[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
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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.
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.
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.
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.

Joint Meetings
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, after 
receiving testimony from Richard E. Marbes, Green Bay, Wisconsin, on 
behalf of the Disabled American Veterans.