[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 92 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D647-D648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE/MILITARY CONSTRUCTION/FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  An original bill (S. 1894) making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997; and
  H.R. 3517, making appropriations for military construction for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, with amendments; and
  Also, committee completed its review of subcommittee allocations of 
budget outlays and new budget authority allocated to the committee in 
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.
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service 
and General Government held hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Department of the Treasury, receiving 
testimony from Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Thursday, June 27.
NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs/Committee on Indian 
Affairs: Committees concluded joint hearings on Title VII, Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act provisions of 
H.R. 2406, proposed United States Housing Act, after receiving 
testimony from Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development; A. Brian Wallace, Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, 
Gardnerville, Nevada; Joyce C. Dugan, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, 
Cherokee, North Carolina; Roland E. Johnson, All Indian Pueblo Council, 
Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico; and W. Ron Allen, Jamestown S'Klallam 
Tribe of Washington State, Sequim, on behalf of the National Congress 
of American Indians; and Jacqueline L. Johnson, Juneau, Alaska, on 
behalf of the National American Indian Housing Council.
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee resumed 
hearings to examine the use and management of the electromagnetic radio 
frequency spectrum, focusing on certain issues regarding the assignment 
of spectrum for digital or high definition television, receiving 
testimony from Senator Coats; Representatives Ehlers; Robert C. Wright, 
National Broadcasting Company, Inc., New York, New York; Ray Rodriguez, 
Univision Television Network, Miami, Florida; William Sullivan, KPAX-
TV/Cordillera Communications, Missoula, Montana; James M. Keelor, 
Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina; Craig 
Mundie, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington; J. Peter Bingham, 
Philips Electronics Corporation, Briarcliff Manor, New York; Robert 
Stearns, Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, Texas; and Rob Hummell, 
Dreamworks, Universal City, California, on behalf of the American 
Society of Cinematographers.
  Hearings continue in closed session on Tuesday, June 25.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 1730, to strengthen and improve provisions of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990, and to ensure that citizens and communities injured by oil 
spills are promptly and fully compensated, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1636, to designate the United States courthouse under construction 
at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, as the ``Mark O. 
Hatfield United States Courthouse'';
  H.R. 3364, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 235 North Washington Avenue in Scranton, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``William J. Nealon Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse'';
  H.R. 1772, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the Oahu 
National Wildlife Refuge Complex;
  H.R. 2660, to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of the Interior for the Tensas River National Wildlife 
Refuge in Louisiana;
  H.R. 2679, to revise the boundary of the North Platte National 
Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska;
  H.R. 2982, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State of Alabama;
  S. 1802, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
property containing a fish and wildlife facility to the State of 
Wyoming; and
  S. 1871, to expand the Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge 
in Rhode Island, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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INTERNATIONAL NATURAL RUBBER AGREEMENT/LAW OF THE SEA CONVENTION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
following treaties:
  The International Natural Rubber Agreement (Treaty Doc. 104-27), 
after receiving testimony from Senator Glenn; Jeffrey M. Lang, Deputy 
United States Trade Representative; and Thomas E. Cole, Rubber 
Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C.; and
  The Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United 
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating 
to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly 
Migratory Fish Stocks, with annexes (Treaty Doc. 104-24), after 
receiving testimony from David A. Colson, Acting Assistant Secretary of 
State for Oceans, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and 
Scientific Affairs.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of John F. Hicks, Sr., of North Carolina, to be Ambassador 
to the State of Eritrea, Alan R. McKee, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
to the Kingdom of Swaziland, Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of Texas, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, and Arlene Render, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
WHITE HOUSE INFORMATION ACCESS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings to examine the 
dissemination of Federal Bureau of Investigation background 
investigation reports and other information to the White House, 
receiving testimony from Richard S. Miller, Assistant Director for 
Protective Operations, United States Secret Service, Department of the 
Treasury; Howard M. Shapiro, General Counsel, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Department of Justice; Billy Ray Dale, former Director 
of the White House Travel Office; Anita McBride, former Director, and 
Mary Kate Downham Carroll, former Personnel Assistant, both of the 
White House Personnel Office; Graven W. Craig, former Intern, White 
House Office of Public Liaison; and Ellen J. Gober, former Staff 
Assistant, White House Office of Legislative Affairs.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.