[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 106 (Thursday, August 4, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Approved revised 602(b) allocations for 
fiscal years 1994 and 1995
COSTS OF HAITI AND RWANDA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Costs of Haiti and Rwanda. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: William J. Perry, Secretary; 
and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
TELEMEDICINE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Research and Technology 
held a hearing on Telemedicine. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Stephen C. Joseph, Assistant 
Secretary, Health Affairs; Donald P. Jenkins, Deputy Director, Defense 
Health Care Technology, Advanced Research Projects Agency; and Lt. Gen. 
Alcide M. LaNoue, USA, Surgeon General of the Army; 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 the Special 
Counsel on the so-called ``Whitewater Affair.'' Testimony was heard 
from Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Select Education and 
Civil Rights and the Subcommittee on Human Resources held a joint 
hearing on H.R. 4086, Youth Development Block Grant Act of 1993. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 4394, 
amended, Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1994; and H.R. 
4866, to encourage solar, wind, waste, and geothermal power production 
by permanently removing the size limitations contained in the Public 
Utility Policies Act of 1978.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Hazardous Materials approved for full Committee action the following 
bills: H.R. 4868, Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 
1994; H.R. 4867, amended, High-Speed Rail Development Act of 1994; and 
H.R. 2654, amended, to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to exempt certain small landfills from the 
groundwater monitoring requirements contained in landfill regulations 
promulgated by the Agency.
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on 
Population and Development in Africa. Testimony was heard from Carol 
Peasley, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Africa, AID, U.S. 
International Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
OPTIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING THE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SYSTEM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment, Housing 
and Aviation held a hearing on Options for Restructuring the Federal 
Employment and Training System. Testimony was heard from Clarence C. 
Crawford, Associate Director, Health, Education, and Human Services 
Division, Education and Employment Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
BUDGET PROCESS REFORM
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and 
National Security concluded hearings on Budget Process Reform. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Castle, Sam Johnson of Texas, 
Zeliff, Minge, Klein, Barca of Wisconsin, Waxman, Walker, Lewis of 
Florida, Mineta, Traficant, Synar, and Clinger.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice 
held an oversight hearing on Witness Intimidation: Showdown in the 
Streets--Breakdown in the Courts. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: J. Ramsey Johnson, 
Chief, Superior Court Division, Assistant U.S. Attorney for D.C., U.S. 
Attorney's Office; and Gerald Shur, Senior Associate Director, Office 
of Enforcement Operations, Criminal Division; Ray Carolan, Special 
Agent in Charge (Boston Office), Office of U.S. Inspector General, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development; Beverly Woodard, Chief, 
Criminal Trial Division, Office of the District Attorney, Prince 
Georges County, State of Maryland; the following officials of the State 
of New York: Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Kings County; and 
Dominic Trunfio, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Onondaga County; 
Capt. Michael Johnson, Commander, Support Investigations Branch, 
Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.; and public witnesses.
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and 
Judicial Administration approved for full Committee action as amended 
H.R. 4608, Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1994.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on 
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf approved 
for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 4722, amended, Deep 
Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Reauthorization Act of 1994; and H.R. 
3678, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate 
agreements for the use of Outer Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and 
shell resources.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
1826, Saguaro National Park Establishment and Expansion Act of 1993; S. 
316, to expand the boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument; H.R. 
4697, Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 
1994; H.R. 4746, Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange and Wilderness 
Redesignation Act of 1994; and H.R. 4754, Anaktuvuk Pass Land Exchange 
and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Kolbe and Coppersmith; the following officials of the 
Department of the Interior: George T. Frampton, Jr., Assistant 
Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and Mike Finley, Acting 
Associate Director, Operations, National Park Service; Gordon Small, 
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Native American Affairs 
approved for full Committee action as amended the following bills: H.R. 
4709, to make certain technical corrections; and H.R. 4180, to prohibit 
the withdrawal of acknowledgement or recognition of an Indian tribe or 
Alaska Native group or of the leaders of an Indian tribe or Alaska 
Native group, absent an Act of Congress.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Postal 
Operations and Services held an oversight hearing on the mail delivery 
performance of the Postal Service. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the U.S. Postal Service: Marvin Runyon, 
Postmaster General; Patrick Donahoe, District Manager, Capital 
District; Eugene Carter, Manager, Processing and Distribution, 
Merrifield Post Office, Northern Virginia; Vernita M. Martin, District 
Manager, Detroit District; David Clark, Postmaster, District of 
Columbia; and John Kelly, Vice President, Area Operations, New York 
Metropolitan Area; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Began markup of H.R. 3801, Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1994.
  Will continue tomorrow.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on 
H.R. 4217, Federal Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994. All points of 
order are waived against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in 
order the Agriculture Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendments printed in part 
1 of the report to accompany the rule, as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment. The committee substitute, as modified, is 
considered as read. All points of order are waived against the 
committee substitute, as modified. The rule provides that the 
amendments printed in part 2 of the report to accompany the rule shall 
be considered before any other amendment. The amendments printed in 
part 2 of the report are to be offered by the member designated, with 
debate time specified in the report. The amendments 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.
SCIENCE IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science 
held on a hearing on Science in the National Interest. Testimony was 
heard from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology 
Policy; and public witnesses.
HEALTH CARE REFORM AND SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Health Care Reform and 
Small Business. Testimony was heard from Erskine Bowles, Administrator, 
SBA; Natwar M. Gandhi, Associate Director, Tax Policy and 
Administration Issues, General Government Division; GAO; and public 
witnesses.
PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported as amended H.R. 3433, to 
provide for the management of portions of the Presidio under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.
SUPPORT TO ARMS CONTROL POLICY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Intelligence Support to Arms Control Policy. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 4506, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for energy and water development.
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 4649, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District.