[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 16, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D260-D261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 17, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the United States 
Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Navy, 10:30 a.m., SD-
192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to 
hold hearings to examine strategic forces programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future 
Years Defense Program; to be followed by a closed session at 4 p.m. 
in SVC-217 following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold 
hearings to examine financial services and products, focusing on the 
role of the Federal Trade Commission in protecting consumers, part 
2, 3 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 
553, to revise the authorized route of the North Country National 
Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing hiking 
trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National 
Forest and Chippewa National Forest, S. 1017, to reauthorize the 
Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and expand the 
boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in the State of 
Louisiana, S. 1018, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
enter into an agreement with Northwestern State University in 
Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct a curatorial center for the 
use of Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the National 
Center for Preservation Technology and Training, and the University, 
S. 1537, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service, to designate the Dr. 
Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in Cresco, Iowa, as 
a National Historic Site and as a unit of the National Park System, 
S. 1629, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding 
land of the New Philadelphia town site in the state of Illinois, S. 
2892, to establish the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area, S. 
2933, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a 
unit of the National Park System, S. 2951, to authorize funding to 
protect and conserve lands contiguous with the Blue Ridge Parkway to 
serve the public, and H.R. 3804, to make technical corrections to 
various Acts affecting the National Park Service, to extend, amend, 
or establish certain National Park Service authorities, 3:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the Government Accountability Office's investigation of the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) efforts to protect 
children's health, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Department of State, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
(ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on the Obama Administration's ESEA 
reauthorization priorities, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the lessons and implications of the Christmas 
day attack, focusing on intelligence reform and interagency 
integration, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative 
Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine bankruptcy 
reform, focusing on small business jobs, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine seniors, 
focusing on rising drug prices and the Part D program, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, on NOAA FY 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., H-
309 Capitol, and on FBI FY 2011 Budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Contingency Contracting, 1:30 p.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, Fossil Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability 
2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on FY 
2011 Budget for the SEC, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Coast Guard FY 2011 Budget, 
10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Bridging Cultures: The National Endowment for the Humanities FY 2011 
Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., on Holocaust Memorial Museum, Eisenhower 
Memorial Commission, 10:30 a.m., and on FY 2011 Budget for the Fish 
and Wildlife Service: Sustainable Conservation; Species, 
Partnerships and Science, 3 p.m. B-308, Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Public Witnesses: Labor and Education 
Priorities/ESEA Reauthorization, 9:45 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on FY 2011 Budgets of the 
Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office 
and the Office of Compliance, 10:15 a.m., on FY 2011 Budget of the 
Architect of the Capitol and Infrastructure Needs 2 p.m., H-144 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), 10 a.m., 
and on U.S. Central Command, 2:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Strengthening Intermodal Connections and 
Improving Freight Mobility (Including the FY 2011 Budget for FHWA, 
FMCSA, MARAD, and FRA), 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Central Command, the 
U.S. Special Operations Command, and the U.S. Transportation 
Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on military personnel 
legislative priorities, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and Subcommittee 
on Air and Land Forces, joint hearing on force protection equipment 
programs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., 210 HVC.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing with the U.S. Secretary 
of Education on ``The Obama Administration's Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint,'' 2:30 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The 
Administration's Proposal to Revitalize Severely Distressed Public 
and Assisted Housing: The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative,'' 10 
a.m., and a hearing entitled ``Examining the Link Between Fed Bank 
Supervision and Monetary Policy,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Transatlantic Security in 
the 21st Century: Do New Threats Require New Approaches? 9:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, 
hearing on U.S.-Japan Relations: Enduring Ties, Recent Developments, 
2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled 
``Working with Communities to Disrupt Terror Plots,'' 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure 
Protection, hearing entitled ``An Assessment of Checkpoint Security: 
Are Our Airports Keeping Passengers Safe?'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, hearing on H.R. 2099, Southeast 
Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, oversight 
hearing on the Proposed Virgin Islands Constitution from the Fifth 
Constitutional Convention, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, 
hearing entitled `` Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4735, To amend title 
5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously 
delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider a resolution providing for 
consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 3:15 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on the Future of 
Manufacturing: What is the Role of the Federal Government in 
Supporting Innovation by U.S. Manufacturers? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Business 
Incubators and Their Role in Job Creation,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on FAA's Oversight of On-Demand Aircraft 
Operations, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
on Capacity of Vessels to Meet U.S. Import and Export Requirements, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to markup the Small Business and 
Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
CIA Programs Budget for FY 2011, 10 a.m., and, executive, briefing, 
on Department of Defense Quarterly Update, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.