[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
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Committee Meetings
DOD'S ROLE IN HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and 
Personnel held a hearing on the role of the Department of Defense in 
health-care reform. 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; and a 
public witness.
RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management 
Relations held a hearing on H.R. 3396, Retirement Protection Act of 
1993. Testimony was heard from Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor; Leslie 
B. Samuels, Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the 
Treasury; Martin Slate, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation; and public witnesses.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and 
Civil Rights held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 4111, amended, Amtrak Investment Act of 1994; H.R. 4545, amended, 
Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994; H.R. 4535, Unlisted 
Trading Privileges Act of 1994; H.R. 3342, amended, to establish a toll 
free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in 
determining if products are American made; H.R. 4752, amended, Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1994; and H.R. 4751, amended, 
to reauthorize appropriations for the weatherization program under 
section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 2826, to provide for an investigation of the whereabouts of the 
United States citizens who have been missing from Cyprus since 1974; 
H.J. Res. 388, recognizing the anniversaries of the Warsaw uprising and 
the Polish resistance to the invasion of Poland during World War II; H. 
Res. 476, congratulating the people of Germany and the citizens of 
Berlin on the occasion of the withdrawal of United States troops from 
Berlin and reaffirming the United States-Berlin friendship; H. Res. 
471, amended, to urge the Government of Burma [Myanmar] to release Daw 
Aung San Suu Kyi; and H. Con. Res. 151, amended, concerning the 
movement toward democracy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice 
held an oversight hearing on the Deceit That Sickens America: Health 
Care Fraud and Its Innocent Victims. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: Gerald M. Stern, 
Special Counsel for Health Care Fraud; and Thomas T. Kubic, Chief, 
Financial Crime Section, FBI; and public witnesses.
INSURANCE COMPETITIVE PRICING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law 
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 9, Insurance 
Competitive Pricing Act of 1993.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Environment 
and Natural Resources held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4481, 
National Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Act; H.R. 4408, Russian River 
Fisheries and Riverbed Restoration Act; and H.R. 4289, Waterways 
Restoration Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Woolsey and Norton; Mollie Beattie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; Jim Lyons, USDA; and public witnesses.
HELIUM ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 3967, 
Helium Act of 1994.
ILLEGAL WATER USE PRACTICES ON BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PROJECTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on illegal water use practices on Bureau 
of Reclamation projects. Testimony was heard from Representative Crapo; 
the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Daniel P. 
Beard, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Joyce Fleischman, 
Acting Inspector General; 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. 4213, to 
amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish a national registry of rivers 
and watersheds to be protected and restored; H.R. 4010, to improve the 
water quality within the Rio Puerco watershed and to help restore the 
ecological health of the Rio Grande through the cooperative 
identification and implementation of best management practices which 
are consistent with ecological, geological, cultural, sociological, and 
with economic conditions in the region; H.R. 233, to apply certain 
provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to a segment of the North 
Fork of the Payette River in Idaho; and H.R. 4083, to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Lower Salmon River in Idaho as 
a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the 
Interior: Mat Millenbach, Acting Chief of Staff to Assistant Secretary, 
Land and Minerals Management; and Russell D. Earnest, Acting Assistant 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Lyle Laverty, Acting 
Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
SELECT PREFERRED PROVIDER PROGRAM--BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD NATIONAL 
CAPITAL AREA
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on 
Compensation and Employee Benefits held a hearing on the Select 
Preferred Provider Program of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of the National 
Capital Area. Testimony was heard from Curtis J. Smith, Associate 
Director, Retirement and Insurance Group, OPM; and public witnesses.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT AND ISSUES RELATED TO REAUTHORIZATION 
OF THE CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM
Committee on Public works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1994 and Issues Related to the reauthorization of 
the Civil Works Program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Hamilton, McCloskey, Kildee, Gunderson, 
Fazio, Lewis of California, Tauzin, Hoyer, Lehman, Dooley, Visclosky, 
Unsoeld, Roemer, Barlow, Deutsch, Farr, Holden, Pomeroy, Stupak and 
Pastor.
  Hearings continue July 26.
BUDGET CONTROL ACT
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Representatives Spratt, 
Stenholm, Penny, Kasich and Kolbe, but no action was taken on H.R. 
4604, Budget Control Act of 1994.
NOAA AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space 
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4008, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1994.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this 
legislation. Testimony was heard from D. James Baker, Under Secretary, 
Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ALLOCATION OF SINGLE-STAGE-TO-ORBIT RESEARCH FUNDS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing on Allocation of Single-Stage-to-Orbit Research Funds. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of NASA, Department of 
Commerce: T.J. Lee, Special Assistant for Access to Space; and Ivan 
Bekey, Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator, Space Systems 
Development; Col. Simon P. Worden, USAF, Director, Studies and 
Analysis, Space Warfare Center, Air Force Space Command, U.S. Air 
Force; and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and 
Employment approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 
4768, Veterans' Education and Training Act of 1994; and H.R. 4776, 
Veterans Employment Act of 1994.