[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 50 (Tuesday, May 2, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D419-D420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SENIORS INDEPENDENCE ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select 
Education held a hearing on the Seniors Independence Act of 2006. 
Testimony was heard from Josefina Carbonell, Assistant Secretary, 
Aging, Department of Health and Human Services; Mason Bishop, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Employment Training Administration, Department of 
Labor; Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, State of South Carolina; and public 
witnesses.
U.N. SANCTIONS AFTER OIL-FOR-FOOD
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing entitled 
``U.N. Sanctions After Oil-for-Food: Still a Viable Diplomatic Tool?'' 
Testimony was heard from Ambassador John R. Bolton, Permanent United 
States Representative to the United Nations, Department of State; 
Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team, 
GAO; and public witnesses.
REDUCING VULNERABILITIES TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear 
and Biological Attack met in executive session to receive a briefing on 
the Defense Science Board's 2005 study ``Reducing Vulnerabilities to 
Weapons of Mass Destruction.'' The Subcommittee was briefed by the 
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Chairs of the study: Larry Lynn, Independent Consultant to the 
Department of Defense, member of the Defense Science Board and the 
Threat Reduction Advisory Council; and Robert Nesbit, Senior Vice 
President and General Manager, Center for Integrated Intelligence 
Systems, DOD C31 Federally Funded Research and Development Center.
SAFE PORT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 3, a structured role 
providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 4954, SAFE Port Act, with 
40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security and 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 Homeland Security now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Homeland Security. The rule makes in order only those amendments 
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The 
rule provides that the amendments printed in the report accompanying 
the resolution may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides on motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman King of 
New York and Representatives Daniel E. Lungren of California, Shays 
Rohrabacher, Thompson of Mississippi, Loretta Sanchez of California, 
Markey, Christensen, Oberstar, Nadler, Stupak, Millender-McDonald, 
Sherman, and Weiner.