[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D225-D227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to review USDA's 
information technology systems. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the USDA: Chris Smith, Chief Information Officer; and 
Jonathan Coppess, Administrator, Farm Service Agency; and public 
witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on the FDA. Testimony was heard from Margaret A. Hamburg, 
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Economic 
Development Administration. Testimony was heard from John Fernandez, 
Assistant Secretary, Economic Development, Department of Commerce.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Air Force Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Air Force, Michael Donley, Secretary; and GEN 
Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 
2011 Budget for DOE Nuclear Nonproliferation. Testimony was heard from 
Steven Black, Chief Operating Officer, Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation, Department of Energy.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the 
Department of the Treasury. Testimony was heard from Timothy F. 
Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on FEMA--Preparing for Disasters and Minimizing Losses. 
Testimony was heard from Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA, Department 
of Homeland Security.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Science for America's Lands, Water 
and Biota: U.S. Geological Survey Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request 
Testimony was heard from Marcia McNutt, Director, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Department of the Interior.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing Reclaiming Abandoned Mines and 
Regulating Surface Coal Mining: Office of Surface Mining Fiscal Year 
2011 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Joseph Pizarchik, 
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department 
of Labor Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from 
Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor.

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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 House of Representatives Budget. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the House of Representatives: 
Lorraine Miller, Clerk; Dan Beard, Chief Administrative Officer; and 
Bill Livingood, Sergeant-at-Arms.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies held a hearing on Navy/Marine 
Corps Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Navy: ADM Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; 
and GEN James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
TRANSPORTATION, HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Sustainability in Practice. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on HUD and DOT's Sustainability 
and Livability Initiatives in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request. 
Testimony was heard from Roy Kienitz, Under Secretary, Policy, 
Department of Transportation; and Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
EUROPEAN-AFRICA-JOINT FORCES COMMANDS BUDGETS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 
National Defense Authorization Budget Requests from U.S. European 
Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
ADM James G. Stavridis, USN, Commander, U.S. European Command; GEN 
William E. ``Kip'' Ward, USA, Commander, U.S. Africa Command; and GEN 
James N. Mattis, USMC, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command.
ARMY ACQUISITION/ MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces held a 
hearing on Army acquisition and modernization programs. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: LTG 
Robert Lennox, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army, G-8; LTG William N. 
Phillips, USA, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; David M. Markowitz, Director, 
Capabilities Integration, Prioritization, and Analysis and Technical 
Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-3; and J. Michael 
Gilmore, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the 
Secretary; and Michael J. Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing, 
GAO.
PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE COOPERATION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
Labor and Pensions, hearing on H.R. 413, Public Safety Employer-
Employee Cooperation Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from David S. 
Smith, Mayor, Lancaster, Ohio; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 3125, amended, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act; H.R. 3019, Spectrum 
Relocation Improvement Act of 2009; and H.R. 1258, amended, Truth in 
Caller ID Act of 2009.
DRUG SAFETY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Drug Safety: An Update from the FDA.'' Testimony was heard 
from Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D., Principal Deputy Commissioner, FDA, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
MONEY SERVICE BUSINESSES REGULATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Regulation of Money 
Service Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE AVAILABILITY/AFFORDABILITY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity and the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a joint hearing entitled 
``Approaches to Mitigating and Managing Natural Catastrophe Risk: H.R. 
2555, Homeowners' Defense Act.'' Testimony was heard from James Lee 
Witt, former Director, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; and 
public witnesses.
U.S. CYBERSPACE POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on The Google Predicament: 
Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security, and 
Trade. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE AMERICAS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing on U.S. Policy Toward the Americas in 2010 and Beyond. 
Testimony was heard from Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; Otto J. Reich, 
former Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL WORKER RIGHTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade, and the Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight held a joint hearing on 
International Worker Rights, U.S. Foreign Policy and the International 
Economy. Testimony was heard from Michael H. Posner, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of 
State; Sandra Polaski, Deputy Under Secretary, International Affairs, 
Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
INDIAN TRUST ACCOUNT--CASE SETTLEMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Held an oversight hearing on proposed 
settlement of the Corbell v. Salazar Litigation. Testimony was heard 
from David Hayes, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; Thomas 
J. Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
EPA/NOAA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGETS
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 
Research and Development Budget Proposals and EPA and NOAA. Testimony 
was heard from Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Research and Development, EPA; and Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, NOAA, 
Department of Commerce.
NSF BUDGET
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on the National Science Foundation's 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the NSF: Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director; and Steven C. 
Beering, Chair, National Science Board.
PENDING BUSINESS/VA RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following: H.R. 
3976, amended, Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2009; H.R. 3948, 
amended, Test Prep for Heroes Act; H.R. 4592, amended, To provide for 
the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employment of 
veterans in energy-related positions; H.R. 1879, amended, National 
Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 4667, Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010; and the End Veteran 
Homeless Act of 2010.
  The committee also held a hearing on Structuring the VA of the 21st 
Century. Testimony was heard from Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.
MIP AND SERVICE ELEMENTS BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on MIP and Service Elements Budget for Fiscal Year 2011. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
  The Committee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Covert Action Budget for Fiscal Year 2011. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
CLEAN ENERGY RECOVERY
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``The Clean Energy Recovery: Creating Jobs, Building 
New Industries and Saving Money.'' Testimony was heard from Lisa Patt-
McDaniel, Director, Department of Development, State of Ohio; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.