[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D921-D922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on the Capitol Visitor Center. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol: 
Stephen T. Ayers, Acting Architect; and Bernard Ungar, Capitol Visitor 
Center Project Executive; and Terrell Dorn, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure Issues, GAO.
NEXT-OF-KIN NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing to review the policies and procedures regarding the 
notification of next-of-kin of wounded and deceased servicemembers. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: BG Reuben D. Jones, USA, Adjutant General of the Army; BG 
Michael Downs, USMC (ret.), Director, Personnel and Family Readiness 
Division; MG Anthony F. Przybyslawski, USAF, Commander, Air Force 
Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Patrick M. McLaughlin, 
Acting Assistant Deputy, Chief of Naval Operations and Chief Operating 
Officer, Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Enterprise.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 2857, Generations Invigorating Volunteering and 
Education Act of 2007; H.R. 2847, Green Jobs Act of 2007; and H.R. 
2831, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007.
ENERGY MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Began consideration of the following 
measures related to energy legislation: To promote greater energy 
efficiency; To facilitate the transition to a smart electricity grid; 
To clarify the amount of loans to be guaranteed under title XVII of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005; To promote the development of renewable 
fuels infrastructure; To promote advanced plug-in hybrid vehicles and 
vehicle components; and To enhance availability of energy information.
  Will continue tomorrow.
IRAQ ESCALATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Iraq: Is the Escalation 
Working? Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
A.Q. KHAN'S NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and South 
Asia and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade held 
a joint hearing on A.Q. Khan's Nuclear Wal-Mart: Out of Business or 
Under New Management? Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing entitled ``A 
Roadmap for Security? Examining the Science and Technology 
Directorate's Strategic Plan.'' Testimony was heard from Jay Cohen, 
Under Secretary, Science and Technology, Department of Homeland 
Security.

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U.S. CAPITOL POLICE--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MERGER
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Implementation of 
the U.S. Capitol Police--Library of Congress Police Merger. Testimony 
was heard from Wilson Livingood, Sergeant at Arms; Chief Philip D. 
Morse, Sr., Chief of Police, U.S. Capitol Police; Jo Ann C. Jenkins, 
Chief Operation Officer, Library of Congress; Officer Michael Hutchins, 
Chairman, The Fraternal Order of Police, Library of Congress Labor 
Committee.
  The Committee also approved pending Committee business.
BRIEFING--STRENGTHENING NONPROLIFERATION REGIME
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a briefing entitled ``International 
Perspectives on Strengthening the Nonproliferation Regime.'' The 
Subcommittee was briefed by public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science and Technology: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 906, Global Change Research and Data Management 
Act of 2007; H.R. 1933, Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage 
Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 2007; H.R. 2773, 
Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act; and H.R. 2774, Solar 
Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
VA INTERNAL CONTRACTING OVERSIGHT DEFICIENCIES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on VA Internal Contracting Oversight 
Deficiencies. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: Belinda Finn, Assistant Inspector 
General, Auditing, Office of the Inspector General; and Robert J. 
Henke, Assistant Secretary, Management.
BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
economic case for early childhood care and education, after receiving 
testimony from Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Topeka; Harriet 
Dichter, Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare 
Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Harrisburg; Douglas J. 
Besharov, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 
Washington, D.C.; and James Heckman, University of Chicago, Chicago, 
Illinois.