The following press release was published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 18, 1997. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, DC--Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing on the Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act (S. 261). The bill will change the current annual budget and appropriations process to a two-year cycle. The measure also increases oversight in the second year, and puts agency reporting requirements under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) more firmly within the budget process.

Panel 1

Franklin D. Raines

Director

Office of Management and Budget

Panel 2

Charles J. Whalen

Senior Economist

Institute for Industry Studies

Cornell University

Susan J. Irving

Associate Director, Budget Issues

Accounting and Information Management Division

United States General Accounting Office

Louis Fisher

Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers

Congressional Research Service

The hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 23, in Room 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 10:00 am.

Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs