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• Building Performance: Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii: Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance

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  "The purpose of this report is to provide guidance and recommendations for reducing hurricane and flood damage in the future. This purpose is best achieved through learning from successes and failures of building performance. Therefore, this report includes observations of both successes and failures of various building types. Numerous references to figures are made throughout the text of this report. These figures, primarily photographs, explicitly portray, clarify, or reinforce the technical issues addressed. The figures are presented at the end of each pertinent section. The reader is encouraged to examine these figures while reviewing the report. This report includes detailed engineering discussions of building failure modes and successful building performance supplemented by graphic examples and illustrated design specifications. It also provides recommendations for enhancing building performance under hurricane conditions and addressing building materials, code compliance, plan review, and construction inspection."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Federal Insurance Administration

  1993-01-29
• U.S. National Security Strategy and the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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  "This paper proposes a new national security strategy. The recommendation is based on the synthesis of two arguments: (1) the Bush national security strategy is seriously flawed; and (2) proliferation of nuclear weapons is the most dangerous threat to U.S. national security. The broad elements of a new national security strategy are presented together with an analysis of strengths and a rebuttal of potential arguments against the proposal. A new national security strategy is needed, and its centerpiece should be twofold: first, the clear identification of U.S. vital interests; and second, the global neutralization of all nuclear threats. One would appropriately name the combination of these dual themes "Nuclear Containment." This strategy would employ the full spectrum of political, military, and economic power to achieve the following objectives: nuclear disarmament, nuclear nonproliferation, a global ban on the use of nuclear weapons, and defense against all forms of nuclear attack."

  National War College (U.S.)

  Kalb, John F.

  1993-01-25
• Executive Order 12835: Establishment of the National Economic Council

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  "By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: There is established the National Economic Council. The principal functions of the Council are: (1) to coordinate the economic policy-making process with respect to domestic and international economic issues; (2) to coordinate economic policy advice to the President; (3) to ensure that economic policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President's stated goals, and to ensure that those goals are being effectively pursued; and (4) to monitor implementation of the President's economic policy agenda. The Assistant may take such actions, including drafting a Charter, as may be necessary or appropriate to implement such functions."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Clinton, Bill, 1946-

  1993-01-25
• Foreign Assistance: Meeting the Training Needs of Police in New Democracies, Report to Congressional Requesters

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  As a way to bolster judicial reform in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, Congress recently authorized the executive branch to begin offering law enforcement training in those countries. This report discusses (1) whether the needs of the police forces in the region have been adequately assessed, (2) whether the assistance to police forces now being provided directly supports attempts to build democracy, (3) whether the executive branch has developed a plan to provide police training in support of consolidating democratic values in this region of the world, and (4) which U.S. agency has the experience to meet the training intent of the legislation.

  United States. General Accounting Office

  1993-01-21
• Presidential Decision Directive 2: Organization of the National Security Council

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  From the Document: "The National Security Council (NSC) shall be the principal forum for consideration of national security policy issues requiring Presidential determination. The functions, membership and responsibilities of the NSC shall be as set forth in the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, and this Presidential Decision Directive. The NSC shall advise and assist me in integrating all aspects of national security policy as it affects the United States -- domestic, foreign, military, intelligence and economic (in conjunction with the National Economic Council). Along with its subordinate committees, the NSC shall be my principal means for coordinating Executive departments and agencies in the development and implementation of national security policy."

  United States. White House Office

  Clinton, Bill, 1946-

  1993-01-20
• Executive Order 12834: Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees

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  "By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and sections 3301 and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows: (a) Every senior appointee in every executive agency appointed on or after January 20, 1993, shall sign, and upon signing shall be contractually committed to, the following pledge ('senior appointee pledge') upon becoming a senior appointee: 'As a condition, and in consideration, of my employment in the United States Government in a senior appointee position invested with the public trust, I commit myself to the following obligations, which I understand are binding on me and are enforceable under law.'"

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Clinton, Bill, 1946-

  1993-01-20
• Authority to Grant Conservation Easements under 40 U.S.C. § 319: Memorandum for the General Counsel Department of Commerce [January 19, 1993]

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  "You have requested the opinion of the Department of Justice on whether the Secretary of Commerce has authority under 40 U.S.C. § 319 to convey to the City of Boulder, Colorado, a 'conservation easement' in federal property under the control of the Department of Commerce. The grant of this property interest would guarantee 'the perpetual preservation of open space . . . and maximum aesthetic and environmental limitations on future construction' on the site. We understand that your Office has tentatively concluded that the Department of Commerce 'may not possess such authority' and has notified the city attorney for Boulder of that view. Consistent with the tentative opinion of your office, we conclude that § 319 does not provide authority to grant a conservation easement. We believe that § 319 authorizes only the conveyance of property interests that were recognized by courts as valid and customary easements under the common law existing when the statute was enacted. Although the so-called scenic or conservation easement first developed as a land use device prior to enactment of § 319, it was not then recognized as a valid or customary easement in the vast majority of jurisdictions. In the absence of any indication that Congress intended § 319 to include conservation easements, we conclude that the Department of Commerce is not authorized under § 319 to convey such an easement."

  United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel

  1993-01-19
• Authority of the Secretary of the Treasury Regarding Postal Service Bond Offering: Memorandum for the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury [January 19, 1993]

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  "You have requested our opinion concerning the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury under 39 U.S.C. §§ 2003(d) and 2006(a) to purchase bond issues of the Postal Service and to control the disposition of the proceeds thereof. Specifically, we were asked to address the legal issues arising from the proposed bond issue described in Postmaster General Runyon's October 7, 1992, letter to Secretary Brady. Although we understand that Treasury and the Postal Service have reached an agreement, in consequence of which the Postal Service has withdrawn this particular bond issue, we are memorializing our legal conclusions in this memorandum because of the recurring importance of these issues. The Postal Service's plan was to issue bonds in the amount of $3 billion. The Postal Service proposed to transfer the proceeds of the bond issue to a trustee who would then purchase an equivalent amount of government securities, the interest and principal of which would be dedicated to repayment of approximately $2.6 billion of Postal Service debt held by the Federal Financing Bank ('FFB'). Under a ruling of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, this transaction would have allowed the Postal Service to remove the original FFB debt from its books, producing, the Postal Service asserted, cost savings and financial flexibility."

  United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel

  1993-01-19
• Authority of the Attorney General to Make Successive Designations of Interim United States Marshals: Memorandum for the Assistant to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General [January 19, 1993]

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  "This memorandum responds to your request for our opinion whether, under 28 U.S.C. § 562, the Attorney General may make two or more successive designations of a person to serve as interim United States marshal in a judicial district where the marshal's office is vacant. You have also asked whether, after the expiration of an initial designation under § 562, the Attorney General may authorize a person to act as marshal under 28 U.S.C. §§ 509, 510. We conclude that § 562 permits the Attorney General to make successive interim designations, and that the Attorney General also may authorize a person to act as marshal under §§ 509 and 510."

  United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel

  1993-01-19
• DoD Directive 3025.1: Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA)

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  This directive consolidates all policy and responsibilities previously known as "Military Assistance to Civil Authorities," applicable to disaster-related civil emergencies within the United States, its territories, and possessions, with those related to attacks on the United States, which previously were known as "Military Support to Civil Defense."

  United States. Department of Defense

  1993-01-15
• Department of Defense Directive 3025.1: Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA) [January 15, 1993]

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  This Directive is to "consolidate all policy and responsibilities previously known as 'Military Assistance to Civil Authorities (MACA),' applicable to disaster-related civil emergencies within the United States, its territories, and possessions under reference (a), with those related to attacks on the United States, which previously were known as 'Military Support to Civil Defense (MSCD)' under reference (b); Provide for continuation of the DoD Regional Military Emergency Coordinator (RMEC) teams, previously developed under reference (c), to facilitate peacetime planning for MSCA and to provide trained teams of DoD liaison personnel to represent essential DoD Components, as appropriate, for response to any national security emergency; Constitute a single system for MSCA, by which the DoD Components […] shall plan for, and respond to, requests from civil DODD 3025.1, January 15, 1993 2 government agencies for military support in dealing with the actual or anticipated consequences of civil emergencies requiring Federal response, or attacks, including national security emergencies as defined in reference (d); State the policy and responsibilities by which the Department of Defense responds to major disasters or emergencies in accordance with the Stafford Act, as amended (reference (e)), and supports the national civil defense policy and Federal or State civil defense programs, in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) […]; Designate the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent for MSCA; Authorize the publication of DoD 3025.1-M, 'DoD Manual for Civil Emergencies,' consistent with DoD 5025.1-M, reference (g)."

  United States. Department of Defense

  1993-01-15
• Hurricane Iniki Relief: Interview with LTG Johnnie E. Corns, Commanding General, United States Army, Pacific

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  "Today is 12 January 1993. This is Major Lincoln Higa, Commander, 30th Military History Detachment, and Dr. Donald Laird, USARPAC Command Historian. We are interviewing Lieutenant General Johnnie Corns, Commanding General, U.S. Army, Pacific, concerning his thoughts on the Hurricane Iniki relief effort. Operation Iniki Response was a timely event in the history of Headquarters United States Army, Pacific, and in the history of the United States Army overall with regard to the total force-active, guard, and reserve-participating in efforts to come to the aid of American people in times of natural disaster. The timeliness has to do first with the role of a joint task force in the operations of United States Commander in Chief Pacific, or USCINCPAC, and his concepts for organizing and dealing with conflict or natural disasters. Operation Iniki Response was also timely for this Headquarters because it got us involved in the joint task force role for the Army and the other services to meet natural disasters right on the heels of similar involvement by joint task forces in Florida in response to the hurricane there and to the typhoon that had occurred in Guam. This timeliness enabled us to enter into the operation of the joint task force with some fairly recent experience among members of the USARPAC staff who had been part of augmentations for other joint task forces."

  United States. Army, Pacific

  Corns, Johnnie H.

  1993-01-12
• Executive Order 12830: Establishing the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service

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  "There is hereby established a Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, for award by the Secretary of Defense or, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, the Secretary of Transportation."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Bush, George, 1924- 2018

  1993-01-09
• Missile Technology Control Regime: Guidelines for Sensitive Missile-Relevant Transfers

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  The United States Government has, after careful consideration and subject to its international treaty obligations, decided that, when considering the transfer of equipment and technology related to missiles, it will act in accordance with the attached Guidelines beginning on January 7, 1993. These Guidelines replace those adopted on April 16, 1987. The purpose of these Guidelines is to limit the risks of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (i.e. nuclear, chemical and biological weapons), by controlling transfers that could make a contribution to delivery systems (other than manned aircraft) for such weapons. The Guidelines are not designed to impede national space programs or international cooperation in such programs as long as such programs could not contribute to delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction. These Guidelines, including the attached Annex, form the basis for controlling transfers to any destination beyond the Government's jurisdiction or control of all delivery systems (other than manned aircraft) capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction, and of equipment and technology relevant to missiles whose performance in terms of payload and range exceeds stated parameters. Restraint will be exercised in the consideration of all transfers of items contained within the Annex and all such transfers will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Government will implement the Guidelines in accordance with national legislation. The Annex consists of two categories of items, which term includes equipment and technology. Category I items, all of which are in Annex Items 1 and 2, are those items of greatest sensitivity. If a Category I item is included in a system, that system will also be considered as Category I, except when the incorporated item cannot be separated, removed or duplicated. Particular restraint will be exercised in the consideration of Category I transfers regardless of their purpose, and there will be a strong presumption to deny such transfers. Particular restraint will also be exercised in the consideration of transfers of any items in the Annex, or of any missiles (whether or not in the Annex), if the Government judges, on the basis of all available, persuasive information, evaluated according to factors including those in paragraph 3, that they are intended to be used for the delivery of weapons of mass destruction, and there will be a strong presumption to deny such transfers. Until further notice, the transfer of Category I production facilities will not be authorized. The transfer of other Category I items will be authorized only on rare occasions and where the Government (A) obtains binding government-to-government undertakings embodying the assurances from the recipient government called for in paragraph 5 of these Guidelines and (B) assumes responsibility for taking all steps necessary to ensure that the item is put only to its stated end-use. It is understood that the decision to transfer remains the sole and sovereign judgment of the United States Government.

  United States. Department of State. Bureau of Nonproliferation

  1993-01-07
• National Guard Counterdrug Lessons Learned II

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  "This bulletin contains lessons developed from National Guard Counterdrug Support to Law Enforcement Agencies. It includes a section on Counterdrug Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (CDIPB)." Lessons are developed from the following types of missions: surface reconnaissance, surface surveillance, aerial reconnaissance, aerial surveillance, aerial transportation support, cargo inspection, aerial photo reconnaissance, admin and maintenance support, logistics issues, and other miscellaneous issues.

  National Interagency Counterdrug Institute

  Schnaubelt, Christopher M.

  1993-01-07
• Executive Order 12829: National Industrial Security Program

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  "This order establishes a National Industrial Security Program to safeguard Federal Government classified information that is released to contractors, licensees, and grantees of the United States Government. To promote our national interests, the United States Government issues contracts, licenses, and grants to nongovernment organizations. When these arrangements require access to classified information, the national security requires that this information be safeguarded in a manner equivalent to its protection within the executive branch of Government. The national security also requires that our industrial security program promote the economic and technological interests of the United States. Redundant, overlapping, or unnecessary requirements impede those interests. Therefore, the National Industrial Security Program shall serve as a single, integrated, cohesive industrial security program to protect classified information and to preserve our Nation's economic and technological interests."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Bush, George, 1924- 2018

  1993-01-06
• Establishment of a Permanent Joint Task Force Headquarters: An Analysis of Sourcing a Command and Control Structure Capable of Executing Forced Entry Contingency Operations

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  From the thesis abstract: "The demise of the former Soviet Union, while bringing about the end to the Cold War, has not resulted in a concurrent decrease in regional military confrontations. In many respects, today's global environment is much more volatile and fragile than that of the bi-polar era. It is within this environment that the United States must remain poised and ready to rapidly project forced entry military capability. This study investigates and analyzes the current and projected capabilities of the U.S. military to establish and deploy and joint task force headquarters capable of planning and executing these complicated operations. Conclusions reached as a result of this study point to the need to permanently establish a single joint task force headquarters which can serve as a rapidly expanded nucleus for the designated JTF [joint task force] commander. This finding echoes that of Holloway Commission's 1980 report on the failure of the Iranian hostage rescue which found than an existing JTF organization, even if it were small and had few permanent members assigned, would provide an organization with the required expertise which could serve as the nucleus for a larger force upon activation."

  U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

  Henchen, Michael L.

  1993
• Caribbean and the United States into the New Century

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  "The future of the Caribbean and the future of the United States are increasingly woven together into a fabric of mutual advantage and mutual jeopardy. The Caribbean is our third border, and the ancestral home of millions of Americans from the days of our first Secretary of the Treasury to our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is a source of trained professionals and illegal migrants, sugar and narcotics, Nobel laureates and revolutionaries, oil and unserviceable debts. As improvements in communications and transportation links accelerate this flow of products, people, and ideas - in both directions - it will become more and more obvious that the successes and failures of one neighbor will spill over onto the other."

  National War College (U.S.)

  Hays, Dennis K.

  1993
• Combatting Terrorism

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  "Wishful thinkers in 1991 referred to a New World Order. There are people who like to talk about some notional global community or international society. The facts are, however, that we have no New World Order, there is no global community, and in key respects international society is a do-gooder's daydream. Far from witnessing the end of history in this decade, we are seeing the triumph of history. The Third Balkan War that is still in its growth phase is an illustration of the unhappy trend. [...] Terrorism should be regarded primarily as a strategic problem, though in some specific cases its political character lends itself to treatment. Terrorism has to be viewed as a strategic problem because terrorists function strategically and can be thwarted strategically. Terrorism can be tackled politically at the root and branch level in some instances, though by and large any political settlement will leave some people dissatisfied. Also, some of the world's political conflicts really have no attainable political solution (Northern Ireland, for example). Virtually regardless of the distinctiveness of group or individual motivation, terrorists try to function strategically: theirs is a familiar means-ends universe of consequences. If their strategy can be beaten, terrorists can be defeated."

  Army War College (U.S.)

  Gray, Colin S.

  1993
• Serial No. 103-26: Federal Helium Program, Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session on the Administration of the Federal Helium Program, May 20, 1993

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  This is the May 20, 1993 hearing titled "Federal Helium Program," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources. From the opening statement of Richard H. Lehman: "Currently, 32 billion cubic feet of helium is stockpiled in an underground dome northwest of Amarillo, Texas. Meanwhile, the helium debt has risen to $1.4 billion, most of which is interest. Although required to refund this debt by 1995, there is no prospect of repayment. According to a 1992 report by the GAO [Government Accountability Office], many of the conditions which prompted Congress to act in 1960 have changed. For example, a strong private helium industry has emerged that could meet federal need in the absence of the federal program. Both the GAO and the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior have supported reform of the Helium Program. In light of such recommendations, and in consideration of several bills pending before this Subcommittee which would modify or eliminate the program, not to mention calls from public interest groups such as the Taxpayers Union to sell off the program, it is appropriate that the Subcommittee take a good, hard look at the Federal Helium Program to determine whether it remains a viable, necessary function for the federal establishment." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Bill Sarpalius, James Duffus III, Joyce N. Fleischman, and Hermann Enzer.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• American Indian Agricultural Act, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, June 18, 1993

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  This is the June 18, 1993 hearing on "American Indian Agricultural Act," held before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources. From the opening statement of Bill Richardson: "Native Americans suffer the highest poverty and unemployment rates in the country. Indian agriculture has been a longstanding source of employment and economic development for Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. [...] I introduced H.R. 1425 to ensure that the Federal Government meets its trust responsibility to Indian tribes to improve the management of Indian agricultural lands and natural resources. H.R. 1425 provides for improved management of Indian agricultural lands which will increase economic returns to Indian tribes and their members. And finally, it promotes Indian self-determination and increases employment opportunities for Native Americans." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Patrick Hayes, Wainwright Velarde, Daniel Eddy, Jr., Mary V. Thomas, Laurence Kenmille, Calvin E. Waln, Ross Sockzehigh, and Julia Mahsett.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• NRC Authorization and Legislative Proposals, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session on H.R. 2143, to Authorize Appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, H.R. 2170, to Amend the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to Enhance the Safety and Security of Nuclear Power Facilities, and for Other Purposes, May 27, 1993

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  This is the May 27, 1993 hearing titled "NRC Authorization and Legislative Proposals" held before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources. From the opening statement of Richard H. Lehman: "The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources is meeting today for a hearing on two bills dealing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which I have introduced at the Commission s request." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Ivan Selin.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• BPA Proposed Fiscal Year 1994 Budget, Oversight Hearing Before the Task Force on Bonneville Power Administration of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, April 28, 1993

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  This is the April 28, 1993 hearing on "BPA Proposed Fiscal Year 1994 Budget" held before the Task Force on Bonneville Power Administration of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives. From the opening statement of Peter A. DeFazio: "Today the Natural Resources Committee's Bonneville Power Ad-ministration Task Force holds its first hearing. I particularly want to thank Chairman Miller for the creation of the task force and for naming me its chairman. I am looking forward to the hearings that we will hold over the next six months, and I want to play a creative and active role in helping the BPA to meet the challenges it faces, both in the near term and during the next decade. Today's hearing will focus on BPA's near-term financial condition. A unique set of circumstances have forced BPA to consider a rate increase that could exceed 20 percent. But the BPA's short-term problems will not go away with a few good water years or higher world aluminum prices. The problems are much deeper than that, and the fix must be more fundamental. So regardless of the facts of the current situation, I believe we would be here today no matter what." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Randall W. Hardy.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• Management of Department of the Interior Programs, Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, February 2, 1993

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  This is the February 2, 1993 hearing on "Management of Department of the Interior Programs," held before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources. From the opening statement of George Miller: "Our hearing today concerns the future of America's environmental heritage and the management of our public resources. The question before us is two-fold. How will the Congress and the Administration fulfill its responsibility to manage the public resources of this nation and what will we leave for the use and enjoyment of our children and their future." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mike Synar, Barbara Vucanovich, Orrin Hatch, J. Dexter Peach, and James R. Richards.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• Indian Dams Safety Act of 1993, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, July 2, 1993

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  This is the July 2, 1993 hearing on "Indian Dams Safety Act of 1993," held before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources. From the opening statement of Bill Richardson: "I would like to begin by welcoming everybody here to hear testimony on H.R. 1426, the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1993. [...] H.R. 1426 would provide a statutorily mandated dam safety operation and maintenance program in the BIA [Bureau of Indian Affairs] to ensure the maintenance and monitoring of the condition of each dam identified. Thus, in addition to performing rehabilitation, the bureau would take measures to prevent future threats to loss of life and property by maintaining these dams." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Patrick Hayes, Robert E. Lewis, Virginia Sutter, Floyd Phillips, Raymond Parker, Jr., and Johnnie Francis.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• Department of Energy Budget and Reorganization, Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session on the Department of Energy Budget and Reorganization, Hearing Held in Washington, DC, June 8, 1993

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  This is the June 8, 1993 hearing on "Department of Energy Budget and Reorganization," held before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives. From the opening statement of Richard H. Lehman: "The department is being buffeted by a fundamental change in one of its core missions-away from 50 years of nuclear weapons production and toward cleanup of the unfortunate environmental results of that production. The slow progress of the Nuclear Waste Disposal Program continues to frustrate virtually everybody. Operation of the Uranium Enrichment Program is about to be turned over to the new U.S. Enrichment Corporation. The DOE [Department of Energy] re-mains responsible for the massive cleanup at the old gaseous diffusion plants. Congress finally passed land withdrawal legislation for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant at the end of the last Congress, but the schedule for a test phase at WIPP [Waste Isolation Pilot Plant] is already falling behind that set out in the act."

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• Hurricane Andrew- VA Housing and Homelessness, Homestead, Florida, Field Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Memorial Affairs of the Committee on Veteran's Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, March 12, 1993

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  From the opening statement of George E. Sangmeister: "The hearing provides an important forum for the subcommittee to obtain information and insights on the VA's reaction to the disaster. As the Administration prepares to release its budget for fiscal year 1994, and concerns continue over reducing the Federal budget, the subcommittee must look at the programs over which it has jurisdiction with thoughtful innovation. I want to challenge all of the witnesses today to give me suggestions and recommendations for improving the programs while conforming with budgetary constraints. The after-effects of natural disasters like Hurricane Andrew are devastating and far-reaching. Individuals living in South Florida, from Collier, Dade, and Monroe Counties, no matter their personal level of economic well-being, whether employed or unemployed, healthy or infirmed, are witnessing the physical destruction of their own existence, property and belongings, and the accompanying emotional trauma of displacement from their homes. These new homeless, as a result of Hurricane Andrew, must now face the same issues long attributed to the traditional homeless, providing housing, income, health care and other basic necessities for themselves and their families. Today's homeless population is diverse, and includes families with or without children, as well as traditional and single parent families, newly-unemployed, the working poor, and those suffering from chronic mental illness or substance abuse." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: George E. Sangmeister, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Irvin Berman, Thomas C. Doherty, Pedro De Armas, John Engwiller, Ralph Hall, Albert H. Linden, Donna MacDonald, James W. McCaughan, Jr., Charles Moreland, Earl G. Peck, Carlos L. Rainwater, William M. (Mickey) Ross, George H. Snyder, Erick Swenson, Edward C. Van Loan, Jr., Robert H. Volland, Bryan Walsh, and Jeremiah RIcharson.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• Guideline: 28 CFR Part 23 Part 23, Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies

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  The purpose of this regulation is to assure that all criminal intelligence systems operating through support under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 are utilized in conformance with the privacy and constitutional rights of individuals.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• Department of Defense Mustard Gas Testing: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, and Insurance of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, March 10, 1993

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  From the opening statement of Jim Slattery: "We are here today to learn more about the circumstances and effects of the testing mustard gas and other agents during and following World War II on servicemembers who either volunteered or were volunteered to participate in these tests. According to the Institute of Medicine, some 60,000 veterans were used as human experimental subjects and were exposed to mustard gas and Lewisite agents while participating in militarily supervised tests. We have been advised that numerous veterans are now coming forward seeking treatment and assistance from the VA for disabilities linked to high-level exposures to mustard agents. In conducting this bearing, we hope to accomplish at least three things. First, we want to be fully briefed by the Institute of Medicine on its findings and recommendations regarding the long-term health effects of high-level mustard gas exposures. Second, we expect to hear from the Department of Defense in detail about their reactions to the Institute of Medicine report and to learn what they are doing to respond to its recommendations, particularly those relating to the identification of victims and outreach efforts to advise these veterans that they may and should now come forward. Finally, we want to hear from the VA about their experiences and activities in handling benefit claims from the victims of the various tests, as well as those involved in other incidents or military occupations involving similar exposure possibilities. It appears that VA is on the right track, but it is somewhat hamstrung due to problems relating to records availability." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jim Slattery; Michael Bilirakis; Robert M. Alexander; Glen Browder; Porter Goss; Constance M. Pechura; John Vogel; Gary Hickman; Susan Mather; Darryl Kehrer; and Michael Bilirakis.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1993
• National Security Strategy of the United States [1993]

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  From the Document: "The vision of the world to which the United States aspires is one of freedom, respect for human rights, free markets, and the rule of law. Defining a new strategy to achieve such a vision must begin with our national interests and objectives, for these constitute the fundamental rationale for all our domestic and international undertakings. Foremost, the United States must ensure its security as a free and independent nation, and the protection of its fundamental values, institutions, and people. This is a sovereign responsibility which we will not abdicate to any other nation or collective organization."

  United States. White House Office

  1993-01