[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 69 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D533-D535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from Members of Congress.
FINANCIAL MODERNIZATION
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Continued hearings on 
Financial Modernization, including, H.R. 10, Financial Services 
Competitiveness Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, 
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Ricki Helfer, 
Chairman, FDIC; the following officials of the Department of the 
Treasury: Eugene Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency; and Nicolas 
Retsinas, Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Arthur Levitt, Jr., 
Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power approved for 
full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1277, amended, 
Department of Energy Civilian Research and Development Act of 1997; 
H.R. 848, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable 
to the construction of the AuSable Hydroelectric Project in New York; 
H.R. 1184, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
construction of the Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the State of 
Washington; and H.R. 1217, to extend the deadline under the Federal 
Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in 
the State of Washington.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection continued hearings on Reauthorization of the 
National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration.

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Testimony was heard from Ricardo Martinez, M.D., Administrator, 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
21ST CENTURY--VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on Vocational and 
Technical Education for the 21st Century. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
HIGHER EDUCATION--EARLY RETIREMENT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on Early Retirement in Higher 
Education. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION AND SELF-GOVERNMENT 
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia held a hearing on Economic Development of the 
Administration's National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government 
Improvement Plans. Testimony was heard from Michael Barr, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Community Development, Department of the Treasury; 
the following officials of the District of Columbia: Marion Barry, 
Mayor; Linda Cropp, Chairwoman Pro Tempore, City Council; and Charlene 
Drew-Jarvis, member, Council; and public witnesses.
CENSUS 2000--RACE AND ETHNICITY
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
Race and Ethnicity in the Census 2000. Testimony was heard from Senator 
Akaka; and public witnesses.
AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa approved 
for full Committee action amended H.R. 1432, African Growth and 
Opportunity Act.
FORCED LABOR IN CHINA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Forced Labor in China. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1544, Federal Agency 
Compliance Act. Testimony was heard from Stephen H. Anderson, Judge, 
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, Salt Lake City, Utah; Stephen W. 
Preston, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department 
of Justice; Arthur Fried, General Counsel, SSA; Daniel J. Wiles, Deputy 
Associate Chief Counsel, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and public 
witnesses.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT--APPLICATION TO MEDICAL LICENSURE AND 
JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing regarding Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to 
Medical Licensure and Judicial Officers. Testimony was heard from 
Richard S. Brown, Judge, Court of Appeals, State of Wisconsin; Peter 
Verniero, Attorney General, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 567, Madrid 
Protocol Implementation Act; and H.R. 1661, Trademark Law Treaty 
Implementation Act. Testimony was heard from Bruce A. Lehman, 
Commissioner and Assistant Secretary, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 
Department of Commerce; Shaun Donnelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Trade Policy and Programs, Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW
Committee on National Security: Continued hearings on Quadrennial 
Defense Review. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, USA, Chief of Staff, 
Army; Adm. Jay L. Johnson, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, Navy; Gen. 
Charles C. Krulak, USMC, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; and Gen. Ronald 
R. Fogleman, USAF, Chief of Staff, Air Force.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife, and Oceans approved for full Committee action the following 
measures: H.R. 608, Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act; H.R. 
796, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; 
H.R. 1278, amended, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Authorization Act of 1997; H.R. 1658, Atlantic Striped Bass 
Conservation Act Amendments of 1997; and H. Res. 87, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the

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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.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 374, Sikes Act 
Improvement Amendments of 1997. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Delahunt; Sherri W. Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary, Environmental 
Security, Department of Defense; Gary Edwards, Assistant Director, 
Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; 
and public witnesses.
COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics continued 
hearings on the Commercial Space Act of 1997: Space Transportation. 
Testimony was heard from Edward A. Frankle, General Counsel, NASA; 
Patti Grace Smith, Associate Administrator (Acting), Commercial Space 
Transportation, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public 
witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PILOT PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs and 
Oversight held a hearing on the performance of the Small Business 
Technology Transfer Pilot Program (STTR). Testimony was heard from 
Susan D. Kladiva, Acting Associate Director, Energy, Resources and 
Science Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Issues, 
GAO; Kesh Narayan, Director, Industrial Innovative Group, NSF; Daniel 
O. Hill, Assistant Administrator, Technology, SBA; Robert L. Neal, Jr., 
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Economic Development held a hearing on H.R. 20, Capitol 
Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Mica; Wilson Livingood, Sergeant at Arms, House of 
Representatives; Alan Hantman, Architect of the Capitol; Winston Tabb, 
Associate Librarian, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
DVA--SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing to review safety and security procedures 
within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: John H. 
Baffa, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Security and Law Enforcement; 
Richard P. Miller, Director, G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center, John E. Ogden, Director, Pharmacy Service and Kenneth 
Faulstich, Engineering Management and Field Support Office, all with 
the Veterans Health Administration; Joseph Wolfinger, Assistant 
Director, Training Division, FBI, Department of Justice; Charles F. 
Rinkevich, Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 
Department of the Treasury; representatives of veterans organizations; 
and a public witness.
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight approved for 
full Committee action a Subcommittee Report on the Administration of 
the Low Income Housing Tax Credit.
FUTURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security continued 
hearings on the Future of Social Security for this Generation and the 
Next, focusing on the 1997 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees on 
the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. Testimony was 
heard from the following Trustees of the Social Security Board of 
Trustees, SSA: Marilyn Moon and Stephen G. Kellison; and public 
witnesses.
BRIEFINGS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human 
Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to hold Briefings on Counter-terrorism Operations and Counter-
proliferation Operations. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental 
witnesses.