[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 128 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D985-D987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
[D03AU5-B88]D985 ADMINISTRA
ADMINISTRATION'S REVISED BUDGET
[D03AU5-B89]D985 Committee
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's Revised 
Budget. Testimony was heard from June E. O'Neill, Director, CBO; and Alice 
M. Rivlin, Director, OMB.
[D03AU5-B90]D985 FUTURE OF
FUTURE OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM
[D03AU5-B91]D985 Committee
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment concluded 
hearings on the Future of the Medicare Program. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
[D03AU5-B92]D985 LOCAL EMPO
LOCAL EMPOWERMENT AND FLEXIBILITY ACT
[D03AU5-B93]D985 Committee
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 2086, Local 
Empowerment and Flexibility Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Senator 
Hatfield; Judy A. England-Joseph, Director, Housing and Community 
Development Issues, GAO; Charles Griffiths, Director, Intergovernmental 
Liaison, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; and a public 
witness.
[D03AU5-B94]D985 COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
[D03AU5-B95]D985 Committee
Committee on House Oversight: Met and approved pending Committee business.
[D03AU5-B96]D985 ANDERSON V
ANDERSON V. ROSE
[D03AU5-B97]D985 Committee
Committee on House Oversight: Task Force on Contested Election assigned to 
the Seventh Congressional District of North Carolina approved Representative 
Rose's motion to dismiss the Anderson v. Rose case.
[D03AU5-B98]D985 The Task F
  The Task Force also approved a motion to refer the report of the Task 
Force on this case to the Department of Justice for further investigation.
[D03AU5-B99]D985 REPUBLIC O
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN'S) PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED NATIONS
[D03AU5-B100]D985 Committee
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 63, 
relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan's) participation in the United 
Nations. Testimony was heard from Representative Solomon; Kent Wiedemann, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
[D03AU5-B101]D986 FRIENDLY F

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FRIENDLY FIRE SHOOTDOWN OF ARMY HELICOPTER OVER NORTHERN IRAQ
[D03AU5-B102]D986 Committee
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the friendly fire shoot down of Army helicopters over Northern 
Iraq in April 1994. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Brig. Gen. Jeffrey S. Pilkington, USAF, Vice 
Commander, Air Intelligence Command; Capt. Michael Nye, USA, Helicopter 
Pilot; Maj. Gen. James G. Andrus, USAF, Commander, Third Air Force, U.S. Air 
Force Europe; RAdm. James A. Lair, USN, Director for Operations (J-3), U.S. 
European Command; Maj. Gen. Jared L. Bates, USA, Vice Director for 
Operations (J-3), the Joint Staff; and Maj. Gen Nolan Sklute, USAF, The 
Judge Advocate General, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; and public witnesses.
[D03AU5-B103]D986 TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY FOR SAFETY AND SURVIVABILITY
[D03AU5-B104]D986 Committee
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development held a hearing on technology for safety and survivability. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Anita K. Jones, Director, Defense Research and Engineering; Jim 
Hicks, Director, Information Systems Technology, U.S. Army Safety Center; 
Richard F. Healing, Director, Safety and Survivability, Office of the 
Secretary of the Navy; and Brig. Gen. Richard R. Paul, USAF, Director, 
Science and Technology, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Materiel Command.
[D03AU5-B105]D986 ARCTIC COA
ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN
[D03AU5-B106]D986 Committee
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing regarding leasing of the 1002 study 
area of the Arctic Coastal Plain to oil exploration and development. 
Testimony was heard from Senator Stevens; John D. Leshy, Solicitor, 
Department of the Interior; John Shively, Commissioner, Department of 
Natural Resources, State of Alaska; and public witnesses.
[D03AU5-B107]D986 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D03AU5-B108]D986 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 
approved for full committee action the following bills: H.R. 1253, to rename 
the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San 
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 2005, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to make technical corrections in maps relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources Systems; and H.R. 2160, Cooperative Fisheries 
Management Act of 1995.
[D03AU5-B109]D986 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D03AU5-B110]D986 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands 
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2107, to amend the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to improve the quality of visitor 
services provided by Federal land management agencies through an incentive-
based recreation fee program; and H.R. 2025, Park Renewal Fund Act. 
Testimony was heard from Gray F. Reynolds, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, 
USDA; Roger Kennedy, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses;
[D03AU5-B111]D986 VIEQUES LA
VIEQUES LANDS TRANSFER ACT; AMERICAN SAMOA WHITE-COLLAR CRIME ASSESSMENT
[D03AU5-B112]D986 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 2159, Vieques Lands Transfer Act of 
1995.
[D03AU5-B113]D986 The Subcom
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the American Samoa White-Collar 
Crime Assessment. Testimony was heard from Mark M. Richard, Deputy Assistant 
Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Allen P. 
Stayman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Territorial and International Affairs, 
Department of the Interior; and the following officials of American Samoa: 
A. P. Lutali, Governor; Malaetasi Togafau, Attorney General; Wendell 
Harwell, Territorial Auditor; and Savali Talavou Ale, Speaker of the House.
[D03AU5-B114]D986 IMPLEMENTA
IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT
[D03AU5-B115]D986 Committee
Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings regarding the implementation 
of PL 103-355, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, with emphasis 
on H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995. Testimony was heard 
from Ronald W. Berger, Associate General Counsel, GAO; Steven Kelman, 
Administrator, Federal Procurement Policy; OMB; Jere W. Glover, Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy, SBA; Derek J. Vander Schaaf, Deputy Inspector General, 
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
[D03AU5-B116]D986 COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
[D03AU5-B117]D986 Committee
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
[D03AU5-B118]D987 EXAMINE MA

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EXAMINE MALFUNCTIONS IN THE DISABILITY PROGRAM
[D03AU5-B119]D987 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security continued 
hearings to examine malfunctions in the disability program. Testimony was 
heard from Jane Ross, Director, Income Security Issues, Health, Education, 
and Human Services Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
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