[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 16, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D613-D616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FIFRA AMENDMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing on H.R. 1627, to 
amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 
Testimony was heard from Lynn Goldman, Assistant Administrator, Office 
of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA; Rebecca Doyle, 
Director, Department of Agriculture, State of Illinois; and public 
witnesses.
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URUGUAY ROUND IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry 
held a hearing on federally-sanctioned programs for dairy product 
promotion, research, and nutrition education, as well as the 
relationship of those programs to export policy following the 
implementation of the Uruguay Round. Testimony was heard from Lon S. 
Hatamiya, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; and 
public witnesses.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security 
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT RTC
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on General 
Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the RTC. 
Testimony was heard from Gaston Gianni, Associate Director, GAO; the 
following officials of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: 
Robert Rubin, Secretary; and Jonathan Fiechter, Acting Director, Office 
of Thrift Supervision, both with the Department of the Treasury; Alan 
Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Ricki 
Tigert Helfer, Chairman, FDIC; Jack Ryan, Acting CEO, Resolution Trust 
Corporation; and Robert Larson, member.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Commerce: Met and approved pending Committee business.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power approved for 
full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1323, amended, Pipeline 
Safety Act of 1995; and H.R. 558, Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
Compact Consent Act.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint oversight 
hearing on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in the Medicare Program. Testimony 
was heard from Michael Mangano, Principle Deputy Inspector General, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Sarah Jagger, Director, 
Health, Financing, and Policy Issues, Health, Education and Human 
Services Division, GAO; Tom Kubic, Agent, FBI, Department of Justice; 
and public witnesses.
CONSOLIDATED AND REFORMED EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND REHABILITATION 
SYSTEMS
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families approved for full Committee action 
amended Title 4 (Adult Education, Family Literacy and Library 
Technology Consolidated Grant) of H.R. 1617, Consolidated and Reformed 
Education, Employment, and Rehabilitation Systems.
CONSOLIDATING FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
Consolidating Federal Programs and Organizations. Testimony was heard 
from Hazel O'Leary, Secretary of Energy.
  Hearings continue May 23.
CONSOLIDATING AND RESTRUCTURING THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
Consolidating and Restructuring the Executive Branch. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Walker, Brownback, Chrysler, and Tiahrt; 
Robert A. Mosbacher, former Secretary of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Legal 
Services Corporation. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
McCollum, Stenholm, Spratt, and Wyden; Abner J. Mikva, Counsel to the 
President; Jamie Gorelick, Deputy Attorney General, Department of 
Justice; John Carey, General Counsel, FEMA; and the following officials 
of the Legal Services Corporation: Alexander D. Forger, President; 
Douglas F. Eakeley, Chairman of the Board; and Thomas F. Smegal, Jr., 
and Ernestine P. Watlington, both members of the Board.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 
587, to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on 
biotechnological processes; H.R. 1443, Court Arbitration Authorization 
Act of 1995; H.R. 1170, amended, to provide that cases challenging the 
constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 
three-judge court; H.R. 1445, to [[Page D615]] 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.
ROYALTY RELIEF ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and mineral Resources 
held a hearing on H.R. 699, Royalty Relief Act of 1995. Testimony was 
heard from W. Hord Tipton, Assistant Director, Energy and Minerals 
Resources, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; 
Reginal Spiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Gas, and Petroleum 
Technologies, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
TRANSFER MANAGEMENT--TISHOMINGO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 
held a hearing on H.R. 1112, to transfer management of the Tishomingo 
National Wildlife Refuge to the State of Oklahoma. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Brewster and Geren of Texas; Mollie Beattie, 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; 
Greg D. Duffy, Director, Department of Wildlife Conservation, State of 
Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN PRESIDIO PROPERTIES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1296, to provide for the administration of 
certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer. 
Testimony was heard from Senators Boxer and Feinstein; Representative 
Pelosi; Roger Kennedy, Director, National park Service, Department of 
the Interior; Frank Jordan, Mayor, San Francisco, California; and 
public witnesses.
LINE ITEM VETO
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for a 
motion, any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, to take 
from the Speaker's table S. 4, Line Item Veto, for consideration in the 
House, to strike all after the enacting clause, and to insert the text 
of H.R. 2 as passed by the House. The rule provides 1 hour of debate, 
equally divided between the Committees on Government Reform and 
Oversight and Rules. Finally, the rule provides one motion to commit.
REGULATORY TRANSITION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, a rule providing for a 
motion, any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, to take 
from the Speaker's table S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act of 1995, for 
consideration in the House, to strike all after the enacting clause, 
and to insert the text of H.R. 450 as passed by the House. The rule 
provides 1 hour of debate, equally divided between the Committees on 
Government Reform and Oversight and Judiciary. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to commit.
FAA RESEARCH AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on FAA 
Research and Acquisition Management. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the GAO: Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate 
Director, Transportation Issues; Matthew E. Hampton, Evaluator, 
Aviation Safety and Security; and Robert E. Levin, Assistant Director, 
Transportation Issues; the following officials of the OTA: Kevin P. 
Dopart, Senior Analyst, Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure 
Program; and Kelley A. Scott, Analyst; and the following officials of 
the FAA, Department of Transportation: George L. Donahue, Associate 
Administrator, Research and Acquisition; Andres Zellweger, Director, 
Office of Aviation Research; and Clyde Miller, Program Director, 
Research Office of Aviation.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
EXPLORE INCREASING AND IMPROVING OPTIONS FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to 
explore increasing and improving options for Medicare beneficiaries, 
with emphasis on Experience in Controlling Costs and Improving Quality 
in Employer-Based Plans. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue May 24.
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND CONSOLIDATION OF JOB 
TRAINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on Federal Unemployment Compensation system and Consolidation 
of Job Training Programs. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Crapo and McKeon; Raymond Uhalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor; and public 
witnesses.
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IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT INTELLIGENCE SOURCES 
AND METHODS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on legislation to permit the President to defer 
imposition of sanctions when necessary to protect intelligence sources 
and methods. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996
Committee on Rules: Granted a modified closed rule providing for six 
hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 67, the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal years 1996-2002. The rule waives all points of 
order against the resolution and against its consideration. The rule 
provides for the adoption in the House and Committee of the Whole of 
the amendment printed in this report. It then makes in order only the 
amendments in nature of a substitute designated in section 2 of the 
rule to be offered only in the order specified, only by the Member 
designated, debatable for one hour each, and not subject to amendment, 
as follows: (1) by Representative Gephardt of Missouri printed in the 
May 16 Record, if achieving a balanced budget by the fiscal year 2002; 
(2) by Representatives Neumann of Wisconsin or Solomon of New York, 
consisting of the text of H. Con. Res. 66; (3) by Representatives Payne 
of New Jersey or Owens of New York, printed in the May 16 Record; and 
(4) by the minority leader if printed by him in the Record not later 
than May 17, consisting of a revised budget submitted by the President 
to the Congress that achieves a balanced budget by the fiscal year 
2002. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments except 
that if an amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, it is 
not in order to consider further substitutes. Following disposition of 
the amendments, the rule provides a final period of debate of ten 
minutes equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Budget Committee. The rule permits the Budget Committee 
chairman to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical 
consistency pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of Budget Act. Finally, the 
rule suspends the application of House Rule XLIX, which provides for 
the automatic adoption of a debt limit identical to the level contained 
in the conference report on the budget resolution, with respect to the 
conference report on the fiscal 1996-2002 budget resolution. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Kasich and Representatives Shays, Smith of 
Michigan, Shuster, Solomon, Neumann, Smith of Washington, Sabo, 
Stenholm, Orton, Browder, Dingell, Owens, Payne of New Jersey, 
Visclosky, and Peterson of Minnesota.

Joint Meetings
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on 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.