[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 29, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1066-D1067]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
IMPROVING PRICE COMPETITION FOR MUTUAL FUNDS AND BONDS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
held a hearing on Improving Price Competition for Mutual Funds and 
Bonds. Testimony was heard from Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, SEC; and 
public witnesses.
HIV PARTNER PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on H.R. 4431, the HIV Partner Protection Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Ackerman, Pelosi and Weldon of Florida; 
Helene Gayle, M.D., Director, National Center for HIA, STD and TB 
Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
Health and Human Services; Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn, State of New 
York; Jean Flatley McQuire, Acting Director, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Associate 
Commissioner, Department of Public Health, State of Massachusetts; and 
public witnesses.
TEAMSTER'S ELECTION UPDATE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Correcting Corruption: An Update on 
the Re-run of the 1996 Teamsters Election. Testimony was heard from 
Michael G. Cherkasky, Election Officer, International Brotherhood of 
Teamsters.
OVERSIGHT--RESEARCH IN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES
  Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held an oversight hearing on research in 
National Marine Sanctuaries. Testimony was heard from Nancy Foster, 
Assistant Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--GARRISON UNIT REFORMULATION; PERKINS COUNTY RURAL WATER 
SYSTEM ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing on Garrison Unit Reformulation. Testimony was heard 
from Senators Conrad and Dorgan; Representative Pomeroy; Eluid 
Martinez, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the 
Interior; Ed Schafer, Governor, North Dakota; John Dorso, 
Representative, State of North Dakota; Bruce Furness, Mayor, Fargo, 
North Dakota; Ronald Nargang, Deputy Commissioner, Department of 
Natural Resources, State of Minnesota; and public witnesses.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1213, Perkins County 
Rural Water System Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from Eluid 
Martinez, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the 
Interior; and a public witness.
U.S. SPACEPOWER IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development and the Subcommittee 
on Military Procurement, of the Committee on National Security held a 
joint hearing on U.S. Spacepower in the 21st Century. Testimony was 
heard from Keith Hall, Assistant Secretary, Air Force, Department of 
the Air Force; Daniel R. Mulville, Chief Engineer, NASA; and public 
witnesses.
AVIATION ISSUES RELATED TO YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM Y2K
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology of the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Technology of 
the Committee on Science held a joint hearing to review Aviation Issues 
related to the Year 2000 Computer Problem Y2K: Will We Get There on 
Time? Testimony was heard from Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA, 
Department of Transportation; John J. Kelly, Jr., Assistant 
Administrator, Weather Services, NOAA, Department of Commerce; former 
Representative William F. Clinger, Jr., of Pennsylvania; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--U.S. COAST GUARD'S DRUG INTERDICTION STRATEGY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on the 
Overview of the U.S. Coast Guard's Drug Interdiction Strategy. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Coast 
Guard, Department of Transportation: Adm. James M. Loy, Commandant; 
Comdr. Steve Ratti; Lt. Comdr. Joe Hester; Lt. David Bullock; and 
Boatswain's Mate First Class Robert Hoglund.

Joint Meetings
HEAD START/COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT/LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY 
ASSISTANCE
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate- and House-
passed versions of S. 2206, authorizing funds for programs of the Head 
Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the 
Community Services Block Grant Act, and to establish demonstration 
projects that provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to 
accumulate assets, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed 
subject to call.

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