[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 83 (Thursday, May 18, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D631-D633]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXPORT MARKET FOR AMERICAN DAIRY PRODUCTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry 
held a hearing on the export market for American dairy products, 
proposals to make Federal dairy policy more export-oriented, and the 
relationship of export policy to the future of the dairy price support 
program following the implementation of the Uruguay Round. Testimony 
was heard from Keith Collins, Chief Economist, USDA; and public 
witnesses.
FARM BILL--CREDIT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, 
Research, and Forestry held a hearing on the 1995 Farm Bill--Credit and 
Rural Development. Testimony was heard from John Harman, Director, Food 
and Agriculture Issues, GAO; Mike Dunn, Acting Under Secretary, Rural 
Economic and Commercial Development, USDA; Doyle Cook, member, Board of 
Directors, Farm Credit Administration and Chairman, Board of Directors, 
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation; E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor, 
State of Nebraska; Alan Tracy, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, 
Trade, and Consumer Protection, State of Wisconsin; and public 
witnesses.
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises concluded 
hearings on H.R. 1487, Federal Home Loan Bank System Modernization Act 
of 1995. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY RELIEF ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on the broad issue of 
regulatory burden relief as well as those matters addressed in H.R. 
1362, Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 1995. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Bereuter; from the following officials of 
the Department of the Treasury: Richard S. Carnell, Assistant 
Secretary, Financial Institutions; [[Page D632]] Eugene A. Ludwig, 
Comptroller of the Currency; and Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting Director, 
OTS; Susan Phillips, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System; Ricki Helfer, Chairman, FDIC; Nicholas P. Retsinas, Assistant 
Secretary, Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and 
Catherine Ghiglieri, Banking Commissioner, State of Texas.
  Hearings continue May 23.
INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE AND FLOW CONTROL
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous 
Materials approved for full committee the introduction of a bill on 
Interstate Transportation of Waste and Flow Control.
CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS--IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
continued hearings on the Implementation and Enforcement of the Clean 
Air Act Amendments of 1990, with emphasis on Title V, Permits. 
Testimony was heard from Mary D. Nichols, Assistant Administrator, Air 
and Radiation, EPA; Karen N. T. Olson, Director, Operating Permits 
Program, Natural Resources Conservation Commission, State of Texas; 
John Ruscigno, Program Operations Manager, Department of Environmental 
Quality, State of Oregon; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight hearing on 
the Corporation for National and Community Service. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service; Eli Segal, CEO; and Jim Joseph, Chairperson, Board 
of Directors; James Lee Witt, Director, FEMA; John Timoney, First 
Deputy Commissioner, Police Department, New York City; and public 
witnesses.
REGULATORY SUNSET AND REVIEW ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National 
Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs approved for 
full Committee action amended H.R. 994, Regulatory Sunset and Review 
Act of 1995.
ADMINISTRATION'S REVERSAL OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION POLICY TOWARDS 
CUBA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere Affairs held a hearing on the Administration's Reversal of 
United States Immigration Policy Towards Cuba. Testimony was heard from 
Peter Tarnott, Under Secretary, Political Affairs, Department of State; 
Adm. Norman T. Saunders, USCG, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement and 
Defense Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; 
Doris Meissner, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
ANTITRUST CONSENT DECREE REFORM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1528, 
Antitrust Consent Decree Reform Act of 1995.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1530, National Defense 
Authorization for fiscal year 1996.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Readiness 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1530, National Defense 
Authorization for fiscal year 1996.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Commitee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Lands 
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 629, The Fall River Visitor 
Center Act of 1995; H.R. 238, Ozark Wild Horses Protection Act; H.R. 
826, to extend the deadline for the completion of certain land 
exchanges involving the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas; and 
H.R. 1508, to require the transfer of title to the District of Columbia 
certain real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction 
of National Children's Island, a cultural, educational and family-
oriented park. Testimony was heard from Representatives Wilson, Emerson 
and Norton; Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and 
Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Mark A. 
Reimers, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; Michael Rogers, City 
Administrator, District of Columbia; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources held 
an oversight hearing on the potential transfer of the Power Marketing 
Administration out of federal ownership. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Foley, Klug and Payne of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Moler, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy; and public 
witnesses.
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OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Endangered Species Act Task Force continued 
oversight hearings on the Endangered Species Act. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue May 25.
FLAT TAX
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Tax and Finance held a 
hearing on the flat tax. Testimony was heard from Senator Spector; 
Representative Armey; Jere W. Glover, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA; 
and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--AVIATION SECURITY AND FAA'S ANTI-TERRORISM PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation met in executive session to receive a briefing on Aviation 
Security and FAA's Anti-Terrorism Program in the wake of the Oklahoma 
City bombing. The Subcommittee was briefed by the following officials 
of the Department of Transportation: Cathal Flynn, Assistant 
Administrator, Civil Aviation Security, FAA; and Paul E. Busick, 
Director, Office of Intelligence and Security; and Robert M. Blitzer, 
Chief, Radical Fundamentalist Unit, Counter-terrorism and Middle East 
Section, National Security Division, FBI, Department of Justice.
EXTENSION OF GSP PROGRAM; EXTENDING MOST-FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT TO 
CAMBODIA AND BULGARIA
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1654, to renew the 
Generalized System of Preferences; H.R. 1642, to extend 
nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of Cambodia; and H.R. 1643, to authorize the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of Bulgaria.
BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session 
and ordered reported H.R. 1655, Intelligence Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 1996.