[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D258-D260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FY 2011 BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on Appropriations: Held a hearing on FY 2011 Budget and 
Economic Outlook. Testimony was heard from Peter R. Orszag, Director, 
OMB; Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury; and Christina 
Romer, Chair, Council of Economic Advisers.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of Justice FY 2011 Budget 
Overview. Testimony was heard from Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney 
General, Department of Justice.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on U.S. Central Command. Testimony was heard 
from GEN David H. Petraeus, USA, Commander, U.S. Central Command.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of 
Energy: Environmental Management, Legacy Management, 2011 Budget. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Energy: Ines Triay, Assistant Secretary, Environmental Management; and 
David Geiser, Acting Director, Office of Legacy Management.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on FY 2011 Citizenship and Immigration Services Budget. 
Testimony was heard from Alejandro ``Ali'' Mayorkas, Director, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Service, Department of Homeland Security.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Preserving America's Culture and 
National Treasures: The National Park Service FY 2011 Budget Request. 
Testimony was heard from Jon Jarvis, Director, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior.
TRANSPORTATION, HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Strengthening Intermodal Connections and Improving Freight Mobility: An 
Outside Perspective. Testimony was heard from Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, 
Secretary, Department of Transportation, State of Maryland; and public 
witnesses.
MILITARY SERVICES' OPERATION/MAINTENANCE FUNDING
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
on FY 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the 
military services' operation and maintenance funding. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: GEN 
Peter W. Chiarelli, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, USA; ADM Jonathan W. 
Greenert, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, USN; GEN James F. Amos, 
USMC, Assistant Commandant, USMC; and GEN Carrol H. Chandler, USAF, 
Vice Chief of Staff, USAF.
U.S. STRATEGIC FORCES STATUS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on status of United States strategic forces. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: GEN 
Kevin P. Chilton, USAF, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; and James N. 
Miller, Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Policy.
MODERNIZING OSHA PENALTIES
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing on Protecting America's Workers Act: Modernizing OSHA 
Penalties. Testimony was heard from David Michaels, Assistant 
Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor; John C. 
Cruden, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environmental and Natural 
Resources Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health 
and Compensation Act of 2009.
REBUILDING HAITI'S COMPETITIVENESS AND PRIVATE SECTOR
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary 
Policy, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Rebuilding Haiti's 
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and Private Sector.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEMA REGIONAL OFFICES RESOURCES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled 
``Ensuring Strong FEMA Regional Offices: An Examination of Resources 
and Responsibilities.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of FEMA, Department of Homeland Security: David Garratt, 
Associate Administrator; and Tony Russell, Regional Administrator, FEMA 
Region 6; Brock Long, Director, Emergency Management Agency, State of 
Alabama; and a public witness.
HOMELAND SECURITY--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology approved for full Committee 
action, as amended, H.R. 4842, Homeland Security Science and Technology 
Authorization Act of 2010.
DEMOCRACY RESTORATION ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on H.R. 3335, Democracy 
Restoration Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FISHERMEN'S CATCH SHARES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held an oversight hearing on Catch Shares as a Management 
Option: Criteria for Ensuring Success. Testimony was heard from Eric 
Schwaab, Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WORKPLACE SECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia held a hearing 
entitled ``Federal Employee Workplace Security.'' Testimony was heard 
from Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; 
Steven Miller, Deputy Commissioner, Services and Enforcement. IRS, 
Department of the Treasury; the following officials of the Department 
of Homeland Security: Sue Armstrong, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Infrastructure Protection; and Gary Schenkel, Director, 
Federal Protective Service, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate; Guy Cottrell, Deputy Chief Postal Inspector, Postal 
Inspection Service, U.S. Postal Service; and public witnesses.
U.S. AID TO PAKISTAN
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs continued hearings entitled, ``U.S. Aid to 
Pakistan (Part II): Planning and Accountability.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of State: Daniel 
Feldman, Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and 
Pakistan; and James A. Bever, Director, Afghanistan-Pakistan Task 
Force, and Deputy Assistant Administrator, Asia and Near East Bureau, 
U.S. Agency for International Development.
RARE EARTH MINERALS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight held a hearing on Rare Earth Minerals and 21st Century 
Industry. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SCIENCE-TECH-ENGINEERING-MATH EDUCATION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on Broadening Participation in STEM. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE'S 2009 REPORT--PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY 
TAXPAYERS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the National Taxpayer Advocate's 2009 Report to Congress on the most 
serious problems encountered by taxpayers. Testimony was heard from 
Nina E. Olson, Office of the National Taxpayer Advocate.
NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATION BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on National Reconnaissance Program/National 
Reconnaissance Organization Budget for FY 2011 Testimony was heard from 
GEN. Bruce Carlson, USAF, (ret.), Director, National Reconnaissance 
Organization.
BLACK CARBON POLLUTION
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Clearing the Smoke: Understanding the Impacts of 
Black Carbon Pollution.'' Testimony was heard from Drew Shindell, 
Senior Scientist, NASA; and public witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
U.S. POLICY REGARDING UKRAINE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Ukraine, focusing on the new challenges and 
prospects they face domestically and internationally and implications 
for United States policy, after receiving testimony from Daniel A. 
Russell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Russia, Ukraine, 
Belarus, and Moldova; and Damon Wilson, Atlantic Council International 
Security Program, and Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for 
International Economics, both of Washington, D.C.