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^^DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND THE AND RELATED STATE, JUDICIARY, AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1995 Y 4,AP 6/1: C 73/2/995/ PT.7 Departnents of Connerce, Justice/ a. . IQ-g BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES NEAL SMITH, Iowa, Chairman BOB CARR, Michigan HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia JIM KOLBE, Arizona JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North CaroUna DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina John G. Osthaus, George H. Schafer, and Sally A. Chadbourne, Subcommittee Staff PART 7 TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND THE AND RELATED STATE, JUDICIARY, AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1995 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES NEAL SMITH, Iowa, Chairman BOB CARR, Michigan HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia JIM KOLBE, Arizona JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North CaroUna DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina John G. Osthaus, George H. Schafer, and Sally A. Chadbourne, Subcommittee Staff PART 7 TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 79-400O WASHINGTON 1994 : ForsalebytheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments,CongressionalSalesOffice,Washington,DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-04A308-3 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky, Chairman JAMIE L. WRITTEN, Mississippi, JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania Vice Chairman JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana NEAL SMITH, Iowa C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida SID^fEY R. YATES, IlUnois RALPH REGULA, Ohio DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana LOUIS STOKES, Ohio JERRY LEWIS, CaUfomia TOM BEVILL, Alabama JOHN EDWARD PORTER, IlUnois JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky CHARLES WILSON, Texas JOE SKEEN, New Mexico NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota TOM Delay, Texas JULIAN C. DIXON, California JIM KOLBE, Arizona VIC FAZIO, CaUfomia DEAN A. GALLO, New Jersey W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada STENY H. HOYER, Maryland JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa BOB CARR, Michigan RON PACKARD, CaUfomia RICHARD J. DURBIN, lUinois SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama RONALD D. COLEMAN, Texas HELEN DELICH BENTLEY, Maryland ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia JAMES T. WALSH, New York JIM CHAPMAN, Texas CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North CaroUna MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina HENRY BONILLA, Texas NANCY PELOSI, California PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA, Pennsylvania ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California GEORGE (BUDDY) DARDEN, Georgia NITA M. LOWEY, New York RAY THORNTON, Arkansas JOSE E. SERRANO, New York ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia DOUGLAS "PETE" PETERSON, Florida JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts ED PASTOR, Arizona CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida Frederick G. Mohrman, Clerk and StaffDirector (II) DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND THE AND RELATED STATE, JUDICIARY, AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1995 TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS Tuesday, April 26, 1994. EAST-WEST CENTER WITNESS HON. ENI FALEOMAVAEGA, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE TERRITORYOFAMERICAN SAMOA Mr. MOLLOHAN. Mr. Faleomavaega. Welcome. We appreciate your testimony here this morning. Mr. Faleomavaega. Thank you. Mr. MOLLOHAN. You may proceed. Mr. Faleomavaega. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you for giv- ing me this opportunity to testify before the Committee, and I certainly would like to submit my statement to be made a part of the record. Mr. MOLLOHAN. We are very pleased to have you here this morning, an outstanding colleague, and we value your testimony. Mr. Faleomavaega. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am just going to summarize my statement. As you well know, the East-West Cen- ter has been one of the great institutions that the Congress estab- lished over 30 years ago, and I just want to reaffirm my tremen- dous support for and commitment to the benefit that has been de- rived since the institution was founded in 1960. The East-West Center, has been in my humble opinion, the institution that has provided so much of the educational and training opportunities for so many of the leaders throughout the Pacific Is- land nations. It has certainly been a lighthouse for many ofthe nations in the Asia-Pacific region for the simple reason that Congress provided the Center as a means to exchange not only institutional values, but educational opportunities, and cultural exchanges that have existed now for the past 34 years since the founding of this institution. I believe that the East-West Center has gone a long way in trying to establish a closer relationship between our country and the Asian Pacific nations. As you well know, the trade that we conduct with the Asian Pa- cific nations is well in excess of$320 billion a year, which is almost twice our trade with Europe. The economics alone, in my humble (1) opinion, justifies the existence of this institution. I certainly would vouch for the many opportunities that I have had in meeting with Asia-Pacific leaders over the years, and to see that this has been an excellent forum, not only for our national leaders, but for leaders throughout the world, to come and meet to resolve the complex issues that face our country and the nations in the Asian Pacific region. So that basically is the gist of my statement, to reaffirm, Mr. Chairman, my support for this institution, and I sincerely hope that you and members of the Committee will continue to support the East-West Center. [The prepared statement ofCongressman Faleomavaega follows:] STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA MEMBER OF CONGRESS, AMERICAN SAMOA BEFORE THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY IN SUPPORT OF THE EAST-WEST CENTER, FY 1995 APPROPRIATION APRIL 26, 1994 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE EAST-WEST CENTER. AS YOU KNOW, THE CENTER IS A FEDERALLY CHARTERED ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF BETTER RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE NATIONS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THE CREATION OF THIS INSTITUTION IN 1960 WAS AN INITIATIVE OF CONGRESS WHOSE FAR SIGHTED LEADERS SAW THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT AMERICA WOULD FACE -2- IN A DYNAMIC REGION WHERE OVER HALF OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION RESIDES. TODAY, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC LOOM EVEN LARGER ON THE WORLD STAGE IN GENERAL, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE UNITED STATES, IN AN INCREASINGLY INTERTWINED GLOBAL COMMUNITY. IT IS A DIVERSE, COMPLEX REGION WITH COUNTRIES AT BOTH EXTREMES IN TERMS OF POPULATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL STABILITY AND SOCIAL/CULTURAL CHANGE. THE WORLD'S MOST RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPERIENCED IN THIS REGION. IT IS AT THE SAME TIME, AMERICA'S LARGEST MARKET AS WELL AS THE LOCUS OF ITS MOST AGGRESSIVE COMPETITIORS IN ADDITION TO ITS ECONOMIC . IMPACT, MANY OF THE COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ARE UNDERGOING STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THEIR POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND SECURITY SYSTEMS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY SERIOUS THREATS TO THE STABLILITY OF THE REGION. CLEARLY, AMERICANS MUST ATTACH GREATER PRIORITY TO ASIA AND THE PACIFIC THAN THEY HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE, AND BE PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL CONFRONT US. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OUR NATION IS ROOTED IN THE EUROPEAN ORIGINS OF ITS EARLY SETTLERS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND -3- PRECIOUS LITTLE ABOUT THE PEOPLES AND THE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. FOR THE PAST THIRTY-PLUS YEARS, THE EAST-WEST CENTER HAS WORKED TO FULFILL THE MANDATE SET OUT FOR IT BY THE U.S. CONGRESS. THE CENTER'S PROGRAMS OF COOPERATIVE STUDY, TRAINING AND RESEARCH HAVE ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS, JOURNALISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS FROM ASIAN AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, WHO COME TO THE CENTER TO STUDY, GIVE AND RECEIVE TRAINING, EXCHANGE IDEAS AND VIEWS, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO THE CRUCIAL ISSUES OF THE REGION. THE EAST-WEST CENTER CONDUCTS PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AMERICANS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH COLLEGE ABOUT ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, AND TO EDUCATE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ABOUT EACH OTHER AS WELL AS THE UNITED STATES. IN SO DOING, THE CENTER HAS BUILT AN ASIA-PACIFIC COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONALS REACHING FROM SOUTH ASIA TO THE UNITED STATES THAT PROVIDES THE CENTER DIRECT ACCESS TO GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT IS NOT FOUND IN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN -4- THE REGION. THE CENTER IS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND CONTACTS THAT MANY GOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS TURN TO FOR RECOMMENDATIONS, ADVICE AND INFORMATION. IN SHORT, MR. CHAIRMAN, THE EAST-WEST CENTER IS A WISE INVESTMENT IN THE ENLIGHTENED AND LONG TERM INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES AS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT AND LEADER IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. MR. CHAIRMAN, THE INVESTMENT THAT WE IN CONGRESS HAVE MADE IN THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM AMOUNTS TO A RELATIVELY MODEST $26 MILLION PER YEAR. THE ADMINISTRATION HAS RECOMMENDED THAT ANNUAL INVESTMENT BE REDUCED TO $24.5 MILLION. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO REDUCE FEDERAL SPENDING TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET DEFICIT. HOWEVER, I AM CONVINCED THAT GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION IN AMERICA'S IMMEDIATE AS WELL AS LONG TERM FUTURE, AND GIVEN THE EFFECTIVENESS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE EAST-WEST CENTER IN ADVANCING OUR INTERESTS IN THAT REGION, IT WOULD BE INDEED SHORT-SIGHTED TO REDUCE ITS BUDGET AT THIS POINT IN TIME.