[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D576-D578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued 
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES CONCUSSIONS
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on the Impact of 
Concussions on High School Athletes. Testimony was heard from Linda 
Kohn, Director, Health Care Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT OF 2010
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action the Motor 
Vehicle Safety Act of 2010.
TOYOTA UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INVESTIGATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Update on Toyota and NHTSA's 
Response to the Problem of Sudden Unintended Acceleration.'' Testimony 
was heard from David L. Strickland, Administrator, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; and James 
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Lentz, President and CEO, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
ROLE OF IMF-FEDERAL RESERVE IN STABILIZING EUROPE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary 
Policy and Trade and the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and 
Technology held a joint hearing entitled ``The Role of the 
International Monetary Fund and Federal Reserve in Stabilizing 
Europe.'' Testimony was heard from Daniel K. Tarullo, Governor, Board 
of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--MARSHALL ISLANDS COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the 
Global Environment held an oversight hearing on the Compact of Free 
Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Medical 
Treatment of the Marshallese People, U.S. Nuclear Tests, Nuclear Claims 
Tribunal, Forced Resettlement, Use of Kwajalein Atoll for Missile 
Programs and Land Use Development. Testimony was heard from Frankie A. 
Reed, Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, Department of State; Nikolao Pula, Director, Office of Insular 
Affairs, Department of the Interior; Steven Messervy, Deputy to the 
Commanding General, Research, Development and Acquisition, U.S. Army 
Space and Missile Defense Command, Department of Defense; Glenn S. 
Podonsky, Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, Office of Health, 
Safety and Security, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight held a hearing on Afghanistan 
Reconstruction Oversight. Testimony was heard from MG Arnold Fields, 
USMC (ret.), Inspector General, Office of the Special Inspector 
General, Afghanistan Reconstruction, Department of Defense.
DEMOCRACY IS STRENGTHENED BY CASTING LIGHT ON SPENDING IN ELECTIONS ACT
  Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 5175, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in 
Elections Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the Administrative Conference of 
the United States. Testimony was heard from the following Associate 
Justices of the Supreme Court: Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia; Paul 
Verkuil, Chairman, Administrative Conference of the United States; 
Curtis Copeland, Specialist in American National Government, CRS, 
Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
RAPE KIT BACKLOGS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on Rape Kit Backlogs: Failing the Test 
of Providing Justice to Sexual Assault Survivors. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Maloney, Weiner, Schiff, and Nadler; Christian 
Hassell, Assistant Director, Laboratory Division, FBI, Department of 
Justice; Peter Marone, Director, Department of Forensic Science, State 
of Virginia; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; GOVERNMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSITION DELAYS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H.R. 4900, amended, Federal Information Security 
Amendments Act of 2010; H.R. 2142, amended, Government Efficiency, 
Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2009; ``Running out 
of Time: Telecommunications Transition Delays Wasting Millions of 
Federal Dollars.'' H. Res. 1121, Congratulating Clinton County and the 
county seat of Wilmington, Ohio, on the occasion of their bicentennial 
anniversaries; H. Res. 1172, Recognizing the life and achievements of 
Will Keith Kellogg; H. Res. 1330, amended, Recognizing June 8, 2010, as 
World Ocean Day; H. Res. 1357, Commending and congratulating the 
Hollywood Walk of Fame on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and 
H.R. 5278, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 405 West Second Street in Dixon, Illinois, as the 
``President Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building.''
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``Running out of Time: 
Telecommunications Transition Delays Wasting Millions of Federal 
Dollars.'' Testimony was heard from Steven J. Kempf, Acting 
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA; Sanjeev Bhagowalia, 
Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
CDC'S ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight held a hearing on Preventing Harm--Protecting Health: 
Reforming CDC's Environmental Public Health Practices. Testimony was 
heard from Cynthia A. Bascetta, Director, Public Health and Medical 
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Ikeda, M.D., Deputy Director, Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, 
Injury and Environmental Health, and Acting Director, National Center 
for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
PROTECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN LEASED FACILITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on Too Much For Too Little: Finding the Cost-Risk Balance for 
Protecting Federal Employees in Leased Facilities. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Moran of Virginia; Sue Armstrong, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security; 
Michael McAndrew, Director, Facility Investment and Management, Office 
of the Deputy Under Secretary, Installations and Environment, 
Department of Defense; Samuel Morris III, Assistant Commissioner--
Office of Real Estate Acquisition, GSA; and public witnesses.
PIPELINE SAFETY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the 
Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and 
Safety Act of 2006 and Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program. 
Testimony was heard from Cynthia Quarterman, Administrator, Pipeline 
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
EVALUATING MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA ISSUES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs and the Subcommittee on Health held a joint 
hearing on Healing the Wounds: Evaluating Military Sexual Trauma 
Issues. Testimony was heard from Kaye Whiley, Director, Sexual Assault 
Prevention and Response Office, Office of the Under Secretary, 
Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense; the following officials 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Bradley G. Mayes, Director, 
Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration; and 
Susan McCutcheon, R.N., Director, Family Services, Womens's Mental 
Health and Military Sexual Trauma, Veterans Health Administration; 
representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAMS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on the Loan Guaranty Program. Testimony was heard from 
Thomas J. Pamperin, Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Policy and 
Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public 
witnesses.
CUSTOMS TRADE FACILITIES AND ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing to 
review customs operations administered by U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Alan Bersin, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection; and Alonzo R. Pena, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Operations, 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Timothy Skud, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Tax, Trade and Tariff Policy, Department of the 
Treasury; and public witnesses.
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. The Subcommittee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL ARENA
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Climate Science in the Political Arena.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.