[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 40 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D279-D283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
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 FY 2011 Budget for Food and Nutrition Service. Testimony was 
heard from Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and 
Consumer Services, USDA.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2011 Budget for the 
Bureau of Prisons. Testimony was heard from Harley F. Lappin, Director, 
Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.
  The Subcommittee also held on hearing on Major Challenges facing 
Federal Prisons: A View from the Inside. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Commttee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
U.S. Transportation Command, Air Mobility, and Mobility Acquisition. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: GEN Duncan J. McNabb, USAF, Commander, U.S., Transportation; 
GEN Raymond E. Johns, USAF Commander, Air Mobility Command; and MG 
Randal D. Fullhart, USAF, Director, Global Reach Programs, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition.
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: 2011 Budget for Science and ARPA-E. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Energy: Steven Koonin, 
Under Secretary, Science; William Brinkman, Director, Office of 
Science; and Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects 
Agency.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on FY 2011 Budget for the Judiciary. 
Testimony was heard from: Julia Gibbons, Chairman, Committee on the 
Budget, U.S. Judicial Conference and James C. Duff, Director, 
Administrative Office of the Courts and Secretary to the U.S. Judicial 
Conference.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on U.S. Secret Service FY 2011 Budget. Testimony was heard from 
Mark Sullivan, Director, U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland 
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  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on FY 2011 Budget for ICE. 
Testimony was heard from John Morton, Assistant Secretary, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Conserving America's Land and 
Heritage: Department of the Interior FY 2011 Budget. Testimony was 
heard from Ken Salazar, Secretary 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 FY 2011 
Budget: Department of Education. Testimony was heard from Arne Duncan, 
Secretary of Education.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on U.S. Air Force 
Budget. Testimony was heard from GEN Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, Chief of 
Staff, USAF.
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations 
and Related Programs held a hearing on FY 2011 Budget Request for the 
Peace Corps. Testimony was heard from Aaron S. Williams, Director, 
Peace Corps.
TRANSPORTATION, HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Maintaining a Safe and Viable Aviation System (Including the FY 2011 
Budget Request for the FAA). Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the FAA, Department of Transportation: Randy Babbitt, 
Administrator; Hank Krakowski, Chief Operating Officer; Victoria Cox, 
Vice President, Operations Planning; John Hickey, Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Aviation Safety; and Nancy LoBue, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Aviation Policy.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Maintaining a Safe and Viable 
Aviation System: Priorities from Aviation Stakeholders. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
SOUTHERN COMMAND AND NORTHERN COMMAND BUDGETS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 
Northern Command. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Defense: GEN Douglas Fraser, USAF, Commander, U.S. 
Southern Command; and GEN Victor E. Renuart, Jr., USAF, Commander, 
Northern American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command.
CONSTRUCTION/BASE CLOSURE/FACILITIES BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on FY 
2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for military 
construction, family housing, base closure, facilities operation and 
maintenance. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Installations and Environment; Joseph Calcara, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Army, Installations and Housing; Roger M. Natsuhara, 
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment; 
and Kathleen Ferguson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, 
Installations.
NEEDS OF DIVERSE STUDENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education held a hearing on Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Addressing the Needs of 
Diverse Students. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1796, 
Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act; and H.R. 4805, 
Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act. Testimony was 
heard from Robert J. Howell, Jr., Assistant Executive Director, Office 
of Hazard Identification and Reduction, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission; James J. Jones, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA; and public 
witnesses.
HOME ENERGY RETROFITS JOBS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``HomeStar: Job Creation through 
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Retrofits.'' Testimony was heard from Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; 
and public witnesses.
INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SUPERVISION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, held a hearing 
entitled ``Insurance Holding Company Supervision.'' Testimony was heard 
from Jon Greenlee, Associate Director, Division of Banking Supervision 
and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Grovetta N. 
Gardineer, Managing Director, Corporate and International Activities, 
Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury; Sean Dilweg, 
Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, State of 
Wisconsin; and Ann Frohman, Director, Department of Insurance, State of 
Nebraska.
COUNTERING BIOLOGICAL THREATS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade held a hearing on National Strategy for 
Countering Biological Threats: Diplomacy and International Programs. 
Testimony was heard from Vann H. Van Diepen, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, 
Department of State; Stephen G. Rademaker, former Assistant Secretary, 
International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State; and 
public witnesses.
NEXT STEPS FOR HONDURAS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing on the Next Steps for Honduras. Testimony was heard from 
Craig A. Kelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western 
Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; Cresencio Arcos, former 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for International Affairs, 
Department of Homeland Security, and former U.S. Ambassador to 
Honduras; and public witnesses.
SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE NETWORK TESTING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and 
Global Counterterrorism, and the Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations, and Oversight held a joint hearing entitled ``SBInet: 
Does it Pass the Border Security Test?'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department 
of Homeland Security: Michael J. Fisher, Acting Chief; and Mark 
Borkowski, Executive Diector, Secure Border Initiative Program 
Executive Office; Randolph C. Hite. Director, IT Architecture and 
Systems Issues, GAO; and a public witness.
STATE ALCOHOL REGULATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition 
Policy held a hearing on Legal Issues Concerning State Alcohol 
Regulation. Testimony was heard from Representatives Rush, Thompson of 
California, Cohen and Radanovich; Nida Samona, Chairperson, Liquor 
Control Commission, State of Michigan; James C. Ho, Solicitor General, 
State of Texas; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4349, Hoover Power Allocation Act 
of 2009; and H.R. 4579, South San Diego County Water Reclamation 
Project of 2010. Testimony was heard from Representative Calvert; 
Timothy Meeks, Administrator, Western Area Power Authority, Department 
of Energy; Karl Wirkus, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; UNDERPERFORMING CONTRACTORS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 244, amended, Expressing support for 
the designation of March 20, as a National Day of Recognition for Long-
Term Care Physicians; H. Res. 1040, Honoring the life and 
accomplishments of Donald Harington for his contributions to literature 
in the United States; H.R. 1174, Supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Women's History Month; and H.R. 4840, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1979 Cleveland 
Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as the `` Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office.''
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing entitled ``Rewarding Bad Actors: 
Why Do Poor Performing Contractors Continue to Get Government 
Business?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Calvin L. Scovel III, Inspector General; 
and Gregory H. Woods, Deputy General Counsel; the following officials 
of the Department of Homeland Security: Richard L. Skinner, Inspector 
General; and Elaine C. Duke, Under Secretary, Management; and the 
following officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development, 
Department of State: Donald A. Gambatesa, Inspector General, and Drew 
W. Luten III, Acting Assistant Administrator, Management.

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Policy, Census, and National Archives held a hearing 
entitled ``Administration of the Freedom of Information Act: Current 
Trends.'' Testimony was heard from Melanie Pustay, Director, Office of 
Information Policy, Department of Justice; Miriam Nisbet, Director, 
Office of Government Information Services, U.S. National Archives and 
Records Administration; Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Piracy Officer/Chief 
FOIA Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Larry F. Gottesman, 
National Freedom of Information Act Officer, Office of Environmental 
Information, EPA; Valerie C. Melvin, Director, Information Management 
and Human Capital Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
OCEAN, COASTAL, AND WATERSHED EDUCATION ACT; PUBLIC LANDS SERVICE CORPS 
ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
for consideration of H.R. 3644, the Ocean, Coastal, and Watershed 
Education Act. The rule provides one hour of debate in the House 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Natural Resources. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill except those arising under 
clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions of the bill, as amended.
  The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered 
by Representative Capps of California or her designee, which shall be 
separately debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A 
except those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule also 
makes in order the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, printed in part B of the report, if offered by 
Representative Flake of Arizona or his designee, which shall be in 
order without intervention of any point of order except those arising 
under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall be considered as read, shall be 
separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
the division of the question. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
H.R. 3644, with or without instructions.
  The rule also provides for consideration of H.R. 1612, the Public 
Lands Service Corps Act of 2009, under a structured rule. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources and waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill except those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Natural Resources, now printed in the bill, shall 
be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as read. The rule waives all points of order against the bill, as 
amended.
  The rule makes in order the further amendments printed in part C of 
the report, each of which may be offered only by a member designated in 
this report, shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall be 
considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for the division of the question. The 
rule provides that during consideration of an amendment printed in part 
C of this report, the Chair may postpone the question of adoption as 
though under clause 8 of rule XX. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit H.R. 1612 with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Capps and Grijalava.
GEOENGINEERING RESEARCH
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on Geoengineering 
III: Domestic and International Research Governance. Testimony was 
heard from Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, 
GAO; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management met in executive session to receive a 
briefing on Management Challenges in the Intelligence Community. 
Testimony was heard from Roslyn A. Mazer, Inspector General, Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence.
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. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.