[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 138 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported as amended the following 
bills: H.R. 4379, Farm Credit System Agricultural Export and Risk 
Management Act; H.R. 5065, Beginning Farmer Technical Corrections Act 
of 1994; and H.R. 4196, to ensure that all timber-dependent communities 
qualify for loans and grants from the Rural Development Administration.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock held a hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 3646, Meat and Poultry Inspection Act 
Technical Amendments; H.R. 4625, Egg Products Inspection Act Technical 
Amendments; H.R. 559, Downed Animal Protection Act; and H.R. 649, 
Humane Methods of Poultry Slaughter Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Ackerman and Jacobs; the following officials of the 
USDA: Michael R. Taylor, Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service; Calvin Watkins, Acting Administrator, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration; Bob Odom, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and 
Forestry, State of Louisiana; and public witnesses.
U.S. POSTAL OPERATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--
General Government held a hearing on U.S. Postal Operations. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Postal Service: 
Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General, and Henry A. Pankey, Vice President, 
Area Operations, Mid-Atlantic Area.
CLASSIFIED BRIEFING
Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to receive a 
classified briefing on Haiti. The Committee was briefed by the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: John M. Deutch, 
Deputy Secretary, and Lt. Gen. John J. Sheehan, USMC, Director, 
Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PRACTICES OF MORTGAGE BANKS
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing on the community 
investment practices of mortgage banks. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Waters; Alfred DelliBovi, President, Federal Home Loan 
Bank of New York, Federal Housing Finance Board; and public witnesses.
URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT; MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported without 
recommendation H.R. 5110, Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
  The Committee also agreed to a motion directing the Chairman to 
introduce a joint resolution providing for temporary extension of the 
application of the final paragraph of section 10 of the Railway Labor 
Act with respect to the dispute between the Soo Line Railroad Company 
and certain of its employees.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 5108, to extend the Export Administration Act of 1979; H. Con. 
Res. 286, recognizing the contribution of President Alfredo Christiani 
of El Salvador to achieve peace and national reconciliation in El 
Salvador; H. Con. Res. 279, amended, condemning the July 13, 1994, 
sinking of the ``13th of March'', a tugboat carrying 72 unarmed Cuban 
citizens, by vessels of the Cuban Government; and H.J. Res. 416, 
providing limited authorization for the participation of U.S. Armed 
Forces in the multinational force in Haiti and providing for the prompt 
withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Haiti.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on 
Recent Developments in North Africa. Testimony was heard from Robert 
Pelletreau, Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
CHEMICAL RESIDUES AND CONTAMINANTS IN FOOD
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and 
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Chemical Residues and 
Contaminants in Food. Testimony was heard from John Harman, Director, 
Food and Agriculture Issues, GAO; Mike Taylor, Administrator, Food 
Safety Inspection Service, USDA; the following officials of the FDA, 
Department of Health and Human Services: Fred Shank, Director, Center 
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; and Stephen Sundlof, Director, 
Center for Veterinary Medicine; and Lynn Goldman, Assistant 
Administrator, Prevention, Pesticides and Toxics, EPA.
COLD WAR ERA HUMAN SUBJECT EXPERIMENTATION
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Legislation and 
National Security held a hearing on Cold War Era Human Subject 
Experimentation. Testimony was heard from Representative Sabo; Frank C. 
Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General, National Security and 
International Affairs Division, GAO; the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Jeanne Fites, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Requirements and Resources, Personnel and Readiness; Gordon Soper, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Atomic Energy Division; Joseph Osterman, 
Director, Environmental and Live Sciences, Office of the Director, 
Defense Research and Engineering; and Michael A. Parker, Executive 
Director, U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, Aberdeen 
Proving Ground; Robyn Y. Nishimi, Senior Associate, OTA; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional 
Rights held an oversight hearing on Fair Housing Issues. Testimony was 
heard from Roberta Achtenberg, Assistant Secretary, Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Deval Patrick, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights 
Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue September 30.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 4781, 
amended, International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994; 
H.R. 5116, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994; H.R. 4994, amended, Baseball 
Fans and Communities Protection Act of 1994; and H.R. 546, amended, to 
limit State taxation of certain pension income.
CRUISE SHIP HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Merchant 
Marine and the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation held a joint 
hearing on Cruise Ship Health and Safety Practices. Testimony was heard 
from Dick Jackson, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, 
Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Jim Hall, Acting Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; Capt. 
George M. Williams, USCG, Chief, Merchant Vessel Inspection and 
Documentation, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 4814, amended, Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive 
Waste Compact Amendments Consent Act of 1994; H.R. 3954, amended, Mni 
Wiconi Act Amendments of 1994; H.R. 4439, to expand the scope of the 
Belle Fourche irrigation project; H.R. 4615, amended, to make the 
provisions of the act commonly known as the ``Warren Act'' applicable 
to the Central Utah Project, UT; H.R. 4925, to extend for 1 year the 
authority of the Bureau of Reclamation to sell certain loans to the 
Redwood Valley Water District; H.R. 4944, amended, Water Desalination 
Act of 1994; H.R. 1474, to increase the irrigable acreage for the San 
Angelo Federal reclamation project, TX; S. 1146, amended, Yavapai-
Prescott Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1994; H.R. 4525, 
amended, Stagecoach Reservoir Project Act of 1994; H.R. 5025, to 
eliminate a maximum daily diversion restriction with respect to the 
pumping of certain water from Lake Powell; H.R. 3612, amended, to amend 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; H.R. 3613, amended, Kenai 
Natives Association Equity Act; H.R. 4665, amended, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act; S. 455, Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act; S. 
986, amended, Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield Act of 1993; H.R. 4642, 
amended, to provide for the restoration of Washington Square in 
Philadelphia and for its inclusion within Independence National 
Historical Park; S. 316, Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 
1994; H.R. 4697, amended, to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon 
National Monument in the State of Arizona; S. 1233, Arizona Wilderness 
Land Title Resolution Act of 1994; H.R. 4746, amended, Anaktuvuk Pass 
Exchange and Wilderness Redesignation Act of 1994; H.R. 233, amended, 
to apply certain provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to a 
segment of the North Fork of the Payette River in Idaho; H.R. 4083, 
amended, Lower Salmon River Recreation and Scenic Rivers Act of 1994; 
S. 1919, amended, Rio Puerco Watershed Act of 1994; H.R. 3554, amended, 
to require the exchange of National Forest System lands in the Targhee 
National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the forest in 
Wyoming; H.R. 3204, amended, to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos 
Pueblo Indians of New Mexico; H.R. 4533, amended, National Park Service 
Entrepreneurial Management Reform Act; H.R. 359, amended, to improve 
the administration of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in 
the State of New York; H.R. 3559, amended, to amend the Dayton Aviation 
Heritage Preservations Act of 1992; H.R. 5096, to amend the 
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for operating and administrative 
expenses and to require a plan for the orderly dissolution of the 
Corporation; H.R. 4784, amended, Mountain Park Project Act of 1994; 
H.R. 4833, amended, American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 
1994; H.R. 4842, amended, Indian Self-Determination Act Amendments of 
1994; H.R. 4462, amended, Indian Federal Recognition Administrative 
Procedures Act of 1994; S. 1784, amended, to restore the Central 
Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to the Department 
of the Interior list of Indian entities recognized and eligible to 
receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs; H.R. 
4180, amended, 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; 
S. 720, amended, Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994; 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; 
H.R. 5050, amended, Paskenta Bank Restoration Act; H.R. 2614, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands of the Shoshone 
Federal reclamation project, Wyoming, to the Big Horn County School 
District, Wyoming; and H.R. 4523, amended, Mancos Project Private Power 
Development Authorization Act of 1994.
FORT PECK INDIAN TRIBES-MONTANA COMPACT ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the Fort Peck Indian Tribes-Montana 
Compact Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from John Duffy, Counselor to 
the Secretary, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
CENSUS ADDRESS LIST IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on Census, 
Statistics and Postal Personnel approved for full Committee action as 
amended H.R. 5084, Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994.
FEDERAL WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on 
Compensation and Employee Benefits approved for full Committee as 
amended 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.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 4704, amended, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain lands and improvements in Hopewell Township, PA, to a nonprofit 
organization known as the Beaver County Corp. for Economic Development 
to provide a site for economic development; H.R. 4967, amended, to 
designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse in Detroit, MI, as 
the ``Theodore Levin Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; 
H.R. 4910, to designate the U.S. courthouse under construction in White 
Plains, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse''; H.R. 
4939, to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 201 South Vine Street 
in Urbana, IL, as the ``Frederick S. Green United States Courthouse''; 
H.R. 4495, amended, Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 1994; H.R. 4394, 
amended, Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1994; H.R. 2873, 
amended, Natural Disaster Protection Act of 1993; and H.R. 4460, 
amended, Water Resources Development Act of 1994.
  The Committee also approved the following resolutions: 12 GSA; 26 
Corps of Engineers Survey; and 2 Soil Conservation Service Small 
Watershed Protection.
CONFERENCE REPORT--DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against 
the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4650, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995, and against its consideration. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Murtha and McDade.
GENE THERAPY--STATUS, PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE, AND GOVERNMENT POLICY 
IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on Gene 
Therapy--Status, Prospects for the Future, and Government Policy 
Implications. Testimony was heard from Nelson Wivel, Director, Office 
of Recombinant DNA Activities, NIH, Department of Health and Human 
Services; M.R.C. Greenwood, Associate Director, Science, Office of 
Science and Technology Policy; and public witnesses.
TELEMARKETING FRAUD
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Telemarketing Fraud: 
Putting Phone Scams on Hold. Testimony was heard from Christian S. 
White, Acting Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; William 
Esposito, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, 
FBI, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
HISPANIC VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Hispanic Veterans: Contributions to 
the Nation and Community, Receipt of Federal Veterans Benefits and 
Related Issues. Testimony was heard from H. David Burge, Acting Chief 
Minority Affairs Officer and Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy and 
Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs; Preston M. Taylor, Jr., 
Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training Service, 
Department of Labor; Leon Bechet, Assistant Administrator, Veterans 
Affairs, SBA; Andrew Rodriquez, DVOP/Labor Services Representative, 
Department of Labor, State of New York; and public witnesses.
URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 5110, Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act.

Joint Meetings
BOARD MEETING
Office of Technology Assessment: The Board met and approved the 
following new project proposals:
  1. Countering Proliferated Weapons of Mass Destruction.
  2. International Peace Support Operations.
  3. Safety of Rotary Kiln Incineration Systems at Superfund Sites and 
Possible Alternative Technologies.
  4. Technologies for Testing and Review of Chemicals in Commerce.
  5. An Assessment of the Agricultural Research System and Conservation 
Reserve Program.