[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D833-D834]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland concluded a 
hearing to examine the F-22A multiyear procurement proposal in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2007, after 
receiving testimony from Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force; 
David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States; James I. 
Finley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Technology; David B. Newman, Principal Analyst in Defense, 
Congressional Budget Office; Christopher Bolkcom, Specialist in 
National Defense, Congressional Research Service; J. Richard Nelson, 
Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia; and Danielle 
Brian, Project on Government Oversight, Washington, D.C.
HEDGE FUNDS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the regulation of hedge funds, focusing on 
systematic market risks posed by hedge fund activity, and the investor 
protection issues that stem from the increasing exposure of retail 
investors to hedge fund investment opportunities, after receiving 
testimony from Christopher Cox, Chairman, United States Securities and 
Exchange Commission; Reuben Jeffery III, Chairman, United States 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and Randal K. Quarles, Under 
Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance.
JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Aviation concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Joint Planning 
and Development Office, which was created to plan for and coordinate, 
with Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, a transformation from the 
current air traffic control (ATC) system to the next generation air 
transportation system, after receiving testimony from Marion C. Blakey, 
Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, and David A. Dobbs, 
Assistant Inspector General for Aviation and Special Program Audits, 
both of the Department of Transportation; Lisa J. Porter, Associate 
Administrator for Aeronautics Research, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; and Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office.
TAX JURISDICTION
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on International Trade concluded a 
hearing to examine State jurisdiction to tax certain business activity, 
focusing on legislation that could provide uniformity, simplification, 
and fairness concerning the taxation of remote sales over the Internet, 
after receiving testimony from Senator Enzi; Iowa State Representative 
Christopher Rants, Des Moines; Daniel W. Noble, Wyoming Department of 
Revenue, and Gary Imig, Sierra Trading Post, Inc., both of Cheyenne, 
Wyoming; Dan R. Bucks, Montana Department of Revenue, Helena; George S. 
Isaacson, Brann and Isaacson, Lewiston, Maine, on behalf of the Direct 
Marketing Association; Robert Benham, Balliet's, L.L.C., Oklahoma City, 
Ohlahoma, on behalf of the National Retail Federation; and Douglas L. 
Lindholm, Council on State Taxation, and Michael F. Mundaca, Ernst and 
Young, both of Washington, D.C.
HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Health Care concluded a hearing 
to examine the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which 
provides health care coverage for uninsured children, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Kennedy; Mark B. McClellan, Administrator, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and Evelyne P. Baumrucker, Analyst in Social 
Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division, and Chris L. Peterson, 
Specialist in Social Legislation, both of the Congressional Research 
Service, Library of Congress.

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DOD SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PLAN
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine the Department of 
Defense Supply Chain Management Plan, focusing on the extent to which 
the supply chain management improvement plan is integrated with other 
Department of Defense logistics strategies, concepts, and plans, and if 
the Department has identified valid performance metrics and data to use 
in monitoring initiatives and measuring progress, after receiving 
testimony from Alan F. Estevez, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Supply Chain Integration; and William M. Solis, Director, 
Defense Capabilities Management, Government Accountability Office.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the nomination of Stephen S. McMillin, of 
Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.