[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported as amended the following 
bills: H.R. 2866, Headwaters Forest Act; H.R. 3905, Opal Creek Forest 
Preserve Act of 1994; and H.R. 2942, Mount Pleasant National Scenic 
Area Act.
DETER COUNTERFEITING--TREASURY INITIATIVES
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing to 
examine the initiatives being adopted by the Department of the Treasury 
to deter the counterfeiting of U.S. currency. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Frank N. 
Newman, Under Secretary, Domestic Finance; Mary Ellen Withrow, 
Treasurer; Peter H. Daly, Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; 
Guy P. Caputo, Deputy Director, U.S. Secret Service; Edward E. Kelley, 
Jr., member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
an oversight hearing on electricity to explore emerging issues that 
have followed the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Testimony 
was heard from Susan F. Tierney, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, 
Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
DOE'S MANAGEMENT--CONTRACTOR'S LITIGATION COSTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the Department of Energy's management 
and control of contractor litigation costs. Testimony was heard from 
Victor S. Rezendes, Issue Area Director, Energy and Science, Resources, 
Community and Economic Development Division, GAO; and Robert R. 
Nordhaus, General Counsel, Department of Energy.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance concluded oversight hearings on financial derivatives. 
Testimony was heard from Camillo C. Gomez, Senior Staff, Los Alamos 
National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Hazardous Materials approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 
4545, Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994.
ELECTION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere 
Affairs held a hearing on Election in the Dominican Republic: Recent 
Developments. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Ambassador Harriet Babbitt, U.S. Permanent 
Representative to the OAS; and Ambassador Michael M. Skol, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Inter-American Affairs; and a public 
witness.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS ACT COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, 
and Monetary Affairs continued hearings on Chief Financial Officers Act 
Compliance and Financial Management, with emphasis on the Department of 
the Treasury. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Treasury: George Munoz, Assistant Secretary, 
Management and Chief Financial Officer; Gerald Murphy, Fiscal Assistant 
Secretary; and Robert P. Cesca, Deputy Inspector General; George M. 
Holloway, Director, Civil Audits, Accounting and Information Management 
Division, GAO.
OFFICIAL DUTY DEFENSE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice 
began consideration of H.R. 4619, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to provide an official duty defense to certain section 32 and 
related offenses.
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING NEEDS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on Infrastructure Financing 
Needs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Louise F. Stoll, Assistant Secretary, 
Budget; and Jane F. Garvey, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration; Michael B. Cook, Director, Office of Wastewater and 
Compliance, EPA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space 
approved for full action the following measures: H.R. 4489, amended, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1995 and 1996; and H. Con. Res. 261, to honor the U.S. astronauts 
who flew in space as part of the program of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration to research and explore the Moon.