[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 42 (Monday, April 18, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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    RECOGNITION OF ROBERT LESLIE AND HOME BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL OF 
                              HOPKINS, MN

                                 ______


                         HON. MARTIN OLAV SABO

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 18, 1994

  Mr. SABO. Mr. Speaker, it is all too easy, unfortunately, for those 
of us who take the roof over our heads for granted, to disregard what 
it means to live without clean, safe housing. Yet, one of every four 
people on Earth, including many Americans, is faced with these 
circumstances. Their plight is made painfully clear to us when a 
natural disaster, such as the midwestern floods, the Los Angeles 
earthquake, or Hurricane Andrew, ravages a region of our country and 
leaves our family members or friends without shelter.
  That's why, Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to share with my 
colleagues an article that appeared in last week's Parade magazine 
about a revolutionary new type of house--one that can be built for less 
than $5,000, yet is durable enough to withstand hurricane-force winds, 
seismic shock, and resist cold, heat, and humidity. The inventor of 
this UniHome concept, Robert Leslie, produces these homes at Home 
Builders International in Hopkins, MN.
  I know my colleagues will want to join me in congratulating Home 
Builders International for its success in applying innovative 
technology to one of today's most pressing domestic and global human 
needs.
  The article from Parade, ``A Different Kind of House'' follows:

                       A Different Kind of House

       In recent months--because of recurring natural disasters 
     across the U.S., like the fires, earthquakes and mudslides 
     that hit California--many Americans have experienced housing 
     problems similar to those in the Third World.
       There is an urgent need for low-cost homes that can be 
     assembled quickly. One out of every four people around the 
     world--1.25 billion--lives in an unsanitary and unsafe 
     shelter, according to the United Nations Center for Human 
     Settlements. Now, many disaster victims in America and people 
     in Third World nations may be able to obtain new, permanent 
     housing, thanks to one man's creative idea.
       I went to Hopkins, Minn., to meet that man--Robert Leslie, 
     a 56-year-old inventor born in Australia--and to find out 
     more about his creation.
       For 26 years, Leslie had worked in more than 20 nations and 
     designed farm equipment and building products. His idea for a 
     new type of house came from a conversation in 1991 with 
     Philip Johnston, present of CARE, the relief and development 
     agency, Was it possible, Johnston wondered, to build a safe 
     strong home that indigent governments, humanitarian groups 
     and private developers in poor nations could afford? The 
     typical core house of concrete block costs an average of 
     $8000 worldwide. Could one be built for less than $5000?
       Leslie went home and thought about it. Within months, he 
     came up with an answer, First, he envisioned the ``skin'' of 
     the house--the walls, windows, doors and roof--as a unique 
     interlocking system. ``I had used slots before in other 
     inventions,'' Leslie explained, ``and that was my solution.'' 
     The house sections would be joined with deep grooves, slots 
     and pockets--not nails and staples--and bound with strong 
     adhesives, roof clips and foundation fasteners to create a 
     ``monolithic'' structure.
       By ``thickening the skin'' with more material at key 
     points--corners, window and door frames, and trim--a network 
     of posts, beams and headers evolved. The wall panels acted as 
     diagonal braces, further enhancing the strength. The result 
     was the Shelter Series house, designed to withstand 
     hurricane-force winds and seismic shock.
       Philip Johnston said Leslie ``is on to something with his 
     Shelter Series house that will have great impact both 
     through-out the Third World and the U.S.''
       Leslie builds the components for the Shelter Series house 
     in Minnesota at his company, Home Builders International. The 
     houses range in size from 320 square feet to more than 1000 
     square feet. The basic home costs about $4000. It is 20 feet 
     long and 16 feet wide--small by Western standards but quite 
     large in most developing nations. Larger models, which can 
     accommodate several families, cost about $7000.
       ``I always had the idea of building housing for people in 
     developing nations.'' Leslie told me. ``Along with food and 
     education, it is the most important challenge.''
       The durability of the houses was tested in Guam during the 
     hurricane season two years ago. Despite the winds, the houses 
     remained intact. Unlike a traditional home, which might fly 
     apart from punishing winds, the Shelter Series house has no 
     unbonded openings or corners. It locks together and works as 
     one piece. In addition, it can be put together by two people 
     in one day and is easy to transport. Electricity and plumbing 
     are optional.
       In Oglala, S.D., Adam and Ina Espinosa and their nine 
     children have been enjoying their Shelter Series house since 
     1992. For nearly 10 years, the family was cramped inside a 
     three-room trailer, but the four oldest boys now live in a 
     four-room Shelter Series house, situated near the trailer, 
     ``It's worked out real good for us,'' said Adam. ``There are 
     no problems during bad weather.''
       The Espinosa family's home was assembled in three days by 
     12 high school students from the Good Samaritan Ministries of 
     the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Palatine, lll., led by their 
     ministeries director, Tim Hetzner.
       ``It's quite exciting what Leslie has come up with,'' said 
     Thomas H. Stahl, the architect who prepared the blueprints 
     for Leslie's invention. ``It fills the housing gap that 
     Andrew created.''
       Stahl was referring to Hurricane Andrew, which left 160,000 
     people homeless in southern Florida 18 months ago. Currently, 
     1300 families remain without homes, according to the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Although three Shelter 
     series houses have been built there, none is inhabited, since 
     the blueprints haven't been approved by country officials. 
     ``The bureaucracy is very slow,'' said Leslie.
       In the past two years, Leslie's homes have been assembled--
     and inhabited--in Mexico and Micronesia, and more will soon 
     appear on Pacific Ocean atolls and mountainsides in Central 
     America. More than 100 were constructed last year on nine 
     remote locations in the Marshall Islands, a U.S. protectorate 
     in the Western Pacific.
       Working with the Persons Helping People Foundation, a 
     nonprofit organization, Home Builders International recently 
     agreed to build 1200 houses in La Argentina, El Salvador, a 
     hillside village populated mostly by refugees.
       This project will be an important test for Leslie. It is 
     based on the idea that the people of the village will learn 
     how to make the material needed to create their homes from 
     resources in their own environment. That material is another 
     Leslie invention, called ``enviroboard.'' It is made from a 
     mixture of cement and crop residues--straw, rice or wheat 
     shafts and husks, corn stalks, sugar cane, grasses, papyrus 
     or other fibrous materials. By adding chemicals to bind the 
     cement and the crop residues, entire house panels, rafters, 
     headers and beams can be created right on the site. The 
     enviroboard panels are cut into the precise pieces--including 
     slots and pockets--needed to assemble the house.
       ``The people of La Argentina are very excited by the idea 
     of building their homes and learning the technology to do 
     it,'' said Michael A. Olson, the executive director of the 
     Persons Helping People Foundation.
       There is excitement in the U.S. as well. Last month, 
     Leslie's company constructed 32 homes in Monte Alto, Tex, for 
     employees at a large food-processing plant. They are now 
     renting the homes for $250 to $300 a month. Each house 
     measures 400 square feet.
       ``The North American Free Trade Agreement is bringing a lot 
     of companies to the U.S.-Mexico border region, and there is a 
     big need for well-built, affordable housing,'' said Leslie, 
     who expects to construct more houses in the area.
  


                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, 1994, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                APRIL 20
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of 
           Defense, and to review the future years defense 
           program, focusing on the unified commands military 
           strategy and operational requirements.
                                                            SR-222
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to review the Department of the 
           Interior's proposed rule to amend the Department's 
           regulations concerning livestock grazing, and on S. 
           1326, to establish a forage fee formula on lands under 
           the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and 
           the Department of the Interior, and S. 896, to revise 
           the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to 
           promote ecologically healthy and biologically diverse 
           ecosystems on rangelands used for domestic livestock 
           grazing.
                                                            SD-366
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on the regulation of Indian 
           gaming.
                                                            SH-216
     10:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings on issues relating to the General 
           Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
                                                            SD-562
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, General Government Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of the Treasury, and the 
           United States Postal Service.
                                                            SD-116
       Foreign Relations
       Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on recent developments in transnational 
           crime affecting United States law enforcement and 
           foreign policy, the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in 
           Criminal Matters with Panama (Treaty Doc. 102-15), and 
           the 1994 International Narcotics Control Strategy 
           Report.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
       Courts and Administrative Practice Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1404, to revise chapter 111 of 
           title 28, United States Code, relating to protective 
           orders, sealing cases, and disclosures of discovery 
           information in civil actions.
                                                            SD-226
     2:00 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations 
           Subcommittee
         To continue hearings on recent developments in 
           transnational crime affecting United States law 
           enforcement and foreign policy, the Mutual Legal 
           Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters with Panama 
           (Treaty Doc. 102-15), and the 1994 International 
           Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
                                                            SD-419
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to authorize 
           funds for programs of the Office of Government Ethics.
                                                            SD-342

                                APRIL 21
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold closed hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 1995 for the Department of Defense, 
           focusing on intelligence programs.
                                                    S-407, Capitol
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
           Development.
                                                            SD-106
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
           and the Federal Communications Commission.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on the nominations of Ricardo Martinez, 
           of Louisiana, to be Administrator, National Highway 
           Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
           Transportation, and Carrye Burley Brown, of the 
           District of Columbia, to be Administrator, United 
           States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency 
           Management Agency.
                                                            SD-628
       Finance
         To resume hearings on health care reform issues, focusing 
           on access to medical care in rural and urban areas.
                                                            SD-215
       Foreign Relations
       Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations 
           Subcommittee
         To continue hearings on recent developments in 
           transnational crime affecting United States law 
           enforcement and foreign policy, the Mutual Legal 
           Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters with Panama 
           (Treaty Doc. 102-15), and the 1994 International 
           Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
                                                            SD-419
       Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-342
       Labor and Human Resources
       Education, Arts and Humanities Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on S. 1513, authorizing funds for 
           programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
           of 1965.
                                                            SD-430
       Joint Economic
         To hold a roundtable discussion on the state of the 
           economy.
                                              Room to be announced
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Federal Aviation Administration, 
           Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-138
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on the nomination of William D. 
           Hathaway, of Maine, and Joe Scroggins Jr., of Florida, 
           each to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
       Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations 
           Subcommittee
         To continue hearings on recent developments in 
           transnational crime affecting United States law 
           enforcement and foreign policy, the Mutual Legal 
           Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters with Panama 
           (Treaty Doc. 102-15), and the 1994 International 
           Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
                                                            SD-419
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold a briefing to review the results of the 
           Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
           Migrant Workers Seminar, held March 21-25, 1994 in 
           Warsaw, Poland.
                                             2359 Rayburn Building
     2:30 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General 
           Legislation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review new management directives for 
           the U.S. Forest Service.
                                                            SD-628
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands, National Parks and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1509, to transfer a parcel of land 
           to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, S. 1897, the 
           Santa Fe National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act, S. 
           1975 and H.R. 2921, bills to establish a grant program 
           to restore and preserve historic buildings at 
           historically black colleges and universities, S. 1980, 
           the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and 
           National Heritage Area Act, and S. 1919, the Rio Puerco 
           Wateshed Act.
                                                            SD-366
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nominations of William J. Crowe, 
           Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the United 
           Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and 
           Ralph R. Johnson, of Virginia, for the rank of 
           Ambassador during his tenure of service as Coordinator 
           of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) 
           Program.
                                                            SD-226
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on the nominations of Carl E. Stewart, 
           of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
           Fifth Circuit, James G. Carr, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Mary 
           M. Lisi, to be United States District Judge for the 
           District of Rhode Island, Frank M. Hull, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Northern District of 
           Georgia, W. Louis Sands, to be United States District 
           Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, and Clarence 
           Cooper, to be United States District Judge for the 
           Northern District of Georgia.
                                                            SD-226
       Select on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings on intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                APRIL 22
     9:00 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the Administration's 
           compromise with Venezuela regarding changing the final 
           reformulated gasoline rule.
                                                            SD-406
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine waste, fraud, and abuse in 
           the health care industry.
                                                            SD-192
       Armed Services
       Defense Technology, Acquisition, and Industrial Base 
           Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of 
           Defense, and the future years defense program, focusing 
           on research, development, test and evaluation 
           infrastructure.
                                                            SR-222

                                APRIL 25
     10:00 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on S. 1945, to authorize funds for 
           fiscal year 1995 for certain maritime programs of the 
           Department of Transportation.
                                                            SR-253
       Finance
       Health for Families and the Uninsured Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on health care reform issues, focusing 
           on consumer protection and quality assurance.
                                                            SD-215
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for International Affairs and Commodity 
           Programs, Natural Resources and Environment, 
           Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 
           Foreign Agriculture Service, Soil Conservation Service, 
           and Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, all of the 
           Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138

                                APRIL 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control, and Defense Intelligence 
           Subcommittee
         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 the chemical demilitarization program.
                                                            SR-222
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold closed hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 1995 for the Department of Defense, 
           focusing on National Foreign Intelligence Programs 
           (NFIP) and Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities 
           (TIARA).
                                                    S-407, Capitol
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Office of Justice Programs, and the 
           Immigration and Naturalization Service, both of the 
           Department of Justice.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
         Business meeting, to mark up S. 1587, to revise and 
           streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
           Government.
                                                            SR-222

                                APRIL 27
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To resume hearings on S. 1350, to provide for an expanded 
           Federal program of hazards mitigation and insurance 
           against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters, 
           such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic 
           eruptions.
                                                            SR-253
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Federal Transit Administration, 
           Department of Transportation, and the Washington Metro 
           Transit Authority.
                                                            SD-138
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on dangerous exposures in the 
           Persian Gulf War.
                                                            SD-G50

                                APRIL 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine the impact of unfunded 
           Federal mandates on how State and local governments 
           provide programs, services, and activities, and on 
           related measures including S. 563, S. 648, S. 993, and 
           S. 1604.
                                                            SD-342
       Rules and Administration
         To resume hearings on S. 1824, to improve the operations 
           of the legislative branch of the Federal Branch, 
           focusing on Subtitle A, Parts I and II of Title III, 
           relating to Congressional biennial budgeting and 
           additional budget process changes.
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
           the Council on Environmental Quality.
                                                            SD-106
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the United States Information Agency.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
     2:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
           of the Interior.
                                                            SD-116

                                 MAY 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings on Boron-Neutron Cancer Therapy.
                                                            SD-366
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for Food and Consumer Services, Food and 
           Nutrition Service, and Human Nutrition Information 
           Service, all of the Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           defense conversion programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 5
     9:30 a.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To resume hearings on S. 1824, to improve the operations 
           of the legislative branch of the Federal Branch, 
           focusing on Title III, Subtitle B (Staffing, 
           Administration, and Support Agencies), and Subtitle C 
           (Abolishing the Joint Committees).
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Legal Services Corporation.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the National Transportation Safety Board, 
           and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
           Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 10
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
           the Farm Credit Administration, and the Food and Drug 
           Administration, Department of Health and Human 
           Services.
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 11
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the National Park Service, Department of 
           the Interior.
                                                    S-128, Capitol

                                 MAY 12
     9:30 a.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1995 for the Federal Election 
           Commission.
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Corporation for National and 
           Community Service.
                                                            SD-106

                                 MAY 15
     9:00 a.m.
       Office of Technology Assessment Board meeting, to consider 
           pending business.
                                                   EF-100, Capitol

                                 MAY 17
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           the Pacific Rim, NATO, and peacekeeping programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 19
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of Veteran's Affairs, and 
           the Selective Service System.
                                                            SD-106

                                 MAY 20
     9:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Departments of Veteran's Affairs and 
           Housing and Urban Development, and independent 
           agencies.
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 25
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of the Interior.
                                                    S-128, Capitol

                                 MAY 26
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-106

                                 JUNE 8
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the Department of Energy.
                                                    S-128, Capitol

                                JULY 19
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation 
           authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the 
           Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                APRIL 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To resume hearings on S. 1824, to improve the operations 
           of the legislative branch of the Federal Branch, 
           focusing on Subtitle A, Parts I and II of Title III, 
           relating to Congressional biennial budgeting and 
           additional budget process changes.
                                                            SR-301
     2:30 p.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine proposals to finance veterans 
           health care reform.
                                                            SR-418

                                 MAY 3
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review the implementation of the 
           Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 of 
           P.L. 102-575) and the coordination of the program with 
           other Federal protection and restoration efforts in the 
           San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
                                                            SD-366

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                APRIL 21
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1995 for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
           Service, Department of the Interior.
                                                    S-128, Capitol