[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 17 (Thursday, February 24, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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.
  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.
  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 Pena, 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.