[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
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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.
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.
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.

Joint Meetings
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, after 
receiving testimony from George R. Cramer, Woodridge, Illinois, on 
behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.