[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 41 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D309-D311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH CONDITIONS
Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Resources: Held a joint 
hearing to review forest ecosystem health conditions in the United 
States. Testimony was heard from Representative Taylor of North 
Carolina; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State 
and Judiciary held a hearing on Prisons and Related Issues, and on 
Maritime Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Justice: Kathleen M. Hawk, Director, Bureau of 
Prisons, and Eduardo Gonzalez, Director, U.S. Marshall Service; and 
Judge Richard P. Conaboy, Chairman, U.S. Sentencing Commission; Albert 
J. Herberger, Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of 
Transportation, and Harold J. Creel, Jr., Chairman, Federal Maritime 
Commission.

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ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development met in executive session to hold a hearing on Atomic Energy 
Defense Activities. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Energy: Victor H. Reis, Assistant Secretary, Defense 
Programs; and Kenneth E. Baker, Acting Director, Office of 
Nonproliferation and National Security; and Harold P. Smith, Jr., 
Assistant to the Secretary, Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Weapons, 
Department of Defense.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs held a hearing on Coordinators for the 
New Independent States. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of State: Dick Morningstar, Coordinator for 
the New Independent States; and Jim Holmes, Coordinator, Office of 
Eastern European Assistance; and Tom Dine, Assistant Administrator, 
AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Energy: Patricia F. Godley, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy; and Christine A. Ervin, Assistant 
Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Consolidated Management (DOL, 
HHS, ED), and on Employment and Training Administration/Veterans 
Employment. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Labor: Patricia Watkins Lattimore, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Administration and Management; Edmundo A. Gonzales, Chief 
Financial Officer; James E. McMullen, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Budget; Raymond J. Uhalde, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and 
Training; Mary Ann Wyrsch, Chief of Operations, Employment and 
Training, and Preston M. Taylor, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Veterans' 
Employment and Training.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security met in 
executive session to hold a hearing on Intelligence Budget Overview. 
Testimony was heard from George Tenet, Acting Director, CIA.
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on American Battle Monuments Commission, on 
Court of Veterans Appeals, and on DOD-Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army. 
Testimony was heard from Gen. Frederick F. Woerner, Chairman, American 
Battle Monuments Commission; Frank Q. Nebeker, Chief Judge, U.S. Court 
of Veterans Appeals; and H. Martin Lancaster, Assistant Secretary, Army 
(Civil Works), Department of Defense.
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth and Families held a hearing on Charter Schools. 
Testimony was heard from Gerald Tirozzi, Assistant Secretary, 
Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education; Phillip 
Hamilton, Delegate, House of Delegates, State of Virginia; Scott 
Hamilton, Associate Commissioner, Charter Schools, Department of 
Education, State of Massachusetts; Bill Windler, Senior Consultant, 
School Improvement Accountability and Accreditation, Department of 
Education, State of Colorado; and public witnesses.
U.N. PEACEKEEPING
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing to review ``Does 
U.N. Peacekeeping Serve U.S. Interests?'' Testimony was heard from 
Harold J. Johnson, Associate Director, International Relations and 
Trade Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
DOD AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Procurement 
and the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development held a joint 
hearing on the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense authorization 
request--Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Jay M. 
Garner, USA, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Army; Vice Adm. Donald L. 
Pilling, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Resources, Warfare 
Requirements and Assessments; Lt. Gen. Paul K. Van Riper, USMC, 
Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command; Lt. Gen. 
Brett M. Dula, USAF, Vice Commander, Air Combat Command; Maj. Gen. 
Kenneth Israel, USAF, Director, Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office; 
and Vice Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN, Director, Joint Staff.

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INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on H.R. 408, to amend the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin 
Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Testimony 
was heard from Mary Beth West, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Oceans, 
Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science, Department of State; 
Elizabeth Edwards, Director, Dolphin Safe Research Program, Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
NSF AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research continued hearings 
on NSF Authorization Part III. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the NSF: Neal Lane, Director; Paul Young, Senior Advisor, 
Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Richard Zare, 
Chairman and Shirley Malcom, member, Executive Committee, both with the 
National Science Board; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment approved 
for full Committee action amended H.R. 363, to amend section 2118 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Field 
Research and Public Information Dissemination.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on fiscal year 1998 Budget 
Authorization for Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency 
Research and Development, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Program. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics continued 
hearings on fiscal year 1998 NASA Authorization: International Space 
Station. Testimony was heard from Wilbur Trafton, Associate 
Administrator, Office of Space Flight, NASA; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
ETHICS REFORM
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Task Force on Ethics Reform 
met in executive session to continue discussions on Ethics Reform.
  Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
1001, to extend the term of appointment of certain members of the 
Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Review 
Commission; and H.R. 1226, amended, Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act.
WELFARE REFORM TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources approved 
for full Committee action amended H.R. 1048, Welfare Reform Technical 
Corrections Act of 1997.
INTELLIGENCE BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on the Budget, Part 1: HUMINT and on Budget Hearing Part 
2: Covert Action. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.