[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing 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 
the National Endowment for the Arts. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education held 
a hearing on the Administration for Children and Families, the 
Administration on Aging, and on the Health and Human Services 
Department Management. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Health and Human Services: Mary Jo Bane, Assistant 
Secretary, Administration for Children and Families; Fernando M. 
Torres-Gil, Assistant Secretary for Aging; and Kenneth S. Apfel, 
Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from 
Members of Congress and public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Military Application of Nuclear Energy 
Panel approved for full Committee action recommendations on H.R. 4301, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management 
Relations continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health 
Security Act; and H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994.
  Will continue tomorrow.
FAIRNESS IN PRODUCT LIABILITY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer 
Protection, and Competitiveness, held a hearing on H.R. 1910, Fairness 
in Product Liability Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade 
and Environment held a hearing on the following measures: H.R. 4239, to 
provide for the establishment of a foreign assistance program to 
support efforts by other countries to protect intellectual property; 
and H. Con. Res. 240, expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
to intellectual property protection. Testimony was heard from Ira 
Shapiro, General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; 
Larry Saiers, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Policy and Program 
Coordination, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency; 
Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant Secretary and Commissioner of Patents, 
Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
SIMPLIFYING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing 
and Aviation held a hearing on Simplifying the Maze of Federal 
Employment Training Programs. Testimony was heard from Douglas Ross, 
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, Department 
of Labor; the following officials of the Department of Education; 
Augusta Souza Kappner, Assistant Secretary, Office of Adult and 
Vocational Education; and David Longanecker, Assistant Secretary, 
Postsecondary Education; Diann Dawson, Acting Director, Office of 
Family Assistance, Administration for Families and Children, Department 
of Health and Human Services; and Celia Dollarhide, Director, Education 
Services, VBA, Education Services, Department of Veterans Affairs.
HEALTH SECURITY ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs 
held a hearing on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act. Testimony was heard 
from Luana Reyes, Acting Director, Headquarters Operations, Indian 
Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY AND SECURITY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Environment and Aviation held a hearing on Communications 
and Computer Surveillance, Privacy and Security. Testimony was heard 
from James K. Kallstrom, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Department of 
Justice; Clinton Brooks, Special Assistant to the Director, NSA, 
Department of Defense; Ray Kammer, Deputy Director, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.