[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 177 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1540-D1541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COUNTERING TERRORISM'S IDEOLOGICAL SUPPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on strategic communications and 
countering ideological support for terrorism. Testimony was heard from 
Duncan MacInnes, Principal Deputy Coordinator, Bureau of International 
Information Programs, Department of State; and the following officials 
of the Department of Defense, CAPT Hall Pittman, USN, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, (Joint Communication); and Michael Doran, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, (Support for Public Diplomacy).
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2007
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007.

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act.
DIPLOMATIC ASSURANCES ON TERRORISM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on Diplomatic 
Assurances on Torture: A Case Study of Why Some Are Accepted and Others 
Rejected. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE MUTUAL AID
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee Emergency Communications, 
Preparedness, and Response held a hearing entitled ``Leveraging Mutual 
Aid for Effective Emergency Response.'' Testimony was heard from Marko 
Bourne, Director of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Kenneth Murphy, 
Director, Office of Emergency Management, State of Oregon; and public 
witnesses.
DEFECTIVE TOY MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on Protecting the 
Playroom: Holding Foreign Manufacturers Accountable for Defective 
Products. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 4074, San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act; H.R. 123, 
amended, To authorize appropriations for the San Gabriel Basin 
Restoration Fund; H.R. 236, amended, North Bay Water Reuse Program Act 
of 2007; H. R. 2085, McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated 
Facilities Conveyance Act; and H.R. 3739, To amend the Arizona Water 
Settlements Act to modify the requirement for the statement of 
findings.
TSA AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on One 
Year Later: Have TSA Airport Security Checkpoints Improved? Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Gregory D. Kutz, 
Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, and John 
Cooney, Assistant Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations; 
and Edmund S. Hawley, Administrator, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
BORDER/MARITIME SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on the Next Generation Border and Maritime 
Security Technologies: H.R. 3916, To provide for the next generation of 
border and maritime security technologies. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials Department of Homeland Security: Robert Hooks, 
Director of Transition, and Ervin Kapos, Director, Operations Analysis, 
both with the Science and Technology Directorate; and Jeff Self, 
Division Chief, U.S. Border Patrol; and a public witness.
SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Reducing the Regulatory 
Burden on Small Business: Improving the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AVIATION--AIRPORT HOLIDAY TRAVEL PREPARATIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Aviation and Airport Holiday Travel 
Preparations. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NURSING HOME OWNERSHIP/QUALITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Trends in Nursing Home Ownership and Quality. Testimony was heard from 
Scott A. Johnson, Special Assistant Attorney General, State of 
Mississippi; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--IC CLEARANCE AND SECURITY CONCERNS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a briefing on IC Clearance and Security Concerns. The Committee 
was briefed by departmental witnesses.