[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D476-D477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREST SERVICE BUDGET
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 1999 
Administration's Budget for the Forest Service, USDA. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Herger; Michael Dombeck, Chief, Forest 
Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Electronic Commerce: Building 
Tomorrow's Information Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PARENTAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on H.R. 3189, Parental 
Freedom of Information Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Tiahrt, Largent and Green; and public witnesses.
IMMUNE GLOBULIN SHORTAGES
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources held a hearing on Immune Globulin Shortages: Causes and 
Cures. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Health and Human Services: David Satcher, M.D., Surgeon 
General; Michael Friedman, M.D., Lead Deputy Commissioner, FDA; and 
Stephen M. Ostroff, M.D., Associate Director, Epidemiologic Science, 
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention; Bernice Steinhardt, Director, Health Services Quality 
and Public Health Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
U.S.-EUROPEAN UNION TRADE
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on issues in U.S.-
European Union Trade European Privacy legislation and Biotechnology/
Food Safety Policy. Testimony was heard from Franklin J. Vargo, Acting 
Assistant Secretary, Export Promotion, Department of Commerce; and 
public witnesses.
AFRICA IN THE WORLD ECONOMY
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on Africa in the World Economy. Testimony was heard from Rosa 
Whitaker, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.
ASIA-U.S. SECURITY INTERESTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on Tradition and Transformation: U.S. Security 
Interests in Asia. Testimony was heard from Stanley Roth, Assistant 
Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Walter Slocombe, 
Under Secretary; and Adm. J.W. Prucher, USN, Commander-In-Chief Pacific 
Command.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDONESIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Human Rights in 
Indonesia. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATIVE CRIMES AND QUASI-CRIMES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on Administrative Crimes 
and Quasi-Crimes. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3633, Controlled Substances 
Trafficking Prohibition Act; H.R. 2070, amended, Correction Officers 
Health and Safety Act of 1997; H.R. 2829, amended, Bulletproof Vests 
Partnership Grant Act of 1997; and S. 170, Clone Pager Authorization 
Act.
DUNGENESS CRAB CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on H.R. 3498, Dungeness Crab 
Conservation and Management Act. Testimony was heard from David Evans, 
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health 
approved for full Committee action

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the following bills: H.R. 1865, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act of 1997; 
H.R. 3186, amended, Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 
1998; H.R. 3520, to adjust the boundaries of the Lake Chelan National 
Recreation Area and the adjacent Wenatchee National Forest in the State 
of Washington; and H.R. 3796, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest 
and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and 
support buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of 
Land Management.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R. 
2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 1997; and H.R. 3625, 
San Rafael Swell National Heritage and Conservation Act.
FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITION ACT
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairmen Leach and Bliley; 
Representatives McCollum, Roukema, Baker, Lazio, Castle, Bachus, 
Metcalf, Riley, Oxley, Bonilla, LaFalce, Vento, Kennedy of 
Massachusetts, Waters, Gutierrez, Markey, Moran of Virginia, Jackson-
Lee and Kucinich, but no action was taken on H.R. 10, Financial 
Services Competition Act.
AVIATION MANUFACTURING AND THE FASTENER QUALITY ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on the 
Aviation Manufacturing and the Fastener Quality Act. Testimony was 
heard from Raymond Kammer, Director, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, Department of Commerce; Thomas E. McSweeny, Director, 
Aircraft Certification, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public 
witnesses.
MITIGATION AND COST REDUCTION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Mitigation and Cost 
Reduction Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from Mike Armstrong, 
Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA; and public witnesses.
YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the Year 2000 Computer Problem. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Charles O. 
Rossotti, Commissioner, IRS; James J. Flyzik, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Information System and Chief, Information Office; Constance 
E. Craig, Assistant Commissioner, Information Resources, Financial 
Management Services and Vincette Goerl, Assistant Commissioner, 
Finance; John Dyer, Principal Deputy Commissioner, SSA; John Callahan, 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Management and Budget, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
U.S. ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICY TOWARD CUBA
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
U.S. Economic and Trade Policy Toward Cuba. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Moakley, Torres, Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balart and 
Menendez; Michael Rannenberger, Coordinator, Cuban Affairs, Department 
of State; and public witnesses.