[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 44 (Thursday, March 9, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D322-D324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Testimony was heard 
from Mary Schapiro, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and 
State and the Judiciary, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Federal 
Law Enforcement. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Justice: Jamie Gorelick, Deputy Attorney General; 
Louis J. Freeh, Director, FBI; Thomas A. Constantine, Administrator, 
DEA; Carol DiBattiste, Director, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys; 
JoAnn Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and David 
Boyd, Director, Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on DOE: General; Science/Biological; 
Environmental Research/Basic Energy Sciences; Fusion/Science Education 
and Technical Information/Technology Partnerships and Economic 
Competitiveness. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Energy: Martha A. Krebs, Director, Office of Energy 
Research; Terry Cornwell Rumsey, Director, Office of Science Education 
and Technical Information; and Alexandria MacLachian, Deputy Under 
Secretary, Technology Partnerships and Economic Competitiveness.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Russian Aid. 
Testimony was heard from Thomas Simons, Jr., Coordinator of United 
States Assistance to the New Independent States, Department of State; 
and Tom Dine, Assistant Administrator, Europe and the New Independent 
States, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related 
Agencies held a hearing on the Minerals Management Service, the 
Commission of Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 
and on the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Testimony 
was heard from Cynthia L. Quarterman, Acting Director, Minerals 
Management Service, Department of the Interior; J. Carter Brown, 
Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts; Cathryn Buford Slater, Chairman, 
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and Charles Blitzer, 
Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, and on the Health Resources and 
Services Administration. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of Health and Human Services: David Satcher, M.D., Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D., 
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held 
a hearing on the Medical Program. Testimony was heard from George 
Anderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health Services Operations and 
Readiness, Department of Defense.

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NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security met in 
executive session to hold a hearing on the National Foreign 
Intelligence Program. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on the Office of the Secretary, and on 
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Testimony was heard 
from Mortimer L. Downey, Deputy Administrator, Washington Area Transit 
Authority; and Gordon J. Linton, Administrator, Federal Transit 
Administration, Department of Transportation.
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit continued hearings on the Community 
Reinvestment Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUDGET PROPOSAL
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the U.S. Department of 
Commerce Fiscal Year 1996 Budget proposal. Testimony was heard from 
Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce; and public witnesses.
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY ACT AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SAFETY 
ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing 
on the reauthorization of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act and the 
Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Franks of New Jersey; George Tenley, Associate 
Administrator, Pipeline Safety, Department of Transportation; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight hearing on 
proposals for cost reduction, improved efficiency and reforms at the 
Department of Labor. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Reich, 
Secretary of Labor.
NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY EFFECTIVENESS--CURRENT DRUG WAR STATUS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice held a hearing on 
the Effectiveness of the National Drug Control Strategy and the Current 
Status of the Drug War. Testimony was heard from Lee Brown, Director, 
Office of National Drug Control Policy; Nancy Reagan, former First Lady 
of the United States; and public witnesses.
EUROPE--OVERVIEW OF UNITED STATES POLICY
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Overview of 
U.S. Policy in Europe. Testimony was heard from Richard Holbrooke, 
Assistant Secretary, European and Canadian Affairs, Department of 
State.
PANAMA-UNITED STATES STRATEGIC INTERESTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere Affairs held a hearing on United States Strategic Interests 
in Panama. Testimony was heard from Representatives Crane and Taylor of 
Mississippi; Anne Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Central 
America, Department of State; Frederick C. Smith, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Procurement 
and the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development continued 
joint hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization 
request, with emphasis on ballistic missile defense. Testimony was 
heard from Lt. Gen. Malcolm O'Neill, USA, Director, Ballistic Missile 
Defense Organization, Department of Defense.
  Hearings continue March 15.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held 
a hearing on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization 
request, with emphasis on joint command readiness/requirements and 
concerns. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Adm. William A. Owens, USN, Vice Chairman, Joint 
Chiefs of Staff; Maj. Gen. Marvin T. Hopgood, Jr., USMC, Director, 
Operations, U.S. Pacific Command; Maj. Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, 
Director, Operations, U.S. Forces Korea; Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Hurd, 
USAF, Director, Operations, U.S. Central Command; Rear Adm. James A. 
Lair, USN, Director, Operations, U.S. European Command; and Rear Adm. 
Thomas B. Fargo, USN, Director, Operations, U.S. Atlantic Command.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1091, to improve the 
National Park System in the Commonwealth of Virginia; and H.R. 1077, to 
authorize the Bureau of land Management. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Bliley, Goodlatte, and Wolf; the following officials of 
the Department of the Interior: Roger Kennedy, Director, National Park 
Service, and Michael Dombeck, Acting Director, Bureau of Land 
Management; and public witnesses.
TERM LIMITS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H.J. Res. 2, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. Testimony was heard from Chairmen Livingston and Goss 
and Representatives McCollum, Canady, Inglis of South Carolina, Crane, 
Hefley, Fowler, Barton of Texas, Kingston, Brownback, Hilleary, Salmon, 
Conyers, Schroeder, Frank of Massachusetts, Dingell, Hall of Texas, 
Waters, Orton, Peterson of Florida, Gutierrez, and Deal.
GALVIN REPORT: ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR DOE NATIONAL LABORATORIES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research and the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a joint hearing on the 
Galvin Report: Alternative Futures for the DOE National Laboratories. 
Testimony was heard from Hazel O'Leary, Secretary of Energy; Robert 
Galvin, Chairman, Task Force on Alternative Futures for the Department 
of Energy National Laboratories; Siegfried Hecker, Director, Los Alamos 
National Laboratories; Albert Narath, President, Sandia National 
Laboratories; and Bruce Tarter, Director, Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory.
SBA 504 PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing to review the SBA 504 
Program. Testimony was heard from Mary Jean Ryan, Associate Deputy 
Administrator, Economic Development, SBA; and public witnesses.
GSA CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM REFORM AND RELATED MATTERS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Economic Development concluded hearings on GSA Capital 
Investment Program Reform legislation and related matters. Testimony 
was heard from the following Regional Administrators, GSA: Paul 
Chistolini, Region 3, Philadelphia, PA; Polly Baca, Region 8, Denver, 
CO; R. Jay Pearson, Region 10, Auburn, WA; and Thurmon Davis, National 
Capitol Region, Washington, DC; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment concluded hearing on the reauthorization of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Moakley, Torkildsen, Oberstar, Hunter, Frank of 
Massachusetts, Visclosky, Hefley, DeLauro, Lowey, Ehlers, Filner, 
Bilbray, and Blute. Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Water, 
EPA; Lt. Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci, State of Massachusetts; and public 
witnesses.
PROGRESS OF RESEARCH ON UNDIAGNOSED ILLNESSES OF PERSIAN GULF WAR 
VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health 
Care held a hearing on the progress of research on undiagnosed 
illnesses of Persian Gulf war veterans. Testimony was heard from 
Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Stephen Joseph, Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs, 
Department of Defense; Richard Jackson, Director, National Center for 
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Richard Miller, M.D. Director, Medical Follow-up 
Agency, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences; and a 
public witness.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA--
PROSPECTS FOR CHINA'S ACCESSION TO THE WTO
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
regarding recent intellectual property agreement signed with People's 
Republic of China and the prospects for China's accession to the WTO. 
Testimony was heard from Ambassador Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade 
Representative.
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Human Intelligence. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.