[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1027-D1028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing to review the 
Emergency Food Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 1998. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Hall of Ohio; Edward M. Cooney, Deputy 
Administrator, Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, 
USDA; and public witnesses.

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MICROENTERPRISE INDUSTRY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 
4179, to authorize qualified organizations to provide technical 
assistance and capacity building services to microenterprise 
development organizations and programs and to disadvantaged 
entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund. Testimony was heard from Senator Kennedy; 
Representatives Rush and DeGette; the following officials of the 
Department of the Treasury: Michael Barr, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Community Development Policy; and Ellen Lazar, Director, Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund; John Gray, Associate Deputy 
Administrator, Capital Access, SBA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on H.R. 3658 Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian 
Reserved Rights Settlement Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from David 
J. Hayes, Counsel to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
CONFERENCE REPORT--NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 3616, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, and against its 
consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be 
considered as read. Testimony was heard from Chairman Spence and 
Representative Skelton.
CONFERENCE REPORT--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 4112, 
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1999, and against its 
consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be 
considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representatives Walsh and 
Serrano.
OVERSIGHT--GAO REPORT--NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT REFORM
Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research and the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a joint oversight hearing 
on the GAO Report on Department of Energy National Laboratory 
Management Reform. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Energy: Ernest Moniz, Under Secretary; and John 
P. McTague, Vice-Chairman, Laboratory Operations Board; Victor S. 
Rezendes, Director, Energy, Natural Resources, and Science Issues, 
Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, GAO; and 
Charles V. Shank, Director, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National 
Laboratory.
SBA SECONDARY MARKET
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs and 
Oversight held a hearing with respect to the SBA Secondary Market in 
Guaranteed Portion of 7(a) Loans. Testimony was heard from Thomas J. 
McCool, Director, Financial Institutions and Market Issues, GAO; Jane 
Butler, Acting Administrator, Financial Assistance, SBA; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
  Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences 
between the Senate and House-passed versions of H.R. 4103, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999.