[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 131 (Monday, September 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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          ST. PETERSBURG COMMISSION: BOLD BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 19, 1994

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
contributions of the International Action Commission for St. Petersburg 
[the Commission] a project of the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies [CSIS], which has launched a bold and innovative 
business initiative in St. Petersburg, Russia.
  This project is an excellent example of business working as a partner 
with government and, quite often, a step ahead of government, to assist 
with crucial reform taking place in St. Petersburg. Business leaders 
are producing remarkable results in the evolution to a democratic 
government and a market economy in this strategic region of Russia by 
creating new jobs for Americans as well as aiding St. Petersburg in 
building its labor force and economy.
  This project came to my attention because of the interest and support 
of Procter & Gamble's president, John Pepper, a leader in the 
Cincinnati community and a resident of Ohio's Second District, which I 
represent. After heading a highly successful business exchange program 
this summer, Procter & Gamble established a working relationship with 
local universities in St. Petersburg, which led to the creation of a 
26-member International University Consortium. Mr. Pepper also assisted 
in the development of an arbitration court for the city, a ``one stop 
shop'' for investment and development for businesses in the region and 
a public relations plan on the positive changes occurring in St. 
Petersburg. The contributions of John Pepper and Procter & Gamble are 
exemplary of the Commission's initiatives that are providing a solid 
foundation of Russian business knowledge and innovation at the local 
level.
  The Commission's accomplishments illustrate the meaningful global 
partnership of United States business and government that the 
Commission has begun.
  


                       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, September 20, 1994, may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              SEPTEMBER 21
     9:00 a.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
       Labor Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on certain child labor issues.
                                                            SD-430
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on the nominations of Thomas R. Carper, 
           of Delaware, and Celeste Pinto McLain, of California, 
           each to be a Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
     10:00 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings on U.S. competitiveness and trade 
           policy.
                                                            SD-538
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nominations of Marc Grossman, of 
           Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, 
           Alfred H. Moses, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
           Romania, Charles E. Redman, of Florida, to be 
           Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, and 
           Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
           to the Republic of Belarus.
                                                            SD-226
       Foreign Relations
       International Economic Policy, Trade, Oceans and 
           Environment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on Iraq claim legislation, focusing on 
           provisions of S. 1401 and H.R. 3221, bills to provide 
           for the adjudication of certain claims against Iraq.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on pending nominations.
                                                            SD-226
     1:00 p.m.
       Conferees
         On H.R. 6, to extend for six years the authorizations of 
           appropriations for the programs under the Elementary 
           and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
                                             2261 Rayburn Building
     2:00 p.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting, to consider certain pending 
           military nominations.
                                                            SR-222
       Foreign Relations
       European Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine new nationalisms in Europe.
                                                            SD-419
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine United States foreign policy 
           and foreign assistance programs which promote rights 
           for people with disabilities.
                                             2200 Rayburn Building

                              SEPTEMBER 22
     9:00 a.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
         Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation to 
           reform the Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation 
           (PBGC).
                                                            SD-430
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold a briefing on results of the Nuclear Posture 
           Review.
                                                            SR-222
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Mineral Resources Development and Production Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine immigration in the 
           Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
                                                            SD-366
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending legislation and 
           nominations.
                                                            SD-226
       Labor and Human Resources
       Education, Arts and Humanities Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review a report by the Commission on 
           Time and Learning entitled ``Prisoners of Time'', 
           focusing on the Commission's findings and 
           recommendations.
                                                            SD-430
     10:00 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the condition of the banking 
           and thrift industries.
                                                            SD-538
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting, to consider the Convention on 
           Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling 
           and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 
           (Treaty Doc. 103-21), the ILO Convention (No. 150) 
           Concerning Labor Administration (Treaty Doc. 103-26), 
           the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International 
           Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels 
           on the High Seas (Treaty Doc. 103-24), the Convention 
           on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources 
           in the Central Bering Sea (Treaty Doc. 103-27), S. Con. 
           Res. 74, concerning the ban on the use of U.S. 
           passports in Lebanon, and pending nominations.
                                                            SD-419
       Conferees
         Closed, on H.R. 4299, to authorize appropriations for 
           fiscal year 1995 for intelligence and intelligence-
           related activities of the United States Government, the 
           Community Management Account, and the Central 
           Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
                                                            SH-219
     2:00 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Courts and Administrative Practice Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up pending legislation.
                                                            SD-226

                              SEPTEMBER 23
     11:00 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting, to consider the nomination of Kenneth 
           W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
           Veterans Affairs for Health, and other pending calendar 
           business.
                                                            SR-418

                              SEPTEMBER 28
     9:00 a.m.
       Office of Technology Assessment
         Board Meeting, to consider pending business.
                                                   EF-100, Capitol
     10:00 a.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings on Federal job training programs.
                                                            SD-430
     10:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the Convention on the Conservation 
           and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central 
           Bering Sea (Treaty Doc. 103-27).
                                                            SD-419

                              SEPTEMBER 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the Agreement for Cooperation 
           on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy Between the United 
           States and the European Atomic Energy Community 
           (Euratom).
                                                            SD-366

                               OCTOBER 13
     9:30 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the Navy's mismanagement of 
           the sealift tanker contract.
                                                            SD-342