[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D537-D538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported a measure making 
appropriations for the foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997.
SHIPBUILDING TRADE AGREEMENT ACT
Committee on National Security: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2754, 
Shipbuilding Trade Agreement Act.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 3517, making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997.
  The rule waives points of order against the consideration of the bill 
for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XXI (3-day requirement for 
availability of

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printed hearings and the report). The rule also waives points of order 
against provisions in the bill which do not comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations and legislation on 
general appropriations bills), and clause 6 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
transfers of unobligated balances).
  The rule accords priority in recognition to Members who have pre-
printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may postpone recorded votes on any amendment 
and the chairman may reduce the voting time on postponed questions to 5 
minutes, provided that the vote takes place immediately following 
another recorded vote and that the voting time on the first in a series 
of questions be not less than 15 minutes.
  The rule further provides that if a motion to rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted is 
offered by the Majority Leader or a designee, after the reading of the 
final lines of the bill, it shall be precedence over a motion to amend. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Vucanovich and 
Hefner.
MILITARY AIRCRAFT AT CIVILIAN AIRPORTS--HIGH PERFORMANCE TAKE-OFFS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on High-Performance take-offs by Military 
Aircraft at Civilian Airports. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Clement; Bill F. Jeffers, Director of Air Traffic, FAA, Department of 
Transportation; RAdm. Dennis V. McGinn, USN, Director, Air Warfare 
Division, Naval Operations, Department of Defense; and public 
witnesses.
IC21
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met to receive a briefing 
on IC21--Intelligence Community in the 21st Century. The Committee was 
briefed by John White, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense; and 
John M. Deutch, Director, CIA.