[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 127 (Thursday, September 10, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1021-D1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Charting the Course for Effective 
Professional Military Education. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consume Protection held a hearing entitled ``Consumer Product Safety 
Commission Oversight: Current Issues and a Vision for the Future.'' 
Testimony was heard from Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Chairman, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission

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RECOVERY ACT--BROADBAND
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Broadband, Part 2.'' Testimony 
was heard from Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary, 
Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, Department of Commerce; and Jonathan S. 
Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
WORLD BANK'S DISCLOSURE POLICY REVIEW
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``The World 
Bank's Disclosure Policy Review and the Role of Democratic 
Participatory Process in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IRAQ OUTLOOK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Outlook for Iraq and 
U.S. Policy. Testimony was heard from Christopher R. Hill, Ambassador 
to Iraq.
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the 
Global Environment held a hearing on U.S.-China Relations: Maximizing 
the Effectiveness of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue. Testimony was 
heard from David Shear, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; David Loevinger, 
Executive Secretary and Senior Coordinator for China Affairs and the 
Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Department of the Treasury; Randall G. 
Schriver, former Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
DIGITAL BOOKS COMPETITION
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Competition and Commerce 
in Digital Books. Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, Register of 
Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 685, amended, United States Civil Rights Trail System Act of 2009; 
H.R. 1593, amended, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 2802, 
amended, To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of 
the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in 
honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2806, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North 
Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road 
outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of 
acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 
3113, Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study Act; H.R. 2008, amended, 
Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act; 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, and for other 
purposes; 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, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2950, 
amended, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for 
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the 
Uintah Water Conservancy District.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H.R. 1881, Transportation Security Workforce 
Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 2495, Federal Real Property Disposal 
Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 2092, amended, Kingman and Heritage 
Islands Act of 2009; H.R. 2711, amended, Families of Fallen Heroes Act; 
H. Con. Res. 163, Expressing support for designation of September 23 as 
``National Job Corps Day''; H. Res. 441, Honoring the historical 
contributions of Catholic sisters in the United States; H. Res. 679, 
Supporting the goals and ideals of American Legion Day; H.R. 2215, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan, as the ``John J. Shivnen 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 3319, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in 
Portola, California, as the ``Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery 
Post Office Building''; and H.R. 3386, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, 
Iowa, as the ``Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office''.

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BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH--ENERGY AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on Biological Research for Energy and 
Medical Applications at the Department of Energy Office of Science. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Energy: Anna Palmisano, Director, Office of Biological and 
Environmental Research; and Jehanne Gillo, Office of Nuclear Physics; 
and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL MODELING RISKS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight held a hearing on the Risks of Financial Modeling: VaR and 
the Economic Meltdown. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on 
Concerns with Hazardous Materials Safety in the U.S.: Is PHMSA 
Performing its Mission? Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Calvin L. Scovel III, 
Inspector General; and John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary; and a public 
witness.
VA--SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation and Review of SPAWAR and 
VA's Interagency Agreement. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Maureen T. Regan, 
Counselor to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General; CPT 
Mark Krause, USN, (Ret.), Department of Veterans Affairs Program 
Manager, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic; and Roger W. 
Baker, Assistant Secretary, Information and Technology.
ROADMAP TO COPENHAGEN
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Roadmap to Copenhagen: Driving Toward Success.'' 
Testimony was heard from Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy, Climate 
Change, Department of State.

Joint Meetings
INCOME, POVERTY, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
income, poverty, and health insurance coverage, focusing on assessing 
key census indicators of family well-being in 2008, after receiving 
testimony from Rebecca Blank, Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
Affairs; Cecilia Rouse, Member, Council of Economic Advisers; and Karen 
Davis, Commonwealth Fund, Harry Holzer, Georgetown University, on 
behalf of the Urban Institute, and Thomas P. Miller, American 
Enterprise Institute, all of Washington, D.C.