[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D746-D748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Energy and Water 
Development appropriations for fiscal year 1997.
FUTURE OF THE PENNY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy held a hearing regarding the future 
of the Penny. Testimony was heard from J. William Gadsby, Director, 
Government Business Operations Issues, GAO.
OMNIBUS CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Civil 
Service held a hearing on the Omnibus Civil Service Reform measure. 
Testimony was heard from Timothy Bowling, Associate Director, Federal 
Workforce Management Issues, GAO: the following officials of OPM: Allan 
Heuerman, Associate Director, Human Resources Systems Service; and 
Carol Okin, Associate Director, Office of Merit Systems Oversight and 
Effectiveness; Roger W. Mehle, Executive Director, Federal Retirement 
Thrift Investment Board; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information and Technology approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3452, amended, Presidential 
and Executive Office Accountability Act; H.R. 1281, amended, War Crimes 
Disclosure Act; H.R. 3637, amended, Travel Reform and Savings Act of 
1996; and H.R. 3802, Electronic Freedom of Information Amendments of 
1996.
  The Subcommittee began markup of H.R. 1907, Federal-aid Facility 
Privatization Act of 1995.
  Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
OVERSIGHT--ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Resources held and oversight hearing on 
current federal approaches to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder. 
Testimony was heard from Peter Jensen, Chief, Child and Adolescent 
Disorders Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Louis Danielson, Division 
Director, Innovation and Development Division, Office of Special 
Education, Department of Education; and public witnesses.
CHILD LABOR
Committee on International Relations: On July 15, the Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights concluded hearings on Child 
Labor, Part II. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Reich, Secretary of 
Labor; Kathie Lee Gifford, Television Host; and other public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: S. 
531, to authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an en banc 
hearing of a case to continue to participate in that case after taking 
senior status; H.R. 3215, to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
repeal the provision relating to Federal employees contracting or 
trading with Indians; H.R. 3565, Violent Youth Predator Act of 1996; 
H.R. 351, amended, Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1995; 
H.R. 3435, Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1996; H.R. 
3680, War Crimes Act of 1996; H.J. Res. 113, granting the consent of 
Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource 
management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to 
natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph Lake Project 
lying in Garrett County, MD, and Mineral County, WV, entered into 
between the States of West Virginia and Maryland; and H.J. Res. 166, 
granting the consent of Congress to the mutual aid agreement between 
the city of Bristol, VA, and the city of Bristol, TN.
  The Committee began markup of H.R. 3565, Violent Youth Predator Act 
of 1996.
  Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3297, to provide for 
improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
Wilderness; H.R. 3298, Voyageurs National Park Intergovernmental 
Council Act of 1996; and H.R. 3470, Minnesota National Treasures 
Conservation and Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Senator 
Grams; Representatives Oberstar, Ramstad and Minge; George T. Frampton, 
Jr., Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks; Department of 
the Interior; Gray Reynolds, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and 
public witnesses.
COMMERCE--JUSTICE--STATE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 3814, making appropriations for the Department 
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997. The rule waives points 
of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI (three day availability of the report), and 
clause 7 of rule XXI (the three-day requirement for availability of 
printed hearings and reports on appropriations bills).
  The rule provides for the consideration of the amendment printed in 
part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules, before any other 
amendment, if offered by Mr. Rogers of Kentucky or his designee, which 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole.
  The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill, 
except as otherwise specified in the rule, for failure to comply with 
clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations and 
legislation of general appropriations bills) or clause 6 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting transfers of unobligated balances).
  The rule provides priority in recognition to those amendments that 
are pre-printed in the Congressional Record. The Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may postpone votes during consideration of the 
bill, and reduce to five minutes the voting time on a postponed 
question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. The rule provides 
that a motion to rise and report the bill to the House with such 
amendments as may have been adopted shall have precedence over a motion 
to amend, if offered by the Majority Leader or a designee after the 
reading of the final lines of the bill. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Rogers, Heineman, Mollohan and Deutsch.
UNFAIR GOVERNMENT COMPETITION WITH SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Unfair Government 
Competition with Small Business. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
AIRLINER CABIN AIR QUALITY ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on H.R. 969, Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 
1995. Testimony was heard from Senator Lautenberg; Frank E. Kruesi, 
Assistant Secretary, Transportation Policy, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
IMPACT OF TAX LAW ON LAND USE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the impact of tax law on land use. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Shaw, Houghton, Payne of Virginia, English of 
Pennsylvania and Zimmer; and public witnesses.

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POLITICIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION--HAITI
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human 
Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session held a hearing on Politicization of Intelligence Collection 
Regarding Haiti. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.