[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D497-D499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FARM BILL--AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS AND WETLANDS ISSUES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, 
Research, and Forestry held a hearing on Agricultural Wetlands and 
Wetland Issues in the 1995 Farm Bill. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the USDA: Tom Herbert, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Natural Resources and Environment; and Paul Johnson, Chief, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service; Robert H. Wayland III, Director, 
Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Office of Water, EPA; Steve Forsythe, 
Division Chief, Division of Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Michael Davis, Chief, 
Regulatory Branch, Civil Works Directorate, Corps of Engineers, 
Department of the Army; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary (and Related Agencies) held a hearing on Staffing and 
Operation of Overseas Missions, Department of Justice--Prisons and 
Related Issues. Testimony was heard from Richard M. Moose, Under 
Secretary, Management, Department of State; Henry Howard, Associate 
Director, Management, U.S. Information Agency; Lauri J. Fitz-Pegado, 
Assistant Secretary, and Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial 
Service, Department of Commerce; the following officials of the 
Department of Justice; Mark R. Steinberg, Director, Executive Office of 
National Security; Kathleen M. Hawk, Director, Bureau of Prisons; 
Kristine M. Marcy, Associate Director, Operations Support, U.S. 
Marshals Service; James A. Puelo, Executive Associate Commissioner, 
Programs, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and Edward F. Reilly, 
Jr., Chairman, United States Parole Commission.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior (and Related 
Agencies) held a hearing on Holocaust Memorial Council and Bureau of 
Land Management. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey T. LaRiche, Acting 
Director, Holocaust Memorial Council; and Michael P. Dombeck, Acting 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education (and Related Agencies) continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Testimony was heard from Dennis Jahnigen, Chairman, Armed Forces 
Retirement Home.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security held a 
hearing on Readiness Issues. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. John H. Tilelli, Jr., USA, 
Vice Chief of Staff, Army; Adm. Stanley R. Arthur, USN, Vice Chief, 
Naval Operations; Gen. Richard D. Hearney, USMC, Assistant Commandant, 
Marine Corps; and Gen. Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Vice Chief of 
Staff, Air Force.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development and Independent Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public 
witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO THE MEXICAN FINANCIAL CRISIS
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on General 
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Administration's 
response to the Mexican Financial Crisis. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Istook, Kaptur, and Sanders; the following officials of 
the Department of the [[Page D498]] Treasury: Jeffrey R. Shafer, 
Assistant Secretary, International Affairs; and Edward Knight, General 
Counsel.
HUD REINVENTION: FROM BLUEPRINT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity held a hearing on HUD Reinvention: From 
Blueprint. Testimony was heard from Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight hearing on 
the Department of Education: Opportunities for Cost Savings. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Education: 
Dianne Van Riper, Assistant Inspector General/Investigations, Office of 
the Inspector General; and Steven McNamara, Assistant Inspector 
General/Audit, Office of Inspector General; Cornelia Blanchette, 
Associate Director, Education and Employment Issues, GAO; and a public 
witness.
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY AND THE STATUS OF THE 
CURRENT DRUG WAR
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 Status 
of the Current Drug War. Testimony was heard from Lee Patrick Brown, 
Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
MIDDLE EAST OVERVIEW AND UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIANS
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Middle East 
Overview and United States Assistance to the Palestinians. Testimony 
was heard from Robert Pelletreu, Assistant Secretary, Near East and 
South Asian Affairs, Department of State; and Terrence J. Brown, Deputy 
Assistant Administrator, Asia and the Near East, AID, U.S. 
International Development Cooperation Agency.
THREAT OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN AFRICA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on the Threat of Islamic Extremism in Africa. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: THREATS AND RESPONSES
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on International Terrorism: 
Threats and Responses. Testimony was heard from William O. Studeman, 
Acting Director, CIA; the following officials of the Department of 
Justice; Jamie S. Gorelick, Deputy Attorney General ; and Louis J. 
Freeh, Director, FBI; Ambassador Philip Wilcox, Coordinator, 
Counterterrorism Section, Department of State; Lt. Col. Robin L. 
Higgins, USMC, widow of Col. William R. Higgins, USMC; and public 
witnesses.
RANGER TRAINING DEATHS
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel met 
in executive session to receive a briefing on the Ranger training 
deaths. The Subcommittee was briefed by Maj. Gen. John W. Hendrix, USA, 
Commandant, U.S. Army Infantry School and Center, Ft. Benning, Georgia.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Procurement 
continued hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization request, with emphasis on bomber requirements. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air 
Force: Gen. John M. Loh, USAF, Commander, U.S. Air Force Air Combat 
Command; and Lt. Gen. Richard E. Hawley, USAF, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Acquisition.
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
Committee on National Security: Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine held a hearing on maritime security program. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Special Oversight Panel on Morale, 
Welfare and Recreation continued hearings on the fiscal year 1996 
national defense authorization request, with emphasis on the effect of 
force structure drawdown on commissaries and exchanges. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Fred 
Pang, Assistant Secretary, Force Management; Maj. Gen. Richard Beale, 
USA, Director, Defense Commissary Agency; Maj. Gen. Robert Swarts, 
USAF, Commander, Army-Air Force Exchange Service; Rear Adm. John 
Kavanaugh, USN, Commander, Navy Exchange Service Command; and Brig. 
Gen. James Joy, USMC (Ret.), Director, MWR Support Activity, U.S. 
Marine Corps.
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SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs held a 
hearing on the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SBA: Jere W. 
Clover, Chief Counsel, Advocacy; and Robert Neal, Associate Deputy 
Administrator, Government Contracting; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, 
Energy and Science Issues; GAO; Samuel J. Barish, Director, SBIR/STTR 
Program, Department of Energy; and Robert L. Norwood, Director, 
Commercial Development and Technology Transfer, Office of Space Access 
and Technology, NASA; and public witnesses.
CLEAN WATER AMENDMENTS
Committee on Transportation: Ordered reported amended H.R. 961, Clean 
Water Amendments of 1995.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION REORGANIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health 
Care held a hearing on reorganization of the Veterans Health 
Administration. Testimony was heard from Kenneth W. Kizer, Assistant 
Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
FAMILY TAX RELIEF
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 
economic effects of a $500-per-child expanded family tax credit as 
contained in the proposed Family, Investment, Retirement Savings and 
Tax Fairness Act, after receiving testimony from Senator Coats; 
Representative Hutchinson; Gary L. Bauer, Family Research Council, 
Scott A. Hodge, Heritage Foundation, David S. Liederman, Child Welfare 
League of America, Peter J. Ferrara, National Center for Policy 
Analysis, and Marshall Wittmann, Christian Coalition, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Steve Kean, Woodbridge, Virginia.
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded hearings to examine international presence in the 
former Yugoslavia, focusing on the development of a new mandate for 
United Nations peacekeepers in Croatia and efforts to restore peace and 
stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after receiving testimony from 
Richard Holbrooke, Assistant Secretary of State for European and 
Canadian Affairs; John R. Lampe, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, 
D.C.; and Stephen Walker, Arlington, Virginia, on behalf of the Action 
Council for Peace in the Balkans and the American Committee to Save 
Bosnia.