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Messages From the President: Senate received the

following messages from the President of the United

States:

Transmitting the report on the continuation of

the emergency with respect to the Serbia and

Montenegro and the Bosnian Serbs; referred to the

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

(PM–46). Page S6459

Transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled ‘‘The Gun-Free School Zones Amendments Act

of 1995’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

(PM–47). Page S6459

Messages From the President: Page S6459

Messages From the House: Page S6460

Measures Referred: Page S6460

Petitions: Pages S6460–62

Executive Reports of Committees: Page S6462

Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S6462–65

Additional Cosponsors: Page S6465

Amendments Submitted: Pages S6465–66

Authority for Committees: Pages S6466–67

Additional Statements: Pages S6467–70

Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total—161) Pages S6370, S6393, S6407

Recess: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and recessed

at 7:08 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, May 11,

1995. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the

Acting Majority Leader in today’s RECORD on page

S6470.)

Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

APPROPRIATIONS—AGRICULTURE

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies

concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for

fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Agriculture,

after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their

respective activities from Ellen W. Haas, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services,

William Ludwig, Administrator, Food and

Consumer Service, and Dennis Kaplan, Budget Officer, all of the Department of Agriculture.

AUTHORIZATIONS—DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland

Forces held hearings on S. 727, authorizing funds for

fiscal year 1996 for military functions of the Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on tactical intelligence and related

activities in the Army and Air Force, receiving testimony from Maj. Gen. Edward G. Anderson, III,

USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of Army Staff for Operations and Plans, Force Development; and Brig.

Gen. Frank B. Campbell, USAF, Director of Forces,

Office of the Deputy Chief of Air Force Staff for

Plans and Operations.

Subcommittee recessed subject to call.

1996 BUDGET

Committee on the Budget: Committee continued markup on a proposed concurrent resolution on the fiscal

year 1996 budget for the Federal Government, but

did not complete action thereon, and will meet again

tomorrow.

NOMINATION

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: On

Tuesday, May 9, committee approved for reporting

the nomination of Rear Adm. William L.

Stubblefield, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for appointment to the grade

of Rear Admiral while serving in a position of importance and responsibility as Director, Office of

NOAA Corps Operations.

NOMINATION

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee

concluded hearings on the nomination of James John

Hoecker, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal

Emergency Regulatory Commission, Department of

Energy, after the nominee testified and answered

questions in his own behalf.

FERC ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURE

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee

held oversight hearings to examine the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s proposal to restructure the electric utility industry and increase competition in the wholesale electric power market, receiving testimony from Elizabeth A. Moler, Chair,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported, with an amendment

in the nature of a substitute, S. 440, to provide for

the designation of the National Highway System.

NOMINATION

Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably

reported the nomination of Jeffrey M. Lang, of

Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.

Prior to this action, the committee concluded

hearings on the nomination of Mr. Lang, after the
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nominee testified and answered questions in his own

behalf.

WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REVIEW

COMMISSION ACT

Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings

on S. 16, to establish a commission to review the

dispute settlement reports of the World Trade Organization, after receiving testimony from Stanley S.

Harris, United States District Judge for the District

of Columbia, on behalf of the Judicial Conference of

the United States; Curtis H. Barnette, Bethlehem

Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the U.S. Member Companies of the American

Iron and Steel Institute; Alan F. Holmer, Sidley &

Austin, and Alan Wm. Wolff, Dewey Ballantine,

both former Deputy United States Trade Representatives, both of Washington, D.C.; Jerry R. Junkins,

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, on behalf of

the Alliance for GATT NOW and the Business

Roundtable; and George A. Scalise, National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, California, on

behalf of the Semiconductor Industry Association

Public Policy Committee.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded

hearings on the nominations of Larry C. Napper, of

Texas, to be Ambassador to Latvia, Peter Tomsen, of

California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, R. Grant Smith, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, Lawrence

Palmer Taylor, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to

the Republic of Estonia, Jenonne R. Walker, of the

District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Czech

Republic, and James Alan Williams, of Virginia, for

the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service

as the Special Coordinator for Cyprus, after the

nominees testified and answered questions in their

own behalf.

COMBATTING TERRORISM

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held hearings

to examine the role of the United States military in

combatting terrorism, including certain provisions of

S. 735, to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and

certain provisions of S. 761, to improve the ability

of the United States to respond to the international

terrorist threat, receiving testimony from Kent

Markus, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office

of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; John

H. McNeill, Senior Deputy General Counsel for

International Affairs and Intelligence, Department of

Defense; and Casper W. Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings on issues relating to verification of applicant identity for purposes of employment and public assistance, focusing on certain

measures to reduce illegal immigration, after receiving testimony from Representative Horn; Mary A.

Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs; James A. Puleo, Executive Associate Commissioner for Programs, Immigration and Naturalization

Service, and Steven L. Pomerantz, Assistant Director,

Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of the Department

of Justice; Gilbert C. Fisher, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Social Security Administration (Baltimore,

Maryland), Department of Health and Human Services; Robert Rasor, Special Agent in Charge, Financial Crimes Division, United States Secret Service,

Department of the Treasury; Jack Scheidegger, California Department of Justice, on behalf of SEARCH,

the National Consortium for Justice Information and

Statistics, and Frank Ricchiazi, California State Department of Motor Vehicles, both of Sacramento;

Richard E. Jackson, Jr., New York State Department

of Motor Vehicles, Albany; and W. Marshall

Rickert, Maryland State Motor Vehicle Administration, Glen Burnie, on behalf of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed

hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony

from officials of the intelligence community.

Committee will meet again on Wednesday, May

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House of Representatives

Chamber Action

Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 1601–1609

were introduced. Page H4795

Committee Election: House agreed to H. Res. 143,

electing Representative Deal to the Committee on

Commerce of the House of Representatives.

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