[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 91 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D691-D693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. FARM SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing to review U.S. farm safety net programs 
in advance of the 2012 Farm Bill.. Testimony was heard from James W. 
Miller, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA.
ADMINISTRATION'S EXPEDITED RESCISSION PROPOSAL
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's 
Expedited Rescission Proposal. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey 
Liebman, Acting Deputy Director, OMB.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITING AGENCIES STANDARDS/PRACTICES
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on the Department of 
Education Inspector General's Review of Standards for Program Length in 
Higher Education. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Tighe, Inspector 
General, Department of Education; and public witnesses.
PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet held a hearing on a discussion draft to 
provide funding for the construction and maintenance of a nationwide, 
interoperable public safety broadband network and on H.R. 4829, Next 
Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010. Testimony was heard from 
RADM James Arden Barnett, Jr., (ret,), USNR, Chief, Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau, FCC; Charles F. Dowd, Deputy Chief, Police 
Department, New York City; and public witnesses.
DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION/OIL SPILL BP's ROLE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Role of BP in the 
Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill.'' Testimony was heard from 
Tony Hayward, Chief Executive Officer, BP PLC.
HORN OF AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on the Horn of Africa: Current Conditions and U.S. 
Policy. Testimony was heard from Ted Dagne, Specialist in African 
Affairs, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
SECURE BORDER INITIATIVE NETWORK TESTING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations, and Oversight, and the Subcommittee on Border, 
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism continued joint hearings entitled 
``SBInet: Does It Pass the Border Security Test?'' Testimony was heard 
from Randolph C. Hite, Director, IT Architecture and Systems Issues, 
GAO; the following officials of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security: Mark Borkowski, Executive Director, 
Secure Border Initiative Program Executive Office; and Michael J. 
Fisher, Acting Chief, U.S. Border Patrol; and a public witness.
LAW ENFORCEMENT RACIAL PROFILING SUSPECT CLASSIFICATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on Racial Profiling and the 
Use of Suspect Classifications in Law Enforcement Policy. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

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OVERSIGHT--EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, 
Refugees, Border Security, and International Law held an oversight 
hearing on the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Testimony was 
heard from Juan Osuna, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Immigration 
Policy, Department of Justice; Judge Mark Metcalf, a former Immigration 
Judge; and a public witness.
DEEPWATER HORIZON EXPLOSION MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held an oversight hearing entitled ``The Deepwater Horizon 
Incident: Are the Minerals Management Service Regulations Doing The 
Job?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Interior: Bob Abbey, Acting Director, Minerals 
Management Service; and Mary Kendall, Acting Inspector General; Frank 
Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
WATER MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4719, To establish a Southwest 
Border Region Water Task Force; and H.R. 5487, Water Resources Research 
Amendments Act of 2010. Testimony was heard from John Tubbs, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; VIRAL HEPATITIS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Res. 546, Recognizing the historical 
significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that history should be regarded as a 
means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the 
challenges of the future; H. Res. 1369, Recognizing the significance of 
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month; H.R. 5341, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Orndorf 
Drive in Brighton, Michigan, as the ``Joyce Rogers Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 5390, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 13301 Smith Road in Cleveland, Ohio, as the 
``David John Donafee Post Office Building''; H.R. 5395, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 North 
Maitland Avenue in Maitland, Florida, as the ``Paula Hawkins Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 5450, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 3894 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los 
Angeles, California, as the ``Tom Bradley Post Office Building''; H. 
Con. Res. 288, Supporting National Men's Health Week; and H. Res. 1439, 
Congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2010 Stanley Cup 
Championship.
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled: ``Viral Hepatitis: The 
Secret Epidemic.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Johnson of 
Georgia, Cassidy, and Honda; Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary, Health, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Randy Mayer, Chief, Bureau of 
HIV, STD, and Hepatitis, Department of Public Health, State of Iowa; 
and public witnesses.
FEDERAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Policy, Census, and National Archives held a hearing 
entitled ``Federal Electronic Records Management: A Status Report.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. National 
Archives and Records Administration: David S. Ferriero, Archivist of 
the United States; and Paul Wester, Director, Modern Records Programs; 
David M. Wennergren, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Information 
Management, Integration and Technology, Deputy Chief Information 
Officer, Department of Defense; Valerie C. Melvin, Director, 
Information Management and Human Capital Issues, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
U.S. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE FOREIGN VESSELS OPERATIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Foreign Vessel 
Operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Testimony was heard 
from RADM Kevin Cook, USCG, Director, Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Department of Homeland Security; David T. Matsuda, Acting 
Director, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; and 
public witnesses.
GSA 2011 CONSTRUCTION--MODERNIZATION LEASING PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on Building Our Way Out of the Recession: GSA's 2011 
Construction, Modernization and Leasing Program. Testimony was heard 
from David Foley, Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA.

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RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS REVIEW
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Income Security and Family 
Support held a hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of responsible 
fatherhood programs. Testimony was heard from David Hansell, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Judge Milton C. Lee, Jr., 
Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--COMPARTMENTED PROGRAM
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Compartmented Program. The Committee was briefed 
by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
RESTORING AMERICAN FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 4173, to promote the financial stability of the 
United States by improving accountability and transparency in the 
financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American 
taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive 
financial services practices, but did not complete action thereon, and 
will meet again on Tuesday, June 22nd.