[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D352-D354]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
WTO--MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty 
Crops held a hearing to review the 1999 World Trade Organization 
Multilateral Trade Negotiations. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary held a hearing on the EEOC. Testimony was heard from Paul 
Igasaki, Acting Chairman, EEOC.
  The Subcommittee also continued appropriations hearings. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Human Rights. 
Testimony was heard from John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary, Democracy, 
Human Rights and Labor, Department of State; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued 
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Postsecondary Education, the 
Office for Civil Rights and the Institute of Museum and Library 
Services. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Education: David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Postsecondary Education; and Norma V. Cantu, Assistant 
Secretary, Civil Rights; and Diane Frankel, Director, Institute of 
Museum and Library Services, National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities.
VA-HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA-HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on NSF. Testimony was heard from Neal F. Lane, 
Director, NSF.
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK OPERATIONS
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on General 
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Operations of the 
Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 
(``FinCEN''). Testimony was heard from Richard M. Stana, Associate 
Director, GAO; and the following officials of the Department of the 
Treasury: James Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Enforcement; and William 
Baity, Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
FHA--SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY DISPOSITION
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity held a hearing on FHA-Single Family Property 
Disposition. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Emelda Johnson, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Single Family Housing; Paul Leonard, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Policy Development and Research; and Susan 
Gaffney, Inspector General; and Judy England-Joseph, Director, Housing 
and Community Development Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
BUDGET PROJECTIONS AND BASELINES
Committee on the Budget: Task Force on Budget Process held a hearing on 
Budget Projections and Baselines. Testimony was heard from Paul Van de 
Water, Assistant Director, CBO; and public witnesses.
FDA MANAGEMENT CONCERNS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Management 
Concerns. Testimony was heard from Robert Gramling, Director, Corporate 
Audits and Standards, Accounting and Information Management Division, 
GAO; the following officials of the FDA, Department of Health and Human 
Services: Michael A. Friedman, M.D., Lead Deputy Commissioner; Robert 
Byrd, Deputy Commissioner, Management and Systems; and Kathryn C. Zoon, 
Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; and a public 
witness.
VIDEO COMPETITION: MULTICHANNEL PROGRAMMING
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Video Competition: Multichannel 
Programming, focusing on the following bills; H.R. 2921, Multichannel 
Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1997; and H.R. 3210, 
Copyright Compulsory License Improvement Act.

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Testimony was heard from: John Logan, Acting Bureau Chief, Cable 
Services Bureau, FCC; Dave Carson, General Counsel, Register of 
Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; OVERSIGHT INVESTIGATION--TEAMSTERS ELECTION; 
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported amended the 
following bills: H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act; and H.R. 
2327, Drive for Teen Employment Act.
  The Committee approved contract agreements regarding the oversight 
investigation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters election.
  The Committee also approved pending Committee business.
FEDERALLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
Federal Consolidated Financial Statements: Can the Federal Government 
Balance Its Books. Testimony was heard from Gene Dodaro, Assistant 
Comptroller General, GAO; G. Edward DeSeve, Acting Controller and 
Acting Deputy Director, Management, OMB; and the following officials of 
the Department of the Treasury: Gerald Murphy, Senior Advisor to the 
Under Secretary, Domestic Finance; and John D. Hawke, Under Secretary, 
Domestic Finance.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered and adopted 
a motion urging the Chairman to request that the following measures be 
considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Res. 350, congratulating the 
people of Sri Lanka on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of 
their nation's independence; H. Con. Res. 218, amended, concerning the 
urgent need to establish a cease fire in Afghanistan and begin the 
transition toward a broad-based multiethnic government that observes 
international norms of behavior; H. Res. 374, amended, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives regarding the ongoing violence in 
Algeria; H. Con. Res. 222, expressing the sense of Congress, 
congratulating the former International Support and Verification 
Commission of the Organization of American States (OAS-CIAV) for 
successfully aiding in the transition of Nicaragua from a war-ridden 
state into a newly formed democracy and providing continued support 
through the recently created Technical Cooperation Mission (OAS-TCM) 
which is responsible for helping to stabilize Nicaraguan democracy by 
supplementing institution building; H. Con. Res. 215, amended, 
congratulating the people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana for 
holding multiparty elections; S. Con. Res. 37, expressing the sense of 
the Congress that Little League Baseball Incorporated was established 
to support and develop Little League baseball worldwide and that its 
international character and activities should be recognized; and H.J. 
Res. 102, expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 
50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and 
reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United 
States and Israel.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; PRIVATE BILLS
Committee on the Judiciary, Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
872, amended, Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1997; H.R. 2925, 
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1997; H.R. 3565, Care for Police 
Survivors Act of 1998; and H.R. 2281, amended, WIPO Copyright Treaties 
Implementation Act.
  The Committee also met and approved private bills.
LONG RANGE AIRPOWER PANEL RESULTS
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Procurement 
held a hearing on the results of the Long Range Airpower Panel. 
Testimony was heard from Gen. Larry D. Welch, USAF, (Ret.), President, 
Institute for Defense Analysis.
MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
Committee on Science: Continued oversight hearings on Math and Science 
Education II, Attracting and Graduating Scientists and Engineers 
Prepared to Succeed in Academia and Industry. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
GSA BUDGET
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Economic Development held a hearing on GSA FY 1999 Budget 
and related Issues. Testimony was heard from Representatives Myrick, 
Granger and Frost; and Paul Chistolini, Deputy Commissioner, Public 
Buildings Service, GSA.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held a hearing on Federal Railroad Administration 
Reauthorization: Safety Hardware Issues. Testimony was heard from 
Jolene Molitoris, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, 
Department of Transportation; Robert

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Lauby, Director, Office of Railroad Safety, National Transportation 
Safety Board; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported H.R. 3603, to 
authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility 
leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1999.
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the use of an Expert 
Panel to Design Long- Range Social Security Reform. Testimony was heard 
from Speaker Gingrich; Representatives Kolbe, Nadler and Pomeroy; 
former Senator Robert Dole of Kansas; and public witnesses.
DCI WRAP-UP
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Director of Central Intelligence Wrap-up. Testimony 
was heard from departmental witnesses.