[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D113-D114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Inspector General Overview. Testimony was heard from Roger 
C. Viadero, Inspector General, USDA.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs hearing on Secretary of State. Testimony 
was heard from Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, the Office of the Inspector General, 
and on the Health Resources and Services Administration. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and 
Human Services: Nelba Chavez, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration; June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General; 
and Ciro V. Sumaya, M.D., Administrator, Health Resources and Services 
Administration.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on Joint Economic Committee, the Library of Congress, the Architect of 
the Capitol/Botanic Garden. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Saxton; the following officials of the Library of Congress: James H. 
Billington, Librarian; Donald L. Scott, Deputy Librarian; Winston Tabb, 
Associate Librarian for Library Services; Reuben Medina, Law Librarian; 
Daniel Mulhollan, Director,

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CRS; and Frank Kurt Cylke, Director, National Library Service for the 
Blind and Physically Handicapped; Alan M. Hantman, Architect of the 
Capitol; Members of Congress; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROPOSED BUDGET
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held an 
oversight hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services' 
proposed budget for fiscal year 1998. Testimony was heard from Bruce C. 
Vladeck, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and Paul N. Van de Water, 
Assistant Director, Budget Analysis, CBO.
SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICY
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Spectrum Management Policy. 
Testimony was heard from Reed E. Hundt, Chairman, FCC; Larry Irving, 
Assistant Secretary, Communications and Information, Department of 
Commerce; Michael Amarosa, Deputy Commissioner, Police Department, City 
of New York; and public witnesses.
ENCOURAGING PENSION SAVINGS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on Defusing the Retirement Timebomb: 
Encouraging Pension Savings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GOVERNMENT RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE ACT; ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Held a hearing on the 
``Government Performance and Results Act: Sensible Government for the 
Next Century''. Testimony was heard from Representative Armey; John 
Koskinen, Deputy Director, Management, OMB; and James Hinchman, Acting 
Comptroller General, GAO.
  The committee also met for organizational purposes.
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on the Future of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Kolbe and Andrews; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FBI INVESTIGATION INTO BOMBING IN SAUDI ARABIA
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight 
hearing on the FBI investigation into the Khobar Towers bombing in 
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and on Foreign FBI Investigations. Testimony was 
heard from Robert M. Bryant, Assistant Director, National Security 
Division, FBI, Department of Justice.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 1998 
national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: William S. Cohen, 
Secretary; and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs 
of Staff.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on the Status of Russian 
Participation in the International Space Program. Testimony was heard 
from John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology 
Policy; Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA; and Marcia S. Smith, 
Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy, CRS, Library of 
Congress.
ISTEA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation held a hearing on ISTEA Comprehensive Reauthorization 
Proposals: ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act (STEP 21), Transportation 
Empowerment Act (Devolution), ISTEA Works. Testimony was heard from 
Senator Mack; Representatives Kasich, Smith of Michigan, DeLay, and 
Condit; Paul E. Patton, Governor, State of Kentucky; and Christine Todd 
Whitman, Governor, State of New Jersey.
  Hearings continue February 27.
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's 
fiscal year 1998 Budget. Testimony was heard from Donna E. Shalala, 
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND TAX REINSTATEMENT ACT; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 668, Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997.
  The Committee also approved an oversight plan for the 105th Congress.