[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D989-D991]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: To hold hearings 
to examine the Federal Housing Administration, focusing on current 
condition and future challenges, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: To hold 
hearings to examine the need for a nationwide public safety network, 
10:15 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: To hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program and its 
effectiveness in spurring the near-term deployment of clean energy 
technology, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine tax reform, 
focusing on lessons from the Tax Reform Act of 1986, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: To hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Cameron Munter, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Department of State, 9:45 a.m., SD-
419.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine challenges to water and security in Southeast Asia, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business 
meeting to consider S. 3751, to amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and 
Research Act of 2005, and the nominations of Subra Suresh, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Science Foundation, 
Mary Minow, of California, to be a Member of the National Museum and 
Library Services Board, Julie Reisken, of Colorado, Joseph Pietrzyk, 
of Ohio, and Harry Korrell III, of Washington, all to be a Member of 
the Legal Services Corporation Board, and Pamela Young-Holmes, of 
Wisconsin, to be a member of the National Council on Disabilities, 
subcommittee assignments, and any pending calendar business, Time to 
be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Business meeting to consider S. 3675, 
to amend chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, to address 
reorganization of small businesses, S. 2888, to amend section 205 of 
title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualifying law school 
students participating in legal clinics from the application of the 
general conflict of interest rules under such section, S. 3767, to 
establish appropriate criminal penalties for certain knowing 
violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated, S. 
3804, to combat online infringement, and the nominations of Kathleen 
M. O'Malley, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Federal Circuit, Beryl Alaine Howell, and Robert Leon Wilkins, both 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, 
Edward Milton Chen, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, John J. 
McConnell, Jr., to be

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United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, 
Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and William C. 
Killian, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of 
Tennessee, Robert E. O'Neill, to be United States Attorney for the 
Middle District of Florida, Albert Najera, to be United States 
Marshal for the Eastern District of California, William Claud 
Sibert, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of 
Missouri, Myron Martin Sutton, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Indiana, David Mark Singer, to be United States 
Marshal for the Central District of California, Steven Clayton 
Stafford, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of 
California, and Jeffrey Thomas Holt, to be United States Marshal for 
the Western District of Tennessee, all of the Department of Justice, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: To hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Veterans' Affairs disability compensation, focusing on 
presumptive disability decision-making, 9:30 a.m., SDG-50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: To hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on U.S. Cyber Command: 
Organizing for Cyberspace Operations, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and 
Capabilities, hearing on Operating in the Digital Domain: Organizing 
the Military Departments for Cyber Operations, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Protecting Student 
Athletes from Concussions Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 758, Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act; 
H.R. 1032, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment 
for Women Act; H.R. 1210, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure 
Act; H.R. 1230, Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and 
Treatment Act; H.R. 1347, Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act; 
H.R. 1362, National Neurological Disease Surveillance System Act of 
2010; H.R. 1995, Diabetes in Minority Populations Evaluation Act of 
2010; H.R. 2408, Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010; 
H.R. 2818, Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 
2010; H.R. 2941, To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to 
increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic 
cancers, H.R. 2999, Veterinary Public Health amendments Act of 2010; 
H.R. 5354, Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010; H.R. 5462, Birth 
Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010; H.R. 
6012, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review 
uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish 
an outreach program with respect to such benefits; H.R. 6081, Stem 
Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010; and H. 
Res. 1561, Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
transmit certain documents relating to documents prepared by the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing 
on H.R. 6149, Coin and Precious Metal Disclosure Act, 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing entitled 
``Pipeline Safety Oversight and Legislation,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Perspectives 
on the Livable Communities Act of 2010,'' 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Limitations 
of the Securities Investor Protection Act,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing on H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, 10 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Securing 
America's Transportation Systems: The Target of Terrorists and TSA's 
New Director,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, to mark up H.R. 6116, Fair 
Elections Now Act, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on ECPA and the Revolution in 
Cloud Computing, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 4817, To amend the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and 
Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain 
noncoal reclamation projects, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing entitled ``The Role of Partnerships in National 
Parks,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled 
``Transition in Iraq: Is the State Department Prepared to Take the 
Lead?''; followed by consideration of following measures: H.R. 3243, 
To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified 
trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of 
determinations relating to overtime pay; H.R. 5367, D.C. Courts and 
Public Defender Service Act of 2010; H.R. 5702, To amend the 
District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce the waiting period for 
holding special elections to fill vacancies in the membership of the 
Council of the District of Columbia; H.R. 5368, United States Postal 
Service Inspectors Equity Act; H.R. 6026, Access to Congressionally 
Mandated Reports Act; and several commemorative and postal naming 
bills, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District 
of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Moving Forward After the NTSB 
Report: Making Metro a Safety Leader,'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Science and Technology, to consider the following 
measures: H.R. 5866, Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 
2010; and H.R. 6160, Rare Earths and Critical Materials 
Revitalization Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on The 
Science of Science and Innovation Policy, 2 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on Progress on 
P25: Furthering Interoperability and Competition for Public Safety 
Radio Equipment, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Veterans Health Administration Contracting and Procurement 
Practices, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Reorganization of the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, 12:30 p.m., 304-HVC.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, executive, 
briefing on Outside Employment of Intelligence Community 
Professionals, 2 p.m., 304-HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
briefing entitled ``Extreme Weather in a Warming World,'' 11 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.