[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
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Committee Meetings
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on Governmental Direction and Support and on Public 
Safety and Justice. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the District of Columbia: Samuel McClendon, Inspector General; Bruce A. 
Marshall, Director, Department of Administrative Services; Joseph P. 
Yeldell, Assistant City Administrator, Human Resources Development; 
Larry A. King, Director, Office of Personnel; Vanessa Ruiz, Corporation 
Counsel; Fred Thomas, Chief of Police; Otis J. Latin, Fire Chief; and 
Margaret Moore, Acting Director, Department of Corrections.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. 
Goldin, Administrator, NASA.
C-17 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the C-17 aircraft 
program. Testimony was heard from John M. Deutch, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of Defense.
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.
DOE NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
approved for full Committee action as amended S. 473, Department of 
Energy National Competitiveness Technology Partnership Act.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the 
Environment continued oversight hearings on tobacco products. Testimony 
was heard from Joseph A. Califano, Jr., former Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.
UNITED STATES-U.N. RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, 
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Tensions 
in the United States-United Nations Relations. Testimony was heard from 
Ambassador Madeleine K. Albright, U.S. Permanent Representative to the 
United Nations.
RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment 
and Natural Resources held a hearing on H.R. 3987, Rhinoceros and Tiger 
Conservation Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Beilenson; Mollie Beattie, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs 
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4228, Auburn Indian 
Restoration Act; H.R. 3605 and S. 282, Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians 
Recognition Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hilliard and 
Doolittle; Deborah Maddox, Acting Director, Office of Tribal Services, 
Department of the Interior; 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. 
1716, to amend the Act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain 
National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in Rocky 
Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek; and H.R. 2577, 
The Fall River Visitor Center Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Skaggs and Allard; Mike Finley, Acting Associate 
Director, Operations, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
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 24.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the 
following: as modified GSA's Fiscal Year 1995 Capital Improvement 
Program; 3 11(b) resolutions; 4 Corps of Engineers Survey resolutions; 
H.R. 1638, amended, to amend the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, 
and Engineering Education Act of 1990 to establish the National Academy 
of Science, Space, and Technology at State universities, to expand the 
scholarship program associated with such Academy, to direct the 
Administrator of General Services to construct a public building to 
provide space for the headquarters of such Academy; H.R. 2680, amended, 
to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 concerning the calculation of 
public building transactions; H.R. 3840, to designate the Federal 
building and U.S. courthouse located at 100 East Houston Street in 
Marshall, TX, as the ``Sam B. Hall, Jr. Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse; H.R. 3724, to designate the U.S. courthouse located 
in Bridgeport, CT, as the ``Brien McMahon Federal Building;'' H. Con. 
Res. 236, authorizing the 1994 Special Olympic torch relay to be run 
through the Capitol Grounds; H. Con. Res. 238, authorizing the use of 
the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; S. 1458, 
General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994; and H.R. 4385, amended, 
National Highway System Designation Act of 1994.
BLACK LUNG BENEFITS RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing one hour of general 
debate on H.R. 2108, Black Lung Benefits Restoration Act of 1993. 
Section 401(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act is waived against 
consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 4415 as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment. The substitute shall be 
considered as read. The rule limits to 3 hours, excluding votes, the 
time for consideration of the bill for amendment. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Ford of Michigan, and Representatives Murphy, 
Fawell, Barrett of Nebraska, and Boehner.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing two hours of general 
debate on H.R. 4301, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1995. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill. The rule makes in order the Armed Services committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment. The substitute shall be considered as 
read. All points of order are waived against the substitute. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the report to accompany 
the rule, certain amendments en bloc described in section 4, and pro 
forma amendments if offered by the Chairman or ranking minority member 
of the Armed Services Committee. Except as specified in sections 3, 4, 
or 5 of the rule, the amendments shall be considered in the order and 
manner specified in the report. The rule provides that unless otherwise 
specified in the report, each amendment is debatable for 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled. The amendments shall be considered as 
read and are not subject to amendment nor a demand for a division of 
the question. All points of order are waived against the amendments in 
the report. The Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his 
designee is authorized to offer amendments en bloc consisting of the 
amendments printed in part 1 of the report and germane modifications 
thereto. The amendments en bloc shall be considered as read except that 
modifications will be reported. The amendments en bloc are debatable 
for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and the 
ranking minority member of the Armed Services Committee and are not 
subject to amendment nor a demand for a division of the question. The 
original proponents are permitted to insert statements in the Record. 
All points of order are waived against the amendments en bloc. The rule 
provides for an additional period of 20 minutes of general debate on 
the subject of Ballistic Missile Defense and an additional period of 20 
minutes of general debate on the subject of the Trident II (D-5) 
missile. The amendments printed in part 2 of the report (relating to 
Ballistic Missile Defense funding) will be considered under the king-
of-the-hill procedures. After the ``major cluster'' amendments are 
disposed of, it will be in order to consider any part 1 amendments not 
previously considered. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is 
permitted to postpone consideration of a request for a recorded vote on 
any amendment and to reduce to 5 minutes the time for voting after the 
first of a series of votes. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
is permitted to recognize for consideration of any amendment printed in 
the report out of the order in which they are printed, but not sooner 
than one hour after the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or a 
designee announces from the floor a request to that effect. Finally, 
the rule provides that no further consideration of the bill shall be in 
order except as subsequently ordered by the House. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Dellums and Representatives Hutto, Skelton, Spratt, 
McCloskey, Abercrombie, Meehan, Underwood, Harman, Furse, Farr of 
California, Dicks, Frank of Massachusetts, Gejdenson, Kaptur, Penny, 
Kanjorski, Kennedy, Condit, DeLauro, Menendez, Hamburg, Reed, Klink, 
McKinney, Sanders, Spence, Kasich, Hansen, Kyl, Dornan, Machtley, 
Gilman, Molinari, Goodling, Livingston, Porter, Snowe, Solomon, 
McCollum, Burton of Indiana, Schaefer, Kolbe, Shays, Goss, Gilchrest, 
Zimmer, Canady, and Horn.
AMERICA'S DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY FUTURE--ARE WE PREPARED?
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Environment and Aviation held a hearing on America's Dual-
Use Technology Future--Are We Prepared? Testimony was heard from Lionel 
Johns, Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; 
Anita Jones, Director, Research and Engineering, Department of Defense; 
and public witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the reauthorization 
of small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, 
to amend the Small Business Act; 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 
public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 4425, to authorize major medical facilities construction projects 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1995, and to 
revise and improve veterans' health programs; and H.R. 3013, amended, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Women's Bureau in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session 
and ordered reported as amended H.R. 4299, Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 1995.