[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D220-D221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2009 for the Department of Homeland Security, after receiving 
testimony from Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security.
APPROPRIATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, after receiving testimony from Stephen L. Johnson, 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS: U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2009 for the U.S. Agency for International Development, after 
receiving testimony from Henrietta H. Fore, Director, Foreign 
Assistance, and Administrator, U.S. Agency for International 
Development.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009 for the United 
States Central Command and the United States Special Operations 
Command, and the future years defense program, after receiving 
testimony from Admiral William J. Fallon, USN, Commander, United States 
Central Command, and Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN, Commander, United 
States Special Operations Command, both of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine the defense authorization request for fiscal year 
2009 for the military space programs, and the future years defense 
program, after receiving testimony from Gary E. Payton, Deputy Under 
Secretary of the Air Force for Space Programs, General C. Robert 
Kehler, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command, Lieutenant General 
William L. Shelton, USAF, Commander, Joint Functional Component Command 
for Space, United States Strategic Command, and Rear Admiral Kenneth W. 
Deutsch, USN, Director, Warfare Integration, Office of the Chief of 
Naval Operations, Department of the Navy, all of the Department of 
Defense; and Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing 
Management, Government Accountability Office.
BANKING INDUSTRY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the state of the banking industry, after receiving 
testimony from Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation; John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency, and John M. 
Reich, Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, both of the Department 
of the Treasury; Donald L. Kohn, Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System; JoAnn M.

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Johnson, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration; and Thomas B. 
Gronstal, Iowa Division of Banking, Des Moines, on behalf of the 
Conference of State Bank Supervisors.
PROTECTING OUR SHORES FROM OIL SPILLS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and 
Security concluded a hearing to examine protecting seashores from oil 
spills, focusing on operational procedures and ship designs, after 
receiving testimony from Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant, United States 
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Paul G. Kirchner, 
American Pilots' Association (APA), Washington, D.C.; Captain Edward 
Page, Marine Exchange of Alaska, Juneau; and Kirsi Tikka, American 
Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Paramus, New Jersey.
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine the Energy Information Administration's 
revised ``Annual Energy Outlook'', after receiving testimony from Guy 
Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of 
Energy.
BALKANS REGION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Kosovo, focusing on the Balkans region, after receiving 
testimony from Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State for European 
and Eurasian Affairs; and Janusz Bugajski, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, Daniel Serwer, United States Institute of Peace, 
and Ivan Vejvoda, German Marshall Fund of the United States, all of 
Washington, D.C.
FEMA DISASTER HOUSING STRATEGY
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery concluded a joint hearing with the Ad 
Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and 
Integration to examine the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 
disaster housing strategy, after receiving testimony from Harvey E. 
Johnson, Jr., Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Howard 
Frumkin, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and Milan Ozdinec, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public 
Housing and Voucher Programs.
NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a closed hearing to examine National Security Presidential 
Directive-54 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive-23 (NSPD-54/
HSPD-23) and the comprehensive national cyber security initiative, 
after receiving testimony from Robert D. Jamison, Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate; 
Melissa E. Hathaway, Cyber Coordination Executive, Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence; G. Dennis Bartko, Special Assistant 
to the Director for Cyber, National Security Agency; and Scott O'Neal, 
Section Chief, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Department of Justice.
LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a joint hearing 
with the House Veterans Affairs Committee to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 
after receiving testimony from Senator Menendez; and George Lisicki, 
and Robert E. Wallace, both of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
United States, Washington, D.C.
LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a joint hearing 
with the House Veterans Affairs Committee to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Webb; and Robert T. Reynolds, Disabled American 
Veterans, Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.