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amendment or a division of the question in the

House or Committee of the Whole, and which shall

be debatable for 20-minutes. The rule waives all

points of order against the en bloc amendments. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone consideration of a request for a recorded vote on any amendment and to

reduce to 5-minutes the time for voting after the

first of a series of votes.

The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is

also authorized to recognize for consideration of any

amendment printed in the report out of the order in

which printed but not sooner than one hour after the

chairman of the National Security Committee or a

designee announces from the floor a request to that

effect.

The rule authorizes the chairman of the National

Security Committee to offer an amendment not

printed in the report to reconcile spending levels of

bill with the final defense spending level contained

in the conference report on the budget resolution,

which shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment or to a demand for a division of

the question, and which shall be debatable for 10-

minutes equally divided between the chairman and

ranking minority member of the National Security

Committee.

Finally, the rule provides for one motion to re- commit, with or without instructions.

MISCELLANEOUS REAUTHORIZATIONS

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment approved for full Committee action the

following: Department of Energy R&D Authorization Act; the NOAA Authorization Act; and the

EPA R&D Authorization Act; the NOAA Authorization Act; and the EPA R&D Authorization Act.

FAA’S NEW GLOBAL POSITIONING

SYSTEM—PREVENTING DELAYS AND COST

OVERRUNS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on Preventing

Delays and Cost Overruns in the FAA’s New Global

Positioning (Satellite Navigation) System. Testimony

was heard from Kenneth M. Mead, Director, GAO;

and public witnesses.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX REPLACEMENT

Committee on Ways and Means: Concluded hearings on

Replacing the Federal Income Tax. Testimony was

heard from Senators Specter and Lugar; Representatives Armey, Gephardt, Souder, Tauzin and Schaefer;

Jack Kemp, former Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings

ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN

Joint Economic Committee: Committee held hearings to

examine the recent economic slowdown and its effects on the national economy, receiving testimony

from Wayne Angell, Bear, Stearns and Company,

New York, New York; and Daniel J. Mitchell, Heritage Foundation, Robert Davis, National Association of Business Economists, and David Wyss,

McGraw-Hill, Inc., all of Washington, D.C.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

Conferees met to resolve the differences between the

Senate- and House-passed versions of 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, but did

not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to

call.

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): Commission held hearings to examine the recent crisis in the continuing conflict in

Bosnia-Herzegovina, receiving testimony from

Bosnia-Herzegovina Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic,

Sarajevo.

Commission recessed subject to call.

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BILLS VETOED

H.R. 1158, making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and

making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995. (Vetoed June 7, 1995)

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

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JUNE 9, 1995

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold a closed briefing

on the situation in Bosnia, 10:30 a.m., S–407, Capitol.

House

No committee meetings are scheduled.