[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D413-D414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original bill entitled, ``The Wall Street 
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010''.
APPROPRIATIONS: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for 
Missile Defense Agency programs, after receiving testimony from 
Lieutenant General Patrick J. O'Reilly, Director, Missile Defense 
Agency, Department of Defense.
NONPROLIFERATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded a hearing to examine nonproliferation programs 
at the Departments of Defense and Energy in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from Michael Nacht, Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs; and Kenneth E. 
Baker, Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, 
Department of Energy.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FUNDING
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine environmental management funding in review of the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and funding under 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, after receiving testimony 
from Ines R. Triay, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental 
Management.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Budget: Committee began consideration of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2011, but did not 
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet 
again on Thursday, April 22, 2010.

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SECURING THE NATION'S RAIL AND OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine securing the nation's rail and other surface 
transportation networks, focusing on the actions the Transportation 
Security Administration (TSA) has taken to manage risk, improve 
coordination, and measure performance, and any additional actions 
needed to enhance efforts, after receiving testimony from David Heyman, 
Assistant Secretary for Policy, and Carlton I. Mann, Assistant 
Inspector General, both of the Department of Homeland Security; Stephen 
M. Lord, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; John O'Connor, Amtrak, Washington, DC.; Joseph 
Kelly, NJ TRANSIT, Newark, New Jersey; and Howard R. Elliott, CSX 
Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), Jacksonville, Florida, on behalf of the 
Association of American Railroads (AAR).
LANDS BILLS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands 
and Forests concluded a hearing to examine S. 1546, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, S. 
2798, to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire through the 
facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of National 
Forest System and adjacent land, S. 2830, to amend the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States 
and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for 
certain noncoal reclamation projects, and S. 2963, to designate certain 
land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange 
of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, after receiving testimony 
from Harris Sherman, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural 
Resources and Environment; Glenda H. Owens, Deputy Director, Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior; 
Colorado State Senator Dan Gibbs, Breckenridge; Forrest Reinhardt, 
Venture Beyond, Coto de Caza, California; Gregory E. Conrad, Interstate 
Mining Compact Commission, Herndon, Virginia; and Dominik Kulakowski, 
Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  H.R. 2062, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide for 
penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian 
species;
  S. 2724, to provide for environmental restoration activities and 
forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 1700 and S. 2129, bills to authorize the Administrator of 
General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of 
Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History 
Museum, with amendments;
  A proposed resolution relating to the Army Corps Study; and
  A proposed resolution relating to the General Services 
Administration.
CHRISTMAS DAY ATTACK
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the lessons and implications of the 
Christmas Day attack, focusing on securing the visa process, after 
receiving testimony from Janice L. Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of State 
for Consular Affairs; and David Heyman, Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
and John Morton, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, both of the Department of Homeland Security.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2011 for the Small Business Administration, after receiving 
testimony from Karen G. Mills, Administrator, Small Business 
Administration.
G.I. BILL
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine implementation of the new post-9/11 Government Issue 
(GI) Bill, after receiving testimony from Keith M. Wilson, Director, 
Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Stephen Warren, 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, 
and Dan Osendorf, Director, Debt Management Center, all of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Robert E. Clark, Assistant Director for 
Accession Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness; Faith DesLauriers, National Association of 
Veterans' Program Administrators, Daytona Beach, Florida; William D. 
Stephens, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania; Robert Madden, American Legion, Washington, DC.; Marco 
Reininger, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, New York, New 
York.