[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 39 (Wednesday, April 13, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
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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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Agricultural 
Marketing Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the USDA: Patricia Jensen, Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and 
Inspection Services; Lonnie J. King, Acting Administrator, Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service; and Lon S. Hatamiya, Administrator, 
Agricultural Marketing Service.
  The Subcommittee also 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 Department of Commerce (Bureau of 
the Census and Economics and Statistical Analysis, General 
Administration and Inspector General). Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Commerce: Harry A. Scarr, 
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census; Paul A. London, Acting Under 
Secretary, Economics and Statistical Analysis; Thomas R. Bloom, CFO/
Assistant Secretary, Administration; and Frank DeGorge, Inspector 
General.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Defense Conversion. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Defense: Kenneth S. Flamm, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary (Dual Use Technology and International Programs); and Gary L. 
Denman, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency.
  The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Intelligence. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
Energy Conservation. Testimony was heard from Christine A. Ervin, 
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department 
of Energy.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on the Federal Transit Administration. Testimony was heard from 
Gordon J. Linton, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, 
Department of Transportation.
VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies continued hearings on the EPA. Testimony was heard from Carol 
M. Browner, Administrator, EPA.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry. Testimony was heard from David 
Satcher, M.D., Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry and Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT; DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1432, Department of Energy 
Laboratory Technology Act of 1993.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the fiscal year 1995 national 
defense authorization, with emphasis on Navy recapitalization plan. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Adm. William A. Owens, USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of 
Staff; and VAdm. Thomas J. Lopez, USN, Deputy Chief, Naval Operations, 
Resources, Warfare Requirements and Assessment.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology 
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense 
authorization request, with emphasis on the Defense Department's use of 
animals for research. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Defense: Joseph V. Osterman, Director, 
Environmental and Life Sciences, Office of the Director of Defense 
Research and Engineering; and Katherine A. Brittin, Assistant Inspector 
General, Inspections; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
RISKS THAT HEDGE FUNDS POSE TO BANKING SYSTEM
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing on the 
risks that hedge funds pose to the banking system. Testimony was heard 
from Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Department of the Treasury; John P. LaWare, member, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System; Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, SEC; 
Barbara Holum, Acting Chairperson, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission; and a public witness.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Growth and Credit Formation approved for full Committee action 
H.R. 2442, Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 
1993.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 2108, Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1993; H.R. 1517, to 
extend the coverage of certain Federal labor laws to foreign documented 
vessels; H.R. 1231, amended, to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known 
as the Davis-Bacon Act), to revise the standard for coverage under that 
Act; and H.R. 2721, amended, Federal Employee Fairness Act of 1993.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO FALSIFICATION OF BREAST CANCER 
RESEARCH AT ST. LUC HOSPITAL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the Federal government's response to 
the falsification of breast cancer research at St. Luc Hospital, 
Montreal, funded by the National Cancer Institute as part of the 
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; Harold Varmus, M.D., Director, NIH; Samuel Broder, 
M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute; and Lyle W. Bivens, 
Director, Office of Research Integrity, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary, Health, Public Health Service; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle 
East held a hearing on United States Foreign Assistance to the Middle 
East. Testimony was heard from Daniel C. Kurtzer, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; 
Margaret Carpenter, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the 
Near East, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; and 
Fred Smith, Director, Regional Security Affairs/Near East and South 
Asia, Department of Defense.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; DRAFT REPORTS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Libraries and 
Memorials approved for full Committee action the following measures: 
H.J. Res. 279, providing for the appointment of Manuel Luis Ibanez as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institutions; 
H.J. Res. 280, providing for the appointment of Frank Anderson Shrontz 
as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution; and H.R. 2135, Native American Veterans' Memorial 
Establishment Act of 1993.
  The Subcommittee also approved for full Committee action the 
following draft reports: ``Slow Progress Towards Workforce Diversity at 
the Library of Congress;'' and ``Guidelines for the Consideration of 
Memorials Under the Commemorative Works Act.''
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant 
Marine held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3821, United States 
Passenger Vessel Development Act; and H.R. 3822, United States 
Passenger Vessel Development Tax Act. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FAA'S ADVANCED AUTOMATION SYSTEM PROGRAM
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation 
held a hearing to review recent developments in the FAA's Advanced 
Automation System Program. Testimony was heard from David R. Hinson, 
Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; Allen Li, Associate 
Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic 
Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
CLEANUP OF TIJUANA RIVER
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on the Cleanup of the 
Tijuana River. Testimony was heard from Arturo Valenzuela, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Caribbean, Mexico and Economic Affairs, Department 
of State; Narendra N. Gunaji, U.S. Commissioner, International Boundary 
and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; Maj. Gen. Stanley 
Genega, USA, Director, Civil Works, Corps of Engineers, Department of 
the Army; Nancy Kaufman, Deputy Assistant Director, Ecological 
Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; 
Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; and 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules of the House concluded 
hearings on H.R. 3801, Legislation Reorganization Act of 1994. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended 
H.R. 3870, Environmental Technologies Act of 1994.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 1432, Department of 
Energy Laboratory Technology Act of 1993.
SPACE STATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing on Space Station, Part I. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. 
Goldin, Administrator, NASA.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation 
met in executive session to conclude hearings on Legislative Proposals. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 14, 1994

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Subcommittee on 
Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General 
Legislation, to hold hearings on issues relating to ecosystem 
management, 3 p.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on health services and 
infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., S-146, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Adm. Jeremy M. Boorda, USN, to be Chief of Naval Operations, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Force Requirements and Personnel, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for 
the Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 
focusing on manpower, personnel, and compensation programs, 2 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on the 
operating and economic environment of the domestic natural gas and 
oil industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean 
Air and Nuclear Regulation, to hold hearings to examine 
implementation of the Administration's Climate Change Action Plan 
and issues associated with adapting to changing circumstances which 
may result from potential climate change, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance, to resume hearings to examine health care 
reform issues, focusing on the effect on academic health centers; to 
be followed by a hearing and consideration of the nomination of Joan 
Logue-Kinder, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 
for Public Affairs and Public Liaison, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Subcommittee on Aging, to 
resume hearings to examine long-term health care reform issues, 9:30 
a.m., SD-430.
  Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, to resume hearings 
on S. 1513, authorizing funds for programs of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1065, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, business meeting, to consider 
pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, 11:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E654-56 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, hearing on 
the following: H.R. 2664, Dairy Budget Reconciliation and Self-Help 
Initiative Act of 1993; and the Dairy Producer Market Stabilization 
and Export Development Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., and on Economic 
Resource Service, Agricultural Statistics Service, World 
Agricultural Outlook Board, Federal Grain Inspection Service, and 
Packers and Stockyards Administration, 11 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on 
Department of Commerce (Patent and Trademark Office and National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration), 10 a.m., and on 
Commission on Immigration Reform, Department of Justice (U.S. 
Marshals Service, Support of U.S. Prisoners, Assets Forfeiture Fund 
and Community Relations Service), 2 p.m., H-310 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Congressional and Public Witnesses, 10 
a.m., and 1:30 p.m., H-410 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs, on United States Interest in Central, Latin America and 
the Caribbean and Anti-Narcotic Programs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education, on Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Office of the Secretary and 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Council on 
Environmental Quality, 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Acquisition, 
to continue hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense 
authorization, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel, to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, 
9:30 a.m., 2337 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, 
1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcomittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings 
on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, 2 p.m., 2337 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 
1995 national defense authorization, 10 a.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Technology, to continue hearings on 
the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization request, 10 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on 
Consumer Credit and Insurance, hearing to discuss the impact on 
consumers of tax refund anticipated loans (RALS), 10 a.m., 2222 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, hearing on 
Reauthorization and the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development's 1994 Legislative Initiatives, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade and 
Monetary Policy, hearing on the Global Environment Facility, 10 
a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Elementary, 
Secondary, and Vocational Education, to continue hearings on H.R. 8, 
to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School 
Lunch Act to extend certain authorities contained in such Acts 
through fiscal year 1998, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights, to continue 
hearings on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, 9:30 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and the 
Environment, oversight hearing on tobacco products, 9 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, hearing on H.R. 
3447, Securities Regulatory Equality Act of 1993, 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Security, International Organizations and Human Rights, hearing on 
Human Rights Abuses of Roma (Gypsies), 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Navigation, to mark up H.R. 3282, Towing Vessel 
Navigational Safety Act of 1993, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 3567, John F. Kennedy 
Center Act Amendments of 1993, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, oversight hearing on 
the U.S. Postal Service, 9 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing on NASA Authorization--NASA Sciences, 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on how the privatization 
process is being implemented in Latin America, Eastern Europe, 
Russia, and Asia, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
health outcomes: an international comparisons (GAO), 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on a proposal to 
restructure the SSA's Disability Determination Process, 10 a.m., B-
318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to consider 
pending business, and executive, hearing on Intelligence Activities, 
2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees, on H.R. 2884, to establish a national framework for the 
development of School-to-Work Opportunities Systems in all States, 
2:30 p.m., room to be announced.