[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 138 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1109-D1110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
KYOTO PROTOCOL
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing 
on The Kyoto Protocol: The Outlook for Buenos Aires and Beyond. 
Testimony was heard from Janet Yellen, Chair, Council of Economic 
Advisors; Melinda Kimble, Acting Assistant Secretary, Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
SUBPOENA--PORTALS INVESTIGATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
authorized the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum to Reed E. Hundt in 
connection with the Subcommittee's ongoing Portals investigation.
PORTALS INVESTIGATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
continued hearings on the circumstances surrounding the FCC's planned 
relocation to the Portals, including the efforts of Franklin L. Haney 
and his representatives with respect to this matter and the 
circumstances surrounding the payment of fees to those representatives. 
Testimony was heard from James R. Sasser, Ambassador to China; Franklin 
L. Haney, Franklin L. Haney Company; Peter Knight and Jody Trapasso, 
both with Wunder, Knight, Levine, Thelen and Forscey.
  Hearings continue October 9.
TEAMSTERS' STRIKE AT DIAMOND WALNUT GROWERS--EFFORTS TO SETTLE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Efforts to Settle the Teamsters' 
strike at Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc. Testimony was heard from Michael 
Kantor, former U.S. Trade Representative; Jennifer O'Connor, former 
White House Special Assistant to the President; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S FOREIGN VISITOR PROGRAM
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Procurement 
held a hearing on the Department of Energy's Foreign Visitor Program. 
Testimony was heard from Keith O. Fultz, Assistant Comptroller General, 
Resources, Community and Economic Development, GAO; and the following 
officials of the Department of Energy: Elizabeth Moler, Deputy 
Secretary; John C. Browne, Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory; C. 
Paul Richardson, Director, Sandia National Laboratories; and C. Bruce 
Tarter, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
TOHONO O'ODHAM RELIGIOUS AREA RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
held a hearing on H.R. 4119, Tohono O'odham Religious Area Restoration 
Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Pastor; Pat Shea, 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research held an oversight 
hearing on High Performance Computing. Testimony was heard from Neal 
Lane, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Joseph 
Bordogna, Acting Deputy Director, NSF; and public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES RELATED TO Y2K PROBLEM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Continued hearings to 
review Transportation and Infrastructure Issues related to the Year 
2000 Computer Problem ``Y2K: Will We Get There On Time?'' with emphasis 
on Highways, Pipelines and Public Buildings Issues. Testimony was heard 
from David Barram, Administrator, GSA; from the following officials of 
the Department of Transportation: Steven Van Beck, Deputy 
Administrator, Research and Special Projects Administration; and Gloria 
Jeff, Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Kathleen 
Hirning, Chief Information Officer, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Department of Energy; Michael Heyman, Secretary, 
Smithsonian Institution; Alan Hantman, Architect of the Capitol; Kathy 
Hoftstedt, Year 2000 Project Manager, Department of Transportation, 
State of Minnesota; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.

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Joint Meetings
AMERICAN LEGION
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to examine the 
legislative recommendations of the American Legion, after receiving 
testimony from Harold L. Miller, American Legion, Washington, D.C.
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY/POSTAL SERVICE
Conferees met to further resolve the differences between the Senate- 
and House-passed versions of H.R. 4104, making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, but did not complete action 
thereon, and recessed subject to the call.
AUTHORIZATION--CHILD NUTRITION/WIC
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 3874, to amend the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 to make improvements to the special supplemental 
nutrition program for women, infants, and children and to extend the 
authority of that program through fiscal year 2003.
AUTHORIZATION--INTELLIGENCE
Conferees on Monday, October 5, agreed to file a conference report on 
the differences between the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 
3694, to authorize funds for fiscal year 1999 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System.