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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D711-D712 on July 8, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security met in executive session to begin markup of the Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 1998.
Will continue tomorrow.
EDUCATION--PROGRESS OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on ``Education at a Crossroads, What Works, What's Wasted'' in Teacher Training Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Education: Robert Seabrooks, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Audit; and Daniel Kasprzyk, Program Director, School and Staffing Survey, National Center for Education Statistics; and public witnesses.
PERFORMANCE BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on
``Performance Based Organizations''. Testimony was heard from John Koskinen, Deputy Director, Management, OMB; J. Christopher, Mihm, Acting Associate Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues, General Government Division, GAO; Maj. Gen. Richard E. Beale, Jr., USA
(Ret.), Director, Defense Commissary Agency, Department of Defense; Edward Kazenske, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Patents, Patent and Trademark, Department of Commerce; David Sanders, Deputy Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Oversight: Met and considered pending committee business.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 1775, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998. The rule makes in order the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and said substitute shall be considered by title and shall considered as read. The rule waives points of order against the committee amendment for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI
(germaneness) and clauses 5(a) and 5(b) of rule XXI (prohibiting appropriations on an authorization bill, and prohibiting the consideration of tax or tariff measures which have not been reported by the Committee on Ways and Means, respectively). The rule provides for consideration of only those amendments that have been pre-printed in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Goss and Representative Dicks.
QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP FOREST RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 858, Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997. The rule provides that in lieu of the Resources Committee amendment, that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 shall be considered as an original bill for the purposes of amendment, and provides that the amendment shall be considered as read. The rule waives clause 7 of rule XVI (germaneness) and 5(a) of rule XXI
(appropriating in a legislative bill) against the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record. The rule provides that the amendment offered by Representative Miller of California or his designee shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. 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.
