[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D25-D26]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ACQUISITION CONTRACTING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on Acquisition Contracting. Testimony was 
head from the following officials of the GAO: Paul Francis, Managing 
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team; Michael Golden, 
Managing Associate General Counsel for Procurement; and Bill Woods, 
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team.
DOD INDEPENDENT REVIEW RELATING TO FORT HOOD
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the findings of the 
Department of Defense Independent Review Relating to Fort Hood. 
Testimony was heard from Togo West, former Secretary of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and former Secretary of the Army, Department of 
Defense; and ADM Vern Clark, USN (ret.); former Chief of Naval 
Operations, Department of Defense.
ISSUES AFFECTING NAVAL FORCE STRUCTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces held a hearing on issues affecting Naval force structure. 
Testimony was heard from Eric Labs, Senior Analyst, CBO; Ronald 
O'Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional Research Service, 
Library of Congress; and a public witness.
AL QA'IDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on the threat posed by al 
Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and other regions. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Garry Reid, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Special Operations and Combating Terrorism; 
and ADM Eric T. Olson, USN, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, 
Department of the Navy; and Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, 
Counterterrorism Coordinator, Department of State.
EXXON MOBIL-XTO MERGER
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on The Exxon Mobil-XTO Merger: Impacts on 
U.S. Energy Markets. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HOUSING FAIRNESS ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing on H.R. 476, Housing Fairness Act of 2009. 
Testimony was heard from John Trasvina, Assistant Secretary, Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and public witnesses.
TSA AVIATION SECURITY SCREENING; U.S. SECRET SERVICE AND PRESIDENTIAL 
PROTECTION
Committee on Homeland Security: Ordered adversely reported H. Res. 980, 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to 
the House of Representatives a copy of the Transportation Security 
Administration's Aviation Security Screening Management Standard 
Operating Procedures manual in effect on December 5, 2009, and

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any subsequent revisions of such manual in effect prior to the adoption 
of this resolution.
  The Committee also continued hearings entitled ``The United States 
Secret Service and Presidential Protection: An Examination of a System 
Failure.'' In failing to respond to Committee questions, Mr. Tareq 
Salahi and Mrs. Michaele Salahi invoked constitutional privileges.
NFL APPAREL LICENSING EXCLUSIVITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition 
Policy held a hearing on the Antitrust Implications of American Needle 
v. NFL. Testimony was heard from Gary Gertzog, Senior Vice President, 
National Football League; Kevin James Mawae, President, National 
Football League Players Association; William L. Daly III, Deputy 
Commissioner, National Hockey League; and a public witness.
NATURAL HAZARDS RISK REDUCTION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 3820, Natural Hazards Risk Reduction 
Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from David Applegate, Senior Science 
Advisor, Earthquakes and Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geological Survey, 
Department of the Interior; and a public witness.
U.S. INNOVATION/EDUCATION INVESTMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on America 
COMPETES: Big Picture Perspectives on the Need for Innovation, 
Investments in R&D and a Commitment to STEM Education. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
FORT HUNT SHOOTING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ordered adversely reported 
H. Res. 978, Requesting the President to transmit to the House of 
Representatives all documents in the possession of the President 
relating to the inventory and review of intelligence related to the 
shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, described by the President in a 
memorandum dated November 10, 2009.
BRIEFING--CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations met in executive session to receive a briefing on 
Congressional Notifications. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.