[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D858-D860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MONEY SERVICE BUSINESSES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on General 
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to review the Department of 
the Treasury's Proposed Regulations for Money Service Businesses. 
Testimony was heard from Stanley Morris, Director, Financial Crimes 
Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITIVENESS ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
concluded hearings on H.R. 10, Financial Services Competitiveness Act 
of 1997. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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CLEAN AIR ACT IMPLEMENTATION--MONTREAL PROTOCOL
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on Title VI of the Clean Air Act and the Ninth Meeting of the 
Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the GAO: Lawrence Dyckman, Associate Director, 
Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic 
Development Division; and Ralph Lowry, Senior Evaluator; Rafe 
Pomerance, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment and Development, 
Department of State; Paul Stolpman, Director, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, EPA; Keith Pitts, Special Assistant for Pesticide Policy, 
Office of the Chief, Natural Resources and Conservation Service, USDA; 
and Murray Lumpkin, M.D., Deputy Director, Center for Drug Evaluation 
and Research, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services.
DAVIS-BACON ACT REVIEW
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a 
joint hearing to review the Davis-Bacon Act. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Labor: Charles C. Masten, 
Inspector General; George S. Werking, Jr., Assistant Commissioner, 
Office of Establishment Surveys and Administrative Statistics, Bureau 
of Labor Statistics; and John R. Fraser, Administrator, Wage and Hour 
Division; and public witnesses.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES--THREAT TO U.S.
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the Threat to 
the United States from Emerging Infectious Diseases. Testimony was 
heard from Sally Shelton, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Global 
Programs, Field Support and Research, AID, U.S. International 
Development Cooperation Agency; and David Heymann, Director, Division 
of Emerging and Other Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization.
KENYA'S ELECTION CRISIS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on Kenya's Election Crisis. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Payne; William H. Twaddell, Acting Assistant Secretary, 
African Affairs, Department of State; Carol Peasley, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, Africa, AID, U.S. International Development Cooperation 
Agency; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FBI
Committee on the Judiciary,  Subcommittee on Crime continued oversight 
hearings on the activities of the FBI, focusing on the Olympic Park 
bombing and the investigation of Richard Jewell. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Michael 
Shaheen, Jr., Director, Office of Professional Responsibility; Robert 
Bryant, Assistant Director and Woody Johnson, Special Agent in Charge, 
Atlanta Regional Office, both with the FBI; Richard Jewell; and public 
witnesses.
SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION ACT--IMPACT ON U.S. NATIONAL 
SECURITY
Committee on National Security: Held a hearing on H.R. 695, Security 
and Freedom Through Encryption Act, and its impact on U.S. national 
security. Testimony was heard from William P. Crowell, Deputy Director, 
National Security Agency, Department of Defense; William Reinsch, Under 
Secretary, Export Administration, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
HOOD BAY LAND EXCHANGE ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 1948, Hood Bay Land 
Exchange Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from Janice H. McDougle, 
Associate Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; and 
public witnesses.
CONFERENCE REPORT--BALANCED BUDGET ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2015, Balanced 
Budget Act of 1997, and against its consideration and provides that the 
conference report shall be considered as read. The rule provides ninety 
minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Kasich.
WAIVING CERTAIN ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing ten 
minutes of debate on a joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
requirements with the time equally divided and controlled by the 
Majority and the Minority Leader or their designees. The rule also 
provides for one motion to commit.
IMPLEMENTING GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Demanding Results: Implementing 
the Government Performance

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and Results Act. Testimony was heard from Susan Kladiva, Acting 
Associate Director, Energy Resources and Science Issues, GAO; Alan 
Ladwig, Associate Administrator, Policy and Plans, NASA; Diana H. 
Josephson, Deputy Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, 
Department of Commerce; Joe Bordogna, Acting Deputy Director, NSF; and 
Marc Chupka, Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy and International 
Affairs, Department of Energy.
SBA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported amended H.R. 2261, Small 
Business Assistance Programs Reauthorization Amendments Acts of 1997.
AMTRAK REFORM AND PRIVATIZATION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported 
amended H.R. 2247, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act of 1997.

Joint Meetings
BUDGET RECONCILIATION
Conferees, on Tuesday, July 29, agreed to file a conference report on 
the differences between the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 
2015, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and 
(c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 1998.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS REFORM
Conferees, continued to resolve the differences between the Senate- and 
House-passed versions of H.R. 1757, to consolidate international 
affairs agencies and to authorize funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
for the Department of State and related agencies, but did not complete 
action thereon, and recessed subject to call.