[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 40 (Thursday, April 14, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DAIRY BUDGET RECONCILIATION AND SELF-HELP INITIATIVE ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock began markup of 
H.R. 2664, Dairy Budget Reconciliation and Self-Help Initiative Act of 
1993.
  Will continue April 21.
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 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Economic 
Resource Service, the Agricultural Statistics Service, the World 
Agricultural Outlook Board, the Federal Grain Inspection Service and 
the Packers and Stockyards Administration. Testimony was heard from 
Barbara Pedersen Holum, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission; and the following officials of the USDA: Joseph Glauber, 
Acting for the Acting Assistant Secretary, Economics; Kenneth L. 
Deavers, Acting Administrator, Economic Research Service; Donald M. 
Bay, Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator, Operations, 
National Agricultural Statistics Service; Gerald A. Bange, Acting 
Chairperson, World Agricultural Outlook Board; Patricia A. Jensen, 
Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing and Inspection Service; David R. 
Shipman, Acting Administrator, Federal Grain Inspection Service; and 
Calvin W. Watkins, Acting Administrator, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary held a hearing on Department of Commerce (Patent and 
Trademark Office and National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration), and on Commission on Immigration Reform, and on 
Department of Justice (U.S. Marshals Service, Support of U.S. 
Prisoners, Assets Forfeiture Fund and Community Relations Service). 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Commerce: Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant Secretary and Commissioner, Patent 
and Trademark Office; and Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary, 
Communications and Information; former representative Barbara Jordan, 
Chair, Commission on Immigration Reform; the following officials of the 
Department of Justice: Eduardo Gonzales, Director, U.S. Marshals 
Service; Cary H. Copeland, Director and Chief Counsel, Executive Office 
for Asset Forfeiture, Office of the Deputy Attorney General; and 
Jeffrey L. Weiss, Acting Director, Community Relations Service.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued 
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress 
and public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on U.S. Interest in 
Central, Latin America and the Caribbean and Anti-Narcotic Programs. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
State: Alexander F. Watson, Assistant Secretary, Inter-American 
Affairs; and Ambassador Cresencio Arcos, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics Matters; and Mark L. 
Schneider, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean, 
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held 
a hearing on the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Testimony was 
heard from Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on the Office of the Secretary and the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Mortimer L. Downey, 
Deputy Secretary; and Gordon J. Linton, Administrator, Federal Transit 
Administration; and Lawrence G. Reuter, General Manager, Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on the Council on Environmental Quality. 
Testimony was heard from Ray Clark, Acting Chairman, Council on 
Environmental Quality.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition 
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense 
authorization, with emphasis on military space issues. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. 
Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, USAF, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Space 
Command; Keith Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intelligence; and 
Deborah R. Castleman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Command, Control and 
Communications; and Louis J. Rodriques, Director, Systems Development 
and Production, National Security and International Affairs Division, 
GAO.
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 manpower budget overview. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Edwin 
Dorn, Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; Lt. Gen. Thomas P. 
Carney, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Department of the Army; 
VAdm. Ronald J. Zlatoper, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, 
Manpower, Personnel and Training, Department of the Navy; Lt. Gen. 
Billy J. Boles, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Department of 
the Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Robert B. Johnston, USMC, Deputy Chief of 
Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps.
  Hearings continue April 19.
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 construction. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Buyer, Porter, Burton of Indiana, Coleman 
and Dickey; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue April 19.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national 
defense authorization, with emphasis on the Administration's new drug-
control strategy and specifically the role of the Department of Defense 
will play in the continuing war on drugs. Testimony was heard from Lee 
Patrick Brown, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and 
Brian E. Sheridan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Drug Enforcement Policy 
and Support, Department of Defense.
  Hearings continue April 19.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued 
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with 
emphasis on infrastructure issues (computers, Defense Business 
Operation Fund, financial management and personnel). Testimony was 
heard from David O. Nellemann, Director, Information Resources 
Management, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; 
and the following officials of the Department of Defense: John J. 
Hamre, Comptroller; Cynthia Kendall, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Information Management; and Ronald Sanders, Principal Director, 
Civilian Personnel Policy.
  Hearings continue April 19.
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 defense science and technology 
programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Anita K. Jones, Director, Defense Research and 
Engineering; Larry Lynn, Deputy Under Secretary, Advanced Technology; 
and Gary L. Denman, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency.
  Hearings continue April 26.
REFUND ANTICIPATION LOANS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing to discuss the impact on 
consumers of tax refund anticipated loans (RALS). Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Community Development continued hearings on H.R. 3838, 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1994, with emphasis on the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development's 1994 Legislative 
Initiatives. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Nicolas P. Retsinas, 
Assistant Secretary, Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner; Andrew 
Cuomo, Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development; Roberta 
Achtenberg, Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; 
and Joseph Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian Housing.
  Hearings continue April 20.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a 
hearing on the Global Environment Facility. Testimony was heard from 
Susan Levine, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Development, 
Debt, and Environment Policy, Department of the Treasury; Rafe 
Pomerance, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and Development, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary 
and Vocational Education concluded 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. 
Testimony was heard from Robert A. Robinson, Associate Director, Food 
and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development 
Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and 
Civil Rights continued hearings on the reauthorization of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Rose, Traficant and Stearns; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue April 28.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the 
Environment held an oversight hearing on tobacco products. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
SECURITIES REGULATORY EQUALITY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance held a hearing on H.R. 3447, Securities Regulatory Equality 
Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, 
SEC; John P. LaWare, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System; Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES OF ROMA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, 
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Human 
Rights Abuses of Roma (Gypsies). Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
TOWING VESSEL NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Navigation approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 3282, 
Towing Vessel Navigational Safety Act of 1993.
JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 3567, John F. Kennedy 
Center Act Amendments of 1993. Testimony was heard from Robert Stanton, 
Regional Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior; and James R. Wolfensohn, Chairman, John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held an oversight hearing 
on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Marvin Runyon, 
Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service.
  Hearings continue April 19.
NASA AUTHORIZATION--NASA SCIENCES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing on NASA Authorization--NASA Sciences. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of NASA: France Cordova, Chief Scientist; 
Harry Holloway, Associate Administrator, Life and Microgravity Sciences 
and Applications; Wesley Huntress, Associate Administrator, Space 
Sciences; and Charles S. Kennel, Associate Administrator, Mission to 
Planet Earth; and public witnesses.
PRIVATIZATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTED IN LATIN AMERICA, EASTERN EUROPE, 
RUSSIA AND ASIA
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on how the privatization 
process is being implemented in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Russia, 
and Asia. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HEALTH OUTCOMES: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
health outcomes: an international comparison (GAO). Testimony was heard 
from Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General, Program 
Evaluation and Methodology, GAO; and a public witness.
RESTRUCTURE THE SSA'S DISABILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on a proposal to restructure the SSA's Disability Determination 
Process. Testimony was heard from Representative Stark; Shirley Sears 
Chater, Commissioner, SSA, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Frank W. Reilly, Director, Information Resources Management, Health, 
Education, and Human Resources Issues, Accounting and Information 
Management Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS; INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
  The Committee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Intelligence Activities. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.