[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 132 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1058-D1059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES MARKET REGULATION
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review proposed legislation 
by the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding regulation of over-
the-counter derivatives markets, Part One. Testimony was heard from 
former Representative Glenn L. English, Jr., State of Oklahoma; and 
public witnesses.
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ACQUISITION STRATEGIES
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Acquisition Reform Panel held a 
hearing on the Department of Defense and Industry: Does DOD Effectively 
Manage Its Industrial Base and Match its Acquisition Strategies to the 
Marketplace? Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FCC OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Federal Communications Commission.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the FCC: Julius Genachowski, Chairman; Michael 
J. Copps; Robert M. McDowell; Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell 
Baker, all Commissioners.
TARP/FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Utilizing Technology to 
Improve TARP and Financial Oversight.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Relations, 
Human Rights and Oversight held a hearing on the United National 
Chapter VII Mandates and the U.S.-Iraq Bilateral Agreement. Testimony 
was heard from Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle East Affairs, 
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Stephen G. 
Rademaker, former Assistant Secretary, International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State; and a public witness.
SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE REVIEW
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and 
Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``The Secure Border 
Initiative: SBInet Three Years Later.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the U. S. Customs Office and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security: David Aguilar, Chief, U.S. Border 
Patrol; and Mark Borkowski, Executive Director, Secure Border 
Initiative; Richard Stana, Director, Homeland Security and Justice 
Issues, GAO; and a public witness.
CONSOLIDATED LAND, ENERGY, AND AQUATIC RESOURCES ACT OF 2009
Committee on Natural Resources: Concluded hearings on H.R. 3534, 
Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009. Testimony 
was heard from Stephen B. Smith, Mayor, Pinedale, State of Wyoming; and 
public witnesses.
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE BUREAURACY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Domestic 
Policy concluded hearings entitled ``Between You and Your Doctor: The 
Bureaucracy of Private Health Insurance.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS/HYPOXIA
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on Harmful

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Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: Formulating an Action Plan. Testimony was 
heard from Robert Magnien, Director, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean 
Research, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Suzanne E. Schwartz, Acting 
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, EPA; and public 
witnesses.
SMALL/MINORITY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on Doing Business with the Government: The Record and Goals for 
Small, Minority and Disadvantaged Businesses. Testimony was heard from 
Tamela Riggs, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Vendor Alliance and 
Acquisition, Public Building Service, GSA; Jacob Hansen, Director, 
Acquisition Division. FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; Rudy 
Watley, Supplier Diversity Program Manager, Office of Equal Employment 
and Minority Affairs, The Smithsonian Institution; Roger Mosier, Vice 
President of Facilities, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts; Stephen T. Ayers, Acting Architect of the Capitol; Terrie Rouse, 
Chief Executive Officer, Visitor Services, Capital Visitor Center; and 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--NOTIFICATION UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Notification Update. The Committee was briefed by 
LTG Mark A. Welsh III, USAF, Associate Director, Military Support and 
Military Affairs, CIA.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.