[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D449-D451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, 
Research and Forestry and the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans of the Committee on Resources held a joint oversight hearing to 
review law enforcement activities on federal lands. Testimony was heard 
from Senator Kempthorne; Mollie Beattie, Director, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Greg Matlock, Program 
Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department 
of Commerce; Alan G. Lance, Attorney General, State of Idaho; and 
public witnesses.
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 
Judiciary, and on Economic and Business Development. Testimony was 
heard from Richard S. Arnold, Chief Judge, Eighth Circuit, U.S. Court 
of Appeals; the following officials of the Department of Justice: Carol 
DiBattiste, Director, Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys; and 
Eduardo Gonzalez, Director, U.S. Marshals Service; Philip Lader, 
Administrator, SBA; Rafael Borras, Acting Director, Minority Business 
Development Agency; and William Ginsberg, Assistant Secretary, Economic 
Development, Department of Commerce.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Agencies continued appropriation hearings. 
Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related 
Agencies held a hearing on the National Park Service. Testimony was 
heard from Roger G. Kennedy, Director, National Park Service, 
Department of Interior.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on the National 
Cancer Institute and National Center for Research Resources, National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development and on the National 
Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; Edward J. Sondik, M.D., Acting Director, National 
Cancer Institute; Judith L. Vaitukaitis, M.D., Director, National 
Center for Research Resources; Duane Alexander, M.D., Director, 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; and Phillip 
E. Gorden, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive 
and Kidney Diseases.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Related 
Agencies held a hearing on FAA Training. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Transportation: Todd Zinser, 
Principal Investigator, Office of Inspector General; and David Hinson, 
Administrator, FAA.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, 
and General Government held a [[Page D450]] hearing on OPM/OMB/GAO-
Federal Personnel Issues, OPM and Inspector General for OPM. Testimony 
was heard from Alice M. Rivlin, Director, OMB; the following officials 
of the OPM: James B. King, Director; and Patrick McFarland, Inspector 
General; and Timothy P. Bowling, Associate Director, Federal Human 
Resources Management Issues, General Government Division, GAO.
VA, HUD, INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies concluded 
hearings on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin, 
Administrator, NASA.
MARKETS AND TRADING REORGANIZATION AND REFORM ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Securities and Government-Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing 
on H.R. 718, Markets and Trading Reorganization and Reform Act of 1995. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Leach; Mary Schapiro, 
Chairwoman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Arthur Levitt, Jr., 
Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Continued hearings on the Administration's 
Fiscal Year 1996 Budget, with emphasis on views of Members of Congress. 
Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
CONSUMER'S PERSPECTIVE ON MEDICAL DEVICES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing on A Consumer's Perspective on Medical Devices. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protection held a hearing on the Fair Labor Standards Act. 
Testimony was heard from Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor, City of New York; 
Christopher W. Waddell, Chief Counsel, Department of Finance, State of 
California; and public witnesses.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Ordered reported H.R. 
1345, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Act of 1995.
ADMINISTRATION'S INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the 
Administration's International Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 
1996. Testimony was heard from Warren Christopher, Secretary of State; 
J. Brian Atwood, Administrator, AID, U.S. International Development 
Cooperation Agency; and Lt. Gen. Thomas Rhame, USA, Director, Defense 
Security Assistance Agency, Department of Defense.
ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL DRUG LAWS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
Enforcement of Federal Drug Laws. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: Louis J. Freeh, 
Director, FBI; and Thomas Constantine, Administrator, DEA.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing on verification of eligibility for employment and 
benefits. Testimony was heard from Barbara Jordan, Chair, Commission on 
Immigration Reform; Robert L. Bach, Executive Associate Commissioner, 
Policy and Planning, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department 
of Justice; William Ludwig, Administrator, Food and Consumer Service, 
USDA; Wendell E. Primus, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Services 
Policy, Department of Health and Human Services; Nelson Diaz, General 
Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Joseph A. 
Antolin, Deputy Director, Field Operations, Department of Public Aid, 
State of Illinois; Esperita Johnson-Bullard, Eligibility Supervisor, 
Division of Social Services, Department of Human Services, City of 
Alexandria, Virginia; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization request, with emphasis on wartime vs. peacetime medical 
requirements. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: VAdm. James LaPlante, USN, Director, Logistics, 
The Joint Staff; Lt. Gen. Alcide M. LaNoue, USA, Surgeon General of the 
Army; VAdm. Donald F. Hagen, USN, Surgeon General of the Navy; Lt. Gen. 
Edgar R. Anderson, Jr., USAF, Surgeon General of the Air Force; and 
Stephen Joseph, M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Mark E. 
Gebicke, Director, Military Operations and Capabilities Issues, 
National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; and Neil 
[[Page D451]] Singer, Deputy Assistant Director, National Security 
Division, CBO. Hearings continue April 4.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Procurement 
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization request, with emphasis on strategic lift. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. 
Gen. Richard E. Hawley, USAF, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Acquisition, Department of the Air Force; Gen. Robert L. Rutherford, 
USAF, Commander in Chief, U.S. Transportation Command; and VAdm. Philip 
M. Quasat, USN, Commander, Military Sealift Command, Department of the 
Navy; and public witnesses. Hearings continue April 6.
GREENS CREEK LAND EXCHANGE ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 1266, Greens Creek Land 
Exchange Act. Testimony was heard from Jim Lyons, Under Secretary, 
Natural Resources and the Environment, USDA; and Tom Albanese, General 
Manager, Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company, Juneau, Alaska.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 
approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R. 
898, High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995; H.R. 1139, Striped Bass 
Act of 1995; H.R. 1141, Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1995; and 
H.R. 1175, Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1995.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources held 
an oversight hearing on Department of Energy and Bureau of Reclamation 
Operational Issues. Testimony was heard from Daniel P. Beard, 
Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and the 
following officials of the Department of Energy: Dan Shafer, 
Administrator, Western Area Power Administration; Forrest E. Reeve, 
Acting Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration; Leon 
Jourolmon, Jr., Acting Administrator, Southeastern Power 
Administration; and Steve Wright, Vice President, Washington, D.C., 
Liaison Office, Bonneville Power Administration.
SBA OF THE FUTURE
Committee on Small Business: Continued hearings on the SBA, with 
emphasis on the SBA of the Future. Testimony was heard from Philip 
Lader, Administrator, SBA.
PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ON PHYSICIAN 
PAYMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
the Physician Payment Review Commission Recommendations on Physician 
Payments. Testimony was heard from John Eisenberg, M.D. Chairman, 
Physician Payment Review Commission; and public witnesses.
DCI BUDGET WRAP-UP
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on DCI Budget Wrap-Up. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
VETERANS PROGRAMS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the 
legislative recommendations of certain veterans programs, after 
receiving testimony from Ray H. Fuller, Veterans of World War I; Carl 
E. Foley, Blinded Veterans of America; Charles S. Prigmore, American 
Ex-Prisoners of War; James L. Brazee, Jr., Vietnam Veterans of America; 
and John C. Loberg, Military Order of the Purple Heart, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Arthur W. Klingel, Jr., AMVETS, Lanham, Maryland.