[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 78 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D588-D591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
GENERAL FARM BILL ISSUES
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on General Farm Bill issues. 
Testimony was heard from Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary held a hearing on EEOC. Testimony was heard from Gilbert 
Casellas, Chairman, EEOC.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security met in 
executive session to hold a hearing on Intelligence. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Keith 
R. Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Intelligence and Security), Office 
of the Assistant Secretary (C3I); and Maj. Gen. Kenneth R. Israel, 
USAF, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary (Acquisition and Technology).
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Air Force Airlift Programs. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
the Air Force: Darleen A. Druyun, Acting Assistant Secretary 
(Acquisition); and Gen. Robert L. Rutherford, USAF, Commander, Air 
Mobility Command.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITIVENESS ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: By a recorded vote of 38 
to 6, ordered reported amended H.R. 1062, Financial Services 
Competitiveness Act of 1995.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget for fiscal year 1996.
TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT CONSENT ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing 
on H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent 
Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Fields of Texas, Bonilla, 
and Coleman; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held an 
oversight hearing on HIV Testing of Women and Infants. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Ackerman, Morella, and Pelosi; the following 
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Helene D. 
Gayle, M.D., Associate Director, Centers for Disease Control-Washington 
and Acting Director, National Center for Prevention Services; and James 
Balsley, M.D., Chief, Pediatric Medicine Branch, Division of AIDS, 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; David H. 
Mulligan, Commissioner, Department of Public Health, State of 
Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
COMMUNICATIONS LAW REFORM PROPOSALS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance 
continued hearings on the following: H.R. 1555, Communications Act of 
1995; H.R. 514, to repeal the restrictions on foreign ownership of 
licensed telecommunications facilities; H.R. 912, to permit registered 
utility holding companies to participate in the provision of 
telecommunications services; H.R. 1556, to amend the Communications Act 
of 1934 to reduce the restrictions on ownership of broadcasting 
stations, and other media of mass communications; and related 
telecommunications reform legislation. Testimony was heard from Larry 
Irving, Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications Information 
Administration, Department of Commerce; Anne Bingaman, Assistant 
Attorney General, Antitrust, Department of Justice; Reed Hundt, 
Chairman, FCC; Lisa Rosenblum, Deputy Chairman, Public Service 
Commission, State of New York; Ronald Binz, Director, Office of 
Consumer Counsel, State of Colorado; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
TEAMWORK FOR EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS ACT
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Held a hearing on 
H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT
Committee on International Relations: Continued markup of H.R. 1561, 
American Overseas Interests Act.
  Will continue tomorrow.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES--REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the reauthorization of the 
Administrative Conference of the United States. Testimony was heard 
from Thomasina V. Rogers, Director, Administrative Conference of the 
United States; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1443, Court 
Arbitration Authorization Act of 1995; H.R. 1445, to amend rule 30 of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic 
preference for depositions; S. 464, to make the reporting deadlines for 
studies conducted in Federal court demonstration districts consistent 
with the deadlines for pilot districts; and S. 532, to clarify the 
rules governing venue. Testimony was heard from J. Phil Gilbert, Chief 
Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; Ann Claire 
Williams, Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 
Paul Friedman, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands held an oversight hearing on Recreation Fees on Federal Lands. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION SALE ACT; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources 
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 1122, Alaska Power 
Administration Sale Act.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
930, to amend the Colorado [[Page D590]] River Basin Salinity Control 
Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of 
salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner; and H.R. 
1070, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in Central 
Valley project, CA, as ``Trinity Lake''. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Herger; Rick L. Gold, Deputy Regional Director, Upper 
Colorado Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the 
Interior; James Duffus III, Director, Natural Resources Management 
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
CORNING NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance 
Act. The bill and committee amendment printed in the bill shall be 
considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Saxton and Lincoln.
FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 584, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa. The rule provides that the 
bill shall be considered as read for amendment under the five minute 
rule. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Saxton and Lincoln.
NEW LONDON NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 614, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery 
production facility. The rule provides that the bill and committee 
amendment shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Saxton and 
Lincoln.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: WHAT WENT WRONG?
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on the Denver International Airport: What Went 
Wrong? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Federico Pena, Secretary; and Cynthia 
Rich, Associate Administrator, Airports, FAA; Mike Gryszkowiec, 
Director, Planning and Reporting, Resources, Community, and Economic 
Development Division, GAO; Jim Delong, Director of Aviation, Denver 
International Airport; and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health 
Care approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.1384, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-time 
health-care professionals of the Department of Veterans' Affairs from 
restrictions on remunerated outside professional activities; H.R. 1536, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for 2 years an 
expiring authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to 
determination of locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist 
positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs; and H.R. 1565, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to amend title 38 United States 
Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health 
care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, 
or environmental hazards.
EXTENSION OF FAST TRACK TRADE NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade and the Subcommittee 
on Rules and Organization of the House of the Committee on Rules held a 
joint hearing on Extension of Fast Track trade negotiating authority. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Gephardt, Richardson and 
Kolbe; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue May 17.
COMMITEE BUSINESS; EXTENSION OF LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR DOD COMMERCIAL 
ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
  The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
extension of the legal authority for DOD commercial activities to 
provide security for DOD intelligence collection activities abroad. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees continued to resolve the differences between the Senate- and 
House-passed versions of H.R. 1158, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, but 
[[Page D591]] did not complete action thereon, and will meet again 
tomorrow.