[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 58 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D445-D446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
IRAQI/VEHICLE ARMORING
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the status of Tactical 
Wheeled Vehicle Armoring Initiatives and Improvised Explosive Device 
(IED) Jammer Initiatives in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: BG 
Joseph L. Votel, USA, Director, Joint IED Defeat Task Force, Office of 
the Secretary; BG Jeffrey A. Sorenson, USA, Deputy for Acquisition and 
Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
(Acquisition, Logistics and Technology); BG William D. Catto, USMC, 
Commanding General, Marine Corps Systems Command; LTG James N. Mattis, 
USMC, former Commander, First Marine Division, Commanding General, 
Marine Corps Combat Development Command, U.S. Marine Corps; and LTC 
Paul J. Kennedy, USMC, former battalion commander, 2nd Battalion, 4th 
Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, Headquarters Battalion, First 
Marine Division; and Steven J. DeTeresa, Engineer, Lawrence Livermore 
National Laboratory.
COLLEGE CREDIT MOBILITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing entitled ``College Credit Mobility: Can 
Transfer Credit Policies be Improved?'' Testimony was heard from 
Theresa Klebacha, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Department of 
Education, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing to Review Ongoing Management Concerns at 
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Energy: Gregory Friedman, Inspector 
General; Michael Kilpatrick, Director of Independent Oversight, Office 
of Security and Safety Performance Assurance; and Jerry Paul, Principal 
Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; and A. 
J. Eggenberger, Acting Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board.
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology held a hearing 
entitled ``Social Security Reform: Successes and Lessons Learned.'' 
Testimony was heard from Gary Amelio, Executive Director, Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board; Patrick Purcell, Specialist in 
Social Legislation, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; DRUG SAFETY
Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported the following 
measrues: H.R. 627, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 40 Putnam Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut, as 
the ``Linda White-Epps Post Office;'' H.R. 1760, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 Martin 
Luther King, Jr., Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin, as the ``Robert M. 
La Follete, Sr., Post Office Building;'' and H. Res. 231, Recognizing 
and celebrating the life and accomplishments of the great African 
American jockey Jimmy ``Wink'' Winkfield and the significant 
contributions and excellence of other African American jockeys and 
trainers in the sport of horse racing and the history of the Kentucky 
Derby; H. Res. 185, Honoring Johnnie Cochran, Jr., for his service to 
the Nation, and expressing condolences to his family, friends, 
colleagues, and admirers on his death; and H.R. 2066, amended, General 
Services Administration Modernization Act.
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``Risk and Responsibility: 
The Roles of FDA and Pharmaceutical Companies in Ensuring the Safety of 
Approved Drugs, Like Vioxx.'' Testimony was heard from Steven Galson, 
M.D., Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.

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DEMOCRACY THROUGH DIPLOMACY
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Promoting 
Democracy through Diplomacy. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Wolf; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary, Global Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations held a hearing on Ethiopia 
and Eritrea: Promoting Stability, Democracy and Human Rights. Testimony 
was heard from Don Yamamoto, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
African Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--USA PATRIOT ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and the 
Committee on Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on the 
Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Section 212-Emergency Disclosure 
of Electronic Communications to Life and Limb. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Justice: William 
Moschella, Assistant Attorney General; and Willie T. Hulon, Assistant 
Director, Counterterrorism Division, FBI; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security and Claims held an oversight hearing entitled ``New 'Dual 
Missions' of the Immigration Enforcement Agencies.'' Testimony was 
heard from Richard Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice 
Issues, GAO; Janice Kephart, former September 11 Commission Staff 
Counsel; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--VETERANS' APPEALS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held an oversight hearing to review the operations 
of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) and the Appeals Management 
Center (AMC). Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: Ron Garvin, Acting Chairman, Board of 
Veterans' Appeals; and Michael Walcoff, Associate Deputy Under 
Secretary, Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration; Cynthia 
Bascetta, Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security, GAO; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.
SERVICEMEMBERS' HEALTH INSURANCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2005
Committee on Veterans's Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 2046, Servicemembers' Health 
Insurance Protection Act of 2005.

Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the employment-
unemployment situation for April 2005, 9:30 a.m., 1334 LHOB.