[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D346-D348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Consolidated Farm Service Agency. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the USDA: Eugene Moos, Under Secretary, Farm 
and Foreign Agricultural Services, and Grant B. Buntrock, Acting 
Administrator, Consolidated Farm Service Agency.
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 
International Information, Cultural and Exchange Activities, and on 
International Broadcasting Activities. Testimony was heard from Joseph 
Duffey, Director, U.S. Information Agency; Carl Gershman, President, 
National Endowment for Democracy; William B. Fuller, President, Asia 
Foundation; Kenneth B. Pyle, Chairman, Japan-United States Friendship 
Commission; Andrew Mason, Director, Programs on Population, East-West 
Center; Ambler H. Moss, Jr., Director, North-South Center; Joseph B. 
Bruns, Acting Associate Director, Broadcasting, U.S. Information 
Agency; Kevin Klose, President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc.; 
Richard McBride, Executive Director, Board for International 
Broadcasting; and Geoffrey Cowan, Director, Board for International 
Broadcasting; and Geoffrey Cowan, Director, Voice of America.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on Solar and Renewables, and on Nuclear 
Fission, Uranium Supply and Enrichment Activities. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Christine A. 
Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and 
Ray A. Hunter, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Energy.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related 
Agencies held a hearing on Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard 
from Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy.
LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Director, 
NIH, and on National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the NIH, Department of health and 
Human Services: Harold E. Varmus, Director; Anthony S. Fauci, Director, 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Kenneth 
Olden, Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security held a 
hearing on National Guard/Reserve Forces. Testimony was heard from 
Deborah R. Lee, Assistant Secretary (Reserve Affairs), Department of 
Defense.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on the FAA. Testimony was heard from 
David R. Hinson, Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, 
and General Government held a hearing on the White House Office, the 
Executive Residence and on the National Security Council. Testimony was 
heard from Patsy Thomasson, Director, Office of Administration, White 
House Office; Robert Stanton, Regional Director, Executive Residence at 
the White House; Andrew D. Sens, Executive Secretary, National Security 
Council; and Joseph E. Stiglitz, member, Council of Economic Advisers.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies held a hearing 
on the NSF. Testimony was heard from Neal F. Lane, Director, 
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MEDICARE EXTENDERS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment held 
a hearing on Medicare Extenders in the Administration's Fiscal Year 
1996 budget. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Buto, Associate 
Administrator, Policy, Health Care Financing Administration, Department 
of Health and Human Services.
PRIVATIZATION PROCESS--FEDERAL ROLE
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information and Technology held a hearing on the 
Federal role in privatization process. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Klug; Roy Bernardi, Mayor, Syracuse, New York; and 
public witnesses.
GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on Global Information 
Infrastucture: The Next Steps, U.S. Industry Perspective. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Installations 
and Facilities held a hearing on fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Defense: Robert E. Bayer, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Installations, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Economic 
Security; Paul W. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations 
and Housing; Brig. Gen. Robert L. Herndon, USA, Director, Facilities 
and Housing, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation 
Management; Brig. Gen. William C. Bilo, USA, Deputy Director, Army 
National Guard; Brig. Gen. Paul C. Bergson, USA, Deputy Chief, Army 
Reserve; Col. Dennis Cochrane, USA, Chief, Base Realignment and Closure 
Office, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation 
Management; Robert B. Pirie, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Installations 
and Environment, Department of the Navy; RAdm. Patrick W. Drennon, USN, 
Director, Facilities and Engineering Division, Department of the Navy; 
RAdm. C. Dennis Vaughan, USN, Deputy Director, Naval Reserve; Brig. 
Gen. Thomas A. Braaten, USMC, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, 
Installations and Logistics (Facilities), U.S. Marine Corps; Jimmy 
Dishner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations, Department of the 
Air Force; Maj. Gen. James McCarthy, USAF, Air Force Civil Engineer; 
Maj. Gen. Jay Blume, USAF, Director, Realignment and Transition; Brig. 
Gen. Paul Weaver, USAF, Deputy Director, Air National Guard; and Brig. 
Gen. John Bradley, USAF, Deputy to the Chief, Air Force Reserve.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
continued hearings on fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization 
request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Frederick Pang, Assistant Secretary, Force 
Management Policy; RAdm. Patricia Tracey, USN, Director, Manpower and 
Personnel (J1), Joint Staff; Lt. Gen. Theodore G. Stroup, Jr., USA, 
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Department of the Army; VAdm. Frank 
L. Bowman, USN, Chief, Naval Personnel, Department of the Navy; Lt. Gen 
George R. Christmas, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Reserve 
Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps; and Lt. Gen. Billy J. Boles, USAF, Deputy 
Chief of Staff, Personnel, Department of the Air Force.
  Hearings continue March 16.
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL/RESCISSION APPROPRIATIONS; AND SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a recorded vote of 9 to 3, a rule 
providing for the consideration of H.R. 1158, Making Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance and 
Making Rescissions for Fiscal Year 1995, under a modified open rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate divided equally between 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI, which prohibits 
unauthorized and legislative provision in an appropriations bill, 
against the provisions of the bill. The rule makes in order as original 
text for amendment purposes the text of H.R. 1158 combined with the 
text of H.R. 1159, except the text of sec. 306 of H.R. 1159. The rule 
provides for the amendment in the nature of a substitute to be 
considered as read and subject to a 10 hour amendment process under the 
five minute rule. The rule waives clause 7 of rule XVI, the germaneness 
rule, and clause 2 of rule XXI, prohibiting unauthorized and 
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill, against the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. Only amendments printed in the 
Congressional Record before March 14, 1995, to H.R. 1158 or H.R. 1159 
are in order, and the amendments are considered as read. Amendments, 
including any amendments thereto, are debatable for not to exceed 30 
minutes. The rule waives clause 2(e) of rule XXI, which prohibits non-
emergency designated amendments to be offered to an emergency 
appropriations bill, against such pre-printed amendments. Amendments 
are not in order if they cause the net level of [[Page D348]] budget 
authority in the bill to be increased and if they redistribute budget 
authority outside the same chapter (or title where there are no 
chapters). Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Livingston 
and Representatives Porter, Obey, Yates, Stokes, Coleman, Skaggs, 
Foglietta, Lowey, Petri, Gunderson, Stearns, Morella, Klug, Greenwood, 
Montgomery, Clay, Vento, Slaughter, Andrews, Brewster, DeLauro, 
Edwards, Brown of Florida, Minge, Delegate Norton, and Commissioner 
Romero-Barcelo.
SBA PILOT MICROLOAN PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing to review the SBA's Pilot 
Microloan Program. Testimony was heard from Patricia R. Forbes, Deputy 
Associate Deputy Administrator, Economic Development, SBA; and public 
witnesses.
NATURAL GAS AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SAFETY ACTS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Natural Gas 
and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Acts. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Franks of New Jersey and Pallone; Dharmendra K. Sharma, 
Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, Department 
of Transportation; and public witnesses.
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA TAX RELIEF ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 1215, Contract With 
America Tax Relief Act of 1995.
MILITARY OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Support to Military Operations. Testimony was heard 
from departmental witnesses.