April 27, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5851

Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary may implement the program under

paragraph 202(a)(6) only to the extent and in

such amounts as are provided in advance in

appropriations Acts.’’

PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

NOTICE OF HEARINGS

fMr. ROTH. Mr. President, I would

like to announce for the information of

the Senate and the public that the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government

Affairs, will hold hearings on the Navy

T–AO–187 Kaiser class oiler contract.

This hearing will take place on Tuesday, May 2, 1995 at 10 a.m. and on

Thursday, May 4 at 10 a.m. in room 342

of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

For further information, please contact

Harold Damelin of the subcommittee

staff at 224–3721.

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO

fMEET

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

be granted permission to meet during

the session of the Senate on Thursday,

April 27, 1995, for purposes of conducting a full committee business meeting

which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to approve the creation and jurisdiction of a

new subcommittee.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

be granted permission to meet during

the session of the Senate on Thursday,

April 27, 1995, for purposes of conducting a Full Committee hearing which is

scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to consider S.

537 and H.R. 402, to amend the Alaska

Native Claims Settlement Act.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Finance

Committee be permitted to meet on

Thursday, April 27, 1995, beginning at

9:30 a.m. in room SD–215, to conduct

our final hearing on welfare reform.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized

to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 27, 1995, at 10

a.m. to hold a hearing on The Future of

NATO.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to

hold a business meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April

27, 1995 at 8 a.m.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to

hold a business meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April

27, 1995 at 2 p.m.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business be authorized to

hold a hearing on Thursday, April 27,

1995, at 9:30 a.m. The focus of the hearing is the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Business Loan Program.

For further information, please contact Paul Cooksey at 224–5175.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

be authorized to meet for a hearing on

Overview of Vocational Education, during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 27, 1995, at 9:30 a.m.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that Subcommittee

on Housing Opportunity and Community Development, of the Committee

on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the

session of the Senate on Thursday,

April 27, 1995, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a

hearing on the Reinvention of HUD and

Redirection of Housing Policy.

The Presiding Officer. Without objection, it so ordered.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Readiness of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday,

April 27, 1995, in open session, to receive testimony on the Near and Long

Term Readiness of the Armed Forces as

It Relates to the Future Years Defense

Plan.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SUPERFUND, WASTE CONTROL

AND RISK ASSESSMENT

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President. I ask

unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment be granted

permission to conduct an oversight

hearing Thursday, April 27, 9 a.m. regarding the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act (CERCLA).

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARD

FOR SAFEHAVEN

∑ Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President,

today, Ms. Nellie Bradwell and Ms.

Joyce Adams are in Washington, DC,

on behalf of SAFEHAVEN of Portland,

OR, to accept a 1995 Presidential Service Award which will be presented by

President Clinton. I would like to take

a moment of the Senate’s time to congratulate the volunteers of

SAFEHAVEN, a latchkey program

serving at-risk youth ages 5 to 12 in

Portland’s inner-city.

The Points of Light Foundation,

which selects annual award winners, is

dedicated to promoting voluntarism,

increasing the activity of local volunteer centers and assuring the public

knows that volunteers are key components of a healthy and happy community. This year, 18 individuals and organizations have been selected to receive the prestigious President’s Service Award out of over 3,000 nominations.

Ms. Bradwell, Ms. Adams and all of

SAFEHAVEN’s volunteers provide a

safe and nurturing environment for atrisk youth after school and on Saturdays. The area they serve in the innernortheast part of Portland has one of

the city’s highest juvenile crime rates,

and SAFEHAVEN is attempting to

make a positive change. While helping

to meet the material needs of its participants, their program offers recreational activities, educational development and church services.

SAFEHAVEN is already making

plans to continue their services

through participants’ high school years

and provide a summer youth camp. I

am deeply grateful to all of

SAFEHAVEN’s volunteers. Serving as

teachers, mentors and friends they are

having a positive impact on Portland’s

youth and community; an impact

which is sure to be lasting.

f∑

GAMBLING

∑ Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, the Washington Monthly recently, in an editorial, had a column by Roman Genn

and a comment about gambling in the

United States and its spread.

This has been a growing phenomenon

in our country, and we have not examined what its impact will be on the future of our country.

The article points out some of the

problems.

I introduced a bill in the last session

of Congress, and I have introduced a

bill also in this session to set up a commission to look at this matter.

Obviously, we are not going to eliminate legal gambling in our society. But