[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1069-D1070]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee began consideration of an original bill 
entitled, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009, but did not complete 
action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet again on 
Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
WMD PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS ACT
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009, focusing on perimeter security 
at the nation's biosafety laboratories, including S. 1649, to prevent 
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to prepare for 
attacks using weapons of mass destruction, after receiving testimony 
from former Senators Bob Graham and Jim Talent, both of the Commission 
on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and 
Terrorism; and Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and 
Special Investigations, Government Accountability Office.
SECURITY AND OVERSIGHT AT RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland 
Security concluded a hearing to examine strengthening security and 
oversight at biological research laboratories, and to identify a single 
entity charged with periodic governmentwide strategic evaluation of 
high-containment laboratories that will determine the number, location, 
and mission of the Laboratories needed to effectively meet national 
goals to counter biothreats, after receiving testimony from former 
Senator Bob Graham, Chair, Commission for the Prevention of Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism; Daniel D. Roberts, 
Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; Jean D. Reed, 
Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, and Chemical, 
and Biological Defense Programs;

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Brandt Pasco, Compliance Assurance Program Manager, Department of 
Homeland Security; Nancy Kingsbury, Managing Director, Applied Research 
and Methods, Government Accountability Office; and Michael Greenberger, 
University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, 
Baltimore.
INTELLIGENCE
  Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.