[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 108 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D810-D812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment concluded 
hearings on H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act of 1995. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
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 provisions of Title III 
relating to the control of Hazardous Air Pollutants. Testimony was 
heard from Mary D. Nichols, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, 
EPA; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENTAL REORGANIZATION
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Held a hearing on 
Departmental Reorganization. Testimony was heard from Richard Riley, 
Secretary of Education; Linda Morra, Director, Education and 

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Employment Issues, GAO; former Senator Bill Brock of Tennessee; and 
public witnesses.
INVESTMENT BUDGETING IN OTHER COUNTRIES, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a joint hearing 
on Investment Budgeting in Other Countries, State and Local 
Governments. Testimony was heard from Paul L. Posner, Director, Budget 
Issues, Accounting and Information Management Division, GAO; Edward G. 
Rendell, Mayor, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and John Wood, 
Ambassador of New Zealand.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations concluded oversight hearings 
on Delays in the FDA's Food Additive Petitions and GRAS Affirmation 
Process. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
POLITICAL ADVOCACY WITH TAXPAYERS DOLLARS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National 
Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs held a 
hearing on Political Advocacy with Taxpayers Dollars. Testimony was 
heard from Senator Simpson; Representative Istook; Narwar M. Gandhi, 
Associate Director, Tax Policy and Administration Issues, General 
Government Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.J. Res. 83, amended, relating to the United States-North 
Korea Agreed Framework and the obligations of North Korea under that 
and previous agreements with respect to the denuclearization of the 
Korean Peninsula and dialog with the Republic of Korea; and a 
resolution calling upon the People's Republic of China to release U.S. 
citizen Harry Wu unconditionally and to provide for an accounting of 
his arrest.
  The Committee also held a hearing on International Terrorism. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
State: Philip Wilcox, Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Jacquelyn L. 
Williams-Bridgers, Inspector General; and Mark E. Mulvey, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Director, Diplomatic Security Service, 
Diplomatic Security Bureau; and public witnesses.
VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-EVALUATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1047, Voluntary Environmental 
Self-Evaluation Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hefley 
and Bryant of Tennessee; Steven A. Herman, Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, EPA; Randall Rathbun, 
U.S. Attorney, District of Kansas, Department of Justice; Harry Kelso, 
Director, Policy and Research, Department of Environmental Quality, 
State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
COCAINE AND FEDERAL SENTENCING POLICY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the U.S. Sentencing Commission: Richard Conaboy, 
U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Chairman; Wayne 
Budd and Denell Tacha, U.S. Circuit Judge, Tenth Circuit, both 
Commissioners; Jo Ann Harris, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal 
Division, Department of Justice; Lyle Strom, U.S. District Court Judge, 
District of Nebraska; and public witnesses.
IMMIGRATION IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST ACT
Committe on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
a hearing on H.R. 1915, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 
1995. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Justice: T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Executive Associate 
Commissioner, Programs, Immigration and Naturalization Service; and 
Anthony C. Moscato, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review; 
Diane Dillard, Acting Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Department 
of State; John R. Fraser, Deputy Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, 
Department of Labor; Lawrence H. Thompson, Principal Deputy 
Commissioner, SSA; and public witnesses.
UTAH PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT; AMERICA'S RED ROCK WILDERNESS ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1745, Utah Public 
Lands Management Act of 1995; and H.R. 1500, America's Red Rock 
Wilderness Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Senator Bennett; 
Representatives Orton and Waldholtz; Sylvia Baca, Deputy Assistant 
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Land Management, Department of the Interior; Governor Michael Leavitt, 
State of Utah; and public witnesses.
DISTRICT WORK PERIOD
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing for the immediate 
consideration of S. Con. Res. 20, providing for the adjournment of the 
House and Senate for the Independence Day district work period. The 
rule makes in order consideration of the concurrent resolution any rule 
of the House to the contrary notwithstanding.
MEDICARE SELECT EXPANSION
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against 
the conference report on H.R. 483, conference report on Medicare Select 
Expansion, and against its consideration.
  The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of 
order against the conference report and its consideration. The rule 
provides 1 hour of debate on the conference report to be divided 
equally between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Commerce. The rule orders the previous question to final 
adoption of the conference report. Finally, the rule provides that upon 
adoption of the conference report, S. Con. Res. 19, making technical 
corrections, is considered as agreed to. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Bliley and Hastert.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a recorded vote of 6 to 
3, a rule providing for the further consideration of H.R. 1868, making 
appropriations for the foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, in the 
Committee of the Whole for amendment. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments designated in the report on the rule, which shall be 
considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment of a division of 
the question, and which shall be debatable for 20 minutes each divided 
between the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendments. The rule prohibits any other intervening 
motions in the Committee of the Whole. Also, the rule permits the Chair 
to postpone requests for recorded votes on the amendments. Finally, the 
rule provides for an automatic motion to rise and report following the 
disposition of amendments.
EFFECT OF STANDARDS ON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on 
Effect of Standards on International Competition. Testimony was heard 
from Belinda Collins, Director of Standards, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM ACT
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on H.R. 1670, Federal 
Acquisition Reform Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Jere Glover, 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
PRIVATIZATION OF COAST GUARD VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE SYSTEM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on the Privatization 
of Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service Systems. Testimony was heard from 
Vice Adm. Kent Williams, USCG, Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training, 
Employment and Housing held an oversight hearing on the Veterans 
Employment Training Service reorganization, implementation of the 
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act and One-Stop 
Employment Centers. Testimony was heard from Robert Wayne Spruell, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs (Manpower and 
Personnel), Department of Defense; Preston Taylor, Assistant Secretary, 
Veterans Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor; and 
representatives of veterans' organizations.