[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 136 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1087-D1089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DOD--SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Acquisition Reform Panel held a hearing 
on DOD Supply Chain Management: Can the Department Identify and

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Meet Its Supply Needs Efficiently? Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: MG Gary T. McCoy, USAF, Commander, 
Air Force Global Logistics Support Center; and Nancy Heimbaugh, Senior 
Procurement Executive and Director, Acquisition Management, Defense 
Logistics Agency; and William M. Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and 
Management Team, GAO.
PUBLIC SAFETY INTEROPERABLE BROADBAND NETWORK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, Technology 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``A National Interoperable 
Broadband Network for Public Safety: Recent Developments.'' Testimony was 
heard from William Bratton, Chief of Police, Police Department, Los Angeles, 
California; and public witnesses.
SYSTEMIC RISK AND RESOLUTION ISSUES
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Experts' 
Perspectives on Systemic Risk and Resolution Issues.'' Testimony was heard 
from Paul Volcker, former Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System; Arthur Levitt, Jr., former Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses.
SECURITIZATION OF LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Recent 
Innovations in Securitization.'' Testimony was heard from Paula Dubberly, 
Associate Director, Division of Corporation Finance, SEC; Susan E. Voss, 
Commissioner, Department of Insurance, State of Iowa; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY'S INTELLIGENCE ROLE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information 
Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing entitled ``I&A 
Reconceived: Defining a Homeland Security Intelligence Role.'' Testimony was 
heard from Bart Johnson, Acting Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and 
Analysis, Department of Homeland Security.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 186, Supporting the goals and ideals of Sickle Cell 
Disease Awareness Month; H. Res. 725, Congratulating the Chula Vista Park 
View Little League team of Chula Vista, California, for winning the 2009 
Little League World Series Championship; H. Res. 734, as amended, Expressing 
the support for and honoring September 17, 2009 as ``Constitution Day''; H. 
Res. 693, Honoring the life and accomplishments of Jim Johnson and extending 
the condolences of the House of Representatives to his family on the 
occasion of his death; H.R. 3547, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the 
``Rex E. Lee Post Office Building''; and H. Res. 16, Supporting the goals 
and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.
CONFERENCE REPORT--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2010
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a rule for 
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2918, the 
``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010.'' The rule waives all points 
of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The 
rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The 
rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one motion 
to recommit, if applicable. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Wasserman Schultz and Jordan.
BIOLOGIC DRUGS DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on the Potential Need for Measurement Standards to 
Facilitate the Research and Development of Biologic Drugs. Testimony was 
received from Steven Kozlowski, Director, Office of Biotechnology Products, 
Office of Pharmaceutical Science, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 
FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; Willie May, Director, Chemical 
Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards of 
Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL LAWS SPURRING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology held 
a hearing entitled ``The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of NASA: Cynthia Lee, Associate Director, Langley Research Center; 
and Bruce Underwood, Technical Manager, Wallops Space Flight Facility; Paul 
G. Sebesta, Center Director, National Center for Agricultural Utilization 
Research, Agricultural Research Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following: H.R. 3619, as amended, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2009; 
H.R. 3618, Clean Hull Act of 2009; H.R. 3305, To designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in 
Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''; H. Con. Res. 138, Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the 
George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas; H.

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Res. 465, as amended, Recognizing the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
Association on the occasion of its 10th anniversary; H.R. 719, as amended, 
Commending Russ Meyer on his induction into the National Aviation Hall of 
Fame; H.R. 1700, as amended, National Women's History Museum Act of 2009. 
The Committee also approved GSA Capital Investment Program Resolutions.
HONORING THE FALLEN
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and 
Memorial Affairs held a hearing on Honoring the Fallen: How Can We Better 
Serve America's Veterans and Their Families? Testimony was heard from Max 
Cleland, Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission; Katherine 
Stevenson, Assistant Director, Business Services, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior; the following officials of the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs: John C. Metzler, Superintendent, Arlington National 
Cemetery, and Steve L. Muro, Acting Under Secretary, Memorial Affairs, both 
with the National Cemetery Administration; representatives of veterans 
organizations; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 294, Veteran-Owned Small Business 
Promotion Act of 2009; H.R. 1169, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles 
and adapted equipment; H.R. 1182, Military Spouses Residency Relief Act; 
H.R. 2416, To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use purchases of 
goods or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of 
meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans, including veterans with service-
connected disabilities; H.R. 2461, Veterans Small Business Verification Act; 
H.R. 2614, Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Reauthorization Act of 
2009; H.R. 2696, Servicemembers Rights Protection Act; H.R. 2874, Helping 
Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009; H.R. 2928, To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program 
under the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program; H.R. 3223, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans 
Affairs contracting goals and references for small business concerns owned 
and controlled by veterans; H.R. 3554, National Guard Education Equity Act; 
H.R. 3561, To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
educational assistance provided to certain veterans for flight training; 
H.R. 3577, Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents 
(EARNED) Act of 2009; and other draft legislation. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Filner, Rodriguez, Carter, Miller of North Carolina, 
Loebsack, and Connolly of Virginia; Keith M. Wilson, Director, Office of 
Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and a public witness.
SOLAR HEATS UP
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a hearing 
entitled ``Solar Heats Up: Accelerating Widespread Deployment.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
NEWSPAPERS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
future of newspapers, focusing on the impact on the economy and democracy, 
after receiving testimony from Tom Rosentiel, Pew Research Center's Project 
for Excellence in Journalism, and Denise Rolark Barnes, The Washington 
Informer, both of Washington, D.C.; Paul Starr, Princeton University Woodrow 
Wilson School, Princeton, New Jersey; and John Sturm, Newspaper Association 
of America, Arlington, Virginia.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the 
Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010.
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