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1 Union Calendar No. 478 105th Congress, 2d Session ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± House Report 105±837 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION DECEMBER 31, 1998.ÐCommitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 69±006 WASHINGTON : 1999 COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES One Hundred Fifth Congress JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa, Chairman BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida HENRY B. GONZALEZ, Texas MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey JOHN J. LAFALCE, New York DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York RICK LAZIO, New York BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania MICHAEL CASTLE, Delaware JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II, Massachusetts PETER T. KING, New York FLOYD H. FLAKE, New York 10 TOM CAMPBELL, California MAXINE WATERS, California EDWARD R. ROYCE, California CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois JACK METCALF, Washington LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin ROBERT L. EHRLICH, Maryland NYDIA M. VELAÂ ZQUEZ, New York BOB BARR, Georgia MELVIN WATT, North Carolina JON D. FOX, Pennsylvania MAURICE HINCHEY, New York FRANK LOBIONDO, New Jersey 1 GARY ACKERMAN, New York J.C. WATTS, JR., Oklahoma 2 KEN BENTSEN, Texas SUE KELLY, New York JESSE JACKSON, JR., Illinois RON PAUL, Texas CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, Georgia 6 DAVE WELDON, Florida CAROLYN CHEEKS KILPATRICK, Michigan JIM RYUN, Kansas JAMES H. MALONEY, Connecticut MERRILL COOK, Utah DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon VINCE SNOWBARGER, Kansas JULIA M. CARSON, Indiana BOB RILEY, Alabama ROBERT A. WEYGAND, Rhode Island 7 RICK HILL, Montana BRAD SHERMAN, California 8 PETE SESSIONS, Texas ESTEBAN TORRES, California 4 STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio MAX SANDLIN, Texas 11 DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois 3 GREGORY MEEKS, New York 11 MARK FOLEY, Florida 3 BARBARA LEE, California 12 WALTER B. JONES, JR., North Carolina 3 VIRGIL GOODE, Virginia 13 BILL REDMOND, New Mexico 5 BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont VITO FOSSELLA, New York 9 1 February 25, 1997, Frank LoBiondo (R±NJ) resigned as a Member of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 2 February 27, 1997, J.C. Watts, Jr. (R±OK) requested a leave of absence from the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 3 April 16, 1997, pursuant to H. Res 114, Donald A. Manzullo (R±IL), Mark Foley (R±FL), and Walter B. Jones (R±NC) were elected to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 4 April 17, 1997, by unanimous consent, Esteban Edward Torres, (D±CA) has been appointed to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services for a period of 30 days. 5 July 23, 1997, pursuant to H. Res. 196, Bill Redmond (R±NM) was elected to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 6 July 30, 1997, Cynthia McKinney (D±GA) resigned as a Member of the Committee on Bank- ing and Financial Services. 7 July 31, 1997, pursuant to H. Res. 208, Robert A. Weygand (D±RI) was elected to the Com- mittee on Banking and Financial Services. 8 September 5, 1997, pursuant to H. Res. 221, Brad Sherman (D±CA) was elected to the Com- mittee on Banking and Financial Services. 9 November 12, 1997, pursuant to H. Res. 325, Vito Fossella (R±NY) was elected to the Com- mittee on Banking and Financial Services. 10 November 15, 1997, Floyd Flake resigned as Representative to the U.S. Congress from New York's 6th Congressional District. (II) III 11 February 5, 1998, pursuant to H. Res. 351, Max Sandlin (D±TX) and Gregory Meeks (D± NY) were elected to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 12 April 29, 1998, pursuant to H. Res. 412, Barbara Lee (D±CA) was elected to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 13 June 24, 1998, pursuant to H. Res. 492, Virgil Goode (D±VA) was elected to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. SUBCOMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY RICK LAZIO, New York, Chairman ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II, Massachusetts DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska LUIS V. GUTIERREZ, Illinois RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana NYDIA M. VELAÂ ZQUEZ, New York MICHAEL CASTLE, Delaware BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts ROBERT EHRLICH, Maryland MAURICE HINCHEY, New York JON D. FOX, Pennsylvania JESSE JACKSON, JR., Illinois SUE KELLY, New York JAMES MALONEY, Connecticut MERRILL COOK, Utah DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon RICK HILL, Montana JULIA CARSON, Indiana PETE SESSIONS, Texas ROBERT WEYGAND, Rhode Island JACK METCALF, Washington CHARLES SCHUMER, New York WALTER B. JONES, JR., North Carolina MAXINE WATERS, California BILL REDMOND, New Mexico FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSUMER CREDIT MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey, Chairwoman BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida BRUCE F. VENTO, Minnesota DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York PETER T. KING, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York TOM CAMPBELL, California THOMAS BARRETT, Wisconsin EDWARD R. ROYCE, California MELVIN WATT, North Carolina JACK METCALF, Washington LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California ROBERT L. EHRLICH, Maryland GARY ACKERMAN, New York BOB BARR, Georgia KEN BENTSEN, Texas SUE KELLY, New York CAROLYN CHEEKS KILPATRICK, Michigan RON PAUL, Texas PAUL KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania DAVE WELDON, Florida BRAD SHERMAN, California JIM RYUN, Kansas MAX SANDLIN, Texas BILL REDMOND, New Mexico GREGORY MEEKS, New York VITO FOSSELLA, New York DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY POLICY MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware, Chairman JON D. FOX, Pennsylvania MAXINE WATERS, California STEVEN LATOURETTE, Ohio BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts FRANK LUCAS, Oklahoma JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II, Massachusetts JACK METCALF, Washington BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio CAROLYN MALONEY, New York BOB BARR, Georgia MAURICE HINCHEY, New York RON PAUL, Texas JESSE JACKSON, JR., Illinois DAVE WELDON, Florida MELVIN WATT, North Carolina MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska JULIA CARSON, Indiana MERRILL COOK, Utah GREGORY MEEKS, New York DONALD MANZULLO, Illinois BARBARA LEE, California MARK FOLEY, Florida (V) VI CAPITAL MARKETS, SECURITIES, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana, Chairman FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania MERRILL COOK, Utah LUIS GUTIERREZ, Illinois VINCE SNOWBARGER, Kansas BRUCE VENTO, Minnesota BOB RILEY, Alabama LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California RICK HILL, Montana THOMAS BARRETT, Wisconsin PETE SESSIONS, Texas GARY ACKERMAN, New York RICK LAZIO, New York NYDIA VELAÂ ZQUEZ, New York SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama KEN BENTSEN, Texas PETER T. KING, New York CAROLYN CHEEKS KILPATRICK, Michigan TOM CAMPBELL, California JAMES MALONEY, Connecticut EDWARD ROYCE, California ROBERT WEYGAND, Rhode Island JON D. FOX, Pennsylvania BRAD SHERMAN, California WALTER B. JONES, JR., North Carolina MAX SANDLIN, Texas VITO FOSSELLA, New York GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama, Chairman BOB RILEY, Alabama BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont STEVEN LATOURETTE, Ohio MAXINE WATERS, California ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio JOHN LAFALCE, New York MARK FOLEY, Florida BARBARA LEE, California BOB BARR, Georgia LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, Washington, DC, December 31, 1998. Hon. JEFFREY TRANDAHL, Acting Clerk, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. TRANDAHL: The enclosed report for the 105th Congress entitled ``Summary of Activities of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services,'' is being sent to you in accordance with clause 1(d) of rule XI, of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 105th Congress. The report contains a record of activities through which the Committee discharged its responsibilities for legislative and oversight activity on matters within its jurisdiction. In addition, the report contains the Committee's oversight plan adopted by the Committee pursuant to clause 2(d) of rule X and a summary of the actions the Committee took in accomplishing the oversight plan. Sincerely, JAMES A. LEACH, Chairman. (VII) CONTENTS Page Letter of transmittal ................................................................................................ VII Committee Rules ...................................................................................................... 7 Summary of legislation reported ............................................................................ 22 Public Law 105±14 Congressional Gold Medal for Frank Sinatra ............... 22 Public Law 105±16 Congressional Gold Medal for Mother Theresa ............ 22 Public Law 105±18 1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia .............................................................. 22 Public Law 105±24 Riegle-Neal Clarification Act of 1997 ............................ 23 Public Law 105±51 Congressional Gold Medal for Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew ................................................................................................. 23 Public Law 105±118 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 ............................................................ 23 Public Law 105±121 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 1997 ...... 24 Public Law 105±124 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act ............ 24 Public Law 105±164 Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial Institutions
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    Audit Report District Inspector General for Audit Northwest/Alaska District Report: 98-SE-207-1001 Issued: January 30, 1998 TO: Jeanne C. McArthur, Acting Administrator, Northwest Office of Native American Programs, 0API FROM: A. George Tilley, District Inspector General for Audit, OAGA SUBJECT: Congressional Request Citizen Complaint Cascade Inter-Tribal Housing Authority Sedro Woolley, WA We performed an audit at the Cascade Inter-Tribal Housing Authority (Housing Authority) to evaluate allegations in a complaint received through the office of Congressman Jack Metcalf of the United States House of Representatives. The complainant alleged fraud, waste, and mismanagement at the Housing Authority in the areas of: · procurement, · use of Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program (CIAP) grant funds, · travel, · the award of Section 8 Vouchers and Mutual Help homes, · calculation of payments for Mutual Help homes, and · maintenance of Mutual Help homes. We did not substantiate the allegations in the complaint relating to procurement, use of CIAP grant funds, and travel. However, we determined that the allegations relating to the award of a Section 8 Voucher and a Mutual Help home, calculation of payments for Mutual Help homes, and maintenance of Mutual Help homes were valid. As provided in HUD Handbook 2000.6 REV-2, within 60 days, please provide us, for each recommendation in this report, a status report on: (1) the corrective action 98-SE-207-1001 taken; (2) the proposed corrective action and the date to be completed; or (3) why action is considered unnecessary. Also, please furnish us copies of any correspondence or directives issued because of this review. A copy of this report has been provided to the Housing Authority and the office of Congressman Jack Metcalf.