[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 98 (Monday, July 25, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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          THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF TURKISH OCCUPATION OF CYPRUS

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                               speech of

                          HON. OWEN B. PICKETT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 19, 1994

  Mr. PICKETT. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to join my friend and 
distinguished colleague from Florida [Mr. Bilirakis] in participating 
in this special order to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 
Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
  Since the 1974 invasion of northern Cyprus, nearly 180,000 Creek 
Cypriots, forced from their homes, have been unable to return, and 
1,600 citizens are still missing or unaccounted for. Despite attempts 
by the United Nations to condemn Turkey's violation of human rights and 
call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces, Turkey continues its 
occupation force in the once independent Republic of Cyprus.
  The Government of Cyprus has attempted to reach agreements with 
Turkey to no avail. Most recently in 1993, in accordance with U.N. 
peacekeeping initiatives, Cyprus proposed the demilitarization of 
Cyprus in exchange for the disbanding of its National Guard. Money 
saved from defense was to be split to benefit both northern and 
southern Cyprus. However, once again Turkey rejected Cyprus' peace 
efforts opting instead to continue opposing any means of 
reconciliation.
  In an effort to facilitate peace in Cyprus, the U.N. Security Council 
is once again preparing new proposals for both sides of this conflict 
to consider. It is my hope that an agreement can be reached before a 
dilemma results that is beyond peacemakers' control.
  So on this 20th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, it is 
my hope that the Turkish and Greek Cyproits will join together in a 
movement toward peaceful relations.
  


                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, 1994, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                JULY 27
     9:30 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the pricing of prescription 
           drugs.
                                                            SD-342
     10:00 a.m.
       Finance
         Business meeting, to resume mark up of proposed 
           legislation to implement the Uruguay Round of 
           Multilateral Trade Negotiations.
                                                            SD-215
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Ralph Earle II, of 
           the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the 
           U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Lois Jane Schiffer, 
           of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
           Attorney General, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 2253, to modify the Mountain Park 
           Project in Oklahoma, S. 2262, to amend the Elwha River 
           Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act, and S. 2266, 
           to amend the Recreation Management Act of 1992.
                                                            SD-366
       Small Business
         To hold hearings on the Small Business Administration's 
           minority business development program, focusing on the 
           implementation of the Business Opportunity Development 
           Reform Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-656) and the 
           recommendations of the Commission on Minority Business 
           Development.
                                                           SR-428A
     4:00 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold a closed briefing on the status of negotiations 
           on Bosnia.
                                                    S-116, Capitol

                                JULY 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands, National Parks and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 2121, to promote entrepreneurial 
           management of the National Park Service.
                                                            SD-366
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine financial problems at Federal 
           agencies, focusing on recent audits.
                                                            SD-342
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings on S. Res. 230, to designate and assign 
           two permanent Senate offices to each State.
                                                            SR-301
     10:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     2:00 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold oversight hearings on the activities and programs 
           of the Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General 
           Legislation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 985, S. 1478, and S. 2050, bills 
           to improve existing legislative authority regulating 
           the use of pesticides and to insure public health and 
           environmental benefits.
                                                            SR-332
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine recent research on sickle 
           cell disease.
                                                            SD-430

                                JULY 29
     9:00 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Regulation and Government Information Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings with the Committee on the 
           Judiciary's Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice to examine 
           the video rating system, focusing on violent video 
           games.
                                                            SH-216
       Judiciary
       Juvenile Justice Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings with the Committee on Governmental 
           Affairs' Subcommittee on Regulation and Government 
           Information to examine the video rating system, 
           focusing on violent video games.
                                                            SH-216
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Federal Communications 
           Commission (FCC).
                                                            SR-253
     10:00 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine issues relating to 
           Whitewater.
                                                            SD-106
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings on S. 2238, to prohibit employment 
           discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
                                                            SD-430

                                AUGUST 1
     2:00 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting, to mark up S. 2269, to protect the 
           Native American cultures and to guarantee the free 
           exercise of religion by Native Americans, S. 2075, to 
           authorize funds for and to strengthen programs of the 
           Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention 
           Act, S. 2036, to specify the terms of contracts entered 
           into by the United States and Indian tribal 
           organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and 
           Education Assistance Act, and S. 2150, to establish a 
           Native Hawaiian housing program.
                                                            SR-485

                                AUGUST 2
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands, National Parks and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1222, to revise the boundaries of 
           the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
           in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, S. 1342, to 
           establish in the Department of the Interior the Essex 
           Heritage District Commission, S. 1726, to provide for a 
           competition to select the architectural plans for a 
           museum to be built on the East St. Louis portion of the 
           Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, S. 1818, to 
           establish the Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage 
           Corridor in the State of Ohio as an affiliated area of 
           the National Park System, S. 1871, to establish a 
           Whaling National Historical park in New Bedford, MA, S. 
           2064, to expand the boundary of the Weir Farm National 
           Historical Site in Connecticut, S. 2234, to amend the 
           Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1989 
           to extend the term of the commission established under 
           that Act, and S. 2303, to provide for the exchange of 
           lands within the Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
           Preserve.
                                                            SD-366

                                AUGUST 4
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands, National Parks and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 399 and H.R. 457, bills to provide 
           for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in 
           Butte County, CA, H.R.2620, to acquire certain lands in 
           the State of California through an exchange pursuant to 
           the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, S. 
           1998, to provide for the acquisition of certain lands 
           formerly occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt family, 
           S. 2001, to improve the administration of the Women's 
           Rights National Historical Park in the State of New 
           York, S. 2033, to provide for the exchange of certain 
           lands within the State of Montana, S. 2078, to 
           designate the Old Spanish Trail for potential inclusion 
           into the National Trails System, and 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.
                                                            SD-366
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings with the Committee on Indian 
           Affairs on provisions of S. 2259, to provide for the 
           settlement of the claims of the Confederated Tribes of 
           the Colville Reservation concerning their contribution 
           to the production of the hydropower by the Grand Coulee 
           Dam.
                                                            SD-366
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Linda Marie Hooks, 
           of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
           Affairs (Acquisition and Facilities), and pending 
           legislation.
                                                            SR-418
       Indian Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the Committee on Energy and 
           Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water and Power on 
           provisions of S. 2259, to provide for the settlement of 
           the claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville 
           Reservation concerning their contribution to the 
           production of the hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam.
                                                            SD-366

                               AUGUST 10
     2:00 p.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting, to consider the nomination of Linda 
           Marie Hooks, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
           of Veterans Affairs (Acquisition and Facilities), and 
           to mark up pending legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                               AUGUST 11
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on S. 1991, to provide for the safety of 
           journeyman boxers.
                                                            SR-253

                               AUGUST 12
     2:00 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Harold A. Monteau, 
           of Montana, to be Chairman of the National Indian 
           Gaming Commission, Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-628

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                JULY 26
     2:30 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General 
           Legislation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on the Administration's proposed 
           legislation relating to meat and poultry inspection.
                                                            SR-332