[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 161 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1221-D1222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SUPERFUND ACT REFORM
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous 
Materials held a hearing on the Reform of Superfund Act of 1995. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Roemer, Regula; Visclosky and 
Frelinghuysen; Jim Coleman, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Waste 
Site Cleanup, State of Massachusetts; Chad McIntosh, Deputy Director, 
Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue on October 26.
HYDROELECTRIC LICENSE EXTENSIONS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power approved for 
full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 657, to extend the 
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of 
three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas; H.R. 680, to 
extend the time for construction of certain FERC licensed hydro 
projects; H.R. 1011, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State 
of Ohio; H.R. 1014, amended, to authorize extension of time limitation 
and a FERC-issued hydroelectric license; H.R. 1051, to provide for the 
extension of certain hydroelectric projects located in the State of 
West Virginia; H.R. 1290, amended, to reinstate the permit for, and 
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of, a hydroelectric project in Oregon; H.R. 1335, to 
provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project located in the 
State of West Virginia; and H.R. 1366, to authorize the extension of 
time limitation for the FERC-issued hydroelectric license for the Mt. 
Hope waterpower project.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on 
Hydroelectric License Extensions (H.R. 657, H.R. 680, H.R. 1011, H.R. 
1014, H.R. 1051, H.R. 1290, H.R. 1335, H.R. 1366 and H.R. 1835). 
Testimony was heard from Susan Tomasky, General Counsel, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
ENGLISH--COMMON LANGUAGE
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families held a hearing on English as the 
Common Language. Testimony was heard from Senator Shelby; and 
Representatives Emerson, Roth, King, Serrano, Bono, Becerra, Pastor, 
Underwood, Green of Texas, Farr, Pelosi, and Jackson-Lee.
UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARDS BOSNIA
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on United States 
Policy Towards Bosnia. Testimony was heard from Warren M. Christopher, 
Secretary of State; and the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: William J. Perry, Secretary; and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, 
USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
IMMIGRATION IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Continued markup of H.R. 2202, Immigration 
in the National Interest Act of 1995.
  Will continue October 24.
BOSNIA--UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES DEPLOYMENT
Committee on National Security: Concluded hearings on deployment of 
United States ground forces to Bosnia. Testimony was heard from Warren 
M. Christopher, Secretary of State; and the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: William J. Perry, Secretary; and Gen. John M. 
Shalikashvile, USA, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 33, 
Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center Act of 1995; and H.R. 
1965, to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
  The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on Disaster Relief 
Assistance for Fishermen. Testimony was heard from John K. Bullard, 
Director, Office of Sustainable Development and Intergovernmental 
Affairs, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
MEDICARE PRESERVATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule 
providing three hours of debate on H.R. 2425, Medicare Preservation Act 
of 1995. All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
waived. The rule provides for the adoption in the House and the 
Committee of the Whole of an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 2485, modified by the amendment printed 
in the report of the Committee on Rules. The bill as so amended is 
considered as original text for amendment purposes and is considered 

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as read. All points of order against provisions of the bill as amended 
are waived. The rule provides for the consideration only of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute numbered 2 printed in the 
Congressional Record if offered by the Minority Leader or a designee, 
which is considered as read, is not subject to amendment, and is 
debatable for one hour divided between the proponent and an opponent. 
All points of order are waived against the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule provides that after a motion to rise has been 
rejected on any day, another motion to rise may only be offered by the 
chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, the chairman of the 
Committee on Commerce, the Majority Leader, or a designee of any of 
them. The rule provides that the yeas and nays are ordered on final 
passage and that the provisions of clause 5(c) of Rule XXI (requiring a 
three-fifths vote on any amendment or measure containing a federal 
income tax rate increase) shall not apply to the votes on the bill, 
amendments thereto or conference reports thereon. Finally, the rule 
provides for one motion to recommit which if containing instructions 
may only be offered by the Minority Leader or a designee. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Archer and Bliley, Representatives Bilirakis, 
Hastert, Greenwood, Ganske, Houghton, Camp, Zimmer, Schiff, Saxton, 
Shays, Dingell, Gibbons, Conyers, Waxman, Markey, Collins of Illinois, 
Hall of Texas, Richardson, Pallone, Stupak, Rangel, Stark, Levin, 
Cardin, Payne of Virginia, Neal of Massachusetts, Gephardt, Fazio, 
Hoyer, Kanjorski, Slaughter, DeLauro, Peterson of Minnesota, Edwards, 
Sanders, and Ward.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IMPROVEMENTS ACT; MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY 
AWARDS PROGRAM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology approved for full 
Committee action amended H.R. 2196, Technology Transfer Improvements 
Act of 1995.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Malcolm Baldrige National 
Quality Awards Program: An Oversight Review From Its Inception. 
Testimony was heard from Curt Reimann, Director, Office of Quality 
Programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce; Clarence J. Brown, former Deputy Secretary, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
NATURAL DISASTER PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 1856, Natural Disaster 
Protection Partnership Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Fazio, Emerson, McCollum, Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
Ewing, Hutchinson, Baker of California, Horn, Pomeroy, and Frazer; 
Charles Quakenbush, Insurance Commissioner, Department of Insurance, 
State of California; Suzanne Murphy, Deputy Insurance Commissioner, 
Department of Insurance, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue November 2.
VA/DOD SHARING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health 
Care held a hearing on VA/DOD sharing. Testimony was heard from David 
P. Baine, Director, Health Care Delivery and Quality Issues, Health, 
Education, and Human Services Division, GAO; Maj. Gen. George K. 
Anderson, USAF, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health Services Operations 
and Readiness, Department of Defense; the following officials of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., Under 
Secretary, Health; Al M. Poteet, III, Director, Medical and Regional 
Office Center, Anchorage, Alaska; Alan G. Harper, Director, Medical 
Center, Dallas, Texas; James A. Christian, Director, Medical Center, 
North Carolina; and R. Michael Harwell, Director, Central Texas Medical 
Centers, Temple, Texas; and representatives of veterans organizations.
FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY--IC21
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Continued hearings on the 
Future of Technology--IC21. Testimony was heard from Paul Kaminski, 
Under Secretary, Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense; and 
public witnesses.