[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 105 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D798-D800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee action 
the FY 2011 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee 
action the FY 2011 Labor, HHS, Education, Appropriations bill.
OVERSIGHT--U.S. CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held an oversight hearing on U.S. Civilian 
Assistance for Afghanistan. Testimony was heard from MG Arnold Fields, 
USMC (ret.), Inspector General, Office of the Special Inspector General 
for Afghanistan Reconstruction; Donald A. Gambatesa, Inspector General, 
U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of State; and 
Charles Johnson, Director, International Revelations and Trade, GAO.
IMPROVING NUTRITION FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
5504, Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; H.R. 2480, 
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010; H.R. 4501, Guarantee of a Legitimate 
Deal Act of 2010; and H.R. 1796, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention 
Act.
  The Committee also ordered reported without recommendation H. Res. 
1466, Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary 
of Energy to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives 
relating to the Department of Energy's application to foreclose use of 
Yucca Mountain as a high level nuclear waste repository.
AGENT ORANGE IN VIETNAM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
the Global Environment held a hearing on Agent Orange in Vietnam: 
Recent Developments in Remediation. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of State: Matthew Palmer, Acting 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; 
and John Wilson, Director, Office of Technical Support, Bureau for Asia 
and Middle East, U.S. Agency for International Development; and public 
witnesses.
UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS IN BORDER SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and 
Global Counterterrrorism, hearing entitled ``The Role of Unmanned 
Aerial Systems in Border Security.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: MG Michael 
C. Kostelnik, USAF (ret.), Assistant Commissioner, Office of Air and 
Marine, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and

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RADM Vincent B. Atkins, USCG, Assistant Commandant for Capability (CG-
7), U.S. Coast Guard; and the following officials of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation: Nancy 
Kalinowski, Vice President, System Operations Services, Air Traffic 
Organization; and John M. Allen, Director, Flight Standards Service.
MEDICAL BANKRUPTCY FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 901, Medical Bankruptcy 
Fairness Act. Testimony was heard from Cecelia Morris, U.S. Bankruptcy 
Judge, Southern District of New York; and public witnesses.
CONSOLIDATED LAND, ENERGY, AND AQUATIC RESOURCES ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009.
INSULAR AREA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held a hearing on Technical Assistance Program: Evaluating 
Its Ability to Meet the Needs of the Insular Area. Testimony was heard 
from Michael J. Ada, Secretary of Commerce, Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands; Charlene Leizear, Director, Technical 
Assistance Division, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the 
Interior; Anu K. Mittal, Director, Natural Resources and Environment 
Team, GAO; and a public witness.
RURAL JOBS CREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing entitled ``Locally Grown: 
Creating Rural Jobs with America's Public Lands.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the USDA: Jay Jensen, Deputy Under 
Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment; and Victor Vasquez, 
Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development; Eileen Sobeck, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing entitled ``The Bureau of Reclamation and the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Progress Report and Planning for the 
Future.'' Testimony was heard from Michael Connor, Commissioner, Bureau 
of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 226, Supporting the observance of 
``Spirit of `45 Day''; H.J. Res. 90, Expressing support for designation 
of September 2010 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and honoring 
gospel music for its valuable and longstanding contributions to the 
culture of the United States; H. Res. 771, Supporting the goals and 
ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day; H. Res. 1475, 
Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of 
its 250th anniversary; H. Res. 1513, amended, Congratulating the 
Saratoga Race Course as it celebrates its 142nd season; H.R. 5720, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1227 Lunalilo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ``Cecil L. Heftel Post 
Office Building''; and H.R. 5721, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 335 Merchant Street, Honolulu, 
Hawaii, as the ``Frank R. Fasi Post Office Building.''
FUTURE OF CYBER ATTACK ATTRIBUTION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on Planning for the Future of Cyber Attack 
Attribution. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology 
held a hearing entitled ``Improving Contracting Opportunities and 
Preventing Fraud for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.'' 
Testimony was heard from Linda Oliver, Acting Director, Office of Small 
Business Programs, Department of Defense; Tim Foreman, Executive 
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Anthony Martoccia, Chief, Contracting Office, 
Director, Acquisitions Division, Office of the Chief of Procurement 
Officer, Mission Support Bureau, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; 
Jeanette L. Brown, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, EPA; 
Joseph G. Jordan, Associate Administrator, Government Contracting and 
Business Development, SBA; and public witnesses.
HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the 
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Liquid Pipelines (Part 2): Integrity Management. Testimony was heard 
from David Guttenberg, House Minority Whip, State of Alaska; Cynthia 
Quarterman, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE JOBS
Committee on Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment held a hearing on Putting America Back to Work Through 
Clean Water Infrastructure Investment. Testimony was heard from Caswell 
F. Holloway, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, City 
of New York; George S. Hawkins, General Manager, Water and Sewer 
Authority, District of Columbia; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 929, 
amended, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of training to 
provide eligible veterans with skills relevant to the job market; H.R. 
3685, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the 
main page of the Internet Web site of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet Web site and to 
publicize such Internet Web site; H.R. 4469, To amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child 
custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces 
deployed in support of a contingency operation; H.R. 5360, amended, 
Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2010; and H.R. 
5484, VetStar Veteran-Friendly Business Act of 2010.
CONTINUED ROLE OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on the continued importance of Social Security for seniors, 
survivors, and persons with disabilities and their families as the 
program approaches its 75th anniversary. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--RUSSIAN ILLEGAL AGENTS EXCHANGE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on the Russian illegal agents exchange. The 
Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.