[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 62 (Thursday, May 12, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D477-D479]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND HUD, THE JUDICIARY, 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies held a 
hearing on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Testimony was heard from Albert 
S. Jacquez, Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation, Department of Transportation.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee action 
the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies appropriations 
for Fiscal Year 2006.

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MILITARY QUALITY OF LIFE, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, 
and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee 
action the Military Quality of Life, and Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1815, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces approved 
for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1815, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical and Land Forces 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1815, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Examining Voluntary Compliance 
Programs that Improve Occupational Safety and Health. Testimony was 
heard from Jon Turnipseed, Safety Program Manager, Municipal Water 
Department, San Bernadino, California; and public witnesses.
SPECIALTY HOSPITALS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Specialty Hospitals: Assessing Their Role in the Delivery of 
Quality Health Care.'' Testimony was heard from Mark B. McClellan, 
M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Glenn M. Hackbarth, Chairman, 
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; and public witnesses.
CONSUMER CREDIT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Helping Consumers Obtain 
the Credit They Deserve.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SECURING OUR BORDERS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Securing Our 
Borders: What Have We Learned From Government Initiatives and Citizen 
Patrols?'' Testimony was heard from Robert C. Bonner, Commissioner, 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; 
Janice Kephart, former Counsel, National Commission on Terrorist 
Attacks Upon the United States; and public witnesses.
EMBASSY AND BORDER SECURITY
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations held a hearing entitled 
``Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 2005-2006: Embassy and Border 
Security.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Gregory B. Starr, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Countermeasures, Bureau of Diplomatic Security; MG Charles E. Williams, 
USA, (ret.), Director, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations; and Dan 
Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs.
STATE DEPARTMENT TERRORISM REPORT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Terrorism and Nonproliferation held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing the 
State Department's Annual Report on Terrorism.'' Testimony was heard 
from Philip D. Zelikow, Counselor, Department of State; John O. 
Brennan, Interim Director, National Counterterrorism Center; Raphael F. 
Perl, Specialist in International Terrorism Policy, CRS, Library of 
Congress; and a public witness.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
  Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
1817, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims held a hearing on H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration 
Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2005. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Dreier and Reyes; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R.

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323, To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the 
Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York 
Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library;'' H.R. 774, Rocky Mountain 
National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2005; and H.R. 1084, To 
authorize the establishment at Antietam National Battlefield of a 
memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and 
Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New 
Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam 
on September 17, 1862. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bradley 
of New Hampshire and Engel; Sue Masica, Associate Director, Park 
Planning, Facilities and Lands, National Park Service, Department of 
the Interior.
COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on the Future of Computer Science 
Research in the U.S. Testimony was heard from John H. Marburger, III, 
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Anthony J. Tether, 
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of 
Defense; and public witnesses.
COAST GUARD AMENDMENTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on the Coast Guard 
Amendments of 2005. Testimony was heard from Calvin Lederer, Deputy 
Judge Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
Security.
OVERSIGHT--VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans 
Employment and Training Service (VETS). Testimony was heard from Sigurd 
R. Nilsen, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, 
GAO; John M. McWilliam, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Operations and 
Management, Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Department of 
Labor; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY--ALTERNATIVES TO STRENGTHEN; COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Alternatives to 
Strengthen Social Security. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Prior to the hearing, the Committee approved pending business.
BRIEFING--GLOBAL UPDATES
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive 
session to receive a Briefing on Global Updates. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.