[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D296-D297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nomination of Charles F. Conner, of Indiana, 
to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senator Lugar, testified and answered questions in his 
own behalf.
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the National 
Institutes of Health, after receiving testimony from Elias Zerhouni, 
Director, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human 
Resources.
APPROPRIATIONS: AIR FORCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for 
the Air Force, after receiving testimony from Michael L. Dominguez, 
Acting Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and General John P. 
Jumper, Chief of Staff, both of the U.S. Air Force.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported H.R. 
1268, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, to establish and rapidly implement 
regulations for State driver's license and identification document 
security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws 
of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for 
inadmissibility and removal, to ensure expeditious construction of the 
San Diego border fence, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
ORGANIZATIONAL
Committee on Appropriations: Committee announced the following 
subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on District of Columbia: Senators Brownback (Chairman), 
DeWine, Allard, Landrieu, and Durbin.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Related Agencies: Senators 
Domenici (Chairman), Cochran, McConnell, Bennett, Burns, Craig, Bond, 
Hutchison, Allard, Reid, Byrd, Murray, Dorgan, Feinstein, Johnson, 
Landrieu, and Inouye.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch: Senators Allard (Chairman), 
Cochran, DeWine, Durbin, and Johnson.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies: Senators Hutchison (Chairman), Burns, Craig, DeWine, 
Brownback, Allard, McConnell, Feinstein, Inouye, Johnson, Landrieu, 
Byrd, and Murray.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST: MILITARY INSTALLATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a hearing to examine military installation programs 
in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 
after receiving testimony from Phillip W. Grone, Deputy Under Secretary 
of Defense for Installations and Environment; Geoffrey G. Prosch, 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and 
Environment; B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Installations and Environment; and Nelson F. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary 
of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Logistics.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: TACTICAL AVIATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland concluded a 
hearing to examine tactical aviation programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2006, after receiving testimony 
from Joseph E. Schmitz, Inspector General, Department of Defense; 
Michael J. Sullivan, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, General 
Accountability Office; Christopher Bolkcom, Specialist on National 
Defense, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Michael 
W. Wynne, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology 
and Logistics; John J. Young, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Research, 
Development and Acquisition, and Vice Admiral Joseph A. Sestak, Jr., 
USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare, Requirements, and 
Programs, both of the United States Navy; Major General Stanley Gorenc, 
USAF, Director, Operational Capabilities and Requirements, United 
States Air Force; and Brigadier General Martin Post, USMC, Assistant 
Deputy Commandant for Aviation, United States Marine Corps.
GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the role of housing-related government-sponsored 
enterprises (GSEs) in our economy, focusing on promoting mortgage 
securitization, after receiving testimony from Alan Greenspan, 
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of David Garman, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary of Energy, after the nominee testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, 
to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Luis Luna, 
of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency for Administration and Resource Management, John Paul 
Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works, Major General Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a 
Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, Brigadier 
General William T. Grisoli, United States Army, to be a Member of the 
Mississippi River Commission, and D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, to 
be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NON-AMBULATORY PERSONS HEALTH CARE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine health care provided to non-ambulatory 
persons, focusing on the medical, scientific, and ethical issues 
involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and decision-making for patients 
with disorders of consciousness resulting from severe brain damage, 
after receiving testimony from Rud Turnbull, University of Kansas Beach 
Center on Disability, Lawrence; James L. Bernat, Dartmouth Medical 
School, Hanover, New Hampshire, on behalf of the American Academy of 
Neurology; Deborah L. Warden, Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, 
Washington, D.C.; and J. Donald Schumacher, National Hospice and 
Palliative Care Association, Alexandria, Virginia.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.