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Organization, receiving testimony from Joseph

Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, Dom Nessi, Director, Office of Native

American Programs, and Michael A. Stegman, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, all of the Department of Housing and Urban

Development; Michael Mail, Quinault Indian Nation, Taholah, Washington; John SunChild Sr.,

Chippewa Cree Tribal Council, Box Elder, Montana;

Jacqueline L. Johnson, Tlingit-Haida Indian Housing Authority, Juneau, Alaska, on behalf of the National American Indian Housing Council; Robert

Gauthier, Salish-Kootenai Housing Authority, Pablo,

Montana, on behalf of the National Commission on

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Housing; and Joel R. Thompson, Cherokee Nation Housing Authority, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: On Wednesday, June 7,

committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.

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Committee recessed subject to call.

House of Representatives

Chamber Action

Bills Introduced: Twenty-five public bills, H.R.

1786–1810; and one resolution, H. Res. 165 were

introduced. Pages H5752–53

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:

H.R. 962, to amend the Immigration Act of 1990

relating to the membership of the United States

Commission on Immigration Reform (H. Rept.

104–135); and

H. Res. 164, providing for the consideration of

H.R. 1530, the National Defense Authorization Act

for fiscal year 1996 (H. Rept. 104–136). Page H5752

Committees to Sit: The following committees and

their subcommittees received permission to sit today

during proceedings of the House under the fiveminute rule: Committees on Agriculture, Banking

and Financial Services, Commerce, Economic and

Educational Opportunities, Judiciary, Resources,

Science, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure. Page H5701

Budget: House disagreed to the Senate amendment

to H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the congressional

budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and

2002; and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Kasich, Hobson, Walker,

Kolbe, Shays, Herger, Allard, Franks of New Jersey,

Largent, Myrick, Parker, Sabo, Stenholm, Slaughter,

Coyne, Mollohan, Costello, Johnston of Florida, and

Mink. Pages H5701–10

Rejected the Sabo motion to instruct House conferees to agree to revenue levels (within the scope of

the conference) that exclude the revenue effects of

the Contract With America Tax Relief Act (H.R.

1215) and to insist on the House position regarding

the Earned Income Tax Credit (rejected by a yeaand-nay vote of 183 yeas to 233 nays, Roll No.

361). Pages H5702–09

American Overseas Interests Act: By a recorded

vote of 222 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 366, the

House passed H.R. 1561, to consolidate the foreign

affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related

agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; and to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations

for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997. Pages H5710–34

Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified and amended.

 Page H5731

Rejected the Hamilton motion to recommit the

bill to the Committee on International Relations

with instructions to report it back forthwith containing an amendment that sought to strike language

abolishing the Agency for International Development, the United States Information Agency, the

United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the International Development Cooperation

Agency and, instead, provide for the streamlining of

foreign affairs agencies by requiring the President to

review programs described in the Foreign Assistance

Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, as

well as other initiatives within the administration of

international affairs programs, determine how best to

achieve that cost savings and streamlining, and submit a report to the Committees on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the

House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations

of the Senate not later than six months after the date

of enactment on the results of this review; and retain
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funding for these programs, but with a maximum

aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated of

not to exceed $16,505,843,000 for fiscal year 1996

and $15,395,362,000 for fiscal year 1997 (rejected

by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 ayes to 237 nays, Roll

No. 365). Pages H5731–34

Agreed To:

The Gilman en bloc amendment, as amended by

the Hoyer amendment, that revises language regarding the sense of the Congress that the President

should not take further steps toward upgrading diplomatic relations with North Korea unless there is

action by the Government of North Korea to engage

in a North-South dialogue with the Government of

the Republic of South Korea; outlines the elements

of such a dialogue including the resumption of joint

military discussions to reduce tensions between the

two countries, the expansion of trade relations between North and South Korea, the cooperation in

science and technology, education, the arts, health,

journalism and other fields, the establishment of

postal and telecommunications services between

North and South Korea; and the reconnection of railroads and roads between the two countries; that requires the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

to report by March 31, 1996 recommendations for

reorganizing and better coordinating U.S. trade promotion programs; repeal the authority for participation by the United States in the Interparliamentary

Union; strike provisions relating to prohibition on

assistance to foreign governments engaged in espionage against the United States; provide for a report

to Congress on the feasibility of transferring activities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation

to the private sector and makes provision for that

privatization; provide for the use and control of earnings from frozen assets of foreign countries blocked

by the President; that grants asylum in the United

States to any citizen of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia,

Burma, North Korea, South Korea, or China who

personally delivers into the custody of the U.S. Government a living American POW or MIA from the

Vietnam War or Korean Wars; strike language repealing of certain provisions of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations of 1988; strike language and inserts language related to the authority to meet unanticipated

contingencies and related to a waiver provided the

President to authorize assistance or loans to foreign

countries; strike language relating to visits to the

United States by officials of the Government of the

Republic of China or Taiwan and strikes language

related to the payment by agencies of voluntary separation incentives; provide language for the verification of missile technology control regime; adds language providing a twenty percent reduction to apply

to each of the first two fiscal years after implementation of a reorganization plan in the total level of expenditures for the functions transferred to the Department of State from amounts appropriated for

such transferred functions for fiscal year 1995; authorize $112,484,200 for fiscal year 1996 and

$88,680,800 for fiscal year 1997 appropriations for

the Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs and authorizes $77,265,800 for other exchange programs;

and require the President to unilaterally lift the arms

embargo against Bosnia upon the request of the

Bosnian government (agreed to by a recorded vote of

239 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 364); and

 Pages H5710–29

Agreed to the Hoyer amendment to the preceding

Gilman en bloc amendment that requires the President to unilaterally lift the arms embargo against

Bosnia upon the request of the Bosnian government

(agreed to by a recorded vote of 318 ayes to 99 noes,

Roll No. 362). Pages H5712–27

Rejected:

On a division of the question, rejected the Burton

of Indiana amendment originally included as part of

the preceding Gilman en bloc amendment, that

sought to cut operating expenses of the Agency for

International Development by $69 million in fiscal

year 1996 and $22 million in fiscal year 1997 (rejected by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 236 noes,

Roll No. 363). Pages H5714–28

Legislative Program: The Majority Whip announced the legislative program for the week of June

12. Agreed to adjourn from Friday to Tuesday.

 Pages H5735–36

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business of June 14. Page H5736

United States Commission on Immigration Reform: House passed H.R. 962, to amend the Immigration Act of 1990 relating to the membership of

the United States Commission on Immigration Reform. Page H5736

Agreed to the Smith of Texas technical amendment. Page H5736

Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program:

House passed S. 349, to reauthorize appropriations

for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program—

clearing the measure for the President.

 Pages H5736–37

Indian Child Protection: House passed S. 441, to

reauthorize appropriations for certain programs under

the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence

Prevention Act—clearing the measure for the President. Page H5737

Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and

four recorded votes developed during the proceedings
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of the House today and appear on pages H5709,

H5727, H5727–28, H5728–29, H5733–34, and

H5734. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at

6:26 p.m.

Committee Meetings

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM AND COMMODITY

DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS REFORMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture

held a hearing to review the Administration’s proposals to reform the Food Stamp Program and Commodity Distribution Programs. Testimony was heard

from Delegate Faleomavaega; Ellen Haas, Under Secretary, Food and Consumer Service, USDA; and public witnesses.

FARM BILL—PEANUT TITLE

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops continued hearings on

the 1995 Farm Bill—Peanut Title. Testimony was

heard from Dallas Smith, Deputy Under Secretary,

USDA; Robert Robinson, Associate Director, Food

and Agricultural Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT

FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign

Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs

approved for full Committee action the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs appropriations for fiscal year 1996.

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for full Committee action Legislative

appropriations for fiscal year 1996.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY

RELIEF ACT

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer

Credit concluded hearings on the broad issue of regulatory burden relief as well as those matters addressed in H.R. 1362, Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from

public witnesses.

TRANSFORMATION OF THE MEDICAID

PROGRAM

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and

Environment held a hearing on the Transformation

of the Medicaid Program. Testimony was heard from

the following Governors: Jim Edgar, Illinois; Mike

Leavitt, Utah; Lawton Chiles, Florida; and John

Engler, Michigan.

Hearings continue June 15.

FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITIVENESS

ACT

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance and the Subcommittee

on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials concluded joint hearings on H.R. 1062, Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1995. Testimony was

heard from public witnesses.

PRIVATIZATION ACT

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities:

Ordered reported amendment H.R. 1720, Privatization Act of 1995.

URBAN EDUCATION REFORM AND DC

SCHOOLS

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities:

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held

a hearing on Urban Education Reform and the District of Columbia Schools. Testimony was heard from

the following members of the City Council, District

of Columbia: Kathleen Patterson, Representative,

Ward 1; and William Lightfoot, Representative AtLarge; and public witnesses.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities:

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the Fair Labor Standards Act. Testimony was

heard from public witnesses.

SITUATION IN BOSNIA

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on

the Situation in Bosnia. Testimony was heard from

Peter Tarnoff, Under Secretary, Political Affairs, Department of State; and the following officials of the

Department of Defense: Walter B. Slocombe, Under

Secretary, Policy; and Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA,

Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Chiefs of

Staff.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND THE BILL OF

RIGHTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on religious liberty and the

Bill of Rights. Testimony was heard from Representative Istook, and public witnesses.

PATENT LEGISLATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts

and Intellectual Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 632, to enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United

States; H.R. 1732, Patent Reexamination Reform