[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D808-D810]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURAL TRADE OPTIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty 
Crops held a hearing on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's 
proposal to lift the prohibition on agricultural trade options. 
Testimony was heard from Brooksley Born, Chairperson, Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission; and public witnesses.
CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on the 
Conduct of Monetary Policy. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Federal Reserve System: Alice M. Rivlin, Vice Chairman 
and Laurence H. Meyer, both members, Board of Governors; and William J. 
McDonough, President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and public 
witnesses.
SEC AUTHORIZATION ACT; NATIONAL SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLE CONSUMER 
PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 1262, 
Securities and Exchange Commission Authorization Act of 1997; and H.R. 
1839, amended, National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act 
of 1997.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
OSHA'S REINVENTION PROJECT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing to examine the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration's reinvention project. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
IRAN LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT--ONE YEAR LATER
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Iran Libya 
Sanctions Act--One Year Later. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of State: Alan Larsen, Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; and David Welch, Acting 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near East Affairs; and public witnesses.
MICROCREDIT AND MICROENTERPRISE: THE ROAD TO SELF-RELIANCE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on Microcredit and 
Microenterprise: The Road to Self-Reliance. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Houghton and Hall of Ohio; Mark L. Schneider, Assistant 
Administrator, Latin America, AID, U.S. International Development 
Cooperation Agency; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 1109, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for 
issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born 
outside the United States; H.R. 1348, Expanded War Crimes Act of 1997; 
H.R. 2027, to

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provide for the revision of the requirements for a Canadian border boat 
landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, and to require the Attorney General to report to the 
Congress on the impact of such revision; H.R. 2181, Witness Protection 
and Interstate Relocation Act of 1997; and two private bills.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 2203, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. The rule 
waives clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations and 
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) and clause 6 
(prohibiting reappropriations in an appropriations bill) of rule XXI 
against the bill. The rule permits the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendment in the 
Congressional Record. The rule allows the Chair to postpone recorded 
votes and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting 
on any postponed votes, provided voting time on the first in any series 
of questions shall be not less than 15 minutes. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives McDade, Fazio and Rothman.
SCIENCE, MATH ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Science, Math Engineering and 
Technology Education. Testimony was heard from Richard W. Riley, 
Secretary of Education; and Neal F. Lane, Director, NSF.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H.R. 2036, Aviation Insurance Reauthorization Act 
of 1997; H.R. 2005, amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the ``Death on 
the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents; H.R. 2204, amended, Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 1997; H.R. 2207, amended, Coastal Pollution 
Reduction Act of 1997; H.R. 29, to designate the Federal building 
located at 290 Broadway in New York, NY, as the ``Ronald H. Brown 
Federal Building''; H.R. 81, to designate the U.S. courthouse located 
at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, IN, as the ``Robert K. 
Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''; H.R. 548, to designate 
the U.S. courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, NY, 
as the ``Ted Weiss United States Courthouse''; H.R. 595, to designate 
the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 475 Mulberry Street 
in Macon, GA, as the ``William Augustus Bootle Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse''; H.R. 613, amended, to designate the Federal 
building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, GA, as the ``Sam 
Nunn Federal Center;'' H.R. 643, to designate the U.S. courthouse to be 
constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, 
OH, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse''; H.R. 824, to 
redesignate the Federal building located at 717 Madison Place, NW., in 
the District of Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
Building''; H.R. 892, amended, to redesignate the Federal building 
located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, MS, as the ``Aaron Henry 
United States Post Office''; H.R. 962, to redesignate a Federal 
building in Suitland, MD, as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal 
Building''; H.R. 994, to designate the U.S. border station located in 
Pharr, TX as the ``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station''; 
H.R. 1479, amended, to designate the Federal building and U.S. 
courthouse located at 300 Northeast First Avenue in Miami, FL, as the 
``David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse''; H.R. 1484, amended, to 
redesignate the Dublin Federal courthouse building located in Dublin, 
GA, as the ``J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse''; H.R. 1502, to 
designate the U.S. courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in 
Benton, IL, as the ``James L. Foreman United States Courthouse''; H.R. 
1851, to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 200 South Washington 
Street in Alexandria, VA, as the ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr., U.S. 
Courthouse''; H. Con. Res. 98, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for the Safe Kids Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check.
  The Committee also approved the following: 6 Water Resources Survey 
Resolutions; 5 Courthouse Design Resolutions; 2 Amendments to Public 
Buildings Resolutions; 3 Public Buildings Construction Resolutions; and 
2 Public Buildings 11(b) Resolutions.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY RECIPIENTS--BARRIERS PREVENTING RETURNING TO 
WORK
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on Barriers Preventing Social Security Disability Recipients 
from Returning to Work. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Ramstad; John J. Callahan, Acting Commissioner, SSA; Judith Heumann, 
Assistant Secretary, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education; Jane L. Ross, Director, Income Security 
Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.

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NEW TRANSATLANTIC AGENDA
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
the New Transatlantic Agenda. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Lang, 
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Timothy J. Hauser, Acting Under 
Secretary, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; 
and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREAT AGAINST CONGRESS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human 
Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Foreign Counterintelligence Threat 
Against Congress. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental 
witnesses.