[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D365-D367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREIGN MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry 
held a hearing on meat and poultry inspection in foreign countries; 
comparison to Federal and State inspection; and requirements of trade 
agreements. Testimony was heard from Tom Billy, Administrator, Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State 
and the Judiciary held a hearing on the Office of Justice Programs and 
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: 
Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice 
Programs; and Shey Bilchik, Administrative Officer, Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on AID Administrator. 
Testimony was heard from J. Brian Atwood, Administrator, AID, U.S. 
International Development Cooperation Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
Secretary of Interior and on Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: 
Bruce Babbitt, Secretary; and Michael Dombeck, Acting Administrator, 
Bureau of Land Management.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, on National Cancer Institute and Fogarty 
International Center, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, the National Center for Research Resources, and the National 
Library of Medicine. Testimony was heard from Richard D. Klausner, 
M.D., Director, National Cancer Institute; Philip E. Schambra, M.D., 
Director, Fogarty International Center; Kenneth Olden, M.D., Director, 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Judith L.

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Vaitukaitis, M.D., Director, National Center for Research Resources; 
and Donald A. Lindberg, M.D., Director, National Library of Medicine.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security held a 
hearing on Defense Medical Programs and Readiness. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Stephen C. 
Joseph, Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Maj. Gen. John J. Cuddy, 
USA, Deputy Surgeon General, Army; VAdm. Harold M. Koenig, USN, Surgeon 
General, Navy; Lt. Gen. Edgar R. Anderson, USAF, Surgeon General, Air 
Force; Gen. Ronald H. Griffith, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, Army; Gen. 
Thomas S. Moorman, Jr., USAF, Vice Chief of Staff, Air Force; Adm. Jay 
L. Johnson, USN, Vice Chief, Naval Operations; and Gen. Richard 
Hearney, USMC, Assistant Commandant, Marine Corps.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, 
and General Government held a hearing on OMB. Testimony was heard from 
Alice M. Rivlin, Director, OMB.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development held a hearing on the Council on Environmental 
Quality, the Selective Service System and the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. Testimony was heard from Kathleen A. McGinty, Chair, 
Council on Environmental Quality; Gil Coronado, Director, Selective 
Service System; and James Lee Witt, Director, FEMA.
ATM SURCHARGES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on ATM Surcharges. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Schumer, Waters, Sanders, 
Fields of Louisiana and Hinchey; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--TRAVEL EXPENDITURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
continued hearings on the Department of Energy: Travel Expenditures and 
Related Issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
GAO: JayEtta Z. Hecker, Associate Director, International Relations and 
Trade Issues; Stephen M. Lord, Senior Evaluator, International 
Relations and Trade, National Security and Internal Affairs Division; 
and Ernie E. Jackson, Senior Attorney, Office of General Counsel; and 
the following officials of the Department of Energy: Dirk Forrister, 
Assistant Secretary, Congressional, Public, and Intergovernmental 
Affairs; Steven Lee, Economist, Office on Energy Exports and Eric J. 
Fygi, Deputy General Counsel.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families approved for full Committee action 
the following bills: H.R. 3268, IDEA Improvement Act of 1996; and H.R. 
3269, Impact Aid Technical Amendments Act of 1996.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 2700, amended, to designate the United States 
Post Office building located at 7980 FM 327, Elmendorf, Texas, as the 
``Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3184, Single Audit Act 
Amendments of 1996; and H.R. 2086, amended, Local Empowerment and 
Flexibility Act of 1996.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
3235, Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1996; H.R. 2137, 
amended, Megan's Law; H.R. 2453, amended, Fugitive Detention Act of 
1995; H.R. 2641, amended, United States Marshals Service Improvement 
Act of 1995; H.R. 2650, amended, Mandatory Federal Prison Drug 
Treatment Act of 1995; H.R. 2803, Anti-Car Theft Improvement Act of 
1995; H.R. 2974, amended, Crimes Against Children and Elderly Persons 
Punishment and Prevention Act of 1995; H.R. 2908, amended, Interstate 
Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996; H.R. 3120, amended, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to witness 
retaliation, witness tampering and jury tampering; and H.R. 2297, 
amended, to codify without substantive change laws related to 
transportation and to improve the Untied States Code.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Installations 
and Facilities approved for full Committee action H.R. 3230, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.

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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS
Committee on National Security: Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine approved for full Committee action recommendations regarding the 
following bills: H.R. 3281, Maritime Administration Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997; and H.R. 3282, Panama Canal Commission 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1997.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Special Oversight Panel on Morale, 
Welfare and Recreation approved for full Committee action 
recommendations regarding H.R. 3230, National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997.
OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on the Department of 
Interior activities, programs, and fiscal year 1997 budget. Testimony 
was heard from Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior.
PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported, by voice vote, a resolution 
waiving clause 4(b) of rule XI (requiring a \2/3\ vote to consider a 
rule on the same day it is reported from the Committee on Rules) 
against certain resolutions reported by the Committee on Rules before 
April 27, 1996. The waiver applies to special rules providing for 
consideration or disposition of any measures, amendments thereto, 
conference reports thereon, or amendments reported in disagreement from 
a conference that: (1) make general appropriations for the fiscal year 
1996; or (2) include provisions making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science: Ordered reported the following: H.R. 3060, 
Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1996; and, as amended the 
Omnibus Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1996.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
FEDERAL BUILDING SECURITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Economic Development held a hearing on Federal Building 
Security. Testimony was heard from David Barram, Acting Administrator, 
GSA; the following officials of the Department of Justice; Eugene Coon, 
Jr., Associate Director, Operations, U.S. Marshals Service; William 
O'Hanlon, Section Chief, Facilities, Management, and Security Section 
and Robert Opfer, Section Chief, Security Counter Measures Section, 
both with the FBI; and Bruce Bowen, Deputy Assistant Director, Office 
of Investigations, U.S. Secret Service, Department of the Treasury.
COMMUNITY CARE CLINICS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health 
Care held an oversight hearing concerning the effectiveness of 
community care clinics. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials with the Health Care Delivery and Quality Issues, Health, 
Education, and Human Services Division, GAO; David P. Baine, Director; 
and Paul Reynolds, Assistant Director; and the following officials of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs: Kenneth Kizer, M.D., Under 
Secretary, Health, Veterans Health Administration; Jule D. Moravec, 
Chief Network Officer; Denis J. Fitgerald, M.D., Director, Veterans 
Integrated Service Network #1; Sanford M. Garfunkel, Director, VA 
Medical Center, Washington, D.C., and Y.C. Parris, Director, VA Medical 
Center, Amarillo, Texas.
REPLACING THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX--IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the impact on small 
business of replacing the Federal Income Tax. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Sam Johnson of Texas and Meyers of Kansas; public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 3019, making 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment 
toward a balanced budget.