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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D435-D436 on May 6, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
FOREIGN POLICY REFORM ACT
Committee on International Relations: Continued markup of H.R. 1486, Foreign Policy Reform Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on the following measures: H. Res. 87, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the United Nations should condemn coral reef fisheries that are harmful to coral reef ecosystems and promote the development of sustainable coral reef fishing worldwide; H.R. 608, Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act; and H.R. 796, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Testimony was heard from Representative Hilliard; Timothy E. Wirth, Under Secretary, Global Affairs, Department of State; William Knapp, Chief, Division of Fish Hatcheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 985, to provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National Forests, CO, to include the lands known as the Slate Creek Addition upon the acquisition of the lands by the United States; H.R. 1019, to provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving the Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest, CO, to correct the effects of earlier erroneous land surveys; H.R. 1020, to adjust the boundary of the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado to include all National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO, which are currently part of the Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest; H.R. 1439, to facilitate the sale of certain land in Tahoe National Forest, in the State of California to Placer County, California; and H.R. 79, Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary Adjustment Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Riggs; Janice McDougle, Acting Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
PROJECT FINANCING
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on Bureau of Reclamation Project financing. Testimony was heard from Eluid L. Martinez, Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, GAO; Betsy A. Cody, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
FLOOD PREVENTION AND
FAMILY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 478, Flood Prevention and Family Protection Act of 1997. The rule makes in order the Committee on Resources amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for amendment purposes and said amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Young and Representatives Herger and Miller of California.
JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 8 to 3, a modified closed rule on H.R. 3, Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997, providing one hour of general debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule provides that the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute will be considered as an original bill for amendment purposes and will be considered as read. The rule waives points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI (appropriations on a legislative bill).
The rule provides that no amendments to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute will be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides that each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided between the proponent and an opponent, and is not amendable except as specified in the report.
The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce the vote to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Hyde and Representatives McCollum, Dunn, Conyers, Scott, Watt of North Carolina, Lofgren, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Waters, Delahunt, Traficant, Stupak and Blumenauer.
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on
``Technology in the Classroom: Panacea or Pandora's Box?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SSA'S WEBSITE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on the Social Security Administration's Website. Testimony was heard from the following officials of SSA: John J. Callahan, Acting Commissioner; and David C. Williams, Inspector General; John Willemssen, Director, Information Resources Management Issues; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING ON ENCRYPTION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a briefing on Encryption. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
