[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 42 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D339-D341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2007, after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their 
respective activities from William H. Pickle, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate; Wilson Livingood, Chairman, Capitol Police 
Board and Capitol Guide Service; and Christopher McGaffin, Acting Chief 
of Police, Capitol Police Board; Tom Stevens, Head, Congressional 
Special Services Office and Capitol Guide Service; and Alan Hantman, 
Architect of the Capitol.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science 
and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Department of Justice, after 
receiving testimony from Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Robert 
Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Karen Tandy, 
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Carl J. Truscott, 
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and John 
Clark, Director, U.S. Marshals Service, all of the Department of 
Justice.
APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water concluded 
a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for 
the Army Corps of Engineers, after receiving testimony from John Paul 
Woodley, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; and 
Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock, Chief of Engineers.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded closed and open hearings to examine the proposed 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years 
defense program, focusing on Department of Defense's role in combating 
terrorism, after receiving testimony from Thomas W. O'Connell, 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity 
Conflict; Vice Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN, Deputy Commander, United 
States Special Operations Command; Vice Admiral John Scott Redd, USN 
(Ret.), Director, National Counterterrorism Center; and Jeffrey N. 
Rapp, Director, Joint Intelligence Task Force-Combating Terrorism, 
Defense Intelligence Agency.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a hearing to examine the proposed defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2007, focusing on improving 
contractor incentives, after receiving testimony from Kenneth J. Krieg, 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; 
and David M. Walker, Comptroller General, Government Accountability 
Office.
ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Global Climate Change and Impacts concluded a hearing to examine the 
current and future role of science in the Asia Pacific Partnership, 
focusing on the public-private initiative that addresses the 
interconnected challenges of assuring economic growth and development, 
poverty eradication, energy security, pollution reduction, and 
mitigating climate change, after receiving testimony from James L. 
Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality; 
and W. David Montgomery, CRA International, Margo Thorning, 
International Council for Capital Formation, and David D. Doniger, 
Natural Resources Defense Council Cimate Center, all of Washington, 
D.C.

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WILDFIRE SEASON
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands 
and Forests concluded an oversight hearing to examine the 2005 wildfire 
season and the Federal land management agencies' preparations for the 
2006 wildfire season, after receiving testimony from Mark Rey, Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment; and 
Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for 
Policy, Management and Budget.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Richard Capka, of Pennsylvania, 
to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department 
of Transportation, and James B. Gulliford, of Missouri, to be Assistant 
Administrator for Toxic Substances, and William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of 
Tennessee, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, after the nominees testified and answered questions 
in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of 
Customs, Department of Homeland Security, after the nominee testified 
and answered questions in his own behalf.
U.S.-INDIA CIVILIAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the United States-India Civilian Nuclear Agreement, and non-
proliferation goals, global energy requirements, environmental 
concerns, and the United States geo-strategic relationship with India, 
focusing on S. 2429, to authorize the President to waive the 
application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
with respect to India, after receiving testimony from Condoleezza Rice, 
Secretary of State.
ISLAMIST EXTREMISM IN EUROPE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs 
concluded a hearing to examine the nature and scope of Islamist 
extremism in Europe, focusing on secular and spiritual alienation, 
after receiving testimony from Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for 
European and Eurasian Affairs, Henry A. Crumpton, Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, and Tom C. Korologos, United States Ambassador to 
Belgium, all of the Department of State; and Robin Niblett, and Daniel 
Benjamin, both of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, 
and Mary Habeck, Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of 
Advanced International Studies, all of Washington, D.C.
PORT SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine S. 2459, to improve cargo security, and 
other related measures, after receiving testimony from Senator Murray; 
Representatives Lungren and Harman; Michael P. Jackson, Deputy 
Secretary of Homeland Security; Jeffrey W. Monroe, Department of Ports 
and Transportation, Portland, Maine; M.R. Dinsmore, Port of Seattle, 
Seattle, Washington; and Andrew Howell, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and 
James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, 
D.C.
FEDERAL FUNDING OF MUSEUMS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and 
International Security concluded a hearing to examine various avenues 
of Federal funding for museums including authorized programs, 
grantmaking agencies, and earmarks, after receiving testimony from 
David A. Ucko, Head, Informal Science Education, Division of 
Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education, Education and Human 
Resources Directorate, National Science Foundation; Anne-Imelda M. 
Radice, Director, Institute of Museums and Library Services; Edward H. 
Able, Jr., American Association of Museums, and Thomas A. Schatz, 
Citizens Against Government Waste, both of Washington, D.C.
ALL-HAZARDS MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness concluded a hearing to 
examine all-hazards medical preparedness and response, after receiving 
testimony from John Agwunobi, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 
Services for Health; Ellen Embrey, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Force 
Health Protection and Readiness, and Director, Deployment Health 
Support, Department of Defense; Lawrence Deyton, Chief Public Health 
and Environmental Hazards Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; Eddy 
A. Bresnitz, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, 
Trenton, on behalf of the Council of State and Territorial 
Epidemiologists; Thomas V. Inglesby, Center for Biosecurity, University 
of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland; Richard Serino, 
Boston Emergency Medical Services, Boston, Massachusetts; and Rob 
Gougelet, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.

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METHAMPHETAMINE
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine the impact methamphetamine use is having in Indian country, 
after receiving testimony from Senator Burns; William P. Ragsdale, 
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Robert 
McSwain, Deputy Director, Jon Perez, Director, Division of Behavioral 
Health, and Anthony Dekker, Associate Director, Clinical Services, 
Phoenix Indian Medical Center, all of the Indian Health Service, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Matthew H. Mead, United States 
Attorney for the District of Wyoming, Cheyenne, Department of Justice; 
Kathleen W. Kitcheyan, San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Carlos, Arizona; 
Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, and Gary L. 
Edwards, National Native American Law Enforcement Association, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Karrie Azure, United Tribes Technical College, 
Bismark, North Dakota.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
consider pending intelligence matters.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.