[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 82 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D701-D702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUDGET: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the United States European Command in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from General Bantz J. Craddock, USA, 
Commander, United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, 
Europe, Department of Defense.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee began consideration of certain 
military nominations, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed 
subject to the call.

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CONSOLIDATION OF SECURITIES MARKETS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance and Investment concluded a hearing to examine the 
proposal of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and 
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to consolidate their member firm 
regulatory functions into a single self-regulatory organization, 
focusing on working towards improved regulation, after receiving 
testimony from Erik R. Sirri, Director, Division of Market Regulation, 
United States Securities and Exchange Commission; Joseph P. Borg, 
Alabama Securities Commission, Montgomery, on behalf of the North 
American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.; Mary L. Schapiro, 
NASD, Richard G. Ketchum, NYSE Regulation, Inc., and John C. Coffee, 
Jr., Columbia University Law School, all of New York, New York; and 
Marc E. Lackritz, Securities Industry and Financial Markets 
Association, Washington, D.C.
IMPROVING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS
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 federal 
government's security clearance process, focusing on evaluating 
progress and identifying obstacles to improvement, after receiving 
testimony from Clay Johnson III, Deputy Director for Management, Office 
of Management and Budget; Robert Andrews, Deputy Under Secretary for 
Counterintelligence and Security, and Kathleen Watson, Director, 
Defense Security Services, both of the Department of Defense; Kathy L. 
Dillaman, Associate Director, Federal Investigative Services Division, 
Office of Personnel Management; Derek B. Stewart, Director, Defense 
Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office; Timothy 
R. Sample, Intelligence and National Security Alliance, and Doug 
Wagoner, Sentrillion, on behalf of the Security Clearance Reform 
Coalition, both of Arlington, Virginia.
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine law enforcement in Indian Country, after receiving testimony 
from W. Patrick Ragsdale, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and 
Christopher B. Chaney, Deputy Bureau Director, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Office of Justice Services, both of the Department of the 
Interior; Regina B. Schofield, Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
Justice Programs, and Matthew H. Mead, United States Attorney for the 
District of Wyoming, both of the Department of Justice; and Scott 
Burns, Deputy Director for State, Local and Tribal Affairs, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  S. 1027, to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of 
all tobacco taxes;
  S. 221, to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater 
fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry 
contracts;
  S. 376, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the 
provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law 
enforcement officers;
  S. 1079, to establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 
Bicentennial Commission, with an amendment;
  S. Res. 138, honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada 
Chavez;
  S. Res. 132, recognizing the Civil Air Patrol for 65 years of service 
to the United States; and
  S. Res. 130, designating July 28, 2007, as ``National Day of the 
American Cowboy''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee began consideration of an 
original bill authorizing funds for fiscal year 2008 for the 
intelligence community, but did not complete action thereon, and 
recessed subject to the call.