[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 101 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
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Committee Meetings
URUGUAY ROUND
Committee on Agriculture: Completed consideration of agricultural 
provisions implementing the Uruguay Round GATT agreement.
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, 
General Government held a hearing on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony 
was heard from Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service; 
and public witnesses.
``WHITEWATER AFFAIR''
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Pursuant to H. Res. 
394, to express the sense of the House that Congress has a 
constitutional obligation to conduct oversight of matters related to 
the operation of the government, the Committee continued hearings on 
the completed aspects of the investigation conducted by Independent 
Counsel on the so-called ``Whitewater Affair.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Executive Office of the President: 
Bruce Lindsay, Assistant to the President and Senior Adviser; George 
Stephanopoulos, Senior Policy Adviser to the President; Harold Ickes, 
Assistant to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff; Mark D. Gearan, 
Assistant to the President for Communications; John D. Podesta, 
Assistant to the President, Staff Secretary; Clifford Sloan, 
Association Counsel to the President; Neil Eggleston, Associate Counsel 
to the President; Margaret Ann Williams, Chief of Staff to the First 
Lady; Thomas F. McLarty III, former Chief of Staff; Lisa M. Caputo, 
Press Secretary to the First Lady; and Bernard W. Nussbaum, former 
Special Counsel to the President.
STUDENT ATHLETES STIPENDS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer 
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on stipends for student 
athletes. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance held an oversight hearing on global information 
infrastructure, focusing on the creation of a competitive satellite 
industry and on proposals for the privatization of INTELSAT and 
INMARSAT. Testimony was heard from Reed Hundt, Chairman, FCC; Larry 
Irving, Assistant Secretary, Communications and Information, Department 
of Commerce; Vonya B. McCann, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International 
Communications and Information Policy, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND OTHER VITAL INTERESTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Middle East Peace and 
Other Vital Interests. Testimony was heard from Warren Christopher, 
Secretary of State.
U.S. POLICY--AFTERMATH OF PAN AM 103 BOMBING
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, 
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on U.S. 
Policy in the Aftermath of the Bombing of PAN AM 103. Testimony was 
heard from Barbara Bodine, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
INVASIVE STREP A
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and 
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Invasive Strep A: What Do 
We Need to Know? Testimony was heard from Claire V. Broome, M.D., 
Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Deputy 
Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Dale L. Morse, M.D., Director, 
Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, Department of 
Health, State of New York; and public witnesses.
CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 4822, amended, Congressional Accountability Act; S. Con. 
Res. 38, to authorize the reprinting of the book entitled ``The United 
States Capitol: A Brief Architectural History;'' S. Con. Res. 39, to 
authorize the printing of a new annotated edition of Glenn Brown's 
``History of the United States Capitol,'' originally published in two 
volumes in 1900 and 1903, prepared under the auspices of the Architect 
of the Capitol; S. Con. Res. 40, to authorize the printing of the book 
entitled ``Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol,'' prepared by 
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and S. Con. Res. 41, to 
authorize the printing of the book entitled ``The Cornerstones of the 
United States Capitol.''
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant 
Marine approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4820, to 
authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
coastwise trade for the vessel Lady Helen.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: S. 
1980, to establish the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and 
the Cane River National Heritage Area in the State of Louisiana; H.R. 
4720, to establish the Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area; H.R. 
793, to provide for the preservation, restoration, and interpretation 
of the historical, cultural and architectural values of the Town of 
Bramwell, West Virginia, for the educational and inspirational benefit 
of present and future generations; and H.R. 4692, to establish the 
Appalachian Coal Heritage Area. Testimony was heard from Senator 
Johnston; Representative Boucher; Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, 
Planning and Development, Department of the Interior; Clara Lou Gould, 
Mayor, Beacon, New York; and public witnesses.
HEALTH SECURITY ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported as amended 
H.R. 3600 Health Security Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 3110, to designate the United States courthouse 
and Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern corner of 
Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, NV, as the ``Bruce R. 
Thompson United States Courthouse and Federal Building;'' H.R. 4543, to 
designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 907 
Richland Street in Columbia, SC, as the ``Matthew J. Perry, Jr., United 
States Courthouse;'' H.R. 4727, to designate the Federal building 
located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, OH, as the ``Thomas D. 
Lambros Federal Building;'' ``H.R. 4772, to designate the Federal 
building and U.S. courthouse located at 215 South Evans Street in 
Greenville, NC, as the ``Walter B. Jones Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse;'' ``H.R. 4790, to designate the U.S. courthouse 
under construction in St. Louis, MO, as the Thomas F. Eagleton United 
States Courthouse;'' H.R. 4812, to direct the Administrator of General 
Services to acquire by transfer the Old U.S. Mint in San Francisco; and 
H.R. 3800, amended, Superfund Reform Act of 1994.
  The Committee also approved three 11(b) resolutions.
SMALL BUSINESS AUTHORIZATION AMENDMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule, by a record vote of 7 to 4, 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 4801, Small Business Authorization 
Amendment Act of 1994. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill and makes in order an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The 
substitute consists of the bill as modified by the Small Business 
committee amendments now printed in the bill and other amendments 
printed in part 1 of the report to accompany the rule. The substitute 
is considered as read. The rule makes in order no other amendments 
except those printed in part 2 of the report to accompany the rule, to 
be considered in the order and manner specified in the report, with 
debate time also specified in the report. The amendments are not 
subject to amendment, are considered as read, and are not subject to a 
demand for a division of the question. All points of order are waived 
against the amendments in the report. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman LaFalce and Representatives Traficant, Lancaster, Meyers 
of Kansas, Kim, Bilirakis and Rohrabacher.
SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for consideration in the 
House of a concurrent resolution, to waive the requirement of Section 
132 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (requiring that 
Congress adjourn sine die by July 31 of each year). The rule orders the 
previous question on the concurrent resolution without intervening 
motion.
PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Miller and 
Representatives Vento, Traficant, Pelosi and Allard, but no action was 
taken on H.R. 3433, to provide for the management of portions of the 
Presidio under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
FAA--WAKE VORTEX TURBULENCE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Environment and Aviation held a hearing on ``Is the FAA 
Caught in the Wake Vortex Turbulence?'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Transportation: David Hinson, 
Administrator and Linda Hall Daschle, Deputy Administrator, both with 
the FAA; and Stephen H. Kaplan, General Counsel; Timothy P. Forte, 
Director, Office of Aviation Safety, National Transportation Safety 
Board; William Reynard, Director, Aviation Safety Reporting System, 
Ames Research Center, NASA; George E. Start, Air Resources Laboratory, 
NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION: ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS FOR RURAL SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND THE RURAL ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Development of Rural 
Enterprises, Exports, and the Environment continued hearings on Health 
Care Reform Legislation: Economic Implications for Rural Small 
Businesses and the Rural Economy. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
UNITED STATES-CHINA ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported adversely H.S. 4590, 
United States-China Act of 1994.
WELFARE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources, continued 
hearings on aspects of Welfare Reform, with discussion of H.R. 4605, 
Work and Responsibility Act of 1994 and emphasis on parental 
responsibility. Testimony was heard from Representatives Richardson, 
Franks of Connecticut, Fingerhut, Fowler, Payne of New Jersey and Barca 
of Wisconsin; J. Samuel Griswold, Director, Department of Social 
Services, State of South Carolina; Robert Melia, First Deputy 
Commissioner, Department of Revenue, State of Massachusetts; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
UNITED STATES-CHINA ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
H.R. 4590, United States-China Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Pelosi and Solomon; the following officials of the 
Department of State: Peter Tomsen, Deputy Assistant Secretary, East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs; and John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary, 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Charlene Barshefsky, Deputy U.S. 
Trade Representative; Jeffrey Garten, Under Secretary, International 
Trade, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
OMNIBUS CRIME BILL
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 3355, to allow grants to 
increase police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts 
between law enforcement agencies and members of the community to 
address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public 
safety.
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN OPERATIONS
Conferees continued in evening session to resolve the differences 
between the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 4426, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Conferees on Wednesday, July 27, agreed to file a conference report on 
the differences between the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 
4453, making appropriations for military construction for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995.