[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D863-D864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREST SERVICE COST REDUCTION AND FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on H.R. 4149, Forest Service 
Cost Reduction and Fiscal Accountability Act of 1998. Testimony was 
heard from Francis Pandolfi, Chief Operating Officer, Forest Service, 
USDA; and public witnesses.
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Committee on Commerce: Held a hearing on Electronic Commerce: The 
Global Electronic Marketplace. Testimony was heard from William M. 
Daley, Secretary of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported amended the 
following bills: H.R. 4241, Head Start Amendments of 1998; H.R. 4271, 
Community Services Authorization Act of 1998; and

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H.R. 4037, to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
to recognize that electronic forms of providing Material Safety Data 
Sheets provide the same level of access to information as paper copies 
and to improve the presentation of safety and emergency information on 
such Data Sheets.
JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources held a hearing on Job Corps Oversight Part II: Vocational 
Training Standards. Testimony was heard from Mary H. Silva, National 
Director, Job Corps, Department of Labor; Cornelia Blanchette, 
Associate Director, GAO; and public witnesses.
MIDDLE EAST--RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Recent 
Developments in the Middle East. Testimony was heard from Martin Indyk, 
Assistant Secretary, Near East Affairs, Department of State.
SUDAN AND NORTHERN UGANDA CRISES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Africa held a joint 
hearing on the Crises in Sudan and Northern Uganda. Testimony was heard 
from Susan E. Rice, Assistant Secretary, African Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION; CHIAPAS, MEXICO--SEARCH FOR PEACE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere held a hearing on Conflict Resolution: Chiapas, Mexico and 
the Search for Peace. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
QUALITY HEALTH-CARE COALITION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 4277, Quality 
Health-Carre Coalition Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Campbell; Robert Pitofsky, Chairman, FTC; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION AMENDMENT ACT
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following measures: H. 
Res. 494, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
United States has enjoyed the loyalty of the United States citizens of 
Guam, and that the United States recognizes the centennial anniversary 
of the Spanish-American War as an opportune time for Congress to 
reaffirm its commitment to increase self-government consistent with 
self-determination for the people of Guam; H.R. 1110, Sudbury, Iceboat, 
and Concord Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; H.R. 2370, amended, Guam 
Judicial Empowerment Act of 1997; H.R. 2776, to amend the Act entitled 
``An Act to provide for the establishment of the Morristown National 
Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes'' to 
authorize the acquisition of property known as the Warren property; 
H.R. 3445, amended, Oceans Act of 1998; H.R. 4068, amended, to make 
certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans; 
H.R. 4079, to authorize the construction of temperature control devices 
at Folsom Dam in California; and H.R. 4326, Oregon Public Lands 
Transfer and Protection Act of 1998.
  The Committee also held a hearing on H.R. 2743, Indian Land 
Consolidation Amendment Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from Edward B. 
Cohen, Deputy Solicitor, Department of the Interior; and public 
witnesses.
KYOTO PROTOCOL
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Kyoto Protocol: The 
Undermining of American Prosperity? Part 2--The Science. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on the Needs of the 
U.S. Marine Transportation System: The Waterways, Ports, and Their 
Intermodal Connections. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Adm. James M. Loy, 
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; and John Graykowski, Acting 
Administrator, Maritime Administration; Charles M. Hess, Chief, 
Operations Division, Directorate of Civil Works, Corps of Engineers, 
Department of the Army; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended the following 
measures: H.R. 4342, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act 
of 1998; and H. Con. Res. 213, expressing the sense of the Congress 
that the European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of 
United States agriculture products and the elimination of such 
restrictions should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the 
European Union.
MILITARY OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Support to Military Operations. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.