[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 41 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D331-D333]
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 Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies held a 
hearing on

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the Supreme Court. Testimony was heard from the following Associate 
Justices of the Supreme Court: Anthony M. Kennedy; and Clarence Thomas.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs held a hearing on Secretary of State, 
Foreign Assistance Programs. Testimony was heard from Condoleezza Rice, 
Secretary of State.
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 held a hearing on the 
Defense Health Program. Testimony was heard from the following Surgeon 
Generals, Department of Defense: LTG Kevin Kiley, U.S. Army Medical 
Command; VADM Donald C. Arthur, U.S. Navy; and LTG George P. Taylor, 
U.S. Marine Corps.
DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Science, the Departments 
of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Office of Science and Technology Policy. Testimony was heard from John 
H. Marburger, III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR AND BEYOND
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on improving interagency 
coordination for the Global War on Terror and beyond. Testimony was 
heard from ADM Edmund P. Giambastiani, USN, Vice-Chairman, Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, Department of Defense; Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State; VADM John Scot 
Redd, USN (Ret.), Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Office of 
the National Intelligence Director; and Thomas W. O'Connell, Assistant 
Secretary, Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Department of 
Defense.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST--FUTURE COMBAT/FORCE 
PROTECTION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense 
Authorization budget request--Future Combat Systems, Modularity, and 
Force Protection Initiatives. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the GAO: Paul L. Francis, Director, Acquisition and 
Sourcing Management; and Janet St. Laurent, Director, Defense 
Capabilities and Management; Mike Gilmore, Assistant Director, National 
Security, CBO; the following officials of the Department of the Army: 
Claude M. Bolton, Assistant Secretary (Acquisition, Logistics and 
Technology); LTG David F. Melcher, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G8 
(Programming, Material Integration and Management); and LTG James J. 
Lovelace, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army G3/5/7 (Operations and 
Requirements); LTG James N. Mattis, USMC, Commanding General, Marine 
Corps Combat Development Command; and MG William D. Catto, USMC, 
Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command, both with the Department of 
the Navy.
INTERNET CHILD PREDATORS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Sexual Exploitation of 
Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids, and Congress Need To 
Know About Child Predators.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  In refusing to give testimony at this hearing, Ken Gourlay invoked 
Fifth Amendment privileges.
  Hearings continue April 6.
VISA PROCESSING DELAYS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of 
Visa Processing Delays on the Arts, Education, and American 
Innovation.'' Testimony was heard from Tony Edson, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Visa Services, Department of State; Jess T. Ford, Director, 
International Affairs and Trade, GAO; and public witnesses.
MANAGING AIRPORT SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and 
Agency Organization held a hearing entitled ``Travel vs. Terrorism: 
Federal Workforce Issues in Managing Airport Security.'' Testimony was 
heard from Cathleen Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, 
GAO; Robert Jamison, Deputy Secretary, Operations, Transportation 
Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Kathy 
Dillaman, Deputy Associate Director, Center for Federal Investigative 
Services, OPM; and a public witness.
NUCLEAR SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing entitled 
``Nuclear Security: Has the NRC Strengthened Facility Standards Since 
9/11?'' Testimony was heard from Jim

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Wells, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; Nils Diaz, 
Chairman, NRC; Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, State of 
Connecticut; and public witnesses.
SAFE PORT ACT
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing on H.R. 4954, SAFE Port 
Act. Testimony was heard from Michael P. Jackson, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of Homeland Security; Bethann Rooney, Manager of Port 
Security, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and public 
witnesses.
GOVERNMENT-ACQUIRED PERSONAL INFORMATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law and the Subcommittee on Constitution held a joint 
oversight hearing entitled ``Personal Information Acquired by the 
Government From Information Resellers: Is There Need for Improvement?'' 
Testimony was heard from Linda D. Koontz, Director, Information 
Management Issues, GAO; Maureen Cooney, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
LOBBYING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 4975, Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 
2006. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2007
Committee on Rules: H. Con. Res. 376, Establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 
through 2011.
  Testimony was heard from Chairman Nussle and Representatives Spratt, 
Cooper, Scott of Virginia, and Jackson-Lee of Texas; action deferred.
527 REFORM ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: granted, by a vote of 9 to 3, a closed rule 
providing one hour of debate in the House on H.R. 513, 527 Reform Act 
of 2005, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on House Administration. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on House Administration now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The rule 
waives all points of order against the bill as amended. Finally, the 
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  Testimony was heard from Chairman Ehlers and Representatives Shays, 
Pence, Dent and Jackson-Lee of Texas.
OVERSIGHT--RELIABILITY OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND REVENUE ESTIMATES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines held an oversight hearing on 
Reliability of Highway Trust Fund Revenue Estimates. Testimony was 
heard from Robert Carroll, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Tax Analysis, 
Department of the Treasury; Donald Marron, Acting Director, CBO; and 
Katherine Siggerud, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO.