[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D636-D638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee completed 
its review of certain spending reductions and revenue increases to meet 
reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. Res. 178, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, and agreed on 
recommendations which it will make thereon to the Committee on the 
Budget.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense approved for full 
committee consideration, with amendments, H.R. 3610, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997.
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1997 for the 
District of Columbia court system, receiving testimony from Annice 
Wagner, Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Eugene 
Hamilton, Chief Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and 
Ulysses Hammond, Executive Officer, District of Columbia Court System.
  Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
SECURITIES INVESTMENT PROMOTION ACT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, S. 
1815, to provide for improved regulation of the securities markets, 
eliminate excess securities fees, and reduce the costs of investing.
SALMON RECOVERY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science, Technology, and Space held hearings to examine the status of 
salmon recovery research for the Columbia and Snake Rivers, receiving 
testimony from Douglas K. Hall, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere; Dennis P. Lettenmaier, University of Washington, 
Seattle; Mark Reller, Montana Power Planning Council, Helena; Jack A. 
Stanford, University of Montana, Polson; and Bruce Lovelin, Columbia 
River Alliance, and Doug DeHart, Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, both of Portland, Oregon.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 391, to protect and restore the health of Federal forest lands, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 901, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in 
the design, planning, and construction of certain water reclamation and 
reuse projects and desalination research and development projects, with 
an amendment;
  H.R. 1823, to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated 
December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985;

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  S. 1225, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an 
inventory of historic sites, buildings, and artifacts in the Champlain 
Valley and the Upper Hudson River Valley in Vermont, including the Lake 
George area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1226, to require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a study 
of battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and to 
establish an American Battlefield Protection Program, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 238, to provide for the protection of wild horses in the Ozark 
National Scenic Riverways, Missouri, and prohibit the removal of such 
horses, with an amendment;
  H.R. 3008, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
agreements with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium 
on Federal lands, with an amendment;
  S. 1646, to authorize and facilitate a program to enhance safety, 
training, research and development, and safety education in the propane 
gas industry for the benefit of propane consumers and the public, with 
an amendment;
  H.R. 1014, to authorize extension of time limitation for a FERC-
issued hydroelectric license;
  S. 1174, to designate certain segments of the Lamprey River in New 
Hampshire as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
  S. 1194, to promote the research, identification, assessment, and 
exploration of marine mineral resources, with an amendment;
  H.R. 2967, to extend the authorization through fiscal year 1998 for 
the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act, while allowing the 
disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado to operate until it reaches its 
full capacity, or until September 30, 2023, whichever comes first;
  S. 1662, to establish areas of wilderness and recreation in the State 
of Oregon, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1703, to provide the National Park Foundation a greater ability to 
raise funds from individuals, foundations and corporations to help 
repair and preserve national parks, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute;
  S. 1874, to amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization 
Act that are obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to repeal 
a related section of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974;
  An original bill extending the authorities in the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act through September 30, 1996; and
  The nomination of Vicky A. Bailey, of Indiana, to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
  Also, committee began mark up of S. 1186, to provide for the transfer 
of operation and maintenance of the Flathead Irrigation and Power 
Project in Montana, S. 1852, to bar class action lawsuits against 
Department of Energy contractors for nonphysical injuries, to bar the 
award of punitive damages against Department of Energy contractors for 
incidents occurring before August 20, 1988, and S. 1187, to convey 
certain real property located in Tongass National Forest to Daniel J. 
Gross, Sr., and Douglas K. Gross, but did not complete action thereon 
and recessed subject to call.
WELFARE AND MEDICAID REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee resumed hearings on S. 1795, to restore 
the American family, enhance support and work opportunities for 
families with children, reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies, reduce 
welfare dependence by requiring work, meet the health care needs of 
America's most vulnerable citizens, control welfare and medicaid 
spending, and increase State flexibility with regard to these matters, 
receiving testimony from Virginia State Senator Stephen H. Martin, 
Richmond; Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance Charles 
D. Baker, Boston; Arnold R. Tompkins, Ohio Department of Human 
Services, Columbus; David T. Ellwood, Harvard University, Cambridge, 
Massachusetts; Charles D. Hobbs, American Institute for Full 
Employment, Washington, D.C.; and Karen Davis, The Commonwealth Fund, 
New York, New York.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee continued hearings to 
examine the role of the Federal Depository Library Program of the 
Government Printing Office in ensuring public access to Government 
information, receiving testimony from Jeanne Hurley Simon, Chairperson, 
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; Lewis J. 
Bellardo, Deputy Archivist of the United States, National Archives and 
Records Administration; William Wulf, University of Virginia, 
Charlottesville; Dennis F. Galletta, University of Pittsburgh, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Robert L. Smith, Jr., Interactive 
Services Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE AMENDMENT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported, with 
an amendment, Title III, to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 
to make title I of such Act inapplicable to any child

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custody proceeding involving a child who does not reside or is not 
domiciled within a reservation with certain exceptions, of H.R. 3286, 
Adoption Promotion and Stability Act.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
consider pending committee business, but made no announcements, and 
recessed subject to call.
U.S. TREATMENT OF VIETNAMESE COMMANDOS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded hearings to 
examine United States treatment of certain Vietnamese commandos who 
were trained and equipped by the Central Intelligence Agency and the 
Department of Defense during the Vietnam War, after receiving testimony 
from Senator Kerry; Sedgwick Tourison, former Analyst, Defense 
Intelligence Agency; Maj. Gen. John K. Singlaub, USA (Ret.), former 
head of the commando operation; and Ha Van Son, representing a group of 
Vietnamese commandos.