[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 50 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D334-D337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICUTLURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of 
Congress and public witnesses.

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the U.S. Sentencing 
Commission, the State Justice Institute and on the U.S. Parole 
Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
U.S. Sentencing Commission: Michael S. Gelacak, Vice Chairman and 
Michael Goldsmith, Commissioner; Edward F. Reilly, Chairman, U.S. 
Parole Commission, Department of Justice; and the following officials 
of the State Justice Institute: David A. Brock, Chief Justice and Co-
Chairman; and John F. Daffron, Judge and Co-Chairman.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the Secretary of the 
Treasury. Testimony was heard from Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the 
Treasury.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and on the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Health and Human Services: Donna E. Shalala, Secretary; 
and Harold E. Varmus, M.D., Director, NIH.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security met in 
executive session to hold a hearing on Intelligence Programs. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Anderson III, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, 
Operations (Force Development); Maj. Gen. Bobby O. Floyd, USAF, 
Director of Forces, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff Plans and 
Operations; RAdm. R.A. Wilson, USN, Deputy Director, Space, Information 
Warfare, Command and Control; Maj. Gen. D.A. Richwine, USMC, Assistant 
Chief of Staff, Command, Control, Communications, Computer and 
Intelligence; Maj. Gen. Kenneth Isreal, USAF, Director, Defense 
Airborne Reconnaissance Office; and Keith R. Hall, Deputy Director, 
National Reconnaissance Office.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on the Secretary of Transportation. Testimony was heard from 
Federico Pena, Secretary of Transportation.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, 
and General Government held a hearing on the GSA. Testimony was heard 
from David Barram, Acting Administrator, GSA.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Consumer Information Center, 
and on the Office of Consumer Affairs. Testimony was heard from Ann 
Brown, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; Teresa Nasif, 
Director, Consumer Information Center, GSA; and Bernice Friedlander, 
Director, Office of Consumer Affairs, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
ENTREPRENEURIAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 1996
Committee on Banking and Financial Services:  Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing 
on H.R. 2981, Entrepreneurial Investment Act of 1996. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Chrysler; Susan M. Phillips, member, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public witnesses.
ASSESSMENT OF UNION DUES
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations held a hearing on mandatory assessment of 
union dues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SINGLE AUDIT ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology approved for full 
Committee action amended H.R. 3184, Single Audit Act Amendments of 
1996.
JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing to examine the 
characteristics of effective job training programs. Testimony was heard 
from Carlotta C. Joyner, Director,

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Education and Employment Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services 
Division, GAO; Timothy Barnicle, Assistant Secretary, Employment and 
Training Administration, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH ASIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade 
held a joint hearing on Economic Opportunities and Pitfalls in South 
Asia. Testimony was heard from Raymond E. Vickery, Assistant Secretary, 
Trade and Development, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
BILINGUAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS REPEAL ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 351, Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Porter, Livingston, Becerra, 
Velazquez and King; Deval Patrick, Assistant Attorney General, Civil 
Rights Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
CONSUMER FRAUD PREVENTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary; Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
telemarketing fraud and the victimization of the elderly, focusing on 
H.R. 1499, Consumer Fraud Prevention Act of 1995, Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Mitchell D. 
Dembio, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California, 
Chief, General Crimes Section; and Chuck Owens, Chief, Financial Crimes 
Section, FBI, and public witnesses.
MANAGEMENT AND POLICIES ON FEDERAL LANDS
Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on Federal Management 
and Policies on Federal Lands: State Legislators' Perspective. 
Testimony was heard from the following State Legislators: Robin Taylor, 
Senator, State of Alaska; James Hargrove, Representative, State of 
Washington; Tim Leslie, Senator, State of California; Bill Markham, 
Representative, State of Oregon; and Charles Cuddy, Representative, 
State of Idaho.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2823, 
amended, International Dolphin Conservation Program Act; H.R. 2909, 
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Eminent Domain Prevention 
Act; and H.R. 2982, Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: 
H.R. 810, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study 
Act of 1995; H.R. 848, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding 
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia; H.R. 
970, to improve the administration of the Women's Right National 
Historical Park in the State of New York; H.R. 1179, Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities Historic Building Restoration and 
Preservation Act; H.R. 2941, to improve the quantity and quality of the 
quarters of land management agency field employees; H.R. 2028, Federal 
Land Management Agency Concession Reform Act of 1995; H.R. 194, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to make matching contributions 
toward the purchase of the Sterling Forest in the State of New York.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources held 
an oversight hearing on Results/Status Report of Administrative process 
on Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Implementation. 
Testimony was heard from John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary, Department 
of the Interior.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following: H.R. 2392, to 
amend the Umatilla Basin Project Act to establish boundaries for 
irrigation districts within the Umatilla Basin; H.R. 2781, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan guarantees for water 
supply, conservation, quality, and transmission projects; H.R. 3041, to 
supplement the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 and to supplement 
the Federal Reclamation Laws by providing for Federal cooperation in 
nonfederal projects and for participation by nonfederal agencies in 
Federal projects; H.R. 2819, Fort Peck Rural Country Water Supply 
System Act of 1995; and a measure to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey property in New Mexico to the Carlstad Irrigation 
District. Testimony was heard from Eluid L. Martinez, Commissioner, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public 
witnesses.
ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1996
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on H.R. 3060, Antarctic 
Environmental Protection Act of 1996. Testimony was heard from Neal 
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NSF; Eileen Claussen, Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International 
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
FAA RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on FAA 
Research, Engineering and Development Fiscal Year 1997 Authorization 
and Management Reform. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the FAA, Department of Transportation: David R. Hinson, 
Administrator; and George L. Donohue, Associate Administrator, Research 
and Acquisitions.
VENTURE CAPITAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION CHARTER ACT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs held a 
hearing on H.R. 2806, Venture Capital Marketing Association Charter 
Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
pending business.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training, 
Employment and Housing held a hearing on the following: H.R. 2851, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for approval of 
enrollment in courses offered at certain branches or extensions of 
proprietary profit institutions of higher learning in operation for 
more than two years; H.R. 2868, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to make permanent alternative teacher certification programs; and H.R. 
3036, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that the 
offices for management, policy, and other functions associated with the 
educational assistance programs of the Education Service of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs be in the District of Columbia. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Tejeda; Carolyn Becraft, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Personnel Support, Families and Education, 
Department of Defense; Preston Taylor, Assistant Secretary, Veterans 
Employment and Training, Department of Labor; Steve Lemons, Deputy 
Under Secretary, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
LONG-TERM CARE OPTIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Long-Term Care Options. Testimony was heard from Bruce Vladeck, 
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
DENIAL AND DECEPTION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Denial and Deception. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.