[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D338-D339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary held a hearing on the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the International Trade 
Administration. Testimony was heard from Doris Meissner, Commissioner, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice; Charlene 
Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative; and David Aaron, Ambassador, 
Under Secretary, International Trade, Department of Commerce.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs continued appropriation hearings. 
Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the National Park Service and the National Forest Service. Testimony 
was heard from Robert Stanton, Director, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior; and Michael Dombeck, Chief, Forest Service, 
USDA.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Vocational and Adult 
Education, Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Educational 
Research and Improvements and the Office of Inspector General. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Education: Patricia W. McNeil, Assistant Secretary, Vocational and 
Adult Education; Judith E. Heumann, Assistant Secretary, Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Ricky T. Takai, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Educational Research and Improvement; and Steven A. 
McNamara, Acting Inspector General.
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA-HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. 
Goldin, Administrator, NASA.
COUNTERFEITING INCREASE--PERSONAL COMPUTERS
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy held a hearing to examine the 
increase in counterfeiting using personal computers. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: 
Thomas Ferguson, Deputy Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; and 
Dennis F. Lynch, Special Agent in Charge, Counterfeit Division, U.S. 
Secret Service.
JOINT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on the Budget: Task Force on Budget Process held a hearing on 
Joint Budget Resolution (Should the Budget be a Law?). Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
FCC REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on reauthorization of the FCC. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FCC: William E. 
Kennard, Chairman, Susan Ness, Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth, Michael K. 
Powell and Gloria Tristani, all Commissioners; Robert P. Murphy, 
General Counsel, GAO; and a public witness.
WORKPLACE COMPETITIVE ISSUES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on American Work Project: Workplace 
Competitive Issues. Testimony was heard from Representative Goodling; 
John R. Fraser, Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, 
Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Held a hearing on FEC 
Enforcement Actions: Foreign Campaign Contributions and Other FECA 
Violations. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
FEC: Scott E. Thomas, Vice Chairman; Lawrence M. Noble, General 
Counsel; Lois Lerner, Associate General Counsel; and Jose Rodriguez, 
Staff Attorney.
COUNTER-NARCOTICS POLICY--COLOMBIA
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on U.S. Counter-
Narcotics Policy Towards Colombia. Testimony was heard from Randy 
Beers, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics 
and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State; Gen. Charles E. 
Wilhelm, USMC, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command, Department of 
Defense; Gen. Jose Serrano, Director General, National Police, 
Colombia; and public witnesses.

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BETRAYAL OF SREBRENICA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on the Betrayal of 
Srebrenica: Why did the Massacre Happen? Will It Happen Again? 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUILDING EFFICIENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND EQUITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
1998, providing two hours of general debate equally divided between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure and thirty minutes equally divided between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute as recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, as modified by the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill and as modified by 
the amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on 
Rules, as an original bill for the purpose of amendment which shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
modified. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part 
2 of the report of the Committee on Rules and waives all points of 
order against the amendments. The rule provides that the amendments 
made in order under part 2 of the report shall be considered only in 
the order specified, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the 
House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule allows the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of 
the bill, and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed 
question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Shuster, Petri, Baker, Archer, 
Bilbray, Hunter, Roukema, Kasich, Morella, Shays, Parker, Canady, 
Castle, Inglis of South Carolina, McKeon, McIntosh, Graham, Hayworth, 
Barr of Georgia, Ryan, Largent, Oberstar, Obey, Spratt. DeLauro, Moran 
of Virginia, Norton and Minge.
DOMAIN NAMES SYSTEMS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research and the 
Subcommittee on Technology held a joint oversight hearing on Domain 
Names Systems: Where Do We Go From Here? Testimony was heard from Ira 
Magaziner, Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Development, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
ELECTRICITY DEREGULATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held an 
oversight hearing on Electricity Deregulation: Implications for 
Research and Development and Renewable Energy. Testimony was heard from 
Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy Resources and Science Issues, GAO; 
David Rohy, Vice Chair, Energy Commission, State of California; and 
public witnesses.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT--PROPOSAL
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Proposals for a Water 
Resources Development Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
TAX RETURN FILING SEASON; IRS BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the 1998 Tax Return Filing Season and the IRS Budget for Fiscal Year 
1999. Testimony was heard from Charles O. Rossotti, Commissioner, IRS, 
Department of the Treasury; Lynda D. Willis, Director, Tax Policy and 
Administration Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
AMERICAS FREE TRADE AREA
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
Free Trade Area of the Americas. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Farr; Richard Fisher, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; 
and public witnesses.
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE AND COVERT ACTION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Human Intelligence and Covert Action. Testimony was 
heard from departmental witnesses.