[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D987-D989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DISTANCE LEARNING FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE TUITION ASSISTANCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on A Question of Quality and Value: 
Department of Defense Oversight of Tuition Assistance Used for Distance 
Learning and For-Profit Colleges. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert L. Gordon III, 
Deputy Under Secretary, Military Community and Family Policy, Office of 
the Under Secretary, (Personal and Readiness); Anthony Stamillo, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Civilian Personnel and Quality of Life, U.S. Army; 
Timothy R. Larsen, Director, Personal and Family Readiness Division, 
Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department, U.S. Marine Corps; Scott 
Lutterloh, Director, Total Force Training and Education Division, U.S. 
Navy; and Dan Sitterly, Director, Force Development, Deputy Chief of 
Staff, Manpower and Personnel, U.S. Air Force.
PERKINS COLLEGE LOANS
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Budgeting for Education: The 
Role of Perkins Loans. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MEDICARE/MEDICAID WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Cutting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Roskam and Klein of Florida; 
and the following officials of the Department of Health and Human 
Services: Daniel Levinson, Inspector General; Peter Budetti, M.D. 
Deputy Administrator, Program Integrity, Center for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services.
EGG RECALL--SALMONELLA OUTBREAK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Outbreak of Salmonella in 
Eggs.'' Testimony was heard from Joshua M. Sharfstein, Principal Deputy 
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; Austin 
DeCoster, Owner, Wright County Egg; and Orland Bethel, President, 
Hillandale Farms of Iowa.
FHA LOAN REFORMS
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled 
``Implementation of Higher FHA Loan Fees and Pending Legislative 
Proposals to Strengthen the FHA MMIF Fund and Improve Lender 
Oversight.'' Testimony was heard from David H. Stevens, Assistant 
Secretary, Housing and Commissioner of the Federal Housing 
Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM STATE
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on the State of the 
International Financial System, Including International Regulatory 
Issues Relevant to the Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act. Testimony 
was heard from Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury.

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SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA TREATY RENEGOTIATION; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee Asia, The Pacific and the 
Global Environment, hearing on Renegotiating the South Pacific Tuna 
Treaty: Shutting Down Closing Loopholes and Protecting U.S. Interests. 
Testimony was heard from William Gibbons-Fly, Director, Office of 
Marine Conservation, Bureau of Oceans and International Environment and 
Scientific Affairs, Department of State; and Russell Smith III, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, International Fisheries, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Crimes Against Humanity: When 
Will Indonesia's Military Be Held Accountable for Deliberate and 
Systematic Abuses in West Papua? Testimony was heard from Joseph Y. 
Yun, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, Department of State; Robert Scher, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
South and Southeast Asia Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Department 
of Defense; and public witnesses.
OIL SPILL PLANNING AND RESPONSE
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``DHS Planning 
and Response: Preliminary Lessons from Deepwater Horizon.'' Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Richard M. Chavez, Acting Director, Operations Coordination 
and Planning; and Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General; William O. 
Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, GAO; RADM 
Peter Neffenger, USCG, Deputy National Incident Commander, Deepwater 
Horizon Oil Spill Response; Craig Paul Taffaro, Jr., President, St. 
Bernard Parish, State of Louisiana; and a public witness.
HOLOCAUST INSURANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2010
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 4596, Holocaust Insurance 
Accountability Act of 2010. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Schiff, Ros-Lehtinen, and Garamendi; Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, 
Special Advisor to the Secretary for Holocaust Issues, Office of 
Holocaust Issues, Department of State; Anna Rubin, Director, Holocaust 
Claims Processing Office, Banking Department, New York State; and 
public witnesses.
MINORITY CONTRACTING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement held a hearing 
entitled ``Minority Contracting: Opportunities and Challenges for 
Current and Future Minority-Owned Businesses,'' including a discussion 
of H.R. 4343, Minority Business Development Improvements Act of 2009. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Rush; David Hinson, Director, 
Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce; Marie C. 
Johns, Deputy Administrator, SBA; Jiyoung Park, Associate 
Administrator, Small Business Utilization, GSA; Linda Oliver, Acting 
Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of Defense; 
Brandon Neal, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses..
U.S. MANUFACTURING POLICY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Made in the USA: 
Manufacturing Policy, the Defense Industrial Base, and U.S. National 
Security.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE SMALL BUSINESS JOBS AND CREDIT ACT
The Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5297, the ``Small 
Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010.'' The rule makes in order a 
motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Financial Services that 
the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5297. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the motion. The rule 
provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered 
as read. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Financial Services, the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Small Business, and the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule authorizes the 
Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules at any 
time through the legislative day of October 1, 2010. The rule also 
provides that the Speaker or her designee shall consult with the 
Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for 
consideration under suspension of the rules pursuant to the resolution. 
The rule waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote 
to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules 
Committee) against any resolution reported from the Rules Committee 
through the legislative day of October 1, 2010. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Frank of Massachusetts and Representative Neugebauer.

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AIRPORT RESIDENTIAL THROUGH-THE-FENCE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on 
Residential Through-the-Fence Agreements at Public Airports: Action to 
Date and Challenges Ahead. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Schrader; Catherine M. Lang, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of 
Airports, Department of Transportation; Carol L. Comer, Aviation 
Programs Manager, Department of Transportation, State of Georgia; Mitch 
Swecker, State Airports Manager, Department of Aviation, State of 
Oregon; and public witnesses.
LESSONS FROM KATRINA
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on Five Years after Katrina: Where We Are and What We Have 
Learned for Future Disasters. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Matt Jadacki, 
Assistant Inspector General, Emergency Management Oversight; and Tony 
Russell, Region VI Administrator, FEMA; Mike Womack, Executive 
Director, Emergency Management Agency, State of Mississippi; Francis 
McCarthy, Federalism, Federal Elections and Emergency Management 
Section, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER--ANALYTICAL EFFORTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations met in executive session to receive a briefing on 
Analytical Efforts at the National Counterterrorism Center. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY RACE
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``The Global Clean Energy Race.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.