[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 50 (Thursday, March 22, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D386-D389]
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 held a 
hearing on Conditions and Trends in Rural Communities. Testimony was 
heard from Katherine Smith, Acting Administrator, Economic Research 
Service, USDA.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science 
and Related Agencies held a hearing and on the DEA/Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Justice: Karen Tandy, Administrator, DEA; and 
Michael J. Sullivan, Acting Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of 
Energy: Nuclear Nonproliferation. Testimony was heard from Will Tobey, 
Administrator, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Department of Energy.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on SBA. Testimony was heard from 
Steven C. Presten, Administrator, SBA.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Minerals Management Service/Office 
of Surface Mining. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Interior: Johnnie Burton, Director, Minerals 
Management Service; and Brent T. Wahlquist, Acting Director, Office of 
Surface Mining.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on Library of Congress and Open World: Budget. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Library of Congress: James 
Billington, Librarian of Congress; Jo

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Ann Jenkins, Chief Operating Officer, and a public witness.
TRANSPORTATION, AND HUD AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
the FAA. Testimony was heard from Marion Blakey, Administrator, FAA, 
Department of Transportation.
DOD AIRCRAFT PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and 
the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces held a joint 
hearing on Department of Defense Aircraft Programs. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: David G. 
Ahern, Director, Portfolio Systems Acquisition, Office of the Under 
Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; James P. Woolsey, 
Assistant Director, Cost Analysis and Research Division, Institute for 
Defense Analyses; BG Stephen Mundt, USA, Director, Army Aviation, 
Headquarters, U.S. Army; William Balderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Naval Air Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 
Research, Development and Acquisition; RADM Bruce W. Clingan, USN, 
Director, Air Warfare Division, Headquarters, U.S. Navy; LTG John G. 
Castellaw, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. Marine 
Corps; LTG Carrol H. Chandler, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, 
Plans, and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; and LTG Donald 
J. Hoffman, USAF, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
the Air Force, Acquisition; and Michael J. Sullivan, Director, 
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO.
BP--TEXAS CITY DISASTER AND WORKER SAFETY
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on the BP-Texas City 
Disaster and Worker Safety. Testimony was heard from Carolyn W. 
Merritt, Chair, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; 
and public witnesses.
COLLEGE PREPARATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education, 
Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness held a hearing on The Higher 
Education Act: Approaches to College Preparation. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE IMPORTATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2007; 
GENETIC INFORMATION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported H.R. 518, 
International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2007.
  The Committee began mark-up of H.R. 493, Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2007.
  Will continue tomorrow.
SAFETY OF DRUG SUPPLY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations continued hearings on The Adequacy of FDA Efforts To 
Assure the Safety of the Drug Supply, Part II. Testimony was heard from 
Andrew C. Von Eschenbach, M.D., Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Marcia G. Crosse, Director, Public Health and 
Military Health Care Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration and Innovations in 
Interoperability.'' Testimony was heard from John M.R. Kneuer, 
Assistant Secretary, Communications and Information, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
OIL DEPENDENCE AND FOREIGN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Foreign Policy and 
National Security Implications of Oil Dependence. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
GUINEA--PROSPECTS FOR PEACE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on Prospects for Peace in Guinea. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of State: Linda Thomas-
Greenfield, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African 
Affairs; and Walter North, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
Africa Bureau, U.S. Agency for International Development; and public 
witnesses.
EUROPEAN OPINION OF U.S. POLICIES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight and the Subcommittee on 
Europe held a joint hearing on Polling Data on European Opinion of

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American Policies, Values and People. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
OVER-CLASSIFICATION/INFORMATION SHARING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing 
entitled ``Over-classification and Pseudo-classification: The Impact on 
Information Sharing.'' Testimony was heard from J. William Leonard, 
Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and 
Records Administration; Chief Cathy L. Lanier, Metropolitan Police 
Department; Michael P. Downing, Assistant Commanding Officer, Counter-
Terrorism/Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Los Angeles Police Department.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing on Changing Tides: Exploring 
the Current State of Civil Rights Enforcement within the Department of 
Justice and an oversight hearing on the Civil Rights Division of the 
Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from Wan J. Kim, Assistant 
Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
COPYRIGHT ACT REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held a hearing on Reforming Section 115 of the 
Copyright Act for the Digital Age. Testimony was heard from Marybeth 
Peters, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress.
PUERTO RICO MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs held a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 900, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 
2007; and H.R. 1230, Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2007. 
Testimony was heard from Kenneth Thomas, Congressional Research 
Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following 
bills: H.R. 50, Multinational Species Conservation Funds 
Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 465, Asian Elephant Conservation 
Reauthorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 1205, Coral Reef Conservation 
Amendments Act of 2007.
D.C. COLLEGE ACCESS ACT EXTENSION
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, 
Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing on H.R. 
1124, To extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. 
Testimony was heard from Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, District of Columbia; 
and public witnesses.
NOAA BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2008
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on NOAA Fiscal Year 2008 Budget. Testimony 
was heard from VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.), Under 
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator, NOAA, Department 
of Commerce; and a public witness.
FAA'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET PRIORITIES FISCAL YEAR 2008
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing on FAA's Research and Development Budget 
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2008. Testimony was heard from Victoria Cox, 
Air Traffic Organization Vice President for Operations Planning, FAA, 
Department of Transportation; R. John Hansman, Co-Chair, FAA's Research 
Engineering and Development Advisory Committee; and public witnesses.
HIDDEN TAX ON SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``The New Hidden 
Tax on Small Business.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FAA'S OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing to review FAA's Operational and Safety Program. 
Testimony was heard from Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure Issues, GAO; Warren Kroeppel, General Manager, LaGuardia 
Airport, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EDUCATION BENEFITS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on Education Benefits for National Guard and Reserve 
members. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Craig W. Duehring, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Reserve Affairs; MG Terry L. Scherling, USAF, Director, 
Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau; and MG William D. Wofford, USA, 
State Adjutant General, Arkansas National Guard; and representatives of 
veterans organizations.

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ELDERLY AND DISABLED REFUGEES ASSISTANCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee Income Security and Family 
Support held a hearing on Assistance for Elderly and Disabled Refugees. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
held a hearing on the Alternative Minimum Tax. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold hearing on Counterintelligence. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.