[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D444-D446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA-HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the 
Consumer Information Center, and on the Office of Consumer Affairs. 
Testimony was heard from Ann Brown, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission; Teresa Navarro Nasif, Director, Consumer Information 
Center, GSA; and Leslie L. Byrne, Director, U.S. Office of Consumer 
Affairs.
FINANCIAL MODERNIZATION
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on 
Financial Modernization, including H.R. 10, Financial Services 
Competitiveness Act of 1997. Testimony was heard fromJames L. Bothwell, 
Chief Economist, GAO; and public witnesses.

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RIEGLE-NEAL CLARIFICATION ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit approved for full Committee action 
amended H.R. 1306, Riegle-Neal Clarification Act of 1997.
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing on the Department of Energy's Office of Science and 
Technology (OST), focusing on issues relating to OST-funded 
technologies and their deployment at DOE sites. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Alvin Alm, 
Assistant Secretary, Environmental Management; and Clyde W. Frank, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Technology Development; the following 
officials of the Resources, Community and Economic Development 
Division, GAO: Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Resources, and 
Science Issues; and Rachel J. Hesselink, Senior Evaluator; and a public 
witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 5, amended, IDEA Improvement Act of 1997; and 
H.R. 1511, Cost of Higher Education Review Act of 1997.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered and adopted 
a motion urging the Chairman to request that the following measures be 
considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Res. 121, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives regarding the March 30, 1997, 
terrorist grenade attack in Cambodia; H. Con. Res. 50, expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding the status of the investigation of the 
bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992; and H. Con. 
Res. 63, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 50th 
anniversary of the Marshall Plan and reaffirming the commitment of the 
United States to the principles that led to the establishment of that 
program.
FOREIGN POLICY REFORM ACT; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: On May 6, the Committee ordered 
reported amended H.R. 1486, Foreign Policy Reform Act.
  The Committee also favorably considered and adopted a motion urging 
the Chairman to request that the following measures be considered on 
the Suspension Calendar: H. Con. Res. 73, concerning the death of Chaim 
Herzog; and H. Res. 103, amended, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the United States should maintain approximately 
100,000 U.S. military personnel in the Asia and Pacific region until 
such time as there is a peaceful and permanent resolution to the major 
security and political conflicts in the region.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD INDONESIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Indonesia. Testimony was 
heard from Aurelia Brazeal, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing on Reclaiming Our 
Youth: Grassroots Solutions to Crime and Violence. Testimony was heard 
from Speaker Gingrich, Representative Fattah; the following officials 
of the District of Columbia: David Gilmore, Receiver, Housing 
Authority; and members of the Metropolitan Police Department; and 
public witnesses.
NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held 
a hearing on Naval Petroleum Reserves. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Hefley; Martin J. Fitzgerald, Associate General Counsel, 
GAO; and Patricia Fry Godley, Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, 
Department of Energy.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development held a hearing on the fiscal year 1998 National Defense 
Authorization request--Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Threat. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EPA'S PARTICULATE MATTER AND OZONE STANDARDS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment continued 
hearings on ``The Science Behind EPA's Proposed Particulate Matter/
Ozone Standards, Part 2''. Testimony was heard from Carl E. Krentz, 
Mayor, La Porte, Indiana; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 49, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 66, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 16th annual National 
Peace Officers' Memorial Service; and H. Con. Res. 67, authorizing the 
1997 Special Olympics Torch Relay to run through the Capitol Grounds.

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  The Committee approved two Committee GSA resolution amendments; and 
21 Water Resources Survey resolutions.
  The Committee also approved other pending Committee business.
HIGH SPEED RAIL PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held a hearing on High Speed Rail Programs. Testimony was 
heard from Jolene Molitoris, Administrator, Federal Railroad 
Administration, Department of Transportation; and a public witness.
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT--STRATEGIES FOR THE VETERANS 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing 
on Government Performance and Results Act strategies for the Veterans 
Employment and Training Service. Testimony was heard from Preston M. 
Taylor, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training, 
Department of Labor; Carlotta C. Joyner, Director, Education and 
Employment Issues, Health, Education and Human Services Division, GAO; 
and representatives of various veterans organizations.