[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 80 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1038-E1040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                THE ANTITERRORISM AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1995

                                 ______


                        HON. RICHARD A GEPHARDT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 15, 1995
  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to introduce the 
President's antiterrorism legislation in the House, to help ensure that 
America never endures the kind of tragedy which shook Oklahoma City on 
April 19.
  What happened in Oklahoma City was an unforgivable act of cold-
blooded cowardice. There is no posture or principle which justifies the 
ruthless killing of innocent children. There is no cause or commitment 
which excuses such random death and destruction.
  We must do more than merely convicting those responsible for this 
horrific act of violence, and bringing them to swift and certain 
punishment. We must serve warning to all who would use extremist means 
to advance their extremist ideas: We will use the full force of our 
laws to find them, to punish them, and to rid our society of their 
hateful acts. And when those laws aren't enough, we'll write tough new 
laws to rein in their wanton bloodshed and terrorism.
  That is why this legislation is so important. It will help our law 
enforcement agencies root out terrorism more quickly and effectively, 
to help make the atrocities of Oklahoma City a closed chapter in our 
Nation's history.

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, 1995, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the National Academy of 
           Public Administration's study on the Environmental 
           Protection Agency.
                                                            SD-G50
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the National Park Service, Department of 
           the Interior.
                                                            SD-192
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings on the national security implications of 
           U.S. ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction 
           Treaty (START II).
                                                            SR-222
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         To continue hearings on the fiscal solvency of Medicare 
           and the status of the program's delivery of health care 
           services, focusing on methods to preserve and improve 
           the Medicare program.
                                                            SD-215
     10:00 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation to 
           authorize funds for and to reorganize the State 
           Department.
                                                            SD-419
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine proposals to reorganize the 
           Executive Branch.
                                                            SD-342
       Joint Economic
         To hold hearings to examine the use of the flat tax, 
           focusing on the potential for economic growth.
                                                            SD-106
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Legal Services Corporation.
                                                            SD-116
     2:00 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on S. 727, to authorize appropriations 
           for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the 
           Department of Defense, and to prescribe military 
           personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, focusing on 
           dual-use technology programs.
                                                           SR-232A
       Select on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings on intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219
     2:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           environmental programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the administration of timber 
           contracts in the Tongass National Forest and 
           administration of the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 
           1990.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         To resume hearings to examine various flax tax proposals.
                                                            SD-215
       Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine proposals to reorganize 
           the Executive Branch.
                                                            SD-342
       Rules and Administration
         To resume hearings to examine management guidelines for 
           the future of the Smithsonian Institution.
                                                            SD-106
       Small Business
         To hold hearings to examine the Small Business 
           Administration's 7(a) business loan program.
                                                            SD-628
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on the recommendations of the 
           Joint Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian 
           Affairs/Tribal Task Force on Reorganization of the 
           Bureau of Indian Affairs.
                                                            SR-485
       Joint Economic
         To hold hearings to examine issues relating to 
           economically-targeted investments.
                                             2226 Rayburn Building
     10:00 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation 
           authorizing funds for foreign assistance programs.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for foreign assistance programs.
                                                            SH-216
     1:00 p.m.
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on S. 727, authorizing funds for 
           fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the 
           Department of Defense and the future years defense 
           program, focusing on the Marine Corps modernization 
           programs and current operations.
                                                           SR-232A
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the National Institutes of Health, 
           Department of Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Treasury Department, and the Federal 
           Election Commission.
                                                            SD-192
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Energy Production and Regulation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to extend the 
           deadlines of certain hydroelectric projects, including 
           S.283, S.468, S.543, S.547, S.549, S.552, S.595, and 
           S.611.
                                                            SD-366
     3:00 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on S. 727, to authorize funds for 
           fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the 
           Department of Defense and the future years defense 
           program, focusing on bomber force issues.
                                                            SR-222

                                 MAY 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
           Development.
                                                            SD-192
       Labor and Human Resources
       Education, Arts and Humanities Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine adult education programs.
                                                            SD-430

                                 MAY 22
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Architect of the Capitol, and the 
           Government Printing Office.
                                            SD-116 [[Page E1040]] 
       Governmental Affairs
       Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on Federal pension reform, focusing on 
           how Federal pension plans compare to private sector 
           plans.
                                                            SD-342

                                 MAY 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on Federal nutrition programs.
                                                           SR-328A
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           financial management.
                                                            SD-192
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on NASA's Space Station 
           Program.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 620, to direct the Secretary of 
           the Interior to convey, upon request, certain property 
           in Federal reclamation projects to beneficiaries of the 
           projects and to set forth a distribution scheme for 
           revenues from reclamation project lands.
                                                            SD-366
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 479, to provide for administrative 
           procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain 
           Indian groups.
                                                            SR-485
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review the Department of the 
           Interior's programs, policies and budget implications 
           on the reintroduction of wolves in and around 
           Yellowstone National Park.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
           Service, Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-192
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine international aviation 
           policy.
                                                            SR-253
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management and The District of 
           Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on aviation safety.
                                                            SD-342
     10:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on research and the future of U.S. 
           agriculture.
                                                           SR-328A

                                 MAY 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings on S. 638, to authorize funds for United 
           States insular areas.
                                                            SD-366
     10:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on Federal farm export programs.
                                                           SR-328A
       Appropriations
       Military Construction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for military construction programs of the 
           Department of Defense, focusing on Army and certain 
           Defense agencies.
                                                            SD-192
       Finance
       Social Security and Family Policy Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the financial and business 
           practices of the American Association of Retired 
           Persons (AARP).
                                                            SD-215
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on property line disputes within the Nez 
           Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 26
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the General Accounting Office, and the 
           Office of Technology Assessment.
                                                            SD-116

                                 JUNE 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on resource conservation.
                                                           SR-328A
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           intelligence programs.
                                                    S-407, Capitol
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-138
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Energy Production and Regulation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 708, to repeal section 210 of the 
           Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.
                                                            SD-366
     2:00 p.m.
       Joint Printing
         To hold oversight hearings on the activities of the 
           Government Printing Office (GPO).
                                           1310 Longworth Building

                                 JUNE 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the National Service and the Selective 
           Service System.
                                                            SD-192
     10:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Youth Violence Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the welfare system's effect 
           on youth violence.
                                                            SD-226

                                JUNE 13
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Production and Price Competitiveness Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on commodity policy.
                                                           SR-328A
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           health programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                JUNE 15
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Production and Price Competitiveness Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen 
           and improve United States agricultural programs, 
           focusing on commodity policy.
                                                           SR-328A

                                JUNE 20
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           counternarcotic programs.
                                                            SD-192

                                JUNE 27
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1996 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192