[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 91 (Thursday, June 7, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D789-D791]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY AND EFFICACY
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing to review the integrity and efficacy of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Program. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the USDA: Eldon Gould, Administrator, Risk 
Management Agency; and Kathleen S. Tighe, Deputy Inspector General; 
Robert A. Robinson, Managing Director, Natural Resources and 
Environment, GAO; and public witnesses.
FARM BILL EXTENSION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic 
Agriculture approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2419, 
Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 
2008
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2008
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee 
action the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.
TEMPORARY FOREIGN LABOR RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Protecting U.S. and 
Guest Workers: the Recruitment and Employment of Temporary Foreign 
Labor. Testimony was heard from Ray Marshall, former Secretary of 
Labor; and public witnesses.

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ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education held a hearing on Reauthorization of 
the Elementary and Secondary Act: Current and Prospective Flexibility 
Under No Child Left Behind. Testimony was heard from Rick Melmer, 
Secretary, Department of Education, State of South Dakota; Kathleen 
Strauss, President, Board of Education, State of Michigan; Carol 
Johnson, Superintendent, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, State of 
Tennessee; and public witnesses.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND VEHICLES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on Discussion 
Draft Concerning Alternative Fuels, Infrastructure, and Vehicles.'' 
Testimony was heard from Alexander A. Karsner, Assistant Secretary, 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; Robert J. 
Meyers, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, 
EPA; and public witnesses.
INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2007
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 1328, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007. 
Testimony was heard from Charles W. Grim, D.D.S., Assistant Surgeon 
General, Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and public witnesses.
IMPROVING CREDIT CARD PROTECTION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Improving Credit Card 
Consumer Protection: Recent Industry and Regulatory Initiatives.'' 
Testimony was heard from Frederic Mishkin, member, Board of Governors, 
Federal Reserve System; the following officials of the Department of 
the Treasury: John Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency; and John Reich, 
Director, Office Thrift Supervision; Sheila Bair, Chairman, FDIC; Jo 
Ann Johnson, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration; and public 
witnesses.
NIGERIA AT A CROSSROADS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on Nigeria at a Crossroads: Elections, Legitimacy and a 
Way Forward. Testimony was heard from Jendayi Frazer, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE NETWORK
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and 
Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Project 28: The 
Future of SBInet.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Homeland Security: Chief David V. Aguilar, Border 
Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and Gregory Giddens, 
Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative; and a public witness.
DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties held an oversight hearing on the 
Constitutional Limitations on Domestic Surveillance. Testimony was 
heard from Steven G. Bradbury, Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
General Counsel, Department of Justice; Louis Fisher, American Law 
Division, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
BAIL BOND FORFEITURES/COURT SECURITY IMPROVEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action H.R. 660, Court 
Security Improvement Act of 2007.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 2286, To amend title 18, 
United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with 
respect to bail bond forfeitures. Testimony was head from 
Representatives Wexler, and Keller; Tommy E. Miller, Judge, U.S. 
District Court, Eastern, Virginia; and a public witness.
ENERGY POLICY REFORM AND REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2007
  Committee on Natural Resources: Continued markup of H.R. 2337, 
Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007.
  Will continue June 13.
NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 2016, National Landscape 
Conservation System Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bono 
and Moran of Virginia; Elena Daly, Director, National Landscape 
Conservation System, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
Interior; Richard Moe, President, National Trust for Historic 
Preservation; and public witnesses.
D.C. AUTONOMY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
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the District of Columbia held a hearing on D.C. Autonomy. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia: Adrian 
M. Fenty, Mayor; Vincent Gray, Chairman, City Council; Natwar Gandhi, 
Chief Financial Officer; and Brian Flowers, General Counsel, City 
Council; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL IT SECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Policy, Census, and National Archives and the Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement held a joint 
hearing on Federal IT Security: The Future for FISMA. Testimony was 
heard from Karen S. Evans, Administrator, Office of E-Government and 
Information Technology, OMB; Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, 
Information Security Issues, GAO; Vance Hitch, Chief Information 
Officer, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
DARFUR AND THE OLYMPICS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing on Darfur and the Olympics: 
A Call for International Action. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
WEATHER SATELLITE PROGRAM
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on NPOESS, Weather Satellite Program. 
Testimony was heard from David Powner, Director, Information Technology 
Management Issues, GAO; BG Sue Mashiko, USAF, Program Executive Officer 
for Environmental Monitoring, Department of the Air Force; John 
Marburger III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
FAMILY FARMERS/RURAL SMALL BUSINESS PRIORITIES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Family Farmer and Rural 
Small Business Priorities for 2007 Farm Bill. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
CONGESTION AND MOBILITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on Congestion and Mobility. 
Testimony was heard from Jeffrey N. Shane, Under Secretary for Policy, 
Department of Transportation; Peggy Catlin, Deputy Executive Director, 
Department of Transportation, State of Colorado; Craig Stone, Deputy 
Administrator, Urban Corridors, Department of Transportation, State of 
Washington; and a public witness.
SPECIALLY ADAPTIVE HOUSING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on Specially Adaptive Housing. Testimony was heard from 
Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public 
witnesses.
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on Employment Eligibility Verification Systems. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the SSA: Frederick G. 
Streckewald, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Program Policy Office of 
Disability and Income Security Programs; and Steve Schaeffer, Assistant 
Inspector General, Office of Audit; Richard Stana, Director, Homeland 
Security and Justice, GAO; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management met in executive session to receive a 
briefing on Security Clearance Process. The Subcommittee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
NASA INSPECTOR GENERAL
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies concluded a joint hearing with 
the House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight to examine the investigation of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Inspector General, 
after receiving testimony from Debra Herzog, former Deputy Assistant 
Inspector General for Investigations, Lance G. Carrington, former 
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, and Robert W. Cobb, 
Inspector General, all of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; Kevin J. Carson, Assistant Inspector General for 
Audits, Office of the Inspector General, Government Printing Office; 
Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight, Washington, D.C.; and 
Paul C. Light, New York University Robert F. Wagner School of Public 
Service, New York, New York.