[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RURAL CREDIT AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and 
Rural Development held a hearing on H.R. 4129, Rural Credit and 
Development Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Clayton; Bob Nash, Under Secretary, Small Community and Rural 
Development, USDA; the following officials of the Farm Credit 
Administration: Gary C. Byrne, Board member and Chairman, Farm Credit 
System Insurance Corporation; and Robert R. Andross, Executive 
Assistant to the Chairman; Rick Perry, Commissioner, Department of 
Agriculture, State of Texas; and public witnesses.
FAIR PAY ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and 
Civil Rights and the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits 
of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service held a joint hearing 
on H.R. 4803, Fair Pay Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ENERGY POLICY ACT--ELECTRICITY ISSUES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
concluded hearings on Electricity Issues that have followed the 
enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, with emphasis on draft 
legislation amending the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act. 
Testimony was heard from Daniel William Fessler, President, Public 
Utilities Commission, State of California; Ronald E. Russell, 
Commissioner, Public Service Commission, State of Michigan; Scott A. 
Neitzel, Commissioner, Public Service Commission, State of Wisconsin; 
and public witnesses.
FLOW CONTROL ACT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTERSTATE WASTE CONTROL ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Hazardous Materials approved for full Committee as amended H.R. 4683, 
Flow Control Act of 1994.
  The Subcommittee also began consideration of H.R. 4779, Local 
Government Interstate Waste Control Act.
  Will continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice 
held an oversight hearing on Firearms Technology: Using Innovation to 
Stop Gun Violence. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Justice: David Boyd, Director, Science and Technology 
Division, National Institute of Justice; Andrew Vita, Chief, Firearms 
Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and Milton E. 
Ahlerich, Assistant Director, Laboratory, FBI; Russell N. Dietz, Head, 
Tracer Technology Center, Department of Applied Science, Brookhaven 
National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
INTERIM FINAL RULE FOR VESSEL CERTIFICATES OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Navigation held a hearing on Interim Final Rule for Vessel 
Certificates of Financial Responsibility. Testimony was heard from Adm. 
Robert E. Kramek, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
Transportation; 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. 1562, Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 
1993; H.R. 3964, Sante Fe National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 
1994; H.R. 3204, to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo 
Indians of New Mexico; H.R. 3050, to expand the boundaries of the Red 
Rock Canyon National Conservation Area; H.R. 4533, to promote 
entrepreneurial management of the National Park Service; and S. 1703, 
to expand the boundaries of the Piscataway National Park.
CENSUS BUREAU--PERMIT ADDRESS LIST SHARING
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census, 
Statistics and Postal Personnel held a hearing to review proposed 
legislation to permit address list sharing by the Census Bureau. 
Testimony was heard from Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director, Bureau of the 
Census, Department of Commerce; Robert G. Krause, Manager, Address 
Management, U.S. Postal Service; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SYSTEMS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight concluded hearings on Intelligent Vehicle-
Highway Systems. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Transportation: Rodney E. Slater, Administrator, 
Federal Highway Administration; and Gordon J. Linton, Administrator, 
Federal Transit Administration; James van Loben Sels, Director, 
Department of Transportation, State of California; Richard Stehr, 
Director, Planning, Development, and Traffic, Metropolitan Division, 
Department of Transportation, State of Minnesota; Anthony K. Chargin, 
Deputy Associate Director, Energy, Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratories; and public witnesses.
HYDROGEN FUSION RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
approved for full Committee action the Hydrogen Fusion Research 
Authorization Act of 1994.
ESTABLISH--NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPACE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing on H.R. 4621, to establish a National Academy of Space. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Traficant; Gen. Spence M. 
Armstrong, USAF (Ret.), Associate Administrator, Human Resources and 
Education, NASA.
CRIME AND SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Crime and Small 
Business. Testimony was heard from Linda Rosenstock, M.D., Director, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Public Health 
Service, Department of Health and Human Services; Jere Glover, Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 4768, Veterans' Education and Training Act of 1994; H.R. 4776, 
Veterans Employment Act of 1994; H.R. 3600, amended, Health Security 
Act; H.R. 4386, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
authorizing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide compensation 
to veterans suffering from disabilities resulting from illnesses 
attributed to service in the Persian Gulf theater of operations during 
the Persian Gulf war, to provide for increased research into illnesses 
reported by Persian Gulf war veterans; H.R. 4088, amended, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in 
the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
compensation for survivors of such veterans, to revise and improve 
veterans' benefits programs; and H.R. 4724, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, relating to veterans housing programs.
VETERANS HOUSING PROGRAMS AMENDMENTS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial 
Affairs approved for full Committee action H.R. 4724, to amend title 
38, United States Code, relating to veterans housing programs.