[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D350-D352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Rural Development. Testimony was heard from Thomas Dorr, 
Under Secretary, Rural Development, USDA.
FBI
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science 
and Related Agencies held a hearing on the FBI. Testimony was heard 
from Robert S. Mueller III, Director, FBI, Department of Justice.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on the National Archives. Testimony 
was heard from

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Allen Weinstein, Archivist, National Archives and Records 
Administration.
HOMELAND SECURITY'S OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE; PROTECTING THE NATION'S 
PHYSICAL AND CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Department of Homeland Security, Office of Health Affairs. 
Testimony was heard from Jeffrey W. Runge, M.D., Assistant Secretary 
Health Affairs and Chief Medical Director, Department of Homeland 
Security.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Addressing the Challenges of 
Protecting the Nation's Physical and Cyber Infrastructure. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Robert Jamison, Under Secretary, National Protection Programs 
Directorate; Robert Stephen, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure 
Protection; and Gregory Garcia, Assistant Secretary, Cyber Security and 
Communications.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS; ARTS ADVOCACY DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on National Endowment for the Arts and 
Arts Advocacy Day. Testimony was heard from Representatives Shays and 
Slaughter; Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts; and 
public witnesses.
AIR MOBILITY/TRANSPORTATION COMMANDS BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request from the U.S. Transportation Command and Air Force Mobility 
Aircraft Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Air Force: GEN Arthur J. Lichte, USAF, Commander, 
Air Mobility Command; GEN Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Commander, U.S. 
Transportation Command; and Sue Payton, Assistant Secretary, 
Acquisition.
RESERVES/NATIONAL GUARD READINESS BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on 
the Readiness of the Army and Air Force Reserves and National Guard 
Forces. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
National Guard Bureau: LTG H. Steven Blum, USA, Chief; LTG Clyde A. 
Vaughn, USA, Director, Army National Guard; and LTG Craig R. McKinley, 
USAF, Director, Air National Guard; LTG Jack Stultz, USA, Chief, U.S. 
Army Reserve; and LTG John A. Bradley, USAF, Chief, U.S. Air Force 
Reserve.
CYBERSECURITY ENABLING NETWORK CENTRIC OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on the Holistic Approaches to 
Cybersecurity Enabling Network Centric Operations. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
ONLINE VIRTUAL WORLDS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Online Virtual Worlds: 
Applications and Avatars in a User-Generated Medium.'' 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 ``The 
Future of Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland 
Security.'' Testimony was heard from Jay Cohen, Under Secretary, 
Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security.
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT--CHALLENGES THAT PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 
AGENCIES FACE
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing on the National Voter Registration Act, section 7: The 
Challenges that public assistance agencies face. Testimony was heard 
from Johnnie McLean, Chief Deputy Director, Board of Elections, North 
Carolina; Catherine Truss, Departmental Specialist, Department of Human 
Services, Michigan; and public witnesses.
MILITARY RESERVE MEMBERS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 4044, To amend the Bankruptcy 
Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to exempt from the 
means test in bankruptcy cases, for a limited period, qualifying 
reserve-component members who, after September 11, 2001, are called to 
active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 
60 days. Testimony was heard from Representatives Schakowsky and 
Rohrabacher; and public witnesses.

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9/11 WORKER HEALTH COMPENSATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, 
Refugees, Border Security and International Law and the Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, joint hearing on Paying 
With Their Lives: The Status of Compensation for 9/11 Health Effects. 
Testimony was heard from Anne-Marie Lasowski, Acting Director, 
Education, Workforce and Income Security, GAO; Michael Cardozo, 
Corporation Counsel, City of New York; and public witnesses.
U.S. HIV/AIDS, TB, MALARIA REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United 
States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
Reauthorization Act of 2008, under a structured rule. The rule provides 
2 hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. The rule provides that 
the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions of the bill. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. The amendments 
made in order may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. All points of order against the amendments except for clauses 9 
and 10 of Rule XXI are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding 
the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further 
consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Berman, Representatives McCollum of 
Minnesota, Carson of Indiana, Ros-Lehtinen, Fortenberry and Gingrey.
CDC'S FEMA TRAILER TESTING
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight held a hearing on Toxic Trailers: Have the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention Failed to Protect Public Health? 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human 
Services: Howard Frumkin, Director, Tom Sinks, Deputy Director, both 
with the National Center for Environmental Health; Harvey E. Johnson, 
Jr., Deputy Administrator, FEMA; Christopher De Rosa, former Director, 
Division of Technology and Environmental Medicine, Agency for Toxic 
Substances, and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and public witnesses.
CAPITOL COMPLEX OPERATIONAL NEEDS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on A Growing Capitol Complex and Visitor Center: Needs for 
Transportation Security, Greening, Energy, and Maintenance Testimony 
was heard from Stephen T. Ayers, Acting Architect of the Capitol; 
Terrie Rouse, Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services; Daniel P. 
Beard, Chief Administrative Officer of the House; Chief Philip Morse, 
U.S. Capitol; Emeka Moneme, Director, Department of Transportation, 
District of Columbia; and public witnesses.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on PTSD Treatment and Research: Moving Ahead Toward Recovery. Testimony 
was heard from COL Charles W. Hoge, M.D., USA, Director, Division of 
Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 
Department of the Army, Department of Defense; Ira Katz, M.D., Deputy 
Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health; Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of 
veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
2008 MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
the 2008 Medicare Trustees Report. Testimony was heard from Richard S. 
Foster, Chief Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
BRIEFING--CYBER TECHNOLOGY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Cyber Technology. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.
DRILLING FOR ANSWERS--OIL COMPANY PROFITS
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing on Drilling for Answers: Oil Company Profits, Runaway Prices 
and the Pursuit of Alternatives. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.