[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D566-D567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 5136, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL TURNAROUND
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Research and Best 
Practices on Successful School Turnaround. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
ASSISTANCE, QUALITY, AND AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2010
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 5320, 
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010.
SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND ACT OF 2010
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
5297, Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010.
VIEWPOINTS ON HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``Viewpoints on 
Homeland Security: A Discussion with the 9/11 Commissioners.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following former members of the National 
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Thomas Kean, 
former Chairman, and former Governor of New Jersey; and Lee Hamilton, 
former Vice-Chair, and former Representative from Indiana.
TRANSFORMING FEDERAL HIRING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia held a hearing 
entitled ``Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Transforming Federal Hiring.'' Testimony 
was heard from John Berry, Director, OPM, and public witnesses.
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Defense 
Acquisitions: One Year After Reform.'' Testimony was heard from Mike 
Sullivan, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; and the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Nancy Spruill, 
Director, Acquisition Resources and Analysis, Office of the Under 
Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; and John Roth, Deputy 
Comptroller, Program/Budget, Office of the Under Secretary 
(Comptroller).
UNDERGROUND COAL MINING SAFETY INVESTIGATION AUTHORITY
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported H. Res. 1363, Granting the 
authority provided under clause 4(c)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives to the Committee on Education and Labor for 
purposes of its investigations into underground coal mining safety.
  Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on this measure. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman George Miller of California.
U.S. NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on Charting the 
Course for American Nuclear Technology: Evaluating the Department of 
Energy's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Roadmap.

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Testimony was heard from Warren P. Miller, Assistant Secretary, Office 
of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Deepwater Horizon: 
Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures and Natural Resource 
Impacts. Testimony was heard from Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, EPA; 
Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere and 
Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce; S. Elizabeth Birnbaum, 
Director, Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior; RADM 
Brian Salerno, USCG, Assistant Commander, Marine Safety, Security, and 
Stewardship, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Lamar 
McKay, Chairman and President, BP America, Inc., and Steven Newman, 
President and CEO, Transocean Limited.
VA INFORMATION SECURITY ASSESSMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Assessing Information Security at the 
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Belinda J. 
Finn, Assistant Inspector General, Audits and Investigations, Office of 
Inspector General; and Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary, Information 
and Technology; and Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Information 
Security Issues, GAO.
INTERNET GAMBLING LEGALIZATION TAX PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on tax proposals related to 
legislation to legalize Internet gambling. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Frank of Massachusetts, McDermott, and Goodlatte; the 
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Christopher 
Wagner, Commissioner, Self-Employed Division; and Rebecca Sparkman, 
Deputy Director, Operations, Criminal Investigation Division, both with 
the IRS; and Charles M. Steele, Deputy Director, Financial Crimes 
Enforcement Network.
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on Financial Intelligence. Testimony was 
heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.