[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RURAL CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and 
Rural Development held a hearing on H.R. 3790, Rural Consumer 
Protection Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Gunderson; Wally Beyer, Administrator, Rural Electrification 
Administration, USDA; and public witnesses.
NORTHERN ROCKIES ECO-SYSTEM PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural 
Resources and the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources of 
the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries held a joint hearing on 
H.R. 2638, Northern Rockies Eco-System Protection Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Maloney; Mark Reimers, Deputy Chief, 
Legislation, Forest Service, USDA; James W. Stewart, Assistant 
Director, Planning, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; 
and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
DOD Medical Programs. 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.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the National Endowment for the Humanities. Testimony was heard from 
Sheldon Hackney, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, 
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor--HHS--Education 
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of 
Congress.
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: Subcommittee on Military Forces and 
Personnel approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4301, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities approved for full Committee action H.R. 4301, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4301, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness approved for 
full Committee action as amended H.R. 4301, National Defense 
Authorization Act of 1995.
CHILD NUTRITION ACT AND THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT AMENDMENT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, 
Secondary, and Vocational Education approved for full Committee action 
as amended 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.
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.
CRISIS IN RWANDA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on 
the Crisis in Rwanda. Testimony was heard from George Moose, Assistant 
Secretary, African Affairs, Department of State; and a public witness.
FAIR HEALTH INFORMATION PRACTICES ACT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, 
Justice, Transportation and Agriculture continued hearings on H.R. 
4077, Fair Health Information Practices Act of 1994. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
EFFECTIVENESS OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DEFICIENCIES IN THE B-1B BOMBER 
PROGRAM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and 
National Security held a hearing on the Effectiveness of Efforts to 
Address Deficiencies in the B-1B Bomber Program. Testimony was heard 
from Louis J. Rodrigues, Director, Systems Development and Production 
Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; the 
following officials of the Department of the Air Force: Maj. Gen. Larry 
L. Henry, USAF, Director, Operational Requirements, Deputy Chief of 
Staff, Plans and Operations; and Brig. Gen. James M. Richards, USAF, 
Director, Long Range Power Projection, Special Operations Airlift and 
Training Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Acquisitions; and 
Dagnija Sterste-Perkins, Foreign Affairs Analyst, Foreign Affairs and 
National Defense Division, Congressional Research Service.
ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Management held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Atlantic 
Striped Bass Conservation Act. Testimony was heard from Dick Shaefer, 
Director, Office of Conservation and Management, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Gary Edwards, 
Assistant Director, Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; Gordon Colvin, Director, Marine Resources, 
Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported as amended the 
following bills: H.R. 518, California Desert Protection Act of 1993; 
and H.R. 3567, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
PORTS, INLAND WATERWAYS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND WATER SUPPLY 
INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on Ports, Inland Waterways, 
Wastewater Treatment and Water Supply Infrastructure. Testimony was 
heard from Robert Persiasepe, Assistant Administrator, Water, EPA; John 
Zirschky, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 
Department of the Army; and public witnesses.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECREATIONAL FIREARMS USE PROTECTION ACT:
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against 
consideration and providing two hours of general debate on H.R. 4296, 
Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. The rule 
provides that the Judiciary committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute now printed in the bill shall be considered as read. All 
points of order are waived against the committee substitute. The rule 
provides that no amendment to the committee substitute nor the bill 
shall be in order. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brooks 
and Representatives Schumer, Synar, Penny, Blackwell, Bishop, Green of 
Texas, McCollum, and Upton.
FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINICS EXTENSION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against 
the conference report on S. 636, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances 
Act of 1993; and against its consideration. The rule provides that the 
conference report shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Brooks and Representative McCollum.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 7-4, granted a rule providing 
one hour of debate on the conference report on H. Con. Res. 218, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. All points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
Finally, in section 2, the rule provides that Rule 49 will not apply 
upon the adoption of the conference report on the budget. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Sabo.
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH: PROMISES AND PROBLEMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Federal 
Environmental Research: Promises and Problems. Testimony was heard from 
Bob Watson, Associate Director, Environment, Office of Science and 
Technology Policy; D. James Baker, Administrator, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the reauthorization 
of small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, 
Small Business Administration Amendments of 1994; and H.R. 4298, to 
amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit payment of 
debentures issued by State and local development companies. Testimony 
was heard from Mary Jean Ryan, Associate Deputy Director, Economic 
Development, SBA; and public witnesses.
VIEWPOINTS ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED ISSUES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Viewpoints on Veterans Affairs and 
Related Issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported as amended H.R. 4277, 
Social Security Administrative Reform Act of 1994.
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE LEGISLATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on 
Counterintelligence Legislation. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Justice: Jamie S. Gorelick, Deputy 
Attorney General; and Robert Bryant, Director, Intelligence Division, 
FBI; R. James Woolsey, Director, CIA; Keith Hall, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Intelligence and Security, Department of Defense; and public 
witnesses.