[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D611-D612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREST ECOSYSTEM; BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on forest ecosystem health in 
the Pacific Coast and Southern Regions. Testimony was heard from Ann 
Hanus, Assistant Forester, Department of Forestry, State of Oregon; and 
public witnesses.
  The Committee also approved Budget Reconciliation recommendations to 
be transmitted to the Committee on the Budget for inclusion in Budget 
Reconciliation legislation.
BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Committee on Commerce: Approved the following Budget Reconciliation 
recommendations to be transmitted to the Committee on the Budget for 
inclusion in Budget Reconciliation legislation: Title IV--Committee on 
Commerce-Medicare; Title III, Subtitle E--Medicaid; and Title III, 
Subtitle F--State Child Health Coverage Assistance.
EXPANSION OF PORTABILITY AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE ACT; BUDGET 
RECONCILIATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported amended H.R. 
1515, Expansion of Portability and Health Insurance Coverage Act of 
1997.
  The Committee also approved Budget Reconciliation recommendations to 
be transmitted to the Committee on the Budget for inclusion in Budget 
Reconciliation legislation.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth and Families approved for full Committee action 
amended the following measures: H.R. 1853, Carl D. Perkins Vocation and 
Applied Technology Act Amendments of 1997; H.R. 1818, Juvenile Crime 
Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1997; and H.Res. 139, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
Department of Education, States, and local education agencies should 
spend a greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our 
children's classrooms.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources held an oversight hearing on Reducing Regulatory Mandates on 
Education. Testimony was heard from Representative Granger; and public 
witnesses.
BIOMATERIALS ACCESS ASSURANCE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 872, Biomaterials Access 
Assurance Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action the following measures: H.R. 103, Private Security 
Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1997; Telemarketing Fraud Prevention 
Act of 1997; H.R. 748, amended, Prohibition on Financial Transactions 
With Countries Supporting Terrorism Act of 1997; H.R. 1532, amended, 
Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act of 1997; H.R. 1683, Jacob Wetterling 
Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offenders Registration 
Improvements Act of 1997; H.Res. 154, expressing the sense of the House 
that the Nation's children are its most valuable assets and that their 
protection should be the Nation's highest priority; H.Con.Res. 75, 
expressing the sense of the Congress that States should

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work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent crimes 
committed by repeat offenders and criminals serving abbreviated 
sentences; and H.R. 1840, Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement 
Clarification Act of 1997.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION; DEFENSE REFORM ACT
Committee on National Security: Ordered reported amended the following 
bills: H.R. 1119, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
1998 and 1999; and H.R. 1778, Defense Reform Act of 1997.
OVERSIGHT--REINTRODUCTION OF GRIZZLY BEAR IN NATIONAL FORESTS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on reintroduction of the grizzly bear in the 
public domain National Forests. Testimony was heard from Hal Salwasser, 
Regional Forester, Forest Service, USDA; Ralph O. Morgenweck, Director, 
Mountain Prairie Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
the Interior; the following officials of the State of Idaho: Ric 
Branch, Senator; and Stephen Mealey, Director, Department of Fish and 
Game; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing on Bonneville Power Administration, status of 
Regional Review Process. Testimony was heard from Randall W. Hardy, CEO 
and Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
COMMERCIAL SPACE ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics approved 
for full Committee action amended H.R. 1702, Commercial Space Act of 
1997.
CLONING--ADMINISTRATION'S COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on the 
Administration's Commission's Recommendations on Cloning. Testimony was 
heard from Harold Varmus, M.D., Director, NIH, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and the following officials of the National Bioethics 
Advisory Commission: Harold T. Shapiro, Chairman; Thomas H. Murray, 
Chairman, Genetics Subcommittee; and David R. Cox, M.D., member.
ESTATE TAXES IMPACT ON SMALL AND FAMILY BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Taxation, Finance and 
Exports held a hearing on the Impact of Estate Taxes on Small and 
Family Businesses. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION BILATERALS AND CODE-SHARING RELATIONSHIPS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on International Aviation Bilaterals and Code-
Sharing Relationships, focusing on Japan. Testimony was heard from 
Patrick V. Murphy, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Aviation and 
International Affairs, Department of Transportation; and public 
witnesses.
MILITARY VOTING RIGHTS ACT; BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported H.R. 699, Military 
Voting Rights Act of 1997.
  The Committee also approved Budget Reconciliation recommendations to 
be transmitted to the Committee on the Budget for inclusion in Budget 
Reconciliation legislation.
BUDGET RECONCILIATION TAX RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Approved tax reconciliation 
recommendations to be transmitted to the Committee on the Budget for 
inclusion in Budget Reconciliation legislation.
BRIEFING--NORTH KOREA
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on North Korea. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.