Airport Improvement Program reauthorization.
Testimony was heard from Representative Wolf; Kenneth M. Mead, Director,
Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development
Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL CAPITAL BUDGET AND MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development held a hearing on the desirability of establishing a Federal
Capital Budget and the following bills: H.R. 1050, to improve budgetary
information by requiring that the unified budget presented by the
President contain an operating budget and a capital budget, distinguish
between Federal funds and trust funds; H.R. 1138, to restructure the
Federal budget process; and H.R. 1182, to improve budgetary information
by requiring that the unified budget presented by the President contain
an operating budget and a capital budget distinguish between general
funds, trust funds, and enterprise funds. Testimony was heard from
Robert W. Hartman, Assistant Director, Special Studies Division, CBO;
Paul L. Posner, Director, Budget Issues, Accounting and Financial
Management Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by recorded vote of 8-3, a rule providing 2
hours of debate on H.R. 2264, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The
modifications in part one of the report to accompany the rule will be
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
The rule waives all points of order against the bill, as modified. No
amendment is in order except the Kasich substitute printed in part two
of the report, debatable for 1 hour and not subject to amendment. All
points of order are waived against the substitute in the report.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit which may not contain
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Sabo, Kasich,
Wise, McMillan, Smith of Texas, Cox, Allard, Smith of Michigan, Dooley,
Michel, Snowe, Rostenkowski, Gingrich, Cardin, Archer, Thomas of
Califormia, Johnson of Connecticut, Houghton, McCrery, Grandy, Camp,
Klug, Greenwood, Baesler, Sarpalius, Kyl, Torkildsen, Roth, Hastert,
Smith of New Jersey, Knollenberg, Ford of Michigan, Gekas, Nadler,
Maloney, Sanders, Collins of Georgia, LaRocco, Stenholm, Porter, Penny,
Slattery, Orton, Synar, McCandless, Schumer, Brewster, Harman, Spratt,
Gordon, Goss, Byrne, Fingerhut, Deutsch, Deal, and Burton of Indiana. 

                                          [Page: D590]

SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on
Superconducting Super Collider. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Frost, Hoagland and Livingston; Joseph R. Cipriano, Associate Director,
Office of Energy Research, Superconducting Super Collider and SSC
Project Director, Department of Energy; Victor X. Rezendes, Director,
Energy and Science Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS--POTENTIAL IMPACT ON SMALL
BUSINESSES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing to examine current
international economic conditions and their potential impact on small
businesses operating domestically or overseas. Testimony was heard from
Lawrence H. Summers, Under Secretary, International Affairs, Department
of the Treasury. 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY PAY IN THE DOD

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation
held a hearing on Foreign Language Proficiency pay in the DOD. Testimony
was heard from Craig Wilson, Director, Intelligence Policy, Office of
the Assistant Secretary, Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence, Department of Defense. 



1993/05/27
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 27, 1993;  pages D593 - D602

Committee Meetings

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
held a hearing on Economic Development and Regulation; on Public Works;
and on Human Support Services. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the District of Columbia: George W. Brown, Deputy Mayor,
Office of the Deputy Mayor, Economic Development; Merrick T. Malone,
Director, Department of Housing and Community Development; Robert K.
Jenkins, Jr., Acting Director, Department of Public and Assisted
Housing; Joan Parrott-Fonseca, Acting Director, Department of Consumer
and Regulatory Affairs; Betty Hager Francis, Director, Department of
Public Works; Vincent C. Gray, Director, Department of Human Services;
and Mark J. Chastang, Executive Director, D.C. General Hospital. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies approved for full Committee action the VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

EVOLVING LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT THREATS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations met in executive session to receive a briefing on
evolving low intensity conflict threats. The Subcommittee was briefed by
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Louis Andre,
Chief, and John Sullivan, Senior Analyst, both with the Low Intensity
Conflicts Division, Defense Intelligence Agency. 

INSURANCE AVAILABILITY IN COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF NATURAL DISASTERS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing on insurance availability
in communities at risk of natural disasters. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Bereuter, Shaw, de Lugo and Mink; Frank Reilly, Acting
Federal Insurance Administrator, FEMA; and public witnesses. 

EMPOWERMENT ZONE AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PROPOSAL

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the
Administration's Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community proposal.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held
an oversight hearing on Public/Private Partnerships in Older Americans
Act programs. Testimony was heard from Fernando Torres-Gil, Assistant
Secretary, Aging and Disability, Administration on Aging, Department of
Health and Human Services; Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller
General, GAO; and public witnesses. 

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION EXCELLENCE ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and
Civil Rights held a hearing on H.R. 856, Educational Research,
Development and Dissemination Excellence Act. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations continued hearings on the health care delivery system and
to examine the financial practices of Kaiser Permanente. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

SEC COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION ACT; OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action H.R. 2239, Securities and
Exchange Commission Authorization Act of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on High Definition
Television and its role in creating economic growth in the United
States. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and
Hazardous Materials approved for full Committee action the following
bills: H.R. 1919, High-Speed Rail Development Act of 1993; and H.R.
2243, amended, Federal Trade Commission Act Amendments of 1993. 

NAFTA: ARE THERE JOBS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS?

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing,
and Aviation held a hearing on the North American Free Trade Agreement:
Are There Jobs for American Workers? Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

FINAL REVIEW OF RECREATION CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy,
and Natural Resources held a hearing on the Final Review of Recreation
Concessions Management. Testimony was heard from Keith O. Fultz,
Director, Planning and Reporting, Resources, Community and Economic
Development Division, GAO; James Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Natural
Resources and Environment, USDA; Bonnie Cohen, Assistant Secretary,
Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior. 

                                          [Page: D600]

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
held an oversight hearing on AIDS Fraud: Deceit, Dollars and Despair.
Testimony was heard from Randolph Wykoff, Director, Office of AIDS
Coordination, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; Richard
Stephens, Acting U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas; Richard
Schrader, Acting Commissioner, Department of Consumer Affairs, City of
New York; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration continued oversight hearings on Possible
Protocol to the Berne Convention. Testimony was heard from Ira Shapiro,
General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held an overview hearing on the Endangered Species
Act. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior: Mike Spear, Assistant
Director, Ecological Services; and John Fay, Chief, Branch of Listing
and Candidate Assessment, Endangered Species Division; the following
officials of the Department of Commerce: Patricia Montanio, Acting
Chief, Protected Species Management Division, and Phil Williams,
National Sea Turtle Coordinator, both with the National Marine Fisheries
Service; and Karl Gleaves, General Counsel, Fisheries, NOAA. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2143, to authorize
appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal years
1994 and 1995; and H.R. 2170, to amend the Energy Reorganization Act of
1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to enhance the safety and
security of nuclear power facilities. Testimony was heard from Ivan
Selin, Chairman, NRC. 

ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT WAR--PACIFIC NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1944, to provide for additional
development at War in the Pacific National Historical Park. Testimony
was heard from Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and
Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses. 

2000 CENSUS STATUS

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census,
Statistics and Postal Personnel held a hearing to review the status of
the plans for the 2000 census. Testimony was heard from Harry A. Scarr,
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce; William
M. Hunt, Director, Federal Management Issues, General Government
Division, GAO; and Charles Schultze, Chair, Panel on Census Requirements
in the Year 2000 and Beyond, Committee on National Statistics, National
Academy of Sciences. 

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT AND THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported H.R. 5,
to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to
prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes. 

RECYCLING CONTAMINATED MATERIALS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on recycling Contaminated Materials. Testimony was heard from
Clyde Frank, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Technology
Development, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

SBA BUDGET REQUEST--POLICIES AND PRIORITIES

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on Overview of the SBA
budget request and policies and priorities of the Administration.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings
on Health Care Reform: State Regulation of Private Health Insurance.
Testimony was heard from Representative Pomeroy; Leslie G. Aronovitz,
Associate Director, Health Financing Issues, Human Resources Division,
GAO; and public witnesses. 

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION REPORT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight approved for full
Committee action a report on the Reform of the Federal Government's
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. 

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR FIRMS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the
Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Firms. Testimony was heard from
Jonathan Sallet, Assistant to the Secretary, and Director, Office of
Policy and Strategic Planning, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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



1993/05/28
Daily Digest - Friday, May 28, 1993;  pages D603 - D606

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 

                                          [Page: D606]



1993/06/07
Daily Digest - Monday, June 7, 1993;  pages D607 - D614

Committee Meetings

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
held an oversight hearing on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (P.L.
100-497). Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BANKING PROPOSALS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Technology held a hearing on Community Development
Banking proposals. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1993/06/08
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 8, 1993;  pages D615 - D622

Committee Meetings 

FIFRA--REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION PROCESS 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and
Nutrition held a hearing to review the registration and reregistration
process of the EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Testimony was heard from Richard Rominger,
Deputy Secretary, USDA; Victor Kimm, Acting Assistant Administrator,
Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue June 10. 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Legislative Branch
appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

                                          [Page: D619]

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education
approved for full Committee action the Labor--HHS--Education
appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

NAVY TRAINING POLICY 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and
Personnel held a hearing on Navy training policy. Testimony was heard
from Adm. Stanley Arthur, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations,
Department of the Navy. 

EMPOWERMENT ZONE AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PROPOSAL 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation continued hearings on the
Administration's Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community proposal.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Commerce, State of Indiana: Art Banks, Urban Enterprise Zone Program
Manager; and Craig Hartzner, Deputy Director; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 1520, amended, Petroleum, Marketing Practices Act Amendments of
1993; H.R. 2202, amended, Breast and Cervical Cancer Amendments of 1993;
H.R. 2203, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Amendments of 1993; and H.R.
2243, Federal Trade Commission Act Amendments of 1993. 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ACT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2333,
International Relations Act of 1993. 

EMPLOYMENT TAXES ENFORCEMENT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
and Monetary Affairs held a hearing to review the Administration and
Enforcement of Employment Taxes. Testimony was heard from Representative
Sisisky; from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury:
Mark J. Iwry, Deputy Benefits Tax Counsel; and Marty Washburn,
Compliance 2000 Executive, IRS; and public witnesses. 

CARGO PREFERENCE OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant
Marine held an oversight hearing on Cargo Preference. Testimony was
heard from Wallace T. Sansone, Vice Commander, Military Sealift Command,
Department of Defense; Christopher Goldthwait, General Sales Manager and
Associate Administrator, Foreign Agriculture Service, USDA; Joan B. Yim,
Acting Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources held an oversight hearing on Department of Energy Budget and
Reorganization. Testimony was heard from Hazel R. O'Leary,
Administrator, EPA. 

COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 195 and
H.R. 631, Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Senator Brown; Representative Skaggs; Mark Reimers, Deputy Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; Kemp Conn, Deputy Assistant Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings
on the United States Postal Service. Testimony was heard from the
following Governors of the U.S. Postal Service: Bert H. Mackie,
Chairman; Susan Alvarado; LeGree Daniels; John Griesemer; Norma Pace;
Robert Setrakian; and Sam Winters. 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ACT AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on H.R. 2187, to amend the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal
years 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. Testimony was heard from Representative
Applegate; Rose A. McMurray, Acting Administrator, Research and Special
Programs Administration, Department of Transportation; and public
witnesses. 

NASA REAUTHORIZATION--SPACE STATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on the NASA Reauthorization--Space Station. Testimony was
heard from Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA. 

SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTS: THE STATE APPROACH

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Development of Rural
Enterprises, Exports and the Environment held a hearing on "Small
Business Exports: the State Approach." Testimony was heard from Karen de
Bartolome, Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Deborah
Hernandez, Director, Office of International Marketing, Department of
Commerce, State of Texas; Anthony V. Gaetano, Senior Deputy
Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, State of New York; and
a public witness. 

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EXPERIENCES OF PERSIAN GULF VETERANS IN FILING BENEFITS CLAIMS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension
and Insurance held an oversight hearing on experiences of Persian Gulf
veterans in filing benefit claims. Testimony was heard from R. John
Vogel, Deputy Under Secretary, Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs;
and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings
on Health Care Reform: State Health Reform Initiatives. Testimony was
heard from Janice Niemi, Senator, State of Washington; Peter A.
Sybinsky, Deputy Director, Health Resources, Department of Health, State
of Hawaii; Douglas M. Cook, Director, Agency for Health Care
Administration, State of Florida; Mary Jo O'Brien, Deputy Commissioner,
Department of Health, State of Minnesota; John M. Colmers, Executive
Director, Health Services Cost Review Commission, State of Maryland; and
a public witness. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on
United States-China Trade Relations. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Stark, Pelosi and Solomon; Winston Lord, Assistant
Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Charlene
Barshefsky, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 



1993/06/09
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 9, 1993;  pages D624 - D632

Committee Meetings

REVIEW OF HUNGER

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
held a hearing on Review of hunger: Early Intervention-theories and
practice. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hall of Ohio and
Emerson; Lois Richards, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Food
and Humanitarian Assistance, AID, U.S. International Development
Cooperation Agency; Mary Chambliss, Acting Associate Administrator,
Office of International Cooperation and Development, USDA; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
held a hearing on Public Safety and Justice, Public Education System,
and on Governmental Direction and Support. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the District of Columbia: Judith W. Rogers, Chief
Judge, Court of Appeals; Fred B. Ugast, Chief Judge, Superior Court;
Ulysses B. Hammond, Executive Officer, Court System; James Tydings,
Chairman, Retirement Board; Madelyn Squire, Chairperson, Public Employee
Relations Board; R. David Hall, President and Franklin L. Smith,
Superintendent of Schools, both with the Board of Education; Ellen M.
O'Connor, Deputy Mayor, Finance; and public witnesses. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met
in executive session and approved for full Committee action the Military
Construction appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government continued appropriation hearings, with emphasis
on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms role in the Waco incident.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury: Ronald K. Noble, Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement;
Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Daniel Hartnett, Associate Director Law
Enforcement, James Pasco, Assistant Director, Congressional and Media
Affairs, Sharon Wheeler, Special Agent, Dallas Public Affairs Officer,
Richard L. Garner, Chief, Special Operations Division, Jerry W. Tate,
Special Agent in Charge, Special Programs Branch and David Troy, Chief,
Intelligence Division, all with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms; and Lt. Larry Lynch, McLennan County Sheriff's Office, Waco,
Texas. 

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Hearing continues tomorrow. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy
Panel continued hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense
authorization, receiving a briefing on environmental restoration and
waste management. The Panel was briefed by Thomas P. Grumbly, Assistant
Secretary, Environmental Restoration, Department of Energy. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGISLATION

Committee on the District of Columbia: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 1631, District of Columbia Justice Reform Act of 1993; H.R.
1632, amended, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to remove
gender-specific references; and H.R. 1633, amended, District of Columbia
Judicial Reorganization Act of 1993. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held
an oversight hearing on Advanced Liquid Metal Reactors for Disposal of
High-Level Radioactive Wastes. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: E.C. Brolin, Acting Director,
Office of Nuclear Energy; and Lake Barrett, Acting Director, Office of
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Charles E. Till, Argonne National
Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

IMPROVING HEALTH STATUS AND ACCESS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the
Environment held a hearing on improving the health status and access to
primary care services for underserved and disadvantaged populations.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Stokes and Mineta; Claudia R.
Baquet, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Minority Health, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

ADEQUACY OF INSURANCE SOLVENCY REGULATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations continued hearings into the adequacy of insurance
solvency regulation. Testimony was heard from Richard L. Fogel,
Assistant Comptroller General, GAO; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on encryption and telecommunications
network security. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FOREST RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND SHORTAGE RELIEF AMENDMENTS; EXPORT
CONTROLS PROBLEMS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment approved for full Committee action the Forest Resources
Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendments of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Problems with U.S. Export
Controls. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

STATE MEDICAID DRUG FORMULARIES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on State Medicaid Drug
Formularies. Testimony was heard from Joseph Armstrong, Representative,
State of Tennessee; Carolyn Maggio, Director, Medicaid Office, State of
Louisiana; Jerry Wells, Director, Medicaid Office, State of Florida; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

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

PATENTS ON CERTAIN PROCESSES AMENDMENTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held a hearing on H.R. 760, to amend title 35,
United States Code, with respect to patents on certain processes.
Testimony was heard from Senator DeConcini; Representative Boucher;
Michael Kirk, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL PHYSICIANS COMPARABILITY ALLOWANCES ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation
and Employee Benefits held a hearing on the reauthorization of the
Federal Physicians Comparability Allowances Act of 1978. Testimony was
heard from James B. King, Director, OPM; and a public witness. 

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule on H.R. 2348, making appropriations
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, 
providing one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Appropriations Committee. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill and waives clauses 2 and 6 of Rule XXI against
all provisions of the bill, except section 306(b). The rule makes in
order only those amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule,
to be considered in the order and manner specified. The amendments are
not subject to amendment nor to a division of the question. The rule
waives clause 2 of rule XXI against the amendments printed in the
report. Finally, the rule makes in order one motion to recommit.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Fazio, Kaptur, Obey, Conyers,
Gejdenson, Penny, Fingerhut, Pomeroy, Shepherd, Orton, English of
Arizona, Stupak, Young of Florida, Lewis of California, Solomon, Thomas
of California, Roberts, Ridge, Hefley, Bunning, Upton, Thomas of
Wyoming, Cox, Goss, Boehner, Klug, Santorum, Ewing, Zimmer, Camp,
Talent, Bartlett of Maryland, Castle, Dickey, Dunn, Fowler, Torkildsen,
Grams, Hoke, and Inglis of South Carolina. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended
H.R. 2200, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. 

PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS--HEALTH CARE CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on the health care concerns and problems
of Persian Gulf War veterans and related issues. Testimony was heard
from Representative Canady; Ronald R. Blanck, M.D., Commander, Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Department of Defense; Ruth A. Etzel, M.D.,
Chief, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; James
W. Holsinger, Jr., M.D., Under Secretary, Health, Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. 

FAST TRACK PROCEDURES--URUGUAY ROUND

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 1876, to provide
authority for the President to enter into trade agreements to conclude
the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, to extend tariff
proclamation authority to carry out such agreements, and to apply
congressional "fast track" procedures to a bill implementing such
agreements. 

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation
approved for full Committee action recommendations for inclusion in the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994. 



1993/06/10
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 10, 1993;  pages D633 - D644

Committee Meetings

FIFRA--REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION PROCESS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and
Nutrition continued hearings to review the registration and
reregistration process of the EPA under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Testimony was heard from Arthur
R. Brown, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture, State of New Jersey; and public
witnesses. 

REVIEW OF HUNGER

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
continued hearings on Review of hunger: Regions in Need. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the fiscal year 1994
Foreign Operations appropriation bill. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water
Development met in executive session and approved for full Committee
action the Energy and Water Development appropriations for fiscal year
1994. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation began markup
of the Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service,
and General Government continued appropriation hearings, with emphasis
on the ATF's role in the Waco incident. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Ronald K. Noble,
Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement; Stephen E. Higgins, Director,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and Charles F. Rinkevich,
Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; Anthony Daniels,
Assistant Director, Training Division, FBI Academy, Department of
Justice; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and
the Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued joint hearings on
the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization, with emphasis on
strategic and theater missile defense. Testimony was heard from Maj.
Gen. Malcolm R. O'Neill, USA, Acting Director, Ballistic Missile Defense
Organization, Department of Defense. 

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The Subcommittees also met in executive session to continue joint
hearings on the fiscal year 1994 national defense authorization,
receiving a classified briefing on special access programs. The
Subcommittees were briefed by representatives of the Department of
Defense. 

DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on the new course of action with respect to
streamlining the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, consolidating
inefficient operations, and selecting sites for future accounting
centers. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Alice C. Maroni, Principal Deputy Comptroller;
and David J. Berteau, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Production
and Logistics. 

DEFENSE CONVERSION ISSUES AFFECTING PRIME AND SUBCONTRACTORS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on defense
conversion issues affecting defense prime and subcontractors. Testimony
was heard from Representative Hochbrueckner; and public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
AUTHORIZATIONS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy approved
for full Committee action legislation to authorize funding for the
International Development Association and the Global Environment
Facility. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary,
and Vocational Education continued hearings on H.R. 6, Elementary and
Secondary Education Amendments of 1993 (Chapter 1). Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and
Civil Rights held a hearing on the reauthorization of the
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act.
Testimony was heard from William Smith, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education; Alistair MacKinnon, Legislative Director, Department of
Education, State of New York; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 2343, amended, to amend the Forest Resources Conservation and
Shortage Relief Act of 1990 to permit States to adopt timber export
programs; and H. Res. 189, honoring cultural achievements of the Voice
of America. 

U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights and the Commission on
Security and Cooperation in Europe held a joint hearing on U.S. Human
Rights. Testimony was heard from Timothy E. Wirth, Counselor, Department
of State. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights approved for full Committee
action the following measures: H. Res. 188, amended, to express the
sense of the House of Representatives that the Olympics in the Year 2000
should not be held in Beijing or elsewhere in the People's Republic of
China; and H. Con. Res. 106, urging the President to raise, at the
highest levels of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the
issue of Chinese population transfer into Tibet in an effort to bring
about an immediate end to that government's policy on this issue. 

DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on managing the Federal
Direct Student Loan Program. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Andrews of New Jersey, Petri and Goodling; Clarence C. Crawford,
Associate Director, Education and Employment Issues, GAO; Madeline
Kunin, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT DISCRIMINATION--TITLE VII EFFECTIVENESS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and
National Security held a hearing on Foreign Government Procurement
Discrimination and the Effectiveness of Title VII. Testimony was heard
from Ambassador Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative; and public
witnesses. 

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RESOLUTION OF FAILED SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS FUNDING

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1340, to
provide funding for the resolution of failed savings associations. 

ABORTION CLINIC ACCESS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
held an oversight hearing on Abortion Clinic Access. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

OLD FAITHFUL PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral
Resources approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1137, Old
Faithful Protection Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills:
S. 80, to increase the size of the Big Thicket National Preserve in the
State of Texas by adding the Village Creek Corridor Unit, the Big Sandy
Corridor Unit, and the Canyonlands Unit; H.R. 1347, to modify the
boundary of Hot Springs National Park; and H.R. 1944, amended, to
provide for additional development at War in the Pacific National
Historical Park. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on
H.R. 2200, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995. The rule waives clause 2(L)(6) of rule
XI against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment the Science, Space, and
Technology substitute now printed in the bill. The substitute will be
considered by title, with each title considered as read. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hall of Texas, Valentine,
Brooks and Walker. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on H.R. 1432, Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Act
of 1993. Testimony was heard from Jim Wells, Associate Director, Energy
and Science Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

NOAA BUDGET AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held
a hearing on NOAA Fiscal Year 1994 Budget Authorization. Testimony was
heard from James Baker, Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA,
Department of Commerce. 

CONTRACT BUNDLING--SBA REPORT

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation, and
Tourism held a hearing on the Effects of Prime Contractor Bundling of
Federal Contracts on the Small Business Sector. Testimony was heard from
Robert Moffit, Associate Administrator, Procurement Assistance, SBA. 

VA NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial
Affairs held an oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs
National Cemetery System, operation of Arlington National Cemetery and
the American Battle Monuments Commission and on H.R. 821, 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.
Testimony was heard from Representative Bonilla; Jerry W. Bowen,
Director, National Cemetery System, Department of Veterans Affairs;
Steven Dola, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Management and Budget)
Department of the Army; Col. William E. Ryan, Jr., Director, Operations
and Finance, American Battle Monuments Commission; and representatives
of veterans organizations. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held an
oversight hearing on child support enforcement. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Kennelly and Schroeder; David T. Ellwood, Assistant
Secretary, Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human
Services; Michael Infranco, Deputy Commissioner, Child Support
Enforcement, Human Resources Administration, City of New York; Robert M.
Melia, Director, Strategic Planning, Child Support Enforcement Division,
State of Massachusetts; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and
Budget met in executive session and approved for full Committee action
recommendations for inclusion in the Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1994. 

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1993/06/14
Daily Digest - Monday, June 14, 1993;  pages D645 - D650

Committee Meetings

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Treasury, Postal
Service and General Government Appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations approved for full
Committee action the Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related
Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: On June 10, the Subcommittee on
Transportation approved for full Committee action the Transportation
appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

POTENTIAL RISKS FROM CARPET AND CARPETING MATERIALS

Committee on Government Operations: On June 11, the Subcommittee on
Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources held a hearing on Potential
Risks From Carpet and Carpeting Materials. Testimony was heard from
Representative Deal; Victor Kimm, Acting Assistant Administrator,
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA; Eric C. Peterson,
Executive Director, Consumer Product Safety Commission; E. Gail Suchman,
Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, State of
New York; and public witnesses. 

CESAR CHAVEZ WORKPLACE FAIRNESS ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for 2 hours of general
debate on H.R. 5, to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the
Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in
labor disputes. The rule provides that the amendments recommended by the
Education and Labor Committee will be considered as adopted. No other
amendments are in order except those printed in the report to accompany
the rule, to be considered in the order and manner specified in the
report. The amendments in the report are not subject to amendment. The
rule waives clause 7 of rule XVI against the Ridge amendment printed in
the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Ford of
Michigan, Williams, Swift, Mineta, Oberstar, Hayes of Louisiana, Edwards
of Texas, and Houghton. 

STATE DEPARTMENT--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for consideration of 2
bills, H.R. 2333, State Department, USIA, and Related Agencies
Authorization for fiscal years 1994-1995, and H.R. 2404, Foreign
Assistance Authorization Act of 1993. Section 1 provides 1 hour of
general debate on H.R. 2333. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. Finally, the rule provides that the Committee
will rise without motion after general debate is completed and there
shall be no further consideration of the bill except by subsequent order
of the House. Section 2 provides 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 2404.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
Finally, the rule provides that the Committee will rise without motion
after general debate is completed and there shall be no further
consideration of the bill except by subsequent order of the House.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Hamilton and Representatives Berman,
Torricelli, Valentine, Kanjorski, Gilman, Roth, Kasich, Leach, Snowe,
Smith of New Jersey, Diaz-Balart, Burton of Indiana, Solomon, Kyl,
Rohrabacher, Shays, Barrett of Nebraska, and Mica. 



1993/06/15
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 15, 1993;  pages D651 - D658

Committee Meetings

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia
approved for full Committee action the District of Columbia
appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior approved for full
Committee action the Interior appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

ACQUISITION POLICY REFORM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition held a
hearing on acquisition policy reform. Testimony was heard from William
J. Perry, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION--APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Economic Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the
Administration's fiscal year 1994 budget request for the Economic
Development Administration and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Testimony was heard from Craig M. Smith, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Economic Development, Department of Commerce; and Francis E. Moravitz,
Executive Director, Appalachian Regional Commission. 

PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on Private Security Guards, Part 1. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue June 17. 

HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS--RACISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM RESURGENCE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Human
Rights Implications of the Resurgence of Racism and Anti-Semitism.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL SAFETY ACT IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation and the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management held a joint
hearing on the Implementation of the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety
Act of 1988. 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. 

BRISTOL BAY FISHERIES PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a
hearing on H.R. 705, to protect the fisheries of Bristol Bay, AK, by
purchasing certain offshore oil leases. Testimony was heard from Carl
Rosier, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Game, State of Alaska; and
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 518, to
designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to
establish the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave
National Monument; and H.R. 880, to withdraw certain Federal lands in
the State of California for military purposes. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Lewis of California, Thomas of California, Hunter,
Cunningham and McCandless; Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior;
Sherri Wasserman-Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental
Security, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

NEGOTIATED RATES ISSUES AND PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on the Negotiated Rates Issue and Proposed
Legislative Solution Thereto. Testimony was heard from Mortimer L.
Downey, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation; the following
officials of the ICC: Gail McDonald, Chair; and Gregory S. Walden,
Commissioner; and public witnesses. 

STATE DEPARTMENT--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for the further
consideration of H.R. 2333, State Department, USIA, and Related Agencies
Authorization for fiscal years 1994-1995, and H.R. 2404, Foreign
Assistance Authorization Act of 1993. The rule states that no further
general debate on the two bills will be in order. During the further
consideration of H.R. 2333, the rule makes in order as an original bill
for the purpose of amendment, the Foreign Affairs Committee substitute
now printed in the bill as modified by the amendments printed in part 1
of the report to accompany the rule. The rule waives all points of order
against the substitute, as modified. No other amendments are in order to
H.R. 2333 except certain en bloc amendments and the amendments printed
in part 2 of the report to accompany the rule. All of the amendments to
H.R. 2333 made in order under the resolution are not subject to
amendment except as specified and are not subject to a demand for a
division of the question. All points of order are waived against the
amendments. Amendments in part 2 of the report will be considered in
order and manner specified in the report, with debate time specified in
the report. The Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman or his designee is
authorized to offer en bloc amendments both to H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404.
In the case of H.R. 2333, the en bloc amendments must consist of
amendments printed in part 2 of the report and, for H.R. 2404, the en
bloc amendments must consist of the amendments printed in part 3 of the
report. The en bloc amendments may include germane modifications,
including changing a motion to strike into a germane perfecting
amendment. The en bloc amendments are debatable for 10 minutes. The
original proponent of the amendment is authorized to insert a statement
in the Congressional Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit
H.R. 2333 with or without instructions. Section 2 of the rule provides
for the further consideration of H.R. 2404. No amendments are in order
to H.R. 2404 except the en bloc amendments as described and the
amendments printed in part 3 of the report. All of the amendments to
H.R. 2404 made in order under the resolution are not subject to
amendment except as specified and are not subject to a demand for a
division of the question. All points of order are waived against the
amendments made in order. Amendments in part 3 of the report will be
considered in the order and manner specified in the report, with debate
time specified in the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit
H.R. 2404. Finally, in section 3 of the rule, the Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole is authorized to postpone recorded votes to a
time during further consideration and to provide for series of votes
starting with a 15-minute vote and followed by 5-minute votes. 

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NSF REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
held a hearing on reauthorization of the NSF. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the NSF: Frederick M. Bernthal, Acting
Director; and James J. Duderstadt, Chairman, National Science Board. 

UNFAIR PUBLIC COMPETITION

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation and
Tourism continued hearings on "Unfair Competition From the Public Sector
in the Travel and Tourism Industry." Testimony was heard from David
Moffitt, Assistant Director, Vistors Bureau, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; and Henry Montrey, III, Associate Deputy
Chief, Forest Service, USDA. 

FEDERAL TAX LAWS--PRIVATE INUREMENT AND SELF-DEALING INVOLVING TAX
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review Federal tax laws related to private inurement and self-dealing
involving tax exempt organizations. Testimony was heard from Margaret
Milner Richardson, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and
public witnesses. 

MFN TREATMENT--PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; COLD WAR STATUTES AFFECTING
TRADE AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade adversely forwarded
to full Committee for action H.J. Res. 208, disapproving the extension
of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the
products of the People's Republic of China. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Cold War Trade Statutes
Affecting United States Trade and Commercial Relations with Russia and
Other Successor States of the Former Soviet Union. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Gephardt and Hoyer; and public witnesses. 



1993/06/16
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 16, 1993;  pages D660 - D670

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary met in executive session and approved for full Committee
action the Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary appropriations for
fiscal year 1994. 

HUD LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on HUD legislative proposals to
Fiscal Year 1994 VA-HUD Appropriations bill. Testimony was heard from
Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs; and a public
witness. 

                                          [Page: D666]

NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2010,
National Service Trust Act of 1993. 

FDA'S IMPORTS REGULATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on the FDA's regulation of imports.
Testimony was heard from Richard C. Hembra, Director, Environmental
Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development
Division, GAO; the following officials of the FDA, Department of Health
and Human Services; Thomas D. Gardine, Director, Import Operations and
Policy Branch, Division of Field Investigations, Office of Regional
Operation; Edward T. Warner, Director, New York District Office; and
Dennis Linsley, Director, Operations and Systems Branch, Division of
Import Operations and Policy; and public witnesses. 

DULLES AIRPORT--NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM EXTENSION

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported amended H.R. 847, to
authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan
and design an extension of the National Air and Space Museum at
Washington Dulles International Airport. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and
Judicial Administration held an oversight hearing on amendments to the
Federal Rules. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
U.S. Judicial Conference: Robert E. Keeton, District Judge, U.S.
District Court, Boston, Massachusetts, Chairman, Committee on Rules of
Practice and Procedures; and Sam C. Pointer, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S.
District Court, Birmingham, Alabama, Chairman, Advisory Committee on
Civil Rules; William W. Schwarzer, Senior Judge, Northern District,
California, and Director, Federal Judicial Center; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law,
Immigration, and Refugees held an oversight hearing on the
implementation of the employer sanctions program. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Chris Sale,
Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and William
Ho-Gonzales, Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel; John R. Fraser,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards Administration,
Department of Labor; Lou Enoff, Acting Commissioner, SSA, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

IMPLEMENTATION ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT--ROLE OF HABITAT CONSERVATION
PLANS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment
and Natural Resources held a hearing on the role of Habitat Conservation
Plans in the Implementation of the Endangered Species Act. Testimony was
heard from Michael Spear, Assistant Director, Ecological Services, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses. 

MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on H.R. 780, to authorize funding for the
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. Testimony was
heard from Gordon Colvin, Director, Marine Resources, Department of
Environmental Conservation, State of New York; William Perret, Assistant
Secretary, Office of Fisheries, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
State of Louisiana; Rudy Rosen, Director, Fisheries and Wildlife,
Department of Parks and Wildlife, State of Texas; Bob Turner, Director,
Department of Fisheries, State of Washington; and Carl Rosier,
Commissioner, Department of Fish and Game, State of Alaska. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills:
H.R. 1134, amended, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer
Act of 1993; H.R. 1183, amended, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance
Validation Act; S. 80, to increase the size of the Big Thicket National
Preserve in the State of Texas by adding the Village Creek Corridor
Unit, the Big Sandy Corridor unit, and the Canyonlands Unit; H.R. 1347,
to modify the boundary of Hot Springs National Park; H.R. 1944, amended,
to provide for additional development at War in the Pacific National
Historical Park; and H.R. 334, Lumbee Recognition Act. 

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ESTABLISHING FEDERAL CAPITAL BUDGET AND MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development continued hearings on the desirability of establishing a
Federal Capital Budget and the following bills: H.R. 1050, to improve
budgetary information by requiring that the unified budget presented by
the President contain an operating budget and a capital budget,
distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds; H.R. 1138, to
restructure the Federal budget process; and H.R. 1182, to improve
budgetary information by requiring that the unified budget presented by
the President contain an operating budget and a capital budget
distinguish between general funds, trust funds, and enterprise funds.
Testimony was heard from P. Gerald Thacker, Commissioner, Public
Buildings Service, GSA; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public
Buildings and Grounds approved for full Committee action amended the
following bills: H.R. 877, National African American Museum Act; and
H.R. 881, Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act. 

FAST TRACK EXTENSION--GATT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
1876, to provide authority for the President to enter into trade
agreements to conclude the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade, to extend tariff proclamation authority to carry out such
agreements, and to apply congressional "fast Track" procedures to a bill
implementing such agreements. The bill will be considered in the House
and the rule provides one motion to recommit. 

Prior to this action, the Committee ordered reported H.R. 1876. During
the hearing on this legislation, testimony was heard from Chairman
Rostenkowski and Representative Crane. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
2295, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. All
points of order are waived against consideration of the bill. The
pending question, after general debate is completed, will be adoption of
the Appropriations Committee substitute now printed in the bill,
debatable for 20 minutes. All points of order are waived against the
substitute, and against provisions of the bill as amended. If the
committee substitute is adopted, it will be considered as the original
bill for the purpose of amendment. 

No other amendments are in order except the amendments printed in the
report to accompany the rule, to be considered in the order and manner
specified. The amendments in the report are not subject to amendment
except as specified and are not subject to a demand for a division of
the question. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Obey,
Durbin, Rangel, Mfume, Orton, Livingston, DeLay, Callahan, Solomon,
Roth, Burton of Indiana, Smith of Texas and Kyl. 

ACADEMIC EARMARKS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Academic
Earmarks. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM--ROLE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Health Care Reform and the
Role of Medical Technologies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CREDIT CRUNCH

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the Credit Crunch.
Testimony was heard from Frank N. Newman, Under Secretary, Domestic
Finance, Department of the Treasury. 



1993/06/17
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 17, 1993;  pages D672 - D680

Committee Meetings

AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES--SETTING PRIORITIES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and
Nutrition held a hearing to review priority-setting and placement of
agriculture research facilities at the USDA. Testimony was heard from
Representative Brown of California; Bill Carlson, Deputy Administrator,
Cooperative State Research Service, USDA; Daryl Chubin, Senior
Associate, SET Programs, OTA; Don I. Phillips, Executive Director,
Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, National Academy of
Sciences; and public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS--EFFECT OF CARGO PREFERENCE

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
held a hearing to review the effect of cargo preference on agriculture
programs. Testimony was heard from Senator Grassley; Representatives
Barrett of Nebraska, Nussle and Bentley; Christopher E. Goldthwait,
Acting General Sales Manager and Assistant Administrator, Export
Credits, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA; Joan B. Yim, Acting
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation;
Wallace T. Sansone, Vice Commander, Military Sealift Command, Department
of Defense; Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director, International Trade,
Finance, and Competitiveness, General Government Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following: the
Military Construction appropriations for fiscal year 1994; and the
Energy and Water Development appropriations for the fiscal year 1994. 

VA--HUD--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA--HUD--Independent
Agencies held a hearing on the NASA Space Station. Testimony was heard
from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy;
Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA; and Charles Vest, Chairman,
Advisory Committee on the Redesign of the Space Station. 

PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing
and Community Development held a hearing on public housing development.
Testimony was heard from Joseph Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary, Public
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Judy A.
England-Joseph, Director, Housing and Community Development Issues,
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and public
witnesses.  

PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources
continued hearings on Private Security Guards, Part 11. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES ACT AND THE MUSEUM
SERVICES ACT AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management
Relations held a hearing on H.R. 2351, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the National Foundation on the
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 and the Museum Services Act.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the National
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities: Donald Gibson, Acting
Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities; Ana Steele, Acting
Senior Deputy Chairperson, National Endowment for the Arts; and Linda
Bell, Acting Director, Institute of Museum Services; and public
witnesses. 

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FCC REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on the reauthorization of the FCC. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the FCC: James H. Quello, Acting
Chairman, Ervin S. Duggan and Andrew C. Barrett, both Commissioners. 

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a
hearing on Presidential Debates. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Markey and Penny; Paul G. Kirk, Jr., and Frank J.
Fahrenkopf, Jr., Co-Chair, Commission on Presidential Debates; and
public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

FBI AUTHORIZATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights approved for full Committee action the authorization request for
the Federal Bureau of Investigations for fiscal year 1994. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
held an oversight hearing on Federal Firearms Dealers. Testimony was
heard from Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, Department of the Treasury; Jeremy Travis, Deputy
Commissioner, Legal Matters, Police Department, New York City; and
public witnesses.  

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Navigation and the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine held a joint
oversight hearing on Coast Guard Shipbuilding Standards. 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. 

COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests,
and Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 631,
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported amended
the following bills: H.R. 877, National African American Museum Act; and
H.R. 881, Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on
H.R. 2403, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S.
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. The
rule waives clause 7 of Rule XXI against consideration of the bill. The
rule waives clauses 2 and 6 of Rule XXI against all provisions of the
bill, except the second proviso of section 101, section 108, and section
527. Where only a portion of a paragraph is protected, a point of order
may lie only against the balance of the paragraph and not the entire
paragraph. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the report,
if offered by the specified members or their designee. The rule waives
all points of order against the amendment printed in the report and the
amendment is not subject to amendment. The rule provides one motion to
recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hoyer, Visclosky,
Shepherd, Fingerhut, Lightfoot, Coble, Klug, Smith of Texas, Fowler and
Torkildsen. 

DOE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held
a hearing on H.R. 1432, Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Act
of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representative Derrick; Julie Gorte,
Senior Associate, OTA; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science
approved for full committee action amended the following bills: H.R.
1757, High Performance Computing and High Speed Networking Applications
Act of 1993; and H.R. 1727, Arson Prevention Act of 1993. 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST--SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS AND OWNERSHIP OF
TECHNOLOGIES ISSUES

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Technology held a hearing on conflict-of-interest,
small business access and ownership of technologies issues with regard
to drug research deals between medical research institutions receiving
billions of dollars in federal support, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Testimony was heard from Bernadine Healy, M.D., Director, NIH Department
of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

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CUSTOMS SERVICE--ACCURATELY DETERMINE VALUE OF IMPORTED GOODS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing to
review ability of the U.S. Customs Service to accurately determine the
value of imported goods entering the United States. Testimony was heard
from George Weise, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the
Treasury. 

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE ISSUES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
held a hearing on Miscellaneous Revenue Issues. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Levin, Shaw, Johnson of Connecticut, Montgomery, Studds,
Torricelli, DeFazio, Costello, Jefferson and Smith of Michigan; and
public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session and
ordered reported amended H.R. 2330, Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1994. 



1993/06/18
Daily Digest - Friday, June 18, 1993;  pages D682 - D688

Committee Meetings

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; AMERICAN INDIAN AGRICULTURAL ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 734,
National Park Revitalization Act; and H.R. 1268, amended, Indian Tribal
Justice Act.  

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1425, American Indian
Agricultural Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Patrick Hayes,
Director, Office of Trust Responsibility, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 



1993/06/21
Daily Digest - Monday, June 21, 1993;  pages D689 - D692

Committee Meetings

AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a
hearing on African economic development. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 



1993/06/22
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 22, 1993;  pages D693 - D702

Committee Meetings

VA, HUD, INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following: the VA,
HUD, Independent Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1994; and the
Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 1994. 

INTERSTATE BANKING AND BRANCHING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2235, Interstate Banking
Efficiency Act of 1993; H.R. 459, Nationwide Banking and Branching Act
of 1993; and H.R. 256, Bank Efficiency Act. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Federal Reserve System: John P. LaWare,
member, Board of Governors; and Richard F. Syron, President, Bank of
Boston; and Herman D.