[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 125 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D931-D933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES; COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review State Trading 
Enterprises. Testimony was heard from Senator Kohl; Richard Rominger, 
Deputy Secretary, USDA; and public witnesses.
  The Committee also met to consider pending Committee business.
HATCH ACT VIOLATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture met to consider Hatch Act and related 
law violations.
CONSUMER DEBT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on consumer 
debt. Testimony was heard from Lawrence Lindsey, member, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System; Ricki Helfer, Chairman, FDIC; Eugene 
Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; and 
public witnesses.
NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, ANTI-THEFT, TITLE REFORM AND CONSUMER 
PROTECTION ACT OF 1996
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous 
Materials held a hearing on H.R. 2900, National Motor Vehicle Safety, 
Anti-Theft, Title Reform, and Consumer Protection Act of 1996. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FCC MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1996
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance 
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3957, FCC Modernization 
Act of 1996.
OVERSIGHT--FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections held an oversight hearing on the Fair Labor 
Standards Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Tate; and public 
witnesses.
OFF LABEL DRUG USE AND FDA REVIEW OF SUPPLEMENTAL DRUG APPLICATIONS
Committee on Government and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human Resources 
and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Off Label Drug Use 
and FDA Review of Supplemental Drug Applications. Testimony was heard 
from Sarah Jagger, Director, Health Services Quality and Public Health 
Issues, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of Health 
and Human Services: Michael Friedman, M.D., Deputy Commissioner, 
Operations, FDA; and Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research; and public witnesses.
CHINA'S MILITARY SALES TO IRAN
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Consequences of 
China's Military Sales to Iran. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION LENDING TO ASIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade 
held a joint hearing on International Financial Institution Lending to 
Asia. Testimony was heard from David Lipton, Assistant Secretary, 
International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; and public 
witnesses.
ROLE OF CONGRESS IN MONITORING ADMINISTRATIVE RULEMAKING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the role of Congress in monitoring 
administrative rulemaking, including the following bills: H.R. 47, 
Regulatory Relief and Reform Act; H.R. 2727, Congressional 
Responsibility Act of 1995; and H.R. 2990, Significant Regulation 
Oversight Act of 1996. Testimony was heard from Representatives Smith 
of Michigan, Hayworth, Taylor of North Carolina and Brewster; and 
public witnesses.
ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property held a hearing on H.R. 3386, Ethical Standards for Federal 
Prosecutors Act of 1996. Testimony was heard from Representative

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McDade; Seth P. Waxman, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of 
the Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY PROTECTION AND PARENTAL EMPOWERMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
H.R. 3508, Children's Privacy Protection and Parental Empowerment Act. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Franks of New Jersey; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--HOUSE TASK FORCE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing on Alleged Deception of Congressional Delegation 
to Miami District of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Justice: Michael Bromwich, Inspector General; Doris Meissner, 
Commissioner, Chris Sale, Deputy Commissioner and William Slattery, 
Executive Associate Commissioner, all with the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on National Security: Ordered reported amended the following 
measures: H.R. 4000, to amend title 10, United States Code, to restore 
the provisions of chapter 76 of that title, relating to missing persons 
as in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1997; H.R. 3142, Uniformed Services 
Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act; H. Con. Res. 200, 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the bombing in Dhahran, 
Saudi Arabia; and H. Con. Res. 180, commending the Americans who served 
the United States during the period known as the cold war.
ARMY STRATEGIC MOBILITY PROGRAM
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Installations 
and Facilities held a hearing on infrastructure requirements to support 
the Army strategic mobility program. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Army: Maj. Gen. Frank 
Miller, Jr., USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management; 
Maj. Gen. Charles Mahan, USA, Director, Supply and Maintenance, Office 
of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Logistics; and Brig. Gen. Howard von 
Kaenel, USA, Director, Plans and Policy, Assistant Chief of Staff, 
Operations and Plans.
B-2 BOMBER
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Procurement 
held a hearing on the B-2 Bomber. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Dicks; and public witnesses.
AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION ACT OF 1996
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 3752, American Land 
Sovereignty Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-43). Testimony was 
heard from Representative Hutchinson; George T. Frampton, Jr., 
Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
FISHERIES ACT OF 1995
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 
held an oversight hearing on the Fisheries Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-43). 
Testimony was heard from R. Tucker Scully, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Oceans, Department of State; and Rolland Schmitten, 
Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
Department of Commerce.
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FOREST HEALTH AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Land held a hearing on H.R. 2712, Northwest California Forest Health 
and Economic Recovery Act. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Riggs; John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; 
and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FOREST SERVICE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND FIRE CONTROL
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands held an oversight hearing on Forest Service resource management 
and fire control. Testimony was heard from Representative Herger; James 
R. Lyons, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources held 
an oversight hearing on progress report on the administrative attempts 
to implement the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Testimony was 
heard from John Garamendi, Deputy Secretary, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
PREPARING FOR THE 105TH CONGRESS
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House 
and the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process concluded joint 
hearings on Building on Change: Preparing for the

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105th Congress. Testimony was heard from Representatives Skaggs, 
LaHood, Sawyer, Vucanovich, Waxman, Wolf, Roemer, Norton, Barton of 
Texas and Houghton.
LIFE ON MARS?
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on Life on Mars?. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of NASA: David S. McKay, Assistant for Exploration, Earth 
Science and Solar System Exploration Division, Johnson Space Center; 
and Wesley T. Huntress, Jr., Associate Administrator, Space Science; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 3923, amended, Aviation Disaster Family 
Assistance Act of 1996; H.R. 3217, amended, National Invasive Species 
Act of 1996; H.R. 3348, amended, Snow Removal Policy Act; H.R. 3153, 
amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt from 
regulation the transportation of certain hazardous materials by 
vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less; 
and H.R. 4040, Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Amendments Act 
of 1996.
  The Committee also approved 6 Water Resources Survey Resolutions.
OVERSIGHT--DRUG INTERDICTION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on drug 
interdiction and other matters related to the National Drug Control 
Policy. Testimony was heard from Jess Ford, Associate Director, 
International Relations and Trade, National Security and International 
Affairs Division, GAO; Ambassador Robert Gelhard, Assistant Secretary, 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of 
State; RAdm. Norman, T. Saunders, USCG, Chief, Operations, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Department of Transportation; Brian Sheridan, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Enforcement Policy and Support, Department of Defense; Mary 
Lee Warren, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, 
Department of Justice; Harvey G. Pothier, Deputy Assistant 
Commissioner, Office of Aviation Operations, U.S. Customs Service, 
Department of the Treasury; Capt. William G. Bozin, USN, Assistant 
Deputy Director, Office of Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug 
Policy; Pedro R. Pierluisi, Attorney General, Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico; and public witnesses.
RURAL HEALTH CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
rural health care issues. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Gunderson and Poshard; the following officials of the Department of 
Health and Human Services: Jeffrey Human, Director, Office of Rural 
Health; and Kathleen Buto, Associate Administrator, Policy, Health Care 
Financing Administration; and public witnesses.
SSA AS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security concluded 
hearings on the performance of the Social Security Administration as an 
Independent Agency. Testimony was heard from David C. Williams, 
Inspector General, SSA; Diana S. Eisenstat, Associate Director, Income 
Security Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division, GAO; 
and public witnesses.