[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D181-D183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
3509, Agricultural Credit Act of 2009; and H.R. 3954, Florida National 
Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2009.
  The Committee also approved Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Views and 
Estimates Letter to the Committee on the Budget.
COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm, Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing to review implementation of changes to 
the Commodity Exchange Act contained in the 2008 Farm Bill. Testimony 
was heard from Gary Gensler, Chairman, CFTC.
DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL REPEAL PLAN
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing to review the Department of Defense process for assessing the 
requirements to implement repeal of ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Clifford L. Stanley, Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; 
GEN Carter F. Ham, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe; and Jeh 
C. Johnson, General Counsel, both with the Co-Chairs Don't Ask, Don't 
Tell Working Group.
NAVY SHIPBUILDING PLAN
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request for the Department of the Navy 
shipbuilding acquisition programs. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Navy, Department of 
Defense: Sean Stackley, Assistant Secretary, Research, Development, and 
Acquisition; VADM John Terence Blake, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval 
Operations, Integration of Capabilities and Resources; and LTG, George 
J. Flynn, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration.
MEMBERS' DAY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Member's Day. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Teague, Bordallo, Christensen, Olson, 
Altmire, Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Clarke, Loebsack, Klein of Florida, 
Inglis, Pomeroy, Sherman, Johnson of Georgia, Engel, Davis of Illinois, 
Lee of California, Kosmas, Posey, Halvorson, Filner, Sutton, Walz, 
McMahon, Tonko, Quigley, McGovern, Titus, Owens, Markey of Colorado, 
Giffords, Holt, Perriello, McCarthy of New York, Gene Green of Texas. 
Woolsey, Mica, Richardson and Peters.
EDUCATION REFORM AND INNOVATION
Committee on Education and Labor, Held a hearing with U.S. Secretary of 
Education on Building a Stronger Economy: Spurring Reform and 
Innovation in American Education. Testimony was heard from Arne Duncan, 
Secretary of Education.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Financial Services: Approved Committee Print entitled 
``Views and Estimates of the Committee on Financial Services on Matters 
to be Set Forth in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2011.''
U.S. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY USAID BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on U.S. Policies and 
Programs for Global Development: USAID and the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget. 
Testimony was heard from Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency For 
International Development, Department of State.
EAST ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL REVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the 
Global Environment held a hearing on Regional Overview of East Asia and 
the Pacific. Testimony was heard from Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of 
State.
HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing entitled: 
``The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology 
Directorate.'' Testimony was heard from Tara O'Toole, Under Secretary, 
Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security.

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CUBA PRE-REVOLUTION TRADEMARK PROTECTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Domestic and 
International Trademark Implications of HAVANA CLUB and Section 211 of 
the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
IMPROVING FISHERIES LAW ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held an oversight hearing entitled ``Setting the Bar for 
Accountability: Improving NOAA Fisheries Law Enforcement Programs and 
Operations.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Frank of 
Massachusetts, Jones and Tierney; the following officials of the 
Department of Commerce: Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary, Oceans and 
Atmosphere and Administrator, NOAA; and Todd J. Zinser, Inspector 
General; and public witnesses.
TRANSNATIONAL DRUG ENTERPRISES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Transnational 
Drug Enterprises (Part II): U.S. Government Perspectives on the Threats 
to Global Stability and U.S. National Security.'' Testimony was heard 
from R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Department of State; Anthony P. Placido, 
Assistant Administrator and Chief of Intelligence, Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Department of Justice; Adam J. Szubin, Director, Office 
of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury; and William F. 
Wechsler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counternarcotics and Global 
Threats, Department of Defense.
ENERGY RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on the Department 
of Energy Fiscal Year 2011, Research and Development Budget Proposal. 
Testimony was heard from Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H.R. 4714, amended, National Transportation Safety 
Board Reauthorization Act of 2010; H.R. 4715, Clean Estuaries Act of 
2010; H.R. 4275, amended, To designate the annex building under 
construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals 
Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States 
Judicial Administration Building;'' H. Res. 1125, Supporting the goals 
and ideals of National Public Works Week, and for other purposes; and 
H. Res. 1062, amended, Recognizing the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more 
than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest, and for other 
purposes.
  The Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Views and 
Estimates of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2007: A Review of Implementation in 
Its Third Year. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Army, Department of Defense: Jo-Ellen Darcy, 
Assistant Secretary (Civil Works); and LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp, 
Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and public witnesses.
STATE VETERANS HOMES PAYMENT FLEXIBILITY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 4241, To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to 
allow for increased flexibility in payments to State veterans homes. 
Testimony was heard from James F. Burris, M.D., Chief Consultant, 
Geriatrics and Extended Care, Veterans Health Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and representative of veterans 
organizations.
BRIEFING--SRP WRAP-UP
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to receive a 
briefing on SRP Wrap-Up. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental 
witnesses.
BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Subcommittee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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