[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 110 (Tuesday, July 21, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D880-D882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DAIRY INDUSTRY'S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry 
continued hearings to review economic conditions facing the dairy 
industry, Part II. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DETAINEE TERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H. Res. 602, 
Requesting that the President and directing that the Security of 
Defense transmit to the House of Representatives all information in 
their possession relating to specific communications regarding 
detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism.
DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Acquisition Reform Panel held a 
hearing on shaping a workforce for today's acquisition environment that 
can meet DOD's needs. Testimony was heard from Shay Assad, Director, 
Defense Procurement Acquisition Policy, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, 
Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense; and public 
witnesses.
STUDENT AID AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 2009
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009.
MONETARY POLICY AND THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on monetary policy and 
the state of the economy. Testimony was heard from Ben S. Bernanke, 
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
TOO-BIG-TO FAIL INSTITUTIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Systemic 
Risk: Are Some Institutions Too Big to Fail and If So, What Should We 
Do About It?'' Testimony was heard from Alice M. Rivlin, former 
Director of OMB and CBO; and public witnesses.
ELECTRIC GRID SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing ``Security the 
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Electric Grid from Physical and Cyber Attacks.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Joe 
McClelland, Director, Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission; and Patricia Hollman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability; Sean McGurk, Director, 
Control Systems Security Program, Department of Homeland Security; Cita 
Furlani, Director, Information Technology Laboratory, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY--SATELLITE IMAGERY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on the National Geospatial-Intelligence 
Agency (NGA) satellite imagery. The Subcommittee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.
BRIEFING--DHS CIVIL LIBERTIES DISABILITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS POLICY TEAM
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations, and Oversight met in executive session to receive a 
briefing on the DHS Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Disability and 
Special Needs Policy Team. The Subcommittee was briefed by Departmental 
witnesses.
AUTO INDUSTRY BANKRUPTCIES RAMIFICATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law continued hearings on Ramifications of the Auto 
Industry Bankruptcies, Part II. Testimony was heard from Ron Bloom, 
Senior Advisor, Department of the Treasury.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons. Testimony was heard from Representative Cardoza; Harley G. 
Lappin, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
GRAND CANYON WATERSHEDS PROTECTION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 644, Grand Canyon Watersheds 
Protection Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Madan M. Singh, 
Director, Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, State of Arizona; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1738, Downey Regional Water 
Reclamation and Groundwater Augmentation Project of 2009; H.R. 2265, 
Magna Water District Water Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009; 
H.R. 2442, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 
2009; H.R. 2522, To raise the ceiling on the Federal share of the cost 
of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project; H.R. 2741, 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse 
project; H.R. 2950, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow 
for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the 
Uintah Water Conservancy District; and H.R. 1065, White Mountain Apache 
Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from 
Mike Connor, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
TARP UPDATE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled 
``Following the Money: Report of the Special Inspector General for the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP).'' Testimony was heard from 
Neil M. Barofsky, Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief 
Program.
STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO ACT OF 2009
The Committee on Rules: granted, by a non-record vote, a structured 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2920, the ``Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of 2009.'' The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Budget.
  The rule waives all pointes of order against consideration of the 
bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It provides 
that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of 
the report, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report, 
shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all pointes of order against the 
bill, as amended.
  The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part C of the report if offered by Rep. Paul Ryan of 
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designee. The amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The 
rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute printed in part C of the report except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
  The rule provides one motion to recommit the bill with or without 
instructions. Finally, the rule provides that for purposes of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget, the amounts specified in section 
421(a)(2)(A) and section 421(a)(2)(C) shall be considered to be those 
reflected in section 314 and section 316 of the House companion 
measure. Testimony was heard from Chairman Spratt and Representatives 
Ryan (WI) and Scalise.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment approved for full Committee action the following bills: 
H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009; H.R. 3165, amended, 
Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009; H.R. 3029, to 
establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program 
to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power 
general systems; and H.R. 3247, amended, To establish a social and 
behavioral science research program at the Department of Energy.
FEMALES IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on Encouraging the Participation of 
Female Students in STEM fields. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SYSTEM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
Trade Advisory Committee System. Testimony was heard from Lisa A. 
Garcia, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Intergovernmental Affairs 
and Public Engagement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Loren 
Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
BRIEFING--PAKISTAN NUCLEAR SECURITY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Pakistan Nuclear Security. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Federal Statistical System in the 21st century, focusing on the role of 
the Census Bureau, after receiving testimony from Vincent P. Barabba, 
Kings County Ventures and the Market Insight Corporation, Capitola, 
California; Barbara Everitt Bryant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; 
Martha Farnsworth Riche, Farnsworth Riche Associates, Trumansburg, New 
York; Kenneth Prewitt, Columbia University, New York, New York; and 
Charles Louis Kincannon, Board of Directors of Capitol Hill Village, 
William F. Eddy, Carnegie Mellon University, on behalf of the Committee 
on National Statistics, and Andrew Reamer, The Brookings Institution, 
all of Washington, D.C.
CYPRUS' RELIGIOUS CULTURAL HERITAGE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Cyprus' religious cultural heritage, after 
receiving testimony from Charalampos Chotzakoglou, Hellenic Open 
University and Museum of Kykkos Monastery, and Michael Jansen, both of 
Nicosia, Cyprus; and Klaus Gallas, Weimar, Germany.