[Senate Report 104-18]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
104th Congress 1st SENATE Report
Session
104-18
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REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
UNITED STATES SENATE
103D CONGRESS
FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS
March 24 (legislative day, March 23), 1995.--Ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
(104th Congress, 1st Session)
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina,
Chairman
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi
DAN COATS, Indiana
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas
JAMES INHOFE, Oklahoma
SAM NUNN, Georgia RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania
J. JAMES EXON, Nebraska
CARL LEVIN, Michigan
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
JOHN GLENN, Ohio
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
CHARLES C. ROBB, Virginia
JOESEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
RICHARD H. BRYAN, Nevada
Richard L. Reynard, Staff Director
Arnold L. Punaro, Staff Director
for the Minority
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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
(103d Congress, 1st Session)
SAM NUNN, Georgia, Chairman
J. JAMES EXON, Nebraska
CARL LEVIN, Michigan
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
JOHN GLENN, Ohio
RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
BOB GRAHAM, Florida
CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina RICHARD H. BRYAN, Nevada
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi
DAN COATS, Indiana
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho
LAUCH FAIRCLOTH, North Carolina
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas
Arnold L. Punaro, Staff Director
Richard L. Reynard, Staff Director
for the Minority
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COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
(103d Congress, 2d Session)
SAM NUNN, Georgia, Chairman
J. JAMES EXON, Nebraska
CARL LEVIN, Michigan
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
JOHN GLENN, Ohio
RICHARD C. SHELBY,* Alabama
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
BOB GRAHAM, Florida
CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina RICHARD H. BRYAN, Nevada
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia
WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi
DAN COATS, Indiana
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho
LAUCH FAIRCLOTH, North Carolina
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas
Arnold L. Punaro, Staff Director
Richard L. Reynard, Staff Director
for the Minority
* Note: Richard C. Shelby changed his party affiliation from Democratic
to Republican, effective November 9, 1994.
(ii)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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U.S. Senate,
Committee on Armed Services,
Washington, DC, March 1, 1995.
Hon. Albert Gore, Jr.,
President of the Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. President: Senate Rule XXVI.8(b) requires the
submission by March 31 of this year of a report of activities
of the Committee for the previous Congress.
In accordance with the requirements, I am submitting the
report of the activities of the Senate Committee on Armed
Services during the 103d Congress. This report outlines the
most noteworthy legislative and other achievements of our
Committee.
Sincerely,
Strom Thurmond, Chairman.
(iii)
C O N T E N T S
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Letter of transmittal............................................ iii
Jurisdiction..................................................... 1
Membership of the committee...................................... 2
Subcommittee appointments........................................ 3
Relationship of annual authorization to Department of Defense 4
appropriations.
Activities of the Armed Services Committee during the 103d 7
Congress (1993 and 1994).
Action on nominations referred to the committee.................. 12
Nominations for promotions in the Armed Forces................... 19
Investigations, hearings, and other matters not directly 20
pertaining to legislation before the committee.
Committee staff.................................................. 26
Rules of procedure............................................... 28
Publications:
Hearings..................................................... 32
Nominations.................................................. 33
Reports...................................................... 36
Executive Reports............................................ 36
Information regarding appointment of Board of Visitors to the 37
U.S. Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies.
(v)
JURISDICTION
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The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 601
of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved Aug. 2, 1946, amended
by Public Law 91-510 approved Oct. 26, 1970) in Part I created
the standing committees of the Senate and provided that the
Committee on Armed Services should consist of 13 Senators;
amended by S. Res. 18 of the 82d Congress (1953) to consist of
15 Senators; amended by S. Res. 24 of the 86th Congress (1959)
to consist of 17 Senators; amended by S. Res. 11 of the 90th
Congress (1967) to consist of 18 Senators; amended by P.L. 91-
510 (1970) to consist of 15 Senators; amended by S. Res. 15, of
the 92d Congress to consist of 16 Senators; amended by S. Res.
10 of the 93d Congress (1973) to consist of 15 Senators;
amended by S. Res. 17 of the 94th Congress (1975) to consist of
16 Senators; further amended by S. Res. 4, and subsequently by
S. Res. 82, 95th Congress (1977) to consist of 18 Senators;
further amended by S. Res. 14, 100th Congress (1987) to consist
of 20 Senators; and further amended by S. Res. 130, 103d
Congress (1993) to consist of 22 Senators; and that to said
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages,
petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the
following subjects (Rule XXV(c) (1) and (2) of the Standing
Rules of the Senate):
(1) 1. Aeronautical and space activities peculiar to
or primarily associated with the development of weapons
systems or military operations.
2. Common defense.
3. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army,
the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the
Air Force, generally.
4. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal,
including administration, sanitation, and government of
the Canal Zone.
5. Military research and development.
6. National security aspects of nuclear energy.
7. Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska.
8. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and
privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including
overseas education of civilian and military dependents.
9. Selective Service system.
10. Strategic and critical materials necessary for
the common defense.
(2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a
comprehensive basis, matters relating to the common
defense policy of the United States, and report thereon
from time to time.
COMMITTEE ON ARMED FORCES
103d Congress
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SAM NUNN, Georgia, Chairman
January 4, 1973*
J. JAMES EXON, Nebraska
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina January 23, 1979*
January 14, 1959*
CARL LEVIN, Michigan
JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia January 23, 1979*
January 23, 1979*
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
WILLIAM S. COHEN, Maine January 3, 1983*
January 23, 1979*
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
JOHN McCAIN, Arizona January 3, 1983*
January 6, 1987*
JOHN GLENN, Ohio
TRENT LOTT, Mississippi February 21, 1985*
February 2, 1989*
RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama
DAN COATS, Indiana January 6, 1987*
February 2, 1989*
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
BOB SMITH, New Hampshire February 2, 1989*
February 5, 1991*
BOB GRAHAM, Florida
DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Idaho January 7, 1993*
January 7, 1993*
CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
LAUCH FAIRCLOTH, North Carolina January 7, 1993*
January 7, 1993*
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas January 7, 1993*
July 1, 1993*
RICHARD H. BRYAN, Nevada
July 15, 1993*
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*Date of appointment to Senate Committee on Armed Services
Note: Senator Shelby changed party affiliation from Democratic to
Republican, effective Nov. 9, 1994.
The Senate Committees on Military Affairs, on the Militia,
and Naval Affairs were established on December 10, 1816. The
Committee on the Militia was merged with the Committee on
Military Affairs in 1858 to form the Military ``Militia'' from
its name. The Military Affairs and Naval Affairs Committees
existed until 1947 when they were combined by the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 into a new standing committee. the
current Armed Services Committee.
SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
Republican Members Democratic Members
Subcommittee on Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control and Defense
Intelligence
Senator Exon, Chairman
Senator Levin
Senator Bingaman
Senator Glenn
Senator Lott, Ranking Member Senator Bryan
Senator Warner
Senator Kempthorne
Senator Hutchison
Subcommittee on Coalition Defense and Reinforcing Forces
Senator Levin, Chairman
Senator Exon
Senator Glenn
Senator Shelby
Senator Byrd
Senator Graham
Senator Warner, Ranking Member Senator Lieberman
Senator Cohen
Senator Coats
Senator Smith
Senator Kempthorne
Senator Hutchison
Subcommittee on Regional Defense and Contingency Forces
Senator Kennedy, Chairman
Senator Exon
Senator Graham
Senator Robb
Senator Cohen, Ranking Member Senator Lieberman
Senator Warner
Senator McCain
Senator Lott
Subcommittee on Defense Technology, Acquisition, and Industrial Base
Senator Bingaman, Chairman
Senator Levin
Senator Kennedy
Senator Byrd
Senator Graham
Senator Robb
Senator Smith, Ranking Member Senator Lieberman
Senator Cohen
Senator Lott
Senator Coats
Senator Kempthorne
Senator Faircloth
Subcommittee on Military Readiness and Defense Infrastructure
Senator Glenn, Chairman
Senator Bingaman
Senator Shelby
Senator Robb
Senator McCain, Ranking Member Senator Bryan
Senator Smith
Senator Faircloth
Senator Hutchison
Subcommittee on Force Requirements and Personnel
Senator Shelby, Chairman
Senator Kennedy
Senator Byrd
Senator Coats, Ranking Member Senator Bryan
Senator McCain
Senator Faircloth
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Note: Senator Nunn and Senator Thurmond, as Chairman and Ranking
Minority Member of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex officio
(non-voting) members of all Subcommittees. Further, Senator Richard C.
Shelby changed his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican,
effective November 9, 1994.
RELATIONSHIP OF ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
APPROPRIATIONS
History of Section 114, Title 10, United States Code
The jurisdiction of the committee so far as specific annual
authorizations are concerned was increased significantly in
1959 by the enactment of section 412(b) of Public Law 86-149
which required annual congressional authorization of
appropriations for the procurement of aircraft, missiles and
naval vessels. That law was amended and expanded as follows:
In 1962 (Public Law 88-436) to require similar
authorization of appropriations for research, development,
test, or evaluation associated with aircraft, missiles and
naval vessels;
In 1963 (Public Law 88-174) to require similar
authorization of appropriations for all research, development,
test, or evaluation carried on by the Department of Defense;
In 1965 (Public Law 89-37) to require authorization of
appropriations for the procurement of tracked combat vehicles;
In 1967 (Public Law 90-168) to require annual authorization
of the personnel strengths of each of the Selected Reserves of
the Reserve components as a prior condition for the
appropriation of funds for the pay and allowances for the
Reserve components;
In 1969 (Public Law 91-121) to require authorization of
appropriations for the procurement of other weapons to or for
the use of any armed force of the United States. (Essentially,
heavy, medium, and light artillery, anti-aircraft artillery,
rifles, machine-guns, mortars, small arms weapons, and any
crew-fired piece using fixed ammunition);
In 1970 (Public Law 91-441) to require authorization of
appropriations to or for the use of the Navy for the
procurement of torpedoes and related support equipment; and to
require authorization of the average annual active duty
personnel strength for each component of the Armed Forces as a
condition precedent to the appropriation of funds for this
purpose;
In 1971 (Public Law 92-436) to require annual authorization
for the average military training student loads for each
component of the Armed Forces, and modified the provision
relating to authorization for active duty personnel strength;
In 1973 (Public Law 93-155) to require authorization for
end strength civilian employment for each component of the
Defense Department in each fiscal year;
In 1975 (Public Law 94-106) to require the annual
authorization of military construction of ammunition
facilities;
In 1980 (Public Law 96-342) to require the annual
authorization of appropriations of funds for the operation and
maintenance of any armed force of the activities and agencies
of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments) for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1981; and
In 1982 (Public Law 97-86) to require the annual
authorization of appropriations of funds for procurement of
ammunition or other procurement for any armed force or for
agencies of the Department of Defense (other than military
departments).
Also, in 1973 these enactments were codified by section
803(a) of Public Law 93-155 into title 10, United States Code,
as section 138. Section 138 was amended on several occasions
and has been redesignated as section 114 of title 10, United
States Code. The law today reads as follows:
Sec. 114. Annual authorization of appropriations
(a) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or
for the use of any armed force or obligated or expended for--
(1) procurement of aircraft, missiles, or naval
vessels;
(2) any research, development, test, or evaluation,
or procurement or production related thereto;
(3) procurement of tracked combat vehicles;
(4) procurement of other weapons;
(5) procurement of naval torpedoes and related
support equipment;
(6) military construction;
(7) the operation and maintenance of any armed force
or of the activities and agencies of the Department of
Defense (other than the military departments);
(8) procurement of ammunition; or
(9) other procurement by any armed force or by the
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense
(other than the military departments);
unless funds therefor have been specifically authorized by law.
(b) In subsection (a)(6), the term ``military
construction'' includes any construction, development,
conversion, or extension of any kind which is carried out with
respect to any military facility or installation (including any
Government-owned or Government-leased industrial facility used
for the production of defense articles and any facility to
which section 2353 of this title applies); any activity to
which section 2807 of this title applies, any activity to which
chapter 133 of this title applies, and advances to the
Secretary of Transportation for the construction of defense
access roads under section 210 of Title 23. Such term does not
include any activity to which section 2821 or 2854 of this
title applies.
(c)(1) The size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund
established pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.) may not exceed $1,070,000,000.
(2) Notwithstanding section 37(a) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2777(a)), amounts received by the United
States pursuant to subparagraph (A) of section 21(a)(1) of that
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(a)(1))--
(A) shall be credited to the Special Defense
Acquisition Fund established pursuant to chapter 5 of
that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(b)(1)), but subject to the
limitation in paragraph (1) and other applicable law,
and
(B) to the extent not so credited, shall be deposited
in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts as provided
in section 3302(b) of Title 31.
(d) Funds may be appropriated for the Armed Forces for use
as an emergency fund for research, development, test, and
evaluation, or related procurement or production only if the
appropriation of the funds is authorized by law after June 30,
1966.
(e) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress
under section 1105 of Title 31, amounts requested for
procurement of equipment for the Reserve components of the
Armed Forces (including the National Guard) shall be set forth
separately from other amounts requested for procurement for the
Armed Forces.
ACTIVITIES OF THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE DURING THE 103D CONGRESS
(1993 AND 1994)
The following review summarize the activities of the
Committee and Armed Services during the 103d Congress.
National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal year 1994
On April 1, 1993, the Committee began a lengthy series of
hearings on the defense budget request for fiscal year 1994
submitted by President Clinton. Several senior officials in the
Defense Department, including the Secretary of Defense, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the unified and
specified combatant commanders, the Service Secretaries, and
the Service Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Committee.
The review of the President's request continued as the six
subcommittees held hearings that focused in more detail on
budget issues in each of their specific jurisdictions. By the
time the Committee met to markup the defense authorization
bill, it had held 41 hearings and received testimony from 157
witnesses.
On July 27, 1993, after three days of markup sessions, the
Committee reported to the Senate S. 1298, the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994. The original bill
authorized to total of $262 billion in budget authority for the
National Defense function of the Federal budget. Responding to
the need to restructure defense procurement programs in light
of declining force levels and lower budgets, S. 1298 increased
funds for readiness and training programs; redirected tactical
aviation programs; preserved critical defense industrial base
programs; and strengthened the peacekeeping and peace
enforcement capabilities of U.S. military forces.
The Senate began its consideration of S. 1298 on September
7, 1993, and approved the bill by a vote of 92-7 on September
14, 1993. During the Senate's 47 hours of debate on S. 1298,
103 amendments were offered and 16 roll call votes were
recorded.
Shortly after the House of Representatives approved its
version of the defense authorization bill in late September
1993, conferees from the Senate and House began to discuss the
thousands of differences between the two bills. On November 10,
1993, the conferees completed their work, and the conference
report was filed in the House. The House and Senate passed the
conference report on November 15 and November 17, respectively,
and President Clinton signed the bill into law on November 30,
1993 (Public Law 103-160).
Policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces
On January 29, 1993 the President directed the Secretary of
Defense to review the Department's policy concerning
homosexuality in the armed forces, which required separation on
the basis of homosexual acts, statements, and marriages. On
February 4, 1993, the Senate adopted an amendment calling for a
comprehensive review of the policy, and directing the Committee
on Armed Services to conduct hearings on this matter. This
provision was enacted into law as section 601 of the Family and
Medical Leave act of 1993 (Public Law 103-3).
From March 29 to July 22, 1993, the Committee conducted
nine hearings on this subject, which have been published in a
volume entitled ``Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed
forces'' (Senate Hearing 103-845). The Committee received
testimony from a diverse group of experts in law, sociology,
and military affairs, as well as members of the armed forces
senior policymakers from the Department of Defense.
During mark-up of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1994, the Committee adopted a legislative
provision concerning homosexuality in the armed forces. This
provision included detailed findings and procedures, reflecting
the Committee's finding that ``[t]he presence in the armed
forces of persons who demonstrate a propensity on intent to
engage in homosexual acts would create an unacceptable risk to
the high standards of moral, good order and discipline, and
unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability.''
The Committee's report on the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Senate Report 103-112; July 27, 1993)
sets forth a detailed legislative history of the this measure.
The legislative provision recommended by the Committee was
approved by the Senate, agreed to by the House-Senate
conference, approved by the House of Representatives and the
Senate, and signed into law by the President as section 571 of
the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1994.
National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal year 1995
In February 1994, the Committee began its review of the
President's defense budget request for fiscal year 1995. A
total of 32 hearings were held in which 132 witnesses appeared
before the Committee.
On June 14, 1994, the Committee reported to the Senate S.
2182, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1995. The bill authorized a total of approximately $262.3
billion in budget authority for the National Defense function.
As reported by the Committee, S. 2182 sought to:
--maintain the high quality of men and women entering and
serving in the armed forces;
--ensure that the military Services remain ready and capable
of carrying out the full range of their assigned
missions;
--continue to provide assistance for personnel, communities,
and the industrial base in adjusting to the defense
drawdown;
--ensure that research and development and procurement of
weapons systems will support future force structure
levels;
--promote industrial base policies that meet national
security needs in the post-Cold War era; and
--support efforts to reduce infrastructure and increase the
efficiency of operations throughout the Defense
Department.
On June 22, 1994, the Senate began consideration of S.
2182. After 12 roll call votes, the consideration of 114
amendments, and 59 hours of debate, the Senate passed the bill
by a voice vote on July 1, 1994.
During the month of July and the first half of August,
conferees from the Senate and House worked to resolve the many
differences between the two versions of the defense
authorization bill. They completed their deliberations on
August 12, 1994, when the conference report was filed in the
House. The House and Senate then passed the conference report
on August 17 and September 13, respectively, and the President
signed the bill into law on October 5, 1994 (Public Law 103-
337).
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
In 1990, the Committee proposed legislation, which was
enacted as section 800 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1991, to create an Advisory Panel on
Streamlining and Codifying the Acquisition Laws, composed of
distinguished experts from the public and private sectors. The
Advisory Panel's report, issued in December 1992, recommended a
comprehensive overhaul of the laws governing the acquisition
process.
The Committee received testimony form the Advisory Panel
March 10, 1993, which is published in a volume entitled
``Report of the Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying
the Acquisition Laws'' (Senate Hearing 103-241). On June 28,
1993, the Committee received testimony on the acquisition
reform agenda of the Department of Defense, which is published
in a volume entitled ``Department of Defense Authorization for
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1994 and the Future Years
Defense Program'' (Senate Hearing 103-303, Part 5). In
addition, the Senate Committees on Armed Services, Governmental
Affairs, and Small Business organized a bipartisan, tri-
committee effort to review the Section 800 Panel's report and
related recommendations for acquisition reform. As a result of
that effort, S. 1587, the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act,
was introduced on October 26, 1993.
The Governmental Affairs and Armed Services Committees held
three joint hearings on S. 1587 in the spring of 1994, in which
testimony was received from representatives of the
Administration, the oversight community, and diverse segments
of the private sector, including major contractors, commercial
companies, and small businesses. The joint hearings are
published in a volume entitled ``S. 1587, Federal Acquisition
Streamlining Act of 1993'' (Senate Hearing 103-849).
The Governmental Affairs and Armed Services Committees each
marked up the bill on April 26, 1994. The Governmental Affairs
Committee reported its bill to the Senate on May 11 (Senate
Report 103-258), and the Armed Services Committee submitted its
report on May 12 (Senate Report 103-259).
The Senate passed S. 1587 on June 8, 1994, and the House
passed a companion bill on June 27, 1994. A House-Senate
conference committee reconciled the two bills. The conference
agreement (House Report 103-712) was approved by the House and
Senate and was signed into law by the President on October 13,
1994 (Public Law 103-355).
The legislation constitutes the most comprehensive revision
of the federal acquisition laws in the post-World War II era.
Highlights include: (1) reducing paperwork burdens through
revision and consolidation of over 225 provisions of law; (2)
transforming the acquisition system from a cumbersome process
driven by paperwork to a computer-based system readily
accessible to government and private sector users, including
small businesses; (3) establishing a ``simplified acquisition
threshold'' of $100,000 to streamline the process of making
small purchases and to reduce the amount of staff time needed
for such purchases, resulting in substantial savings for the
government; and (4) facilitating the acquisition of commercial
end-items and components--including commercial products that
are modified to meet government needs.
Nominations considered by the Committee
During the 103rd Congress, the Committee considered 97
statutory civilian nominations, including the senior leadership
of the Department of Defense for the new Administration. As in
previous years, the Committee followed a set of procedures that
specifies the information and requirements that each nominee
must fulfill as part of the Committee's conformation process.
As in the past, careful review of each nominee's FBI background
report, financial disclosure statement, and general
qualifications required an enormous amount of the Committee's
time and effort.
A total of 73,786 military nominations were considered by
the Committee during the 103rd Congress, including the Chairman
and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; two Service
Chiefs; several unified, specified, and combatant commanders;
and thousands of field grade and junior officer positions that
form the backbone of the officer corps. A number of military
nominations proved to be controversial, and the Committee
devoted considerable attention to these matters both in the
Committee and on the floor of the Senate.
U.S. military operations
During the 103d Congress, the Committee conducted numerous
hearings and briefings in both open and closed session on the
several areas in which U.S. military units were conducting or
preparing to conduct operations. The situation in the former
Yugoslavia, particularly Bosnia and Hercegovina, was the focus
of most of these meetings, accounting for at least part of 10
separate hearings or briefings. Somalia was also an area of
focus for the Committee in nine meetings. Other areas which
were the subject of hearings or briefings were Iraq, Korea,
Haiti, Cuba, and Rwanda.
The witnesses for these hearings and briefings included
U.S. and foreign government officials, both civilian and
military, and outside experts. In the case of Somalia, Senator
Levin and Senator Warner reported on their visit to Mogadishu
and bases in the United States to interview the U.S. forces who
participated in the actual operations, and testimony was taken
from the fathers of two servicemen who were killed during a
military operation in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The subject matter of the hearings and briefings included
intelligence assessments, policy decisions, and the conduct of
combat, combat support, and humanitarian relief operations.
These meetings helped the Committee to understand the
complexities of coalition operations and United Nations-led or
authorized operations and the impact of high operational and
personnel tempo on U.S. military personnel, equipment, and
defense budgets.
Events in the former Soviet Union
Early in the 103d Congress, the Committee conducted in open
session four hearings on developments in the former Soviet
Union. The first was a general overview, given by Intelligence
Community representatives. The second, given by a panel of
academic specialists, dealt with economic reform in the former
Soviet Union and U.S. policy options for assisting that reform
effort. The third hearing covered the status of U.S. Government
assistance programs in the former Soviet Union. The fourth,
featuring representatives of the Department of Commerce, the
Export-Import Bank, and the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation, dealt with U.S. Government support for private
U.S. business investment in the former Soviet Union.
The Committee also instituted an exchange program with the
defense committees of the Russian parliament during the 103d
Congress. Chairman Nunn led a bipartisan delegation of seven
Committee members to Moscow in May 1994 for meetings with the
Russian Duma (lower house) Defense Committee, led by its
Chairman, Sergey Yushenkov. In September of 1994, the Committee
hosted a 10-person Russian parliamentary delegation, which was
led by Duma Defense Committee Chairman Yushenkov and included
the Chairman of the Federation Council (upper house) Defense
Committee, Peter Shirshov, as well as representatives of the
Duma International Affairs Committee and the Duma
Interparliamentary Relations Department.
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103d Congress
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1st Session 2d Session
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National Defense Authorization:
Days in markup............... 3 1 4
Days on floor................ 6 5 11
Amendments................... 103 114 217
Rollcall votes............... 16 12 28
Hours of debate.............. 47 59 106
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Hearings/Meetings:
Full Committee............... 82 65 147
Nuclear Deterrence
Subcommittee................ 10 7 17
Coalition Defense
Subcommittee................ 7 10 17
Regional Defense Subcommittee 4 5 9
Defense Technology
Subcommittee................ 8 5 13
Military Readiness
Subcommittee................ 6 7 13
Force Requirements
Subcommittee................ 6 6 12
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Total...................... 123 105 228
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Statutory nominations 50 47 97
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Military nominations:
Army......................... 12,714 11,964 24,678
Navy......................... 11,119 11,912 23,031
Marine Corps................. 1,834 1,374 3,208
Air Force.................... 13,741 9,128 22,869
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Total...................... 39,408 34,378 73,786
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1993 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
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Date(s) of
Committee Date(s) of Date of Senate Nominee/Position
Hearing(s) Committee Action Confirmation
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Jan. 7, 1993.... Jan. 20, 1993... Jan. 20, 1993... Aspin, Les, of
Wisconsin, to be
Secretary of
Defense.
(Executive Report
103-1.)
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Bowman, Peter B.,
of Maine, to be a
Member of the
Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress, vice
Duane H. Cassidy,
term expired.
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Byron, Beverly
Butcher, of
Maryland, to be a
Member of the
Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress, vice
Alexander B.
Trowbridge, term
expired.
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Courter, James A.,
of New Jersey, to
be a Member of
the Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress.
(Reappointment).
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Cox, Rebecca
Gernhardt, of the
District of
Columbia, to be a
Member of the
Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress, vice
James C. Smith
II, term expired.
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Johnson, Hansford
T., of Texas, to
be a Member of
the Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress, vice
William L. Ball
III, term
expired.
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Levitt, Arthur
Jr., of New York,
to be a Member of
the Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress.
(Reappointment).
(Note: The
nominee did not
appear.)
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... McPherson, Harry
C., of Maryland,
to be a Member of
the Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress, vice
Howard H.
Callaway, term
expired.
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Stuart, Robert D.,
Jr., of Illinois,
to be a Member of
the Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 103rd
Congress.
(Reappointment).
Feb. 16, 1993... Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 4, 1993.... Courter, James A.,
of New Jersey, to
be Chairman of
the Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission.
(Reappointment).
Feb. 25, 1993... Mar. 5, 1993.... Mar. 5, 1993.... Perry, William J.,
of California, to
be Deputy
Secretary of
Defense, vice
Donald J. Atwood,
resigned.
(Executive Report
103-1.) (Note:
Nominee appeared
in both open and
closed session.
Closed session
not printed.)
Mar. 4, 1993.... June 30, 1993... July 1, 1993.... Wisner, Frank G.,
of the District
of Columbia, to
be Under
Secretary of
Defense for
Policy, vice Paul
Dundes Wolfowitz,
resigned.
(Executive Report
103-3.)
Mar. 11, 1993... Mar. 23, 1993... Mar. 26, 1993... Reimer, General
Dennis J., USA
for reappointment
to the grade of
general, and
assignment as
Commander in
Chief, Forces
Command.
Mar. 11, 1993... Mar. 23, 1993... Mar. 26, 1993... Robinson, Rear
Admiral David B.,
USN for
appointment to
the grade of vice
admiral, and
assignment as
Commander, Naval
Surface Force,
U.S. Pacific
Fleet.
Mar. 11, 1993... Mar. 23, 1993... Mar. 26, 1993... Edmonds, Major
General Albert
J., USAF for
appointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general, and
assignment as
Director for
Command, Control
Communications
and Computer
Systems (J-6),
Office of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Mar. 11, 1993... Mar. 23, 1993... Mar. 26, 1993... Van Riper,
Brigadier General
Paul K., USMC for
appointment to
the grade of
major general,
and assignment as
Director,
Command, Control
and Intelligence,
Headquarters,
Marine Corps.
Mar. 11, 1993... Mar. 23, 1993... Mar. 26, 1993... Holland, Colonel
Charles R., USAF
for appointment
to the grade of
brigadier general
and assignment as
Commander, 1st
Special
Operations Wing.
Mar. 30, 1993... Mar. 31, 1993... April 1, 1993... Deutch, John M.,
of Massachusetts,
to be Under
Secretary of
Defense for
Acquisition, vice
Donald Jay
Yockey, resigned.
Apr. 28, 1993... Apr. 28, 1993... May 11, 1993.... Gorelick, Jamie
S., of Maryland,
to be General
Counsel of the
Department of
Defense, vice
David Spears
Addington,
resigned.
Apr. 28, 1993... Apr. 28, 1993... Apr. 29, 1993... Ryan, Major
General Michael
E., USAF, for
appointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general and to be
Assistant to the
Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Apr. 28, 1993... Apr. 28, 1993... Apr. 29, 1993... Sheehan, Major
General John J.,
USMC, for
appointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general and to be
Director for
Operations (J-3),
Office of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Apr. 28, 1993... Apr. 28, 1993... Apr. 29, 1993... McCaffrey,
Lieutenant
General Barry R.,
USA for
reappointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general and to be
Director for
Strategy, Plans
and Policy (J-5),
Office of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
May 13, 1993.... May 19, 1993.... May 20, 1993.... Grumbly, Thomas
P., of Virginia,
to be an
Assistant
Secretary of
Energy
(Environmental
Restoration and
Management), vice
Leo P. Duffy,
resigned.
May 18, 1993.... May 19, 1993.... May 20, 1993.... Luck, Lieutenant
General Gary E.,
USA, Commanding
General, XVIII
Airborne Corps,
for appointment
to the grade of
general and to be
Commander in
Chief, United
Nations Command/
Combined Forces
Command/
Commander, U.S.
Forces, Korea.
May 18, 1993.... May 19, 1993.... May 19, 1993.... Downing,
Lieutenant
General Wayne A.,
USA, Commanding
General, U.S.
Army Special
Operations
Command, for
appointment to
the grade of
general and to be
Commander in
Chief, U.S.
Special
Operations
Command.
May 18, 1993.... May 19, 1993.... May 20, 1993.... Frost, Rear
Admiral David E.,
USN, Director of
Operations, U.S.
European Command,
for appointment
to the grade of
vice admiral and
to be Deputy
Commander in
Chief, U.S. Space
Command and Vice
Commander in
Chief, North
American
Aerospace Defense
Command.
May 18, 1993.... May 19, 1993.... May 20, 1993.... Richard, Colonel
Ronald G., USMC,
Commanding
Officer, Recruit
Training
Regiment, Marine
Corps Recruit
Depot, Parris
Island, for
promotion to
brigadier
general.
May 25, 1993.... May 26; June 11, June 29, 1993... Carter, Ashton B.,
15, 1993. of Massachusetts,
to be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Nuclear Security
and Counter
Proliferation,
vice David S.C.
Chu, resigned.
(Note: Nomination
confirmed by the
Senate on June
30, 1993 by a
vote of 76-18.)
May 25, 1993.... May 26, 1993.... May 28, 1993.... Slocombe, Walter
Becker, of the
District of
Columbia, to be
Deputy Under
Secretary of
Defense for
Policy, vice I.
Lewis Libby, Jr.,
resigned.
May 25, 1993.... May 26, 1993.... May 28, 1993.... Warner, Edward L.,
III, of Virginia,
to be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Strategy and
Resources, vice
Colin Riley
McMillan,
resigned.
May 25, 1993.... May 26, 1993.... May 28, 1993.... Jones, Anita, K.,
of Virginia, to
be Director,
Defense Research
and Engineering,
vice Victor H.
Reis, resigned.
May 25, 1993.... May 26, 1993.... May 28, 1993.... Paige, Emmett,
Jr., of Maryland,
to be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Command, Control,
Communications
and Intelligence,
vice Duane Perry
Andrews,
resigned.
May 25, 1993.... May 26, 1993.... May 28, 1993.... Smith, Harold P.,
Jr., of
California, to be
Assistant to the
Secretary of
Defense for
Atomic Energy,
vice Robert B.
Barker, resigned.
May 25, 1993.... May 26, 1993.... May 28, 1993.... Honigman, Steven
S., of New York,
to be General
Counsel of the
Navy, vice Craig
S. King,
resigned.
May 25, 1993.... May 26, 1993.... May 28, 1993.... Lee, Deborah
Roche, of
Maryland, to be
Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Reserve Affairs,
vice Stephen M.
Duncan, resigned.
June 30, 1993... June 30, 1993... July 1, 1993.... Freeman, Charles
W., of Rhode
Island, to be
Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Regional Security
Affairs, vice
James Roderick
Lilley, resigned.
June 30, 1993... June 30, 1993... July 1, 1993.... Dorn, Edwin, of
Texas, to be
Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Personnel and
Readiness, vice
Christopher Jehn,
resigned.
July 13, 1993... July 20, 1993... July 21, 1993... Dalton, John H.,
of Texas, to be
Secretary of the
Navy, vice Sean
Charles O'Keefe
resigned. (Note:
Nominee appeared
in both open and
closed session.
Closed session
not printed.)
(Executive Report
103-4.)
July 29, 1993... July 30, 1993... Aug. 6, 1993.... Widnall, Sheila
E., of
Massachusetts, to
be Secretary of
the Air Force,
vice Donald B.
Rice, resigned.
July 29, 1993... July 30, 1993... Aug. 6, 1993.... Allison, Graham
T., of
Massachusetts, to
be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Policy and Plans,
vice Stephen John
Hadley, resigned.
July 30, 1993... Aug. 6, 1993.... Aug. 6, 1993.... Reis, Victor H.,
of the District
of Columbia, to
be Assistant
Secretary of
Energy (Defense
Programs), vice
Richard A.
Claytor,
resigned.
Sept. 22, 1993.. Oct. 5, 1993.... Oct. 5, 1993.... Shalikashvili,
General John M.,
USA, to be
reappointed in
the grade of
general and to be
Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Sept. 23, 1993.. Oct. 21, 1993... Oct. 25, 1993... Hamre, John J., of
South Dakota, to
be comptroller of
the Department of
Defense, vice
Sean Charles
O'Keefe,
resigned.
Sept. 23, 1993.. Nov. 4, 1993.... Nov. 9, 1993.... Pang, Frederick
F.Y., of Hawaii,
to be Assistant
Secretary of the
Navy for Manpower
and Reserve
Affairs, vice
Barbara Spyridon
Pope, resigned.
Sept. 23, 1993.. Oct. 5, 1993.... Oct. 21, 1993... Slatkin, Nora, of
Maryland, to be
Assistant
Secretary of the
Navy for
Research,
Development and
Acquisition, vice
Gerald A. Cann,
resigned.
Oct. 7, 1993.... Oct. 7, 1993.... Oct. 7, 1993.... Joulwan, General
George A., USA
for reappointment
to the grade of
general and to be
Commander in
Chief, United
States European
Command and
Supreme Allied
Commander,
Europe.
Nov. 10, 1993... Nov. 10, 1993... Nov. 17, 1993... Longuemare, R.
Noel, Jr., of
Maryland, to be
Deputy Under
Secretary of
Defense for
Acquisition, vice
Donald C. Fraser,
resigned.
Nov. 10, 1993... Nov. 10, 1993... Nov. 17, 1993... Holmes, Henry
Allen, of the
District of
Columbia, to be
an Assistant
Secretary of
Defense, vice
James R. Locher,
III, resigned.
Nov. 10, 1993... Nov. 10, 1993... Nov. 17, 1993... Casellas, Gilbert
F., of
Pennsylvania, to
be General
Counsel of the
Department of the
Air Force, vice
Ann Christine
Petersen,
resigned.
Nov. 18, 1993... Nov. 18, 1993... Nov. 19, 1993... Reeder, Joe
Robert, of Texas,
to be Under
Secretary of the
Army, vice John
W. Shannon,
resigned.
Nov. 18, 1993... Nov. 18, 1993... Nov. 19, 1993... West, Jr., Togo
Dennis, of the
District of
Columbia, to be
Secretary of the
Army, vice
Michael P. W.
Stone, resigned.
Nov. 18, 1993... Nov. 18, 1993... Nov. 19, 1993... Danzig, Richard,
of the District
of Columbia, to
be Under
Secretary of the
Navy, vice J.
Daniel Howard,
resigned.
Nov. 19, 1993... ................ ................ Halperin, Morton
H., of the
District of
Columbia, to be
an Assistant
Secretary of
Defense, vice
David J. Gribbin,
III, resigned.
(Note: By
unanimous consent
of the Senate,
the nomination
was returned to
the President
upon the
adjournment of
the first session
of the 103d
Congress.)
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1994 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date(s) of
Committee Date(s) of Date of Senate Nominee/Position
Hearing(s) Committee Action Confirmation
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Feb. 2, 1994.... Feb. 3, 1994.... Feb. 3, 1994.... Perry, William J.,
of California, to
be Secretary of
Defense, vice Les
Aspin, resigned.
(Executive Report
103-26.)
Feb. 9, 1994.... Feb. 9, 1994.... Feb. 9, 1994.... Owens, Admiral
William A., USN,
to be the Vice
Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff and for
reappointment to
the grade of
Admiral.
Feb. 9, 1994.... Feb. 9, 1994.... Feb. 9, 1994.... McCaffrey,
Lieutenant
General Barry R.,
USA, to be
general and to be
the Commander in
Chief, United
States Southern
Command.
Feb. 9, 1994.... Feb. 9, 1994.... Feb. 9, 1994.... Chiles, Vice
Admiral Henry G.,
Jr., USN, to be
admiral and to be
the Commander in
Chief, U.S.
Strategic
Command.
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 15, 1994... Dorn, Edwin, of
Texas, to be
Under Secretary
of Defense for
Personnel and
Readiness (New
Position).
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 22, 1994... Joseph, Stephen
C., of Minnesota,
to be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Health Affairs,
vice Enrique
Mendez, Jr.,
resigned.
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 22, 1994... McCoy, Helen T.,
of Maryland, to
be Assistant
Secretary of the
Army for
Financial
Management, vice
Douglass Alan
Brook, resigned.
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 15, 1994... Christie, Deborah
P., of Virginia,
to be Assistant
Secretary of the
Navy for
Financial
Management, vice
Robert C.
McCormack,
resigned.
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 25, 1994... Hale, Robert F.,
of Virginia, to
be Assistant
Secretary of the
Air Force for
Financial
Management and
Comptroller, Vice
Michael Bruce
Donley, resigned.
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 17, 1994... Walker, Robert M.,
of West Virginia,
to be Assistant
Secretary of the
Army for
Installations,
Logistics, and
Environment, vice
Susan Morrisey
Livingstone,
resigned.
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 15, 1994... Pirie, Robert B.
Pirie, Jr., of
Maryland, to be
Assistant
Secretary of the
Navy for
Installations and
Environment, vice
Jacqueline E.
Schafer,
resigned.
Feb. 24, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Apr 13, 1994.... Coleman, Rodney
A., of Michigan
to be Assistant
Secretary of the
Air Force for
Manpower, Reserve
Affairs,
Installations,
and Environment,
vice Jerome G.
Cooper, resigned.
Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Mar. 10, 1994... Deutch, John M.,
of Massachusetts
to be Deputy
Secretary of
Defense, vice
William J. Perry.
Mar. 17, 1994... Mar. 17, 1994... Mar. 17, 1994... Smith, Vice
Admiral Leighton
W., Jr., USN, to
be admiral and to
be Commander in
Chief, Allied
Forces Southern
Europe/Commander
in Chief, U.S.
Naval Forces
Europe.
Mar. 17, 1994... Mar. 17, 1994... Mar. 17, 1994... Clark, Major
General Wesley
K., USA, to be
lieutenant
general, to be
Senior Member of
the Military
Staff Committee
of the United
Nations, and to
be Director
Strategic Plans
and Policy of The
Joint Staff.
Mar. 17, 1994... Mar. 17, 1994... Mar. 17, 1994... LaPlante, Rear
Admiral John B.,
USN, to be vice
admiral and to be
Director for
Logistics of the
Joint Staff.
Mar. 24, 1994... Aug. 1, 1994.... Aug. 25, 1994... Coleman, William
T., III, of
Michigan, to be
General Counsel
of the Department
of the Army, vice
William James
Haynes, II.
Mar. 24, 1994... Apr. 14, 1994... May 3, 1994..... deLeon, Rudy, of
California, to be
Under Secretary
of the Air Force,
vice Anne Newman
Foreman,
resigned.
Mar. 24, 1994... May 19, 1994.... May 24, 1994.... Fiester, Clark G.,
of California, to
be Assistant
Secretary of the
Air Force for
Acquisition, vice
G. Kim Wincup,
resigned.
Mar. 24, 1994... May 12, 1994.... May 19, 1994.... Gotbaum, Joshua
G., of New York,
to be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Economic
Security, vice
Louis A.
Williams,
resigned.
Mar. 24, 1994... Apr. 14, 1994... Apr. 20, 1994... Lister, Sara E.,
of the District
of Columbia, to
be Assistant
Secretary of the
Army for Manpower
and Reserve
Affairs, vice
Robert S.
Silberman,
resigned.
Mar. 24, 1994... Apr. 14, 1994... Apr. 20, 1994... Decker, Gilbert
F., of
California, to be
Assistant
Secretary of the
Army for
Research,
Development and
Acquisition, vice
Stephen Kay
Conver, resigned.
Apr. 12, 1994... Apr. 14, 1994... Apr. 19, 1994... Kelso, Admiral
Frank B., II,
USN, to be
retired in the
grade of admiral.
(Note: The
nominee did not
appear at the
hearing on April
12, 1994. The
Committee met in
both executive
and open session
on April 14 in
relation to this
nomination. The
executive session
of April 14 was
not printed.)
Apr. 14, 1994... Apr. 20, 1994... Apr. 21, 1994... Boorda, Admiral
Jeremy M., USN,
to be Chief of
Naval Operations.
(Note Nominee
appeared in both
open and closed
session. Closed
session not
printed.)
Apr. 26, 1994... May 5, 1994..... Hilsman, Roger, of
New York, to be
Member of the
National Security
Education Board
for a term of
four years. (New
Position).
Apr. 26, 1994... May 5, 1994..... Shamansky, Robert
N., of Ohio, to
be Member of the
National Security
Education Board
for a term of
four years. (New
Position).
Apr. 26, 1994... ................ Sheinbaum, Stanley
K., of
California, to be
Member of the
National Security
Education Board
for a term of
four years, vice
John P. Roche,
resigned.
May 5, 1994..... May 12, 1994.... May 17, 1994.... Harris, Jeffrey
K., of New
Jersey, to be
Assistant
Secretary of the
Air Force for
Space, vice
Martin C. Faga.
May 12, 1994.... May 17, 1994.... Kelly, Eamon M.,
of Louisiana, to
be Member of the
National Security
Education Board
for a term of
four years, vice
S. William
Pattis.
May 12, 1994.... May 17, 1994.... Pacheo, Manuel
Trinidad, of
Arizona, to be
Member of the
National Security
Education Board
for a term of
four years, vice
Richard F. Stolz.
June 16, 1994... June 17, 1994... June 22, 1994... Peay, General J.H.
Binford, III,
USA, to be
reappointed in
the grade of
general and to be
Commander in
Chief, U.S.
Central Command.
June 16, 1994... June 17, 1994... June 22, 1994... Flanagan, Vice
Admiral William
J., Jr., USN, to
be admiral and to
be Commander in
Chief, U.S.
Atlantic Fleet.
June 16, 1994... June 17, 1994... June 22, 1994... Zinni, Major
General Anthony
C., USMC, to be
lieutenant
general and to be
Commanding
General, I Marine
Expeditionary
Force.
June 16, 1994... June 17, 1994... June 22, 1994... Stein, Major
General Paul E.,
USAF, to be
lieutenant
general and to be
Superintendent,
U.S. Air Force
Academy.
June 27, 1994... September 22, Oct. 8, 1994.... Glosson,
1994. Lieutenant
General Buster
C., USAF, for
appointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general on the
retired list.
(Note: The
nominee did not
appear at the
hearing on June
27, 1994. The
Committee met in
executive session
on Mar. 9; May 19
and 24; June 15;
July 27; Sept.
21, and 22, 1994
in relation to
this nomination.
The Committee did
vote on July 27,
1994 to require
additional
information of
the Department of
Defense in
relation to this
nomination. The
executive
sessions of the
Committee were
not printed.)
(Executive Report
103-34.)
Nomination
considered by the
Senate on October
7 and 8, 1994.
Nomination
confirmed by a
vote of 59-30 on
October 8, 1994.
July 12, 1994... July 14, 1994... July 15, 1994... Ashy, Lieutenant
General Joseph
W., USAF, for
appointment to
the grade of
general and to be
Commander in
Chief, U.S. Space
Command.
July 12, 1994... July 14, 1994... July 15, 1994... Macke, Vice
Admiral Richard
C., USN, for
appointment to
the grade of
admiral and to be
Commander in
Chief, U.S.
Pacific Command.
July 12, 1994... July 14, 1994... July 15, 1994... Wilhelm, Major
General Charles
E., USMC, for
appointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general and to be
Commanding
General, Marine
Corps Combat
Development
Commamd.
July 12, 1994... July 14, 1994... July 15, 1994... Blackwell, Major
General Paul E.,
USA, for
appointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general and to be
Deputy Chief of
Staff for
Operations and
Plans, United
States Army.
July 27, 1994... July 27, 1994... Aug. 25, 1994... Ryan, Lieutenant
Michael E., USAF,
for appointment
to the grade of
lieutenant
general. (Note:
The nominee did
not appear at the
meeting on July
27, 1994. The
Committee met in
executive session
on July 27, 1994
in relation to
this nomination.
The executive
session of the
Committee was not
printed.)
Aug. 1, 1994.... Aug. 12, 1994... Sept. 20, 1994.. Mauz, Admiral
Henry H., Jr.,
USN, to be placed
on the retired
list in the grade
of admiral.
(Note: The
nominee did not
appear at the
meeting on August
1, 1994. The
Committee met in
executive session
on August 1, 1994
in relation to
this nomination.
The executive
session of the
Committee was not
printed. The
Senate considered
the nomination
and debated a
motion to
recommit the
nomination and
amendments to the
motion on
September 14, 19,
and 20, 1994.
Nomination
confirmed by a
vote of 92-6 on
September 20,
1994.)
Aug. 10, 1994... Aug. 12, 1994... Sept. 14, 1994.. Slocombe, Walter
B., of the
District of
Columbia, to be
Under Secretary
of Defense for
Policy, vice
Frank G. Wisner.
Aug. 10, 1994... Aug. 12, 1994... Sept. 29, 1994.. Lodal, Jan M., of
Virginia, to be
Deputy Under
Secretary of
Defense for
Policy, vice
Walter B.
Slocombe.
Aug. 10, 1994... Aug. 12, 1994... Sept. 14, 1994.. Nye, Joseph S.,
Jr., of
Massachusetts, to
be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
International
Security Affairs,
vice Graham T.
Allison, Jr.
Aug. 10, 1994... Aug. 12, 1994... Sept. 14, 1994.. Stuart, Sandra K.,
of North
Carolina, to be
Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for
Legislative
Affairs, vice
David J. Gribbin,
III, resigned.
Aug. 10, 1994... Aug. 12, 1994... Sept. 23, 1994.. Miller, Judith A.,
of Ohio, to be
General Counsel,
Department of
Defense, vice
Jamie S.
Gorelick,
resigned.
Aug. 10, 1994... Aug. 12, 1994... Sept. 29, 1994.. Coyle, Philip
Edward, III, of
the District of
Columbia, to be
Director of
Operational Test
and Evaluation,
Department of
Defense, vice
Robert C. Duncan,
resigned.
Sept. 14, 1994.. Sept. 22, 1994.. Sept. 30, 1994.. Kaminski, Paul G.,
of Virginia, to
be Under
Secretary of
Defense for
Acquisition and
Technology, vice
John M. Deutch.
Sept. 14, 1994.. Sept. 22, 1994.. Oct 6, 1994..... Pang, Frederick
F.Y., of Hawaii,
to be Assistant
Secretary of
Defense for Force
Management, vice
Chas. W. Freeman.
Sept. 29, 1994.. Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct. 6, 1994.... Fogleman, General
Ronald R.
Fogleman, USAF
for reappointment
to the grade of
general and to be
Chief of Staff,
United States Air
Force.
Sept. 29, 1994.. Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct. 6, 1994.... Sheehan,
Lieutenant
General John J.,
USMC for
appointment to
the grade of
general and to be
Commander in
Chief, U.S.
Atlantic Command.
Sept. 29, 1994.. Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct 6, 1994..... Rutherford,
General Robert
L., USAF for
reappointment to
the grade of
general and to be
Commander in
Chief, U.S.
Transportation
Command and
Commander, Air
Mobility Command.
Sept. 29, 1994.. Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct. 6, 1994.... Christman,
Lieutenant
General Daniel
W., USA for
reappointment to
the grade of
lieutenant
general and to be
Assistant to the
Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
Oct 4, 1994..... Oct 5, 1994..... Oct. 6, 1994.... Coronado, Gil, of
Texas, to be
Director of
Selective
Service, vice
Robert William
Gambino,
resigned.
Oct. 4, 1994.... Oct 5, 1994..... Oct. 6, 1994.... Rostker, Bernard
Daniel, of
Virginia, to be
Assistant
Secretary of the
Navy for Manpower
and Reserve
Affairs, vice
Frederick F.Y.
Pang.
Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct. 7, 1994.... Dixon, Alan J., of
Illinois, to be a
Member of the
Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission for a
term expiring at
the end of the
first session of
the 104th
Congress, vice
James A. Courter,
term expired and
to be Chairman of
the Defense Base
Closure and
Realignment
Commission, vice
James A. Courter.
Oct 5, 1994..... Oct. 6, 1994.... Eggenberger, A.J.,
of Montana, to be
a Member of the
Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety
Board for a term
expiring October
18, 1998. (Note:
The nominee did
not appear.)
Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct. 6, 1994.... Kouts, Herbert, of
New York, to be a
Member of the
Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety
Board for a term
expiring October
18, 1997
(Reappointment).
(Note: The
nominee did not
appear.)
Oct 5, 1994..... Oct. 6, 1994.... Nahmad, Albert H.,
of Florida, to be
a Member of the
Board of
Directors of the
Panama Canal
Commission, vice
Robert R.
McMillian. (Note:
The nominee did
not appear.)
Oct. 5, 1994.... Oct. 6, 1994.... O'Hara, Clifford
B., of
Connecticut, to
be a Member of
the Board of
Directors of the
Panama Canal
Commission, vice
William Carl.
(Note: The
nominee did not
appear.)
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NOMINATIONS FOR PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMED FORCES
The Committee considered nominations for promotions in the
Armed Services. Nominations submitted to the Senate by the
President for confirmation resulted in the following:
First Session
January 5, 1993 through November 24, 1993
Air Force nominations, totaling 13,741, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed................................................. 13,736
Unconfirmed............................................... 4
Withdrawn................................................. 1
Army nominations, totaling 12,714, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed................................................. 11,028
Unconfirmed............................................... 1,686
Navy nominations, totaling 11,119, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed................................................. 9,584
Unconfirmed............................................... 657
Withdrawn................................................. 878
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,834, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed................................................. 1,628
Unconfirmed............................................... 15
Withdrawn................................................. 191
Second Session
January 25, 1994 through December 1, 1994
Air Force nominations, totaling 9,128, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed................................................. 9,126
Unconfirmed............................................... 2
Army nominations, totaling 11,964 disposed of as follows:
Confirmed................................................. 11,960
Unconfirmed............................................... 4
Navy nominations, totaling 11,912, disposed of as follows:
Confirmed................................................. 11,901
Unconfirmed............................................... 9
Withdrawn................................................. 2
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,374, disposed of as
follows:
Confirmed................................................. 1,374
Unconfirmed............................................... 0
INVESTIGATIONS, HEARINGS, AND OTHER MATTERS NOT DIRECTLY PERTAINING TO
LEGISLATION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
(Date of Hearing and Person or Subject)
----------
January 28, 1993
Committee met to receive an Intelligence Community briefing on
former Yugoslavia. Closed; not printed.
January 29, 1993
Committee met to receive a Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing on
current military operations in Somalia, Iraq and
Yugoslavia. Open. Printed.
February 3, 1993
Committee met to receive an Intelligence Community briefing on
developments in the former Soviet Union. Open. Printed.
February 17, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony on economic reform in the
former Soviet Union including the current situation and
U.S. policy options. Open. Printed.
February 24, 1993
Committee met to receive a status report on U.S. Government
assistance to the Former Soviet Union. Open. Printed.
February 25, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Bosnia.
Closed; not printed.
March 3, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony on U.S. Government
facilitation of private business investment in the former
Soviet Union. Open. Printed.
March 9, 1993
Committee met to act on certain pending military nominations,
to discuss and finalize plans for hearings on homosexuals
in the military, and to discuss other Committee business.
Executive; not printed.
March 10, 1993
Committee met to review the report of the advisory panel on
streamlining and codifying the acquisition laws. Open.
Printed.
March 18, 1993
Committee met informally with Members of the United Kingdom
House House of Commons Defence Committee to discuss U.S./
U.K. relations and the situation in the Balkans. Executive;
not recorded.
March 24, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony from the Director of Central
Intelligence on the International security environment.
Closed; not printed.
March 25, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on current military
operations in Somalia. Open. Printed.
March 29, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony on the military policy
concerning the service of gay men and lesbians in the armed
forces focusing on the historical and legal background.
Open. Printed.
March 31, 1993
Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the military
policy concerning the service of gay men and lesbians in
the armed forces focusing on the role of unit cohesion in
developing combat effectiveness. Open. Printed.
April 28, 1993
Committee met to discuss the situation in Bosnia. Executive;
not printed.
April 29, 1993
Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the military
policy concerning the service of gay men and lesbians in
the armed forces focusing on the experience in foreign
countries. Open. Printed.
April 30, 1993
Committee met to discuss Committee field visits on the issue of
the military policy concerning the service of gay men and
lesbians in the armed forces. Executive; not printed.
May 7, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony from Members of the Senate
on the service of gay men and lesbians in the armed forces.
Open. Printed.
May 10, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony from military members on the
issue of gay men and lesbians in the armed forces in
conjunction with the Committee field visit to the Norfolk
Naval complex. Open. Printed.
May 11, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony from current and former
members of the military services on the service of gay men
and lesbians in the armed forces. Open. Printed.
June 10, 1993
Committee met to consider and act on the Committee's
recommendations for the Budget Reconciliation Bill. Open.
Printed.
June 24, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing from the Joint Chiefs of
Staff on current military operations. Closed. Printed with
security deletions.
July 20, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony on Department of Defense
policy on the service of gay men and lesbians in the armed
forces. Open. Printed.
July 21, 1993
Committee met to continue to receive testimony on Department of
Defense policy on the service of gay men and lesbians in
the armed forces. Open. Printed.
July 22, 1993
Committee met to continue to receive testimony on Department of
Defense policy on the service of gay men and lesbians in
the armed forces. Open. Printed.
August 6, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Bosnia
from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and the Department of State. Closed.
Printed with security deletions.
September 7, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the Department of
Defense Bottom-Up Review. Executive; not printed.
September 9, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing from the Department of
Defense on SDI testing issues. Executive; not recorded.
September 29, 1993
Committee met to receive testimony on the lessons learned by
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission and the
Department of Defense concerning the 1993 base closure
process; and a proposed land exchange regarding portions of
Fort Sheridan, Illinois and a site in Arlington, Virginia.
Open. Printed.
October 4, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in
Somalia. Closed. Printed with security deletions.
October 7, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in
Somalia. Closed. Printed with security deletions.
October 12, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Haiti.
Closed. Printed with security deletions.
October 13, 1993
Committee met to receive an intelligence community briefing on
the situation in Somalia. Closed; not printed.
October 13, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Somalia
from the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Central Command.
Closed. Printed with security deletions.
October 21, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on the C-17 program.
Executive; not recorded.
November 19, 1993
Committee met to receive a briefing on U.S. policy toward North
Korea. Closed; not printed.
February 10, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation on the
Korean peninsula. Closed; not printed.
February 23, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on Bosnia and other current
military operations. Closed. Printed with security
deletions.
March 9, 1994
Committee met to discuss issues relating to several pending
civilian nominees; voted on matters related to the release
of certain Committee records; approved 12 pending military
nominations; and discussed procedures for considering
certain pending military nominations and personnel matters.
Executive; not printed.
March 22, 1994
Committee met to receive an interim briefing from Senators
Levin and Warner on their investigation on Somalia. Closed;
not printed.
April 14, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on the accidental shootdown
in Iraq of two U.S. Army helicopters by U.S. aircraft.
Closed; not printed.
May 12, 1994
Committee met to receive testimony relating to U.S. military
operations in Somalia during United Nations Operations in
Somalia II (UNOSOM II). Closed and open. Printed with
security deletions.
May 19, 1994
Committee met in both the morning and the afternoon to discuss
certain pending military nominations. Executive; not
printed.
May 24, 1994
Committee met to discuss certain pending military nominations.
Executive; not printed.
June 15, 1994
Committee met to discuss certain pending military nominations.
Executive; not printed.
June 17, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing and an update on the
situation on the Korean peninsula. Closed; not printed.
June 22, 1994
Committee met informally with the Honorable Sir Douglas Hurd,
British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to discuss
the arms embargo on the former Yugoslavia and other NATO
related issues. Executive; not recorded.
June 23, 1994
Committee met in morning and afternoon sessions to receive
testimony on the impact of lifting the United Nations
Security Council arms embargo on the Government of Bosnia-
Herzegovina. Open. Printed.
July 21, 1994
Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in Somalia.
Open and closed. Printed with security deletions.
July 21, 1994
Committee met to receive testimony on health care reform in the
Department of Defense. Open. Printed.
July 25, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Rwanda.
Open. Printed.
August 9, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing, in preparation for the
August 11 hearing, on the chemical weapons threat and
ability of the intelligence community to verify and monitor
the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Closed. Printed with
security deletions.
August 11, 1994
Committee met to receive testimony on the military implications
of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Open. Printed.
August 18, 1994
Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the military
implications of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Open. Printed.
August 25, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Cuba.
Closed. Printed with security deletions.
August 25, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing from the Department of
Defense on the so-called ``Deutch memo'' on the Defense
Resources Board. Closed; not printed.
September 20, 1994
Committee met to receive testimony on the Department of Defense
Future Years Defense Program. Open. Printed.
September 21, 1994
Committee met to consider certain pending military nominations.
Executive; not printed.
September 22, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on the results of the
Nuclear Posture Review. Closed. Printed with security
deletions.
September 27, 1994
Committee met to consider certain pending military nominations.
Executive; not printed.
September 28, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Haiti.
Open. Printed.
December 1, 1994
Committee met to receive a briefing on the situation in Bosnia.
Closed.
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE STAFF
Arnold L. Punaro, Staff Director
Charles S. Abell, Professional Staff Member
Bond H. Almand, Receptionist
Kathryn E. Bognovitz, Special Assistant
Jamie S. Bond, Receptionist
Romie L. Brownlee, Deputy Minority Staff Director
Richard E. Caswell, Printing and Documents Clerk
Lucia M. Chavez, Professional Staff Member
Christine K. Cimko, Press Secretary
Richard E. Combs, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Christine E. Cowart, Chief Clerk
J. Menge Crawford,, Staff Assistant
Richard D. DeBobes, General Counsel
Donald A. Deline, Minority Counsel
Marie Fabrizio Dickinson, Assistant Chief Clerk
John W. Douglass, Professional Staff Member
Andrew S. Effron, Chief Counsel
Jonathan L. Etherton, Professional Staff Member
Richard D. Finn, Jr., Professional Staff Member
David W. Fuchs, System Manager
Creighton Greene, Professional Staff Member
Patrick T. Henry, Professional Staff Member
William E. Hoehn, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Pamela C. Kidd, Research Assistant
Melinda M. Koutsoumpas, Staff Assistant
George W. Lauffer, Professional Staff Member
Shelley G. Lauffer, Staff Assistant
Stephen L. Madey, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Thomas K. McConnell, Professional Staff Member
Michael J. McCord, Professional Staff Member
John H. Miller, Professional Staff Member
Frank Norton, Jr., Professional Staff Member
Joseph G. Pallone, Professional Staff Member
Kathleen M. Paralusz, Staff Assistant
Cindy Pearson, Staff Assistant
Jeffrey Record, Professional Staff Member
Richard L. Reynard, Minority Staff Director
Julie K. Rief, Professional Staff Member
Steven C. Saulnier, Professional Staff Member
George L. Sealy, Staff Assistant
Christina D. Still, Staff Assistant
Mickie Jan Wise, Staff Assistant
Appointments: Anthony J. Principi appointed January 21,
1993. Charles S. Abell appointed January 26, 1993. Thomas G.
Moore appointed January 26, 1993. William H. Wisecarver III
appointed February 4, 1993. Melinda M. Koutsoumpas appointed
March 9, 1993. Frank Norton, Jr. appointed March 19, 1993. J.
Menge Crawford appointed March 29, 1993. Richard L. Reynard
appointed April 27, 1993. Daniel B. Ginsberg appointed May 10,
1993. Susan L. Pelter appointed June 14, 1993. Joseph G.
Pallone appointed July 1, 1993. Jeffrey Record appointed July
6, 1993. Megan E. Connor appointed July 6, 1993. Steven C.
Saulnier appointed July 15, 1993. Pamela Clemmons Kidd
appointed July 16, 1993. John H. Miller appointed July 16,
1993. George L. Sealy appointed July 16, 1993. Debbie S. Valis
appointed July 16, 1993. Gerald P. Dickinson, Jr. appointed
July 19, 1993. Donald A. Deline appointed July 20, 1993. Jamie
S. Bond appointed September 8, 1993. Patrick T. Henry appointed
September 13, 1993. Christina D. Still appointed September 29,
1993. Christine K. Cimko appointed October 1, 1993. Jacki F.
Spivey appointed October 7, 1993. Laura E. Herlong appointed
November 2, 1993. Shelley G. Lauffer (nee Gough) appointed
January 27, 1994. Kathleen M. Paralusz appointed February 14,
1994. Stephen L. Madey, Jr. appointed February 15, 1994. Daniel
B. Ginsberg appointed May 9, 1994. Bond H. Almand appointed
June 27, 1994.
Resignations: Robert G. Bell, Professional Staff Member,
resigned January 19, 1993. Patrick A. Tucker, Minority Staff
Director and Counsel, resigned January 29, 1993. Gary L. Sojka,
Professional Staff Member, resigned January 29, 1993. Ann Elise
Sauer, Professional Staff Member, resigned January 29, 1993.
George K. Johnson, Jr., Professional Staff Member, resigned
January 29, 1993. Jennifer R. Atkin, Special Assistant,
resigned February 2, 1993. Judith A. Ansley, Professional Staff
Member, resigned February 7, 1993. Sarah C. Hoyt, Staff
Assistant, resigned March 10, 1993. Anthony J. Principi,
Minority Staff Director, resigned May 1, 1993. Barbara C.
Gallo, Staff Assistant, resigned May 23, 1993. Barbara L.
Braucht, Staff Assistant, resigned May 27, 1993. Mark B.
Robinson, Professional Staff Member, resigned June 15, 1993.
William H. Wisecarver III, Minority Counsel, resigned June 15,
1993. Diane E. Schratz, Staff Assistant, resigned June 25,
1993. Camden Jones Flick, Staff Assistant, resigned August 6,
1993. Daniel B. Ginsberg, Research Assistant, resigned August
12, 1993. Susana C. Wigdale, Staff Assistant, resigned August
15, 1993. Ronald P. Kelly, Professional Staff Member, resigned
August 15, 1993. Megan E. Connor, Staff Assistant, resigned
August 17, 1993. Lisa H. Kettlewell, Staff Assistant, resigned
August 18, 1993. Susan L. Pelter, Press Secretary, resigned
August 29, 1993. Gerald P. Dickinson, Jr., Staff Assistant,
resigned October 25, 1993. John J. Hamre, Professional Staff
Member, resigned October 25, 1993. Robert F. Bayer,
Professional Staff Member, resigned October 30, 1993. Frederick
F. Y. Pang, Professional Staff Member, resigned November 11,
1993. Debra W. Crnkovic, Staff Assistant, resigned November 19,
1993. Mary J. Kyle, Staff Assistant, resigned December 31,
1993. Elizabeth I. Solomon, Research Assistant, resigned
January 31, 1994. Durwood W. Ringo, Jr., Professional Staff
Member, resigned February 6, 1994. Debbie S. Valis, Research
Assistant, resigned February 10, 1994. Laura E. Herlong, Staff
Assistant, resigned May 31, 1994. Jamie S. Bond, Receptionist,
resigned June 30, 1994. Jacki F. Spivey, Staff Assistant,
resigned June 30, 1994. Daniel B. Ginsberg, Research Assistant,
resigned August 19, 1994. John E. Mansfield, Professional Staff
Member, resigned September 5, 1994. Thomas G. Moore,
Professional Staff Member, resigned September 30, 1994. Kelli
J. Corts, Staff Assistant, resigned October 28, 1994. David S.
Lyles, Deputy Staff Director, resigned October 31, 1994.
Madelyn R. Creedon, Counsel, resigned November 30, 1994. Debra
F. Duncan, Staff Assistant, resigned December 9, 1994.
Title changes: Debra F. Duncan from Receptionist to Staff
Assistant, September 1, 1993. Lucia M. Chavez, from Research
Assistant to Professional Staff Member, February 16, 1994.
Julie W. Kemp, from Research Assistant to Professional Staff
Member, February 16, 1994. David S. Lyles, from Professional
Staff Member to Deputy Staff Director, February 16, 1994.
Andrew S. Effron from General Counsel to Chief Counsel,
November 16, 1994. Richard D. DeBobes from Counsel to General
Counsel, November 16, 1994.
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE RULES OF PROCEDURE
(Adopted February 25, 1993)
1. Regular Meeting Day and Time. The regular meeting day of
the committee shall be each Thursday at 10:00 a.m., unless the
committee or the chairman directs otherwise.
2. Additional Meetings. The chairman may call such
additional meetings as he deems necessary.
3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the committee may
be called by a majority of the members of the committee in
accordance with paragraph 3 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.
4. Open Meetings. Each meeting of the committee, or any
subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct hearings,
shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series of
meetings by the committee or a subcommittee thereof on the same
subject for a period of no more than fourteen (14) calendar
days may be closed to the public on a motion made and seconded
to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters
enumerated below in clauses (a) through (f) would require the
meeting to be closed, followed immediately by a record vote in
open session by a majority of the members of the committee or
subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be
discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or
meetings--
(a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret
in the interests of national defense or the
confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the
United States;
(b) will relate solely to matters of committee staff
personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
(c) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or
misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional
standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an
individual to public contempt or obloquy or will
represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy
of an individual;
(d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law
enforcement agent or will disclose any information
relating to the investigation or prosecution of a
criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in
the interests of effective law enforcement;
(e) will disclose information relating to the trade
secrets or financial or commercial information
pertaining specifically to a given person if--
(1) an Act of Congress requires the
information to be kept confidential by
Government officers and employees; or
(2) the information has been obtained by the
Government on a confidential basis, other than
through an application by such person for a
specific Government financial or other benefit,
and is required to be kept secret in order to
prevent undue injury to the competitive
position of such person; or
(f) may divulge matters required to be kept
confidential under other provisions of law or
Government regulations.
5. Presiding Officer. The chairman shall preside at all
meetings and hearings of the committee except that in his
absence the ranking majority member present at the meeting or
hearing shall preside unless by majority vote the committee
provides otherwise.
6. Quorum. (a) A majority of the members of the committee
are required to be actually present to report a matter or
measure from the committee.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c), and
other than for the conduct of hearings, seven members of the
committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such
business as may be considered by the committee.
(c) Three members of the committee, one of whom shall be a
member of the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the
purpose of taking sworn testimony, unless otherwise ordered by
a majority of the full committee.
(d) Proxy votes may not be considered for the purpose of
establishing a quorum.
7. Proxy Voting. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all
measures and matters before the committee. The vote by proxy of
any member of the committee may be counted for the purpose of
reporting any measure or matter to the Senate if the absent
member casting such vote has been informed of the matter on
which he is being recorded and has affirmatively requested that
he be so recorded.
8. Announcement of Votes. The results of all rollcall votes
taken in any meeting of the committee on any measure, or
amendment thereto, shall be announced in the committee report,
unless previously announced by the committee. The announcement
shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor and votes
cast in opposition to each such measure and amendment by each
member of the committee who was present at such meeting. The
chairman may hold open a rollcall vote on any measure or matter
which is before the committee until no later than midnight of
the day on which the committee votes on such measure or matter.
9. Subpoenas. Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses and for
the production of memoranda, documents, records, and the like
may be issued by the chairman or any other member designated by
him, but only when authorized by a majority of the members of
the committee. The subpoena shall briefly state the matter to
which the witness is expected to testify or the documents to be
produced.
10. Hearings. (a) Public notice shall be given of the date,
place, and subject matter of any hearing to be held by the
committee, or any subcommittee thereof, at least 1 week in
advance of such hearing, unless the committee or subcommittee
determines that good cause exists for beginning such hearings
at an earlier time.
(b) Hearings may be initiated only by the specified
authorization of the committee or subcommittee.
(c) Hearings shall be held only in the District of Columbia
unless specifically authorized to be held elsewhere by a
majority vote of the committee or subcommittee conducting such
hearings.
(d) Witnesses appearing before the committee shall file
with the clerk of the committee a written statement of his
proposed testimony at least 24 hours not including weekends or
holidays prior to a hearing at which he is to appear unless the
chairman and the ranking minority member determines that there
is good cause for the failure of the witness to file such a
statement.
(e) Confidential testimony taken or confidential material
presented in a closed hearing of the committee or subcommittee
or any report of the proceedings of such hearing shall not be
made public in whole or in part or by way of summary unless
authorized by a majority vote of the committee or subcommittee.
(f) Any witness summoned to give testimony or evidence at a
public or closed hearing of the committee or subcommittee may
be accompanied by counsel of his own choosing who shall be
permitted at all times during such hearing to advise such
witness of his legal rights.
(g) Witnesses providing unsworn testimony to the committee
may be given a transcript of such testimony for the purpose of
making minor grammatical corrections. Such witnesses will not,
however, be permitted to alter the substance of their
testimony. Any question involving such corrections shall be
decided by the chairman.
11. Nominations. Unless otherwise ordered by the committee,
nominations referred to the committee shall be held for at
least seven (7) days before being voted on by the committee.
Each member of the committee shall be furnished a copy of all
nominations referred to the committee.
12. Real Property Transactions. Each member of the
committee shall be furnished with a copy of the proposals of
the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, submitted
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2662 and with a copy of the proposals of
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 2285, regarding the
proposed acquisition or disposition of property of an estimated
price or rental or more than $50,000. Any member of the
committee objecting to or requesting information on a proposed
acquisition or disposal shall communicate his objection or
request to the chairman of the committee within thirty (30)
days from the date of submission.
13. Legislative Calendar. (a) The clerk of the committee
shall keep a printed calendar for the information of each
committee member showing the bills introduced and referred to
the committee and the status of such bills. Such calendar shall
be revised from time to time to show pertinent changes in such
bills, the current status thereof, and new bills introduced and
referred to the committee. A copy of each new revision shall be
furnished to each member of the committee.
(b) Unless otherwise ordered, measures referred to the
committee shall be referred by the clerk of the committee to
the appropriate department or agency of the Government for
reports thereon.
14. Except as otherwise specified herein, the Standing
Rules of the Senate shall govern the actions of the committee.
Each subcommittee of the committee is part of the committee,
and is therefore subject to the committee's rules so far as
applicable.
15. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees. Each subcommittee
is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and
report to the full committee on all matters referred to it.
Subcommittee chairmen shall set dates for hearings and meetings
of their respective subcommittees after consultation with the
chairman and other subcommittee chairmen with a view toward
avoiding simultaneous scheduling of full committee and
subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever possible.
103d Congress--1st Session
PUBLICATIONS
Hearings
1. Joint Chiefs of Staff Briefing on Current Military
Operations in Somalia, Iraq, and Yugoslavia. January 29, 1993;
pages 1-118.
2. Current Developments in the Former Soviet Union.
February 3, 17, 24; March 3, 1993; pages 1-216.
3. Report of the Advisory Panel on Streamlining and
Codifying the Acquisition Laws. March 10, 1993; pages 1-45.
4. Current Military Operations in Somalia. March 25, 1993;
pages 1-36.
5. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 1994 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Hearings on S. 1298:
Part 1: Military Posture; Unified Commands; Specified
Commands; Service Chiefs; Budget Impact; Conversion and
Reinvestment Program; Weapons Reduction and Arms Control. April
1, 20, 21, 22; May 19; June 17, 23, 1993; pages 1-928.
Part 2: Regional Defense and Contingency Forces. (Hearings
before the Subcommittee on Regional Defense and Contingency
Forces.) June 15, 22, 29, 1993; pages 1-164.
Part 3: Military Readiness and Defense Infrastructure.
(Hearings before the Subcommittee on Military Readiness and
Defense Infrastructure.) May 5, 20, 24; June 9, 16, 1993; pages
1-572.
Part 4: Coalition Defense and Reinforcing Forces. (Hearings
before the Subcommittee on Coalition Defense and Reinforcing
Forces.) June 11, 14, 18, 1993; pages 1-156.
Part 5: Defense Technology, Acquisition, and Industrial
Base. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on Defense Technology,
Acquisition, and Industrial Base.) May 13, 18, 27; June 8, 17,
24, 28, 1993; pages 1-463.
Part 6: Force Requirements and Personnel. (Hearings before
the Subcommittee on Force Requirements and Personnel.) May 6,
25; June 10, 22, 30, 1993; pages 1-597.
Part 7: Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control and Defense
Intelligence. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on Nuclear
Deterrence, Arms Control and Defense Intelligence.) May 11, 19,
25, 26; June 9, 10, 15, 29, 1993; pages 1-555.
6. Committee's Recommendations for the Reconciliation Bill.
June 10, 1993; pages 1-13.
7. Joint Chiefs of Staff Briefing on Current Military
Operations. June 24, 1993; pages 1-66.
8. International Peacekeeping and Peace Enforcement. July
14, 1993; pages 1-74.
9. Shipment of Spent Nuclear Fuel from U.S. Navy Ships and
Submarines to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL).
July 28, 1993; pages 1-163.
10. Lessons Learned by the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission and the Department of Defense Concerning
the 1993 Base Closure Process; and a Proposed Land Exchange
Regarding Portions of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and a Site in
Arlington, Virginia. September 29, 1993; pages 1-120.
11. Current Military Operations. August 6; October 4, 7,
12, 13, 1993; pages 1-155.
Hearings on Nominations
First Session
12. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
First Session, 103d Congress. January 7, 20; February 16, 25;
March 4, 11, 30; April 28; May 13, 18, 19, 25; June 11, 30;
July 13, 29, 30; September 22, 23; October 7; November 10, 18,
19, 1993; pages 1-1535.
Hon. Les Aspin (January 7, 20); James A. Courter (February
16); Robert D. Stuart (February 16); Beverly Byron
(February 16); Gen. Hansford Johnson (February 16);
Peter A. Bowman (February 16); Harry C. McPherson, Jr.
(February 16); Rebecca Cox (February 16); Arthur
Levitt, Jr. (February 16); William J. Perry (February
25); Frank G. Wisner (March 4); Gen. Dennis J. Reimer,
USA (March 11); Rear Adm. David B. Robinson, USN (March
11); Maj. Gen. Albert J. Edmonds, USAF (March 11);
Brig. Gen. Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (March 11); Col.
Charles R. Holland, USAF (March 11); John M. Deutch
(March 30); Jamie S. Gorelick (April 28); Maj. Gen.
Michael E. Ryan, USAF (April 28); Maj. Gen. John J.
Sheehan, USMC (April 28); Lt. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey,
USA (April 28); Thomas P. Grumbly (May 13); Lt. Gen.
G.E. Luck, USA (May 18); Lt. Gen. Wayne E. Downing, USA
(May 18); Rear Adm. David E. Frost, USN (May 18); Col.
Ronald G. Richard, USMC (May 18); Ashton B. Carter (May
19, June 11); Walter Slocombe (May 19); Edward L.
Warner, III (May 19); Anita K. Jones (May 19); Emmett
Paige, Jr. (May 19); Harold Smith (May 19); Steven S.
Honigman (May 19); Deborah Lee (May 19); Charles W.
Freeman, Jr. (June 30; Edwin Dorn (June 30); John H.
Dalton (July 13, 20); Sheila E. Widnall (July 29, 30);
Graham T. Allison (July 29, 30); Victor H. Reis (July
30); Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA (September 22);
John J. Hamre (September 23); Frederick F.Y. Pang
(September 23); Nora Slatkin (September 23); Gen.
George A. Joulwan, USA (October 7); R. Noel Longuemare,
Jr. (November 10); Hon. Henry Allen Holmes (November
10); Gilbert F. Casellas (November 10); Togo Dennis
West, Jr. (November 18); Joe Robert Reeder (November
18); and Richard Danzig (November 18)
13. Nomination of Dr. Morton H. Halperin to be Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Democracy and Peacekeeping. November
19, 1993; pages 1-211.
103d Congress--2d Session
14. Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces.
March 29, 31; April 29; May 7, 10, 11; July 20, 21, 22, 1993;
pages 1-1075.
15. Honor Systems and Sexual Harassment at the Service
Academies. February 3, 1994; pages 1-256.
16. Mark Up of S. 1587 the Federal Acquisition Streamlining
Act of 1994. April 20, 1994; pages 1-352.
17. The Future of NATO (Joint Hearings with Foreign
Relations Committee). February 1, 23, 1994; pages 1-123.
18. Briefing on Bosnia and Other Current Military
Operations. February 23, 1994; pages 1-32.
19. The Uniformed Services University of the Health
Sciences. March 2, 1994, pages 1-63.
20. Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 1995 and the Future Years Defense Program.
Hearings on S. 1298:
Part 1: Military Posture; Unified Commands; Service
Secretaries; Bottom-Up Review; Service Chiefs; Department of
Energy; Military Strategy. February 8; March 2, 3, 8, 9, 15,
23; April 20, 1994; pages 1-1026.
Part 2: Regional Defense and Contingency Forces. (Hearings
before the Subcommittee on Regional Defense and Contingency
Forces.) April 12, 19, 26; May 3, 1994; pages 1-156.
Part 3: Military Readiness and Defense Infrastructure.
(Hearings before the Subcommittee on Military Readiness and
Defense Infra-structure.) March 15, 24; April 13, 28; May 4,
1994; pages 1-597.
Part 4: Coalition Defense and Reinforcing Forces. (Hearings
before the Subcommittee on Coalition Defense and Reinforcing
Forces.) April 13; May 3, 5, 1994; pages 1-175.
Part 5: Defense Technology, Acquisition, and Industrial
Base. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on Defense Technology,
Acquisition, and Industrial Base.) March 8, 18; April 22; May
11, 1994; pages 1-273.
Part 6: Force Requirements and Personnel. (Hearings before
the Subcommittee on Force Requirements and Personnel.) April
14; May 10, 1994; pages 1-420.
Part 7: Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control, and Defense
Intelligence. (Hearings before the Subcommittee on Nuclear
Deterrence, Arms Control, and Defense Intelligence.) April 21,
26, 28; May 3, 5, 11, 1994; pages 1-578.
21. Implementation of Lessons Learned From the Persian Gulf
Conflict. April 18, 1994; pages 1-83.
22. United Nations Peace Operations. May 12, 1994; pages 1-
83.
23. U.S. Military Operations in Somalia. May 12; July 21,
1994; pages 1-141.
24. Impact of a Unilateral United States Lifting of the
Arms Embargo on the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina. June 23,
1994; pages 1-88.
25. Health Care Reform in the Department of Defense. July
21, 1994; pages 1-30.
26. Department of Defense Briefing on the Situation in
Rwanda. July 25, 1994; pages 1-28.
27. Military Implications of the Chemical Weapons
Convention (CWC). August 9, 11, 18, 1994; pages 1-158.
28. Situation in Cuba. August 25, 1994; pages 1-34.
29. Department of Defense Future Years Defense Program.
September 20, 1994; pages 1-52.
30. Briefing on the Results of the Nuclear Posture Review.
September 22, 1994; pages 1-60.
31. Situation in Haiti. September 28, 1994; pages 1-45.
32. Department of Defense Response to the Persian Gulf
Illness. September 29, 1994; pages 1-47.
33. Situation in Bosnia. December 1, 1994; pages 1-xxx
Hearings on Nominations
Second Session
34. Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee,
Second Session, 103d Congress. February 2, 3, 24; March 10, 17,
24; April 12, 14, 26; May 5, 12; June 16, 17; July 12;
September 1, 14, 29; October 4, 5, 1994; pages 1-1267.
William J. Perry (February 2, 3); Vice Adm. William A. Owens,
USN (February 3); Lt. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, USA
(February 3); Vice Adm. Henry G. Chiles, Jr., USN
(February 3); Hon. Edwin Dorn (February 24, March 10);
Dr. Stephen C. Joseph (February 24, March 10); Helen T.
McCoy (February 24, March 10); Deborah P. Christie
(February 24, March 10); Robert F. Hale (February 24,
March 10); Robert M. Walker (February 24, March 10);
Robert B. Pirie, Jr. (February 24, March 10); Rodney A.
Coleman (February 24, March 10); John M. Deutch (March
10); Vice Adm. Leighton W. Smith, Jr., USN (March 17);
Maj. Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA (March 17); Rear Adm.
John B. LaPlante, USN (March 17); William T. Coleman
III (March 24); Rudy de Leon (March 24); Clark G.
Fiester (March 24); Joshua Gotbaum (March 24, May 12);
Sara E. Lister (March 24); Gilbert F. Decker (March
24); Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN (April 12, 14); Adm.
Jeremy M. Boorda, USN (April 14); Roger Hilsman (April
26); Robert N. Shamansky (April 26); Stanley K.
Sheinbaum (April 26); Jeffrey K. Harris (May 5, 12);
Manuel Trinidad Pacheco (May 12); Eamon M. Kelly (May
12); Gen. J.H. Binford Peay, USA (June 16); Vice Adm.
William J. Flanagan, USN (June 16); Maj. Gen. Anthony
C. Zinni, USMC (June 16); Maj. Gen. Paul E. Stein, USAF
(June 16); Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAF (July 12);
Richard C. Macke (July 12); Maj. Gen. Charles E.
Wilhelm, USMC (July 12); Maj. Gen. Paul E. Blackwell,
USA (July 12); Walter B. Slocombe (August 10); Jan M.
Lodal (August 10); Joseph S. Nye, Jr. (August 10);
Sandra K. Stuart (August 10); Judith A. Miller (August
10); Philip Edward Coyle III (August 10); Dr. Paul G.
Kaminski (September 14); Hon. Frederick F.Y. Pang
(September 14); Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF
(September 29); Lt. Gen. John J. Sheehan, USMC
(September 29); Gen. Robert L. Rutherford, USAF
(September 29); Lt. Gen. Daniel W. Christman, USA
(September 29); Dr. Bernard D. Rostker (October 4); Gil
Coronado (October 4); Hon. Alan J. Dixon (October 5)
35. S. 1587, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1993.
Joint hearings, Committee on Governmental Affairs & Committee
on Armed Services, Feb. 24; Mar. 10, 16, 1994; pages 1-684.
Reports
102-1 Report on the Activities of the Committee on Armed
Services, 102d Congress, First and Second Sessions;
March 17, 1993; 38 pages.
103-112 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1994; July 27, 1993; pages 1-341.
103-118 Disapproving the Recommendations of the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Commission; July 30, 1993; 4
pages.
103-155 Authorizing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1994 for
Intelligence Activities of the United States
Government; October 5, 1993; pages 1-4.
103-259 To Revise and Streamline the Acquisitions Laws of the
Federal Government; May 12, 1994; 10 pages.
103-295 Authorize Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1995 for
Intelligence Activities of the United States; June
30, 1994; 3 pages.
103-282 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1995; June 14, 1994; pages 1-323.
Executive Reports
103-1 Consideration of Hon. Les Aspin, To Be Secretary of
Defense, January 20, 1993; 32 pages.
103-2 Consideration of William J. Perry, To Be Deputy
Secretary of Defense, March 5, 1993; 16 pages.
103-3 Consideration of Ambassador Frank G. Wisner to be
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; June 30, 1993;
27 pages.
103-4 Consideration of Mr. John H. Dalton to be Secretary of
the Navy; July 20, 1993; 32 pages.
103-26 Consideration of Dr. William J. Perry to be Secretary
of Defense; February 3, 1994; 75 pages.
103-34 Consideration of the Nomination of Lieutenant General
Buster C. Glosson, United States Air Force, to Retire
in Grade; September 27, 1994; 19 pages.
INFORMATION RE APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS OF VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES
MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR FORCE ACADEMIES
Public Law 816 of the 80th Congress provides a uniform
procedure for the appointment of members of the Boards of
Visitors of the Military and Naval Academies, and provides that
there shall be appointed on or before the last day of every
year Boards of Visitors to each of the Academies to be
constituted as follows:
Senate:
Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his
designee.
* 1 Senator.
* 2 members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
* (To be appointed by the Vice President)
House:
Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his
designee.
* * 2 Congressmen.
* * 2 members of the House Appropriations Committee.
* * (To be appointed by the Speaker of the
House)
Presidential:
6 persons, to serve for a 3-year term, 2 new members
appointed each year. Each Board to visit respective
Academy once annually.
Boards of Visitors to the
Military Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec 4355(q).)
1993.--Shelby (Armed Services), Reid
(Appropriations), D'Amato (Appropriations), Pressler
(at large)
1994.--Shelby (Armed Services), Reid
(Appropriations), Cochran (Appropriations), Pressler
(at large)
Naval Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec 6968(a).)
1993.--McCain (Armed Services), Mikulski
(Appropriations), Hatfield (Appropriations), Sarbanes
(at large)
1994.--McCain (Armed Services), Mikulski
(Appropriations), Hatfield (Appropriations), Sarbanes
(at large)
Air Force Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 9355(a).)
1993.--Exon (Armed Services), Hollings
(Appropriations), Burns, (Appropriations), Lott (at
large)
1994.--Exon (Armed Services), Hollings
(Appropriations), Burns (Appropriations), Kempthorne
(at large)