103rd Congress (1993 - 1994)

January 25, 1994 - December 20, 1994

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

1994/01/25
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 25, 1994;  pages D1 - D24

Committee Meetings


ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the Administration's Health Care Reform Plan, with emphasis
on Essential Providers, Academic Health Centers, Health Workforce and
Geographic Issues. Testimony was heard from Philip R. Lee, M.D., Assistant
Secretary, Health, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION; POLICY TOWARD NEW INDEPENDENT STATES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported H. Res. 323, relating to the
treatment of Hugo Princz, a United States citizen, by the Federal Republic of
Germany. 

The Committee also held a hearing on United States Policy Toward the New
Independent States. Testimony was heard from Ambassador-at-Large Strobe
Talbott, Special Advisor, New Independent States, Department of State. 

COMMITTEE BUDGET

Committee on Ways and Means: Approved the Committee budget for the 2d session
of the 103d Congress. 



1994/01/26
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 26, 1994;  pages D25 - D30

Committee Meetings

MUTUAL BANK CONVERSION ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance held a hearing on
H.R. 3615, Mutual Bank Conversion Act. Testimony was heard from Jonathan L.
Fiechter, Acting Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the
Treasury; Andrew Hove, Jr., Acting Chairman, FDIC; Harold N. Lee,
Commissioner, Savings and Loan, State of Wisconsin; William Drumm,
Superintendent, Division of Savings and Loan Associations and Division of
Savings Banks, State of Ohio; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held an
oversight hearing on Health Care Reform and the Existing Long-Term Health Care
Network. Testimony was heard from Fernando Torres-Gil, Assistant Secretary,
Aging, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3453,
amended, Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1993; and H.R.
2721, Federal Employee Fairness Act of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on Health Care Reform.
Testimony was heard from Jocelyn Elders, M.D., Surgeon General, Department of
Health and Human Services; Tom Payzant, Assistant Secretary, Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of Education; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued hearings on the Administration's Health Care Reform Plan, with
emphasis on women's health issues. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Schroeder, Slaughter, Lowey, Snowe, Hyde, Vucanovich, and Smith of New Jersey;
the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Judith
Feder, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation; and
Samuel Broder, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute. NIH; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue January 31. 

U.S. PESTICIDE EXPORTS AND THE CIRCLE OF POISON

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on U.S. Pesticide Exports and the Circle of Poison.
Testimony was heard from Representative Synar; Carol M. Browner,
Administrator, EPA; Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, FDA,
Department of Health and Human Services; James Lyons, Assistant Secretary,
Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; and public witnesses. 

ANTITRUST COMMUNICATIONS REFORM ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held a
hearing on H.R. 3626, Antitrust and Communications Reform Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from Anne K. Bingaman, Assistant Attorney General,
Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary,
Communications and Information, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

STATUS OF PLANNING 2000 CENSUS

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census, Statistics
and Postal Personnel held a hearing on the status of planning for the 2000
Census. Testimony was heard from Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director, Bureau of
the Census, Department of Commerce; and William M. Hunt, Director, Federal
Management Issues, General Government Division, GAO. 

FUTURE--HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on the Future of High Energy Physics. Testimony was heard from John
Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; John Peoples,
Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSAL

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Administration's Health
Care Reform proposal. Testimony was heard from Erskine Bowles, Administrator,
SBA. 

TRADE AGREEMENTS RESULTING FROM GATT

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the trade agreements resulting
from the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices
of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Testimony was heard from
Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative. 



1994/01/27
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 27, 1994;  pages D31 - D36

Committee Meetings 

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act
of 1993; and H.R. 3636, National Communications Competition and Information
Infrastructure Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Larry Irving, Assistant
Secretary, Communications and Information, Department of Commerce; Anne K.
Bingaman, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust, Department of Justice; and
Reed E. Hundt, Chairman, FCC. 

Hearings continue February 1. 



1994/01/28
Daily Digest - Friday, January 28, 1994;  pages D38 - D44

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



1994/01/31
Daily Digest - Monday, January 31, 1994;  pages D45 - D48

Committee Meetings

ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued hearings on the Administration's Health Care Reform Plan, with
emphasis on public health, consumer protection and civil and privacy rights.
Testimony was heard from Philip R. Lee, M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health,
Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; John Lumpkin,
M.D., Director, Department of Public Health, State of Illinois; Margaret
Hamburg, Commissioner of Health, City of New York; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 3. 



1994/02/01
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 1, 1994;  pages D49 - D58

Committee Meetings

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL--LOS ANGELES EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported a measure making emergency
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education began
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
House of Representatives and the Joint Economic Committee. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Rose and Obey; the following officials of the House of
Representatives: Donnald K. Anderson, Clerk; Randall B. Medlock, Acting
Director, Office of Non-Legislative and Financial Services; Werner W. Brandt,
Sergeant at Arms; James T. Molloy, Doorkeeper; and Michael J. Shinay,
Director, Office of Postal Operations. 

FAIR TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance held a hearing on
H.R. 3248, Fair Trade in Financial Services Act, 1993. Testimony was heard
from Lawrence H. Summers, Under Secretary, International Affairs, Department
of the Treasury; Rufus H. Yerxa, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and John P.
LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

REGULATORY COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT REFORM

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions
held a hearing on proposed regulatory Community Reinvestment Act reform.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: Eugene Ludwig, Comptroller, and Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting
Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Larry Lindsey, member, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System; and the following officials of the FDIC:
Andrew Hove, Jr., Acting Chairman, and Bobbie Jean Norris, Deputy Director,
Office of Consumer Affairs. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education began markup of H.R. 6, Elementary and Secondary
Education Amendments of 1993. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

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HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 3600, Health Security
Act, with emphasis on Workers Compensation Insurance and Auto Insurance and
Transition Rules. Testimony was heard from Gary Claxton, Office of the
Assistant Secretary, Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses. 

HEALTH REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on health reform proposals, including H.R. 1200, American
Health Security Act of 1933, and H.R. 3080, Affordable Health Care Now Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives McDermott, Conyers, Pelosi,
Michel, Hastert, and Thomas of California; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued hearings on the Communications Infrastructure, with emphasis
on Interactive Video-Systems. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held an oversight hearing on the
State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993 and U.S.
Human Rights Policy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Timothy E. Wirth, Counselor; and John Shattuck, Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. 

EPA RISK ASSESSMENT ISSUES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources and the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security
held a joint hearing on Risk Assessment Issues at the EPA. Testimony was heard
from Senator Johnston; Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB; Stephen G. Breyer, Chief Judge, First Judicial
Circuit, U.S. Courts of Appeals; Lynn Goldman, Assistant Administrator,
Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA; and public witnesses. 

FOREST SERVICE REFORM

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint
hearing on Forest Service Reform. Testimony was heard from James Duffus III,
Director, Natural Resources Management Issues, GAO; Ross Gorte, Specialist in
Natural Resource Policy, CRS, Library of Congress; Jim Nelson, Forest
Supervisor, Toiyabe National Forest, USDA; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 3. 

FEDERAL WORK FORCE RESTRUCTURING

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits and the Subcommittee on the Civil Service held a joint
hearing on the restructuring of the Federal work force. Testimony was heard
from Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; Mike Espy, Secretary of
Agriculture; Frederico PenAE6a, Secretary of Transportation; Walter Broadnax,
Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; Hershel Gober,
Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Roger Johnson,
Administrator, GSA; James B. King, Director, OPM; Richard Haver, Executive
Director, CIA; Albert V. Conte, Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Personnel
and Readiness, Department of Defense; Madeleine Kunin, Deputy Secretary,
Department of Education; George Munoz, Assistant Secretary, Management,
Department of the Treasury; Archer Durham, Assistant Secretary, Human
Resources and Administration, Department of Energy; Alan Balutis, Director,
Budget Planning and Organization, Department of Commerce; Daniel S. Goldin,
Administrator, NASA; Nancy Kingsbury, Director, Federal Human Resource
Management Issues, GAO; and Jim Blum, Assistant Director, CBO. 

PROCUREMENT REFORM PROPOSALS

Committeee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation and
Tourism held a hearing on procurement reform proposals (H.R. 3586, H.R. 2238,
and S. 1587). Testimony was heard from Steven Kelman, Administrator, Office of
Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Colleen Preston, Deputy Under Secretary,
Acquisition Reform, Department of Defense; and Robert J. Moffit, Associate
Administrator, Procurement Assistance, SBA. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

PERSIAN GULF VETERANS HEALTH PROBLEMS

Committee on Veterans Affairs: Held a hearing on health problems of veterans
who served in the Persian Gulf. Testimony was heard from Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and Edwin Dorn, Assistant Secretary, Department
of Defense. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Health
Care Reform: The Administration's Health Care Reform Proposals. Testimony was
heard from Representatives DeLauro, LaRocco, Sanders, and Pomeroy; and public
witnesses. 

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Hearings continue tomorrow. 

TRADE AGREEMENTS RESULTING FROM GATT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the trade
agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations
under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Testimony was heard from Representatives Regula and Dreier; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1994/02/02
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 2, 1994;  pages D59 - D66

Committee Meetings

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

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

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
Joint Committee on Printing, the OTA, the Capitol Police Board, and the
Library of Congress. Testimony was heard from Senator Ford; Representatives
Brown of California, Dingell and Houghton; the following officials of the
Capitol Police Board: Werner S. Brandt, House Sergeant at Arms, Chairman;
Martha S. Pope, Senate Sergeant at Arms; George M. White, Architect of the
Capitol; and Gary L. Abrecht, Chief of Police, U.S. Capitol Police; and James
H. Billington, Librarian of Congress. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Began hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national
defense authorization, with emphasis on the Department of Defense's Bottom-Up
Review. Testimony was heard from Edward L. Warner III, Assistant Secretary,
Strategy Requirements and Resources, Department of Defense. 

REGULATORY COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT REFORM

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions
continued hearings on proposed regulatory Community Reinvestment Act reform.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 8. 

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ECONOMIC AND BUDGET OUTLOOK

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Economic and Budget Outlook:
Fiscal Years 1995-1999. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer,
Director, CBO. 

COMMITTEE BUDGET 

Committee on Education and Labor: Approved the Committee budget for the 2d
session of the 103d Congress. 

SAFE SCHOOLS ACT; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 2455,
Safe Schools Act of 1993. 

On February 1, the Subcommittee approved for full Committee action as amended
H.R. 6, Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1993. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
held a hearing on Health Care Reform, with emphasis on the effect of reform on
workers and retirees. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 10. 

FAIRNESS IN PRODUCT LIABILITY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 1910, Fairness in
Product Liability Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued hearings on health reform proposals, including H.R. 3222, to contain
health care costs and improve access to health care through accountable health
plans and managed competition. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Cooper, Grandy, Rowland, Bilirakis, Stearns, Regula, Coleman, Traficant and
DeLauro; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued hearings on the Communications Infrastructure, with emphasis
on H.R. 3626, National Competition and Information Infrastructure Act of 1993,
specifically focusing on cable-telco provisions. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

NATO SUMMIT AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on the NATO Summit and Other Developments in Europe. Testimony was
heard from Stephen A. Oxman, Assistant Secretary, Europe and Canadian Affairs,
Department of State; and Walter B. Slocumbe, Principal Deputy Under Secretary,
Policy, Department of Defense. 

MEXICO: THE UPRISING IN CHIAPAS AND DEMOCRATIZATION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on Mexico: The uprising in Chiapas and Democratization in Mexico,
Part 1. Testimony was heard from Representative Kennedy; the following
officials of the Department of State: Ambassador Alexander F. Watson,
Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs; and John Shattuck, Assistant
Secretary, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs; and public witnesses. 

STRATEGIC SATELLITE SYSTEMS--POST-COLD-WAR ENVIRONMENT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on Strategic Satellite Systems in a Post-Cold-War
Environment. Testimony was heard from Louis J. Rodrigues, Director, Systems
Development and Production Issues, National Security and International Affairs
Division, GAO; Thomas P. Quinn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Command,
Communications and Computer Systems Directorate, Department of Defense; and
public witnesses. 

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED TESTS ON HUMANS--POSSIBLE COMPENSATION FOR PEOPLE HARMED

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on Government-sponsored tests on humans
and possible compensation for people harmed in the tests. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Markey, Frost, Goss and Byrne; Robert Nordhaus, General
Counsel, Department of Energy; Frank Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division, Department of Justice; Donald A. Henderson, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Health (Science), Department of Health and Human Services; Harold
Smith, Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic Energy, Department of Defense; David
Gries, Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA; Mary Lou Keener,
General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs; Gregg Herken, Space History
Department, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; and public
witnesses. 

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ANTITRUST AND COMMUNICATIONS REFORM ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
continued hearings on H.R. 3626, Antitrust and Communications Reform Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Reed E. Hundt, Chairman, FCC; and public
witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUDGET

Committee on Rules: Approved the Committee budget for the 2d session of the
103d Congress. 

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R.
3759, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1994. All points of order against the bill and against its
consideration are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. 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, with debate also specified in
the report. The amendments are not subject to amendment except as specified in
the report, are considered as read, and are not subject to a demand for a
division of the question. All points of order against the amendments printed
in the report are waived. The rule provides that Representative Hoyer may make
germane modifications to his amendment only with the concurrence of the
Minority Leader. The rule provides that the amendments printed in part 2 of
the report shall be considered under the king-of-the-hill procedure. Finally,
the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Dixon, Clay, Hoyer, Penny, Condit, Fazio, Frank of
Massachusetts, Traficant, Deutsch, Furse, Klein, Myers of Indiana, DeLay,
Kasich, Nussle, Burton of Indiana, Rohrabacher, and Sam Johnson of Texas. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation began hearings on Health Care Reform, with emphasis
on Possible Effects on Innovative Therapies--Cancer as a Case Study. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearing continue March 3. 

PROCUREMENT REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation, and
Tourism concluded hearings on procurement reform proposals (H.R. 3586, H.R.
2238, and S. 1587). Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM--THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on
Health Care Reform: The Administration's Health Care Reform Proposals, with
emphasis on issues relating to Managed Care. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Philip R.
Lee, M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health; and Bruce C. Vladeck, Administrator,
Health Care Financing Administration; Mark Nadel, Associate Director, National
and Public Health Issues, Division of Health, Education and Human Services,
GAO; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 4. 

TRADE AGREEMENTS RESULTING FROM GATT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued hearings on the
trade agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT). Testimony was heard from Representative Kolbe; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 8. 

INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on Has the End of
the Cold War Affected Industry's Ability to Support the Intelligence Community
and How, If At All Should Government Respond? Testimony was heard from
Representatives Harmon and Eshoo. 

The Committee also met in executive session to continue hearings on this
subject. Testimony was heard from Ed Nowinski, Director, Office of Development
and Engineering, CIA; Jack Devine, Deputy Director, Technology and Systems,
NSA, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 



1994/02/03
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 3, 1994;  pages D67 - D74

Committee Meetings 

EMERGENCY CERVIDAE TUBERCULOSIS PROTECTION ACT 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock held a hearing on H.R.
3417, Emergency Cervidae Tuberculosis Protection Act. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Allard and Smith of Texas; Billy Johnson, Deputy
Administrator, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

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

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
Joint Committee on Taxation, the CBO, the Architect of the Capitol, and the
Botanic Garden. Testimony was heard from Representative Rostenkowski; Robert
D. Reischauer, Director, CBO; and George M. White, Architect of the Capitol. 

INTERSTATE BANKING EFFICIENCY ACT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance approved for full
Committee action the Interstate Banking Efficiency Act of 1994. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights continued hearings on health care reform, with emphasis on the Impact
of Health Care on Individuals with Disabilities. Testimony was heard from
David Gray, M.D., Deputy Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation
Research, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 10. 

FUTURE OF DOE'S MULTIPROGRAM LABORATORIES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on the future of the Department of Energy multiprogram laboratories.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
Martha Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Research; Alvin W. Trivelpiece,
Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Albert V. Narath, President,
Sandia National Laboratories; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy and Science
Issues, GAO; and a public witness. 

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ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued hearings on the Administration's Health Care Reform proposals, with
emphasis on Long-Term Care and Quality Assurance in the Plan. Testimony was
heard from Robyn I. Stone, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Disability, Aging and
Long Term Care Policy, Department of Health and Human Services; Gerald A.
Born, Administrator, Division of Community Services, Department of Health and
Social Services, State of Wisconsin; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 8. 

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued hearings on the Communications Infrastructure Act of 1933,
with emphasis on H.R. 3626, National Competition and Information
Infrastructure Act of 1993, specifically the preservation and enhancement of
universal service. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 8. 

SUPERFUND PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on proposals to reauthorize the Superfund Program.
Testimony was heard from Senator Lautenberg; Carol M. Browner, Administrator,
EPA; Fred Hansen, Director, Department of Environmental Quality, State of
Oregon; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT REWRITE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Administration's request
to rewrite the Foreign Assistance Act. Testimony was heard from J. Brian
Atwood, Administrator, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency;
and Richard M. Moose, Under Secretary, Management, Department of State. 

MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights approved for full Committee
action the following measures: H. Con. Res. 111, concerning the establishment
of a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone; and H. Con. Res. 124, concerning the
emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community. 

DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held a hearing on H.R. 3365, Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from Representative Moran and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE: KIDS TALK ABOUT GUNS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held a
hearing on Caught in the Crossfire: Kids Talk About Guns. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

BALLAST WATER CONTROL ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3360, Ballast Water Control
Act. 

FOREST SERVICE REFORM

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations concluded
joint hearings on Forest Service Reform. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the USDA: Jim Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Natural
Resources and the Environment; and Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, Forest Service. 

SCIENCE POLICY RENEWAL ACT

Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a hearing on
H.R. 3476, Science Policy Renewal Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from John
H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Bruce Alberts,
President, National Academy of Sciences; and public witnesses. 

COMPARATIVE RISK ANALYSIS AT THE STATE LEVEL

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Comparative Risk Analysis at the
State Level. Testimony was heard from Charles M. Shulock, Assistant Secretary,
Environmental Protection Agency, State of California; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act,
with emphasis on employer mandate and related provisions. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 



1994/02/04
Daily Digest - Friday, February 4, 1994;  pages D75 - D84

Committee Meetings

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

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

Hearings continue February 9. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislation held a hearing on the
GAO. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General of the
United States, GAO. 

DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
continued hearings on H.R. 3365, Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM--THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on
Health Care Reform: The Administration's Health Care Reform Proposals.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 7. 



1994/02/07
Daily Digest - Monday, February 7, 1994;  pages D85 - D90

Committee Meetings 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Health Care Reform
Alternatives: Single-Payor Plan. Testimony was heard from Senator Wellstone;
Representatives McDermott and Stark; and public witnesses. 

IMPACT OF SECONDHAND SMOKE AND SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the impact of secondhand smoke and H.R. 3434, Smoke-Free
Environment Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Carol Browner,
Administrator, EPA; M. Jocelyn Elders, M.D., Surgeon General, U.S. Public
Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Economic
Development held a hearing to review current efforts and plans of the Economic
Development Administration and the Appalachian Regional Commission as well as
other Agencies to support Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities with
Infrastructure Development. Testimony was heard from Wilbur F. Hawkins, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Economic Development, Department of Commerce; Peter B.
Edelman, Counselor to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services;
Michael T. Savage, Deputy Director, Economic Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development; Michael R. Wenger, States' Washington
Representative, Appalachian Regional Commission; and Peter Necheles, Special
Assistance to the Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development,
USDA. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM--INNER-CITY AND RURAL COMMUNITIES 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on
Health Care Reform: Issues relating to inner-city and rural communities.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Stenholm, Roberts, and Thomas of
Wyoming; Philip Lee, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

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Hearings continue February 9. 



1994/02/08
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 8, 1994;  pages D92 - D100

Committee Meetings

USDA REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3171, Department of
Agriculture Reorganization Act. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
GPO and on Public Witnesses. Testimony was heard from Michael F. DiMario,
Public Printer, GPO; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to continue hearings on
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, receiving a classified
briefing on world trouble spots and potentially hostile forces. This Committee
was briefed by Joseph S. Nye, Chairman, National Intelligence Council. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT REFORM PROPOSAL

Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing on the Administration's Community
Reinvestment Act reform proposal. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Treasury: Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller,
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting
Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Lawrence B. Lindsey, member, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System; Andrew C. Hove, Jr., Acting Chairman, FDIC;
and public witnesses. 

REGULATORY COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT REFORM

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and The Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions
concluded hearings on proposed Regulatory Community Reinvestment Act reform.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year
1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Lloyd Bensten, Secretary of the
Treasury; Alice M. Rivlin, Deputy Director, OMB; and Laura D'Andrea Tyson,
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amendments to the following
bills: H.R. 6, Elementary and Secondary Amendments of 1993; and H.R. 2455,
Safe Schools Act of 1993. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued hearings on health reform proposals, with emphasis on the
prescription drug benefit in the Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Philip
R. Lee, M.D., Assistant Secretary; and Helen L. Smits, Deputy Administrator,
Health Care Financing Administration; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 10. 

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued hearings on Communications Infrastructure, with emphasis on
H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act of 1993, and Manufacturing and Information
Services. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

                                           [Page: D97]

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPORT PROMOTION ACT; GATT--EXPERTS VIEW

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment approved for full Committee action the Environmental Export
Promotion Act of 1994. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on GATT--The Experts View. Testimony was
heard from a public witness. 

ANTI-SEMITISM GLOBAL DIMENSIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Global
Dimensions of Anti-Semitism. Testimony was heard from 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. 3786,
Recreational Boating Safety Improvement Act of 1994; and H.R. 3360, Ballast
Water Control Act.  

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3516, to increase the
amount authorized to be appropriated for assistance for highway relocation
regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia;
and S. 1574 and H.R. 3377, to authorize appropriations for the Coastal
Heritage Trail Route in the State of New Jersey. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Hughes, Darden and Deal; and Denis Galvin, Associate Director
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT--EFFECTS OF HEALTH BENEFITS ON POSTAL EMPLOYEES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held a hearing on the effect of
H.R 3600, Health Security Act of 1993, on the health benefits of Postal
Service employees. Testimony was heard from Joseph Mahon, Jr., Vice President,
Labor Relations, U.S. Postal Service; and public witnesses. 

INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a recorded vote of 5-4, a rule providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 811, Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1993.
Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act is waived against consideration
of the bill. The rule makes in order as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment, the Judiciary Committee substitute not printed in the bill. The
substitute shall be considered as read. Section 302(f) of the Congressional
Budget Act and clause 5(a) of Rule XXI are waived against the committee
substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the
report, to be considered in the order and manner specified in the report, with
debate also specified in the report. The amendments are not subject to
amendment except as specified in the report, are considered as read, and are
not subject to a demand for a division of the question. All points of order
are waived against the amendments printed in the report. The rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

After passage of H.R. 811, the rule makes in order to consider S. 24 in the
House. All points of order are waived against the Senate bill and against its
consideration. The rule makes in order a motion to strike all after the
enacting clause of S. 24 and insert the text of H.R. 811 as passed by the
House. All points of order are waived against the motion. If the motion is
adopted and the Senate bill is passed, the rule makes in order a motion that
the House insist on its amendments to S. 24 and request a conference.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Brooks and Representatives Bryant,
Traficant, Fish, Hyde, Gekas, Ramstad, and Meyers of Kansas. 

ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on H.R. 3532, Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from R. Tucker Scully, Director, Office of Oceans Affairs,
Department of State; and public witnesses. 

GOVERNMENT SPONSORED RESEARCH INVOLVING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on government sponsored
research involving radioactive materials conducted in VA Medical Centers.
Testimony was heard from Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the CBO's analysis of the
Administration's health care reform proposal. Testimony was heard from Robert
D. Reischauer, Director, CBO. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT--SELECTED TAX PROVISIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a
hearing on Selected Tax Provisions in the Administration's Health Security
Act. Testimony was heard from Leslie B. Samuels, Assistant Secretary, Tax
Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

                                           [Page: D98]

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

TRADE AGREEMENTS RESULTING FROM GATT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued hearings on the
trade agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT). Testimony was heard from Rufus H. Yerxa, Deputy U.S. Trade
Representative; Jeffrey E. Garten, Under Secretary, International Trade,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

Hearing continues February 22. 



1994/02/09
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 9, 1994;  pages D102 - D112

Committee Meetings

AGRICULTURAL, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Budget
Overview and on Inspector General Overview. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the USDA; Stephen B. Dewhurst, Budget Officer; and
Charles R. Gillum, Acting Inspector General. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Federal Maritime Commission and on the Marine
Mammal Commission. Testimony was heard from John E. Reynolds, III, Chairman,
Marine Mammal Commission; and William D. Hathaway, Chairman, Federal Maritime
Commission. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Commission on Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Testimony was heard from J.
Carter Brown, Chairman, Commission on Fine Arts; Cathryn Buford Slater,
Chairman, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and Charles Blitzer,
Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

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

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995
national defense authorization. Testimony was heard from William J. Perry,
Secretary of Defense. 

CONSUMER REPORTING REFORM ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Began markup of H.R. 1015,
Consumer Reporting Reform Act of 1993. 

Committee recessed subject to call. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Leon E. Panetta, Director,
OMB. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

EMERGENCY ENERGY RESPONSES TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on Emergency Energy Responses to Extreme Weather Conditions. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Susan F.
Tierney, Assistant Secretary, Domestic and International Policy; and Elizabeth
Moler, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and public witnesses. 

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AMENDMENT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3804, to amend the Public
Health Service Act to revise and extend programs relating to the health of
individuals who are members of minority groups. 

                                          [Page: D108]

FINANCIAL PRACTICES IN THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the financial practices in the health care delivery system.
Testimony was heard from June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General, Department of
Health and Human Services. 

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued hearings on Communications Infrastructure, with emphasis on
H.R. 3636, National Communications Competition and Information Infrastructure
Act of 1993, and Local Competition. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

SOUTH PACIFIC REGION; FOREIGN AID REFORM

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported amended H. Con. Res. 180,
expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the South Pacific region. 

The Committee also continued hearings on Foreign Aid Reform. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on Humanitarian Relief Efforts in Haiti. Testimony was heard from
Mark Schneider, Assistant Administrator, Latin American and the Caribbean,
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses. 

FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION LOAN PORTFOLIO 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation and Agriculture held a hearing to review Farmers Home
Administration Loan Portfolio. Testimony was heard from John Harmon, Director,
Food and Agriculture Issues, GAO; Michael Dunn, Administrator, Farmers Home
Administration, USDA; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization for the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights: Mary Frances Berry, Chairperson; Carl A. Anderson,
Commissioner; and Stuart J. Ishimaru, Acting Staff Director. 

INDIVIDUAL TRANSFERABLE QUOTAS AS TOOLS FOR FISHERY MANAGEMENT AND
CONSERVATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on the Use of Individual Transferable Quotas as
Tools for Fishery Management and Conservation. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the NOAA, Department of Commerce: Rolland Schmitten,
Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service; and Lee
Anderson, Chairman, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; and public
witnesses. 

COMMUTER AIRLINE SAFETY STANDARDS ADEQUACY 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on the Adequacy of Commuter Airline Safety Standards. Testimony was
heard from David R. Hinson, Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation;
Carl W. Vogt, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; and public
witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT 

Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H.R. 3801, Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hamilton, Dreier, Obey,
Walker, Swift, Solomon, Gejdenson, Emerson, Spratt, Allard, Norton and Dunn. 

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule, waiving the two-thirds requirement in
clause 4(b) of Rule XI against same-day consideration of a resolution,
reported from the Committee on Rules on or before the legislative day of
February 11, 1994, if that resolution provides for the consideration of a
conference report on H.R. 3759, making emergency supplemental appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994. 

FEDERAL WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1993

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R.
3345, Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1993. All points of order are
waived against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment, the Clay amendment in the nature
of a substitute printed in part 1 of the report to accompany the rule. The
substitute shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order only the
Penny/Burton of Indiana amendment printed in part 2 of the report, debatable
for 30 minutes. The amendment is considered as read, is not subject to
amendment, and is not subject to a demand for a division of the question. All
points of order are waived against the amendments printed in the report.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Clay and Representatives Hoyer
and Myers of Indiana. 

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COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING, POST-COLD-WAR ERA 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence held a joint hearing on Commercial Remote Sensing in
the Post-Cold-War Era. Testimony was heard from D. James Baker, Under
Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce; Robert L. Gallucci,
Assistant Secretary, Political-Military Affairs, Department of State; Keith
Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Defense C\3\I, Department of Defense; R.
James Woolsey, Director, CIA; and public witnesses. 

MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD PRESENT AND FUTURE 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award Present and Future, and Its Relationship to Standards. Testimony
was heard from Curt W. Reimann, Director, Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award
Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on
Health Care Reform: H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act of 1993; H.R.
2610, Mediplan Act of 1993; and Other Single-Payer Options. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Conyers and Miller of California; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT--SELECTED TAX PROVISIONS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures concluded
hearings on Selected Tax Provisions in the Administration's Health Security
Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



1994/02/10
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 10, 1994;  pages D114 - D124

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in
Europe and on the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Testimony was heard
from Representative Hoyer, and John D. Holum, Director, U.S. Arms Control and
Disarmament Agency. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation and the National Capital Planning
Commission. Testimony was heard from Richard A. Hauser, Chairman, Pennsylvania
Avenue Development Corporation; and Glen T. Urquhart, Chairman, National
Capital Planning Commission. 

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 Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Testimony was heard from Lee Patrick Brown, Director, Office of National Drug
Control Policy. 

C-17 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition held a
hearing on the C-17 aircraft program. Testimony was heard from John M. Deutch,
Under Secretary, Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense; and Frank
C. Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General, National Security and International
Affairs Division, GAO. 

MISCELLANEOUS PERSONNEL

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1055, to direct the Secretary of
Defense to issue a commendation to each individual exposed to mustard agents
during World War II; and H.R. 3273, Military Reserve Retirement Fairness Act.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Goss and Kreidler; and the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Jeanne B. Fites, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Requirements and Resources, Office of the Assistant Secretary,
Personnel and Readiness; and Frank Rush, Principal Director, Manpower and
Personnel, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs. 

CREDIT AND CHARGE CARD DISCLOSURE INTEREST RATE AMENDMENTS; CREDIT CARD REFORM
ACT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1842, Credit
and Charge Card Disclosure Interest Rate Amendments of 1993; and H.R. 2175,
Credit Card Reform Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Schumer and
Moran; and public witnesses. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION BUDGET AND REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the Administration's fiscal year
1995 budget and reauthorization request for the Economic Development
Administration. Testimony was heard from Wilbur F. Hawkins, Assistant
Secretary, Economic Development, Department of Commerce; and Francis E.
Moravitz, Executive Director, Appalachian Regional Commission. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Henry G. Cisneros,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued hearings on health care reform. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue February 22. 

COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards,
Occupational Health and Safety held a hearing on H.R. 1280, Comprehensive
Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Joseph Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, Department of
Labor. 

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ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH PLAN 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness
held a joint hearing on the Administration's Health Plan. Testimony was heard
from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued hearings on health care reform proposals. Testimony was heard from
Representative Thomas of California. 

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance concluded hearings on Communications Infrastructure, with emphasis on
H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act of 1993, and on long distance. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

SUPERFUND PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ISSUES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on the proposals on liability issues (other than the
Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund) contained in the Administration's
bill to reauthorize the Superfund Program. Testimony was heard from Elliot
Laws, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
EPA; Myles E. Flint, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice;
Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, State of Colorado; and public witnesses. 

POW/MIA: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a
hearing on POW/MIA: Where Do We Go From Here? Testimony was heard from
Representatives Torricelli and Gilman; Winston Lord, Assistant Secretary, East
Asia and the Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Edward Ross, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, POW/MIA Affairs, Department of Defense; Maj. Gen. Thomas
Needham, U.S.A., Commander, Joint Task Force Full Accounting; and public
witnesses. 

ANTITRUST AND COMMUNICATIONS REFORM ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
continued hearings on H.R. 3626, Antitrust and Communications Reform Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on the following bills: Title VI of H.R. 2872,
Crime Control Act of 1993; and H.R. 2892, Violent Crime Control and Regional
Prison Partnership Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representative Gekas;
Kathleen Hawk, Director, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice; Joseph
Lehman, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, State of Pennsylvania; and
public witnesses. 

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION: NON-FISHERIES ISSUES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment and
Natural Resources held a hearing on Marine Mammal Protection Act
reauthorization: non-fisheries issues. Testimony was heard from Representative
Goss; Nancy Foster, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; Mollie Beattie, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior; John E. Reynolds, Chairman, Marine Mammal
Commission; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended the following bills:
S. 375, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of
the Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System; and H.R. 2815, to designate a portion of the Farmington River
in Connecticut as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Intermodal Transportation Safety. Testimony
was heard from Federico PenAE6a, Secretary of Transportation; John K. Lauber,
member, National Transportation Safety Board; and Kenneth M. Mead, Director,
Transportation Issues, GAO. 

Hearings continue March 2. 

HUMAN RADIATION EXPERIMENTATION, ETHICS AND GENE THERAPY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on Human Radiation Experimentation, Ethics and Gene Therapy. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Tara J.
O'Toole, Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health; and Martha
Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Research; Robyn Y. Nishimi, Senior
Associate/Project Director, Biological and Behavioral Sciences Program, OTA;
and public witnesses. 

ENHANCING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS: NASA AERONAUTICS RESEARCH

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness:
NASA Aeronautics Research. Testimony was heard from Wesley Harris, Associate
Administrator, Aeronautics, NASA; and public witnesses. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1995 Department
of Veterans Affairs Budget. Testimony was heard from Jesse Brown, Secretary of
Veterans Affairs; Preston M. Taylor, Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary, Veterans
Employment and Training, Department of Labor; and representatives of veterans
organizations. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health concluded hearings on
Health Care Reform: Alternative Health Reform Proposals, including the
following bills: H.R. 3080, Affordable Health Care Act Now of 1993; H.R. 3704,
Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993; H.R. 3652, Health Plan
Purchasing Cooperative Act of 1993; H.R. 3222, Managed Competition Act of
1993; and H.R. 3698, Consumer Choice Health Security Act of 1993. Testimony
was heard from Senators Lott and Chafee; Representatives Rose, Michel, Thomas
of California, Payne of Virginia, Grandy, Johnson of Connecticut, Grams,
McCrery and Stearns; and public witnesses. 

TAX REFUND FRAUD

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on Tax
Refund Fraud. Testimony was heard from Margaret Milner Richardson,
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; Jennie S. Stathis, Director,
Tax Policy and Administration Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

HIGHER RATES OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AMONG ALCOHOLICS AND DRUG ADDICTS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and the
Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing to explore means of
achieving higher rates of treatment and rehabilitation among alcoholics and
drug addicts receiving Federal disability benefits. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Rangel, Thomas of California, Kleczka, Roth and Gekas; Jane L.
Ross, Associate Director, Income Security Issues, Human Resources Division,
GAO; the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services:
Shirley Sears Chater, Commissioner, SSA; and Michele Applegate, Acting Deputy
Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, Administration; and
public witnesses. 



1994/02/11
Daily Digest - Friday, February 11, 1994;  pages D125 - D128

Committee Meetings

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

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

NEGATIVE MUSIC LYRICS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on Negative Music Lyrics.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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DAY CARE QUALITY

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Technology held a hearing on Day Care Quality. Testimony
was heard from Joseph Delfico, Director, Income Security Issues, GAO; the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services; June
Brown, Inspector General; and Olivia Golden, Commissioner, Administration on
Children, Youth and Families; C. Robin Britt, Secretary, Department of Human
Resources, State of North Carolina; Janice Elliot, Administrator, Child Care
Division, Department of Employment, State of Oregon; and public witnesses. 



1994/02/22
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 22, 1994;  pages D130 - 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 the Farm
Credit Administration. Testimony was heard from Billy Ross Brown, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and the Chief
of Engineers. 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 Maj.
Gen. Stanley G. Genega, USA, Director, Civil Works. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings, with emphasis on Energy Programs. 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 GSA, Administrator, Federal Buildings Fund, and
on the Federal Property Resources Services. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the GSA: Roger W. Johnson, Administrator; and Kenneth
R. Kimbrough, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995
national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: William J. Perry, Secretary; and Gen.
John M. Shalikashvili, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Hearings continue February 24. 

CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the state of the economy.
Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Federal Reserve System. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL 

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Federico PenAE6a,
Secretary of Transportation. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
concluded hearings on health care reform. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

NAZI PERSECUTION VICTIMS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations approved for full Committee action amended H.R.
1873, to require certain payments made to victims of Nazi persecution to be
disregarded in determining eligibility for and the amount of benefits or
services based on need. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING REQUEST 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
funding requests for the following Committees: House Administration; Merchant
Marine and Fisheries; Judiciary; Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs;
Intelligence; Agriculture; and Standards of Official Conduct. 

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CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held a
hearing H.R. 3315, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform Act. Testimony
was heard from Senator Biden; Representatives Velazquez, Gutierrez, Rangel,
Waters and Hyde; Henry Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
JoAnn Harris, Acting Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General,
Criminal Division, Department of Justice; A. David Mazzone, Judge, U.S.
Sentencing Commission; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BUDGET 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 1995 budget
for the Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was heard from Michael Dombeck,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.  

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES ACT 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Environmental Technologies Act of
1994. Testimony was heard from Robert Sussman, Deputy Administrator, EPA;
Kathryn Sullivan, Chief Scientists, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Joe
Bordogna, Assistant Director, Engineering, NSF; Wendell Fletcher, OTA; and
public witnesses. 

TRADE AGREEMENTS RESULTING FROM GATT 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade concluded hearings on the
trade agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT). Testimony was heard from JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, International
Trade, Finance, and Competitiveness Issues, General Government Division, GAO;
and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET--PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on public
disclosure of intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from Senator
Metzenbaum; Representatives Frank and Hyde; and R. James Woolsey, Director,
CIA. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1994/02/23
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 23, 1994;  pages D139 - D148

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. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: Keith Collins, Acting Assistant Secretary, Economics; James Donald,
Chairman, World Agricultural Outlook Board; and Ken Deavers, Acting
Administrator, Economic Research Service. 

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., Federal Holiday
Commission and on the Maritime Administration. Testimony was heard from
Coretta Scott King, Chairwoman, Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday
Commission, and Albert Herberger, Administrator, Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Worldwide Overview. Testimony was heard from officials of
the CIA. 

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers (Ohio River Division, Southwestern Division,
Missouri River Division, and North Pacific Division). Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Col. John E.
Schaufelberger, Division Engineer, Missouri River Division; Maj. Gen. Albert
J. Genetti, Jr. Division Engineer, Ohio River Division; Col. James Paul King,
Division Engineer, Southwestern Division; and Maj. Gen. Ernest J. Harrell,
Division Engineer, North Pacific Division. 

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 Secretary of Transportation, 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 held a hearing on the GSA, the Federal Supply Service, the
Information Resources Management Service, and on the General Management and
Administration. Testimony was heard from Dennis J. Fischer, Chief Financial
Officer, GSA. 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK'S ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
Export-Import Bank's environmental standards and review procedures and on H.R.
2096, to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to promote the export of
goods and services that benefit the environment. Testimony was heard from
Kenneth D. Brody, Chairman, U.S. Export-Import Bank; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from William J. Perry,
Secretary of Defense. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

PRIVACY FOR CONSUMERS AND WORKERS ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1900, Privacy for Consumers
and Workers Act. 

MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT; COMMITTEE BUDGET

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended H.R. 3869, Minority
Health Improvement Act of 1994. 

The Committee also approved the Committee Budget for the 2d session of the
103d Congress. 

BUDGET REPORT

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

UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD IRAQ

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States Policy Toward Iraq Three Years After the Gulf War.
Testimony was heard from Representative Torricelli; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

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

CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
continued hearings on H.R. 3315, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform
Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held an oversight hearing on Licensing Practices of Performing
Rights Society. Testimony was heard from Representatives Thomas of Wyoming and
Pastor; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 723, Criminal Alien
Deportation and Exclusion Amendments of 1993; H.R. 1067, to amend the
Immigration and Nationality Act to require a report by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation on the criminal record of aliens who are residing in the United
States and who apply to immigrate to the United States; H.R. 1459, Criminal
Aliens Deportation Act of 1993; H.R. 1496, to amend the Immigration and
Nationality Act to authorize the registration of aliens on criminal probation
or criminal parole; H.R. 2438, Criminal Aliens Incarceration Act of 1993; H.
Con. Res. 47, concerning criminal aliens; H.R. 2041, Terrorist Interdiction
Act of 1993; H.R. 1279, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
provide that members of Hamas (commonly known as the Islamic Resistance
Movement) be considered to be engaged in a terrorist activity and ineligible
to receive visas and excluded from admission into the United States; H.R.
3302, Passport and Visa Offenses Penalties Improvement Act of 1993; Title IV
of H.R. 3320, Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993; Titles II, V, and VI of
H.R. 3860, Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994; and H.R. 3872, to require
the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse State and local
governments for the cost of incarcerating criminal aliens. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Gilman, Hyde, Bilbray, Hunter, Lehman, Lewis of Florida,
Deutsch, Snowe, Condit and Beilenson; Mary A. Ryan, Assistant Secretary,
Consular Affairs, Department of State; and the following officials of the
Department of Justice: Kathleen M. Hawk, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons;
Chris Sale, Deputy Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and
Gerald Hurwitz, Counsel to the Director, Executive Office for Immigration
Review. 

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RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT; BALLAST WATER CONTROL ACT; BUDGET
REPORT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 3786, Recreational Boating Safety Improvement Act of 1994; and
H.R. 3360, amended, Ballast Water Control Act. 

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

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
held an oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior's Fiscal Year 1995
Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Interior: Bob Armstrong, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management; and Debra Knopman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Water and Science. 

CATASTROPHIC NATURAL DISASTERS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment held a hearing on proposals to provide for an expanded Federal
program of hazard mitigation and insurance against the risk of catastrophic
natural disasters. Testimony was heard from Jane Bullock, Assistant to the
Director, FEMA; and public witnesses. 

IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT; BUDGET REPORT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 2 hours of debate on H.R.
6, Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. Section 302(f) of the
Congressional Budget Act is waived against consideration of the bill. The rule
makes in order the Education and Labor committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendment printed in
section 2 of the rule, as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The
committee substitute, as modified, shall be considered by title instead of by
section with each title considered as read. The rule provides that Title I of
the committee substitute, as modified, shall be considered by title of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed to be amended by
title I. Clause 7 of rule XVI and clause 5(a) of rules XXI are waived against
the committee substitute, as modified. Except as otherwise specified by the
rule, only those amendments printed in the Congressional Record prior to
Friday, February 25, 1994 shall be in order. The rule provides that the
amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule shall be considered
before the consideration of the amendments printed in the Record. The
amendments are to be considered in the order and manner specified in the
report. The amendments are debatable for 1 hour each. The amendments may amend
portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, are considered as read, and
are not subject to amendment nor a demand for a division of the question. The
rule provides that the Kildee amendments printed in the Congressional Record
may be offered en bloc, may amend portions of the bill not yet read for
amendment, shall be considered as read, 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 Chairman Ford; and
Representatives Kildee, Gunderson, Armey, Barrett of Nebraska and Crapo. 

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

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NASA POSTURE

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a NASA
Posture hearing. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator,
NASA; and public witnesses. 

SMALL BUSINESS--INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing to explore international trade and
investment opportunities for small business. Testimony was heard from Sandra
B. O'Leary, Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
Department of State; Nancy J. Adams, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative; Giordano A. Chiaruttini, Deputy Director, Office of
International Trade, SBA; Peter Cashman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Asia and Pacific, Department of Commerce; and a public witness. 

VETERANS BUDGETARY NEEDS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, and
Insurance held a hearing on budgetary needs of the Veterans Benefits
Administration and the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: R. John Vogel,
Deputy Under Secretary, Benefits; and Charles Cragin, Chairman, Board of
Veterans' Appeals; and representatives of veterans organizations. 

BUDGET REPORT

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

HEALTH CARE COVERAGE--AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing to
examine health care coverage for Americans with disabilities, with emphasis on
the impact of H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Judith
Feder, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation; and
Helen Smith, M.D., Deputy Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration;
and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET--PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on public
disclosure of intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from the following
former Directors of the CIA: Robert Gates; Richard Helms; and Stansfield
Turner; Louis Fisher, Senior Specialist, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congresses; and public witnesses. 



1994/02/24
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 24, 1994;  pages D149 - D156

Committee Meetings

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on Agriculture: Met and considered pending Committee business.  

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Secretary of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the USDA: Mike Espy, Secretary; and Richard Rominger, Deputy Secretary. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1995 Department of Defense Budget.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
William J. Perry, Secretary; and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA, Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers (South Atlantic Division, Lower Mississippi
Valley Division, and the Pacific Ocean Division). Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Brig.
Gen. Roger F. Yankoupe, Division Commander, South Atlantic Division; Brig.
Gen. Eugene S. Witherspoon, Commander, Lower Mississippi Valley Division; and
Brig. Gen. Ralph V. Locurcio, Commander and Division Engineer, Pacific Ocean
Division. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of
Energy. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Inspector General. Testimony was heard from A. 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 Allowances and Office Staff for Former Presidents
and on the Office of the Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the GSA: Dennis J. Fischer, Chief Financial Officer;
and William Barton, Inspector General. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995
national defense authorization request, with emphasis on Navy and Marine Corps
programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Navy: John H. Dalton, Secretary; Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN, Chief,
Naval Operations; and Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC, Commandant of the Marine
Corps. 

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Hearings continue March 2. 

BRIEFING

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness met in executive
session to receive a briefing on pending issues. The Subcommittee was briefed
by staff members. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET PROPOSAL

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Reich, Secretary
of Labor. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

SUPERFUND REFORM ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on H.R. 3800, Superfund Reform Act of 1994. Testimony
was heard from Elliot Laws, Assistant Administrator, Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, EPA; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDGET REQUEST AND REWRITE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1995 Foreign
Affairs Budget Request and Rewrite of the Foreign Assistance Act. Testimony
was heard from Warren Christopher, Secretary of State. 

ISSUES IN UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO AFRICA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Issues
in United States Assistance to Africa. Testimony was heard from George Moose,
Assistant Secretary, African Affairs, Department of State; John Hicks,
Assistant Administrator, Africa, AID, U.S. International Development
Cooperation Agency; Vince Kern, Director, Africa Region, Department of
Defense; and public witnesses. 

KOREAN PENINSULA SECURITY SITUATION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Asia and
the Pacific held a joint hearing on the Security Situation on the Korean
Peninsula. Testimony was heard from Richard Solomon, President, U.S. Institute
of Peace; Kathleen Bailey, Senior Fellow, Security and Technology Studies,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and a public witness. 

UNITED STATES-JAPAN FRAMEWORK TALKS ON TRADE

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on United States-Japan Framework Talks on
Trade. Testimony was heard from 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
held an oversight hearing on Habeas Corpus. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration concluded oversight hearings on Licensing Practices of
Performing Rights Society. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 1995 budget for the
Forest Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Forest
Service, USDA: Gray Reynolds, Deputy Chief, National Forest System; and Mark
Reimers, Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation; and a public witness. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held an oversight hearing on Radiation Exposure from Nuclear Testing in the
Pacific. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Energy: Harry J. Pettengill, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health; and John E.
Randolph, Director, Office of Transportation, Safeguards and Energy
Management; the following officials of the Republic of the Marshall Islands:
Wilfred I. Kendall, Ambassador to the United States; Peter N. Oliver, Under
Secretary, Compact Implementation; William C. Graham, Public Advocate, Nuclear
Claims Tribunal; and the following senators: Johnsay Riklon; Henchi Balas;
Hiroshi Yamamura; and Ishmael John; and public witnesses. 

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Hearings continue February 28. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held a hearing to consider views
of FEHBP fee-for-service plans and managed care organizations on H.R. 3600,
Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PUBLIC BUILDING RESOLUTIONS; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action 3 site acquisition and design
resolutions. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following: H.R. 2318, to
redesignate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham, MA,
as the "Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center;" H.R. 3770, to designate the
United States courthouse located at 940 Front Street in San Diego, CA, and the
Federal building attached to the courthouse as the "Edward J. Schwartz
Courthouse and Federal Building;" H.R. 3693, to designate the U.S. courthouse
under construction in Denver, CO, as the "Byron White United States
Courthouse;" and on the GSA Federal Building Funds and GSA reorganization.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Markey, Schenk and Schaefer.  

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM--ANCILLARY ISSUES RELATING TO HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT
PROGRAMS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on the proposed National Highway System and
ancillary issues relating to highway and transit programs. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Federico
PenAE6a, Secretary; and Rodney E. Slater, Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration. 

Hearings continue March 1. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on the Legislative Process held a hearing on
H.R. 3801, Legislative Reorganization Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Hutto, Pomeroy, Walker, Dunn, Gallo, Hefley, Camp, Cox,
Ramstad and Crapo. 

Hearings continue March 2. 

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on Environmental Technologies Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
William H. White, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy; Emilia Govan,
Program Manager, Energy and Materials Program, OTA; and public witnesses. 

SBA BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the budget request of the SBA
for fiscal year 1995. Testimony was heard from Erskine B. Bowles,
Administrator, SBA. 

SSI BENEFITS FRAUD

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on
Human Resources held a joint hearing to examine the problem of individuals
fraudulently obtaining supplemental security income benefits through
assistance from third parties. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Shirley Sears
Chater, Commissioner, SSA; and June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General; and the
following officials of the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud, Office of the Attorney
General, Department of Justice, State of California: San Martin, Chief
Investigator; and M. Teresa Franco, Investigator Supervisor. 

UNITED STATES-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the
United States-China Trade Relations. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Solomon, Dreier, Lantos, Smith of New Jersey, Wolf, Kolbe, Pelosi, Abercrombie
and Kopetski; Charlene Barshefsky, Deputy U.S. Trade Representatives; Winston
Lord, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of
State; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

DIRECTIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on Directions for
Intelligence. Testimony was heard from R. James Woolsey, Director, CIA. 



1994/02/25
Daily Digest - Friday, February 25, 1994;  pages D158 - D164

Committee Meetings

BUDGET PROPOSAL

Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's Fiscal
Year 1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Representatives Moran,
Goss, Sharp, Hutchinson, Grams, Mazzoli, Dicks, Skelton, Brown of California,
Schaefer, Visclosky, Hamburg and Hall of Ohio; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 3. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Native American Affairs held a
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3508 and S. 1618, Tribal Self-Governance
Act of 1993; and S. 1784, to restore the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska to the Department of the Interior list of Indian
entities recognized and eligible to receive Services from the United States
Bureau of Indian Affairs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Interior: Ada Deer, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs;
and Deborah Maddox, Acting Director, Office of Tribal Services; and public
witnesses. 



1994/02/28
Daily Digest -  Monday, February 28, 1994;  pages D165 - D168

Committee Meetings

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers (South Pacific Division, North Central
Division, and New England Division). Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. Milton
Hunter, Division Commander, South Pacific Division; Col. Richard W. Craig,
Division Commander, North Central Division; and Col. Brink P. Miller, Division
Engineer, New England Division. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission and on Indian Education.
Testimony was heard from Carl J. Kunasek, Commissioner, Office of Navajo and
Hopi Indian Relocation; and Thomas W. Payzant, Assistant Secretary, Elementary
and Secondary Education, Department of Education. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector
General, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and on the Treasury Forfeiture
Fund. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Treasury: George Munoz, Assistant Secretary, Management; Faith S.
Hochberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Law Enforcement); and Robert P. Cesca,
Acting Inspector General. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs held a
hearing on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from Michael
Lincoln, Acting Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses. 



1994/03/01
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 1, 1994;  pages D170 - D178

Committee Meetings

U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger held
a hearing to review sustainable development activities in U.S. foreign
assistance programs. 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 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 Commission on Preservation of America's
Heritage Abroad and on the State Justice Institute. Testimony was heard from
Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Chairman, Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad;
and Malcolm M. Lucas, Chairman, State Justice Institute. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on United States Forces, Korea. Testimony was heard from
Gen. Gary E. Luck, USA, Commander, United States Forces, Korea. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Fiscal Year 1995 Air Force Budget.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Air Force: Sheila
E. Widnall, Secretary; and Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, Chief of Staff. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Corps of Engineers (North Atlantic Division and Remaining Items).
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. Paul Y. Chinen, Commanding General, North
Atlantic Division; and Maj. Gen. Stanley G. Genega, Director, Civil Works. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Overall Foreign Policy
Thrust. 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. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Panama Canal Commission and on the Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Panama Canal Commission: Robert R. McMillan, Chairman, Board of Directors;
and Gilberto Guardia, Administrator; and Judith E. Heumann, Chairperson,
Access Board and Assistant Secretary, Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services, Department of Education. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Customs Service. Testimony was heard from
Ronald K. Noble, Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement, Department of the
Treasury. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
held a hearing on fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on Joint Staff planning for the Bottom-Up Review. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: RAdm. Francis
W. Lacroix, USN, Deputy Director, Force Structure, Resources (J-8), The Joint
Staff; Russell E. Travers, Defense Intelligence Officer (General Purpose
Forces), Defense Intelligence Agency; and public witnesses. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization
request, with emphasis on military construction overview. Testimony was heard
from Sherri Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental Security,
Department of Defense. 

MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION ISSUES

Committee on Armed Services: Morale, Welfare and Recreation Panel held a
hearing on morale, welfare and recreation issues. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Carolyn H. Becraft, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Personnel Support, Families and Education; Todd Weiler,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Training, Education, and Community Support,
Department of the Army; Von M. Harrision, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Force
Support and Families, Department of the Navy; Ruby B. DeMesme, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel, Department of the Air
Force; Maj. Gen. Robert F. Swarts, USAF, Commander, Army and Air Force
Exchange Service; and Adm. John T. Kavanaugh, USN, Commander, Navy Exchange
Service Command; and Brig. Gen. J.R. Joy, USMC (Ret.), Director, Morale,
Welfare and Recreation Support Activity, U.S. Marine Corps. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a
hearing on fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on defense conversion and capital availability. Testimony was heard
from Ken Flamm, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Dual Use Technology and
International Programs, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions
held a hearing on Real Estate Appraisals. Testimony was heard from Helen
Hsing, Associate Director, Financial Institutions and Markets Issues, GAO; the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Susan K. Krause, Senior
Deputy Comptroller, Bank Supervision Policy, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency; and John Downey, Deputy Director, Regional Operations, Office of
Thrift Supervision; Thomas J. Inserra, Chief Appraiser, Resolution Trust
Corporation; and public witnesses. 

ANTITRUST REFORM ACT; NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3626,
Antitrust Reform Act of 1993; and H.R. 3636, amended, National Communications
Competition and Information Infrastructure Act of 1993. 

EMANCIPATION OF IRANIAN BAHA'I COMMUNITY; DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
approved for full Committee action H. Con. Res. 124, concerning the
emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Developments in the Middle East.
Testimony was heard from Robert H. Pelletreau, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State. 

U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on U.S.
Counterterroism Policy. Testimony was heard from Timothy E. Wirth, Counselor,
Department of State. 

FOREIGN AID REQUEST--LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcomittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held a
hearing on the Administration's fiscal year 1995 Foreign Aid request for Latin
America and the Caribbean. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met and considered
funding requests for the following Committees: Education and Labor; Natural
Resources; Energy and Commerce; Post Office and Civil Service; Foreign
Affairs; Armed Services; and Small Business. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held an
oversight hearing on Correcting Revolving Door Justice: New Approaches to
Recidivism. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hoyer, Byrne, Rangel,
Livingston, Carr and Royce; JoAnn Harris, Acting Deputy Attorney General,
Department of Justice; William W. Wilkins, Jr., Chairman, U.S. Sentencing
Commission; Pam Carter, Attorney General, State of Indiana; and public
witnesses. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held an oversight hearing on the Panama Canal Commission and the
Panama Canal Commission Fiscal Year 1995 budget request. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Panama Canal Commission: Gilberto Guardia,
Administrator; and Robert R. McMillan, Chairman, Board of Directors. 

USE OF CAPTIVE PROPAGATION TO ASSIST IN RECOVERY OF SPECIES LISTED UNDER THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment and
Natural Resources held a hearing on the Use of Captive Propagation to Assist
in the Recovery of Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act. Testimony
was heard from Michael Spear, Assistant Director, Ecological Services, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Gary Matlock, Deputy
Regional Director, Southwest Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL NUCLEAR FACILITIES LICENSING REGULATION ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
held a hearing on H.R. 3920, Federal Nuclear Facilities Licensing and
Regulation Act. Testimony was heard from Peter A. Johnson, Senior Associate,
Oceans and Environment Program, OTA; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy and
Science Issues, GAO; Robert M. Quillin, Director, Radiation Control Division,
Department of Health, State of Colorado; James O. Payne, Assistant Attorney
General, Environmental Enforcement Section, Office of the Attorney General,
State of Ohio; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 8. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the proposed fiscal year 1995 budget
for the National Park Service and Historic Preservation. Testimony was heard
from Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior; Cathryn Buford Slater, Chair, Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation; Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic
Preservation; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM--ANCILLARY ISSUES RELATING TO HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT
PROGRAMS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued hearings on the proposed National Highway System and
Ancillary Issues Relating to Highway and Transit Programs. Testimony was heard
from Representative Beilenson; Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation and
Telecommunications Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development
Division, GAO; Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Wykle, USAF, Deputy Commander in Chief,
U.S. Transportation Command, Department of Defense; John Egan, Commissioner,
Department of Transportation, State of New York; Hal Kassoff, Administrator,
Highway Administration, State of Maryland; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 3. 

SAFER SKIES; AVIATION WEATHER RESEARCH

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Safer Skies: Aviation Weather
Research. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SSI INCOME MODERNIZATION PROJECT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
the Supplemental Security Income Modernization Project. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Lambert and Meek; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE REPORT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to hold a hearing on Fiscal Year 1995
Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 3. 



1994/03/02
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 2, 1994;  pages D179 - D188

Committee Meetings

U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger
continued hearings to review sustainable development activities in U.S.
foreign assistance programs. Testimony was heard from Carol Bellamy, Director,
Peace Corps; Carol Lancaster, Deputy Director, AID, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency; John A. Miranda, Acting Assistant Deputy
Administrator, International Cooperation and Development, Foreign Agricultural
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, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Science and Education; Essex E. Finney, Acting
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service; and Pamela Q.J. Andre, Acting
Director, National Agricultural Library. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of
International Trade, Sentencing Commission, Courts of Appeals, District
Courts, and Other Judicial Services, on the Administrative Office of the U.S.
Courts, and on the Federal Judicial Center. Testimony was heard from Helen
Wilson Nies, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Dominick
L. DiCarlo, Chief Judge, Court of International Trade; William W. Wilkins,
Jr., Judge, Chairman, United States Sentencing Commission; Richard Arnold,
Chief Judge, District Courts and Other Judicial Services; and John M. Walker,
Jr., Judge, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Federal Judicial
Center. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

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

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1995 Army Budget.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Army: Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary; and Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA, Chief of
Staff. 

ENERGY WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Appalachian Regional Commission, and on the TVA. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Appalachian Regional Commission:
Mike Wenger, States' Washington Representative; and Jesse L. White, Federal
Co-Chairman; and the following officials of the TVA: Craven Crowell, Chairman;
William H. Kennoy and Johnny Hayes, both Directors. 

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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on the Army, Army Reserves and on the Army National Guard. Testimony
was heard from Paul W. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Installations and Housing), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Installations, Logistics and Environment). 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the ICC and on the Saint Lawrence Seaway Corporation. Testimony was heard from
Gail C. McDonald, Chairman, ICC; and Stanford E. Parris, Administrator, Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICES--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the IRS. Testimony was heard from Margaret M.
Richardson, Commissioner, IRS. 

VA--HUD--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Department of
the Army--Cemeterial Expenses, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and
on the National Credit Union Administration. Testimony was heard from Col.
Frederick C. Badger, Acting Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission;
Steven Dola, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget, Cemeterial
Expenses, Department of the Army; George Knight, Executive Director,
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and Norman E. D'Amorf, Chairman,
National Credit Union Administration. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on fiscal year 1995 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on Army programs. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Togo D.
West, Jr., Secretary; and Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, Chief of Staff. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance approved for full
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3248, Fair Trade in Financial
Services Act of 1993; and H.R. 3235, amended, Antimoney Laundering Act of
1993. 

RTC'S IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGEMENT REFORMS REGARDING MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the resolution of Failed Financial Institutions
held a hearing on the RTC's 1994 Implementation of Management Reforms
Regarding the Minority and Women-Owned Business Programs. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Resolution Trust Corporation: John Ryan,
Interim Deputy Chief Executive Officer; Johnnie B. Booker, Vice-President and
Director, Minority and Women's Programs; J. Paul Ramey, Vice-President and
Director of Resolutions; and Ellen Kulka, Senior Vice President and General
Counsel. 

COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Began markup of H.R. 1280, Comprehensive
Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993. 

Will continue March 9. 

DREYFUS CORPORATION AND MELLON BANK CORPORATION PROPOSED MERGER

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the proposed
merger between the Dreyfus Corporation and the Mellon Bank Corporation.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SEC: Arthur Levitt,
Jr., Chairman; and Barry P. Barbash, Director, Division of Investment
Management; the following officials of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central
District of California: Steven Zipperstein, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney; and
Alice Hill, Assistant U.S. Attorney; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

U.S. TRADE POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Trade Policy. Testimony
was heard from Mickey Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative. 

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UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE ISSUES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Issues
in United States Assistance: West, East, Central, and Southern Africa.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
George Moose, Assistant Secretary, African Affairs; and Robert H. Pelletreau,
Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs; John Hicks, Assistant
Administrator, Africa, AID; U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency;
and public witnesses. 

BYRNE GRANT BLOCK PROPOSED ELIMINATION

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation and Agriculture held a hearing on Proposed Elimination of the
Byrne Grant Block. Testimony was heard from Representative Wise; Kathleen
Kennedy Townsend, Deputy Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs,
Department of Justice; the following officials of the State of California: Ray
Johnson, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Planning; and Joe Doane, Chief,
Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement; Thomas Pagel, Director, Division of Criminal
Investigation, State of Wyoming; James Willborn, Director, Narcotics Control
Program, State of Texas; James Mulvihill, Assistant Attorney General,
Director, Division of Criminal Justice, State of New Jersey; and public
witnesses. 

ANTITRUST REFORM ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
approved for full Committee action H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act of 1993. 

NOAA BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on the
Administration's fiscal year 1995 budget request for the ocean and coastal
programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Testimony was
heard from D. James Baker, Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, Department
of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: S. 375,
amended, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of
the Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild and Scenic
Rivers System; H.R. 2815, amended, to designate a portion of the Farmington
River in Connecticut as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System; and S. 341, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of
Agriculture and Eagle and Pitkin Counties in Colorado. 

HEALTH CARE INFORMATION MODERNIZATION AND SECURITY ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census, Statistics
and Postal Personnel held a hearing on H.R. 3137, Health Care Information
Modernization and Security Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from
Representative Hobson; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 16. 

INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Intermodal Transportation Safety. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation:
RAdm. Arthur E. Henn, USCG, Director, Office of Marine Safety, Security and
Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard; Rose A. McMurray, Chief of Staff,
Research and Special Programs Administration; Charles H. Huettner, Acting
Associate Administrator, Aviation Safety, FAA; Bruce M. Fine, Acting Associate
Administrator, Safety, Federal Railroad Administration; Dennis C. Judycki,
Associate Administrator, Safety and System Applications, Federal Highway
Administration; Donald C. Bischoff, Associate Administrator, Plans and Policy,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and Lawrence L. Schulman,
Associate Administrator, Technical Assistance and Safety, Federal Transit
Administration. 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3567,
amended, John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1993; H.R. 2318, to
redesignate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham, MA,
as the "Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center;" H.R. 3770, to designate the
United States courthouse located at 940 Front Street in San Diego, CA, and the
Federal building attached to the courthouse as the "Edward J. Schwartz
Courthouse and Federal Building;" and H.R. 3693, to designate the U.S.
courthouse under construction in Denver, CO as the "Byron White United States
Courthouse." 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 3567. Testimony
was heard from James D. Wolfensohn, Chairman, John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts; and Robert Stanton, Director, National Capital Region,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 

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FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINICS EXTENSION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for consideration of S. 636,
Freedom of Access to Clinics Act of 1993, in the House. The rule waives all
points of order against the bill and against its consideration. The rule also
makes in order a motion to strike all after the enacting clause of S. 636 and
insert the text of the House companion bill, H.R. 796, as passed by the House.
All points of order against the motion are waived. The rule also makes in
order--if the Senate bill, as amended, is passed--a motion that the House
insist on its amendments to S. 636 and request a conference. Testimony was
heard from Chairman Brooks. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Legislative Process continued hearings on
H.R. 3801, Legislative Reorganization Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
Leon Panetta, Director, OMB; James L. Blum, Deputy Director, CBO; Susan J.
Irving, Associate Director, Budget Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Lessons Learned
from the Northridge Earthquake. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior: Kaye
Shedlock, Chief, Branch of Earthquake and Landslide Hazards; Lucille Jones and
Thomas Heaton, both Geophysicists; and public witnesses. 

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3870,
Environmental Technologies Act of 1994. 



1994/03/03
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 3, 1994;  pages D189 - D200

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
Cooperative State Research Service and on the Extension Service. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the USDA: R. Dean Plowman, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Science and Education; John Patrick Jordan,
Administrator, Cooperative State Research Service; and Leodrey Williams,
Acting Administrator, Extension Service. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the SBA and on the Japan-United States Friendship
Commission. Testimony was heard from Erskine B. Bowles, Administrator, SBA;
and Kenneth B. Pyle, Chairman, Japan-United States Friendship Commission. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Fiscal
Year 1995 Navy/Marine Corps Budget. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Navy: John H. Dalton, Secretary; Adm. Frank
B. Kelso, II, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr.,
USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Secretary of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation and on
the River Basin Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Interior: Bruce Babbitt, Secretary; Daniel P. Beard,
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Mary Ann Lawler, Director of Budget;
Irene B. Brooks, U.S. Commissioner, Delaware River Basin Commission; Paul O.
Swartz, Executive Director, Susquehanna River Basin Commission; and Phyllis M.
Cole, Chair, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Gallery of Art, the Institute of American Indian and the Alaska
Native Culture and Arts Development. Testimony was heard from Earl Powell,
III, Director, National Gallery of Art; and Schuyler Hauser, Interim
President, Institute of American Indian and the Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on the Navy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: RAdm. Jack E. Buffington, USN, Commander, Naval
Facilities Engineering Command, and Chief of Civil Engineers; Brig. Gen.
Claude W. Reinke, USMC, Director, Facilities and Services Division, Office of
the Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Logistics; and RAdm. John T.
Natter, U.S. Naval Reserve, Deputy Director, Naval Reserve. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

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

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

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

VA--HUD--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on FEMA. Testimony was heard from James L. Witt, Director,
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on fiscal year 1995 national
defense authorization requests, with emphasis on Air Force Programs. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air Force:
Sheila E. Widnall, Secretary; and Gen. Merrill A. McPeak, USAF, Chief of
Staff. 

CONSUMER REPORTING ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R.
1015, Consumer Reporting Act of 1993. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Concurrent Budget Resolution for
Fiscal Year 1995. 

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MANAGED COMPETITION ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on H.R. 3222, Managed
Competition Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cooper,
Long, Hutto, Walsh, Grandy, Peterson of Florida and Moran; and public
witnesses. 

PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN DREYFUS CORPORATION AND THE MELLON BANK CORPORATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
concluded hearings to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the
proposed merger between the Dreyfus Corporation and the Mellon Bank
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the
Currency, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.

STEPS TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SYSTEM

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing and
Aviation held a hearing on Steps Toward A Comprehensive Employment and
Training System. Testimony was heard from Clarence C. Crawford, Associate
Director, Human Resource Division, Education and Employment Issues, GAO;
Darrell Minott, Secretary of Labor, State of Delaware; Joel C. New, Director,
Employment and Training Division, Department of Commerce, State of North
Carolina; and public witnesses. 

U.N. PEACE-KEEPING: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on U.N. Peace-Keeping: "The Effectiveness of the Legal
Framework." Testimony was heard from Senator McCain; Representatives Gilman
and Hyde; the following officials of the Department of State: Conrad M.
Harper, Legal Adviser; and David J. Scheffer, Senior Advisor and Counsel to
the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; John H. McNeill,
Senior Deputy General Counsel, International Affairs and Intelligence,
Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

TOWING VESSEL NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on H.R. 3282, Towing Vessel Navigational Safety Act
of 1993. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Federico PenAE6a, Secretary; and RAdm. Arthur E. Henn, USCG,
Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, U.S.
Coast Guard; and public witnesses. 

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. 3516, to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for assistance
for highway relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park in Georgia; and S. 1574, to authorize appropriations for the
Coastal Heritage Trail Route in the State of New Jersey. 

ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET--IMPACT ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held a hearing on the impact of the Administration's fiscal
year 1995 Budget on Federal Employees and Retirees. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 10. 

PROPOSED NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND ANCILLARY ISSUES RELATING TO HIGHWAY AND
TRANSIT PROGRAMS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued hearings on the proposed National Highway System and
Ancillary Issues Relating to Highway and Transit Programs. Testimony was heard
from Senator Campbell; Representatives Snowe and Cooper; Betsy Merritt,
Associate General Counsel, National Trust for Historic Preservation; Mark
Rosenberg, M.D., Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 8. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISABLED
INDIVIDUALS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Health Care Reform and Possible
Effects on Technologies for Disabled Individuals. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Approved budget recommendations for the report
to the Committee on the Budget. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

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INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on Fiscal Year
1995 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



1994/03/07
Daily Digest - Monday, March 7, 1994;  pages D202 - D206

Committee Meetings 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from Hazel R.
O'Leary, Secretary of Energy. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: On March 4, the Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal
Service--General Government held a hearing on the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, the Financial Management Service, the United States Mint, the
Bureau of Public Debt, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Ronald
K. Noble, Assistant Secretary (Enforcement), Gerald Murphy, Fiscal Assistant
Secretary, Eugene H. Essner, Deputy Director, United States Mint; Peter H.
Daly, Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; and Richard L. Gregg,
Commissioner, Bureau of the Public Debt. 



1994/03/08
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 8, 1994;  pages D208 - D216

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 Rural
Electrification Administration, Alternative Agriculture Research and
Commercialization, and on Members of Congress and Public Witnesses. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Bob Nash, Under Secretary,
Small Community and Rural Development; Wally Beyer, Administrator, Rural
Electrification Administration; and Paul F. O'Connell, Director, Alternative
Agricultural Research and Commercialization; 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 United States Trade Representative. Testimony
was heard from Michael Kantor, United States Trade Representative. 

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, Environment
Restoration and Waste Management). Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: Thomas P. Grumbly, Assistant Secretary,
Environmental Restoration and Waste Management; and Peter N. Brush, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on AID Programs and Foreign Aid
Reform. Testimony was heard from J. Brian Atwood, Administrator, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education, held a hearing on the Secretary of Labor. Testimony was
heard from Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Federal Highway Administration. Testimony was heard from Rodney E. Slater,
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation. 

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TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Secretary of the Treasury. Testimony was
heard from Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury. 

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. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on Army Guard and Reserve restructuring. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Deborah R. Lee,
Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs; Gen. J. H. Binford Peay III, USA, Vice
Chief of Staff, Army; Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Kilmartin, USA, Deputy Chief, Army
Reserve; Maj. Gen. John R. D'Araujo, USA, Director, Army National Guard; and
Col. Charles E. Heller, USA, U.S. Army Reserve Advisor, Strategic Studies
Institute, U.S. Army War College; Maj. Gen. James H. Mukoyama, Jr., USAR,
President, Army Reserve Association; and Maj. Gen. William F. Ward, Jr., USA
(Ret.), former Chief, Army Reserve. 

Hearings continue March 10. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization request, with emphasis on Army military construction. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Paul W.
Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations and Housing; Brig. Gen.
Robert L. Herndon, USA, Director, Facilities and Housing, Office of the
Assistant Chief of Staff, Installations Management;Brig. Gen. William C. Bilo,
USA, Deputy Director, Army National Guard;Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Kilmartin, USA,
Deputy Chief, Army Reserve;and Col. William T. Harvey, USA, Chief, Base
Realignment and Closure Office. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on
fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request, with emphasis on
National Defense Stockpile policy and issues. Testimony was heard from Kenneth
S. Flamm, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Dual Use Technology Policy and
International Programs, Department of Defense; and Alfred R. Greenwood, Senior
Analyst, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Congressional Research
Service, Library of Congress. 

BANK SALES OF MUTUAL FUNDS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance held a hearing on
Bank Sales of Mutual Funds. Testimony was heard from Representative Neal of
Massachusetts; Andrew Hove, Jr., Acting Chairman, FDIC; John P. LaWare,
member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; the following officials of
the Department of the Treasury: Eugene Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency;
and Jonathan F. Fiechter, Acting Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; and
public witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 1995 Budget. Testimony was
heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy. 

FRENCH ACTION AGAINST U.S. SEAFOOD IMPORTS; GATT: IMPACT ON AMERICAN
INDUSTRIES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment approved for full Committee action amended H. Res. 362, expressing
the sense of the House of Representatives that the action taken by the
Government of France against seafood imports from the United States is a
totally unwarranted act of protectionism. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on GATT: The Impact on American
Industries. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TAX SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION--IMPLICATIONS FOR IRS BUDGET

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on Tax Systems Modernization and Its
Implications for the IRS Fiscal Year 1995 Budget. Testimony was heard from
Margaret M. Richardson, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and a
public witness. 

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S REVISION OF MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING GUIDELINES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on the National Cancer Institute's
of Its Mammography Screening Guidelines. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Schroeder, Snowe, and Slaughter; Samuel Broder, M.D.,
Director, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services;
former Representative Mary Rose Oakar of Ohio; and public witnesses. 

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S STATUTORY USE OF VALUE ENGINEERING

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on Statutory Use of Value Engineering in the Federal
Government. Testimony was heard from Representative Byrne; Steven Kelman,
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Stanley Brezenoff,
Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and public
witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts approved for full
Committee action amended H. Res. 369, providing amounts from the contingent
fund of the House for the expenses of investigations and studies by certain
committees of the House in the second session of the One Hundred Third
Congress. 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION'S BUDGET

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on
the Federal Election Commission's Fiscal Year 1995 Budget and Recommendations.
Testimony was heard from Danny McDonald, Vice Chairman and Chairman, Finance
Committee, FEC; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL NUCLEAR FACILITIES LICENSING AND REGULATION ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
continued hearings on H.R. 3920, Federal Nuclear Facilities Licensing and
Regulation Act. Testimony was heard from Charles B. Curtis, Under Secretary,
Department of Energy; the following officials of the NRC: Ivan Selin,
Chairman; Kenneth C. Rogers, Forrest Remick and E. Gail de Planque, all
Commissioners; John T. Conway, Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board; and Margo T. Oge, Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, EPA. 

RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY EXPANSION

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 3050, to expand the boundaries of the Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area. Testimony was heard from Representative
Bilbray; Michael Penfold, Assistant Director, Land and Renewable Resources,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT WITHIN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations held a hearing on sexual harassment within Federal law
enforcement agencies. Testimony was heard from Richard Stiener, Director,
Office of Special Investigations, GAO; the following officials of the Drug
Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice: Katherine Churchill, Senior
Forensic Chemist; Gail Gricius Wyche and Ann Garcia, both Special Agents;
Shirley Garcia, Investigative Assistant, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, Department of the Treasury; and a public witness. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM--ANCILLARY ISSUES RELATING TO HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT
PROGRAMS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued hearings on the proposed National Highway System and
Ancillary Issues Relating to Highway and Transit Programs. Testimony was heard
from Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 10. 

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE MISSION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing to review the
Hubble Space Telescope Mission. Testimony was heard from the following members
of the STS-61 Crew: Richard O. Covey, Commander; Kenneth D. Bowersox, Pilot;
Tom Akers, Mission Specialist 5; Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Mission Specialist 3;
Kathryn C. Thornton, Mission Specialist 1; Claude Nicollier, Mission
Specialist 2; and F. Story Musgrave, Mission Specialist 4; and public
witnesses. 

VETERANS HEALTH CARE ISSUES

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care held
a hearing on the following: H.R. 3808, to amend title 38, United States Code,
to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has the necessary authority
and flexibility to provide staffing levels for the Veterans Health
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs as necessary to meet the
responsibility of the United States to provide health care services to
eligible veterans and to permit implementation of national health care reform
by the Department; and legislation authorizing a pilot program for VA
participation in State Health reform. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Elwood Headley, M.D., Acting
Deputy Under Secretary, Health; officials of Medical Centers from the
following States: Minnesota, Florida, Vermont, and Washington; representatives
of veterans organizations and public witnesses. 

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HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health began markup of H.R. 3600,
Health Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
the current unemployment situation and the recommendations of the Advisory
Council on Unemployment Compensation. Testimony was heard from Janet L.
Norwood, Chair, Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation; and public
witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on Fiscal Year
1995 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 10. 



1994/03/09
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 9, 1994;  pages D218 - D228

Committee Meetings 

GIANT SEQUOIA PRESERVATION ACT 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 2153, Giant Sequoia Preservation Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Brown of California, Thomas of
California, Lehman, Eshoo, and Ravenel; Jack Ward Thomas, Chief, Forest
Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Development Administration, and the
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the USDA: Eugene Moos, Under Secretary,
International Affairs and Community Programs; Grant B. Buntrock,
Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; Bob J.
Nash, Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development; Michael V. Dunn,
Administrator, Farmers Home Administration; and Wilbur T. Peer, Acting
Administrator, Rural Development Administration. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Attorney General and on the Supreme Court.
Testimony was heard from Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States,
Department of Justice; and the following Associate Justices of the U.S.
Supreme Court: Anthony M. Kennedy and David H. Souter. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Army Procurement Programs. Testimony was heard from Lt.
Gen. William H. Forster, USA, Military Deputy to Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Research, Development, Acquisition). 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Nuclear Disarmament of former Soviet
Union. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Ashton B. Carter, Assistant to the Secretary (Nuclear Security and
Counter- proliferation); and Harold P. Smith, Assistant to the Secretary
(Atomic Energy). 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Department of Energy (General Science, Basic Energy Sciences,
Fusion, and on Supporting Technology). Testimony was heard from Martha A.
Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Research, Department of Energy. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Employment and Training Administration. Testimony was heard from
Doug Ross, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training, Department of Labor. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and on the Air National Guard.
Testimony was heard from James F. Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(Installations), Department of the Air Force. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICES--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Administrative Conference of the United
States, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and on the
Secret Service. Testimony was heard from Sally Katzen, Acting Chairman,
Administrative Conference of the United States; the following officials of the
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: William F. Winter,
Chairman; and John Kincaid, Executive Director; and Eljay Bowron, Director,
U.S. Secret Service, Department of the Treasury. 

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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 Hershel Gober, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF MILITARY WOMEN AND IMPROVING THE COMPLAINT SYSTEM

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on sexual harassment of military
women and improving the military complaint system. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Edwin Dorn, Assistant
Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; Joe R. Reeder, Under Secretary, Army;
Frederick F. Y. Pang, Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve Affairs,
Department of the Navy; Gilbert F. Casellas, General Counsel, U.S. Air Force;
Lt. Darlene S. Simmons, USN, Naval Reserve; Sgt. Zenaida Martinez, USAF; and
S. Sgt. Carol L. Fuehrmann, USMC; Pamela Klemm, former Private, U.S. Army;
Capt. Patricia M. Gormley, USN (Ret.), Director, Women in the Military
Project, Women's Research and Education Institute; Nancy Duff Campbell,
Co-President, National Women's Law Center; Kathleen A. McCauley, Licensed
Clinical Social Worker, Family Advocacy Program Manager, Headquarters, U.S.
Marine Corps; and Mary Kay Turner, member, Executive Committee, Defense
Advisory Committee on Women in the Service. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy Panel held
a hearing on fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the Department of Energy defense activities budget request.
Testimony was heard from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported the
following bills: H.R. 3248, Fair Trade in Financial Services Act of 1993; H.R.
3235, amended, Anti-Money Laundering Act of 1993; H.R. 3841, amended,
Interstate Banking Efficiency Act of 1994; and H.R. 2600, amended, Business,
Commercial, and Community Development Secondary Market Development Act. 

COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Began markup of H.R. 1280, Comprehensive
Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Religious
Persecution, Part II. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ASSISTANCE FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on the Administration's Views on Fiscal Year 1995 Assistance for
Latin America and the Caribbean. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Alexander
F. Watson, Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs, Department of State;
and Mark Schneider, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean,
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING; HONORING THE MEMORY AND LEADERSHIP OF THE LATE SPEAKER
O'NEILL; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the following: H. Res.
329, designating 1994 as a year to honor the memory and leadership qualities
of the Honorable Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr., the late Speaker of the House
of Representatives; and H. Res. 369, 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 second session of the One Hundred Third
Congress; and a resolution providing amounts from the contingent fund of the
House for continuing expenses of investigations and studies by certain
committees of the House from April 1, 1994, through May 31, 1994. 

The Committee also considered other pending business. 

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment and
Natural Resources approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2760, Marine
Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994. 

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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on fiscal year 1995 authorization of appropriations for the
Maritime Administration and the Federal Maritime Commission. Testimony was
heard from William D. Hathaway, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission; Albert
J. Herberger, Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of
Transportation; Gen. Ronald R. Fogelman, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Transportation Command, Department of Defense; Rear Adm. Floyd H. Miller, USN
(Ret.), President, State University of New York Maritime College, representing
the various State Maritime Academies; and a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported amended the following bills:
H.R. 3516, to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for assistance
for highway relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park in Georgia; and S. 1574, to authorize appropriations for the
Coastal Heritage Trail Route in the State of New Jersey. 

FAA STAFFING AND BEYOND BUDGET FREEZE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on the implications for FAA Staffing for Fiscal Year 1995 and Beyond
Budget Freeze. Testimony was heard from Representative Klink; the following
officials of the FAA, Department of Transportation: Ruth A. Leverenz,
Director, Office of Budget; Anthony T. Broderick, Associate Administrator,
Regulation and Certification; Joaquin Archilla, Acting Associate
Administrator, Airway Facilities; and William Pollard, Associate
Administrator, Air Traffic; and public witnesses. 

TVA

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the TVA. Testimony was heard from Craven
Crowell, Chairman, TVA; Ellis Merschoff, Director, Division of Reactor
Projects, Region II, NRC; Eric Hirst, Corporate Fellow, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: The Committee, by a recorded vote of 6-4, granted a rule
providing 2 hours of debate, including 1 hour of Humphrey-Hawkins debate, on
H. Con. Res. 218, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. All points of
order are waived against the concurrent resolution and against its
consideration. The rule provides, after the conclusion of the initial period
of general debate, for additional periods of general debate of 1 hour each on
the Kasich substitute and the Mfume substitute. The additional debate time is
equally divided and controlled by the proponent of the substitute and an
opponent. The rule makes in order only the five substitutes printed in the
report to accompany the rule: (1) the Frank substitute, (2) the Solomon
substitute, (3) the Mfume (Black Caucus) substitute, (4) the Kasich
substitute, and (5) the concurrent resolution as reported by the Budget
Committee. The substitutes will be considered in the order and manner
specified in the report and will be debatable for 1 hour each. If more than
one substitute is adopted, only the last to be adopted will be reported to the
House. The substitutes are not amendable and shall be considered as read. All
points of order are waived against the substitutes printed in the report.
After all the amendments are disposed of, the rule provides a period of 10
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 Chairman Sabo and Representatives Frank, Penny,
Rangel, Condit, Roemer, Kasich, Kolbe, Hobson, Smith of Michigan, Solomon,
Upton, Fawell, Zeliff, Bateman, Gekas, Schaefer, Bentley, Goss, Talent, and
Burton of Indiana. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules of the House held a hearing on H.R.
3801, Legislative Reorganization Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Hamilton, Conyers, Mazzoli, Norton, Dreier, and Shaw. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

STRENGTHENING RISK ASSESSMENT WITHIN EPA

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Strengthening Risk Assessment
Within the EPA. Testimony was heard from Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; Mark Schaefer, Assistant Director,
Office of Science and Technology Policy; Lynn Goldman, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA; and
public witnesses. 

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HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN VETERANS AND RELATED ISSUES

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on recent VA actions to improve the provision of health care to
women veterans and related issues. Testimony was heard from Representative
Schroeder; David P. Baine, Director, Federal Health Care Delivery Issues,
Health, Education, and Human Services Division, GAO; the following officials
of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Stephen A. Trodden, Inspector General;
Susan H. Mather, M.D., Assistant Chief Medical Director, Environmental
Medicine and Public Health, Veterans Health Administration; and Joan A. Furey,
R.N., Director, Women Veterans Program Office, Office of Policy and Planning;
representatives of various veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued markup of H.R.
3600, Health Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 



1994/03/10
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 10, 1994;  pages D230 - D238

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 Soil
Conservation Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: James R. Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment;
and Paul W. Johnson, Chief, Soil Conservation Service. 

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 Department of
Commerce (Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, and National Technical Information Service). Testimony was heard
from the following officials of Department of Commerce: Ronald H. Brown,
Secretary; Mary Good, Under Secretary for Technology; Arati Prabhakar,
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and Donald R.
Johnson, Director, National Technical Information Service. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

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

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, and
Uranium Supply and Enrichment Activities). Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Energy: Christine A. Ervin, Assistant
Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and Daniel A. Dreyfus,
Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Energy. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on International Financial
Institutions. Testimony was heard from Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the
Treasury. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Energy
Information Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Economic
Regulatory Administration, and on Emergency Preparedness. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Energy: J. E. Hakes,
Administrator, Energy Information Administration; George Breznay, Director,
Office of Hearings and Appeals; Robert R. Nordhaus, Acting Administrator,
Economic Regulatory Administration; and Susan F. Tierney, Assistant Secretary,
Policy, Planning and Program Evaluation. 

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LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education held a hearing on Bureau of Labor Statistics, OSHA,
Employment Standards Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration,
and on Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Labor: Katherine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Labor Statistics;
Joseph A. Dear, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health; Bernard
Anderson, Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards Administration; J. Davitt
McAter, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration; and
Charles C. Masten, Inspector General. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the OPM and on the Office of Inspector General of
OPM. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the OPM: James B.
King, Director; and Patrick E. McFarland, Inspector General. 

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, U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on fiscal year 1995 national
defense authorization request, with emphasis on critical perspectives on the
Defense Department's Bottom-Up Review, receiving critical perspectives on the
Department of Defense's Bottom-Up Review. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

ACQUISITION REFORM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition held a
hearing on acquisition reform. Testimony was heard from Steve Kelman,
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and public
witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request,
with emphasis on service and joint training/lessons learned from recent
conflicts. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Military
Operations and Capabilities Issues, National Security and International
Affairs Division, GAO: Mark E. Gebicke, Director; and Barry W. Holman and
Charles J. Bonanno, Jr., both Assistant Directors. 

CREDIT CARD MARKETING TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing on credit card marketing to high school
and college students. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on the Administration's rural housing
priorities and GAO's review of housing and community development
reauthorization issues. Testimony was heard from Mike V. Dunn, Administrator,
Farmers Home Administration, USDA; Judy A. England-Joseph, Director, Housing
and Community Development Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic
Development Division, GAO. 

Hearings continue March 16. 

COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REFORM ACT; AFFORDABLE HEALTH
CARE NOW ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1280,
Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993. 

The Committee also held a hearing on H.R. 3080, Affordable Health Care Now Act
of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives Armey, Hobson, and Bliley;
and public witnesses. 

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights held a hearing on the reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 17. 

U.S. ASSISTANCE TO SOUTH ASIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a
hearing on U.S. Assistance to South Asia. Testimony was heard from Robin
Raphel, Assistant Secretary, South Asia, Department of State; Margaret
Carpenter, Assistant Administrator, Asia and the Near East, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses. 

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment approved for full Committee action the Export Administration Act
of 1994. 

U.S. CUSTOMS BUDGET

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs held a hearing on U.S. Customs Budget for Fiscal Year 1995.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Treasury: Ronald K. Noble, Assistance Secretary, Enforcement; and George J.
Weise, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service. 

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ENDING WELFARE AS WE KNOW IT: PROGRESS OR PARALYSIS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Ending Welfare As We Know It:
Progress or Paralysis. Testimony was heard from Representative Woolsey; and
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
approved for full Committee action the following: Constitutional Procedures
for the Imposition of the Sentence of Death; Racial Justice Act; and Habeas
Corpus Revision Act. 

VIOLENT REPEAT OFFENDER INCARCERATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3968, Violent
Repeat Offender Incarceration Act. 

UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on France's unfair trade barriers against U.S.
seafood products. Testimony was heard from Senator Kerry; Rufus Yerxa, Deputy
U.S. Trade Representative; and a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf approved for full Committee action
the following bills: H.R. 2063, National Coastal Resources Development Act of
1993; H.R. 3886, to amend the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary; H.R. 3982, Dumping Ban Act of 1994; and H.R. 1394, amended,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Improvements Act. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint
oversight hearing on Urban Recreation and Crime Prevention. Testimony was
heard from Tom McMillen, Co-Chair, President's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports; William Spitzer, Acting Assistant Director, National Recreation
Programs, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; John Wilson,
Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS ON FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits concluded hearings to assess the impact of the
Administration's budget proposals on Federal employees. Testimony was heard
from Alice M. Rivlin, Deputy Director, OMB; Lorraine A. Green, Deputy
Director, OPM; and Nancy R. Kingsbury, Director, Federal Human Resources
Management Issues, General Government Division, GAO. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM--ANCILLARY ISSUES RELATING TO HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT
PROGRAMS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation continued hearings on the proposed National Highway System and
Ancillary Issues Relating to Highway and Transit Programs. Testimony was heard
from Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 15. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules of the House continued hearings on
H.R. 3801, Legislative Reorganization Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Clinger, Schroeder, Filner, Clayton, DeFazio, Fingerhut,
Shepherd, Pomeroy, Fowler, Torkildsen, and Linder. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TECHNOLOGY BUDGET

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1995 Department of
Commerce Technology Administration Authorization. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Commerce: Mary Lowe Good, Under
Secretary, Technology; and Arati Prabhakar, Director, National Institute of
Standards and Technology; and public witnesses. 

ISSUE OF REGIONAL HEALTH ALLIANCES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the issue of regional health
alliances. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

VETERANS EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held a hearing on Veterans Education Assistance Programs. Testimony
was heard from R. J. Vogel, Under Secretary, Benefits, Department of Veterans
Affairs; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Robert
M. Alexander, USAF, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military Personnel Policy;
Frank Rush, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs (Manpower and
Personnel); and Military Personnel Chiefs; and representatives of veterans
organizations. 

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HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued markup of H.R.
3600, Health Security Act. 

Will continue March 14. 

PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
measures to protect the integrity of the Social Security Disability Insurance
Program by insuring that people who are no longer disabled are terminated from
the disability benefit rolls. Testimony was heard from Lawrence H. Thompson,
Principal Deputy Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services;
the following officials of the Income Security Issues, Human Resources
Division, GAO: Jane Ross, Associate Director; and Barry Tice, Assistant
Director; Paul Cullinan, Principal Analyst, CBO; and public witnesses.  

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on Fiscal Year
1995 Intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 15. 



1994/03/11
Daily Digest - Friday, March 11, 1994;  pages D239 - D248

Committee Meetings

MISCELLANEOUS CRIME LEGISLATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
approved for full Committee action the following: Victims of Crime Act of
1994; Police Corps and Law Enforcement Scholarship Act; H.R. 3981, amended, to
provide mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent
felony; H.R. 3979, amended, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act of 1994;
Crime Prevention and Community Justice Act of 1994; to provide the penalty of
death for certain crimes; Juvenile Prosecution Act of 1994; H.R. 665,
Insurance Fraud Prevention Act of 1993; H.R. 1120, Assaults Against Children
Act of 1993; and H.R. 3993, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 1994. 



1994/03/15
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 15, 1994;  pages D249 - D258

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of Commerce (NOAA, International
Trade Administration and Bureau of Export Administration). Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: D. James Baker,
Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA; Jeffrey E. Garten, Under
Secretary, International Trade Administration; and Barry E. Carter, Acting
Under Secretary, Bureau of Export Administration. 

On March 14, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary held
a hearing on the Department of Commerce (Economic Development Administration
and Minority Business Development Agency). Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Commerce: William W. Ginsberg,
Assistant Secretary, Economic Development; and Gilbert Colon, Acting Director,
Minority Business Development Agency. 

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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Ammunition Procurement, RDT&E, Air Force, and on
Ballistic Missile Defense. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Brig. Gen. William R. Holmes, USA, Deputy for
Ammunition, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Army (Research, Development,
Acquisition); Lt. Gen. Richard E. Hawley, USAF, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Air Force (Acquisition); and Lt. Gen. Malcolm R. O'Neill, USA,
Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met
in executive session to hold a hearing on the Department of Energy (Atomic
Energy Defense Activities). Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Energy: Victor H. Reis, Assistant Secretary, Defense
Programs; and John G. Keliher, Director, Office of Nonproliferation and
National Security; and Harold P. Smith, Jr., Assistant to the Secretary
(Atomic Energy), Department of Defense. 

On March 14, the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing
on Department of Energy (Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund, Nuclear Waste
Negotiator, and Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board). Testimony was heard
from Daniel A. Dreyfus, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management, Department of Energy; Richard H. Stallings, Nuclear Waste
Negotiator; and John E. Cantlon, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review
Board. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and on the Bureau of Mines.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Interior: Robert J. Uram, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement; and Hermann Enzer, Acting Director, Bureau of Mines. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Action, Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, Physician
Payment Review Commission and the Department of Labor (Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, and on Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration).
Testimony was heard from James Scheibel, Director, ACTION; James Kimmey,
member, Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; John M. Eisenberg, M.D.,
Chairman, Physician Payment Review Commission; Martin Slate, Executive
Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and Olena Berg, Assistant
Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department 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 held a hearing on
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Testimony was heard from
Christopher Hart, Acting Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Department of Transportation. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the Office
of Special Counsel and on the Committee for Blind and Severely Disabled.
Testimony was heard from Jean McKee, Chairman, Federal Labor Relations
Authority; Kathleen Day Koch, Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel; and
Ira L. Kemp, Chairperson, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled. 

VA--HUD--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Corporation for National Service Corporation. Testimony
was heard from Eli Segal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporation
for National and Community Service. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on the Desert Storm mystery illness/adequacy of care and on
non-worldwide assignable. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Edwin Dorn, Assistant Secretary, Personnel and
Readiness; Edward D. Martin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Maj.
Gen. Thomas R. Tempel, USA, Deputy Surgeon General, Army; VAdm. Donald F.
Hagen, USN, Surgeon General, Navy; Maj. Gen. Robert A. Buethe, USAF, Deputy
Surgeon General, Air Force; Albert V. Conte, Principal Deputy Under Secretary,
Personnel and Readiness; Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Carney, USA, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Personnel; VAdm. Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations, Manpower, Personnel and Training; Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, USAF,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel; Lt. Gen. Robert B. Johnston, USMC, Deputy
Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and active duty Army personnel. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on military housing/Congressional Budget Office
study overview. Testimony was heard from Deborah R. Lee, Assistant Secretary,
Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Morale, Welfare and Recreation Panel continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis
on commissary issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Carolyn H. Becraft, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Personnel Support, Families and Education; Maj. Gen. Richard E. Beale, Jr.,
Director, Defense Commissary Agency; and Robert J. Lieberman, Assistant
Inspector General, Auditing; and public witnesses. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION RENEWAL

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on Renewing the Economic
Development Administration. Testimony was heard from Robert Atkinson, Senior
Analyst, Industrial Technology and Employment Program, OTA; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 17. 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ACT AMENDMENT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on H.R. 2096,
to amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to promote the export of goods and
services that benefit the environment. Testimony was heard from Representative
Kennedy; Kenneth D. Brody, Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States;
and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN AID REFORM 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on Foreign Aid Reform.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DRINKING WATER ACT--IMPACT OF REQUIREMENTS ON SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS 

Committee on Government Operations: On March 14, the Subcommittee on
Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources held a hearing on the Impact of
Requirements in the Safe Drinking Water Act on Small Water Systems. Testimony
was heard from Peter Guerrero, Director, Environmental Protection Issues,
Resources Community and Economic Development Division; Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA; and public witnesses. 

POISON CONTROL CENTERS: IS THERE AN ANTIDOTE FOR BUDGET CUTS? 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Poison Control Centers: Is There
an Antidote for Budget Cuts? Testimony was heard from J. Michael McGinnis,
M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion), Department of Health and Human Services; Ann Brown, Chairman,
Consumer Product Safety Commission; and public witnesses. 

POLLUTER PAYS CLEAN WATER FUNDING ACT 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Held a hearing on H.R. 2199,
Polluter Pays Clean Water Funding Act. Testimony was heard from Carol M.
Browner, Administrator, EPA; and public witnesses. 

U.S. COAST GUARD BUDGET

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on the United States Coast Guard Budget for Fiscal
Year 1995. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the United
States Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: Adm. J. William Kime, USCG,
Commandant; and Master Chief Petty Officer R. Jay Lloyd, USCG; 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. 1570, and H.R. 3732,
to designate certain lands in the State of Idaho as wilderness; and H.R. 3554,
to require the exchange of National Forest System lands in the Targhee
National Forest in Idaho for non-federal lands within the forest in Wyoming.
Testimony was heard from Representative Crapo; Gray Reynolds, Deputy Chief,
Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

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TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Transportation Infrastructure. Testimony was
heard from Mortimer L. Downey, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation;
and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM--ANCILLARY ISSUES RELATING TO HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT
PROGRAMS 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation concluded hearings on the proposed National Highway System and
Ancillary Issues Relating to Highway and Transit Programs. Testimony was heard
from Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIES ACT
AMENDMENTS; SUPERCONDUCTING SUPERCOLLIDER TERMINATION 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science approved
for full Committee action amended H.R. 3476, National Science and Technology
Policy, Organization and Priorities Act Amendments of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Termination of Superconducting
Supercollider. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Energy: Martha Krebs, Director, Energy Research; and Robert R.
Nordhaus, Chief Counsel; and a public witness. 

ENHANCING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS: NASA AERONAUTICS RESEARCH 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness:
NASA Aeronautics Research. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
NASA: Larry Ross, Director, Wind Tunnel Program Office; and Wes Harris,
Associate Administrator, Aeronautics; James J. Mattice, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Research and Engineering, Department of Defense; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued markup of H.R.
3600, Health Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

On March 14, the Subcommittee on Health continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held an oversight
hearing on the Family Support Act of 1988. Testimony was heard from Mary Jo
Bane, Assistant Secretary, Children and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES-JAPAN TRADE RELATIONS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on United
States-Japan Trade Relations. Testimony was heard from Michael Kantor, U.S.
Trade Representative. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on Fiscal Year
1995 Intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 17. 



1994/03/16
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 16, 1994;  pages D260 - D270

Committee Meetings 

URUGUAY ROUND GATT AGREEMENT

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Uruguay Round GATT
Agreement. Testimony was heard from Mike Espy, Secretary, USDA; and Michael
Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative. 

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 FDA.
Testimony was heard from David A. Kessler, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug
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 the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration, the
Competitiveness Policy Council and the SEC. Testimony was heard from Greg
Farmer, Under Secretary, Travel and Tourism, U.S. Travel and Tourism
Administration, Department of Commerce; C. Fred Bergsten, Chairman,
Competitiveness Policy Council; and Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, SEC. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Air Force Procurement Programs. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Lt. Gen. Richard
E. Hawley, USAF, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary; Maj. Gen. George T.
Babbitt, Jr., USAF, Director, Supply, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,
Logistics; and Darleen A. Druyun, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acquisition. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Logistics and Spare parts. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen.
Johnnie E. Wilson, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics; VAdm. Stephen F.
Loftus, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics); Lt. Gen. John M.
Nowak, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff (Logistics); and Lt. Gen. R.A. Tiebout,
USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations and Logistics). 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

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 Adm. Bruce DeMars, USN,
Director, Office of Naval Reactors, Department of Energy: and the following
officials of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: John T. Conway,
Chairman; A.J. Eggenberger, Vice Chairman; John W. Crawford, Jr., Joseph J.
DiNunno and Herbert Kouts, all members. 

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LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the National
Mediation Board, the National Labor Relations Board and the Armed Forces
Retirement Home. Testimony was heard from John Calhoun Wells, Director,
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; Ernest W. DuBester, Chairman,
National Mediation Board; William B. Gould, IV, Chairman, NLRB; and Dennis W.
Jahnigen, Chairman, Armed Forces Retirement Home Board. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the National Archives and Records Administration,
the United States Tax Court and the Office of Government Ethics. Testimony was
heard from Trudy H. Peterson, Acting Archivist of the United States, National
Archives and Records Administration; Lapsley W. Hamblen, Jr., Chief Judge,
U.S. Tax Court; and Stephen D. Potts, Director, U.S. Office of Government
Ethics. 

VA, HUD, INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Consumer Information Center and the U.S. Office of
Consumer Affairs. Testimony was heard from Teresa N. Nasif, Director, Consumer
Information Center, GSA; and Polly Baca, Director, U.S. Office of Consumer
Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995
national defense authorization, with emphasis on the Administration's defense
program and budget. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director,
CBO. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy Panel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on the Department of Energy environmental restoration and waste
management. Testimony was heard from Thomas P. Grumbly, Assistant Secretary,
Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Department of Energy; Steven
A. Herman, Assistant Administrator, Enforcement, EPA; Mary Riveland, Director,
Department of Ecology, State of Washington; and a public witness. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on Community Development Block Grant
Program and the Home Improvement Partnership Program. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

REEMPLOYMENT ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on the Reemployment Act of
1994. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards,
Occupational Health and Safety held an oversight hearing on Section 14 C of
the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding workers in sheltered workshops.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act of 1993; and H.R. 3636, National
Communications Competition and Information Infrastructure Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures: H.R.
3813, amended, Environmental Export Promotion Act of 1994; and H. Con. Res.
124, concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community. 

SOMALIA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE AND STABILITY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
Somalia: Prospects for Peace and Stability. Testimony was heard from David
Shinn, Director, East African Affairs, Department of State. 

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UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE--EASTERN EUROPE, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND
IRELAND

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on United States Foreign Assistance to Eastern Europe, the Eastern
Mediterranean and Ireland. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Bureau for European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State: Stephen A.
Oxman, Assistant Secretary; and Ralph Johnson, Coordinator, East European
Assistance; Thomas Dine, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Europe and the
New Independent States, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation
Agency; and Joseph Kruzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, European and NATO
Policy, Department of Defense. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 3626,
amended, Antitrust Reform Act of 1993; H.R. 4030, Victims of Crime Act of
1994; H.R. 3979, amended, Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act of 1994;
H.R. 1120, Assaults Against Children Act of 1993 and H.R. 665, Insurance Fraud
Prevention Act of 1993.  

The committee also began markup of H.R. 3981, to provide mandatory life
imprisonment for persons convicted of a third violent felony. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 3886, to amend the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National
Marine Sanctuary; H.R. 2063, National Coastal Resources Development Act of
1993; H.R. 1394, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes
Improvement Act; H.R. 2760, amended, Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments
of 1994; and H.R. 3664, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to
the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery production
facility. 

URBAN RECREATION AND AT-RISK YOUTH ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4034, Urban
Recreation and At-Risk Youth Act of 1994. 

HEALTH CARE INFORMATION MODERNIZATION AND SECURITY ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census, Statistics
and Postal Personnel concluded hearings on H.R. 3137, Health Care Information
Modernization and Security Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Nan Hunter,
Deputy General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

CONFERENCE REPORT--FEDERAL WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report to accompany H.R. 3345, Federal Workforce Restructuring Act
of 1994, and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference
report shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Chairman Clay and
Representatives Hoyer, Myers of Indiana and Castle. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules of the House held a hearing on H.R.
3801, Legislative Reorganization Act of 1994, with emphasis on the provisions
addressing scheduling, attendance and legislative procedures. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Brown of California, Synar, Skaggs, Roemer,
Oberstar and Livingston. 

Hearings continue March 24. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on health care reform, with
emphasis on issues facing the nation's small business community--the employer
mandate. Testimony was heard from Mark Nadel, Associate Director, National and
Public Health Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; John C. Lewin, M.D.,
Director of Health, State of Hawaii; and a public witness. 

HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care
approved for full Committee action the following bills; H.R. 4013, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
with flexibility in staffing the Veterans Health Administration, to authorize
the Secretary to establish pilot programs for health care delivery; and H.R.
1617, to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to lease space at the
Hines, Illinois, VA Medical Center to a nonprofit entity to establish a Ronald
McDonald House to provide temporary accommodations for family of severely ill
children being treated at nearby hospitals. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued markup of H.R.
3600, Health Security Act of 1993. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS--IMPROVE COMPLIANCE

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the
U.S. Department of Treasury's Proposals to Improve Compliance by Tax-Exempt
Organizations. Testimony was heard from Leslie B. Samuel, Assistant Secretary,
Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury. 

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ESTABLISHING STATUTORY BASIS FOR CLASSIFYING INFORMATION 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on Establishing
Statutory Basis for Classifying Information. Testimony was heard from
Elizabeth Rindskopf, General Counsel, CIA; John T. Elliff, Director,
Counterintelligence and Security Program, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Intelligence, Department of Defense; Harold C. Relyea, Specialist,
American National Government, Government Division, Congressional Research
Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 



1994/03/17
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 17, 1994;  pages D271 - D286

Committee Meetings

RURAL HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on Rural Health Care Reform: to
explore the implications for rural citizens of the various health care reform
bills. Testimony was heard from Representative Long; and public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Eugene Moos, Under Secretary, International Affairs and
Commodity Programs and Kenneth D. Ackerman, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Secretary of State. Testimony was heard from
Warren Christopher, Secretary of State. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Space
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: George R. Schneiter, Director, Strategic and Space Systems; Thomas
P. Quinn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence Acquisition; Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Vice
Commander, Air Force Space Command; and Gil I. Klinger, Under Secretary,
Policy, Director of Space and Advanced Technology Strategy. 

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
NRC: Ivan Selin, Chairman; Kenneth C. Rogers, Forrest J. Remick and E. Gail De
Planque, all Commissioners; and Elizabeth A. Moler, Chair, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Office of the Secretary the Office of the Inspector General and the Office of
the Solicitor. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: Bonnie Cohen, Assistant Secretary, Policy,
Management and Budget; Joyce N. Fleischman, Acting Inspector General; and John
D. Leshy, Solicitor. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Railroad Retirement
Board and the Institute of Peace. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Richard
W. Carlson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for Public
Broadcasting; Glen L. Bower, Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board; and Richard
H. Solomon, President, U.S. Institute of Peace. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Amtrak and on the Federal Railroad Administration. Testimony was heard from
Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration,
Department of Transportation; and Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation
Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the Federal Election Commission, the Executive
Residence, the Council of Economic Advisers, the National Security Council and
the Merit Systems Protection Board. Testimony was heard from Trevor Potter,
Chairman, Federal Election Commission; Robert G. Stanton, Regional Director,
National Capitol Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior;
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chair, Council of Economic Advisers; William H. Itoh,
Executive Secretary, National Security Council; and Ben L. Erdreich, Chairman,
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board. 

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY BRIEFING; DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to continue hearings on
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, receiving an intelligence
community briefing on the situation in Russia and the other states of the
former Soviet Union. The Committee was briefed by George Kolt, National
Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia; Kenneth Knight, Deputy National
Intelligence Officer, General Purpose Forces; and Lawrence K. Gershwin,
National Intelligence Officer for Strategic Forces. 

The Committee also continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on the implications for United States security
policies of current and potential developments in Russia and the other states
of the former Soviet Union. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION RENEWAL

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation continued hearings on Renewing the Economic
Development Administration. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 22. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on Public Housing and Section 8 Housing
Assistance Payments Program. Testimony was heard from Representative Brown of
Florida; and public witnesses. 

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on the 1994 reauthorization of Community Services Block Grant.
Testimony was heard from Mary Jo Bane, Assistant Secretary, Administration of
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

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INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--EMERGENCY ENERGY RESPONSES TO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
oversight hearings on Emergency Energy Responses to Extreme Weather
Conditions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on H.R. 3434, Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1993. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WORKER EXPOSURE--ADEQUACY OF HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the Department of Energy worker exposure and the adequacy of
DOE's health surveillance programs. Testimony was heard from Jim Wells,
Associate Director, Energy and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division, GAO; and the following officials of the
Department of Energy: Tara O'Toole, Assistant Secretary, Office on
Environment, Safety, and Health; and Robert R. Nordhaus, General Counsel. 

ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE RESOLUTION FUND

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on Title VIII of H.R. 3800, Environmental Insurance
Resolution Fund. Testimony was heard from Elliott Laws, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA; Alicia
Munnell, Assistant Secretary, Economic Policy, Department of the Treasury; and
public witnesses. 

U.S. ASSISTANCE TO EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a
hearing on U.S. Assistance to East Asia and the Pacific. Testimony was heard
from Winston Lord, Assistant Secretary, East Asia and the Pacific, Department
of State; Margaret Carpenter, Assistant Administrator, Asia and the Near East,
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses. 

CHALLENGES TO U.S. SECURITY IN THE 1990'S

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Challenges to
U.S. Security in the 1990's. Testimony was heard from Zbigniew Brzezinski,
former National Security Adviser. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT--FRAUD AND ABUSE PROVISIONS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security and the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental
Relations held a joint hearing on The Fraud and Abuse Provisions in H.R. 3600,
Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from Leslie G. Aronovitz, Associate
Director, Health Financing, GAO; June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General,
Department of Health and Human Services; Gerald M. Stern, Special Counsel,
Financial Institution Fraud, Special Counsel, Health Care Fraud, Department of
Justice; Derek J. Vander Schaaf, Deputy Inspector General, Department of
Defense; Charles C. Masten, Inspector General, Department of Labor; Stephen A.
Trodden, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 3981,
amended, to provide mandatory life imprisonment for persons convicted of a
third violent felony; H.R. 3968, amended, Violent Repeat Offender
Incarceration Act; H.R. 4032, amended, to provide the penalty of death for
certain crimes; H.R. 4035, amended, to establish constitutional procedures for
the imposition of the death penalty; H.R. 4018, Habeas Corpus Revision Act of
1994; H.R. 4017, Racial Justice Act; H.R. 4033, amended, Crime Prevention and
Community Justice Act of 1994; H.R. 4031, amended, Juvenile Prosecution Act of
1994; and H.R. 3993, Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 1994. 

MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM PROPOSAL

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on H.R. 4003, Maritime Security Trade Act of 1994. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation:
Federico PenAE6a, Secretary; and Albert J. Herberger, Administrator, The
Maritime Administration. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint oversight
hearing on Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel. Testimony was heard from
Representative Skeen; Daniel A. Dreyfus, Director, Office of Civilian
Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy; Richard H. Stallings, U.S.
Nuclear Waste Negotiator; Kris Sanda, Commissioner, Department of Public
Service, State of Minnesota; John Savage, Acting Director, Department of
Energy, State of Oregon; and public witnesses. 

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. 2843, to establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of
West Virginia; H.R. 3498, to establish the Great Falls Historic District; and
H.R. 2473, to designate certain National Forest lands in the State of Montana
as wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana
for multiple use management.  

FAA STAFFING--BEYOND BUDGET FREEZE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation
concluded hearings on FAA Staffing from Fiscal Year 1995 and Beyond Budget
Freeze. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FAA,
Department of Transportation: Ruth A. Leverenz, Director, Office of Budget;
Joaquin Archilla, Acting Associate Administrator, Airway Facilities; Anthony
T. Broderick, Associate Administrator, Regulation and Certification; and
William Jeffers, Deputy Associate Administrator, Air Traffic; and public
witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S BUDGET OVERVIEW

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on Department of Energy Budget Fiscal Year 1995 Overview. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Christine
Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Martha
Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Research; Richard Guimond, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management; Peter Brush,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health; and Jack
Siegel, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation continued hearings on Health Care Reform, with
emphasis on the Role of Medical Technologies View of the Administration.
Testimony was heard from Helen Smits, Deputy Administrator, Health Care
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S CREDIT AVAILABILITY

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the status of the
Administration's credit availability initiatives. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Frank N. Newman, Under
Secretary, Domestic Finance; Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency; and Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting Director, Office
of Thrift Supervision; and John P. LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued markup of H.R.
3600, Health Security Act. 

Will continue March 21. 

FREE TRADE WITH CUBA ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, and the
Subcommittee on Trade held a joint hearing on H.R. 2229, Free Trade with Cuba
Act. Testimony was heard from Senator Graham; Representatives Miller of
California; Torres, Torricelli, Ros-Lehtinen, Serrano, Sanders, Deutsch,
Diaz-Balart, Menendez and Payne of New Jersey; Michael M. Skol, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Latin American Affairs, Department of State; Richard
Newcomb, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings of Fiscal Year
1995 Intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue March 22. 



1994/03/18
Daily Digest - Friday, March 18, 1994;  pages D288 - D290

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of State (International Boundary and
Water Commission, International Joint Commission, International Boundary
Commission and Border Environmental Cooperation Commission). Testimony was
heard from Narenora N. Gunaji, U.S. Commissioner, International Boundary and
Water Commission; Gordon K. Ournil, Chairman, U.S. Section, International
Joint Commission; Clyde R. Moore, Deputy Commissioner; International Boundary
Commission; and Arturo Valenzuela, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Border of
Environmental Cooperation Commission. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on National Council on Disability, National Commission of Libraries
and Information Sciences, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission,
and on Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Testimony was heard
from John D. Gannon, Acting Chairperson, National Council on Disability;
Jeanne Hurley Simon, Chairperson, U.S. National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science; Arlene Holen, Chairperson, Federal Mine Safety and Health
Review Commission; and Stuart E. Weisberg, Chairman, Occupational Safety and
Health Review Commission. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs held
an oversight hearing on Law Enforcement Issues in the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. Testimony was heard from Wyman Babby, Acting Deputy Commissioner,
Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, and
public witnesses. 

DRUG PRICING

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Technology held a hearing on the pricing of drugs developed
through research partially or entirely subsidized by taxpayers. Testimony was
heard from U.S. Surgeon General, M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., U.S. Public Health
Service; and public witnesses. 



1994/03/21
Daily Digest - Monday, March 21, 1994;  pages D292 - D298

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of State (American Institute in Taiwan,
Asia Foundation, Protection of Foreign Missions, and International Fisheries
Commission). Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Richard Greene, Acting Chief Financial Officer, American
Institute in Taiwan; Kenneth Quinn, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Asia
Foundation; Ambassador Anthony Quainton, Protection of Foreign Missions; and
Ambassador David Colson, International Fisheries Commission. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy (Power Marketing Administration). Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Power Marketing Administration:
Michael A. Diehl, Administrator, Alaska Power Administration; Randall W.
Hardy, Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration; John A. McAllister,
Jr., Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration; John M. Shafer,
Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration; and William H. Clagett IV,
Administrator, Western Area Power Administration. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Institute of Museum Services and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts. Testimony was heard from Diane Frankel, Director, Institute of Museum
Services; and James Wolfenson, Chairman of the Board, John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts. 

GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT

Committee on Rules: Grant a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report to accompany H.R. 1804, Goals 2000: Educate America Act and
against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall
be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representative Ford of
Michigan. 

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HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued to mark up H.R.
3600, Health Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 



1994/03/22
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 22, 1994;  pages D300 - D310

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 Market
Promotion Program and Foreign Market Development. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the USDA: Eugene Moos, Under Secretary, International
Affairs and Commodity Programs; and Richard B. Schroeter, Acting
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; and public witnesses. 

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,
Contributions to International Organizations and Peacekeeping and
International Conferences and Contingencies). Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Richard M. Moose, Under
Secretary, Management; Madeleine K. Albright, United Nations Representative;
and Douglas J. Bennet, Assistant Secretary, International Conferences and
Contingencies. 

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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on the Pacific Command. Testimony was heard from Adm.
Charles R. Larson, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific 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 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 Special Institutions for the Disabled (Gallaudet, National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, and American Printing House for the Blind),
on Howard University, and on Secretary of Education. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Education: Richard W. Riley,
Secretary; Judith E. Heumann, Assistant Secretary, Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet University;
William E. Castle, Director, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Tuck
Tinsley, III, President, American Printing House for the Blind; and Franklyn
G. Jennifer, President, Howard University. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met in
executive session to hold a hearing on the Pacific Region. Testimony was heard
from Adm. Charles R. Larson, USN, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. 

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. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on Compensation of the President, Official Residence
of the Vice President, the White House Office, Special Assistance, Office of
Administration, Unanticipated Needs and on Office of Policy Development.
Testimony was heard from Patsy L. Thomasson, Special Assistant to the
President and Director, Office of Administration. 

VA--HUD--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the NSF. Testimony was heard from Neal Lane, Director, NSF. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy Panel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on the future of the national laboratories. Testimony was heard
from Harold Smith, Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic Energy, Department of
Defense; Victor Reis, Assistant to the Secretary, Defense Programs, Department
of Energy; John Nuckolls, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory;
Albert Narath, Director, Sandia National Laboratory; James Jackson, Director,
Los Alamos National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on the impact of the Bottom-Up Review on Navy forces and
personnel requirements. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Navy: VAdm. Thomas J. Lopez, USN, Deputy Chief, Naval
Operations, Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessments; RAdm. Philip A.
Dur, USN, Director, Strategy and Policy Division, Office, Chief of Naval
Operations; RAdm. Donald L. Pilling, USN, Director, Programming Division,
Office, Chief of Naval Operations; and RAdm. Lee F. Gunn, USN, Assistant
Chief, Naval Personnel, Military Personnel Policy and Career Development,
Bureau of Naval Personnel; and a panel of the following retired naval
officers: Adm. Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN (Ret.) former Chief of Naval
Operations; Adm. Lee Baggett, USN (Ret.), former Commander in Chief, U.S.
Atlantic Command and former Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic; Adm. William D.
Smith, USN, (Ret.), Senior Fellow, Center for Naval Analyses; and Adm. Jerry
O. Tuttle, USN (Ret.), Chief Staff Officer, Oracle Federal. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Navy and Marine Corps military construction
overview. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of the Navy: RAdm. Jack E. Buffington, USN, Commander, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command; RAdm. Patrick W. Drennon, USN, Director, Shore Activities
Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; and Brig. Gen. Claude W.
Reinke, USMC, Director, Facilities and Services Division, U.S. Marine Corps. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis
on defense technologies and law enforcement. Testimony was heard from Anita K.
Jones, Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense;
David G. Boyd, Director, Science and Technology Division, National Institute
of Justice, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

HOME EQUITY PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing on H.R. 3153, Home Equity Protection Act
of 1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RENEWING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation concluded hearings on Renewing the Economic
Development Administration: Improving the Delivery of Economic Development
Services. Testimony was heard from Robert Atkinson, Senior Analyst, Industry,
Technology and Employment Program, OTA; and public witnesses. 

EQUITABLE ESCHEATMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance held a hearing on
H.R. 2443, Equitable Escheatment Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Senator
Hutchison; Representative Schumer; Ann W. Richards, Governor, State of Texas;
Thomas R. Carper, Governor, State of Delaware; Michael Easely, Attorney
General, State of North Carolina; G. Oliver Koppell, Attorney General, State
of New York; Bob Holden, Treasurer, State of Missouri; Kathleen Brown,
Treasurer, State of California; and public witnesses. 

JUVENILE CRIME AND DELINQUENCY: DO WE NEED PREVENTION?

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a
hearing on Juvenile Crime and Delinquency: Do We Need Prevention? Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

CRISIS IN ALGERIA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on the
Crisis in Algeria. Testimony was heard from Mark R. Parris, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; and public
witnesses.  

SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on sexual
exploitation of women and children. Testimony was heard from Representative
Kennedy; John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights and Humanitarian
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

PUBLIC HOUSING: VACANT UNITS, WASTED FEDERAL DOLLARS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing, and
Aviation held a hearing on public housing: vacant units, wasted federal
dollars. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development: Susan M. Gaffney, Inspector General; and Joseph
Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian Housing; Jacquelyn L.
Williams-Bridgers, Associate Director, Housing and Community Development
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

CLEAN WATER ACT LEGISLATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment and
Natural Resources held a hearing on pending Clean Water Act legislation (H.R.
350, Wetlands Reform Act of 1993; H.R. 1330, Comprehensive Wetland
Conservation and Management Act of 1993; H.R. 2543, Nonpoint Sources Water
Pollution Prevention Act of 1993; H.R. 2873, Natural Disaster Protection Act
of 1993; and H.R. 3465, Wetlands, Protection and Management Act). Testimony
was heard from Representative Edwards of California; Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA; 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. 3707, To establish an
American Heritage Areas Partnership Program in the Department of the Interior;
and H.R. 2416, To provide for the preservation, interpretation, development
and beneficial use of natural, cultural, historic and scenic resources that
are a source of values important to the people of the United States through a
national partnership system of heritage areas. Testimony was heard from
Representative Unsoeld; Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; Robert Bush, Executive Director, Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation; and public witnesses. 

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MAIL BOMB 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Operations
and Services held a hearing on the use of mail to send bombs. Testimony was
heard from Michael Hearst, Deputy Chief Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Service;
Edmund Kelso, Unit Chief, Bomb Data Center, FBI, Department of Justice; and
Jim Brown, Explosives Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms,
Department of the Treasury. 

GSA FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND AND GSA REORGANIZATION 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds continued hearings on GSA Federal Buildings Fund and GSA
reorganization. Testimony was heard from Roger Johnson, Administrator, GSA. 

VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing one hour of general debate on
H.R. 4092, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. All
points of order are waived against consideration of the bill. The rule
provides that after general debate the Committee shall rise without motion.
The rule provides that no further consideration of the bill shall be in order
except as subsequently ordered by the House. Finally, the rule waives clause
4(b) of Rule XI against a resolution reported from the Committee on Rules on
the legislative day of March 23, 1994 providing for further consideration of
H.R. 4092. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brooks and Representatives
Hughes, Frank of Massachusetts, Schumer, Hyde, Sensenbrenner, McCollum, and
Gekas. 

STATUS--NATURAL GAS VEHICLE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on the Status of Natural Gas Vehicle Research, Development and
Demonstration. Testimony was heard from Thomas J. Gross, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Transportation Technologies, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES: WHO SHOULD PICK UP THE TAB?

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Unfunded Federal Mandates: Who Should Pick Up
the Tab? Testimony was heard from Representatives Condit and Roberts; E.
Benjamin Nelson, Governor, State of Nebraska; and public witnesses. 

INTERNET SECURITY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on Security of the Internet. Testimony was heard from Thomas T. Kubic,
Chief, Financial Crimes Section, FBI, Department of Justice; Lynn McNulty,
Associate Director, Computer Security, Computer Systems Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued markup of H.R.
3600, Health Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT--EMPOWERMENT ZONE PROVISION IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures and the
Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint hearing on the implementation of
the empowerment zone provision of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Representative Richardson; Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing
and Urban Development; Bob Nash, Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural
Development, USDA; Mary Jo Bane, Assistant Secretary, Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

EVALUATE ACCURACY AND READABILITY OF NOTICES SENT BENEFICIARIES BY SSA

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing to
evaluate the accuracy and readability of notices sent to beneficiaries by the
Social Security Administration. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Shirley Sears
Chater, Commissioner, SSA; and June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General; Joseph F.
Delfico, Director, Income Security Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

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INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1995 intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1994/03/23
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 23, 1994;  pages D312 - D322

Committee Meetings 

DOMESTIC AND PRIVATE FOOD DONATION ACTIVITIES 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition
held a hearing to review domestic and private food donation activities.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Mary Ann Keeffe,
Deputy Administrator, Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service;
and Connie McKenna, Acting Deputy Administrator, Home Economics and Human
Nutrition, Extension Service; and public witnesses. 

IMPACT OF WETLAND AND NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION REGULATIONS ON AGRICULTURAL
LANDS 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the impact of wetlands and nonpoint
source pollution regulations on agricultural lands. Testimony was heard from
Tom Hebert, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources, 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 Food and
Nutrition Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: Ellen Haas, Assistant Secretary, Food and Consumer Services; and William
Ludwig, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on Department of State (Acquisition and Maintenance
of Buildings Abroad, Representation Allowances, Emergencies in the Diplomatic
Service, Foreign Service Retirement, U.S. Bilateral Science and Technology
Agreements and on Office of Inspector General). Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Patrick F. Kennedy, Assistant
Secretary, Administration; Richard L. Greene, Acting, Chief Financial Officer;
and Roscoe S. Suddarth, Acting Inspector General. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on DOD
Environmental Program. Testimony was heard from Sherri Wasserman Goodman,
Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental Security, Department of Defense. 

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education and Bilingual and Minority
Languages Affairs, Vocational Adult Education, and on Educational Research and
Improvement. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Education: Thomas W. Payzant, Assistant Secretary, Elementary
and Secondary Education; Eugene Garcia, Director, Office of Biligual Education
and Minority Languages Affairs; Augusta Souza Kappner, Assistant Secretary,
Vocational Adult Education; and Sharon Robinson, Assistant Secretary,
Educational Research and Improvement. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

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

The Subcommittee also 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 Office of Science and Technology Policy. Testimony was heard
from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995
national defense authorization, with emphasis on the role of the U.S. military
in Europe and U.S. engagement in NATO's efforts to project stability eastward
with the Partnership for Peace and on the Administration's approach to
military participation in peacekeeping operations. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. George A. Joulwan,
USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander,
Europe; Edward L. Warner III, Assistant Secretary, Strategy, Requirements and
Resources; Douglas J. Bennet, Assistant Secretary for International
Organization; and RAdm. Frank L. Bowman, USN, Director, Politico-Military
Affairs, The Joint Staff. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

LUMBER PRICES AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on "Lumber Prices and Housing
Affordability." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on
International Labor and Environmental Standards. Testimony was heard from
Representative Gephardt; and public witnesses. 

LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources and the
Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held
a joint hearing on the reauthorization of the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program. Testimony was heard from Mary Jo Bane, Assistant
Secretary, Administration of Children and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--EEOC

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights held an oversight hearing on the Equal Opportunity Employment
Commission. Testimony was heard from J. Michael Hulihan, Deputy
Superintendent, Police, State of New York; Maj. Carl A. Williams,
Superintendent Designee, Police, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

URUGUAY ROUND OF TRADE NEGOTIATIONS--AGREEMENTS REACHED UNDER GATT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on the agreement reached in the
Uruguay Round of trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade. Testimony was heard from Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative. 

AMTRAK INVESTMENT ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on H.R. 4111, Amtrak Investment Act of 1994.
Testimony was heard from Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator, Federal Railroad
Administration, Department of Transportation; Thomas Downs, President and
Chairman of the Board, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK);
Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

STEMMING PLUTONIUM TIDE: LIMITING ACCUMULATION OF EXCESS WEAPON-USABLE NUCLEAR
MATERIAL

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Stemming the
Plutonium Tide: Limiting the Accumulation of Excess Weapon-Usable Nuclear
Material. Testimony was heard from Robert J. Einhorn, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Nonproliferation, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department
of State; Robert DeGrassi, Jr., Director, Surplus Fissile Material Control and
Disposition Project, Department of Energy; Harold P. Smith, Assistant to the
Secretary, Atomic Energy, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES-JAPAN FRAMEWORK TALKS ON TRADE

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and
Monetary Affairs continued hearings on United States-Japan Framework Talks on
Trade. Testimony was heard from Charles Barshefsky, Deputy U.S. Trade
Representative; Jeffery E. Garten, Under Secretary, International Trade,
Department of Commerce; Larry Summers, Under Secretary, International Affairs,
Department of the Treasury; Daniel K. Tarullo, Assistant Secretary, Economic
and Business Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST ALLEGATIONS--MEMBERS OF REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT
COUNCILS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on allegations of conflict of interest involving
members of the regional fishery management councils. Testimony was heard from
Frank DeGeorge, Inspector General, Department of Commerce. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported amended the following bills:
H.R. 2843, to establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of
West Virginia; H.R. 3498, to establish the Great Falls Historic District; H.R.
2473, to designate certain National Forest lands in the State of Montana as
wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana for
multiple use management; and S. 1654, to make certain technical corrections. 
 
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 Joe Dear, Administrator,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor; George
Siebert, Director, Safety and Health, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary,
Environmental Security, Department of Defense; and Ken Kimbrough,
Commissioner, Public Building Service, GSA. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the following:
three site acquisition and design resolutions; H.R. 3693, to designate the
U.S. Courthouse under construction in Denver, CO, as the "Byron White United
States Courthouse"; H.R. 3770, to designate the United States Courthouse
located at 940 Front Street in San Diego, CA, and the Federal building
attached to the courthouse as the "Edward J. Schwartz Courthouse and Federal
Building"; S. 1206, to designate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo
Road in Waltham, MA, as the "Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center"; and H.R.
3567, amended, John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1993. 

LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Committee on Rules: The Committee on Rules granted a rule making it in order,
on the legislative day of March 24, 1994, for the Speaker to entertain a
motion that the House suspend the rules and pass S. 349, insist on the House
amendment to the bill and request a conference. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended the
following bills: H.R. 3254, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of
1993; and H.R. 3476, National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act Amendments of 1993. 

The Committee also approved a Report on Oversight Visit--Baikonur Cosmodrome. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION: SPACE TRANSPORTATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on NASA Authorization: Space Transportation. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the NASA: Maj. Gen. Jeremiah W. Pearson (Ret.),
Associate Administrator, Space Flight; Thomas J. Lee, Assistant to the
Administrator, Access to Space; and Alphonso V. Diaz, Deputy Associate
Administrator, Space Science. 

VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
4013, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs with necessary flexibility in staffing the Veterans Health
Administration, to authorize the Secretary to establish pilot programs for
health care delivery; and H.R. 1617, to authorize the establishment on the
grounds of the Edward Hines, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital,
Hines, IL, of a facility to provide temporary accommodations for family
members of severely ill children being treated at a nearby university medical
center. 

VA'S PLANS--IMPLEMENTING NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care held
a hearing on VA's plans for implementing national health care reform.
Testimony was heard from Elwood Headley, M.D., Acting Deputy Under Secretary,
Health, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; REPORT

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 4066, to suspend
temporarily the duty on personnel effects of participants in, and certain
other individuals associated with, the 1994 World Cup Soccer Games, the 1994
World Rowing Championships, the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, the 1996
Summer Olympics, and the 1996 Paralympic. 

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The Committee also approved the 1993 Comprehensive Oversight Initiative
Report. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health approved for full
committee action as amended, H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1995 intelligence budget. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1994/03/24
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 24, 1994;  pages D323 - D334

Committee Meetings

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Foreign Agriculture Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the USDA: Eugene Moos, Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity
Programs; and Richard B. Schroeter, Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.  

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Federal Trade Commission, the EEOC, and the
Civil Rights Commission. Testimony was heard from Janet D. Steiger, Chairman,
FTC; Tony E. Gallegos, Chairman, EEOC; and Mary Frances Berry, Chairperson,
Commission on Civil Rights. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Marine Corps Procurement and RDT&E, and on U.S. European
Command. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Maj. Gen. J. A. Brabham, USMC, Commander, Marine Corps Systems
Command; and Gen. George A. Joulwan, USA, Commander-in-Chief, Europe. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

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

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Park Service. Testimony was heard from Roger Kennedy, Director,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on Postsecondary Education, Education Departmental Management, and on
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Education: David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary, Postsecondary Education; Marshall S. Smith, Under
Secretary; and Judith E. Heumann, Assistant Secretary, Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services. 

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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. George A. Joulwan, USA,
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General
Government held a hearing on the OMB. Testimony was heard from Leon E.
Panetta, Director, OMB. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995
national defense authorization, with emphasis on the situation on the Korean
peninsula. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Walter B. Slocombe, Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Policy;
Franklin C. Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Forces and Arms
Control Policy; David Ochmanek, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategy; Robert
L. Gallucci, Assistant Secretary, Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State; Alan Romberg, Director, Research and Studies, U.S. Institute of Peace;
and public witnesses. 

CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENT

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 Acts through fiscal year 1998. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights continued oversight hearings on the Equal Opportunity Employment
Commission. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RESTRUCTURING DOE'S MULTIPROGRAM LABORATORIES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued
hearings on the restructuring of the Department of Energy's Multiprogram
Laboratories. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CHINA: HUMAN RIGHTS AND MFN

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, the
Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human
Rights, and the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment, joint
hearing on China: Human Rights and MFN. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of State: Winston Lord, Assistant Secretary, East
Asian and Pacific Affairs; and John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary, Human
Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA AND THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on Foreign Assistance to Russia and the New Independent States.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
James F. Collins, Senior Coordinator, Office of the Ambassador at Large to the
New Independent States; and Thomas W. Simons, Coordinator for U.S. Assistant
to the New Independent States; Thomas Dine, Assistant Administrator, Bureau
for Europe and the New Independent States, AID, U.S. International Development
Cooperation Agency; Gloria Duffy, Special Coordinator, Cooperative Threat
Reduction, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Security and
Counter-proliferation, Department of Defense. 

FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA ASSISTANCE ACT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on H.R. 2758, Free and Independent Cuba Assistance Act of 1993.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Rangel, Diaz-Balart and Gutierrez;
Alexander F. Watson, Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs, Department
of State; Mark Schneider, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the
Caribbean, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and public
witnesses. 

GSA'S REFORM INITIATIVE

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing to Review GSA's Reform Initiative. Testimony was heard
from Representative Brooks; Roger Johnson, Administrator, GSA; and Jack Brock,
Director, Accounting and Information Management Division, GAO. 

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OVERSIGHT--GREAT LAKES PROGRAM

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf and the Subcommittee on
Environmental and Natural Resources held a joint oversight hearing on the
Great Lakes Program and its applicability to other regional programs.
Testimony was heard from James D. Giattina, Deputy Director, Great Lakes
National Program Office, EPA; Alfred Beeton, Director, Great Lakes
Environmental Research Laboratory, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses. 

HEADWATERS FOREST ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2866, Headwaters
Forest Act. 

DOD OVERSEAS EDUCATORS ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service held
a hearing on H.R. 3975, Department of Defense Overseas Educators Act.
Testimony was heard from John Stremple, Director, Dependent Schools,
Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

HIGH RISK DRIVERS ACT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held a hearing on H.R. 1719, High Risk Drivers Act. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Wolf, Goodling and Flake; Christopher A. Hart,
Acting Administrator, National Highway Transportation Administration,
Department of Transportation; Carl W. Vogt, Chairman, National Transportation
Safety Board; the following officials of the State of Michigan: Richard H.
Austin, Secretary; and Col. Michael D. Robinson, Police Director; Paul
Rothberg, Specialist in Science and Technology, Congressional Research
Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 

VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

Committee on Rules: On March 23, the Committee heard testimony from
Representatives Berman, Washington, Scott, Watt, Becerra, Wilson, Volkmer,
Foglietta, Hoyer, Kennelly, McCurdy, Ackerman, Durbin, Evans, Wise, Stupak,
Traficant, Chapman, Furse, Clement, Kennedy, Skaggs, Abercrombie, Condit,
Hoagland, Geren of Texas, Kopetski, Moran, DeLauro, Olver, Waters, Byrne,
Barca of Wisconsin, Deal, Filner, Harman, Martinez, Reynolds, Thurman,
Strickland, Baesler, Velazquez, Fish, Smith of Texas, Schiff, Canady, Gilman,
Goodling, Livingston, Clinger, Dornan, Porter, Hunter, Moorhead, Cunningham,
Oxley, Smith of New Jersey, Doolittle, Wolf, Burton of Indiana, McCandless,
Packard, Vucanovich, Duncan, Hefley, Kyl, Molinari, Stearns, Klug, Zimmer,
Bonilla, Castle, Dunn, Hutchinson, Levy, Franks of New Jersey, Manzullo,
Quinn, Pryce of Ohio, Smith of Michigan, and Horn, but no action was taken on
H.R. 4092, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules of the House continued hearings on
H.R. 3801, Legislative Reorganization Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Hamilton, Norton, Schroeder, Frank of Massachusetts, Swett,
Klink, Pomeroy, Roemer, Snowe, Goodling, Fawell, Shays, Goodlatte, and Blute. 

Hearings continue April 13. 

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM: WHAT CAN'T IT DO?

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on "Global Positioning System: What
Can't It Do?" Testimony was heard from Martin Pozesky, Associate
Administrator, Systems Engineering and Development, FAA, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to continue hearings on fiscal year
1995 Intelligence Budget. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



1994/03/25
Daily Digest - Friday, March 25, 1994;  pages D336 - D342

Committee Meetings

DOMESTIC AND PRIVATE FOOD DONATION ACTIVITIES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition
held a hearing to review domestic and private food donation activities.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Eugene Moos,
Under Secretary, International Affairs and Commodity Programs; and Kenneth D.
Ackerman, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. 

REGULATING TOBACCO PRODUCTS UNDER FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG AND COSMETICS ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on regulation of nicotine containing tobacco products under the
Federal Food and Drug and Cosmetic Act. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Durbin, Lancaster, and Clyburn; David A. Kessler, M.D.,
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on the Federal Government's Role in Siting
Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities. Testimony was heard from Senator
Specter; Representative Holden; Kathleen Hawk, Director, Federal Bureau of
Prisons, Department of Justice; Elliot Laws, Assistant Administrator, Office
of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA; and public witnesses. 



1994/04/11
Daily Digest - Monday, April 11, 1994;  pages D343 - D350

Committee Meetings

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.



1994/04/12
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 12, 1994;  pages D352 - D364

Committee Meetings

STATE MEDIATION PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit and Rural
Development held a hearing to review state mediation programs established by
the 1987 Agricultural Credit Act. Testimony was heard from Representative
Pomeroy; the following officials of the USDA: Dallas Smith, Deputy Under
Secretary, Commodity Programs; and Lou Anne Kling, Assistant Administrator,
Farmer Programs, Farmers Home Administration; Sarah Vogel, Commissioner,
Department of Agriculture, State of North Dakota; and public witnesses. 

MOUNT PLEASANT NATIONAL SCENIC AREA ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 2942, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area
Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Goodlatte; Lyle Laverty, Acting
Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Food
Safety and Inspection Service. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the USDA: Patricia Jensen, Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing
and Inspection Services; and Terry L. Medley, Acting Administrator, Food
Safety and Inspection Service. 

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 Justice (FBI, Office of Justice
Programs, Weed and Seed, and U.S. Parole Commission). Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Justice: Louis J. Freeh,
Director, FBI; Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Deputy Attorney General, Office of
Justice Programs; Fahy Bilchik, Associate Attorney General; and Edward Reilly,
Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Advanced Research Projects Agency Programs and on RDT&E,
Army. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Gary E. Denman, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency Programs;
and Lt. Gen. William H. Forster, USA, Military Deputy to Assistant Secretary
of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition). 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

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

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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. Testimony was heard from Ada Deer, Assistant
Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Research and Special Programs Administration. Testimony was heard from Ana Sol
Gutierrez, Acting Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration,
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 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on maintaining the quality of the All Volunteer Force in a
drawdown budget environment. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. Kenneth W. Simpson, USA, Commanding
General, U.S. Army Recruiting Command; RAdm. Marsha J. Evans, USN, Commander,
U.S. Navy Recruiting Command; Brig. Gen. John M. McBroom, USAF, Commander,
U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service; and Maj. Gen. James R. Davis, USMC,
Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command. 

Hearings continue April 14. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Air Force military construction. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: James
F. Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations; Maj. Gen. James E.
McCarthy, USAF, Civil Engineer; Brig. Gen. John A. Bradley, USAF, Deputy
Chief, Air Force Reserve; and Col. Paul A. Weaver, USAF, Deputy Director, Air
National Guard. 

Hearings continue April 14. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held
a hearing on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with
emphasis on Defense Department's peacekeeping budget request, peacekeeping
plans, and actions related to Sec. 1108 (Funding structure for contingency
operations) of Public Law 103-160, National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1994. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Edward L. Warner, Assistant Secretary, Strategy,
Requirements and Resources; and RAdm. F.L. Bowman, USN, Deputy Director,
Politico-Military Affairs, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Hearings continue April 14. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on depot
maintenance issues. Testimony was heard from Donna M. Heivilin, Director,
Defense and NASA Management, GAO; the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Maj. Gen. James R. Klugh, USA (Ret.), Deputy Under Secretary,
Logistics; Gen. Leon E. Salomon, USA, Commander, Army Materiel Command; Gen.
Ronald W. Yates, USAF, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command; VAdm. Stephen F.
Loftus, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Logistics, Department of the
Navy; and Lt. Gen. Robert A. Tiebout, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Installations and Logistics, U.S. Marine Corps. 

Hearings continue April 14. 

CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education continued hearings 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 Acts through fiscal year 1998. Testimony was
heard from Representative Durbin; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 14. 

BUDGET REQUESTS--NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE,
AND NATIONAL BIOLOGICAL SURVEY

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment and
Natural Resources and the Subcommittee on Fisheries Management held a joint
hearing on Fiscal Year 1995 Budget Requests for the National Marine Fisheries
Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Biological
Survey. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
the Interior: George Frampton, Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and
Parks; Mollie Beattie, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Gene
Hester, Acting Director, National Biological Survey; Rolland A. Schmitten,
Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and a public
witness. 

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NORTHERN ROCKIES ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 2638, Northern Rockies Ecosystem
Protection Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representative Maloney; Mark
Reimers, Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, USDA; James
Stewart, Assistant Director, Planning, National Park Service, Department of
the Interior, and public witnesses. 

VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT

Committee on Rules: The Committee, by a recorded vote of 6-4, granted a rule
making in order, unless otherwise specified in the rule, only those amendments
printed in parts 1 and 2 of the report to accompany the rule, to be considered
in the order and manner specified in the report, with debate time also
specified in the report. The amendments are not subject to amendment, except
as specified in the report, are considered as read, and are not subject to a
demand for a division of the question. All points of order are waived against
the amendments printed in the report. 

The rule provides that if more than one of the following amendments relating
to the subject of Habeas Corpus is adopted, only the last adopted will be
reported to the House: (1) the amendment by Representative Hyde of Illinois
and (2) the amendment by Representative Derrick of South Carolina. 

Under the rule, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee may at any time offer
amendments en bloc consisting of the amendments printed in Part 2 of the
report with germane modifications. The amendments en bloc are debatable for 10
minutes and are not subject to amendment nor a demand for a division of the
question. All points of order are waived against the amendments en bloc.
Original proponents are permitted to submit statements for the Congressional
Record. 

The Chairman of the Whole is permitted to postpone consideration of a request
for a recorded vote and to reduce to 5 minutes the time for voting after the
first of a series of votes. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 

Finally, if the House passes H.R. 4092, Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994, the rule provides for a hook-up with a companion
bill, H.R. 3355, with a Senate amendment. The rule makes in order to take H.R.
3355 with the Senate amendment from the Speaker's table and to consider the
Senate amendment in the House. The rule makes in order a motion to concur in
the Senate amendment with an amendment inserting, in lieu of the proposed
Senate matter, the text of H.R. 4092 as passed by the House. All points of
order are waived against the motion. If the option is adopted, the rules makes
in order a motion that the House insist on it amendments to the Senate
amendment and request a conference. 

MANAGING COMMUNITY GROWTH

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Managing Community Growth and Change.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Commerce: Robert B. Grant, Deputy Director, Policy, Office of Policy Analysis,
Economics and Statistics Administration; and David Geddes, Director, Technical
Assistance and Research Division, Economics Development Administration; and
public witnesses. 

AIR COMMUTER IS COMING: HOW DO WE COPE?

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the Air Commuter is Coming: How Do
We Cope? Testimony was heard from Ray Hood, Director (Acting), Subsonic
Transportation Division, NASA; Barry Valentine, Assistant Administrator,
Policy, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation met in
executive session to hold a hearing on Legislative Proposals. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



1994/04/13
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 13, 1994;  pages D366 - D374

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 Agricultural Marketing Service.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Patricia Jensen,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services; Lonnie J. King,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; and Lon S.
Hatamiya, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. 

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 (Bureau of the Census
and Economics and Statistical Analysis, General Administration and Inspector
General). Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Commerce: Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director, Bureau of the Census; Paul A.
London, Acting Under Secretary, Economics and Statistical Analysis; Thomas R.
Bloom, CFO/Assistant Secretary, Administration; and Frank DeGorge, Inspector
General. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Defense
Conversion. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Kenneth S. Flamm, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Dual Use
Technology and International Programs); and Gary L. Denman, Director, Advanced
Research Projects Agency. 

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on
Intelligence. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Energy
Conservation. Testimony was heard from Christine A. Ervin, Assistant
Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Federal Transit Administration. Testimony was heard from Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued hearings on the EPA. Testimony was heard from Carol M. Browner,
Administrator, EPA. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry. Testimony was heard from David Satcher, M.D., Administrator,
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT; DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition approved for
full Committee action H.R. 1432, Department of Energy Laboratory Technology
Act of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Navy recapitalization plan. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. William
A. Owens, USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and VAdm. Thomas J.
Lopez, USN, Deputy Chief, Naval Operations, Resources, Warfare Requirements
and Assessment. 

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Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on the Defense Department's use of animals for research. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Joseph V.
Osterman, Director, Environmental and Life Sciences, Office of the Director of
Defense Research and Engineering; and Katherine A. Brittin, Assistant
Inspector General, Inspections; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

RISKS THAT HEDGE FUNDS POSE TO BANKING SYSTEM

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the risks
that hedge funds pose to the banking system. Testimony was heard from Eugene
A. Ludwig, Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department
of the Treasury; John P. LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System; Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, SEC; Barbara Holum, Acting Chairperson,
Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and a public witness. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation approved for full Committee action H.R. 2442,
Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
2108, Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1993; H.R. 1517, to extend the
coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign documented vessels; H.R.
1231, amended, to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon
Act), to revise the standard for coverage under that Act; and H.R. 2721,
amended, Federal Employee Fairness Act of 1993. 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO FALSIFICATION OF BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AT
ST. LUC HOSPITAL 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the Federal government's response to the falsification of
breast cancer research at St. Luc Hospital, Montreal, funded by the National
Cancer Institute as part of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel
Project. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Health and Human Services; Harold Varmus, M.D., Director, NIH; Samuel Broder,
M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute; and Lyle W. Bivens, Director,
Office of Research Integrity, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Health,
Public Health Service; and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO 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 Daniel C. Kurtzer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, Department of State; Margaret Carpenter, Assistant
Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, AID, U.S. International
Development Cooperation Agency; and Fred Smith, Director, Regional Security
Affairs/Near East and South Asia, Department of Defense. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; DRAFT REPORTS 

Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials
approved for full Committee action the following measures: H.J. Res. 279,
providing for the appointment of Manuel Luis Ibanez as a citizen regent of the
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institutions; H.J. Res. 280, providing for
the appointment of Frank Anderson Shrontz as a citizen regent of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and H.R. 2135, Native American
Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1993. 

The Subcommittee also approved for full Committee action the following draft
reports: "Slow Progress Towards Workforce Diversity at the Library of
Congress;" and "Guidelines for the Consideration of Memorials Under the
Commemorative Works Act." 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3821, United States Passenger
Vessel Development Act; and H.R. 3822, United States Passenger Vessel
Development Tax Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FAA'S ADVANCED AUTOMATION SYSTEM PROGRAM 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing to review recent developments in the FAA's Advanced Automation System
Program. Testimony was heard from David R. Hinson, Administrator, FAA,
Department of Transportation; Allen Li, Associate Director, Transportation
Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

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CLEANUP OF TIJUANA RIVER 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on the Cleanup of the Tijuana River. Testimony
was heard from Arturo Valenzuela, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Caribbean,
Mexico and Economic Affairs, Department of State; Narendra N. Gunaji, U.S.
Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
Mexico; Maj. Gen. Stanley Genega, USA, Director, Civil Works, Corps of
Engineers, Department of the Army; Nancy Kaufman, Deputy Assistant Director,
Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior; Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA;
and public witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT 

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules of the House concluded hearings on
H.R. 3801, Legislation Reorganization Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES ACT 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended H.R.
3870, Environmental Technologies Act of 1994. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy approved
for full Committee action as amended H.R. 1432, Department of Energy
Laboratory Technology Act of 1993. 

SPACE STATION 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on Space Station, Part I. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin,
Administrator, NASA. 

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation met in
executive session to conclude hearings on Legislative Proposals. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses. 



1994/04/14
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 14, 1994;  pages D375 - D388

Committee Meetings

DAIRY BUDGET RECONCILIATION AND SELF-HELP INITIATIVE ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock began markup of H.R. 2664,
Dairy Budget Reconciliation and Self-Help Initiative Act of 1993. 

Will continue April 21. 

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
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Economic Resource Service, the
Agricultural Statistics Service, the World Agricultural Outlook Board, the
Federal Grain Inspection Service and the Packers and Stockyards
Administration. Testimony was heard from Barbara Pedersen Holum, Acting
Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and the following officials of
the USDA: Joseph Glauber, Acting for the Acting Assistant Secretary,
Economics; Kenneth L. Deavers, Acting Administrator, Economic Research
Service; Donald M. Bay, Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator,
Operations, National Agricultural Statistics Service; Gerald A. Bange, Acting
Chairperson, World Agricultural Outlook Board; Patricia A. Jensen, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Service; David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Federal Grain Inspection Service; and Calvin W. Watkins,
Acting Administrator, Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

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 and National Telecommunications and Information Administration), and on
Commission on Immigration Reform, and on Department of Justice (U.S. Marshals
Service, Support of U.S. Prisoners, Assets Forfeiture Fund and Community
Relations Service). Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Commerce: Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant Secretary and Commissioner,
Patent and Trademark Office; and Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary,
Communications and Information; former representative Barbara Jordan, Chair,
Commission on Immigration Reform; the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Eduardo Gonzales, Director, U.S. Marshals Service; Cary H. Copeland,
Director and Chief Counsel, Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture, Office of
the Deputy Attorney General; and Jeffrey L. Weiss, Acting Director, Community
Relations Service. 

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DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense 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 Agencies held a hearing on U.S. Interest in Central,
Latin America and the Caribbean and Anti-Narcotic Programs. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Alexander F.
Watson, Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs; and Ambassador Cresencio
Arcos, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics
Matters; and Mark L. Schneider, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the
Caribbean, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard
from Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Office of the Secretary and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Transportation: Mortimer L. Downey, Deputy Secretary; and Gordon J. Linton,
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration; and Lawrence G. Reuter, General
Manager, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Council on Environmental Quality. Testimony was heard
from Ray Clark, Acting Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis
on military space issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, USAF, Vice Commander,
U.S. Air Force Space Command; Keith Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Intelligence; and Deborah R. Castleman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Command,
Control and Communications; and Louis J. Rodriques, Director, Systems
Development and Production, National Security and International Affairs
Division, GAO. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on manpower budget overview. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Edwin Dorn, Under Secretary,
Personnel and Readiness; 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, Department
of the Navy; Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel,
Department of the Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Robert B. Johnston, USMC, Deputy
Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps. 

Hearings continue April 19. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on military construction. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Buyer, Porter, Burton of Indiana, Coleman and Dickey; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 19. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on the Administration's new drug-control strategy and
specifically the role of the Department of Defense will play in the continuing
war on drugs. Testimony was heard from Lee Patrick Brown, Director, Office of
National Drug Control Policy; and Brian E. Sheridan, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Drug Enforcement Policy and Support, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue April 19. 

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on
infrastructure issues (computers, Defense Business Operation Fund, financial
management and personnel). Testimony was heard from David O. Nellemann,
Director, Information Resources Management, National Security and
International Affairs Division, GAO; and the following officials of the
Department of Defense: John J. Hamre, Comptroller; Cynthia Kendall, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Information Management; and Ronald Sanders, Principal
Director, Civilian Personnel Policy. 

Hearings continue April 19. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request, with
emphasis on defense science and technology programs. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Anita K. Jones,
Director, Defense Research and Engineering; Larry Lynn, Deputy Under
Secretary, Advanced Technology; and Gary L. Denman, Director, Advanced
Research Projects Agency. 

Hearings continue April 26. 

REFUND ANTICIPATION LOANS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing to discuss the impact on consumers of tax
refund anticipated loans (RALS). Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on the Department of Housing and Urban
Development's 1994 Legislative Initiatives. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development:
Nicolas P. Retsinas, Assistant Secretary, Housing-Federal Housing
Commissioner; Andrew Cuomo, Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and
Development; Roberta Achtenberg, Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity; and Joseph Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian
Housing. 

Hearings continue April 20. 

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the Global
Environment Facility. Testimony was heard from Susan Levine, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, International Development, Debt, and Environment Policy, Department
of the Treasury; Rafe Pomerance, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and
Development, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and
Vocational Education concluded hearings 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 Acts through fiscal year 1998. Testimony was
heard from Robert A. Robinson, Associate Director, Food and Agriculture
Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; and
public witnesses.  

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights continued hearings on the reauthorization of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Rose,
Traficant and Stearns; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 28. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held an oversight hearing on tobacco products. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

SECURITIES REGULATORY EQUALITY ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 3447, Securities Regulatory Equality Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, SEC; John P.
LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Eugene A. Ludwig,
Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses. 

HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES OF ROMA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Human Rights
Abuses of Roma (Gypsies). Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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TOWING VESSEL NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY ACT 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 3282, Towing
Vessel Navigational Safety Act of 1993. 

JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 3567, John F. Kennedy Center Act
Amendments of 1993. Testimony was heard from Robert Stanton, Regional
Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior; and James R. Wolfensohn, Chairman, John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held an oversight hearing on the
U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Marvin Runyon, Postmaster
General, U.S. Postal Service. 

Hearings continue April 19. 

NASA AUTHORIZATION--NASA SCIENCES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held a
hearing on NASA Authorization--NASA Sciences. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of NASA: France Cordova, Chief Scientist; Harry Holloway,
Associate Administrator, Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications;
Wesley Huntress, Associate Administrator, Space Sciences; and Charles S.
Kennel, Associate Administrator, Mission to Planet Earth; and public
witnesses. 

PRIVATIZATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTED IN LATIN AMERICA, EASTERN EUROPE, RUSSIA AND
ASIA

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on how the privatization process
is being implemented in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Asia.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH OUTCOMES: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on health
outcomes: an international comparison (GAO). Testimony was heard from Eleanor
Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General, Program Evaluation and Methodology,
GAO; and a public witness. 

RESTRUCTURE THE SSA'S DISABILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
a proposal to restructure the SSA's Disability Determination Process.
Testimony was heard from Representative Stark; Shirley Sears Chater,
Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services; Frank W. Reilly,
Director, Information Resources Management, Health, Education, and Human
Resources Issues, Accounting and Information Management Division, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS; INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

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

The Committee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on Intelligence
Activities. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



1994/04/15
Daily Digest - Friday, April 15, 1994;  pages D389 - D390

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Department of Justice (General Administration,
Executive Office of Immigration Review, Inspector General, Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission and Fees and Expenses of Witnesses). Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Stephen R. Colgate,
Assistant Attorney General, Administration; Richard J. Hankinson, Inspector
General; and David E. Bradley, Chief Counsel, Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission. 



1994/04/18
Daily Digest - Monday, April 18, 1994;  pages D392 - D396

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the FCC. Testimony was heard from Reed E. Hundt,
Chairman, FCC. 



1994/04/19
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 19, 1994;  pages D397 - D406

Committee Meetings

MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION ISSUES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition
and the Subcommittee on Livestock held a joint hearing to review meat and
poultry products inspection issues. Testimony was heard from Representative
Kreidler; Patricia Jensen, Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and
Inspection Services, USDA; John W. Harman, Director, Food and Agriculture
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Office of the Secretary, Departmental Administration, and on the Office of the
General Counsel. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA:
Wardell C. Townsend, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Administration; Anthony A.
Williams, Chief Financial Officer; and James S. Gilliland, General Counsel. 

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 (U.S. Attorneys, Antitrust
Division and U.S. Trustees, DEA, and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement).
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice:
Anthony C. Moscato, Director, Executive Office for the U.S. Attorneys; Anne K.
Bingaman, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division; William F. Baity,
Acting Director, U.S. Trustee System Fund; Thomas Constantine, Director, DEA;
and Frederick Kramer, Director, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Intelligence Programs. Testimony was heard from Emmett
Paige, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence, Department of Defense. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the National Guard Reserve Programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Deborah R. Lee, Assistant Secretary (Reserve Affairs); Maj. Gen. Raymond F.
Rees, USA, Acting Chief, National Guard Bureau; Maj. Gen. John R. D'Araujo,
USA, Director, Army National Guard; Maj. Gen. Max Baratz, USA, Acting Chief,
Army Reserve; RAdm. T. F. Hall, USN, Director, Naval Reserve; Maj. Gen. Donald
W. Shepperd, USAF, Director, Air National Guard; Maj. Gen. John J. Closner,
USAF, Chief, Air Reserve; and Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Berkheiser, USMC,
Director, Reserve Affairs. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on Crisis Prevention and
Building Democracy in Africa. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency: John F. Hicks,
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa; and Lois C. Richards, Acting
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Response. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission and on the Minerals Management
Service. Testimony was heard from Senator Hatfield; and Thomas Frye, Director,
Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education held a hearing on the National Institutes of Health
Overview and Buildings and Facilities, the National Cancer Institute, the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and on the National
Institute of Dental Research. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Harold Varmus, M.D.,
Director; Samuel Broder, M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute; Kenneth
Olden, M.D., Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
and Harald Loe, DDS, Director, National Institute of Dental Research. 

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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the FAA. Testimony was heard from David R. Hinson, Administrator, FAA,
Department of Transportation. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Application of Nuclear
Energy Panel concluded hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on the deposition of plutonium and highly
enriched uranium. Testimony was heard from Charles Curtis, Under Secretary,
Department of Energy; Harold P. Smith, Jr., Assistant to the Secretary, Atomic
Energy, Department of Defense; Robert Einhorm, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Non-Proliferation, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on military health care/defining the requirements for the
future. Testimony was heard from William J. Lynn, III, Director, Program
Analysis and Evaluation, Department of Defense; Neil Singer, Acting Assistant
Director, National Security Division, CBO; and David P. Baine, Director,
Federal Health Care Delivery Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO. 

Hearings continue April 21. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on environmental restoration issues. Testimony
was heard from Elliot Laws, Assistant Administrator, Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, EPA; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Sherri
Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental Security; Lewis D.
Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and Safety, Department of the
Army; Alan Babbitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and Safety,
Department of the Air Force; and Cheryl Kanderas, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Environment, Department of the Navy; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on The Defense Department's role in humanitarian assistance.
Testimony was heard from Joseph E. Kelley, Director-in-Charge, International
Affairs Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and
Patricia L. Irvin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Humanitarian and Refugee
Affairs, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue April 21. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on unit
readiness and morale issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Col. Thomas F. Metz, USA, Commander, 2nd
Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas; Capt. William
W. Copeland, Jr., USN, Former Commanding Officer, USS America, Norfolk,
Virginia; Col. William R. Looney III, USAF, Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing,
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Col. Jan Huly, USMC, Former Commanding Officer,
22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina; Cmd. Sgt. Maj.
Willie H. Porter, USA, Engineer Brigade, 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood,
Texas; Master Chief Virginia Martinez, USN, Command Master Chief, USS
Merrimack, Norfolk, Virginia; CMSgt. Virgil Leon Hosfelt, USAF, Senior
Enlisted Advisor, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware; and Sgt.
Maj. Robert Holub, USMC, Sergeant Major, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton,
California. 

Hearings continue April 21. 

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
International Monetary Fund. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Shafer,
Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Human Resources held an
oversight hearing on the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program (JOBS).
Testimony was heard from Mary Jo Bane, Assistant Secretary, Administration of
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf approved for full Committee action
the following bills: H.R. 4008, amended, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Authorization Act of 1994; and H.R. 4236, to establish a
National Undersea Research Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. 

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HELIUM ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
held a hearing on H.R. 3967, Helium Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Sarpalius and Cox; Debra Knopmann, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Water and Science, Department of the Interior; John H. Anderson, Jr.,
Assistant Director, Natural Resource Management Issues, GAO; James L. Blum,
Deputy Director, CBO; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM LEGISLATION

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1508, to provide for
the reformation of the National Park System; and H.R. 3709, to reform the
process for the study of areas for potential inclusion in the National Parks
System. Testimony was heard from Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; 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. 

EPA R&D REVIEW BUDGET AND IMPLICATIONS FOR STREAMLINING

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on EPA R&D: Review of the Budget and
Implications for Streamlining. Testimony was heard from Robert Sussman, Deputy
Administrator, EPA; and public witnesses. 

RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on H.R. 3396, Retirement
Protection Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Reich, Secretary of
Labor; Leslie B. Samuels, Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the
Treasury; Martin Slate, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation; Joseph F. Delfico, Director, Income Security Issues, Health,
Education and Human Services Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session to conclude hearings on the Fiscal Year
1995 Intelligence budget. Testimony was heard from R. James Woolsey, Director,
CIA. 



1994/04/20
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 20, 1994;  pages D407 - D416

Committee Meetings

URUGUAY ROUND AGRICULTURAL AGREEMENT

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Uruguay Round
Agricultural Agreement. 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 the Department of Justice (Immigration and
Naturalization Service, General Legal Activities and Bureau of Prisons).
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice:
Doris Meissner, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service; Jamie S.
Gorelick, Deputy Attorney General, General Legal Activities; and Kathleen M.
Hawk, Director, Bureau of Prisons. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on the
Airlift Program and on the Bomber Program. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Gen. Ronald R.
Fogleman, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; and Gen. John
M. Loh, USAF, Commander, Air Combat Command. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Arts. Testimony was heard from Jane Alexander,
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education held a hearing on the National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and on the
National Institute of Nursing Research. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Claude Lenfant,
M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Patricia A. Grady,
Acting Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke;
Marvin Cassman, Acting Director, National Institute of General Medical
Sciences; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases; Alan I. Leshner, Director, National Institute of Drug
Abuse; and Ada Sue Hinshaw, RN, Director, National Institute of Nursing
Research. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued hearings
on the FAA. Testimony was heard from Linda Daschle, Deputy Administrator, FAA,
Department of Transportation. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition approved for
full Committee action as amended H.R. 2238, Federal Acquisition Improvement
Act of 1993. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, environmental compliance issues. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Sherri Wasserman Goodman,
Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental Security; Lewis D. Walker, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Environment and Safety, Department of the Army; Alan
Babbitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and Safety, Department of the
Air Force; and Cheryl Kanderas, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Environment, Department of the Navy; Steve Herman, Assistant Administrator,
Office of Enforcement, EPA; Sam Goodhope, Special Counsel, Environment and
Transportation, Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas; and public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 26. 

SECONDARY MARKET COMPLIANCE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions
held a hearing to examine the performance of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation (FHLMC) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and
to assess their compliance with affordable goals mandated by the Federal
Enterprises Financial Soundness and Safety Act of 1992. Testimony was heard
from Nicolas Retsinas, Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Leland Brendsel,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company; and
James Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Federal National Mortgage
Association. 

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HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 26. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards,
Occupational Health and Safety held a hearing on Title X of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FIRE SAFE CIGARETTE ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 3885, Fire Safe
Cigarette Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative Moakley; Ann
Brown, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; Richard Gann, Chief, Fire
Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department
of Commerce; Donald R. Shopland, Coordinator, Smoking and Tobacco Control
Program, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services;
and a public witness. 

UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD SOUTH AFRICA ON ELECTION EVE

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on United
States Policy Toward South Africa on the Eve of the Election. Testimony was
heard from Representative Payne of New Jersey; George Moose, Assistant
Secretary, African Affairs, Department of State; John Hicks, Assistant
Administrator, Africa, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency;
and public witnesses. 

ELECTORAL REFORM IN MEXICO

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Western
Hemisphere Affairs held a joint hearing on Electoral Reform in Mexico.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FAIR HEALTH INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation and Agriculture held a hearing on H.R. 4077, Fair Health
Information Practices Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative
Velazquez; Nan D. Hunter, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses. 

PRIVATE IMMIGRATION MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees met and considered private immigration bills. 

PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation approved for full Committee action H.R. 4046, Panama Canal
Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. 

COOPERATIVE INTERJURISDICTIONAL RIVERS FISHERIES RESOURCES ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on H.R. 2500, Cooperative Interjurisdictional Rivers
Fisheries Resources Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representative
Gunderson; Herb Jones, Acting Manager, Environmental Management, TVA; and
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2721, amended,
Federal Employee Fairness Act of 1993; and H.R. 115, Federal and Postal
Service Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1993. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held an oversight hearing on the Federal Employees Group
Life Insurance Program, and to examine the following bills: H.R. 512, FEGLI
Living Benefits Act; H.R. 891, to permit certain Federal employees who retired
or became entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 
1980, to elect to resume coverage under the Federal Employees Group Life
Insurance Program; and H.R. 3297, to amend title 5, United States Code, to
extend the treatment currently afforded to Federal judges under the Federal
Employees Group Life Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Gilman and Morella; Paul Mannes,
Chief Bankruptcy Judge, District of Maryland; Curtis J. Smith, Associate
Director, Retirement and Insurance Group, OPM; and a public witness. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT; ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended H.R.
1432, Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Act of 1993. 

The Committee also postponed consideration of the issuance of subpoenas to the
Department of Defense relating to the Technology Reinvestment Program and
other matters. 

SPACE STATION--FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space concluded
hearings on Space Station, Part II: Foreign Policy Implications. Testimony was
heard from James Collins, Senior Coordinator for the Newly Independent States,
Office of the Ambassador at Large, Department of State. 

VETERANS HEALTH CARE ISSUES

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on veterans perception on VA health care today, their opinions
about the role of VA in a reformed health care system and related issues.
Testimony was heard from David P. Baine, Director, Federal Health Care
Delivery Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division, GAO; Elwood
J. Headley, M.D., Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Health Department of Veterans
Affairs; and representatives of veterans organizations. 



1994/04/21
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 21, 1994;  pages D418 - D432

Committee Meetings

ADMINISTRATION'S CROP INSURANCE REFORM PROPOSAL

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review the Administration's crop insurance
reform proposal. Testimony was heard from Bob Odom, Commissioner of
Agriculture, State of Louisiana; and public witnesses. 

DAIRY PRODUCER MARKET STABILIZATION AND EXPORT DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock began consideration of
H.R. 4235, Dairy Producer Market Stabilization and Export Development Act of
1994. 

Will continue April 27. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Legal Services Corporation, the International
Trade Commission, the U.S. Information Agency, the Board for International
Broadcasting and on the National Endowment for Democracy. Testimony was heard
from Douglas S. Eakeley, Chairman, Board of Directors, Legal Services
Corporation; Don E. Newquist, Chairman, U.S. International Trade Commission;
Joseph Duffey, Director, U.S. Information Agency; Daniel Mica, Chairman, Board
for International Broadcasting; and Carl Gershman, President, National
Endowment for Democracy. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Navy Procurement and RDT&E. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Nora Slatkin, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition); VAdm. Thomas J.
Lopez, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Resources, Warfare Requirements
and Assessment); and Lt. Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC, Commanding General,
Marine Corps Combat Development Center. 

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on Chemical
Demilitarization. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Harold P. Smith, Assistant Secretary (Atomic Energy);
R. Michael Walker, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Logistics,
and Environment); and Brig. Gen. Walter L. Busbee, USA, Commander/Director,
U.S. Army Chemical material Destruction Agency. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Human Rights and on the
Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights. Testimony was heard from John
Shattuck, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs,
Department of State; and public witnesses. 

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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education held a hearing on the National Eye Institute, the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, the National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and
Skin Diseases, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute
of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and on the National Institute on
Aging. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NIH, Department
of Health and Human Services: Carl Kupfer, M.D., Director, National Eye
Institute; Phillip Gorden, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Disease; Duane F. Alexander, M.D., Director, National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director,
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Lawrence E. Shulman,
Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases; Rex W. Cowdry, M.D., Acting Deputy Director, National Institute of
Mental Health; James B. Snow, Jr., M.D., Director, National Institute of
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; and Richard J. Hodes, M.D.,
Director, National Institute on Aging. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

VA, HUD, INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Selective Service System and the Consumer Product Safety
Commission. Testimony was heard from G. Huntington Banister, Acting
Director/Executive Director, Selective Service System; and Ann Brown,
Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission. 

DOE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT; FEDERAL ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1432, Department of
Energy Laboratory Technology Act of 1993. 

The Committee also began markup of H.R. 2238, Federal Acquisition Improvement
Act of 1993. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and the
Subcommittee on Research and Technology met in executive session to continue
joint hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
receiving an overview briefing on Defense Department special access programs.
The Subcommittees were briefed by Brig. Gen. Ralph H. Grahman, USAF, Director,
Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on the Reserve budget. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; Deborah R. Lee, Assistant
Secretary, Reserve Affairs; Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA, Acting Chief,
National Guard Bureau; Maj. Gen. John R. D'Araujo, Jr., USA, Director, Army
National Guard; Maj. Gen. Donald W. Shepperd, USAF, Director, Air National
Guard; Maj. Gen. Max Baratz, USA, Acting Chief, Army Reserve; RAdm. Thomas F.
Hall, USN, Director, Naval Reserve; Maj. Gen. John J. Closner, USAF, Chief,
Air Force Reserve; and Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Berkheiser, USMC, Assistant
Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (for Reserve Affairs),
U.S. Marine Corps; RAdm. Gregory A. Penington, USCG, Chief, Office of
Readiness and Reserve, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and
public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on civil defense budget and reorganization. Testimony was heard
from James L. Witt, Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on Defense
Department readiness. Testimony was heard from Neal Curtin, Director of
Reporting, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; Neil
Singer, Acting Assistant Director, National Security Division, CBO; the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Louis C. Finch, Deputy Under
Secretary, Readiness; Lt. Gen. J.J. Sheehan, USMC, Director, Operations, Joint
Chiefs of Staff; William D. Clark, Acting Assistant Secretary, Manpower and
Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army; Robert B. Pirie, Jr., Assistant
Secretary, Installations and Environment, Department of the Navy; and Robert
F. Hale, Assistant Secretary, Financial Management and Comptroller, Department
of the Air Force; and John M. Collins, Senior Specialist in National Defense,
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. 

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Hearings continue April 26. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Ordered reported amended H.R.
2442, Economic Development Association Reauthorization Act of 1994. 

HEAD START ACT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT AUTHORIZATIONS

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4250, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1995 through 1998 to carry out the
Head Start Act and the Community Services Block Grant Act. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
began markup of H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. 

Will continue April 26. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights held an oversight hearing on the Environmental Education Act. Testimony
was heard from Loretta M. Ucelli, Associate Administrator, Office of
Communication, Education, and Public Affairs, EPA; and public witnesses. 

FAIRNESS IN PRODUCT LIABILITY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 1910, Fairness in
Product Liability Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CHALLENGES TO U.S. SECURITY IN THE 1990'S 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Challenges to
U.S. Security in the 1990's. Testimony was heard from Lawrence Eagleburger,
former Secretary of State. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the
Administrative Conference of the United States. Testimony was heard from Sally
Katzen, Acting Chairman, Administrative Conference of the United States; Alan
W. Heifets, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Department of Housing and Urban
Development; and public witnesses. 

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. 3567, John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1993; and S. 208, National
Park Service Concessions Policy Reform Act of 1994. 

FEDERAL AND POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census, Statistics
and Postal Personnel approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 115,
Federal and Postal Service Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act. 

HIGHWAY, BRIDGE, AND TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Highway, Bridge, and Transit Infrastructure
Needs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Gordon J. Linton, Administrator, Federal Transit
Administration; and Rodney E. Slater, Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration; Anthony K. Chargin, Deputy Associate Director, Energy,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following: a modified GSA
Fiscal Year 1995 Capital Improvement Program; one 11(b) resolution; H.R. 1638,
amended, to amend the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
Education Act of 1990 to establish the National Academy of Science, Space, and
Technology at State universities, to expand the scholarship program associated
with such Academy, to direct the Administrator of General Services to
construct a public building to provide space for the headquarters of such
Academy; H.R. 2680, amended, to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959
concerning the calculation of public building transactions; H.R. 3840, to
designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 100 East Houston
Street in Marshall, TX, as the "Sam B. Hall, Jr., Federal Building and United
States Courthouse"; H.R. 3724, to designate the U.S. courthouse located in
Bridgeport, CT, as the "Brien McMahon Federal Building"; H.R. 4204, to
designate the Federal building located at 711 Washington Street in Boston, MA,
as the "Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging"; H.R. 3914, to
designate the Federal building located at 1655 Woodson Road in Overland, MO,
as the "Sammy L. Davis Federal Building"; H. Con. Res. 237, authorizing the
use of the Capitol Grounds for the 13th annual National Peace Officers'
Memorial Service; H. Con. Res. 236, authorizing the 1994 Special Olympics
torch relay to be run through the Capitol Grounds; and H. Con. Res. 238,
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: GSA's
Fiscal Year 1995 Capital Improvement Program; 11(b) resolutions; H.R. 3840;
H.R. 3724; H.R. 4204; and H.R. 3914. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Chapman, Kennelly, Moakley, Talent, Lightfoot, and Laughlin; and the following
officials of the GSA: Roger Johnson, Administrator; and Kenneth Kimbrough,
Commissioner, Public Buildings Service. 

IRAQ CLAIMS ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
3221, Iraq Claims Act of 1993. The rule makes in order the Foreign Affairs
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as
an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Clause 7 of Rule XVI is waived
against the committee substitute. The rule makes in order only those
amendments printed in the Congressional Record prior to the consideration of
the bill. Clause 7 of Rule XVI is waived against the Bonior amendment
(relating to humanitarian assistance) and the Solomon amendment (relating to
war crimes) as printed in the Record . The rule provides that the Bonior
amendment and the Solomon amendment may be offered only after the disposition
of all other amendments. The rule provides that the Bereuter amendments en
bloc (relating to commercial claims) may amend portions of the bill not yet
read for amendment. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Hamilton and
Representative Gilman. 

FUSION POLICY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on Fusion Policy. Testimony was heard from Martha Krebs, Director,
Energy Research, Department of Energy; Donald Correll, Deputy Program Leader,
Inertial Confinement Fusion, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Charles
Baker, U.S. Home Team Leader, International Thermonuclear Experimental
Reactor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

GATT SUBSIDIES CODE--IMPACT ON R&D

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on "The GATT Subsidies Code and Its
Impact on R&D." Testimony was heard from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of
Science and Technology Policy; Ambassador Rufus Yerxa, Deputy U.S. Trade
Representative; Harvey Drucker, Associate Laboratory Director, Argonne
National Laboratory; and public witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation met in
executive session to continue hearings on Legislative Proposals. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 26. 



1994/04/25
Daily Digest - Monday, April 25, 1994;  pages D433 - D438

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

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

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

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

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

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

PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice held a
hearing on H.R. 3527, Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection
Act. Testimony was heard from Henry Cisneros, Secretary, Department of Housing
and Urban Development; John Magaw, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 



1994/04/26
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 26, 1994;  pages D440 - D450

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members
of Congress and public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Indian
Health Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services; Donna E. Shalala, Secretary; and
Michael Trujillo, Director, Indian Health Service; and Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education held a hearing on the Health Resources and Services
Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National
Institute on Mental Health, the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center
for Human Genome Research, the Fogarty International Center, the National
Library of Medicine, and on the National Center for Research Resources.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health
and Human Services: Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D., Administrator, Health Resources and
Services Administration; David Satcher, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; and the following officials of NIH: Lawrence E.
Schulman, M.D., Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases; Rex W. Cowdry, M.D., Acting Deputy Director, National
Institute on Mental Health; James B. Snow, Jr., M.D., Director, National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Richard J. Hodes,
M.D., Director, National Institute on Aging; Francis S. Collins, M.D.,
Director, National Center for Human Genome Research; Phillip E. Schambra,
M.D., Director, Fogarty International Center; Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D.,
Director, National Library of Medicine; and Judith L. Vaitukaitis, M.D.,
Director, National Center for Research Resources. 

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 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 continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis
on Navy programs. Testimony was heard from Richard A. Davis, Director,
National Security Analysis, National Security and International Affairs
Division, GAO; and Nora Slatkin, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development
and Acquisition, Department of the Navy. 

Hearings continue April 28. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization,
with emphasis on military health care. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Stephen C. Joseph, Assistant
Secretary, Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. Alcide M. LaNoue, USA, Surgeon General of
the Army; VAdm. Donald F. Hagen, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; and Lt.
Gen. Alexander M. Sloan, USAF, Surgeon General of the Air Force. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, with emphasis on Base Realignment and Closure implementation.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Robert E. Bayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Reinvestment and Base
Closures; and Ronald A. Davidson, Deputy Comptroller (Program and Budget). 

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NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held
a hearing on H.R. 4255, National Guard Bureau Act of 1994. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. James A.
Ryan, USA (Ret.), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs;
William D. Clark, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve
Affairs, Department of the Army; Judy Ann Miller, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment,
Department of the Air Force; and Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA, Acting Chief,
National Guard Bureau; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on mobility
and sustainment issues. Testimony was heard from Norman Rabkin, Associate
Director, Military Operations and Capabilities Issues, National Security and
International Affairs Division, GAO; and the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S.
Transportation Command; RAdm. Robert Chamberlin, USN, Executive Director,
Supply Management, Defense Logistics Agency; and Lt. Gen. Johnnie E. Wilson,
USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Department of the Army. 

The Subcommittee also continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national
defense authorization, with emphasis on Department of Defense dependents
education (Department of Defense Dependents Schools, Impact Aid, and Section 6
Schools). Testimony was heard from Representative Thomas of California;
Cornelia Blanchette, Associate Director, Health, Education and Human Services,
GAO; Carolyn H. Becraft, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Personnel Support,
Families and Education, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue April 28. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis
on issues relating to the advanced sensor applications program. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Keith Hall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intelligence and Security; and George R.
Schneiter, Director, Strategic and Space Systems; Richard E. Twogood, Program
Leader, Imaging and Detection Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory;
and a public witness. 

Hearings continue April 28. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on the Stewart B. McKinney Act Programs
for the Homeless and Supportive Housing Programs for the Elderly, for Persons
with Disabilities, and for Persons with AIDS. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 5. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGISLATION

Committee on the District of Columbia: Held a hearing on H.R. 4242, to enforce
the law regulating the height of buildings in the District of Columbia by
prohibiting the District of Columbia from issuing any building or occupancy
permit for the project described in Zoning Commission Case 93-9C unless the
project is modified to conform to such law. Testimony was heard from Reginald
Griffith, Executive Director, National Capital Planning Commission; the
following officials of the District of Columbia: Joseph F. Bottner, Jr.,
Zoning Administrator; Albert G. Dobbins, III, Director, Office of Planning;
and Madeliene H. Robinson, Director, Office of Zoning; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. 

PROFESSIONAL BOXING CORPORATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 2607, Professional
Boxing Corporation Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Senator Roth;
Representative Richardson; and public witnesses. 

IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Impact of Television on
U.S. Foreign Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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INDOCHINESE REFUGEES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a
hearing on Indochinese Refugees. Testimony was heard from Representative
Vento; the following officials of the Department of State: Phyllis Oakley,
Acting Director, Bureau of Refugee Affairs; and Thomas Hubbard, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs; and public
witnesses. 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4296, Public Safety and
Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. 

LAW OF THE SEA TREATY AND DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES ACT
REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on the Law of the
Sea Treaty and Reauthorization of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act.
Testimony was heard from Ambassador David Colson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Oceans, Department of State; David Evans, Senior Scientist, National Ocean
Services, NOAA, Department of Commerce; the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Capt. Richard Schiff, Assistant Judge Advocate General,
Civil Law, Department of the Navy; and Myron H. Nordquist, Faculty of Law,
U.S. Air Force Academy; 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. 3593, to establish
the Ohio and Erie Canal National Corridor in the State of Ohio as an
affiliated area of the National Parks System; and H.R. 2633, to revise the
boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Testimony was heard from Senators Pell,
Chafee, and Kennedy; Representatives Regula, Sawyer, Neal of Massachusetts,
Machtley, Reed, and Blute; Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and
Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3508, amended,
Tribal Self-Government Act of 1993; and H.R. 4231, to prohibit regulations
that classify, enhance, or diminish the privileges and immunities of an Indian
tribe relative to other federally recognized Indian tribes. 

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 May 17. 

GATT URUGUAY ROUND: IMPLICATIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the GATT Uruguay Round:
Implications for Small Business. Testimony was heard from Rufus Yerxa, Deputy
U.S. Trade Representative; Susan Esserman, Assistant Secretary, Import
Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation
concluded hearings on Legislative Proposals. Testimony was heard from Harold
Relyea, Specialist in American National Government, Congressional Research
Service, Library of Congress. 

The Subcommittee met in executive session to conclude hearings on Legislative
Proposals. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



1994/04/28
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 28, 1994;  pages D452 - D462

Committee Meetings

MONTANA WILDERNESS ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported H.R. 2473, Montana Wilderness Act. 

HIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS--CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RURAL ECONOMY

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger held
a hearing to review high-value agricultural exports and the contribution to
the rural economy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
USDA: Bob Nash, Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural Development; and
Christopher E. Goldthwait, General Sales Manager and Associate Administrator,
Foreign Agricultural Service; and public witnesses. 

DAIRY PRODUCER MARKET STABILIZATION AND EXPORT DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock continued consideration of
H.R. 4235, Dairy Producer Market Stabilization and Export Development Act of
1994. 

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. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on U.S. Trade Investment
Overseas. Testimony was heard from Kenneth D. Brody, President and Chairman,
Export-Import Bank; J. Joseph Grandmaison, Director, Trade and Development
Agency; and the following officials of the U.S. International Development
Cooperative Agency: Ruth Harkin, President, Overseas Private Investment
Corporation; and Terry Brown, Assistant to the Administrator, Policy and
Program Coordination, AID.  

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on International Response to AIDS.
Testimony was heard from Representative McDermott; Tim E. Wirth, Counselor,
Department of State; Helene Gayle, M.D., AIDS, Coordinator, AID, U.S.
International Cooperative Agency; David Satcher, M.D., Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Forest Service. Testimony was heard from James R. Lyons, Assistant Secretary,
Natural Resources and Environment, USDA. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education, held a hearing on the Health Care Financing
Administration, the SSA, the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health, and on
the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Bruce C.
Vladeck, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; Shirley Sears
Chater, Commissioner of Social Security, SSA; Philip R. Lee, M.D., Assistant
Secretary for Health; Elaine M. Johnson, Acting Administrator, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration; and J. Jarrett Clinton, M.D.,
Administration, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. 

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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

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

On April 27, the Subcommittee continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was
heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
concluded hearings on the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development: Dwight P. Robinson, President, Government National
Mortgage Association; Roberta Achtenberg, Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing
and Equal Opportunity; Andrew Cuomo, Assistant Secretary, Community Planning
and Development; Susan M. Gaffney, Inspector General; Marilynn A. Davis,
Assistant Secretary, Administration; G. Edward DeSeve, Chief Financial
Officer; Michael A. Stegman, Assistant Secretary; and Aida Alvarez, Director,
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Concluded hearings on the fiscal year 1995
national defense authorization, with emphasis on cooperative efforts to reduce
the threat in the former Soviet Union. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Ashton B. Carter, Assistant Secretary,
International Security Policy; and Harold P. Smith, Jr., Assistant to the
Secretary, Atomic Energy. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition concluded
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis
on C-17 aircraft program. Testimony was heard from Frank C. Conahan, Assistant
Comptroller General, National Security and International Affairs Division,
GAO. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness met in executive
session to conclude hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense
authorization, receiving a briefing on the progress and funding of cooperative
efforts to reduce the threat in the former Soviet Union. The Subcommittee was
briefed by Joseph Kelley, Director in Charge, International Affairs, National
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO. 

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology concluded
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis
on research and technology investment programs. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gilbert F. Decker, Assistant
Secretary, Research, Development and Acquisition, Department of the Army; Nora
Slatkin, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and Acquisition,
Department of the Navy; and Lt. Gen. Richard E. Hawley, USAF, Principle Deputy
to the Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Department of the Air Force. 

CONSUMER ACCESS--FINANCIAL SERVICES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing on consumer access to financial services
with a focus on low- and moderate-income consumers' difficulties in obtaining
access to conventional services and the nature of the services they
consequently use. Testimony was heard from Representatives Torres and Fields
of Louisiana; and public witnesses. 

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the
Inter-American Development Bank. Testimony was heard from Susan Levine, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, International Development, Debt, and Environment Policy,
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil
Rights held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act. Testimony was heard from Linda Morra, Director,
Education and Employment Issues, Human Resources Division, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

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METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on Sales Practices of
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Testimony was heard from Daniel Y.
Sumner, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Insurance Commissioner, State
of Florida; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
concluded oversight hearings on tobacco products. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES-GERMAN AGREEMENT--TRANSFER TO GERMAN CONTROL OF NAZI PARTY
RECORDS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Security and Human Rights held a hearing on United States-German
Agreement on the Transfer to German Control of Nazi Party Records in Berlin
Document Center. Testimony was heard from Mary Ann Peters, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, European and Canadian Affairs, Department of State; Mark Richards,
Deputy Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division), Department of Justice;
Louis Bellardo, Acting Deputy Assistant Archivist, National Archives and
Records Administration; and public witnesses. 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4296, Public Safety
and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. 

MARITIME REFORM--FUNDING PROPOSALS

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on funding proposals for Maritime Reform. Testimony was heard
from 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. 1181, to increase
Federal payments in lieu of taxes to units of general local government; and S.
455, to amend title 31, United States Code, to increase Federal payments to
units of general local government for entitlement lands. Testimony was heard
from Representative Stupak; Larry Benna, Acting Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil Service held
a hearing on H.R. 2289, Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1994.
Testimony was heard from Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of Government
Ethics. 

AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Aviation Infrastructure Needs. Testimony was
heard from David Hinson, Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; and
public witnesses. 

NSF AUTHORIZATION ACT 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate of H.R.
3254, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1994. The rule makes in
order the Science, Space, and Technology Committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment. The bill will be considered by title with each title considered as
read. Clause 5(a) of Rule XXI is waived against the committee substitute.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brown and Representatives
Walker and Boehlert. 

SBA'S LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL; SMALL BUSINESS AND MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS
PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT 

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on SBA's Legislative Proposal.
Testimony was heard from Cassandra Pulley, Deputy Administrator, SBA. 

The Committee also held a hearing on H.R. 4263, Small Business and Minority
Small Business Procurement Opportunities Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from
Steven Kelman, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and
public witnesses. 

VETERANS LEGISLATION 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, and
Insurance held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4088, Veterans'
Compensation Rate Amendments of 1994; H.R. 2997, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
certain diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that are
considered to be service connected; H.R. 3159, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of
certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that
are considered to be service-connected; H.R. 69, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide reclassification of members of the Board of Veterans
Appeals and to ensure pay equity between those members and administrative law
judges; H.R. 3240, to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the
terms of appointment for members of the Board of Veterans Appeals and to
ensure pay equity between those members and administrative law judges; and
H.R. 1986, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the
effective date for discontinuance of compensation and pension paid by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be the date on which the recipient dies,
rather than the last day of the preceding month in the case of a veterans with
a surviving spouse.Testimony was heard from Representative Lewis of Florida;
the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Charles Cragin,
Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals; and J. Gary Hickman, Director,
Compensation and Pension Service; and representatives of veterans
organizations. 

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SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported as amended H.R. 4278, Social
Security Act Amendments of 1994. 

The Committee began markup of H.R. 4277, Social Security Administrative Reform
Act of 1994. 

Will continue May 4. 



1994/04/29
Daily Digest - Friday, April 29, 1994;  pages D464 - D466

Committee Meetings

CLEAN AIR PROTECTION PROBLEMS AT NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDERNESS AREAS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on Clean Air Protection Problems at National
Parks and Wilderness Areas. Testimony was heard from Bernice Steinhardt,
Associate Director, Environmental Protection Issues, GAO; Adela Backiel,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; George
Frampton, Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the
Interior; Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; and
public witnesses. 



1994/05/02
Daily Digest - Monday, May 2, 1994;  pages D467 - D472

Committee Meetings

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Holocaust Memorial Council and on the National Biological Survey. Testimony
was heard from Jeshajahu Weinberg, Director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum;
and the following officials of the Department of the Interior: George T.
Frampton, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and F. Eugene
Hester, Deputy Director, National Biological Survey. 



1994/05/03
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 3, 1994;  pages D473 - D480

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members
of Congress and public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Arts. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held a
hearing on the Administration for Children and Families, the Administration on
Aging, and on the Health and Human Services Department Management. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: Mary Jo Bane, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and
Families; Fernando M. Torres-Gil, Assistant Secretary for Aging; and Kenneth
S. Apfel, Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget. 

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. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 

Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy Panel
approved for full Committee action recommendations on H.R. 4301, National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

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FAIRNESS IN PRODUCT LIABILITY ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness, held a hearing on H.R. 1910, Fairness in
Product Liability Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on the following measures: H.R. 4239, to provide
for the establishment of a foreign assistance program to support efforts by
other countries to protect intellectual property; and H. Con. Res. 240,
expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to intellectual property
protection. Testimony was heard from Ira Shapiro, General Counsel, Office of
the U.S. Trade Representative; Larry Saiers, Deputy Assistant Administrator,
Policy and Program Coordination, AID, U.S. International Development
Cooperation Agency; Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant Secretary and Commissioner of
Patents, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses. 

SIMPLIFYING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing and
Aviation held a hearing on Simplifying the Maze of Federal Employment Training
Programs. Testimony was heard from Douglas Ross, Assistant Secretary,
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor; the following
officials of the Department of Education; Augusta Souza Kappner, Assistant
Secretary, Office of Adult and Vocational Education; and David Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary, Postsecondary Education; Diann Dawson, Acting Director,
Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Families and Children,
Department of Health and Human Services; and Celia Dollarhide, Director,
Education Services, VBA, Education Services, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs held a
hearing on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from Luana
Reyes, Acting Director, Headquarters Operations, Indian Health Service,
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY AND SECURITY 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Communications and Computer
Surveillance, Privacy and Security. Testimony was heard from James K.
Kallstrom, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Department of Justice; Clinton
Brooks, Special Assistant to the Director, NSA, Department of Defense; Ray
Kammer, Deputy Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS 

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



1994/05/04
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 4, 1994;  pages D482 - D490

Committee Meetings

RURAL CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing on H.R. 3790, Rural Consumer Protection Act of
1994. Testimony was heard from Representative Gunderson; Wally Beyer,
Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration, USDA; and public
witnesses. 

NORTHERN ROCKIES ECO-SYSTEM PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources and the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources of the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries held a joint hearing on H.R. 2638,
Northern Rockies Eco-System Protection Act. Testimony was heard from
Representative Maloney; Mark Reimers, Deputy Chief, Legislation, Forest
Service, USDA; James W. Stewart, Assistant Director, Planning, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on DOD
Medical Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Stephen C. Joseph, Assistant Secretary (Health
Affairs); Lt. Gen. Alcide M. LaNoue, USA, Surgeon General of the Army; VAdm.
Donald F. Hagen, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; and Lt. Gen. Alexander M.
Sloan, USAF, Surgeon General of the Air Force. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Humanities. Testimony was heard from Sheldon
Hackney, 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 continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

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. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4301, National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities approved for full Committee action H.R. 4301, National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4301, National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness approved for full
Committee action as amended H.R. 4301, National Defense Authorization Act of
1995. 

CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and
Vocational Education approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 8, to
amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch Act to
extend certain authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 1998. 

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HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

CRISIS IN RWANDA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on the
Crisis in Rwanda. Testimony was heard from George Moose, Assistant Secretary,
African Affairs, Department of State; and a public witness. 

FAIR HEALTH INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation and Agriculture continued hearings on H.R. 4077, Fair Health
Information Practices Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

EFFECTIVENESS OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DEFICIENCIES IN THE B-1B BOMBER PROGRAM

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on the Effectiveness of Efforts to Address
Deficiencies in the B-1B Bomber Program. Testimony was heard from Louis J.
Rodrigues, Director, Systems Development and Production Issues, National
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; the following officials of
the Department of the Air Force: Maj. Gen. Larry L. Henry, USAF, Director,
Operational Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations; and
Brig. Gen. James M. Richards, USAF, Director, Long Range Power Projection,
Special Operations Airlift and Training Programs, Office of the Assistant
Secretary, Acquisitions; and Dagnija Sterste-Perkins, Foreign Affairs Analyst,
Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division, Congressional Research Service. 

ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Atlantic Striped Bass
Conservation Act. Testimony was heard from Dick Shaefer, Director, Office of
Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; Gary Edwards, Assistant Director, Fisheries, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Gordon Colvin, Director,
Marine Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York;
and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported as amended the following
bills: H.R. 518, California Desert Protection Act of 1993; and H.R. 3567, John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 

PORTS, INLAND WATERWAYS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Investigations
and Oversight held a hearing on Ports, Inland Waterways, Wastewater Treatment
and Water Supply Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from Robert Persiasepe,
Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA; John Zirschky, Acting Assistant Secretary
of the Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army; and public witnesses. 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT: 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against
consideration and providing two hours of general debate on H.R. 4296, Public
Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. The rule provides that
the Judiciary committee amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in
the bill shall be considered as read. All points of order are waived against
the committee substitute. The rule provides that no amendment to the committee
substitute nor the bill shall be in order. Finally, the rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Brooks and Representatives Schumer, Synar, Penny, Blackwell, Bishop,
Green of Texas, McCollum, and Upton. 

FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINICS EXTENSION ACT 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against the
conference report on S. 636, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of
1993; and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference
report shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brooks
and Representative McCollum. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION 

Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 7-4, granted a rule providing one
hour of debate on the conference report on H. Con. Res. 218, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1995, 
1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. All points of order against the conference report
and against its consideration are waived. Finally, in section 2, the rule
provides that Rule 49 will not apply upon the adoption of the conference
report on the budget. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sabo. 

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FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: PROMISES AND PROBLEMS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Federal
Environmental Research: Promises and Problems. Testimony was heard from Bob
Watson, Associate Director, Environment, Office of Science and Technology
Policy; D. James Baker, Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the reauthorization of
small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, Small
Business Administration Amendments of 1994; and H.R. 4298, to amend the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit payment of debentures issued by
State and local development companies. Testimony was heard from Mary Jean
Ryan, Associate Deputy Director, Economic Development, SBA; and public
witnesses.  

VIEWPOINTS ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED ISSUES

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Viewpoints on Veterans Affairs and Related Issues. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported as amended H.R. 4277, Social
Security Administrative Reform Act of 1994. 

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE LEGISLATION 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on
Counterintelligence Legislation. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Justice: Jamie S. Gorelick, Deputy Attorney
General; and Robert Bryant, Director, Intelligence Division, FBI; R. James
Woolsey, Director, CIA; Keith Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intelligence
and Security, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 



1994/05/05
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 5, 1994;  pages D491 - D500

Committee Meetings

MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY ERADICATION PROGRAM

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition
held a hearing to review the Mediterranean Fruit Fly eradication program.
Testimony was heard from Patricia Jensen, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Marketing and Inspection Services, USDA; Victor J. Kimm, Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA;
from the following officials of the State of California: Mike Chrisman, Under
Secretary, Department of Food and Agriculture; and Charles M. Shulock,
Assistant Secretary, Policy Development, Environmental Protection Agency; and
public witnesses. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on the U.S. Permanent
Representative to the United Nations. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of State: Douglas Bennet, Assistant Secretary,
International Organization Affairs; and Madeleine K. Albright, Permanent
Representative to the United Nations. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Territorial and International Affairs and on the Bureau of Land Management.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the
Interior: Leslie Turner, Assistant Secretary, Territorial and International
Affairs; and Michael Dombeck, Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

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. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4301, National
Defense Authorization Act of 1995. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition approved for
full Committee action as amended H.R. 4301, National Defense Authorization Act
of 1995. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology approved
for full Committee action H.R. 4301, National Defense Authorization Act of
1995. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on the Federal Housing Administration's
single and multifamily program initiatives. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 12. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue May 11. 

IMPACT OF ABUSIVE, VIOLENT, AND MISOGYNISTIC LANGUAGE IN RAP MUSIC

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on Consumer Concerns: The
Impact of Offensive and Misogynistic Language in the Recording Industry.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FAIR HEALTH INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation and Agriculture concluded hearings on H.R. 4077, Fair Health
Information Practices Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative
Sawyer; and public witnesses. 

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MANAGEMENT OF U.S. DONATIONS TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on the Management of U.S. Donations to the World Food
Program. Testimony was heard from Harold J. Johnson, Director, International
Affairs Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; M.
Douglas Stafford, Assistant Administrator, Humanitarian Response, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; Melinda L. Kimble, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Global Affairs, Department of State; and Mary Chambliss,
Director, Program Analysis Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. 

INTERNET USE TO HOUSE

Committee on House Administration: Task Force on the Internet held a hearing
on the use of the Internet to the House. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Rose and Furse; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

APPLICATIONS FOR PROCESS PATENTS AMENDMENT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 4307, to amend title 35, United States
Code, with respect to applications for process patents. Testimony was heard
from Michael Kirk, Administrator for Legislation and International Affairs,
Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

FOREST BIODIVERSITY AND CLEAR-CUTTING PROHIBITION ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1164, Forest Biodiversity and Clearcutting
Prohibition Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bryant and
Herger; Jerry Sesco, Deputy Chief, Research, Forest Service, USDA; Kemp Conn,
Deputy Assistant Director, Land and Renewable Resources, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

U.S. INTERNATIONAL AVIATION POLICY

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on U.S. International Aviation Policy. Testimony was heard from
Federico PenAE6a, Secretary of Transportation; Kenneth M. Mead, Director,
Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development
Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 90 minutes of general
debate on H.R. 2442, to reauthorize appropriations under the Public Works and
Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, to revise administrative
provisions of the Act to improve the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to
administer grant programs; with 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by
the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Public Works and
Transportation Committee and 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
Chairman and ranking minority member of the Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Committee. All points of order are waived against consideration of the bill.
The rule makes in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in
part 1 of the report to accompany the rule as an original bill for the purpose
of amendment. The substitute shall be considered as read. The rule provides
that before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to
consider the amendment printed in part 2 of the report. All points of order
are waived against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Mineta, Wise, Kanjorski, Dingell and Molinari. 

ROLE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN FOOD INSPECTION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on The Role of Modern Technology in
Food Inspection. Testimony was heard from Patricia Jensen, Acting Assistant
Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services, USDA; and public witnesses. 

REPORT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight approved for full
Committee action the following report entitled: "Reform to Improve the Tax
Rules Governing Public Charities." 

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Program and Budget
Authorization met in executive session and approved for full Committee action
as amended H.R. 4299, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. 

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1994/05/06
Daily Digest - Friday, May 6, 1994;  pages D501 - D508

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Status of Peace
Negotiations in the Middle East. Testimony was heard from Daniel C. Kurtzer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State;
Margaret Carpenter, Assistant Administrator, Asia and the Near East, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and H. Diehl McKalip, Deputy
Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, Department of Defense. 



1994/05/09
Daily Digest - Monday, May 9, 1994;  pages D509 - D512

Committee Meetings 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Humanities/Institute of Museum Services. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

LAND EXCHANGE--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/GETTYSBURG NATIONAL PARK AND GETTYSBURG
COLLEGE 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and
Natural Resources held a hearing on Land Exchange Between National Park
Service/Gettysburg National Park and Gettysburg College. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Andrews of Texas, Goodling, and Kostmayer; the following
officials of the Department of the Interior: Roger Kennedy, Director, National
Park Service; Robin Lepore, Assistant Regional Solicitor; Bob Baum,
Solicitor's Office; Edwin Bearss, Chief Historian; James Coleman; Regional
Director, Southeast Region; Jose Cisneros, Superintendent, Gettysburg National
Military Park; Bob Davidson, Superintendent, Moore's Creek National
Battlefield; Park; David Orr, Regional Archaeologist, Mid-Atlantic Regional
Office; Gerald Kirwin, Chief, Lands Division Mid-Atlantic Regional Office;
Kathy Harrison, Chief Historian, Gettysburg National Military Park; and Reed
Engle, Cultural Resource Specialist, Shenandoah National Park Service, all
with the National Park Service; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 12. 



1994/05/10
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 10, 1994;  pages D513 - D520

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on Former Soviet Union and
Eastern Europe. Testimony was heard from Strobe Talbott, Deputy Secretary,
Department of State. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

D.C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development held a hearing on D.C. Department of Public and Assisted
Housing. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development: Joseph Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary, Public
and Indian Housing; and Susan Gaffney, Inspector General; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on derivative financial markets. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 19. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights concluded oversight hearings on
the State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993 and
U.S. Human Rights Policy: Part 2. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF BRAZIL

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on Indigenous Peoples and the Natural Environment of Brazil.
Testimony was heard from John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary, Human Rights and
Humanitarian Affairs, Department of State; Thomas E. Lovejoy, Assistant
Secretary, External Affairs and the Environment, Smithsonian Institution; 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. 3433, to provide for
the management of portions of the Presidio under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior; and H.R. 4078, to amend the Act establishing the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Testimony was heard from Representative
Pelosi; Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior; Paul Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations and Housing,
Department of the Army; Frank Jordan, Mayor, San Francisco, California; and
public witnesses. 

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on High Performance Computing and Communications Programs. Testimony
was heard from Donald Lindberg, Director, High Performance Computing and
Communications Coordinating Office, and Chairman, National Science and
Technology Council High Performance Computing and Communications Subcommittee,
National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services; Melvyn
Ciment, Acting Assistant Director, Computer and Information Science and
Engineering Directorate, NSF; Lee B. Holcomb, Director, High Performance
Computing and Communications Office, NASA; David Nelson, Associate Director,
Energy Research, Department of Energy; and John C. Toole, Acting Director,
Computing Systems Technology Office, Advanced Research Projects Agency,
Department of Defense. 



1994/05/11
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 11, 1994;  pages D522 - D530

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Legal Services Corporation. Testimony was
heard from Douglas S. Eakeley, Chairman, Legal Services Corporation. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held a
hearing on a Fiscal Year 1994 Supplemental budget request. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the District of Columbia: Sharon Pratt Kelly,
Mayor; and David C. Clarke, Chairman, Council. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior concluded appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

SUPERFUND REFORM ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3800, Superfund
Reform Act of 1994. 

UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD BOSNIA AND THE BALKANS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on United States Policy Toward
Bosnia and the Balkans. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBODIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a
hearing on Recent Developments in Cambodia. Testimony was heard from Margaret
Carpenter, Assistant Administrator, Asia and the Near East, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and Peter Tomsen, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 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. 3594, to prohibit
direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment benefits to illegal aliens;
and Title IV of H.R. 3860, Illegal Immigration Control Act of 1994. Testimony
was heard from Doris Meissner, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization
Service, Department of Justice; Elizabeth Julian, Deputy General Counsel,
Civil Rights and Litigation, Department of Housing and Urban Development;
William Ludwig, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Wendell E.
Primus, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Services Policy, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported as amended the
following bills: H.R. 3679, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation Program; H.R. 4246,
Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal year 1995; H.R. 3982,
Ocean Radioactive Dumping Ban Act of 1994; H.R. 4236, to establish a National
Underseas Research Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; and H.R. 4008, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Authorization of 1994. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported as amended the following
bills: S. 208, to reform the concessions policies of the National Park
Service; and H.R. 2866, Headwaters Forest Act. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 115, amended, Federal and Postal Service Employees Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1994; H.R. 2721, amended, Federal Employee Fairness
Act of 1994; H.R. 3863, to designate the Post Office building located at 401
E. South Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "Medgar Wiley Evers Post
Office"; H.R. 3839, amended, to designate the U.S. Post Office located at 220
South 40th Avenue in Hattiesburg, MS, as the "Roy M. Wheat Post Office"; H.R.
3984, amended, to designate the U.S. Post Office located at 212 Coleman Avenue
in Waveland, MS, as the "John Longo, Jr., Post Office"; H.R. 4177, amended, to
designate the Post Office building located at 1601 Highway 35 in Middletown,
NJ, as the "Candace White United States Post Office"; H.R. 4190, amended, to
designate the U.S. Post Office located at 41-42 Norre Gade in Saint Thomas,
VI, as the "Alvaro de Lugo United States Post Office"; and H.R. 4191, amended
to designate the U.S. Post Office located at 100 Veterans Drive in Saint
Thomas, VI, as the "Aubrey C. Ottley United States Post Office." 

HUMAN SERVICES AMENDMENTS OF 1994

Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 4-3, granted a rule waiving all
points of order against the conference report on S. 2000, Human Services
Amendments of 1994; and against its consideration. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Ford and Representative Martinez. 

CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 4-3, granted a rule providing one
hour of general debate on H.R. 2473, California Desert Protection Act of 1993.
The Natural Resources committee amendment in the nature of a substitute now
printed in the bill will be considered as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment, with each title of the substitute considered as read. The rule
waives clause 5(a) of rule XXI against the committee substitute. Only those
amendments printed in the Record prior to consideration of the bill will be in
order. The rule provides that Rep. LaRocco's amendment may amend portions of
the bill not yet read for amendment. The rule provides one motion to recommit
with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides a hook-up with the
Senate companion bill. The rule provides for consideration of S. 21 in the
House and waiving all points of order against the Senate bill and against its
consideration. It is in order to move to strike all after the enacting clause
and insert the text of H.R. 518 as passed by the House and all points of order
against the motion are waived. It is then in order to move that the House
insist on its amendments to S. 21 and request a conference. Testimony was
heard from Chairman Miller of California and Representatives Vento, Lehman,
LaRocco, Lewis of California, Hunter, and McCandless. 

MONTANA WILDERNESS ACT

Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 4-3, granted an open rule providing
90 minutes of general debate on H.R. 518, Montana Wilderness Act of 1994, with
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Natural Resources Committee and 15 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Agriculture
Committee and 15 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Merchant Marine Committee. The rule waives
clause 2(L)(6) of Rule XI against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in
order the Natural Resources committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, with
each section considered as read. The rule waives clause 5(a) of rule XXI
against the committee substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman
Miller of California, and Representatives Vento and Williams. 

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REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the reauthorization of
small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, to amend
the Small Business Act; and H.R. 4298, to amend the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 to permit payment of debentures issued by State and local
development companies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 17. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. 

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4299, Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. 



1994/05/12
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 12, 1994;  pages D531 - D540

Committee Meetings 

BUDGET ALLOCATION

Committee on Appropriations: Approved a Section 602(b) budget allocation
report for fiscal year 1995. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for full
committee action the Legislative appropriations for fiscal year 1995. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction approved
for full Committee the Military Construction appropriations for fiscal year
1995. 

PROMOTING LONG-TERM PROSPERITY 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on the Competitiveness Policy
Council's report entitled: "Promoting Long-Term Prosperity: Third Report to
the President and Congress." Testimony was heard from C. Fred Bergsten,
Chairman, Competitiveness Policy Council. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community
Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on H.R. 4310, Housing Choice and
Community Development Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Henry Cisneros,
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue May 17. 

SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 3434, Smoke-Free
Environment Act of 1993. 

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AUTHORIZATION ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 2289, Office of Government
Ethics Authorization Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Stephen D. Potts,
Director, Office of Government Ethics; John C. Keeney, Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Llewellyn M.
Fischer, General Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board; and a public
witness. 

GENERAL AVIATION REVITALIZATION ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held a
hearing on H.R. 3087, General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1993. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Hansen and DeFazio; former Representative James
F. Lloyd of California; and public witnesses. 

STEAMTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE REFORM 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 3708, to reform the operation,
maintenance, and development of the Steamtown National historic Site.
Testimony was heard from Representative McDade; Roger Kennedy, Director,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; James Connors, Mayor,
Scranton, Pennsylvania; and public witnesses. 

POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held a hearing on the
investigative procedures of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Testimony was
heard from Kenneth J. Hunter, Chief Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Service; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 17. 

REEMPLOYED POSTAL ANNUITANTS 

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service; Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held a hearing on H.R. 3246, to exempt postal retirees who
are reemployed as rural letter carriers or rural postmasters from the rules
relating to reemployed annuitants. Testimony was heard from Representative
Sawyer; Leonard R. Klein, Associate Director, Career Entry Group, OPM; Suzanne
J. Henry, Vice-President, Government Relations, U.S.C. Postal Service; and
public witnesses. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION 

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4385,
National Highway System Designation Act of 1994. 

CAREERS FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a
hearing on Careers for Women in Science and Technology. Testimony was heard
from Shannon W. Lucid, Astronaut, NASA; Patricia L. Eng, Senior Operations
Engineer, Human Factors Assessment Branch, NRC; and public witnesses. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Tomorrow's Surface Transportation
Systems. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Noah Rifkin, Director, Officer of Technology Deployment and
Special Assistant to the Secretary; and Chia S. Shih, Associate Administrator,
Research Technology and Analysis, Surface Research and Development Plan;
Richard Wright, Director, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Bridge and Highway Structures,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY GOALS IN FOSTERING PRIVATIZATION

Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings on U.S. Policy Goals in
Fostering Privatization. Testimony was heard from Carol Lancaster, Deputy
Administrator, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency;
Lawrence H. Summers, Under Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the
Treasury; and the following officials of the Department of State: Ambassador
Ralph R. Johnson, Coordinator, East European Assistance; and Ambassador Thomas
W. Simons, Jr., Coordinator, U.S. Assistance to the New Independent States. 

MAJOR MEDICAL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care
approved for full Committee action a Major Medical Construction Authorization
measure. 

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1994/05/13
Daily Digest - Friday, May 13, 1994;  pages D541 - D546

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



1994/05/16
Daily Digest - Monday, May 16, 1994;  pages D548 - D552

Committee Meetings

TRANSFER ANTI-PROGESTIN TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Technology held a hearing on a report on negotiations
between European and American interests to transfer anti-progestin technology
to the United States in order to make available new drugs and medical
therapies. Testimony was heard from Representative Schroeder; David A.
Kessler, M.D., Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 23. 

DRAFT URUGUAY ROUND IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade began consideration of
draft Uruguay Round implementing legislative proposals. 



1994/05/17
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 17, 1994;  pages D553 - D564

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 Public Safety and
Justice. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of
Columbia: Samuel McClendon, Inspector General; Bruce A. Marshall, Director,
Department of Administrative Services; Joseph P. Yeldell, Assistant City
Administrator, Human Resources Development; Larry A. King, Director, Office of
Personnel; Vanessa Ruiz, Corporation Counsel; Fred Thomas, Chief of Police;
Otis J. Latin, Fire Chief; and Margaret Moore, Acting Director, Department of
Corrections. 

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. 

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C-17 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the C-17 aircraft program.
Testimony was heard from John M. Deutch, Deputy Secretary, Department of
Defense. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

DOE NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power approved
for full Committee action as amended S. 473, Department of Energy National
Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued oversight hearings on tobacco products. Testimony was heard from
Joseph A. Califano, Jr., former Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

UNITED STATES-U.N. RELATIONS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Tensions in the
United States-United Nations Relations. Testimony was heard from Ambassador
Madeleine K. Albright, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. 

RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment and
Natural Resources held a hearing on H.R. 3987, Rhinoceros and Tiger
Conservation Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative Beilenson;
Mollie Beattie, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs held a
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4228, Auburn Indian Restoration Act; H.R.
3605 and S. 282, Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Hilliard and Doolittle; Deborah Maddox, Acting
Director, Office of Tribal Services, Department of the Interior; 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. 1716, to amend the
Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain National Park, to provide
for the protection of certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park and along
North St. Vrain Creek; and H.R. 2577, The Fall River Visitor Center Act of
1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives Skaggs and Allard; Mike Finley,
Acting Associate Director, Operations, National Park Service, Department of
the Interior; 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 May 24. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the following:
as modified GSA's Fiscal Year 1995 Capital Improvement Program; 3 11(b)
resolutions; 4 Corps of Engineers Survey resolutions; H.R. 1638, amended, to
amend the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of
1990 to establish the National Academy of Science, Space, and Technology at
State universities, to expand the scholarship program associated with such
Academy, to direct the Administrator of General Services to construct a public
building to provide space for the headquarters of such Academy; H.R. 2680,
amended, to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 concerning the calculation
of public building transactions; H.R. 3840, to designate the Federal building
and U.S. courthouse located at 100 East Houston Street in Marshall, TX, as the
"Sam B. Hall, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse; H.R. 3724, to
designate the U.S. courthouse located in Bridgeport, CT, as the "Brien McMahon
Federal Building;" H. Con. Res. 236, authorizing the 1994 Special Olympic
torch relay to be run through the Capitol Grounds; H. Con. Res. 238,
authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box
Derby; S. 1458, General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994; and H.R. 4385,
amended, National Highway System Designation Act of 1994. 

BLACK LUNG BENEFITS RESTORATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing one hour of general debate
on H.R. 2108, Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1993. Section 401(b)(1)
of the Congressional Budget Act is waived against consideration of the bill.
The rule makes in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting
of the text of H.R. 4415 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The
substitute shall be considered as read. The rule limits to 3 hours, excluding
votes, the time for consideration of the bill for amendment. Finally, the rule
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was
heard from Chairman Ford of Michigan, and Representatives Murphy, Fawell,
Barrett of Nebraska, and Boehner. 

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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing two hours of general debate on
H.R. 4301, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes
in order the Armed Services committee amendment in the nature of a substitute
now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The
substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order are waived against
the substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the
report to accompany the rule, certain amendments en bloc described in section
4, and pro forma amendments if offered by the Chairman or ranking minority
member of the Armed Services Committee. Except as specified in sections 3, 4,
or 5 of the rule, the amendments shall be considered in the order and manner
specified in the report. The rule provides that unless otherwise specified in
the report, each amendment is debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and
controlled. The amendments shall be considered as read and are not subject to
amendment nor a demand for a division of the question. All points of order are
waived against the amendments in the report. The Chairman of the Armed
Services Committee or his designee is authorized to offer amendments en bloc
consisting of the amendments printed in part 1 of the report and germane
modifications thereto. The amendments en bloc shall be considered as read
except that modifications will be reported. The amendments en bloc are
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and
the ranking minority member of the Armed Services Committee and are not
subject to amendment nor a demand for a division of the question. The original
proponents are permitted to insert statements in the Record . All points of
order are waived against the amendments en bloc. The rule provides for an
additional period of 20 minutes of general debate on the subject of Ballistic
Missile Defense and an additional period of 20 minutes of general debate on
the subject of the Trident II (D-5) missile. The amendments printed in part 2
of the report (relating to Ballistic Missile Defense funding) will be
considered under the king-of-the-hill procedures. After the "major cluster"
amendments are disposed of, it will be in order to consider any part 1
amendments not previously considered. The Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole is permitted to postpone consideration of a request for a recorded vote
on any amendment and to reduce to 5 minutes the time for voting after the
first of a series of votes. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is
permitted to recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in the
report out of the order in which they are printed, but not sooner than one
hour after the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or a designee
announces from the floor a request to that effect. Finally, the rule provides
that no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except as
subsequently ordered by the House. Testimony was heard from Chairman Dellums
and Representatives Hutto, Skelton, Spratt, McCloskey, Abercrombie, Meehan,
Underwood, Harman, Furse, Farr of California, Dicks, Frank of Massachusetts,
Gejdenson, Kaptur, Penny, Kanjorski, Kennedy, Condit, DeLauro, Menendez,
Hamburg, Reed, Klink, McKinney, Sanders, Spence, Kasich, Hansen, Kyl, Dornan,
Machtley, Gilman, Molinari, Goodling, Livingston, Porter, Snowe, Solomon,
McCollum, Burton of Indiana, Schaefer, Kolbe, Shays, Goss, Gilchrest, Zimmer,
Canady, and Horn. 

AMERICA'S DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY FUTURE--ARE WE PREPARED?

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on America's Dual-Use Technology
Future--Are We Prepared? Testimony was heard from Lionel Johns, Associate
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Anita Jones, Director,
Research and Engineering, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the reauthorization of
small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, to amend
the Small Business Act; and H.R. 4298, to amend the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 to permit payment of debentures issued by State and local
development companies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

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VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
4425, to authorize major medical facilities construction projects for the
Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995, and to revise and improve
veterans' health programs; and H.R. 3013, amended, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to establish a Women's Bureau in the Department of Veterans
Affairs. 

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session and
ordered reported as amended H.R. 4299, Intelligence Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1995. 



1994/05/18
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 18, 1994;  pages D565 - D572

Committee Meetings

OPAL CREEK FOREST PRESERVE ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 3905, Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1994.
Testimony was heard from Representative Kopetski; James R. Lyons, Assistant
Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; and public witnesses. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on Public Safety and Justice and on Public Education System. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia: John M.
Ferren, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; Eugene N. Hamilton, Chief Judge,
Superior Court; Ulysses B. Hammond, Executive Officer, Court System; George
Clarke, Chairman, Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals; John A.
Carver, Director, Pretrial Services Agency; Linda Moody, President, Board of
Education (Public Schools); Franklin L. Smith, Superintendent of Schools; and
James A. Tydings, Chairman, Retirement Board. 

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 1995. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and
General Government approved for full Committee action the Treasury, Postal
Service, and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 1995. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

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

CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS 

Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported as amended H.R. 8, to amend
the Child Nutrition Act of 1996 and the National School Lunch Act to extend
certain authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year 1998. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue May 24. 

SUPERFUND REFORM ACT; RADON AWARENESS AND DISCLOSURE ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended the following
bills: H.R. 3800, Superfund Reform Act of 1994; and H.R. 2448, Radon Awareness
and Disclosure Act of 1993. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures: H. Con.
Res. 111, concerning the establishment of a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone;
H.R. 4429, amended, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain
foreign countries; and H.R. 3937, amended, Omnibus Export Administration Act
of 1994. 

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UNITED STATES POLICY IN LIBERIA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on United
States Policy in Liberia. Testimony was heard from Representative Flake;
George Moose, Assistant Secretary, African Affairs, Department of State; Nan
Borton, Director, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, AID, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses. 

UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Unfunded Federal Mandates,
including the following bills: H.R. 140, Federal Mandate Relief Act of 1993;
H.R. 886, Mandate and Community Assistance Reform Act; and H.R. 1295, Fiscal
Accountability and Intergovernmental Reform Act. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Clinger, Condit, Moran, Roberts and Shays. 

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FAMILY FRIENDLY LEAVE ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits held a hearing on H.R. 4361, Federal Employees Family
Friendly Leave Act. Testimony was heard from Lorraine Green, Deputy Director,
OPM; Timothy P. Bowling, Associate Director, Federal Human Resource Management
Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

AIRLINE CABIN AIR QUALITY

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation held a
hearing on Airline Cabin Air Quality. Testimony was heard from Representatives
DeFazio and Nadler; the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Joseph F. Canny, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Domestic Policy;
Jon L. Jordan, M.D., Federal Air Surgeon and Tom McSweeny, Director Aircraft
Certification Services, both with the FAA; Alan Hinman, Director, National
Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Department of Health and Human Services; Stephen L. Johnson, Acting Director,
Registration Division, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances,
EPA; and public witnesses. 

RISK ASSESSMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation approved for full Committee action as amended H.R.
4306, Risk Assessment Improvement Act of 1994. 

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the reauthorization of
small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, to amend
the Small Business Act; and H.R. 4298, to amend the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 to permit payment of debentures issued by State and local
development companies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 25. 

SOCIAL SERVICES FOR VIETNAM VETERANS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Social Services for Vietnam Veterans and Their Families:
Current Programs and Future Directions. Testimony was heard from David H. Law,
M.D., Acting Associate Deputy Chief Medical Director, Clinical Programs,
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Began markup of health care reform legislation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE THREAT TO UNITED STATES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Evaluation met in executive session to hold a hearing on Foreign Intelligence
Threat to the United States. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



1994/05/19
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 19, 1994;  pages D573 - D580

Committee Meetings

TRADE WITH CUBA--AGRICULTURAL IMPLICATIONS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger held
a hearing to review the agricultural implications of trade with Cuba.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Menendez, Rangel and Diaz-Balart; and
public witnesses. 

IDAHO WILDERNESS, SUSTAINABLE FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources and the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural Development
held a joint hearing on H.R. 3732, Idaho Wilderness, Sustainable Forests and
Communities Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative LaRocco; and
Mark A. Reimers, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA. 

LEGISLATIVE AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriation
bills for fiscal year 1995: Legislative and Military Construction. 

NATIONAL PROPERTY REINSURANCE ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing on H.R. 3298, National Property
Reinsurance Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representative Waters;
Elaine McReynolds, Administrator, Federal Insurance Administration, Federal
Emergency Management Agency; and public witnesses. 

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on the African
Development Fund. Testimony was heard from Susan Levine, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, International Development, Debt, and Environment Policy, Department
of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

TOLL FREE NUMBER--ASSIST CONSUMERS IF PRODUCTS ARE AMERICAN MADE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 3342, to establish a
toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in
determining if products are American made. Testimony was heard from
Representative Traficant and T.S. Chung, Director, Office of Export Promotion,
Department of Commerce. 

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IMPACT OF DERIVATIVES ON THE NATION'S FINANCIAL MARKETS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance continued hearings on the impact of derivatives on the Nation's
financial markets. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller
General, GAO.  
Hearings continue May 25. 

INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT--COMMERCIAL EFFECTS OF MULTILATERAL GOVERNMENT
PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on International Procurement and the Commercial
Effects of the Multilateral Government Procurement Agreement. Testimony was
heard from Ambassador Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative; Allan
Mendelowitz, Managing Director, Trade, Finance and Competitiveness, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

PRISON INMATE TRAINING AND REHABILITATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 703, Prison Inmate Training and
Rehabilitation Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Senator Brown;
Representative Wolf; Kathleen M. Hawk, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons,
Department of Justice; 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 on the
state of research and development in offshore technology. Testimony was heard
from Thomas Gernhofer, Associate Director, Offshore Minerals Management,
Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands approved for full Committee action as amended the following
bills: H.R. 3707, American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act of 1993;
H.R. 3709, National Park System New Area Study; and H.R. 1508, National Park
System Reformation Act. 

CLEAN CAR INITIATIVE 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the Clean Car Initiative. Testimony
was heard from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology
Policy; Mary Good, Under Secretary for Technology, Department of Commerce; and
public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue May 24. 



1994/05/20
Daily Digest - Friday, May 20, 1994;  pages D581 - D588

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 1 hour of further general debate
on H.R. 4301, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. The
rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report to accompany
the rule or in part 1 of House Report 103-509, certain amendments en bloc
described in section 4, and pro forma amendments if offered by the Chairman or
ranking minority member of the Armed Services Committee. Except as specified
in sections 3, 4, or 5 of the rule, the amendments shall be considered in the
order and manner specified in the report. The rule provides that unless
otherwise specified in the report, each amendment is debatable for 10 minutes
equally divided and controlled. The amendments shall be considered as read and
are not subject to amendment nor a demand for a division of the question. All
points of order are waived against the amendments in the report. 

The rule provides for an additional period of 30 minutes of general debate on
the subject of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an additional period of 30 minutes of
general debate on the subject of Haiti, and an additional period of 60 minutes
of general debate on the subject of the C-17 Strategic Airlift. The rule
provides that the amendments printed in part 3 of the report (relating to
Bosnia and Herzegovina) will be considered under the king-of-the-hill
procedures. 

The Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his designee is authorized to
offer amendments en bloc consisting of the amendments printed in part 1 of the
report or part 1 of House Report 103-509 or germane modifications thereto. The
amendments en block shall be considered as read except that modifications will
be reported. The amendments en bloc are debatable for 20 minutes equally
divided and controlled and are not subject to amendment nor a demand for a
division of the question. the original proponents are permitted to insert
statements in the Record. All points of order are waived against the
amendments en bloc. 

The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is permitted to postpone
consideration of a request for a recorded vote on any amendment and to reduce
to 5 minutes the time for voting after the first of a series of votes. The
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is permitted to recognize for
consideration of any amendment printed in the report out of the order in which
they are printed, but not sooner that 1 hour after the Chairman of the Armed
Services Committee or a designee announces from the floor a request to that
effect. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. 

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DISCRIMINATION IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY

Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Minority Enterprise, Finance and
Urban Development held a hearing on Discrimination in the Telecommunications
Industry. Testimony was heard from Reed Hundt, Chairman, FCC; John Spotila,
General Counsel, SBA; Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary, Communications and
Information, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 



1994/05/23
Daily Digest - Monday, May 23, 1994;  pages D589 - D596

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs appropriations for fiscal year 1995. 

ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
approved for full Committee action the Energy and Water Development
appropriations for fiscal year 1995. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving clause 2 or 6 of Rule XXI against
all provisions in H.R. 4453, making appropriations for military construction
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hefner and Vucanovich. 

FUTURE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science held a
hearing on the Future of High Energy Physics, Part I. Testimony was heard from
a public witness. 

Hearings continue June 14. 

HUMAN SUBJECTS IN DRUG TRIALS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation, Business
Opportunities, and Technology held a hearing on protection of human subjects
involved in trials of unapproved drugs and devices, and in particular whether
these subjects have given appropriate informed consent. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services:
Gary Ellis, Director, Office for Protection from Research Risks; and Mary
Pendergast, Deputy Commissioner, FDA; and public witnesses. 



1994/05/24
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 24, 1994;  pages D597 - D606

Committee Meetings

PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition
held a hearing on H.R. 2927, Plant Variety Protection Act Amendments.
Testimony was heard from Kenneth C. Clayton, Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Services, USDA; and public witnesses. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held an
overview hearing on fiscal year 1995 Budget, and on Governmental Direction and
Support and Financing and other uses. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the District of Columbia: Sharon Pratt Kelly, Mayor; David
Clarke, Chairman, Council; and Ellen M. O'Connor, Chief Financial Officer. 

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM REPORT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on General
Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions
held a hearing to examine the findings of HUD's April 19, 1994, Report to
Congress on the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Testimony was heard from
Nicolas Retsinas, Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development; the following officials of the Federal Home Loan Bank,
Federal Reserve System: Alfred A. Dellibovi, President, New York; Gerry
Champagne, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Boston; Dean Schultz,
President, San Francisco; and James R. Faulstich, President, Seattle; and
public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

AMTRAK INVESTMENT ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4111, Amtrak
Investment Act of 1994. 

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--RECENT ELECTION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs held
a hearing on the recent election in the Dominican Republic. Testimony was
heard from Stephen J. Solarz, Leader, National Democratic Institute,
International Observer, Delegation to Dominican Republic; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
approved for full Committee action as amended the following bills: H.R. 4003,
Maritime Administration Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1995; and H.R. 4391,
the Federal Maritime Commission Authorization of Appropriations for Fiscal
Year 1995. 

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on reauthorization
of the Coastal Zone Management Act. Testimony was heard from Jeff Benoit,
director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA, Department of
Commerce; Robert Wayland, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and
Watersheds, EPA; and public witnesses. 

INSULAR AREAS LEGISLATION

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular and International
Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 4442, to provide consultations for the
development of Articles of Relations and Self-Government for insular areas of
the United States. Testimony was heard from Representative Young of Alaska;
Pilar Lujan, Senator, Guam; the following officials of Puerto Rico: Baltasar
Corrada de Rio, Secretary of State; and Kenneth McClintock Herandez, Senator;
the following officials of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana: Juan N.
Babauta, Resident Representative to the United States; and Pedro P. Reyes,
member, House of Representatives; Alexander A. Farrelly, Governor, Virgin
Islands; Daniel Zafrin, International Law Specialist, Library of Congress; 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. 1562 and S. 310, to
amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chaco Culture
Archeological Protection Sites; H.R. 3204, to transfer a parcel of land to the
Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico; and H.R. 3964, to expand the boundary of
the Santa Fe National Forest. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of the Interior: Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director,
Planning and Development, National Park Service; Mat Millenbach, Acting Chief
of Staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management; and
Faith Roessel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs; William McCleese,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3954, to expand the Mni Wiconi
Rural Water Supply Project; and H.R. 4439, to expand the scope of the Belle
Fourche Unit irrigation project. Testimony was heard from Representative
Johnson of South Dakota; Daniel P. Beard, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation,
Department of the Interior; Reese Peck, Deputy Secretary, Department of
Environment and Natural Resources, State of South Dakota; and public
witnesses. 

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OVERSIGHT

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

Hearings continue June 8. 

WATER QUALITY ACT AND ISSUES RELATED TO CLEAN WATER ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 3948, Water Quality Act of 1994, and
issues related to Clean Water Act Reauthorization. Testimony was heard from
Carol M. Browner, Administrator, EPA; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 26. 

INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REAUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 6-4, granted a rule waiving all
points of order against the conference report on S. 24, Independent Counsel
Reauthorization Act of 1994; and against its consideration. Testimony was
heard from Chairman Brooks and Representatives Bryant and Gekas. 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing one hour of general debate on
H.R. 4385, National Highway System Designation Act of 1994. The rule makes in
order the Public Works and Transportation Committee amendment in the nature of
a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment. The substitute shall be considered as read and all points of order
are waived against the substitute. The rule makes in order only those
amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule and certain amendments
en bloc described in the rule. The amendments shall be considered in the order
and manner specified in the report, with debate time also specified in the
report. The amendments are considered as read, are not subject to amendment,
except as specified in the report, and are not subject to a demand for a
division of the question. All points of order are waived against the
amendments in the report. The Chairman of the Public Works and Transportation
Committee or a designee is authorized to offer amendments en bloc consisting
of amendments printed in the report and germane modifications thereto.
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read except that modifications shall
be reported. Provides that the amendments en bloc are debatable for 10 minutes
equally divided and controlled and are not subject to amendment nor a demand
for a division of the question. Original proponents of the amendments included
in the Chairman's en bloc are permitted to insert statements in the Record .
All points or order are waived against the amendments en bloc. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony
was heard from Chairman Mineta and Representatives Rahall, Traficant, Clement,
and Shuster. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Heard all testimony but deferred action on H.R. 4426,
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act
for Fiscal Year 1995. Testimony was heard from Chairman Obey and
Representatives Rangel, Hoyer, Traficant, Livingston, DeLay, Callahan, Crane,
Gilman, Oxley, Goodling, Solomon, Burton of Indiana, Gekas, Kasich,
Cunningham, Klug, and Mica. 

WAIVER OF TWO-THIRDS REQUIREMENT

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving the two-thirds requirement in
clause 4(b) of Rule XI against same-day consideration of a resolution,
reported from the Committee on Rules on the legislative day of May 25, 1994,
if that resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 4426, Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of Fiscal
Year 1995. 

EXPORT CONTROL AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment, and Aviation held a hearing on Export Controls and High
Technology. Testimony was heard from Sue Eckert, Assistant Secretary, Export
Administration, Department of Commerce; Mitchel B. Wallerstein, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Counter Proliferation Policy, Department of Defense; and
public witnesses. 

SMALL BUSINESS AND MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT

Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings on H.R. 4263, Small Business
and Minority Small Business Procurement Opportunities Act of 1994. Testimony
was heard from Roger Johnson, Administrator, GSA; Erskine Bowles,
Administrator, SBA; and Steven Kelman, Administrator, Federal Procurement
Policy, OMB. 

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VA CEMETERIES OPERATION AND RELATED LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs
held an oversight hearing on the operation of VA National Cemeteries,
Arlington National Cemetery and American Battle Monuments Commission, and on
H.J. Res. 131, designating December 7 of each year as "National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day." Testimony was heard from 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; representatives of various veterans organizations; and public
witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 



1994/05/25
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 25, 1994;  pages D608 - D618

Committee Meetings

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held a
hearing on Human Support Services and Economic Development and Regulations.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia:
Vincent C. Gray, Director, Department of Human Services; Mark J. Chastang,
Executive Director and Lawrence Johnson, M.D., Medical Director, both with
General Hospital; Betty Hager Francis, Director, Department of Public Works;
and Perry Costas, Chief Washington Aqueduct. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation approval for full
Committee action the Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 1995. 

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REEMPLOYMENT ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Management Relations
held a hearing on H.R. 4050, Reemployment Act of 1994. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health Security Act; and
H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994. 

Will continue June 9. 

ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT--EXTENDING OIL EMERGENCY AND CONSERVATION
PROVISIONS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on extending oil emergency and conservation provisions of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Testimony was heard from John A. Riggs,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Planning, and Program
Evaluation, Department of Energy; Victor Rezendes, Director, Energy and
Science Issues, Resources, Community and Development Division, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance concluded oversight hearings on derivative financial markets.
Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal
Reserve System; Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, SEC; Eugene A. Ludwig,
Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; Barbara Holum, Acting
Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and Andrew C. Hove, Acting
Chairman, FDIC. 

TIED AID PRACTICES OF U.S. COMPETITORS

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment held a hearing on Tied Aid Practices of U.S. Competitors.
Testimony was heard from Kenneth D. Brody, President and Chairman,
Export-Import Bank of the United States; and Allan I. Mendelowitz, Managing
Director, International Trade, Finance and Competitiveness, GAO. 

FDA'S FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing to review FDA's Food Safety
Programs. Testimony was heard from John W. Harman, Director, Food And
Agriculture Issues, GAO; Fred Shank, M.D., Director, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; John J.
Guzewich, Chief, Food Protection Section, Department of Health, State of New
York; Gary Hlady, Director, Communicable Disease Epidemiology, State of
Florida; and public witnesses. 

DRUGS IN THE 90'S: EMERGING TRENDS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation and Agriculture held a hearing on Drugs in the 90's: Emerging
Trends, The Challenges Facing the DEA, the Justice Department and the Coast
Guard. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Gene Haislip, Director, Diversion Control, DEA; and Carol Petrie,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice; the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Zilli Sloboda, Acting Director,
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug
Abuse; and Daniel Melnick, Director, Office of Applied Studies, Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; PRIVATE CLAIMS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action the following: H.R.
2289, amended, Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1994; and a
clean bill to be introduced reauthorizing the Administrative Conference of the
United States. 

The Subcommittee also considered private claims bills. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
continued oversight hearings on the Voting Rights Act. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4422, Coast
Guard Authorization Act of 1994. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
3707, amended, American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act of 1993; H.R.
3508, amended, Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1993; and H.R. 4476, National
Park System Reform Act of 1994. 

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FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing one hour of general debate on
H.R. 4426, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. The rule
waives all points of order against the bill and against its consideration. The
rule makes the pending question, after general debate is completed, the
adoption of the Appropriations Committee substitute now printed in the bill,
debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled. All points of order
are waived against the substitute, and against the 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. The rule makes in order only those
additional amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule, to be
considered in the order and manner specified in the report, with debate time
also specified in the report. The amendments are not subject to amendment,
except as specified, are considered as read, and are not subject to a demand
for a division of the question. All points of order are waived against the
amendments printed in the report. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole
is permitted to postpone consideration of a request for a recorded vote on any
amendment and to reduce to 5 minutes the time for voting after the first of a
series of votes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule on H.R. 4454, making appropriations for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995 providing one
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and
ranking minority member of the Appropriations Committee. Clause 2 of Rule XXI
is waived against all provisions in the bill. The rule makes in order only
those amendments printed in the report to accompany the rule, to be considered
in the order and manner specified in the report, with debate time also
specified in the report. The amendments are not subject to amendment, are
considered as read, and are not subject to a demand for a division of the
question. All points of order are waived against the amendments in the report.
The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is permitted to postpone
consideration of a request for a recorded vote on any amendment and to reduce
to 5 minutes the time for voting after the first of a series of votes.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit or one motion to recommit
with instructions, if offered by Representative Young of Florida or a
designee. Testimony was heard from Representatives Fazio, Jacobs, Traficant,
Manton, Lancaster, Barca of Wisconsin, Byrne, Coppersmith, Johnson of Georgia,
Pomeroy, Thurman, Young of Florida, Bereuter, Thomas of California, Roberts,
Schaefer, Goss, Thomas of Wyoming, Boehner, Upton, Camp, Zimmer, Ewing, Klug,
Blute, Castle, Dunn, Fowler, Torkildsen, Hoke, Mica, Quinn, and Sanders. 

REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS 

Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings on the reauthorization of
small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, to amend
the Small Business Act; and H.R. 4298, to amend the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 to permit payment of debentures issued by State and local
development companies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held a hearing to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of
transition assistance programs and review of the implementation of the Service
Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992. Testimony was heard
from Preston M. Taylor, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and
Training, Department of Labor; Raymond Avent, Deputy Under Secretary,
Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs; the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Carolyn Becraft, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Personnel
Support, Families, and Education); Brig. Gen. Patricia P. Hickerson, USA, The
Adjutant General, U.S. Army; RAdm. Paul Tobin, USN, Assistant Chief of Naval
Personnel, Personnel Readiness and Community Support, U.S. Navy; John R.
Graham, Director, Civilian Personnel Policy and Plans, U.S. Air Force; and
Col. Kenneth W. Hillman, USMC, Director, Human Resources Division, Manpower
and Reserve Affairs Department, U.S. Marine Corps; and representatives of
veterans organizations. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Committee recessed subject to call. 



1994/05/26
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 26, 1994;  pages D619 - D624

Committee Meetings 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT; AND TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, GENERAL GOVERNMENT
APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriations for
fiscal year 1995: Energy and Water Development; and Treasury, Postal Service,
General Government. 

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 the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1995. 

                                          [Page: D622]

HUD AND FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION HOUSINGS PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATIONS 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and
Community Development approved for full Committee action proposed legislation
to reauthorize the programs administrated by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development and the Farmers Home Administration housing programs. 

OVERSIGHT--REGISTERED HOLDING COMPANY TRANSACTIONS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on regulatory oversight of registered holding company transactions in
light of the Ohio Power decision. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth Moler,
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy; Richard
Y. Roberts Commissioner, SEC; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
continued oversight hearings on tobacco products. Testimony was heard from a
public witness. 

FCC APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on the authorization of appropriations for the FCC for
fiscal year 1995. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FCC:
Reed E. Hundt, Chairman; Andrew C. Barrett, Susan Ness and Rachelle B. Chong,
all Commissioners. 

VEGETABLE INK PRINTING ACT 

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation, and Agriculture held a hearing on the Vegetable Ink Printing
Act (H.R. 1595 and S. 716, Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1993). Testimony was
heard from Senator Wellstone; Representative Durbin; Michael DiMario, Public
Printer, GPO; and public witnesses. 

LEGAL SERVICES REAUTHORIZATION ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administration Law and
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action the introduction of
a clean bill the Legal Services Reauthorization Act of 1994. 

FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration held a hearing on H.R. 4446, to amend section 1332 of title 28,
United States Code, to require that the plaintiff in a diversity case not be a
resident of the State in which the case is brought; and section 305 of H.R.
4357, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Judge
Stanley Marcus, Chairman, Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction, Judicial
Conference of the United States; and public witnesses. 

MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT 

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Ordered reported as amended H.R.
4003, Maritime Administration Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1995. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2741, to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate
Park Commission for acquisition of lands in the Sterling Forest areas of the
New York/New Jersey Highland Region; and H.R. 3107, to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to make matching contributions toward the purchase of the
Sterling Forest in the State of New York. Testimony was heard from Senator
Bradley; Representatives Gilman and Toricelli; Michael Finley, Acting
Associate Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Joan
Comanor, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, USDA;
and public witnesses. 

WATER QUALITY ACT AND ISSUES RELATED TO WATER ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment continued hearings on H.R. 3948, Water Quality Act of 1994,
and issues related to Clean Water Act Reauthorization. Testimony was heard
from Leon E. Panetta, Director, OMB; Jane Garvey, Deputy Administrator,
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; and public
witnesses. 

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND INTEROPERABILITY--NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Electronic Commerce and
Interoperability in the National Information Infrastructure. Testimony was
heard from Linda Garcia, Project Director, OTA; and public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D623]

DRAFT URUGUAY ROUND IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued consideration of
draft Uruguay Round implementing legislative proposals. 



1994/06/07
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 7, 1994;  pages D626 - D632

Committee Meetings 

No Committee meetings were held. 



1994/06/08
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 8, 1994;  pages D634 - D642

Committee Meetings

DAIRY BUDGET RECONCILIATION AND SELF-HELP INITIATIVE ACT 

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock approved for full
Committee action as amended H.R. 2664, Dairy Budget Reconciliation and
Self-Help Initiative Act of 1993. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary approved for full Committee action the Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary appropriations for fiscal year 1995. 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK FINANCING FOR NONLETHAL DEFENSE ARTICLES 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a hearing on a proposal
to authorize the Export-Import Bank to provide financing for the export of
nonlethal defense articles and services used primarily for civilian purposes.
Testimony was heard from Representative Byrne; and public witnesses. 

INCOME STRUCTURE IN AMERICA TODAY 

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing to discuss the Income Structure in
America Today. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

REEMPLOYMENT ACT 

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and
Training held a hearing on H.R. 4050, Reemployment Act of 1994. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D640]

PROPANE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a
hearing on H.R. 3546, Propane Education and Research Act. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARD HAITI 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Haiti.
Testimony was heard from William H. Gray III, Special Adviser to the President
and the Secretary of State on Haiti. 

AFRICAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION ACT; CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN AFRICA 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa approved for full
Committee action H.R. 4541, African Conflict Resolution Act. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Conflict Resolution in Africa: Recent
Developments. Testimony was heard from George Moose, Assistant Secretary,
African Affairs, Department of State; and James Woods, former Deputy Assistant
Secretary, African Affairs, Department of Defense. 

NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment and
Natural Resources held a hearing on H.R. 4308, North American Wetlands
Conservation Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Dingell; Bruce
Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior; 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. 4364, to direct the
Secretary of Transportation to transfer administrative jurisdiction over
certain lands for inclusion in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation
Area; H.R. 3953, to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain
lands in Florida to a political subdivision of the State of Florida; H.R.
2926, and S. 1402, Twin Fall County Landfill Act of 1993; and S. 859, to
reduce the restrictions on lands conveyed by deed under the Act of June 8, 
1926. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lancaster and Crapo; the
following officials of the Department of the Interior: Kemp Conn, Acting
Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management; Paul Hartwig, Deputy Associate
Regional Director for Cultural Resources, Southeast Region and Jerry Eubanks,
Superintendent, Gulf Islands National Seashore, both with the National Park
Service; Gordon Small, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service,
USDA; and a public witness. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Concluded oversight hearings on
the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from the following Governors,
U.S. Postal Service: Sam Winters, Chairman; Susan Alvarado; Legree Daniels;
Einar Dyhrkopp; Norma Pace; and Robert Setrakian. 

TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R.
4539, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. All points of order
are waived against consideration of the bill. Clause 2 of Rule XXI is waived
against all provisions in the bill, with two exceptions. The rule provides
that if only a portion of a paragraph is protected, a point of order may lie
only against the balance of the paragraph, and not against the entire
paragraph. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Finally, the Committee on
Appropriations is authorized to file a supplemental report on the bill as part
2 of House Report 103-534. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hoyer,
Visclosky, Traficant, Norton, Lightfoot, Wolf, Istook, Roth, Burton of
Indiana, Fawell, and Bachus of Alabama. 



1994/06/09
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 9, 1994;  pages D643 - D650

Committee Meetings

HEALTH CARE REFORM--RURAL IMPLICATIONS

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review rural implications of
health care reform. Testimony was heard from Representatives Stenholm and
Roberts; and public witnesses. 

HEALTHY MEALS FOR HEALTHY AMERICANS ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommitee on Department Operations and Nutrition
held a hearing on Commodity Letter of Credit Provisions of H.R. 8, Healthy
Americans Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative Goodling; Ellen
Haas, Assistant Secretary, Food and Consumer Services, USDA; and public
witnesses. 

REVIEW ALTERNATIVE CROPS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger held
a hearing to review alternative crops and their potential to feed the world.
Testimony was heard from R. B. Singh, Senior Officer, Research Development
Centre, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Dan Kugler,
Deputy Administrator, Cooperative State Research Service, USDA; Terry Brown,
Assistant Administrator, Policy and Program Coordination, AID; U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural
Resources and the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural Development
held a joint hearing to review the Administration's crop insurance. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Grant Buntrock,
Administrator, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and Ken
Ackerman, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; Bob Odom, Commissioner,
Agriculture, State of Louisiana; and public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION AND AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET ALLOCATION

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriations for
fiscal year 1995: Transportation and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. 

The Committee also approved a revised Section 602(b) budget allocation report
for fiscal year 1995. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior approved for full
Committee action the Interior appropriations for fiscal year 1955. 

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
appropriation for fiscal year 1995. 

TRENDS IN CONSUMER CREDIT AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit Availability and Affordability. Testimony was heard from Lawrence
Lindsey, Governor, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve System; and public
witnesses. 

AMERICAN HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 3960, American Health
Security Act. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMPETITIVENESS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported as amended S. 473,
Department of Energy Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act of 1993. 

DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH KOREA

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a
hearing on the Developments in North Korea. Testimony was heard from Robert L.
Gallucci, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political and Military Affairs,
Special Coordinator for North Korea, Department of State. 

CHALLENGES TO U.S. SECURITY IN THE 1990'S

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights continued hearings on Challenges
to U.S. Security in the 1990's: Part 3. Testimony was heard from former
Representative Dante B. Fascell, State of Florida. 

GAO REPORT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census, Statistics
and Postal Personnel held a hearing on the GAO report on Census Bureau
Management: Financial Systems. Testimony was heard from William M. Hunt,
Director, Federal Management Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and the
following officials of the Department of Commerce: Thomas R. Bloom, Assistant
Secretary, Administration and Chief Financial Officer; Harry A. Scarr, Acting
Director, and Evelyn Jordan, President, AFGE Local 2782, both with the Bureau
of the Census. 

                                          [Page: D648]

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Compensation and
Employee Benefits approved for full Committee action as amended the following
bills: H.R. 3297, to amend title XII, United States Code, to extend the
treatment currently afforded to Federal judges under the Federal Employees
Group Life Insurance Program to certain other judicial officials; H.R. 512,
FEGLI Living Benefits Act; and H.R. 3499, to amend the Defense Department
Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act. 

ICC--GENERAL FUNCTIONS

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation and the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, joint hearing to review the General
Functions of the ICC. Testimony was heard from Representatives Sanders,
Kasich, Condit, Hefley, and DeLay; Gail McDonald, Chairman, ICC; Frank Kruesi,
Assistant Secretary, Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation; and
Kenneth Mead, Director, Transportation Issues, GAO. 

SUPERFUND REFORM ACT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 3800, Superfund Reform Act of 1994, and
issues related to the reauthorization of the Federal Superfund Program.
Testimony was heard from Carol M. Browner, Administrator, EPA. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted a rule waiving clause 2 or 6 of Rule
XXI against all provisions in H.R. 4506, making appropriatons for energy and
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. The rule
provides that the amendment printed in section 2 of the rule to be offered by
Representative Bevill may amend portions of the bill not yet read for
amendment. The amendment is not subject to a demand for a division of the
question. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bevill, Swett, Byrne, and
Myers of Indiana. 

URBAN LAND RECLAMATION

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Urban Land Reclamation: Reuse and
Development of Industrial Sites. Testimony was heard from Tim Fields, Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA;
and public witnesses. 

UNITED STATES-CANADIAN TRADE RELATIONS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing to examine the status of United
States-Canadian trade relations and whether operations under the Free Trade
Agreement and now NAFTA have provided greater trade opportunities for small
business. Testimony was heard from Charles E. Roh, Jr., Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for North American Affairs; Paul L. Joffe, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, Department of Commerce; and a
public witness. 

VETERAN'S PERSIAN GULF WAR BENEFITS ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, and
Insurance held a hearing on H.R. 4386, Veterans's Persian Gulf War Benefits
Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Montgomery; Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs; the following officials of the Department of
Defense: Jeanne Fites, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Requirements and Resources,
and Col. D. Kenneth Block, U.S.A., Deputy Director, Professional Affairs;
Richard Miller, Director, Board of Medical Follow-Up Agency, Institute of
Medicine, National Academy of Sciences; the following officials of OTA: Clyde
J. Behney, Assistant Director, and Maria Hewitt, Senior Analyst; Timothy R.
Gerrity, Chief, Clinical Research Branch, EPA; and representatives of veterans
organizations. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue June 14. 



1994/06/10
Daily Digest - Friday, June 10, 1994;  pages D651 - D658

Committee Meetings

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on Economic Development and Regulations and on Public Education
System. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of
Columbia: Merrick Malone, Assistant City Administrator, Economic Development;
Jasper Burnette, Acting Director, Department of Public and Assisted Housing;
and Tilden LeMelle, President, University of the District of Columbia. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Began markup of H.R. 3600, Health Security
Act. 

Will continue June 14. 

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, and related issues. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

JAPANESE PRISON LABOR PRACTICES

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Asia and
the Pacific held a joint hearing on Japan Prison Labor Practices. Testimony
was heard from Thomas Hubbard, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East
Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT AT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 4533, to promote entrepreneurial
management of the National Park Service. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Interior: George Frampton,
Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Roger Kennedy, Director,
National Park Service; and public witnesses. 

AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs held a
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4230, American Indian Religious Freedom
Act of 1994; and H.R. 4155, American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments
of 1994. Testimony was heard from Gerald Torres, Counsel to the U.S. Attorney
General, Department of Justice; John Duffy, Counsel to the Secretary,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the World Trade Organization.
Testimony was heard from Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative; and public
witnesses. 



1994/06/13
Daily Digest - Monday, June 13, 1994;  pages D659 - D662

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to begin markup of the fiscal year 1995 appropriation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 



1994/06/14
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 14, 1994;  pages D663 - D670

Committee Meetings

REPORT ON DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural
Development held a hearing to review reports by GAO and the Commodity Futures
Commission on derivative products. Testimony was heard from James L. Bothwell,
Director, Financial Institutions and Markets Issues, General Government
Division, GAO; Andrea Corcoran, Director, Trading and Markets, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission; Darcy Bradbury, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Federal Finance, Department of the Treasury; Brandon C. Becker, Director,
Division of Market Regulation, SEC; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued to meet in
executive session to mark up the fiscal year 1995 appropriation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

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. 

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human
Services--Education approved for full Committee action the Labor, HHS,
Education appropriation for fiscal year 1995. 

AUTHORIZING U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy approved for full Committee
action legislation authorizing U.S. contributions to the following: the Global
Environment Facility; Inter-American Development Bank; the Enhanced Structural
Adjustment Facility (of the IMF); and the African Development Fund. 

                                          [Page: D667]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PENSION LIABILITY FUNDING REFORM ACT

Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and
Health held a hearing on H.R. 3728, District of Columbia Pension Liability
Funding Reform Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Joseph Delfico, Director,
Income Security Issues, GAO; the following officials of the District of
Columbia: Sharon Pratt Kelly, Mayor; David A. Clarke, Chairman, Council; and
James A. Tydings, Chairman, Retirement Board; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held an oversight hearing on developing a secondary market for
commercial loans. Testimony was heard from Richard S. Carnell, Assistant
Secretary, Financial Institutions, Department of the Treasury; John P. LaWare,
member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; J. Carter Beese, Jr.,
Commissioner, SEC; and public witnesses. 

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held
a hearing on Developments in the Middle East. Testimony was heard from Robert
H. Pelletreau, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near East Affairs, Department of
State. 

CONGRESSIONAL COMPLIANCE PROVISIONS

Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Congressional Compliance
Provisions (H.R. 349, H.R. 2729, and H.R. 3801). Testimony was heard from
Representatives Shays, Swett, Boehner, Klug, Fingerhut, Fowler, Shepherd,
Torkildsen, Fawell, Goodling, Norton, Schroeder, Bartlett of Maryland, Dickey
and Klink. 

UNITED STATES PASSENGER VESSEL DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and
Navigation held a hearing on H.R. 3821, United States Passenger Vessel
Development Act. Testimony was heard from Capt. Jack McGowan, USCG, Deputy
Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

IMPACT OF OCEAN DUMPING ACT AND FEDERAL DREDGING POLICY ON REGIONAL DREDGING
ISSUES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing regarding the impact
of the Ocean Dumping Act and Federal dredging policy on regional dredging
issues. Testimony was heard from Representative Menendez; Robert H. Wayland
III, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, EPA; Morgan R. Rees,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Planning Policy and Legislation (Civil Works),
Department of the Army; Joan Yim, Deputy Maritime Administrator, Maritime
Administration, Department of Transportation; Stanley Brezenoff, Executive
Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Janeen S. Hansen, Project
Manager, Boston Harbor Dredging Project, Massachusetts Port Authority; Paul D.
Carangelo, Coastal Environmental Planner, Port of Corpus Christi, Texas; 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. 3898, to establish
the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford,
Massachusetts; and H.R. 4448, to amend the Act establishing Lowell National
Historical Park. Testimony was heard from Representatives Frank and Meehan;
Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and Development, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation held an oversight hearing on Motor Carrier Safety. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Oberstar, Lipinski and Morella; Rodney E.
Slater, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule, by recorded vote of 5-3, waiving clause
2(L)(6) of Rule XI and clause 7 of Rule XXI against consideration of H.R.
4556, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. The rule also waives
clauses 2 and 6 of Rule XXI against all provisions in the bill, with one
exception; section 337, dealing with Uniform HOV-2 demonstration project on
I-66 in Virginia, is not protected from clause 2, Rule XXI. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Carr of Michigan and Wolf. 

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AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Durbin, Synar, Wyden,
Rose, Lancaster and Skeen, but no action was taken on H.R. 4554, making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1995. Testimony was heard from Representatives Durbin, Synar,
Wyden, Rose, Lancaster and Skeen. 

Recessed subject to call. 

FUTURE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science concluded
hearings on the Future of the U.S. High Energy Physics, Part II. Testimony was
heard from Martha Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Sciences, Department of
Energy; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 



1994/06/15
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 15, 1994;  pages D672 - D680

Committee Meetings

PESTICIDE REFORM PROPOSALS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition
held a hearing to review the Administration's pesticide reform proposal.
Testimony was heard from Representative Lehman; James R. Lyons, Assistant
Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; Lynn R. Goldman, M.D.,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic
Substances, EPA; Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, FDA, Department
of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET ALLOCATION

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Commerce, Justice, State,
and Judiciary appropriation for fiscal year 1995. 

The Committee also ordered reported a revised Section 602(b) budget allocation
report for fiscal year 1994. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia concluded
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported amended the following bills:
H.R. 3937, Omnibus Export Administration Act of 1994; and H.R. 2238, Federal
Acquisition Improvement Act of 1993. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Began markup of H.R. 3838,
Housing and Community Development Act of 1994. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE--SERIOUS MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS WITHIN NATIONAL
SURGICAL ADJUVANT BREAST AND BOWEL PROJECT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the Federal Government's response to serious management
problems within the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.
Testimony was heard from Samuel Broder, M.D., Director, National Cancer
Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on H.R. 4545, Federal Railroad Safety Authorization
Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator,
Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation; Carl W. Vogt,
Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses. 

EAST ASIA POLICY

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on East Asia Policy. Testimony
was heard from Winston Lord, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific
Affairs, Department of State; Charles W. Freeman, Jr., Assistant Secretary,
Regional Security, Department of Defense; and Charlene Barshefsky, Deputy U.S.
Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT--ANTITRUST PROVISIONS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law held a
hearing on Antitrust Provisions of H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. Testimony
was heard from Senator Metzenbaum; Representative McMillan; Mary Lou Steptoe,
Acting Director, Bureau of Competition, FTC; and public witnesses. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration,
and Refugees held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3663, Haitian Refugee
Fairness Act; H.R. 4114, Governors Island Reinforcement Act of 1994; and H.R.
4264, to express United States policy regarding the restoration of democratic
constitutional government in Haiti, to grant temporary protected status to
Haitians until such a government is restored, and to terminate the migrant
interdiction agreement between the United States and Haiti. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Rangel, Meek, Conyers, Brown of Florida, Goss,
Owens, and Diaz-Balart; Brunson McKinley, Acting Director, Bureau of Refugee
Programs, Department of State; Chris Sale, Deputy Commissioner, Immigration
and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries
Management approved for full Committee action as amended the following bills:
H.R. 3817, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act; H.R. 4253, Corning
National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act of 1994; and H.R. 4504, Striped Bass Act
of 1994. 

POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE AND INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal Operations
and Services approved for full Committee action H.R. 4400, Postal Inspection
Service and Inspector General Act. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from Susan Alvarado, Governor, U.S. Postal Service; and
public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule waiving clause 2 of Rule XXI against
certain provisions in H.R. 4554, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM 

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Health Care Reform and U.S.
Competitiveness. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and
Employment held an oversight hearing on Veterans Employment Programs
administered by the Department of Labor and the effects of H.R. 4350,
Reemployment Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Preston M. Taylor, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and Training, Department of Labor;
and representatives of veterans organizations. 

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported as amended H.R. 3937, Export
Administration Act of 1994. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION 

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session and
ordered reported as amended H.R. 3937, Export Administration Act of 1994. 



1994/06/16
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 16, 1994;  pages D682 - D690

Committee Meetings 

CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH AMENDMENTS; DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION ACT 

Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported as amended the following bills:
H.R. 8, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1996 and the National School Lunch
Act to extend certain authorities contained in such Acts through fiscal year
1998; H.R. 3171, Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
and approved for full Committee action the Defense appropriation for fiscal
year 1995. 

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT; STEWART B. McKINNEY HOMELESSNESS ACT 

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: On June 15, the Committee
ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 3838, amended, Housing and
Community Development Act of 1994; and H.R. 4578, Stewart B. McKinney
Homelessness Act. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

ORPHAN DRUG ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Orphan Drug Act. Testimony was
heard from William V. Corr, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health, Department of
Health and Human Services; and Public Witnesses. 

USDA'S REGULATION OF POULTRY PRODUCTS

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and
Intergovernmental Relations and the Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation and Agriculture held a joint hearing on Fresh vs. Frozen
Chickens and Other Issues Involving USDA's Regulation of Poultry Products.
Testimony was heard from Richard Rominger, Deputy Secretary, Department of
Agriculture; Henry J. Voss, Secretary, Department of Food and Agriculture,
State of California; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

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

GENERAL AVIATION REVITALIZATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
approved for full Committee action as amended S. 1458, General Aviation
Revitalization Act of 1994. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial
Administration approved for full Committee action as amended the following
bills: H.R. 4307, to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to
applications for process patents; H.R. 2129, Madrid Protocol Implementation
Act; and H.R. 3138, Federal Court Settlement Sunshine Act of 1993. 

DREDGING--IMPACT ON PORT COMPETITIVENESS, MARITIME AND TRANSPORTATION LABOR
AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant Marine
held a hearing on dredging and its impact on U.S. port competitiveness,
maritime and transportation labor, and the national transportation system.
Testimony was heard from Representative Menendez; Michael Huerta, Associate
Deputy Secretary, Director, Office of Intermodalism, Department of
Transportation; Morgan R. Rees, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Planning, Policy,
and Legislation, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, Department of
the Army; 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.
1716, amended, to amend the Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky
Mountain National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in
Rocky Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek; H.R. 3708,
amended, to reform operation, maintenance, and development of the Steamtown
National Historic Site; H.R. 4364, to direct the Secretary of Transportation
to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain lands for inclusion in
the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreation Area; S. 1402, Twin Fall County
Landfill Act of 1993; and S. 859, amended, to reduce the restrictions on lands
conveyed by deed under the Act of June 8, 1926. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held an oversight hearing on Western Power Administration proposals to
determine the allocation of 7,000 megawatts of Federal hydroelectric power.
Testimony was heard from William White, Deputy Secretary, Department of
Energy; Daniel P. Beard, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of
the Interior; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public Buildings
and Grounds approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 4543, to
designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 907 Richland
Street in Columbia, South Carolina, as the "Matthew J. Perry, Jr. United
States Courthouse"; H.R. 3110, to designate the United States courthouse and
Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern corner of Liberty and
South Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, as the "Bruce R. Thompson United
States Courthouse and Federal Building;" and two 11(b) resolutions. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on these measures.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Clyburn, Derrick, Vucanovich,
Traficant, and Ortiz. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the GSA's Five-Year Housing Plan.
Testimony was heard from Thurman Davis, Regional Administrator, National
Capital Region, GSA. 

UNFAIR COMPETITION

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation and Tourism
held a hearing on Unfair Competition: Nonprofits. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue June 22. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 



1994/06/17
Daily Digest - Friday, June 17, 1994;  pages D692 - D698

Committee Meetings

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES SUPPLEMENTAL AND INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following: Supplemental
Appropriations for VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies for fiscal year 1994; and
the Interior appropriation for fiscal year 1995. 

CLASSIFIED BRIEFING

Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a classified
briefing on the current situation on the Korean peninsula. The Committee was
briefed by the following officials of the Department of Defense: William J.
Perry, Secretary; and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs
of Staff. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on the District of Columbia: Subcommittee on the District of
Columbia approved for full Committee action the District of Columbia
appropriation for fiscal year 1995. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. 

Will continue June 21. 

IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS USED FOR MILITARY PURPOSES

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 2080, to improve the management of public
lands used for military purposes, to require assessments of future needs for
withdrawals of public lands for such uses. Testimony was heard from Sherri
Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental Security, Department
of Defense; Mat Millenbach, Acting Chief of Staff for Assistant Secretary,
Land and Management, Department of the Interior; Gordon Small, Acting
Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue June 21. 



1994/06/20
Daily Digest - Monday, June 20, 1994;  pages D700 - D704

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL REVIEW--OPERATION OF WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR METRO AREA

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources
held a hearing on the Federal Review of the Operation of Water Treatment
Facilities for the Metropolitan Washington Area. Testimony was heard from Maj.
Gen. Stanley G. Genega, USA, Director, Civil Works, Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army; Stanley L. Laskowski, Deputy Regional Administrator,
Region III, EPA; and public witnesses. 

DRAFT URUGUAY ROUND IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued consideration of
draft Uruguay Round implementing legislative proposals. 



1994/06/21
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 21, 1994;  pages D705 - D712

Committee Meetings

LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Labor, HHS, and Education
appropriation for fiscal year 1995. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on International
Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held an oversight hearing on
two reform measures adopted last year by the World Bank: (1) a new disclosure
of information policy, (2) establishment of an independent inspection panel to
review complaints about violations of the Bank's policies, procedures, and
loan agreements. Testimony was heard from Representative Kasich; Susan Levine,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Development, Debt, and Environment
Policy; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor: Continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

REGULATION OF NICOTINE-CONTAINING TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
held a hearing on the status of the FDA's activities related to the regulation
of nicotine containing tobacco products under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act. Testimony was heard from David A. Kessler, M.D., Commissioner,
FDA, Department of Health and Human Services. 

GATT IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and
Environment approved for full Committee action proposed legislative language
to implement GATT. 

STRENGTHENING PUBLIC AND FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY: IMPLEMENTATION OF CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER ACT

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and National
Security held a hearing on Strengthening Public and Fiscal Accountability:
Implementation of the Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990. Testimony was heard
from Alice M. Rivlin, Deputy Director, OMB; Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller
General, GAO; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue June 23. 

GENERAL AVIATION REVITALIZATION ACT; PRIVATE CLAIMS AND IMMIGRATION BILLS

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported as amended S. 1458, General
Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994. 

The Committee also ordered reported private claims and immigration bills. 

ELEVATE OFFICE OF OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WITHIN NOAA

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf
of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing regarding proposals
to elevate the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management to the
Assistant Administrator level within NOAA. Testimony was heard from
Representative Eshoo; Douglas K. Hall, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and
Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; 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. 359, to improve the
administration of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in the State of
New York; H.R. 3408 and S. 1586, to establish the New Orleans Jazz National
Historical Park in the State of Louisiana; and H.R. 4158, to establish the
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site. Testimony was heard
from Senator Johnston; Representatives Bonior, Slaughter, Jefferson, and
Velazquez; the following officials of the National Park Service, Department of
the Interior: Robert Belous, Superintendent, Jean Lafitte National Historical
Park and Reserve, Louisiana; and Terry W. Savage, Acting Associate Regional
Director, Planning, Development and Engineering, North Atlantic Region; and
public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Commitee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving clauses 2 and 6 of Rule XXI against
all provisions in H.R. 4602, making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995,
with the exception of those paragraphs under the heading "Pennsylvania Avenue
Development Corporation." Testimony was heard from Representatives Yates,
Tauzin, Regula, and Allard. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE--ESTABLISH DESIGN CENTER

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommitee on Technology,
Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the establishment of a Design
Council at the Department of Commerce. Testimony was heard from Michael J.
Wozny, Director, Manufacturing, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform
legislation. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT--ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight and
Evaluation met in executive session to hold a hearing on Intelligence Support
to Policy and Law Enforcement on International Organized Crime. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses. 



1994/06/22
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 22, 1994;  pages D714 - D722

Committee Meetings

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the VA, HUD, and Independent
Agencies appropriation for fiscal year 1995. 

BANK FEES

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Consumer
Credit and Insurance held a hearing on different bank fees associated with
maintaining depository, checking, and credit card accounts. Testimony was
heard from Representative Collins of Illinois; Susan Phillips, member, Board
of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public witnesses. 

FINANCING ASSISTANCE--PROJECTS FOSTERING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic
Growth and Credit Formation held a hearing on legislative proposals to provide
for financing assistance for projects fostering economic development and job
creation. Testimony was heard from Representative Klein and Traficant; William
Ginsburg, Assistant Secretary, Economic Development, Department of Commerce;
and public witnesses. 

INTEREST RATES, WAGES, EMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Interest Rates, Wages, Employment
and Inflation. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

HEALTH SECURITY ACT

Committee on Education and Labor. Continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health
Security Act. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

GAO INVESTIGATION--MILITARY OFFSETS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection and Competitiveness held a hearing to determine whether federal tax
revenues are being used to finance military offsets and to identify the impact
of offsets on suppliers to defense industry in the United States. Testimony
was heard from Frank C. Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General, National
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO. 

IMPLEMENTATION--REFORMULATED GASOLINE REQUIREMENTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the implementation, by January 1, 1995, of the reformulated
gasoline (RFG) requirement of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and other
Clean Air Act implementation issues. Testimony was heard from Alexander F.
Watson, Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs, Department of State;
Susan F. Tierney, Assistant Secretary, Policy, Planning, and Program
Evaluation, Department of Energy; Ira Shapiro, General Counsel, Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative; Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; and Mary Nichols, Assistant Administrator, Office
of Air and Radiation, EPA. 

UNLISTED TRADING PRIVILEGES ACT; REVIEW SEC'S MARKET 2000 STUDY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Finance held a hearing on H.R. 4535, Unlisted Trading Privileges Act of 1994,
and on the SEC staff study entitled, "Market 2000: An Examination of Current
Equity Market Development." Testimony was heard from Brandon C. Becker,
Director, Division of Market Regulation, SEC; and public witnesses. 

COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY FOR THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: A NEW DIRECTION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security,
International Organizations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Western
Hemisphere Affairs held a joint hearing on Counternarcotics Strategy for the
Western Hemisphere: A New Direction? Testimony was heard from Robert S.
Gelbard, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics Matters, Department of
State; Thomas A. Constantine, Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; and
Brian E. Sheridan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Drug Enforcement Policy and
Support, Department of De