[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 15 (Tuesday, February 2, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D78-D79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PRESIDENT'S FY 2011 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 
2011 Budget. Testimony was heard from Peter Orszag, Director, OMB.
CYBERSECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule. 
The rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 4061, 
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009, equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Science and Technology 
Committee. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Science and Technology Committee now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment and shall be considered as read. The

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rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
further makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. All points of order against the amendments except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides 
that the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if 
offered by the chair of the Science and Technology Committee or a 
designee. Finally, the rule provides that the Chair may not entertain a 
motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill. Testimony was 
heard by Chairman Gordon and Representatives Hastings (FL), Edwards 
(MD), and Sessions.

Joint Meetings
KAZAKHSTAN
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Kazakhstan's leadership of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), after receiving testimony 
from Kanat Saudabayev, Kazakhstan Foreign Minister and Chairman-in-
Office, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Astana, 
Kazakhstan.