[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 144 (Thursday, November 3, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1144-D1146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
YOUR TROOPS: THEIR STORY
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Your Troops: Their 
Story. Testimony was heard from the

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following officials of the Department of Defense: BG John F. Kelly, 
USMC, Legislative Assistant to the Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; COL 
Robert Abrams, USA, Chief of Staff, lst Cavalry Division and CSM Neil 
Citola, USA, III Corps.
RADICAL ISLAM--UNDERSTANDING ASPIRATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Terrorism and Radical Islam Gap Panel held 
a hearing on Understanding Aspirations of Radical Islam: Why Mainstream 
Islam is Radically Different. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT OF 2005
Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005.
DATA ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRUST ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act.
TSA's REGISTERED TRAVELER PROGRAM
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, Cybersecurity held a hearing entitled ``The 
Future of TSA's Registered Traveler Program.'' Testimony was heard from 
Kip Hawley, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CYBER SYSTEMS SECURITY 
VULNERABILITIES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity and the Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment met in 
executive session to receive a joint briefing on the security 
vulnerabilities of portable electronic devices and U.S. government 
cyber systems. The Subcommittees were briefed by departmental 
witnesses.
BIOSCIENCE AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear 
and Biological Attack held a hearing entitled ``Bioscience and the 
Intelligence Community.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DIGITAL AGE--CONTENT PROTECTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property, held an oversight hearing entitled ``Content 
Protection in the Digital Age: The Broadcast Flag, High-Definition 
Radio, and the Analog Hole.'' Testimony was heard from Dan Glickman, 
Chairman and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America; Mitch Bainwol, 
Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America; and public 
witnesses.
METHAMPHETAMINE EPIDEMIC ELIMINATION ACT; SECOND CHANCE ACT OF 2005
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action H.R. 3889, 
Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1704, Second Chance Act 
of 2005. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cannon, Davis of 
Illinois and Jones of Ohio; Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor, State of 
Maryland.
OFFENDER RE-ENTRY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held an oversight hearing entitled ``Offender Re-
entry: What is Needed to Provide Offenders with a Real Second Chance? 
Testimony was heard from David Hagy, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; Arthur Wallenstein, 
Director, Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Montgomery 
County, State of Maryland; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--INVASIVE ASIAN CARP
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans held an 
oversight hearing on the Growing Problem of Invasive Asian Carp in the 
Great Lakes and Mississippi River System. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Kennedy of Minnesota; Everett Wilson, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT REAL PROPERTY ACT OF 2005
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing 
on H.R. 3699, Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property 
Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from Delegate Norton; Paul Hoffman, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of 
the Interior; and Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, District of Columbia.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R.

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1190, San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2005; H.R. 2563, To 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies 
to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette 
River systems in Idaho; and H.R. 3153, Upper Colorado and San Juan 
River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Programs 
Reauthorization Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Otter; William Rinne, Deputy Commissioner, Director of Operations, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; Tom Blickensderfer, 
Endangered Species Program Director, Department of Natural Resources, 
State of Colorado; and a public witness.
CONFERENCE REPORT--FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006
Committee on Ways and Means: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all 
points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 3057, 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2006, and against its consideration. The rule 
provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Kolbe.
NASA'S PROGRAMS STATUS
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Status of NASA's Programs. 
Testimony was heard from Michael D. Griffin, Administrator, NASA.
HURRICANE KATRINA--RESPONSE PROPOSALS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on proposals in response to Hurricane Katrina. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Kennedy of Rhode Island, Kolbe, Platts, 
Blumenauer, Schmidt, Foley, Lantos, Shays, Jindal and Pickering.
OVERSIGHT--VBA'S ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held an oversight hearing on the development of 
the Veterans Benefits Administrations' annual budget request. Testimony 
was heard from Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary, Benefits, Veterans 
Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
REVIEW--CREDIT UNION TAX EXEMPTION
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Review of Credit Union 
Tax Exemption. Testimony was heard from JoAnn Johnson, Chairman, 
National Credit Union Administration; Steven T. Miller, Commissioner, 
Tax-Exempt and Government Entities Division, IRS, Department of the 
Treasury; Richard J. Hillman, Management Director, Financial Markets 
and Community Investment, GAO; former Representative Norman E. 
D'Amours, State of New Hampshire, and former Chairman, National Credit 
Union Administration; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES-BAHRAIN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Approved the draft implementing proposal 
on the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
BRIEFING--GLOBAL UPDATES/HOTSPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Global Updates/Hotspots. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
current economic outlook, after receiving testimony from Alan 
Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
APPROPRIATIONS: SCIENCE/STATE/JUSTICE/COMMERCE
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 2862, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2006, but did not complete action thereon, 
and will meet again on Friday, November 4, 2005.