[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 96 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D776-D778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 Committee Meetings
 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
  Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following 
appropriation bills: Military Construction and Interior for fiscal year 
2000.
   The Committee also approved revised Section 302(b) budget 
allocations.
 SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION (SAFE) ACT
  Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 850, Security and 
Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: John J. Hamre, Deputy 
Secretary; and Barbara A. McNamara, Deputy Director, NSA.
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVEYANCES--MILITARY INSTALLATIONS REUSE
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations 
and Facilities held a hearing on economic development conveyances and 
the reuse of former U.S. military installations. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Riley, Farr, Ford, Hutchinson and Lewis of 
California; Randall Yim, Deputy Under Secretary, Installations, 
Department of Defense; the following officials of Defense Management 
Issues, GAO: David Warren, Director, and Barry W. Holman, Associate 
Director; and public witnesses.
 AH-64 APACHE HELICOPTER FLEET
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held 
a hearing on AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of the Army: Brig. Gen. 
Richard Cody, USA, Assistant Division Commander, 4th Infantry Division, 
Ft. Hood, Texas; Col. Oliver H. Hunter, IV, USA, Commander 11th 
Aviation Regiment, Illieshiem, Germany; and Col Howard T. Bramblett, 
USA, Project Manager, AH-64 Apache helicopter.
 ELECTRICITY COMPETITION
  Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued 
hearings on Electricity Competition, focusing on State and Local 
Issues. Testimony was heard from the following members of the 
Legislature, State of Texas: David Sibley, Senate; and Stephen Wolens, 
House of Representatives; Jim Sullivan, President, Public Service 
Commission, State of Alabama; David Svanda, Commissioner, Public 
Service Commission, State of Michigan; William Nugent, Commissioner, 
Public Utilities Commission, State of Maine; Preston Bass, Mayor, Town 
of Stantonsburg, State of North Carolina; and public witnesses.
 ESEA REFORM--BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Business 
Community Views on Reform of ESEA. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
 BUDGETING PILOT PROGRAMS
  Committee on Government Reform,  Subcommittee on Government 
Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on ``The Results 
Act: Status of Performance Budgeting Pilot Programs,'' Testimony was 
heard from Diedre Lee, Acting Deputy Director, Management, OMB; Paul L. 
Posner, Director, Budget Issues, GAO; Sallyanne Harper, Chief Financial 
Officer, EPA; Olivia A. Golden, Assistant Secretary, Administration for 
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Department of Health and Human Services; and Jesse L. Funches, Chief 
Financial Officer, NRC.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
  Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act of 1999.
   The Committee also favorably considered the following measures and 
adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered 
on the Suspension Calendar: H. Res. 57, amended, expressing concern 
over interference with freedom of the press and the independence of 
judicial and electoral institutions in Peru; H.R. 1477, Iran Nuclear 
Proliferation Prevention Act of 1999; H.R. 1794, amended, concerning 
the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (WHO); H. 
Con. Res. 121, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
the victory of the United States in the cold war and the fall of the 
Berlin Airlift; H. Con. Res. 144, urging the United States Government 
and the United Nations to undertake urgent and strenuous efforts to 
secure the release of Branko Jelen, Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, 3 
humanitarian workers employed by CARE International, who are being 
unjustly held as prisoners by the Government of the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia; H. Con. Res. 128, expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding the treatment of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic 
of Iran, and particularly the recent arrests of members of that 
country's Jewish community; H. Res. 25, congratulating the Government 
of Peru and the Government of Ecuador for signing a peace agreement 
ending a border dispute which has resulted in several military clashes 
over the past 50 years; H. Con. Res. 117, amended, concerning United 
Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6; H. Res. 227, amended, 
expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the Government of 
Pakistan's support for armed incursion into Jammu and Kashmir, India; 
and H. Con. Res. 140, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress 
that Haiti should conduct free, fair, transparent, and peaceful 
elections.
 U.S. OPPOSITION TO PAKISTAN'S SUPPORT FOR ARMED INCURSION
 Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific approved for full Committee action, as amended, H. Res. 227, 
expressing the sense of the Congress in opposition to the Government of 
Pakistan's support for armed incursion into Jammu and Kashmir, India.
 FAIRNESS IN ASBESTOS COMPENSATION ACT
 Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 1283, Fairness in 
Asbestos Compensation Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
 PATENT FAIRNESS ACT
 Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property held a hearing on H.R. 1598, Patent Fairness Act of 1999. 
Testimony was heard from Senator Torricelli; Representatives Bryant, 
McDermott, Waxman and Berry; and public witnesses.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 218, Community Protection 
Act of 1999; H.R. 1791, Federal Law Enforcement Animal Protection Act 
of 1999; and H.R. 2336, United States Marshals Service Improvement Act 
of 1999.
 INS' INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY
 Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
held an oversight hearing on the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service's Interior Enforcement Strategy. Testimony was heard from 
Robert Bach, Executive Associate Commissioner, Policy and Planning, 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice; John R. 
Fraser, Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of 
Labor; Richard M. Stana, Associate Director, Administration of Justice 
Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
 OVERSIGHT
 Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public 
Lands held an oversight hearing on the Franchise Fee Calculation for 
Ft. Sumter Tours. Testimony was heard from Representative Sanford; 
Robert Stanton, Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior and public witnesses.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on H.R. 795, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian 
Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from 
David Hayes, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.

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 NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
 Committee on Science,  Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on 
H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development Act of 1999, Resources for IT Research. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT
 Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2392, 
Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 1999.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on Ways and Means: Adversely reported the following 
measures: H.J. Res. 58, disapproving the extension of the waiver 
authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with 
respect to Vietnam; H.J. Res. 57, disapproving the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the 
products of the People's Republic of China.
 MEDICARE VETERANS SUBVENTION
 Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Medicare Veterans Subvention. Testimony was heard from Robert Berenson, 
M.D., Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers, Health Care 
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary, Health, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; and the following officials of the GAO: William J. 
Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and Public Health Issues, Health, 
Education, and Human Services Division; and Stephen P. Backhus, 
Director, Veterans' Affairs and Military Health.
 WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT
 Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Rangel, Bilirakis and Johnson of Connecticut; Leonard 
Burman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Tax Analysis, Department of the 
Treasury; John R. Beverly, III, Director, U.S. Employment Service, 
Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
 BRIEFING--CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING
 Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session 
to hold a briefing on Chinese Embassy Bombing. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

 Joint Meetings
 Y2K ACT
 Conferees,  on Tuesday, June 29, agreed to file a conference report on 
the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 
775, to establish certain procedures for civil actions brought for 
damages relating to the failure of any device or system to process or 
otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000.