[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 44 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
URUGUAY ROUND AGRICULTURAL AGREEMENT
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Uruguay Round 
Agricultural Agreement. Testimony was heard from 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 Justice (Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, General Legal Activities and Bureau of 
Prisons). Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Justice: Doris Meissner, Commissioner, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service; Jamie S. Gorelick, Deputy Attorney General, 
General Legal Activities; and Kathleen M. Hawk, Director, Bureau of 
Prisons.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
the Airlift Program and on the Bomber Program. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Gen. Ronald 
R. Fogleman, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; and 
Gen. John M. Loh, USAF, Commander, Air Combat Command.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the National Endowment for the Arts. Testimony was heard from Jane 
Alexander, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human 
Services--Education held a hearing on the National Heart, Lung and 
Blood Institute, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and 
Stroke, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of 
Drug Abuse, and on the National Institute of Nursing Research. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NIH, Department 
of Health and Human Services: Claude Lenfant, M.D., Director, National 
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Patricia A. Grady, Acting Director, 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Marvin 
Cassman, Acting Director, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Alan I. Leshner, Director, National 
Institute of Drug Abuse; and Ada Sue Hinshaw, RN, Director, National 
Institute of Nursing Research.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued 
hearings on the FAA. Testimony was heard from Linda Daschle, Deputy 
Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition 
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 2238, Federal 
Acquisition Improvement Act of 1993.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense 
authorization, environmental compliance issues. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Sherri 
Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental Security; 
Lewis D. Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and Safety, 
Department of the Army; Alan Babbitt, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Environment and Safety, Department of the Air Force; and Cheryl 
Kanderas, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Department 
of the Navy; Steve Herman, Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Enforcement, EPA; Sam Goodhope, Special Counsel, Environment and 
Transportation, Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas; and 
public witnesses.
  Hearings continue April 26.
SECONDARY MARKET COMPLIANCE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
General Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed 
Financial Institutions held a hearing to examine the performance of the 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and the Federal National 
Mortgage Association (FNMA) and to assess their compliance with 
affordable goals mandated by the Federal Enterprises Financial 
Soundness and Safety Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Nicolas 
Retsinas, Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing 
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Leland 
Brendsel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan 
Mortgage Company; and James Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive 
Officer, Federal National Mortgage Association.
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. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
  Hearings continue April 26.
HEALTH SECURITY ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Standards, 
Occupational Health and Safety held a hearing on Title X of H.R. 3600, 
Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FIRE SAFE CIGARETTE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer 
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 3885, Fire Safe 
Cigarette Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative Moakley; 
Ann Brown, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; Richard Gann, 
Chief, Fire Science Division, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Department of Commerce; Donald R. Shopland, Coordinator, 
Smoking and Tobacco Control Program, National Cancer Institute, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and a public witness.
UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD SOUTH AFRICA ON ELECTION EVE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on 
United States Policy Toward South Africa on the Eve of the Election. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Payne of New Jersey; George 
Moose, Assistant Secretary, African Affairs, Department of State; John 
Hicks, Assistant Administrator, Africa, AID, U.S. International 
Development Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
ELECTORAL REFORM IN MEXICO
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, 
International Organizations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on 
Western Hemisphere Affairs held a joint hearing on Electoral Reform in 
Mexico. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FAIR HEALTH INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, 
Justice, Transportation and Agriculture held a hearing on H.R. 4077, 
Fair Health Information Practices Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Velazquez; Nan D. Hunter, Deputy General Counsel, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
PRIVATE IMMIGRATION MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, 
Immigration, and Refugees met and considered private immigration bills.
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Navigation approved for full Committee action H.R. 4046, Panama 
Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
COOPERATIVE INTERJURISDICTIONAL RIVERS FISHERIES RESOURCES ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Management held a hearing on H.R. 2500, Cooperative Interjurisdictional 
Rivers Fisheries Resources Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Gunderson; Herb Jones, Acting Manager, Environmental 
Management, TVA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Civil 
Service approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 
2721, amended, Federal Employee Fairness Act of 1993; and H.R. 115, 
Federal and Postal Service Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1993.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on 
Compensation and Employee Benefits held an oversight hearing on the 
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program, and to examine the 
following bills: H.R. 512, FEGLI Living Benefits Act; H.R. 891, to 
permit certain Federal employees who retired or became entitled to 
receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 1980, to elect 
to resume coverage under the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance 
Program; and H.R. 3297, to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend 
the treatment currently afforded to Federal judges under the Federal 
Employees Group Life Insurance Program to certain other judicial 
officials. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gilman and Morella; 
Paul Mannes, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, District of Maryland; Curtis J. 
Smith, Associate Director, Retirement and Insurance Group, OPM; and a 
public witness.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY ACT; ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Ordered reported amended 
H.R. 1432, Department of Energy Laboratory Technology Act of 1993.
  The Committee also postponed consideration of the issuance of 
subpoenas to the Department of Defense relating to the Technology 
Reinvestment Program and other matters.
SPACE STATION--FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space 
concluded hearings on Space Station, Part II: Foreign Policy 
Implications. Testimony was heard from James Collins, Senior 
Coordinator for the Newly Independent States, Office of the Ambassador 
at Large, Department of State.
VETERANS HEALTH CARE ISSUES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on veterans perception on VA health care 
today, their opinions about the role of VA in a reformed health care 
system and related issues. Testimony was heard from David P. Baine, 
Director, Federal Health Care Delivery Issues, Health, Education, and 
Human Services Division, GAO; Elwood J. Headley, M.D., Acting Deputy 
Under Secretary, Health Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.

Joint Meetings
BUDGET
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate- and House-
passed versions of H. Con. Res. 218, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 
1997, 1998, and 1999, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed 
subject to call.
AUTHORIZATION--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Conferees on Tuesday, April 19, agreed to file a conference report on 
the differences between the Senate-and House-passed versions of H.R. 
2333, to authorize funds for the Department of State, the United States 
Information Agency, and related agencies, and to authorize funds for 
foreign assistance programs.