[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 61 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D456-D457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MILITARY MORALE-WELFARE-RECREATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on Military Resale and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) 
overview. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Leslye A. Arsht, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Military Community and Family Policy; MG John A. Macdonald, USA, Deputy 
Commanding General, U.S. Army Installation Management Command and 
Commander, Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command; RADM 
Robert J. Bianchi, USN, Commander, Navy Exchange Service Command; BG 
Keith L. Thurgood, USAR, Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange 
Service; Timothy R. Larsen, Director, Personal and Family Readiness 
Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; Richard Page, Acting 
Director, Defense Commissary Agency; John Baker, Fleet and Family 
Readiness Program Director, Navy Installations Command; and Arthur J. 
Myers, Director of Services, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force.
MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request for Missile Defense Program. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: John J. Young, Jr., 
Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; Charles E. 
McQueary, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation; LTG Henry A. 
Obering, III, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency; and LTG Kevin T. 
Campbell, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense 
Command/Army Forces Strategic Command.
CREDIT CARDHOLDERS' BILL OF RIGHTS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders' 
Bill of Rights. Testimony was heard from Senators Levin and Wyden; 
Martin J. Gruenberg, Vice Chairman, FDIC; the following officials of 
the Department of the Treasury: Julie L. Williams, Chief Counsel and 
First Senior Deputy Comptroller; and John Bowman, General Counsel, 
Office of Thrift Supervision; and Sandra Braunstein, Director, Division 
of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System; and public witnesses.

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PREVENTING NUCLEAR IRAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
Asia and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade 
held a joint hearing on Between Feckless and Reckless: U.S. Policy 
Options to Prevent a Nuclear Iran. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey 
Feltman, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for Near Eastern 
Affairs, Department of State; and Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Department of the 
Treasury.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 5464, A 
Child is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act; H.R. 2352, School 
Safety Enhancements Act of 2007; H.R. 1783, Elder Justice Act, and H.R. 
5352, Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2008. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Emanuel, Sestak, Rothman and Klein of Florida; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 5541, amended, Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement 
Act; H.R. 3522, to ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla 
Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant 
to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and 
Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a 
patent for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the 
Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, and for other purposes; S. 
2457, To provide for extensions of leases of certain land by 
Mashantucket Pequot (Western Tribe); H.R. 1575, amended, Burt Lake Band 
of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reafirmation Act; and H.R. 3490, 
amended, Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2007.
MEAT INDUSTRY SAFETY/TRANSPARENCY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Domestic 
Policy held a hearing on After the Beef Recall: Exploring Greater 
Transparency in the Meat Industry. Testimony was heard from Richard 
Raymond, Under Secretary, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, USDA; Lisa Shames, Director, Natural Resources and the 
Environment, GAO; and public witnesses.
PUBLIC LANDS USE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Maintaining Public Lands 
for Hunting, Fishing, Ranching and Small Businesses. Testimony was 
heard from C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals 
Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
REAUTHORIZING--SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
5819.SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.
GREENING WASHINGTON AND THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on First in a Series: Greening Washington and the National 
Capital Region. Testimony was heard from David Winstead, Commissioner, 
Public Building Service, GSA; George Hawkins, Director, Department of 
the Environment, District of Columbia; and public witnesses.