Volume 144, No. 71 covering the 2nd Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D586-D588 on June 4, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following measures:
An original bill (S. 2132) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999;
An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999; and
An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Hans Mark, of Texas, to be Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Mahlon Apgar IV, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Logistics and Environment, and Joseph W. Westphal, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, all of the Department of Defense.
DOD INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings to examine the national security implications of the future threats to the Department of Defense information systems, including the Year 2000 computer compliance problems and the proposed sale of the electromagnetic spectrum that affects the operation of the communications and weapon systems of the Department of Defense, after receiving testimony from Senator Bennett; and John J. Hamre, Deputy Secretary, and Lt. Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, USAF, Director, National Security Agency, both of the Department of Defense.
BOSNIA: DAYTON AGREEMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on United States forces participating in NATO operations in Bosnia and to examine progress in achieving benchmarks in the civil implementation of the Dayton Agreement, after receiving testimony from Robert S. Gelbard, Special Representative to the President and Secretary of State for Bosnia and Kosovo; and Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command.
FHA
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development concluded oversight hearings to review the current status of the Federal Housing Administration, focusing on its role and mission, financial status, and reform efforts, after receiving testimony from Brian Chappelle, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, and Michael A. Quinn, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), both of Washington, D.C.; W. Roger Haughton, PMI Mortgage Insurance Company, San Francisco, California, on behalf of the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America; Charles J. Ruma, Davidson Phillips, Columbus, Ohio, on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders; Catherine B. Whatley, Jacksonville, Florida, on behalf of the National Association of Realtors; Robert R. McMillan, Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc., Hauppauge, New York; and Liz Ryan, National Training and Information Center, Chicago, Illinois.
FEDERAL SPENDING ON INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Committee on the Budget: International Affairs Task Force concluded hearings to examine United States Government resources supporting American foreign policy goals and interests that fall outside the international affairs budget category, after receiving testimony from Benjamin F. Nelson, Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, National Security and International Affairs Division, General Accounting Office; and Larry Nowels, Specialist in Foreign Affairs, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
FCC
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Communications resumed oversight hearings on the Federal Communications Commission, focusing on activities of the Cable Services Bureau, receiving testimony from John E. Logan, Acting Chief, Cable Services Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.
Hearings were recessed subject to call.
AIRLINE ALLIANCES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded hearings to examine the competitive implications of domestic and international alliances among airlines, after receiving testimony from Charles A. Hunnicutt, Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs; John M. Nannes, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; John H. Anderson, Jr., Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office; Henry C. Joyner, American Airlines, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas; Scott Yohe, Delta Air Lines, Inc., and Hershel I. Kamen, Continental Airlines, Inc., both of Washington, D.C.; and John S. Strong, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Administration's proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing initiatives designed to increase energy efficiency, to comply with the Kyoto Protocol negotiated in December 1997 to address the international problem of global warming, after receiving testimony from Victor S. Rezendes, Director of Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, and David Marwick, Assistant Director, Environmental Protection Issues, both of the General Accounting Office; Dirk Forrister, Chairman, White House Climate Change Task Force; David M. Gardiner, Assistant Administrator for Policy, Environmental Protection Agency; Dan Reicher, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and John Karl Scholz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis.
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management resumed hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal land management agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively the federal lands in accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, receiving testimony from Steven J. Appel, Washington Farm Bureau, Endicott, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Margaret I. Johnson, Idaho Power Corp., Boise, on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute; Bruce Vincent, Libby, Montana, on behalf of the Alliance for America; and Bob Bierer, American Forest and Paper Association, Myra B. Hyde, on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Public Lands Council, and David Finkenbinder, National Mining Association, all of Washington, D.C.
Hearings continue on Wednesday, June 17.
COMPETITION FOR FEDERAL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia concluded oversight hearings to examine the current Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 policy for establishing a competition for commercial activities within the Federal government, after receiving testimony from J. Christopher Mihm, Associate Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues, General Government Division, General Accounting Office; G. Edward DeSeve, Acting Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget; John Berry, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget; and W. Scott Gould, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration.
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Committee held oversight hearings to review the status of the Small Business Innovation Research Program designed to increase private sector commercialization of technology, to increase small business participation in federal research and development, and to improve the Federal government's dissemination of information concerning the program, and proposed legislation to improve the small business sector's involvement in assistive technology research and development, receiving testimony from Charles W. Wessner, Program Director, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council, Susan D. Kladiva, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office; Robin Frank Risser, Picometrix, Inc., on behalf of the Small Business Technology Coalition, and Heidi N. Jacobus, Cybernet Systems Corporation, both of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Arthur P. Brigham, III, High Performance Materials Corp., Hermann, Missouri; and Chris W. Busch, Ronan, Montana.
Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NATIONAL SECURITY
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on the investigation of the impacts to United States national security from advanced satellite technology exports to China and Chinese efforts to influence U.S. policy, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
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