[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 22 (Thursday, March 3, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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.
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 Pena, 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.
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.