RUSSIA’S YEAR 2000 PROBLEM HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION OCTOBER 17, 1997 Serial No. 105-173 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight a U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 51-272 Cc WASHINGTON : 1998 For sale by the U'S. Government Printing Office ‘Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-057575-3 2COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, Colifornia J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois TOM LANTOS, California CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut MAJOR R. OWENS, New York STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CHRISTOPHER COX, California PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida GARY A. CONDIT, California JOHN M. McHUGH, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York STEPHEN HORN, THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin JOHN L. MICA, Florida ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia DC DAVID M. MCINTOSH, Indiana CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania ‘MARK E. SOUDER, Indian: ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Mlinois STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio DANNY K. DAVIS, Mlinois MARSHALL “MARK” SANFORD, South JOHN P. TIERNEY, Massachusetts Carolina SIM TURNER, Texas JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine PETE SESSIONS, Texas HAROLD E. FORD, Jn., Tennessee MICHAEL PAPPAS, New Jersey eam VINCE SNOWBARGER, Kansas BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont BOB BARR, Georgia (Independent) ROB PORTMAN, Ohio Kevin BINGER, Staff Director Dame R. Mout, Deputy Staff Director Witutam MoscHELta, Deputy Counsel and Parliamentarian dupit McCoy, Chief Clerk PHIL ScHILIRO, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION, AND TECHNOLOGY STEPHEN HORN, California, Chairman PETE SESSIONS, Texas CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida MAJOR R. OWENS, New Yori MARSHALL “MARK” SANFORD, South ROB R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois Carolina DANNY K. DAVIS, Hlinois JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire ROB PORTMAN, Ohio Ex OFFICIO DAN BURTON, Indiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California J. RusseLt Georce, Staff Director and Chief Counsel ‘MARK BRASHER, Professional Staff Member ‘ANDREA MILLER, Clerk apCONTENTS Page Hearing held on October 17, 1997 i Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Horn, Hon. Stephen, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement of ... 3 a)