[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 26, 1994)] [Daily Digest] [Page D] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses. INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Indian Health Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services; Donna E. Shalala, Secretary; and Michael Trujillo, Director, Indian Health Service; and Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior. LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human Services--Education held a hearing on the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute on Mental Health, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center for Human Genome Research, the Fogarty International Center, the National Library of Medicine, and on the National Center for Research Resources. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D., Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration; David Satcher, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the following officials of NIH: Lawrence E. Schulman, M.D., Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Rex W. Cowdry, M.D., Acting Deputy Director, National Institute on Mental Health; James B. Snow, Jr., M.D., Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director, National Institute on Aging; Francis S. Collins, M.D., Director, National Center for Human Genome Research; Phillip E. Schambra, M.D., Director, Fogarty International Center; Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D., Director, National Library of Medicine; and Judith L. Vaitukaitis, M.D., Director, National Center for Research Resources. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses. VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies held a hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony was heard from Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Acquisition continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on Navy programs. Testimony was heard from Richard A. Davis, Director, National Security Analysis, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and Nora Slatkin, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development and Acquisition, Department of the Navy. Hearings continue April 28. 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 military health care. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Stephen C. Joseph, Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. Alcide M. LaNoue, USA, Surgeon General of the Army; VAdm. Donald F. Hagen, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; and Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Sloan, USAF, Surgeon General of the Air Force. 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 Base Realignment and Closure implementation. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert E. Bayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Economic Reinvestment and Base Closures; and Ronald A. Davidson, Deputy Comptroller (Program and Budget). NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ACT Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on H.R. 4255, National Guard Bureau Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. James A. Ryan, USA (Ret.), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs; William D. Clark, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army; Judy Ann Miller, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment, Department of the Air Force; and Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, USA, Acting Chief, National Guard Bureau; and public witnesses. DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on mobility and sustainment issues. Testimony was heard from Norman Rabkin, Associate Director, Military Operations and Capabilities Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; RAdm. Robert Chamberlin, USN, Executive Director, Supply Management, Defense Logistics Agency; and Lt. Gen. Johnnie E. Wilson, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Department of the Army. The Subcommittee also continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on Department of Defense dependents education (Department of Defense Dependents Schools, Impact Aid, and Section 6 Schools). Testimony was heard from Representative Thomas of California; Cornelia Blanchette, Associate Director, Health, Education and Human Services, GAO; Carolyn H. Becraft, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Personnel Support, Families and Education, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. Hearings continue April 28. DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology continued hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, with emphasis on issues relating to the advanced sensor applications program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Keith Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Intelligence and Security; and George R. Schneiter, Director, Strategic and Space Systems; Richard E. Twogood, Program Leader, Imaging and Detection Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and a public witness. Hearings continue April 28. 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 Stewart B. McKinney Act Programs for the Homeless and Supportive Housing Programs for the Elderly, for Persons with Disabilities, and for Persons with AIDS. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Hearings continue May 5. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEGISLATION Committee on the District of Columbia: Held a hearing on H.R. 4242, to enforce the law regulating the height of buildings in the District of Columbia by prohibiting the District of Columbia from issuing any building or occupancy permit for the project described in Zoning Commission Case 93-9C unless the project is modified to conform to such law. Testimony was heard from Reginald Griffith, Executive Director, National Capital Planning Commission; the following officials of the District of Columbia: Joseph F. Bottner, Jr., Zoning Administrator; Albert G. Dobbins, III, Director, Office of Planning; and Madeliene H. Robinson, Director, Office of Zoning; and public witnesses. HEALTH SECURITY ACT Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations continued markup of H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. PROFESSIONAL BOXING CORPORATION ACT Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 2607, Professional Boxing Corporation Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Senator Roth; Representative Richardson; and public witnesses. IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on the Impact of Television on U.S. Foreign Policy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. INDOCHINESE REFUGEES Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing on Indochinese Refugees. Testimony was heard from Representative Vento; the following officials of the Department of State: Phyllis Oakley, Acting Director, Bureau of Refugee Affairs; and Thomas Hubbard, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs; and public witnesses. PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4296, Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. LAW OF THE SEA TREATY AND DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES ACT REAUTHORIZATION Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held a hearing on the Law of the Sea Treaty and Reauthorization of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. Testimony was heard from Ambassador David Colson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Oceans, Department of State; David Evans, Senior Scientist, National Ocean Services, NOAA, Department of Commerce; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Capt. Richard Schiff, Assistant Judge Advocate General, Civil Law, Department of the Navy; and Myron H. Nordquist, Faculty of Law, U.S. Air Force Academy; 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. 3593, to establish the Ohio and Erie Canal National Corridor in the State of Ohio as an affiliated area of the National Parks System; and H.R. 2633, to revise the boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Testimony was heard from Senators Pell, Chafee, and Kennedy; Representatives Regula, Sawyer, Neal of Massachusetts, Machtley, Reed, and Blute; Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3508, amended, Tribal Self-Government Act of 1993; and H.R. 4231, to prohibit regulations that classify, enhance, or diminish the privileges and immunities of an Indian tribe relative to other federally recognized Indian tribes. OVERSIGHT Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Continued oversight hearings on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Hearings continue May 17. GATT URUGUAY ROUND: IMPLICATIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the GATT Uruguay Round: Implications for Small Business. Testimony was heard from Rufus Yerxa, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Susan Esserman, Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Legislation concluded hearings on Legislative Proposals. Testimony was heard from Harold Relyea, Specialist in American National Government, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. The Subcommittee met in executive session to conclude hearings on Legislative Proposals. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. Joint Meetings FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINICS Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate- and House-passed versions of S. 636, to permit individuals to have freedom of access to certain medical clinics and facilities.