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Daily Digest - Wednesday, October 2, 1991

Wednesday, October 2, 1991

HIGHLIGHTS

Senate passed Family and Medical Leave Act.

House passed Defense Production Act bill and cleared conference report on VA-HUD Appropriations.

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Measures Introduced: Seven bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1792-1798, S.J. Res. 209, and S. Con. Res. 67 and 68.

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Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows:

S. 962, to make permanent the legislative reinstatement, following the decision of Duro against Reina (58 U.S.L.W. 4643, May 29, 1990), of the power of Indian tribes to exercise criminal jurisdiction over Indians. (S. Rept. No. 102-168)

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Measures Passed: Passed on Tuesday, October 1: National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 131, designating October 1991 as ``National Down Syndrome Awareness Month'', and the resolution was then passed.

Pages S14102-03 

Pages S14125-52, S14154-S14201 

(1) By 65 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 215), Bond/Ford/Coats Amendment No. 1245, in the nature of a substitute.

Pages S14145-52, S14154-61, S14181 

(1) By 40 yeas to 57 nays (Vote No. 214), Durenberger Amendment No. 1248 (to Amendment No. 1245), to express the sense of the Congress that parties with a dispute regarding rights provided under this Act should attempt to resolve the dispute without resort to litigation.

Pages S14164-73, S14180-81 

(2) By 32 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 216), Hatch/Lugar Amendment No. 1249, in the nature of a substitute.

Pages S14161-64, S14173-81 

Pages S14201-02 

Pages S14202-03

Pages S14217-18 

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VA/HUD Appropriations, 1992--Conference Report: Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2519, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Pages S14203-15 

Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to Senate amendments numbered 4, 5, 9, 20, 25, 26, 35, 36, 37, 40, 58, 67, 70, 72, 77, 79, 95, 107, 111, 112, 119, 121, 122, 133, 146, 150, 151, 156, 162, 164, 168, 172, 174, and 175.

Pages S14210-14 

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Senate concurred in the amendment of the House to Senate Amendment No. 21, with a Mikulski Amendment No. 1250, to assure full and complete compliance by VA laboratories of quality assurance standards mandated by the Public Health Service Act.

Page S14214 

Appointments: Task Force on Aging Research: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, and in consultation with the Republican Leader, pursuant to Public Law 101-557, appointed Senators Pryor and Mack to the Task Force on Aging Research.

Page S14217 

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:

The following named persons to be Judges of the United States Court of Military Appeals:

Robert E. Wiss, of Illinois, for the term of seven years to expire on the date prescribed by law.

Herman F. Gierke, of North Dakota, for the term of thirteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law.

The following named persons to be Members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council for terms expiring October 6, 1993:

Ruth Gardner Cox, of Texas.

Roland H. Johnson, of Pennsylvania.

1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.

Pages S14240-43

Messages From the House:

Page S14219 

Measures Referred:

Pages S14219-20 

Statements on Introduced Bills:

Pages S14220-24 

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S14224-26 

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S14227-30 

Notices of Hearings:

Page S14230 

Authority for Committees:

Pages S14230-31 

Additional Statements:

Pages S14231-39 

Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. (Total--218)

Pages S14180-81, S14201-03 

Recess: Senate convened at 9 a.m., and recessed at 6:50 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 3, 1991. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S14239.)

SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT OF 1991

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities concluded hearings on S. 1533, to establish a statute of limitations for private rights of action arising from a violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and on related issues, after receiving testimony from Richard C. Breeden, Chairman, and James Doty, General Counsel, both of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Alfred J.T. Byrne, General Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Missouri Securities Commissioner John R. Perkins, Jefferson City, on behalf of North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.; Harvey L. Pitt, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson, on behalf of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Edward I. O'Brien, Securities Industry Association, both of Washington, D.C.; George E. Cones, Jr., Houston Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund, Houston, Texas, on behalf of the Council of Institutional Investors and Texas Public Employee Retirement Systems; Austin W. Stedham, Sierra Pacific Resources, Reno, Nevada; Beatrice Warren, Haines City, Florida; and Tomasita L. Garcia, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded hearing on the nominations of Ming Hsu, of Arizona, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and Arthur J. Rothkopf, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Ms. Hsu was introduced by Senator McCain and Mr. Rothkopf was introduced by Senator Warner.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Elizabeth Anne Moler, of Virginia, and Branko Terzic, of Wisconsin, each to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

MARITIME TREATIES

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the International Convention on Salvage 1989 Salvage Convention, done at London April 28, 1989, and signed by the United States March 29, 1990 (Treaty Doc. No. 102-12), and the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Cooperation, 1990, with Annex, adopted at London November 30, 1990 (Treaty Doc. No. 102-11), after receiving testimony from Adm. J. William Kime, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and Richard Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.

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NOMINATIONS

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of David A. Colson, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries Affairs, Richard Clark Barkley, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, James F. Dobbins, of New York, to be U.S. Representative to the European Communities, with the rank of Ambassador, and John Christian Kornblum, of Michigan, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Head of Delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Testimony was also received on the nomination of Mr. Colson from Alan D. Guimond, Stonavar Trading Inc., Bristol, Rhode Island.

REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICANTS

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee held hearings to examine Federal regulatory control of certain environmental chemicals that cause adverse reproductive and developmental outcomes among humans, animals, and aquatic life, receiving testimony from Eleanor Chelimsky, Assistant Comptroller General, Program Evaluation and Methodology Division, General Accounting Office; Eric C. Peterson, Executive Director, Consumer Product Safety Commission; Linda J. Fisher, Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency; Fred R. Shank, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Cynthia Douglass, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health; Donald R. Mattison, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Lynn R. Goldman, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley; and Theo Colburn, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Barbara A. Caulfield, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, Ronald E. Longstaff, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, John W. Lungstrum, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, and Terry R. Means, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Ms. Caulfield was introduced by Senator Seymour, Mr. Longstaff was introduced by Senator Grassley, Mr. Lungstrum was introduced by Senators Dole and Kassebaum, and Mr. Means was introduced by Senator Gramm and Representative Barton.

NOMINATION

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee continued hearings in evening session on the nomination of Robert M. Gates, of Virginia, to be Director of Central Intelligence.

MEDICARE FRAUD AND ABUSE

Special Committee on Aging: Committee held hearings to examine Medicare fraud and abuse, focusing on the role of Medicare beneficiaries in fighting program abuses, and how the Medicare's billing system is allowing costly health care scams to occur, receiving testimony from Janet L. Shikles, Health Financing and Policy Issues, Human Resources Division, General Accounting Office; Richard P. Kusserow, Inspector General, and Barbara J. Gagel, Director, Bureau of Program Operations, Health Care Financing Administration, both of the Department of Health and Human Services; Donald R. Cohodes, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Washington, D.C.; Jackie Birmingham, Coalition to Support Quality Home Medical Equipment, Supplies and Services, Alexandria, Virginia; Corrine Parver, National Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers, Alexandria, Virginia; Otto Twitchell, Ogden, Utah; Samuel C. Vitale, Roselle Park, New Jersey; and Pat Daly, Boston, Massachusetts.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

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Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3466-3482; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 340 and 341, H. Con. Res. 213-215, and H. Res. 235 were introduced.

Page H7313

Report Filed: One report was filed as follows; Conference report on H.R. 2622, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992 (H. Rept. 102-234).

Page H7312

James Madison Fellowship Foundation: The Speaker recommended Representatives Sisisky and Allard to the James Madison Fellowship Foundation on the part of the House.

Page H7201

Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Speaker reappointed from private life, Mr. Joseph L. McCormick, Austin, Texas, to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance on the part of the House.

Page H7201

Committee on the Records of Congress: Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein he appointed from private life, John J. Kornacki, Ph.D., as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress on the part of the House.

Page H7201

Defense Authorization: The Speaker made the following modifications in the appointment of conferees on H.R. 2100, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces:

The panel from the Committee on Energy and Commerce is also appointed for consideration of section 817 of the House bill, and section 826 of the Senate amendments. Delete section 3134 of the Senate amendments from the appointment.

The panel from the Committee on Foreign Affairs is also appointed for consideration of section 940 of the Senate amendment.

The panel from the Committee on the Judiciary is also appointed for consideration of section 3131(e)(5) of the Senate amendments.

The panel from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation is also appointed for consideration of section 2810(g) of the Senate amendments.

As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, for consideration of sections 804 and 807 of the Senate amendments, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Carper, LaFalce, Oakar, Vento, Kanjorski, Ridge, Paxon, and Hancock.

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Commodities Futures Improvements: House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 707, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to improve the regulation of futures and options traded under rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; to establish registration standards for all exchange floor traders, to restrict practices which may lead to the abuse of outside customers of the marketplace; to reinforce development of exchange audit trails to better enable the detection and prevention of such practices; to establish higher standards for service on governing boards and disciplinary committees of self-regulatory organizations; to enhance the international regulation of futures trading; to regularize the process of authorizing appropriations for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and agree to a conference. Appointed as conferees:

From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives de la Garza, English, Staggers, Stallings, Nagle, Sarpalius, Johnson of South Dakota, Huckaby, Glickman, Penny, Espy, Long, Stenholm, Tallon, Coleman of Missouri, Smith of Oregon, Gunderson, Combest, Allard, Barrett, Nussle, Boehner, and Roberts.

As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, for consideration of section 263 and title III of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Gonzalez, Annunzio, Neal of North Carolina, Hubbard, LaFalce, Oakar, Wylie, Leach, McCollum, and Roukema.

As additional conferees from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of section 263 and title III of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Dingell, Markey, Scheuer, Synar, Eckart, Slattery, Lent, Rinaldo, Moorhead, and Ritter.

Page H7202

VA-HUD Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas to 30 nays, Roll No. 286, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2519, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Pages H7208-28

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House receded in its disagreement and concurred in Senate amendments Nos. 6, 10, 14, 28, 29, 30, 34, 49, 53, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 85, 89, 92, 98, 106, 123, 124, 131, 139, 142, 147, 148, 153, 159, and 173.

Pages H7229-46

House receded in its disagreement and concurred, with amendment, in Senate amendments Nos. 4, 5, 9, 20, 21 (on a division of the question, agreed to recede from its disagreement by voice vote; and agreed to concur, with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas to 24 nays, Roll No. 287), 25, 26, 35, 36, 37, 40, 58, 67, 70, 72, 77, 79, 95, 107, 111, 112, 119, 121, 122, 133, 146, 150, 151, 156, 162, 164, 168, 172, 174 and 175--clearing the measure for Senate action.

Pages H7228-49

Democracy in Haiti: House agreed to H. Res. 235, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of democracy in Haiti.

Pages H7250-53

Defense Production Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 288, the House passed H.R. 3039, to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950.

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Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Pages H7253-70

The Carper en bloc amendment that makes technical changes; and deletes provisions concerning acquisition policy issues and the funding of federally backed laboratories; reauthorizes the Defense Production Act retroactively to September 30; and reiterates the policy of the Congress that Federal agencies should not encourage, or provide financing for, offset arrangements on export sales of military goods to foreign nations;

Pages H7259-61

The Traficant amendment that directs the President to give strong preference to small businesses located in areas of high unemployment in awarding authorized contracts;

Page H7267

The Traficant amendment that requires the submission of financial disclosure statements by personnel involved in the operation and/or oversight of the Defense Production Act fund;

Page H7269

The Traficant amendment that prohibits the fraudulent use of the ``made in America'' label and renders any offender ineligible to receive any contract made with funds authorized; and

Page H7269

The Dorgan of North Dakota amendment that requires the Industrial Base Policy Commission, created by the bill, to study the effects of awarding contracts to economically depressed areas, including urban and rural areas; and requires the study to determine how domestic energy supplies and defense preparedness are enhanced through the use of renewable fuels.

Page H7270

H. Res. 231, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed to earlier by voice vote.

Pages H7249-50

Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 2622, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Page H7271

Appropriations Conference Reports: It was made in order that on Thursday, October 3, 1991, or any day thereafter, to consider the conference reports, amendments in disagreement, and motions to dispose of amendments in disagreement on the following measures:

H.R. 2608, making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992; and

H.R. 2622, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992.

Page H7272

Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative program for the balance of the week.

Page H7272

Firefighters Day: House passed H.J. Res. 189, designating October 8, 1991, as ``National Firefighters Day''.

Pages H7272-73

Radon Action Week: House passed and cleared for the President, S.J. Res. 132, to designate the week of October 13, 1991, through October 19, 1991, as ``National Radon Action Week''.

Pages H7273-74

World Food Day: House passed H.J. Res. 230, designating October 16, 1991, and October 16, 1992, each as ``World Food Day''.

Pages H7274-75

Referrals: Two Senate-passed measures were referred to the appropriate House committees.

Page H7312

Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page H7201.

Amendment Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on page H7314.

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House and appear on pages H7228, H7232-33, and H7271. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

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RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION REFINANCING ACT

Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance began markup of H.R. 3435, Resolution Trust Corporation Refinancing Act.

Will continue tomorrow.

HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS

Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education continued markup of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992.

Will continue tomorrow.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Environment approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 3401, Silvio O. Conte Disabilities Prevention Act; H.R. 3402, Health Information and Health Promotion Amendments of 1991; H.R. 2441, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Amendments; a measure to be introduced to revise and extend certain programs relating to the education of individuals as health professionals; and H.R. 2722, amended, Abandoned Infants Assistance Act Amendments of 1991.

STATE AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON MEDICAID

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on State and local perspectives on the Medicaid program. Testimony was heard from Dr. John Kitzhauber, President, Senate, State of Oregon; David C. Holister, Representative, State of Michigan; and public witnesses.

AFTER COUP ATTEMPT: UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD THE SOVIET UNION

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East held a hearing on After the Coup Attempt: United States Policy Toward the Soviet Union. Testimony was heard from Robert Zoellick, Under Secretary, Economic and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State.

WORKER SAFETY IN THE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Employment and Housing held a hearing on Worker Safety in the Petrochemical Industry and the John Gray Institute Report. Testimony was heard from Gerard F. Scannell, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor; Franklin Frazier, Director, Education and Employment Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.

FCC: ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH?

Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture also continued hearings on FCC Efforts to Assure Reliability of the Public Telephone Network. Testimony was heard from Richard Firestone, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC; James Burrows, Director, National Computer Systems Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Linda Garcia, Project Director/Senior Analyst, OTA; and public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Ordered reported amended the following bills: H.R. 645, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the States to regulate the disposal of low-level radioactive waste for which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission does not require disposal in a licensed facility; H.R. 2032, to amend the act of May 15, 1965, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Nez Perce National Historical Park in the State of Idaho; H.R. 35, to designate certain lands in the State of North Carolina as wilderness; and H.R. 2556, Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act.

MALPRACTICE CLAIMS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations held a hearing on H.R. 3407, to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow claims against the United States under the chapter for damages arising from certain negligent medical care provided members of the Armed Forces. Testimony was heard from Representative Rose; Stuart Gerson, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice; Terrence O'Donnell, General Counsel, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees held an oversight hearing on Refugee Resettlement. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH RESTORATION ACT

Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment held a hearing on H.R. 2919, New England Groundfish Restoration Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from William Fox, Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and Adm. Bill Leahy, USCG, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement and Defense Operations, U.S Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.

FUEL ECONOMY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing on Automotive Technologies for Fuel Economy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care approved for full Committee action H.R. 2890, to establish limits on the prices of drugs procured by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 2824, to provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of broader use of arrangements between the Department of Veterans Affairs and other Federal health-care providers for the sharing of health-care resources. Testimony was heard from Dr. James W. Holsinger, Chief Medical Director, Department of Veterans Affairs; Jack O. Lanier, Principal Deputy Secretary, Health Affairs, Department of Defense; Grover Hankins, Principal Deputy General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services; and representatives of veterans organizations.

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AMENDMENTS

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3035, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the amortization of goodwill and certain other tangibles; H.R. 563, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that amounts paid to acquire certain intangible items are treated as being paid for goodwill; and H.R. 1456, Intangibles Amortization Clarification Act of 1991. Testimony was heard from Kenneth W. Gideon, Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; Jennie S. Stathis, Director, Tax Policy and Administration, GAO; and public witnesses.

Hearings continue October 29.

GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS

Select Committee on Aging: Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on Grandparents Rights: Preserving Generational Bonds. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Joint Economic Committee: Subcommittee on Education and Health held hearings on proposals to reform the American health care system, focusing on current reform at the Federal level, receiving testimony from Theodore R. Marmor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; and John C. Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis, Judith Feder, Georgetown University School of Medicine, John Holahan, The Urban Institute, Linda A. Lipsen, Consumers' Union, Judith N. Brown, American Association of Retired Persons, Karen Ignagni, AFL-CIO, Denny Dennis, National Federation of Independent Business, and Walter B. Maher, Chrysler Corp., all of Washington, D.C.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION

Conferees: continued in evening session to resolve the differences between the Senate-and House-passed versions of H.R. 2942, making appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for the Department of Transportation and related agencies.

H.R. 3291, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. Signed October 1, 1991. (P.L. 102-111)

Committee on Armed Services, closed business meeting, to mark up S. 1539, authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for intelligence activities of the United States Government, 12:30 p.m., SR-222. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to resume hearings on the nomination of Robert L. Clarke, of Texas, to be Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, business meeting, to mark up S. 640, to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product liability law, and to consider other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-253.

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Committee on Finance, to hold hearings to examine the current operation of trade adjustment assistance and other programs for dislocated workers, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine organized crime activities in Asian communities, 9 a.m., SD-342. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice, to hold hearings on S. 1569, to implement the recommendations of the Federal Courts Study Committee, and to establish an intercircuit conflict resolution demonstration program and the National Commission on Federal Criminal Law, 2:30 p.m., SD-226. Committee on Rules and Administration, business meeting, to mark up S. 289, to authorize an extension of the National Air and Space Museum at Washington Dulles International Airport, S. 239, to authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in Washington, D.C., S. 1415, to provide for additional membership on the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, S. Res. 185, to provide for expenses and supplemental authority of the Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, H. Con. Res. 172, providing for the printing of a revised edition of the booklet entitled ``Our American Government, and other pending legislation, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.

For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see page E3226 in today's Record. Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition, hearing to review the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Industry Advisory Committee recommendations, 2 p.m., 1302 Longworth.

Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy, hearing on fiscal year 1992 Timber Sales Program in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, to mark up H.R. 3300, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 1991, 1:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance, to continue markup of H.R. 3435, Resolution Trust Corporation Refinancing Act of 1991, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on the Budget, Task Force on Human Resources, hearing on Health Care Needs in Rural Areas: Recruitment and Retention of Physicians and Other Health Care Personnel, 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon. Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, to continue markup of Higher Education Amendments of 1992, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the technical and financial difficulties associated with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation's major weapons programs, and the adequacy of the company's disclosures under the Federal securities laws, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, hearing on legislation to reauthorize the United States Travel and Tourism Administration, 9:30 a.m., 2218 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations, to continue hearings on U.S. Policy Toward the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Part III, 9:30 a.m., 2200 Rayburn. Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation, hearing on Train Derailments and Toxic Spills, 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on Misuse of Federal Funds for the Mentally Ill, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3394, Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project Act; and H.R. 136, to provide for leases by the Cahuilla Band of Indians of greater than 25 years duration, 9:45 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

Subcommittee on National Park and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2062, to provide for the addition of a certain lands to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Mateo County, California; H.R. 3169, to lengthen from 5 to 7 years the expiration period applicable to legislative authority relating to construction of commemorative works on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs; and H.R. 2444, to revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 10 a.m., 340 Cannon. Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up H.R. 6, Financial Institutions Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations, hearing on H.R. 3381, to amend section 202, title 18, United States Code, to allow the President to waive certain conflict of interest statutes with respect to certain individuals; a hearing and markup of H.R. 3379, to amend section 574 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the authorities of the Administrative Conference; and to mark up S. 1568, to amend the act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein; and to consider private claims bills, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 671, to limit injunctive relief, and prohibit the award of costs (including attorney's fees) against a judicial officer for action taken in a judicial capacity; and H.R. 3206, to prohibit the award of costs (including attorney's fees) against a judicial officer for acts or omissions occurring in a judicial capacity, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1297, Clean Vessel Act of 1991; H.R. 2082, National Biological Diversity Conservation Act; H.R. 2152, to enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations international drift net fishery conservation program; and H.R. 2105, to designate the area in Calhoun County, TX, known as the Rancho La Bahia, as the ``Myrtle Foester Whitmire National Wildlife Refuge'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

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Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Administration of the Federal Superfund Program, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Science, hearing on 1991 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness, hearing on Globalization of Manufacturing: Implications for United States Competitiveness, 9:30 a.m., 2325 Rayburn. Committee on Small Business, hearing on Small Business Innovation Research, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on H.R. 2889, American Jobs and Manufacturing Preservation Act of 1991, and related issues, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Select Committee on Hunger, hearing on Breastfeeding: Rediscovering Tradition, 9:30 a.m., 2222 Rayburn.

Conferees, on H.R. 2698, making appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies, 10:30 a.m., H-140, Capitol. Conferees, on H.R. 2426, making appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for military construction for the Department of Defense, 1:30 p.m., S-126, Capitol.

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Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11 a.m.), with the time from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. under the control of the Republican Leader, and the time from 10:30 until 11 a.m. reserved for two Senators for speeches, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of Clarence Thomas to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Program for Thursday: Consideration of conference reports on H.R. 2608, Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations for fiscal year 1992; and

H.R. 2622, Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations for fiscal year 1992.

HOUSE

Anderson, Glenn M., Calif., E3220

Bustamante, Albert G., Tex., E3219

Camp, Dave, Mich., E3222

Clinger, William F., Jr., Pa., E3219

Crane, Philip M., Ill., E3222, E3224

de Lugo, Ron, Virgin Islands, E3217

Erdreich, Ben, Ala., E3221, E3224

Fazio, Vic, Calif., E3216

Gingrich, Newt, Ga., E3220

Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E3220

Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E3222

Kostmayer, Peter H., Pa., E3222

Long, Jill L., Ind., E3213

Lowery, Bill, Calif., E3219

McEwen, Bob, Ohio, E3217

Machtley, Ronald K., R.I., E3214

Mavroules, Nicholas, Mass., E3220

Moody, Jim, Wis., E3213

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C. E3216

Owens, Major R., N.Y., E3214

Reed, Jack, R.I., E3221

Rhodes, John J., III, Ariz., E3223

Roe, Robert A., N.J., E3213, E3218, E3224

Roemer, Timothy J., Ind., E3217

Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E3220

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E3215

Roukema, Marge, N.J., E3217

Sanders, Bernie, Vt., E3218

Schumer, Charles E., N.Y., E3217

Skelton, Ike, Mo., E3213

Snowe, Olympia J., Maine, E3219

Thomas, Lindsay, Ga., E3216

Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E3221

Weiss, Ted, N.Y., E3214

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