[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D130-D133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science 
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology. Testimony was heard 
from Patrick Gallagher, Director, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Department of Commerce.
TRANSPORTATION, HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on The Need 
To Invest in Housing and Economic Development: Fiscal Year 2011 Budget 
Request for HUD. Testimony was heard from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development.
FY 2011 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST--AIR FORCE 
DEPARTMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of 
the Air Force. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Air Force: Michael B. Donley, Secretary; and GEN 
Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Chief of Staff.
CONTESTED MINE SAFETY CASES BACKLOG
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Reducing the 
Growing Backlog of Contested Mine Safety Cases. Testimony was heard 
from Joseph Main, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health 
Administration, Department of Labor; Mary Lucille Jordan, Chairman, 
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and public witnesses.
TOYOTA RECALL/NHTSA RESPONSE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Response by Toyota and NHTSA to 
Incidents of Sudden Unintended Acceleration. Testimony was heard from 
Raymond H. LaHood, Secretary of Transportation; James E. Lentz, 
President and Chief Operating Officer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc; 
and public witnesses.
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH STIMULUS
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Prospects 
for Employment Growth: Is Additional Stimulus Needed?'' Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON JUVENILES IN CUSTODY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on Keeping Youth Safe While in 
Custody: Sexual Assault in Adult and Juvenile Facilities. Testimony was 
heard from Bernard Warner, Chief Deputy Secretary, Juvenile Justice, 
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile 
Justice, State of California and public witnesses.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing 
on H.R. 4489, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) 
Prescription Drug Integrity, Transparency, and Cost Savings Act. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Weiner; the following officials 
of OPM: John O'Brien, Senior Advisor to the Director; and Patrick 
McFarland, Inspector General; and public witnesses.
HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY FAIR COMPETITION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a closed rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 4626, the ``Health Insurance 
Industry Fair Competition Act.'' The rule provides two hours of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 bill shall be considered 
as read. The rule waives all points of order against the bill. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Johnson of Georgia, Perriello, 
and Lungren.
UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on the State of Research 
Infrastructure at U.S. Universities. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
RECOVERY ACT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on 
Recovery Act: One-Year Progress Report for Transportation and 
Infrastructure Investments. Testimony was heard from John D. Porcari, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation; Craig E.

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Hooks, Assistant Administrator, Administration and Resources 
Management, EPA; Robert A. Peck, Commissioner, Public Buildings, GSA; 
Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense; John Fernandez, 
Assistant Secretary, Economic Development, Department of Commerce; 
Martin J. Rajk, Deputy Assistant Commander, Resources and Deputy Chief 
of Financial Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
Security; and Thomas C. Carper, Chairman of the Board, AMTRAK.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the Veterans Health Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. 
Testimony was heard from Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, 
Veterans Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.
VA INSPECTOR GENERAL/IT BUDGETS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the U.S. Department of Veterans 
Affairs Office of Inspector General and Office of Information and 
Technology Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2011. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: 
Richard J. Griffin, Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector 
General; and Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary, Information and 
Technology.

Joint Meetings
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
road to economic recovery, focusing on policies to foster job creation 
and continued growth, after receiving testimony from Douglas W. 
Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 24, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the 
Department of State and Foreign Operations, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the 
Department of Homeland Security, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
contracting in a counterinsurgency, focusing on an examination of 
Blackwater-Paravant contract and the need for oversight, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider any pending 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the 
Department of Transportation, 9 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine the challenges and 
opportunities in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) fiscal year 2011 budget proposal, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 
for the Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water 
and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine legislative approaches to 
protecting, preserving and restoring great water bodies, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
Res. 414, 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. 2961, 
to provide debt relief to Haiti, S. Res. 400, urging the 
implementation of a comprehensive strategy to address instability in 
Yemen, as amended, 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 of the 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

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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; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine foreign policy priorities in the fiscal year 2011 
International Affairs budget, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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: to hold 
hearings to examine the proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 
for the Department of Homeland Security, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Human Rights and the 
Law, to hold hearings to examine child prostitution and sex 
trafficking in the United States, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Brian Anthony Jackson, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Louisiana, Elizabeth Erny Foote, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, Marc T. 
Treadwell, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Georgia, and Josephine Staton Tucker, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California, 2 
p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Legal Services Corporation, 10 
a.m., and on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for Science and Technology, 
2:30 p.m., H-310 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Combat Aircraft Requirements, 10:30 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on U.S. Corps of Engineers, Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 2 
p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, on 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the IRS, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Protecting Public Health and the Environment: EPA FY 2011 Budget 
Request, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Members of Congress and 
Public Witnesses, 10:15 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on American Battle Monuments Commission, 10 a.m., 
on U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10:30 a.m., on 
Arlington National Cemetery, 11 a.m., and on Armed Forces Retirement 
Home, 11:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the 
Navy, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on energy management and 
initiatives on military installations, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the Treasury Department Fiscal 
Year 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on H.R. 4330, ALL-STAR 
Act of 2009, 10 A.M., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet, joint hearing on The Collection and 
Use of Location Information for Commercial Purposes, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Premium Increases by Anthem Blue Cross in the Individual Health 
Insurance Market,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on the Chairman of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on monetary policy 
and the state of the economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, Oversight hearing on Hard 
Lessons Learned in Iraq and Benchmarks for Future Reconstruction 
Efforts, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, oversight hearing on Recent Inspector General 
Reports Concerning the FBI, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Ground Water Plume 
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, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 
3709, Geothermal Production Expansion Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, oversight 
hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests for the 
NOAA, the U.S. Office of Insular Affairs, and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled 
``Toyota Gas Pedals: Is the Public At Risk?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, 
hearing entitled ``The 2010 Census Communications Contract: The 
Media Plan in Hard to Count Areas,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, to continue 
hearings entitled `` Sexual Assault in the Military: Are We Making 
Progress?'' 3 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2701, Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on the 
Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 Research and Development Budget 
Proposal, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on How Can NIST 
Better Serve the Needs of the Biomedical Research Community in the 
21st Century? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
aviation, hearing on Aircraft Icing, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing Exploring the Relationship 
between Medication and Veteran Suicide, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, 
hearing Examination of the VA Benefits Delivery at Discharge and 
Quick Start Programs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
the Google Hacking Incident, 9 a.m., 304-HVC.