[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 51 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D430-D432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
approved for full Committee action the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 
Fiscal Year 2007.
SCIENCE, THE 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 
State Department, Public Diplomacy. Testimony was heard from Karen 
Hughes, Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, 
Department of State; and Jess Ford, Director, International Affairs and 
Trade, GAO.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 5122, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007.
BUILDING AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing entitled 
``Building American Competitiveness: Examining the Scope and Success of 
Existing Federal Math and Science Programs.'' Testimony was heard from 
Tom Luce, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and 
Policy Development, Department of Education; Cornelia Ashby, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; and a public witness.
PASSENGER CAR FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing on a measure to 
authorize the National Highway Traffic

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Safety Administration to set passenger car fuel economy standards. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Boehlert; Norman Y. Mineta, 
Secretary of Transportation; and public witnesses.
DIGITAL CONTENT AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection continued hearings entitled ``Digital Content and 
Enabling Technology: Satisfying the 21st Century Consumer.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
INTERNET CHILD PREDATORS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations continued hearings entitled ``Sexual Exploitation of 
Children Over the Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need To 
Know About Child Predators.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Justice: Alice S. Fisher, Assistant 
Attorney General, Criminal Division; Raul Roldan, Section Chief, Cyber 
Crime Section of the Cyber Division and Arnold Bell, Unit Chief, 
Innocent Images Unit, both with the FBI; and public witnesses.
SEC INVESTOR PROTECTION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Investors and Fostering Efficient Markets: A Review of the S.E.C. 
Agenda.'' Testimony was heard from Christopher Cox, Chairman, SEC.
NATO TRANSFORMATION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing on The United States and NATO: 
Transformation and the Riga Summit. Testimony was heard from Kurt 
Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and 
Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; and Dan Fata, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, European and NATO Affairs, Department of Defense.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action the following 
bills: H.R. 4777, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act; and H.R. 5092, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) 
Modernization and Reform Act.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
1384, Firearm Commerce Modernization Act; and H.R. 1415, NICS 
Improvement Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gingrey, King 
of Iowa; and McCarthy.
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on the following bills; H.R. 
5018, American Fisheries Management and Maine Life Enhancement Act; and 
H.R. 1431, Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act of 2005. 
Testimony was heard from William T. Hogarth, Director, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRICITY SERVICE
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power and the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a joint oversight 
hearing on the Need for Proper Forest Management on Federal Rights of 
Way To Ensure Reliable Electricity Service. Testimony was heard from 
Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, 
USDA; and public witnesses.
H-PRIZE ACT OF 2006; NSF/SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATION
Committee on Science: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 5143, H-Prize 
Act of 2006.
  Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on the Role of the 
National Science Foundation in K-12 Science and Math Education. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SARBANES-OXLEY AND SMALLER COMPANIES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Sarbanes-Oxley 
Section 404: What Is the Proper Balance Between Investor Protection and 
Capital Formation for Smaller Public Companies?'' Testimony was heard 
from Herbert S. Wander, Chairman, SEC Advisory Committee on Smaller 
Public Companies; and public witnesses.
RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS--UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, 
Agriculture and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Rural Telecommunications: Is Universal Service Reform Needed?'' 
Testimony was heard from Representative Terry; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--MISHANDLED BAGGAGE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held an oversight hearing on Mishandled Baggage: Problems and 
Solutions. Testimony was heard from Samuel Podberesky, Assistant 
General Counsel, Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, Department of 
Transportation; Charlotte Bryan, Acting Assistant Administrator, 
Transportation Sector Network Management, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and a public witness.

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MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit. Testimony was heard from 
Mark McClellan, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Beatrice Disman, 
Chairman, Medicare Planning and Implementation Task Force, SSA; and 
public witnesses.