[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D95-D99]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 8 through February 13, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will debate concurrently the nominations 
of Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit, and Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a 
Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and after a period of 
debate, vote on confirmation of the nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway, 
Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board, at 5 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: February 9, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 
for Defense Authorization and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 
a.m., SDG-50.
  February 9, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
policies, procedures, and practices relating to the transfer of 
detainees held at the Guantanamo Detention Facility, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  February 10, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the 
status of the Nuclear Posture Review, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  February 11, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 10, 
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, to 
hold hearings to examine equipping financial regulators with the 
tools necessary to monitor systemic risk, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 9, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic outlook and risks for the Federal budget and debt, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine setting 
and meeting an appropriate target for fiscal sustainability, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 9, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine aviation 
security, focusing on passenger screening technology and advanced 
screening methods, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 9, to hold 
hearings to examine financial transmission rights and other 
electricity market mechanisms, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Bureau of Reclamation's implementation of the 
SECURE Water Act, (Title 9501 of Public Law 111-11) and the Bureau 
of Reclamation's Water Conservation Initiative which includes the 
Challenge Grant Program, the Basin Study Program and the Title XVI 
Program, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  February 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider any 
pending nominations; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 
for the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 9, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of William D. Magwood IV, of 
Maryland, William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, and George 
Apostolakis, of Massachusetts, all to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Arthur Allen Elkins, Jr., of Maryland, to be 
Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, Earl F. Gohl, 
Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Federal Cochairman of the 
Appalachian Regional Commission, and Sandford Blitz, of Maine, to be 
Federal Cochairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission, 
2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings 
to examine collaborative solutions to wildlife and habitat 
management, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Marilyn A. Brown, of Georgia, Barbara Short Haskew, 
of Tennessee, Neil G. McBride, of Tennessee, and William B. Sansom, 
of Tennessee, all to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine global 
warming impacts, including public health, in the United States, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 9, business meeting to 
consider S. 2961, to provide debt relief to Haiti, S. 1382, to 
improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, a simple 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the recovery, 
rehabilitation, and rebuilding of Haiti following the humanitarian 
crisis caused by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti, S. Res. 
400, urging the implementation of a comprehensive strategy to 
address instability in Yemen, S. Res. 404, supporting full 
implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and other 
efforts to promote peace and stability in Sudan, and the nominations 
of Leocadia Irine Zak, of the District of Columbia, to be Director 
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Trade and Development Agency, Walter Crawford Jones, of Maryland, to 
be United States Director of the African Development Bank, and 
Douglas A. Rediker, of Massachusetts, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, and Ian Hoddy 
Solomon, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Donald E. 
Booth, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic 
Republic of Ethiopia, Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Niger, Beatrice Wilkinson Welters, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Scott H. 
DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic 
Republic of Nepal, Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, David Adelman, of 
Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, Rosemary 
Anne DiCarlo, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly 
of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy 
Representative of the United States of America to the United 
Nations, and to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of 
America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador and the Deputy Representative of the United States of 
America in the Security Council of the United Nations, Brooke D. 
Anderson, of California, to be an Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations, and to be Alternate Representative of 
the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, Allan J. Katz, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic, Ian C. Kelly, 
of Maryland, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, and 
Judith Ann Stewart Stock, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, all of the Department of 
State, and a promotion list in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-
116, Capitol.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign 
policy priorities in the fiscal year 2011 International Affairs 
budget, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  February 11, Subcommittee on International Operations and 
Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues, to 
hold hearings to examine the future of U.S. public diplomacy, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 11, 
to hold hearings to examine a stronger workforce investment system 
for a stronger economy, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
9, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
foster care and family services in the District of Columbia, 
focusing on challenges and solutions, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of 
Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
lessons and implications of the Christmas day attack, focusing on 
watchlisting and pre-screening, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
Security, to hold hearings to examine the census, focusing on a 
progress report on the Census Bureau's preparedness for the 
enumeration, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 11, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2011 for tribal programs and initiatives, 2:15 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 9, Subcommittee on Human 
Rights and the Law, to hold hearings to examine child prostitution 
and sex trafficking in the United States, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine combating 
cyber crime and identity theft in the digital age, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
nominations, 4 p.m., SD-226.
  February 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1789, 
to restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing, S. 1624, to amend 
title 11 of the United States Code, to provide protection for 
medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for 
individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, 
injured, or disabled family members, and to exempt from means 
testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious 
medical problems, S. 1765, to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to 
include crimes against the homeless, S. 1554, to amend the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to prevent later 
delinquency and improve the health and well-being of maltreated 
infants and toddlers through the development of local Court Teams 
for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers and the creation of a National 
Court Teams Resource Center to assist such Court Teams, H.R. 1741, 
to require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to 
eligible State, tribal, and local governments to establish and 
maintain certain protection and witness assistance programs, S. 
1132, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the 
provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law 
enforcement officers, S. 2772, to establish a criminal justice 
reinvestment grant program to help States and local jurisdictions 
reduce spending on corrections, control growth in the prison and 
jail populations, and increase public safety, and the nominations of 
Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Genevieve Lynn May, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana, and James P. Lynch, of the District 
of Columbia, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, all 
of the Department of Justice, and Nancy D. Freudenthal, to be United

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States District Judge for the District of Wyoming, Denzil Price 
Marshall, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Arkansas, Benita Y. Pearson, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, and Timothy S. 
Black, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Ohio, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 10, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 9, to hold closed 
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-
219.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 10, hearing to review U.S. 
Agricultural sales to Cuba, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  February 11, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, hearing to review implementation of changes to the 
Commodity Exchange Act contained in the 2008 Farm bill, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 9, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, on the FY2011 Budget Request, 3 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Food and Drug 
Administration FY2011 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and 
Related Agencies, on National Science Foundation/National Science 
Board, 10 a.m., and on International Trade Administration, 2 p.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on U.S. Corps of Engineers, FY2011 Budget, 10 
a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on DOD Quality of Life, 10 a.m., H-
143 Capitol.
  February 10, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs, and Related programs, on the FY2011 Budget Request, 9:30 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies, on Outside Witnesses and Members of Congress, 10 
a.m., and 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on the FY 2011 Budget Requests, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 10, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on 
private sector perspectives on Department of Defense information 
technology and cybersecurity activities, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 11, full Committee, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of 
the Air Force, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 10, hearing on the Treasury 
Department Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 11, hearing on the Department of Education Fiscal Year 
2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, February 10, hearing on Building 
a Stronger Economy: Spurring Reform, and Innovation in American 
Education, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 10, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, hearing on Oversight of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled Medical 
Radiation: An Overview of the Issues, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Examining Domestic and International Actions 
on Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 10, hearing entitled 
``Unwinding Emergency Federal Reserve Liquidity Programs and 
Implications for Economic Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 11, full Committee and the Committee on Small Business, 
joint hearing entitled ``Condition of Small Business and Commercial 
Real Estate Lending in Local Markets,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 10, hearing on The Google 
Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance 
Democracy, Security, and Trade, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on 
Haiti: Moving from Crisis to Recovery, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Review of PEPFAR: Enhancements/Improvements in Efficiency and 
Quality, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global 
Environment, hearing on U.S.-Japan Relations: Enduring Ties, Recent 
Developments, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 11, hearing entitled 
``The President's FY 2011 Budget Request for the Department of 
Homeland Security,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 10, hearing on Sharing and 
Analyzing Information to Prevent Terrorism, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 10, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 1078, Harriet Tubman National Historical Park 
and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park 
Act; H.R. 4003, Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act; H.R. 
4192, Stornetta Public Lands Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2009; 
H.R. 1738, Downey Regional Water Reclamation and Groundwater 
Augmentation Project of 2009; H.R. 4252, Inland Empire Perchlorate 
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Assessment Act of 2009; H.R. 765, Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2009; H.R. 1769, Alpine Lakes 
Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers 
Protection Act; H.R. 2788, Distinguished Flying Cross National 
Memorial Act; and H.R. 4395, To revise the boundaries of the 
Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train 
Station, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, 
oversight hearing on the 15th Conference of the Parties to the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 11, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Requests for 
National Parks Service, Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 3671, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection 
Act; H.R. 4349, Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2009; and H.R. 4579, 
South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2009, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 10, hearing 
entitled ``Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public at Risk?'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Federal Work Force, Postal Service 
and the District of Columbia, hearing on H.R. 4489, To amend chapter 
89 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure program integrity, 
transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of 
prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and 
National Archives, hearing entitled ``The 2010 Census Communications 
Contract: The Media Plan in Hard to Count Areas,'' 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  February 11, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Sexual Assault in the Military Part IV: 
Are We Making Progress?'' 12 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, February 10, hearing on the 
Administration's FY 2011 Research and Development Budget Proposal, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing 
on Rare Earth Minerals and 21st Century Industry, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  February 11, full Committee, hearing on the Department of Energy 
FY 2010 Research and Development Budget Proposal, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 10, hearing entitled ``Small 
Business Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2011,'' 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 9, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Asian 
Carp and the Great Lakes, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 10, full Committee, hearing on Recovery Act: One-Year 
Progress Report for Transportation and Infrastructure Investments, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation, hearing on a Review of Coast Guard Acquisition 
Programs and Policies, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation 
Board, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 10, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing on H.R. 4241, To amend chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, to allow for increased flexibility in payments 
for State Veterans homes; followed by a hearing on the Veterans 
Health Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 3257, Military Family Leave Act of 2009; H.R. 
3484, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority 
for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of the 
educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; H.R. 3579, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for an increase in the amount of the reporting fees payable 
to educational institutions that enroll veterans receiving 
educational assistance from the Department of Veterans, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 3813, Veterans Training Act; H.R. 3948, Test 
Prep for Heroes Act; H.R. 3979, Protecting Americans from Drug 
Marketing Act; H.R. 4079, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
temporarily remove the requirement for employers to increase wages 
for veterans enrolled in on-the-job training programs; H.R. 4203, To 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide veterans certain educational assistance 
payments through direct deposit; H.R. 4359, WARMER Act; and H.R. 
4469, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for 
protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, 
1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General 
and Office of Information Technology Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 
2011, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 11, hearing on The 
President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget proposals for the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 10, 
executive, briefing on Radicalization Analysis, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
February 11, hearing entitled ``Clearing the Smoke: Understanding 
the Impacts of Black Carbon Pollution,'' 9:30 a.m., room to be 
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                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: February 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic outlook, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Economic Committee: February 9, to hold hearings to examine 
the road to economic recovery, focusing on policies to create jobs 
and continue growth, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.