CONTENTS Part One. General statement of organization and activities 1. Oversight plans of the committees of the U.S. House of 34 j. The Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act k. Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the m. National and Community Service Act n. Local Flexibility Act of 1993 o. North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation p. To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the District of Columbia to the Columbia Hospital for Women to provide a site for the construction of a facility to house the National Women's Health Re- q. The Thrift Depositors Protection Act of 1993 w. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of Page 51 x. Uruguay Round Agreements Act 52 Assistance Act of 1994 z. Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 1994 53 53 53 53 54 dd. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 55 ee. Making appropriations for the Department of Trans- 56 ff. To provide for the management of portions of the Pre- gg. Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1994 hh. President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Col- ii. Federal Mandates Relief for State and Local Govern- jj. To amend the Federal Property Act to authorize dona- kk. To provide travel and transportation expenses to the 11. Guam Excess Lands Act mm. To require that certain payments made to victims 4. Investigations a. Allegations of Reprisals at the Internal Revenue Serv ice b. Employment practices at the Immigration and Natu- B. General management 1. Oversight of implementation of the Chief Financial Officers 2. Procedures for the promulgation and review of executive 3. Economy and efficiency of the U.S. Health Care System 5. Review of the recommendations by the Vice President's 6. Program evaluation efforts in the Federal Government 8. Evaluation of Executive Order 12837, on reducing adminis- 9. The effect on employment of shifting Federal funds from C. Budget process D. Automatic data processing 1. Major committee ADP/IRM investigations a. General FTS 2000 oversight b. Review of Federal electronic commerce/electronic data c. Review of VA's Veterans Benefits Administration [VBA] d. Investigation of GSA implementation of the Brooks ADP Act e. Review of the effectiveness of Air Forces Standard Sys- f. Review of the need for Chief Information Officers Part Two. Report of committee activities-Continued D. Automatic data processing-Continued 1. Major committee ADP/IRM investigations-Continued g. Review of National Aeronautics and Space Administra- h. Investigation of questionable contracting practices with- i. Review of indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity [IDIQ] sources 2. Savings achieved through implementation of Public Law E. Federal procurement policy 1. Oversight of the General Services Administration 3. Investigation of Justice Department suit against GAO bid 4. General oversight of Federal procurement 5. Investigation of Defense Logistics Agency Preferred Vendor 103 6. Review of Detroit Veterans Hospital procurement process 104 105 8. Oversight of the General Services Administration minority 106 9. Oversight of the Department of the Treasury multiuser 106 10. Review of GSA's management of the Multiple Award 107 108 F. Federal Anti-Narcotics Program II. INVESTIGATIONS A. INVESTIGATIONS RESULTING IN FORMAL REPORTS Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Hon. John Conyers, Jr., 1. "Reimbursement of Defense Contractors' Environmental Cleanup 2. "State Department Mismanagement of Overseas Embassies: Correc- 4. "The Milstar Communications System: Comprehensive Reevaluation 5. "World Food Program: Funding and Management Improvements Can 6. "National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Management Con- Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, Hon. 1. "Poison Control Centers: On the Brink of Extinction," House Report 2. "Misused Science: The National Cancer Institute's Elimination of 111 111 114 117 119 121 122 124 124 125 Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee, Hon. John M. ations 1. "North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA] Rules of Origin 7. "Financial Management in the Customs Service," House Report No. 8. "Problems Facing Minority and Women-Owned Small Business, In- 1. "A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 2. "The Immigration and Naturalization Service: Overwhelmed and Un- 3. "Look Who's Minding The Forest: Forest Service Reforestation Pro- 5. "Information Resources Management in a Reconfigured U.S. Depart- 1. "The Section 8 Project-Based Assistance Program: Waste and Mismanagement," House Report No. 103-859, October 19, 1994, Twelfth Report of the Committee on Government Operations B. OTHER INVESTIGATIONS Legislation and National Security Subcommittee 1. The Air Force C-17 Airlifter Program 2. Budget enforcement for reconciliation 3. Foreign government procurement discrimination Page 127 127 128 130 131 133 134 134 135 137 137 138 138 139 140 141 141 141 143 143 146 147 149 Page Legislation and National Security Subcommittee-Continued 5. Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on government 156 6. Follow-on Early Warning System 160 7. The effectiveness of the current legal framework for U.N. peacekeep- 160 8. National Performance Review: Capital budgeting for investment 11. The B-1B bomber 12. Cold war era human subject experimentation 13. Employment discrimination at the Immigration and Naturalization Service 14. The U.S. presence overseas: Is downsizing the answer? 161 162 162 164 165 167 170 15. The activities of the Agency for International Development's Agency Center for University Cooperation in Development 19. Alleged sale to the Department of Defense of foreign-made machine tools as domestic products 26. Alleged retaliation against Dr. Mitchell Faktor, MC, U.S. Army 180 27. GSA internal restructuring and results of National Performance Review 181 28. Agency implementation of the Chief Financial Officers Act 182 Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee 185 1. Joint hearing on elevation of the Environmental Protection Agency 185 2. Review of Federal recreation concessions management 3. Potential health risks from carpets and carpeting materials 186 188 4. Management problems and contracting activities at EPA laboratories 189 192 6. Adequacy of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Agreement 193 7. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Electricity Regulation 194 8. EPA's Pesticide Program and Food Safety Reform 11. Risk based decisionmaking at the Environmental Protection Agency 12. Adequacy of EPA efforts to assist small water systems in complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act 200 201 16. Radioactive contamination at sewage treatment plants 17. Superfund implementation issues 15. Intrastate land exchange leads to destruction of Gettysburg Battlefield property 13. EPA and State hazardous waste disposal facility siting policies 203 205 206 207 209 18. Joint hearing on communication fees for the private use of public lands 210 19. Mismanagement of hundreds of millions of dollars of government- 212 213 Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee 215 ........ 1. Review of the Federal Government's fragmented Social Service Pro- 215 2. Emergency wards and the drug crisis 216 |