[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 30 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D213-D214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee held 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural 
research, education, and extension programs of the 1996 Farm Bill, 
receiving testimony from Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of 
Sciences, on behalf of the National Research Council; Terry Kinney, 
York, South Carolina, former Administrator, Agricultural Research 
Service, Department of Agriculture; Dennis T. Avery, Hudson Institute, 
Churchville, Virginia; R. Rodney Foil, Mississippi State University, 
Mississippi State, Mississippi, on behalf of the National Association 
of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges; Richard F. Ross, Iowa 
State University, Ames; Samuel L. Donald, University of Maryland-
Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, on behalf of the Association of Research 
Directors for the 1890 Land-Grant Universities; Ron McNeil, Sitting 
Bull College, Fort Yates, North Dakota, on behalf of the American 
Indian Higher Education Consortium; Margaret N. Perry, University of 
Tennessee, Martin, on behalf of the American Association of State 
Colleges and Universities; and Victor L. Lechtenberg, Purdue 
University, West Lafayette, Indiana, on behalf of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory 
Board/Department of Agriculture.
  Hearings continue on Thursday, March 13.
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 1998, receiving testimony in behalf of funds 
for their respective activities from Mary Ann Keeffe, Acting Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, William E. Ludwig, 
Administrator, and George A. Braley, Associate Administrator, both of 
the Food and Consumer Service, and Dennis Kaplan, Deputy Director for 
Budget, Legislative and Regulatory Systems, all of the Department of 
Agriculture.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Thursday, March 13.
APPROPRIATIONS--SBA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary, and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Small Business 
Administration, receiving testimony from Aida Alvarez, Administrator, 
Small Business Administration.
  Subcommittee will meet again tomorrow.
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for Navy and 
Air Force military construction programs, receiving testimony from 
Robert B. Pirie, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations 
and Environment; and Rodney A. Coleman, Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installation, and Environment.
  Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
APPROPRIATIONS--CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA-HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
1998, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from Ann Brown, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission; Teresa Nasif, Director, Consumer Information Center; and 
Leslie L. Byrne, Special Assistant to the President and Director, 
Office of Consumer Affairs.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, March 18.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee resumed hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department 
of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on the 
military strategies and operational requirements of the unified 
commands, receiving testimony from Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III, USA, 
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command; Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, 
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command; and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, 
USA, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command.
  Hearings continue on Thursday, March 13.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology 
held hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1998 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense 
program, focusing on science and technology programs, receiving 
testimony from Paul Kaminski, Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
Technology, and

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Anita K. Jones, Director, Defense Research and Engineering, both of the 
Department of Defense; John Douglass, Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Research, Development and Acquisition; Authur Money, Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition; Larry Lynn, Director, 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and A. Fenner Milton, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology.
  Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
1998 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee held hearings to examine an 
alternative budget proposal for fiscal year 1998 by a House coalition, 
receiving testimony from Representatives Minge and Stenholm, both on 
behalf of the Coalition Budget Task Force.
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
MEDICAID REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine the National 
Governors' Association views on the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 1998 for Medicaid, focusing on Medicaid cost saving 
strategies, children's health, and managed care quality, receiving 
testimony from Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt, Salt Lake City, and 
Nevada Governor Bob Miller, Carson City, both on behalf of the National 
Governors' Association.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
CENSUS 2000
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee held hearings to examine 
Department of Commerce plans to provide for an accurate 2000 decennial 
census, receiving testimony from William M. Daley, Secretary, Everett 
M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and Martha Farnsworth 
Riche, Director, Bureau of the Census, all of the Department of 
Commerce.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
FEDERAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Subcommittee on Employment and 
Training concluded oversight hearings to review the effectiveness of 
Federal job training programs and changes needed to meet the skill 
demands in a competitive marketplace, after receiving testimony from 
Raymond J. Uhalde, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor; Arnold R. 
Tompkins, Ohio Department of Human Services, Columbus; Robert T. Jones, 
National Alliance of Business, Washington, D.C.; Gary Walker, Private 
Public Ventures, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and William J. Spring, 
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, on behalf of the 
MASS Jobs Council.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee approved their fiscal year 1998 
budgetary views and estimates on programs which fall under the 
jurisdiction of the committee which they will make to the Committee on 
the Budget.
NOMINATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee began hearings on the 
nomination of Anthony Lake, of Massachusetts, to be Director of Central 
Intelligence, where the nominee, who was introduced by Senators 
Kennedy, Kerry, and McCain, and former Senator Rudman, testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.