[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 57 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D435-D436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREIGN POLICY REFORM ACT
Committee on International Relations: Continued markup of H.R. 1486, 
Foreign Policy Reform Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on the following measures: H. Res. 
87, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
United States and the United Nations should condemn coral reef 
fisheries that are harmful to coral reef ecosystems and promote the 
development of sustainable coral reef fishing worldwide; H.R. 608, 
Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act; and H.R. 796, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map 
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Hilliard; Timothy E. Wirth, Under Secretary, Global 
Affairs, Department of State; William Knapp, Chief, Division of Fish 
Hatcheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 985, to provide for the 
expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River 
National Forests, CO, to include the lands known as the Slate Creek 
Addition upon the acquisition of the lands by the United States; H.R. 
1019, to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance 
involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, CO, to 
correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys; H.R. 1020, to 
adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the State of 
Colorado to include all National Forest System lands within Summit 
County, CO, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger District of 
the Arapaho National Forest; H.R. 1439, to facilitate the sale of 
certain land in Tahoe National Forest, in the State of California to 
Placer County, California; and H.R. 79, Hoopa Valley Reservation South 
Boundary Adjustment Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Riggs; Janice McDougle, Acting Deputy Chief, National Forest System, 
USDA; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
PROJECT FINANCING
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on Bureau of Reclamation Project financing. Testimony was heard from 
Eluid L. Martinez, Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the 
Interior; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Resources, and Science 
Issues, GAO; Betsy A. Cody, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy, 
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public 
witnesses.
FLOOD PREVENTION AND
FAMILY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act 
of 1997. The rule makes in order the Committee on Resources amendment 
in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for amendment 
purposes and said amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the 
Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Young and Representatives Herger and Miller of California.
JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 8 to 3, a modified closed 
rule on H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997, providing one hour 
of general debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule provides 
that the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute will be 
considered as an original bill for amendment purposes and will be 
considered as read. The rule waives points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
with clause 5(a) of rule XXI (appropriations on a legislative bill).
  The rule provides that no amendments to the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute will be in order except those printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides that each amendment 
may be offered only in the order printed in the report, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided between 
the proponent and an opponent, and is not amendable except as specified 
in the report.

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  The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to 
postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce the vote 
to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen 
minute vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Hyde and 
Representatives McCollum, Dunn, Conyers, Scott, Watt of North Carolina, 
Lofgren, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Waters, Delahunt, Traficant, Stupak and 
Blumenauer.
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on 
``Technology in the Classroom: Panacea or Pandora's Box?'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
SSA'S WEBSITE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on the Social Security Administration's Website. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of SSA: John J. Callahan, Acting 
Commissioner; and David C. Williams, Inspector General; John 
Willemssen, Director, Information Resources Management Issues; and 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING ON ENCRYPTION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a briefing on Encryption. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.