[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 15, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
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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.
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.
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.
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.

Joint Meetings
FEDERAL WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING ACT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 3345, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to eliminate certain restrictions on employee 
training, and to provide temporary authority to agencies relating to 
voluntary separation incentive payments.
GOALS 2000: EDUCATE AMERICA ACT
Conferees continued in evening session to resolve the differences 
between the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 1804, to improve 
learning and teaching by providing a national framework for education 
reform, to promote the research, consensus building, and systemic 
changes needed to ensure equitable educational opportunities and high 
levels of educational achievement for all American students, to provide 
a framework for reauthorization of all Federal education programs, and 
to promote the development and adoption of a voluntary national system 
of skill standards and certifications.