[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 89 (Tuesday, July 12, 1994)]
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
[D12JY4-18]{D794}APPROPRIAT
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE
[D12JY4-19]{D794}Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of 
Defense, after receiving testimony from William J. Perry, Secretary of 
Defense.
[D12JY4-20]{D794}NOMINATION
NOMINATIONS
[D12JY4-21]{D794}Committee
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAF, for appointment to the grade of general 
and to be Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; Vice Adm. Richard C. 
Macke, USN, for appointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander in 
Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; Maj. Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC, for 
appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and to be Commanding General, 
Marine Corps Combat Development Command; and Maj. Gen. Paul E. Blackwell, 
USA, for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and to be Deputy 
Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Blackwell 
was introduced by Representative Spratt.
[D12JY4-22]{D795}INTERSTATE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[D12JY4-23]{D795}Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation held oversight hearings on the operation of the Interstate 
Commerce Commission (ICC), focusing on the ICC's role in rail and motor 
carrier transportation regulation, receiving testimony from Representatives 
Kasich, Hefley, and Swift; Frank E. Kruesi, Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation for Domestic Transportation; Gail C. McDonald, Chairman, 
Karen Borlaug Phillips, Vice Chairman, and J.J. Simmons III and Linda J. 
Morgan, each a Commissioner, all of the Interstate Commerce Commission; 
Kenneth M. Mead, Director of Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, 
and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office; Thomas 
Donohue, American Trucking Associations, and Martin E. Foley, National Motor 
Freight Traffic Association, Inc., both of Alexandria, Virginia; Donald J. 
Schneider, Schneider Trucking Company, Green Bay, Wisconsin; Edwin L. 
Harper, Association of American Railroads, Kevin Kaufman, National Grain and 
Feed Association, Joseph E. Lema, National Coal Association, and Edward 
Wytkind, AFL-CIO, all of Washington, D.C.; Joseph M. Clapp, Roadway 
Services, Inc., Akron, Ohio; Edward R. Trout, Cornhusker Motor Lines, Inc., 
and James V. Dolan, Union Pacific Railroad, both of Omaha, Nebraska; William 
A. McCurdy, Jr., E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware; 
Richard G. Velten, Johnson & Johnson Hospital Services, Inc., New Brunswick, 
New Jersey, on behalf of the National Small Shipments Traffic Conference; 
and Edward M. Emmett, National Industrial Transportation League, Arlington, 
Virginia.
[D12JY4-24]{D795}Hearings w
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
[D12JY4-25]{D795}DOD FINANC
DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
[D12JY4-26]{D795}Committee
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee held hearings to examine the 
Department of Defense's financial management operations, focusing on the 
results of audits conducted to implement the Chief Financial Officers Act of 
1990, receiving testimony from Francis E. Reardon, Auditor General, and 
Helen T. McCoy, Assistant Secretary for Financial Management, both of the 
Department of the Army; Jackie R. Crawford, Auditor General, and Robert F. 
Hale, Assistant Secretary for Financial Management, both of the Department 
of the Air Force; and Derek J. Vander Schaaf, Deputy Inspector General, and 
Richard F. Keevey, Deputy Comptroller for Financial Systems, both of the 
Department of Defense.
[D12JY4-27]{D795}Hearings w
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
[D12JY4-28]{D795}NOMINATION
NOMINATION
[D12JY4-29]{D795}Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings on the nomination of 
Stephen G. Breyer, of Massachusetts, to be an Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States, where the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senators Kennedy, Kerry, Feinstein, and Boxer, testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
[D12JY4-30]{D795}Hearings c
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
[D12JY4-31]{D795}INTELLIGEN
INTELLIGENCE
[D12JY4-32]{D795}Select Com
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive 
a briefing from officials of the intelligence community on intelligence 
matters.
[D12JY4-33]{D795}Committee
  Committee will meet again on Thursday, July 14.
        H
[D12JY4-34]{D795}House of R


                        House of Representatives
[D12JY4-35]{D795}Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: Ten public bills, H.R. 4719-4728; five private bills, H.R. 
4729-4733; and five resolutions, H.J. Res. 386-387, H. Con. Res. 265, and H. 
Res. 476-477, were introduced.
  Pages H5546-47
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
[D12JY4-36]{D795}S. 537; H.
  S. 537; H.R. 3718; H.R. 2266; H.R. 2411; and H.R. 2084, amended, all 
private bills (H. Rept. 103-576 through H. Rept. 103-581, respectively, 
filed on June 30);
[D12JY4-37]{D795}H.R. 3800,
  H.R. 3800, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, amended (H. Rept. 103-582 Pt. I, 
filed on June 30, 1994);
[D12JY4-38]{D795}H.R. 4008,
  H.R. 4008, to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, amended (H. Rept. 
103-583, Pt. I, filed on July 8, 1994);
[D12JY4-39]{D795}H.R. 4504,
  H.R. 4504, to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, amended 
(H. Rept. 103-584);
[D12JY4-40]{D795}H.R. 3817,
  H.R. 3817, to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act, amended (H. Rept. 103-
585);
[D12JY4-41]{D795}H.R. 4253,
  H.R. 4253, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning 
National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas, amended (H. Rept. 103-586);
[D12JY4-42]{D795}Report ent
  Report entitled ``Further Legislation Needed for Release of Kennedy 
Assassination Records'' (H. Rept. 103-587);
[D12JY4-43]{D795}H.R. 3708,
  H.R. 3708, to reform the operation, maintenance, and development of the 
Steamtown National Historic Site, amended (H. Rept. 103-588);
[D12JY4-44]{D795}S. 1402, t
  S. 1402, to convey a certain parcel of public land to the county of Twin 
falls, Idaho, for use as a landfill (H. Rept. 103-589);
[D12JY4-45]{D795}S. 589, to
  S. 589, to reduce the restrictions on lands conveyed by deed under the Act 
of June 8, 1926, amended (H. Rept. 103-590);
[D12JY4-46]{D795}S. 273, to
  S. 273, to remove certain restrictions from a parcel of land owned by the 
City of North Charleston, South Carolina, in order to permit a land exchange 
(H. Rept. 103-591);
[D12JY4-47]{D796}H.R. 1716,
  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, amended (H. 
Rept. 103-592);
[D12JY4-48]{D796}H.R. 4364,
  H.R. 4364, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to transfer 
administrative jurisdiction over certain lands for inclusion in the Cape 
Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, amended (H. Rept. 103-593, Pt. 
I);
[D12JY4-49]{D796}H.R. 3246,
  H.R. 3246, to provide that the provisions of chapters 83 and 84 of title 
5, United States Code, relating to reemployed annuitants shall not apply 
with respect to postal retirees who are reemployed, on a temporary basis, to 
serve as rural letter carriers or rural postmasters, amended (H. Rept. 103-
594);
[D12JY4-50]{D796}H.J. Res.
  H.J. Res. 131, designating December 7 of each year as ``National Pearl 
Harbor Remembrance Day'' (H. Rept. 103-595);
[D12JY4-51]{D796}H. Res. 47
  H. Res. 474, providing for consideration of H.R. 3937, entitled ``The 
Export Administration Act of 1994'' (H. Rept. 103-596); and
[D12JY4-52]{D796}H. Res. 47
  H. Res. 475, providing for consideration of H.R. 1188, to provide for 
disclosures for insurance in interstate commerce (H. Rept. 103-597).
Pages H5545-46
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designates 
Representative Montgomery to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H5465
Recess: House recessed at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at noon.
  Page H5468
Presidential Message--Export Administration: Read a message from the 
President wherein he reports the continuation of the system of controls 
contained in 15 C.F.R., Parts 768-799, including restrictions on 
participation by United States persons in certain foreign boycott 
activities, which heretofore have been maintained under the authority of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. No. 103-277).
  Page H5469
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Coastal Barrier technical corrections: H.R. 4598, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to maps relating to 
the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H5473-75
  California land transfer: H.R. 4647, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey to the City of Imperial Beach, California, approximately 
1 acre of land in the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge;
  Page H5475
  Fishermen's Protective Act amendments: H.R. 3817, amended, to amend the 
Fishermen's Protective Act;
  Pages H5476-77
  Corning National Fish Hatchery: H.R. 4253, amended, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to 
the State of Arkansas;
  Pages H5478-79
  Striped Bass Conservation Act amendments: H.R. 4504, amended, to amend the 
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act;
  Pages H5479-80
  Rocky Mountain National Park: H.R. 1716, amended, 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;
  Pages H5480-82
  Steamtown National Historic Site: H.R. 3708, amended to reform the 
operation, maintenance, and development of the Steamtown National Historic 
Site;
  Pages H5482-87
  Cape Hatteras National Recreational Area: H.R. 4364, amended, to direct 
the Secretary of Transportation to transfer administrative jurisdiction over 
certain lands for inclusion in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
Recreational Area. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H5487-88
  Twin Falls, Idaho land transfer: S. 1402, to convey a certain parcel of 
public land to the county to Twin Falls, Idaho, for use as a landfill--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H5488-89
  North Charleston, South Carolina land exchange: S. 273, to remove certain 
restrictions from a parcel of land owned by the City of North Charleston, 
South Carolina, in order to permit a land exchange--clearing the measure for 
the President; and
  Pages H5489-90
  Utah land restrictions: S. 859, amended, to reduce the restrictions on 
lands conveyed by deed under the Act of June 8, 1926;
  Pages H5490-91
California Desert Protection: House continued consideration of H.R. 518, to 
designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish 
the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National 
Monument; but came to no resolution thereon. Consideration of amendments 
will resume at a later date.
  Pages H5491-H5524
Agreed to:
[D12JY4-53]{D796}The Lewis
  The Lewis of California en bloc amendment, as amended by the Vento 
substitute, that establishes local advisory commissions for the Death 
Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks;
Pages H5496-98
[D12JY4-54]{D796}The Lehman
  The Lehman of California amendment that clarifies that the provisions 
preserving Southern California Edison Company's rights-of-way and access to 
lands within the Mojave National Park for utility operation and maintenance 
purposes also would apply to the company's successors or assigns.
Page H5500
[D12JY4-55]{D796}The LaRocc
  The LaRocco en bloc amendment that changes the current East Mojave Scenic 
Area from a national preserve to a national park (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 239 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 316);
Pages H5500-14
[D12JY4-56]{D797}The Bilbra
  The Bilbray amendment as amended by the Miller of California amendment 
that establishes the boundaries for the Mojave National Park; and 
establishes the Dinosaur Trackway Area of Critical Environmental Concern 
within the California Desert Conservation Area; and
Pages H5514-15
[D12JY4-57]{D797}The Quille
  The Quillen amendment as amended by the Miller of California substitute 
that allows holders of specified claims to continue exploration activities 
for 2 years after enactment of the bill in order to attempt to prove up 
those claims; establishes procedures for holders to continue to mine under 
certain circumstances.
Pages H5523-24
Rejected:
[D12JY4-58]{D797}The Vento
  The Vento amendment that sought to allow current holders of grazing 
permits to continue grazing their livestock in the Death Valley and Mojave 
National parks, but bar any renewal of their grazing permits (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 190 ayes to 207 noes, Roll No. 315); and
Pages H5491-96
[D12JY4-59]{D797}The DeLay
  The DeLay amendment that sought to prohibit the use of condemnation 
procedures to acquire private lands within the boundaries of the Mojave 
National Park (rejected by a recorded vote of 145 ayes to 274 noes, Roll No. 
317).
Pages H5518-23
[D12JY4-60]{D797}The follow
  The following amendments were offered, but subsequently withdrawn:
[D12JY4-61]{D797}The Cunnin
  The Cunningham amendment that sought to provide that the owners of private 
lands within the boundaries of the Mojave National Park, other than Catellus 
Development Corp., whose lands are to be acquired by the Federal Government, 
shall be entitled to the full use and enjoyment of those lands without 
restriction by Federal land regulations; and
Pages H5515-18
[D12JY4-62]{D797}The Miller
  The Miller of California amendment to the Cunningham amendment that sought 
to require that no lands within the boundaries of the Mojave National Park 
that are privately owned shall be subject to any of the rules or regulations 
applicable solely to the Federal lands and may be used only to the extent 
allowed by applicable existing law.
Pages H5515-18
National Apollo Anniversary Observance: S.J. Res. 187, designating July 16 
through July 24, 1994, as ``National Apollo Anniversary Observance''--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H5524-25
World War II Anniversary: S.J. Res. 172, designating May 30, 1994, through 
June 6, 1994, as a ``Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth 
Anniversary of World War II.''
  Page H5525
[D12JY4-63]{D797}Agreed to
  Agreed to the Byrne amendment that changes the dates of observance to May 
29, 1995, through June 6, 1995.
Page H5525
[D12JY4-64]{D797}Agreed to
  Agreed to amend the title.
Page H5525
Suspensions: House voted to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  John F. Kennedy assassination records amendments: H.R.4569, amended, to 
extend and make amendments to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination 
Records Collection Act of 1992;
  Pages H5526-27
  Senior Executive Service death expenses: H.R.4549, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to provide for travel and transportation expenses for 
the family of a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who dies 
after transferring in the interest of the Government to an official duty 
station and who was eligible for an annuity at the time of death; and
  Pages H5527-28
  Nazi persecution victims eligibility benefits: H.R.1873, amended, to 
require certain payments made to victims of Nazi persecution to be 
disregarded in determining eligibility for and the amount of benefits or 
services based on need.
  Pages H5528-31
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H5468-69.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the proceedings 
of the House today and appear on pages H5495-96, H5513-14, and H5522-23. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 8.52 p.m.
[D12JY4-65]{D797}Committee