[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 82 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D706-D707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported the following measures: H. 
Con. Res. 25, Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of 
the United States that, not later than January 2, 2025, the 
agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should 
provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total 
energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, 
abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; H.R. 926, STOPP Act of 
2007; and H. Res. 79, Recognizing the establishment of Hunters for the 
Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those 
programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
held a hearing on Marketing and Regulatory Programs. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the USDA: Bruce Knight, Under 
Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs; Lloyd C. Day, 
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service; W. Ron DeHaven, 
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; James E. 
Link, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration; and Dennis Kaplan, Budget Office.
TEACHER PREPARATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education, 
Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness held a hearing on Preparing 
Teachers for the Classroom: The Role of the Higher Education Act and No 
Child Left Behind. Testimony was heard from George Scott, Director, 
Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
BROADBAND AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunication and 
the Internet held a hearing on a proposed measure addressing Broadband 
Mapping and Data Collection. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REMITTANCES INDUSTRY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology held a hearing 
entitled ``Remittances: Access, Transparency, and Market Efficiency--A 
Progress Report.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE ON EASTERN EUROPE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Russia: Rebuilding the 
Iron Curtain. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY MUSLIM COUNTRIES' VIEWS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight held a hearing on Declining 
Approval for American Foreign Policy in Muslim Countries: Does It Make 
It More Difficult To Fight al Qaeda. Testimony was heard from a public 
witness.
SCHOOL SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Our Schools: Federal Efforts To Strengthen Community Preparedness and 
Response.'' Testimony was heard from Holly Kuzmich, Deputy Chief of 
Staff, Policy and Programs, Department of Education; Robert J. Sica, 
Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, National Threat 
Assessment Center, Department of Homeland Security; Cornelia M. Ashby, 
Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; and public 
witnesses.

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COAST GUARD DEEPWATER PROGRAM
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and 
Global Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled ``Deepwater: 
Charting a Course for Safer Waters,'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: RADM Gary 
T. Blore, USCG, Program Executive Officer, Integrated Deepwater System; 
Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General; and CAPT Steven T. Baynes, USCG, 
Chief, Atlantic Area Response Enforcement Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
2317, Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007; H.R. 2316, amended, Honest 
Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007; H.R. 2264, No Oil Producing 
and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; and S. 1104, amended, To increase 
the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be 
admitted to the United States as special immigrants.
IMMIGRATION REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, 
Refugees, Border Security, and International Law held a hearing on 
Comprehensives Immigration Reform: Impact of Immigration on States and 
Localities. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 716, Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse 
Plan Act; H.R. 236, North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2007; H.R. 
1503, Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project; and 
H.R. 1725, Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation 
Facility Act of 2007. Testimony was heard from Robert Quint, Acting 
Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of 
the Interior; and public witnesses.
CARBON-NEUTRAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement held a hearing on 
the Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
GEOTHERMAL/OCEAN POWER TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on Developing Untapped Potential: Geothermal 
and Ocean Power Technologies. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
NASA WORKFORCE
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing on Building and Maintaining a Healthy and 
Strong NASA Workforce. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of NASA: Toni Dawsey, Assistant Administrator, Human Capital 
Management; and John Stewart, Fellow, National Academy of Public 
Administration, member, Multisector Workforce Panel; and public 
witnesses.
LIABILITY REFORM'S SMALL BUSINESS IMPACTS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing to review the impact of the 
current legal system involving products liability on small businesses. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; GSA FY 2008 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM 
RESOLUTIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management 
approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 2011, To 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``George Howard, 
Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse;'' and GSA's Fiscal 
Year 2008 Capital Investment Program Resolutions.
VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on Veterans Entrepreneurship and Self Employment. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SBA: William 
Elmore, Associate Administrator, Veterans Business Development; and 
Louis J. Celli, Jr., Chairman, Advisory Committee on Veterans Business 
Affairs; Scott F. Denniston, Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of 
veterans organizations; and public witnesses.