[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 63 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TRADE WITH CUBA--AGRICULTURAL IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and 
Hunger held a hearing to review the agricultural implications of trade 
with Cuba. Testimony was heard from Representatives Menendez, Rangel 
and Diaz-Balart; and public witnesses.
IDAHO WILDERNESS, SUSTAINABLE FORESTS AND COMMUNITIES ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural 
Resources and the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural 
Development held a joint hearing on H.R. 3732, Idaho Wilderness, 
Sustainable Forests and Communities Act of 1994. Testimony was heard 
from Representative LaRocco; and Mark A. Reimers, Deputy Chief, Forest 
Service, USDA.
LEGISLATIVE AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following 
appropriation bills for fiscal year 1995: Legislative and Military 
Construction.
NATIONAL PROPERTY REINSURANCE ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing on H.R. 3298, National 
Property Reinsurance Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Waters; Elaine McReynolds, Administrator, Federal 
Insurance Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency; and 
public witnesses.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy held a 
hearing on the African Development Fund. Testimony was heard from Susan 
Levine, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Development, Debt, 
and Environment Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public 
witnesses.
TOLL FREE NUMBER--ASSIST CONSUMERS IF PRODUCTS ARE AMERICAN MADE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer 
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 3342, to 
establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist 
consumers in determining if products are American made. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Traficant and T.S. Chung, Director, Office of 
Export Promotion, Department of Commerce.
IMPACT OF DERIVATIVES ON THE NATION'S FINANCIAL MARKETS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance continued hearings on the impact of derivatives on the 
Nation's financial markets. Testimony was heard from Charles A. 
Bowsher, Comptroller General, GAO.
  Hearings continue May 25.
INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT--COMMERCIAL EFFECTS OF MULTILATERAL 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and 
National Security held a hearing on International Procurement and the 
Commercial Effects of the Multilateral Government Procurement 
Agreement. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Michael Kantor, U.S. 
Trade Representative; Allan Mendelowitz, Managing Director, Trade, 
Finance and Competitiveness, GAO; and public witnesses.
PRISON INMATE TRAINING AND REHABILITATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and 
Judicial Administration held a hearing on H.R. 703, Prison Inmate 
Training and Rehabilitation Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from 
Senator Brown; Representative Wolf; Kathleen M. Hawk, Director, Federal 
Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on 
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf held an 
oversight hearing on the state of research and development in offshore 
technology. Testimony was heard from Thomas Gernhofer, Associate 
Director, Offshore Minerals Management, Minerals Management Service, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands approved for full Committee action as amended 
the following bills: H.R. 3707, American Heritage Areas Partnership 
Program Act of 1993; H.R. 3709, National Park System New Area Study; 
and H.R. 1508, National Park System Reformation Act.
CLEAN CAR INITIATIVE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Environment and Aviation held a hearing on the Clean Car 
Initiative. Testimony was heard from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office 
of Science and Technology Policy; Mary Good, Under Secretary for 
Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform 
legislation.
  Will continue May 24.