[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 134 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DOD NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a 
classified briefing on the Department of Defense nuclear posture 
review. The Committee was briefed by the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: John M. Deutch, Deputy Secretary; and Adm. 
William A. Owens, USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT PRACTICES OF CREDIT UNIONS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing on the community 
reinvestment practices of credit unions, and whether they should be 
required to comply with requirements similar to those of the Community 
Reinvestment Act. Testimony was heard from Thomas Curry, Acting 
Commissioner, Division of Banks, State of Massachusetts; and public 
witnesses.
DEVELOPMENTS IN TAJIKISTAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle 
East held a hearing on Developments in Tajikistan. Testimony was heard 
from Joseph Presel, Coordinator, Regional Affairs, Office of the 
Ambassador-at-Large for the New Independent States, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
ALTERNATIVE BALLOT TECHNIQUES
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing on Alternative Ballot Techniques. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Richardson; Stephanie Gonzales, Secretary of State, New 
Mexico; Tom Harrison, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Texas; Don 
Whiting, Assistant Secretary of State, Washington; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINIC ENTRANCES ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice 
held an oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Freedom of 
Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: Jo Ann Harris, 
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and Deval Patrick, 
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights; James Brown, Explosives 
Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of the 
Treasury; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--BASEBALL'S ANTITRUST EXEMPTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law 
held an oversight hearing on Baseball's Antitrust Exemption. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Boehlert and Bilirakis; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3612, to 
amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; H.R. 3613, Kenai Natives 
Association Equity Act of 1993; and H.R. 4665, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of the Interior: Deborah Williams, Special 
Assistant to the Secretary, Alaska; and William F. Hartwig, Acting 
Assistant Director, Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on 
Compensation and Employee Benefits held an oversight hearing on the 
Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 and on H.R. 4488, to amend 
the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 to provide that the 
duties performed by individuals separating from government service in 
order to receive a voluntary separation incentive payment may not be 
performed by any person under contract with the United States. 
Testimony was heard from John A. Koskinen, Deputy Director, Management, 
OMB; Leonard R. Klein, Associate Director, Career Entry, OPM; Nancy R. 
Kingsbury, Director, Federal Human Resource Management Issues, General 
Government Division, GAO; Jon H. Seymour, Assistant Secretary, 
Administration, Department of Transportation; Rod McCowan, Assistant 
Secretary, Human Resource and Administration, Department of Education; 
Timothy M. Dirks, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Resources, 
Department of Energy; Theresa Truseque, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Human Resources, Department of the Interior; John Landers, Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Management Services and Human Resources, GSA; 
Spence M. Armstrong, Associate Administrator, Human Resources and 
Education, NASA; Nancy Suttenfield, Assistant Secretary, 
Administration, Smithsonian Institution; Richard Stephens, former 
Acting Associate Director, Management, U.S. Information Agency; and 
public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation held a hearing on H.R. 4394, Comprehensive One-Call 
Notification Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Pallone and Franks of New Jersey; D.K. Sharma, Administrator, Research 
and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation; and 
public witnesses.
ACADEMIC EARMARKS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Continued hearings on 
Academic Earmarks, Part III. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DOE HEALTH AND SAFETY STRATEGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
held a hearing on Department of Energy Health and Safety Strategy. 
Testimony was heard from Tara O'Toole, Assistant Secretary, 
Environment, Safety and Health, Department of Energy; John T. Conway, 
Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Jim Wells, Associate 
Director, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; 
and a public witness.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Environment and Aviation held a hearing on International 
Standards and U.S. Exports: The Key to Competitiveness or Barriers to 
Trade? Testimony was heard from Belinda Collins, Director, Office of 
Standards Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Department of Commerce; Richard G. Meier, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative for GATT Affairs; Karl Hausker, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, EPA; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE
Conferees continued in closed session to resolve the differences 
between the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 4650, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of Defense, but 
did not complete action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERIOR
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 4602, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies.
APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 4556, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies.
AUTHORIZATION--ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Conferees continued to resolve the differences between the Senate- and 
House-passed versions of H.R. 6, authorizing funds for programs of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, but did not complete 
action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.
AUTHORIZATION--INTELLIGENCE
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the Senate- and House-
passed versions of 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.