Y 4. Ap 6/1: Ag 8/993/pt.l AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND ROBERT B. FOSTER, TIMOTHY K. SANDERS, and CAROL NOVAK, Staff Assistants For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 Page 1 229 237 309 391 633 807 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi, Chairman WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky, Vice Chairman NEAL SMITH, Iowa SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin EDWARD R. ROYBAL, California W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina LES AUCOIN, Oregon BERNARD J. DWYER, New Jersey STENY H. HOYER, Maryland BOB CARR, Michigan ROBERT J. MRAZEK, New York RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois RONALD D. COLEMAN, Texas ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia LINDSAY THOMAS, Georgia CHESTER G. ATKINS, Massachusetts JIM CHAPMAN, Texas MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina NANCY PELOSI, California PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania JIM KOLBE, Arizona DEAN A. GALLO, New Jersey BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa FREDERICK G. MOHRMAN, Clerk and Staff Director NOTES: The Honorable Silvio O. Conte was Ranking Minority Member of the Committee until his death on February 8, 1991. The Honorable William H. Gray III resigned from the Committee on September 11, 1991. AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1993 MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1992. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION/OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WITNESSES CHARLES R. HILTY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION STEPHEN B. DEWHURST, BUDGET OFFICER, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF OPENING REMARKS Mr. MCHUGH. Our next witness is the Assistant Secretary for Administration, Charles Hilty, along with some of his people. Mr. TRAXLER. Mr. Chairman, who is the gentleman sitting at the table not saying very much? Will we get a rundown on him? Maybe we should put his bio in the record. Mr. McHUGH. Next to Mr. Hilty is Mr. Dewhurst himself who has more hours logged in this room than anyone else. Mr. Assistant Secretary, we appreciate your being here. If you would like to introduce some of the people with you, we would be delighted to hear from them as well. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT Mr. HILTY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have on my right Connie Gillam, who is the Budget Officer for Departmental Administration. To my immediate left is Dr. Larry Wilson, who is the Director of the Office of Finance and Management. Although he has not been formally acknowledged, he has been informally acknowledged by your panel. To my far left is someone who should have a bronze plaque as a historical monument, the honorable Steve Dewhurst, who is the Budget Officer for the entire Department. Mr. McHUGH. Please proceed with a summary of your statement, if you would like, or however you wish to proceed. HISTORIC OCCASION I have, of course, a statement that has been submitted for the record. I would like to speak just briefly personally, for a |