[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D848-D850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Alberto Aleman Zubieta, a citizen of the Republic of 
Panama, to be

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Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission, Everett Alvarez, Jr., of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed 
Services University of the Health Sciences, Lt. Gen. Howell M. Estes, 
III, USAF, for appointment to the grade of general and to be Commander-
in-Chief, United States Space Command/Commander-in-Chief, North 
American Aerospace Defense Command, Adm. Jay L. Johnson, USN, for 
reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval 
Operations, Col. Garry R. Trexler, USAF, for promotion in the Regular 
Air Force of the United States to the grade of Brigadier General, Brig. 
Gen. Gerald A. Rudisill, Jr., USA, for promotion in the Reserve of the 
Army to the grade of Major General, certain nominations on a Navy 
promotion list received by the Senate on May 17, 1996, certain 
nominations on an Air Force Reserve appointment list received by the 
Senate on May 1, 1996, and 3,742 nominations in the Army, Air Force, 
Navy, and Marine Corps.
  Prior to this action, committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Lt. Gen. Estes and Adm. Johnson (listed above), after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Adm. Johnson was 
introduced by Senator Burns.
EXPORT CONTROL REFORM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Finance concluded hearings on provisions of H.R. 361, to 
strengthen multilateral export controls, to reduce United States 
reliance on unilateral controls, to combat the proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them, to prohibit 
sensitive exports to terrorist countries, to remove cold-war 
impediments to export competitiveness, and to provide new procedures 
for ensuring U.S. exporters are treated fairly, after receiving 
testimony from Representative Roth; William A. Reinsch, Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Export Administration; Mitchel B. Wallerstein, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counterproliferation Policy; Thomas 
E. McNamara, Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military 
Affairs; William T. Archey, American Electronics Association, 
Washington, D.C.; Thomas T. Connelly, Hardinge Inc., Elmira, New York, 
on behalf of the Association for Manufacturing Technology; and Richard 
H. Burgess, Dupont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, on behalf of the 
Chemical Manufacturers Association.
FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs 
concluded hearings to examine the current state of food security in 
Africa, the future outlook for world food security, and the role of 
United States food aid programs, after receiving testimony from Eugene 
Moos, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and 
Mary Chambliss, Deputy Administrator, Export Credits, Foreign 
Agricultural Service, both of the Department of Agriculture; Leonard M. 
Rogers, Acting Assistant Administrator for Humanitarian Response, 
Agency for International Development; Harold J. Johnson, Associate 
Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, General Accounting 
Office; Per Pinstrup-Andersen, International Food Policy Research 
Institute, and Judy C. Bryson, Africare, both of Washington, D.C.; and 
Michael Davies, Cargill, Cobham Surrey, United Kingdom.
DRUG TRAFFICKING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings to examine the drug 
trafficking situation along the Southwest border of the United States, 
focusing on Federal, State, and local efforts to develop and promote 
U.S. counterdrug strategies, receiving testimony from Senators 
Domenici, Gramm, and Hutchison; Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, Director, 
Office of National Drug Control Policy; and Douglas Kruhm, Assistant 
Commissioner for Border Patrol, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
and Donald F. Ferrarone, Special Agent in Charge, Houston Field 
Division, and Harold D. Wankel, Chief of Operations, both of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, all of the Department of Justice.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Richard A. Paez, of California, to be United States 
Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Wenona Y. Whitfield, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, Clarence J. 
Sundram, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of New York, Joseph F. Bataillon, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Nebraska, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Thomas W. 
Thrash Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Georgia, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Mr. Paez was introduced by Senator 
Boxer, Mr. Bataillon was introduced by Senators Kerrey and Exon, Ms. 
Kollar-Kotelly was introduced by District of Columbia Delegate Norton, 
Mr. Sundram was introduced by Senator Moynihan, Mr. Thrash was 
introduced by Senator Nunn, and Ms. Whitfield was introduced by Senator 
Simon.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: On Tuesday, July 30, Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Federalism, and Property

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Rights approved for full committee consideration the following 
measures:
  S.J. Res. 8, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to prohibit retroactive increases in taxes; and
  S. 1990, to authorize funds for fiscal years 1997 and 1998 for the 
United States Civil Rights Commission.
PENSION AUDIT IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee began mark up of S. 
1490, to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to improve enforcement of such title and benefit security for 
participants by adding certain provisions with respect to the auditing 
of employee benefit plans, but did not complete action thereon, and 
recessed subject to call.