[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 7 (Thursday, January 21, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D32-D33]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AIR FORCE NUCLEAR SECURITY ROADMAP STATUS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on the status of the Air Force nuclear security roadmap. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Air Force, 
Department of Defense: LTG Frank G. Klotz, USAF, Commander, Air Force 
Global Strike Command; MG C. Donald Alston, USAF, Assistant Chief of 
Staff, Strategic Deterrent and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters, U.S. 
Air Force; and BG Everett H. Thomas, USAF, Commander, Air Force Nuclear 
Weapons Center.
LONG-TERM DEFICITS PERSPECTIVES
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Perspectives on Long-Term 
Deficits. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RADIO SPECTRUM/SPECTRUM RELOCATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet approved for full Committee action the 
following bills: H.R. 3125, as amended, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act; 
and H.R. 3019, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009.
CRIB SAFETY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Crib Safety: Assessing the 
Need for Better Oversight.'' Testimony was heard from Inez Moore 
Tenenbaum, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; and public 
witnesses.
BANK FAILURE AND SEIZURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``The Condition of 
Financial Institutions: Examining the Failure and Seizure of an 
American Bank.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Treasury: David Miller, Director, Investments; 
and Jennifer Kelly, Senior Deputy Comptroller, Midsize/Community Bank 
Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Mitchell 
Glassman, Director, Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, FDIC; 
and public witnesses.
JUDGE PORTEOUS IMPEACHMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Impeachment voted to 
recommend articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge G. Thomas 
Porteous to the full Committee.
BILLY's LAW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 3695, Billy's Law. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Murphy of Connecticut, and Poe of Texas; 
the following officials of the Department of Justice: Stephen L. 
Morris, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information 
Services Division, FBI; and Kristina Rose, Acting Director, National 
Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2788, 
Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act; H.R. 2944, Southern 
Arizona Public Lands Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 3914, San Juan 
Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009; H.R. 4003, Hudson River Valley 
Special Resource Study Act; H.R. 4192, Stornetta Public Lands 
Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009; and H.R. 4395, To revise the 
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the 
Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Calvert, Thompson of California, Platts and 
Salazar;

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Marcilynn Burke, Deputy Director, BLM, Department of the Interior; Jay 
Jensen, Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment, 
USDA; and public witnesses.
SMALL/MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURERS SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on Commerce Department Programs to Support 
Job Creation and Innovation at Small-and Medium-Sized Manufacturers. 
Testimony was heard from Dennis F. Hightower, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR POST-9/11 G.I. BILL
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on Long-Term Solution for Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs: CPT Mark Krause, USN (ret.), Program Manager, Space and Naval 
Warfare Systems Center Atlantic; and Roger W. Baker, Assistant 
Secretary, Information and Technology.
TRANSITIONING VETERANS
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Transitioning Heroes: New Era Same 
Problems? Testimony was heard from Noel Koch, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Office of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy, Department of 
Defense; Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., Chief Officer, Office of Patient Care 
Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and a public 
witness..
BRIEFING--CYBERSECURITY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Cybersecurity Threats. The Committee was briefed 
by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
MOLDOVA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine democratic change and challenges in Moldova, after 
receiving testimony from Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of the Republic of 
Moldova.