[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 129 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D998-D1001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. CYBER COMMAND
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on U.S. Cyber Command: 
Organizing for Cyberspace Operations. Testimony was heard from GEN 
Keith B. Alexander, USA, Commander Cyber Command, Department of 
Defense.
ORGANIZING MILITARY CYBER OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats, and Capabilities, hearing on Operating in the Digital Domain: 
Organizing the Military Departments for Cyber Operations. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: VADM. 
Bernard J. McCullough III, USN, Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, 
U.S. 10th Fleet; LTG George J. Flynn, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Combat 
Development and Integration, U.S. Marine Corps; MG Rhett Hernandez, 
USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; and MG Richard Webber, 
USAF, Commander, 24th Air Force and Air Force Network Operations, U.S. 
Air Force.
STUDENT ATHLETES' CONCUSSIONS
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Protecting Student 
Athletes from Concussions Act. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 758, as amended, Pediatric Research Consortia 
Establishment Act; H.R. 1032, as amended, Heart Disease Education, 
Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act; H.R. 1210, as amended, 
Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act; H.R. 1230, as amended, 
Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act; H.R. 
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Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010; H.R. 1362, as amended, National 
Neurological Disease Surveillance System Act of 2010; H.R. 1995, as 
amended, Diabetes in Minority Populations Evaluation Act of 2010; H.R. 
2408, as amended, Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010; H.R. 
2818, as amended, Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 
2010; H.R. 2941, as amended, To reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law 
to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic 
cancers; H.R. 2999, as amended, Veterinary Public Health amendments Act 
of 2010; H.R. 5354, as amended, Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010; H.R. 
5462, as amended, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and 
Awareness Act of 2010; H.R. 5986, Neglected Infections of Impoverished 
Americans Act of 2010; H.R. 6012, as amended, 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, as amended, Stem Cell Therapeutic 
and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010; and H. Res. 1561, without 
recommendation, 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.
COIN AND PRECIOUS METAL DISCLOSURE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 6149, Coin and Precious 
Metal Disclosure Act. Testimony was heard from Lois Greisman, Associate 
Director, Marketing Practices Division, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 
FTC; and public witnesses.
PIPELINE SAFETY OVERSIGHT/LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``Pipeline Safety Oversight and 
Legislation.'' Testimony was heard from Representative Schauer; Cynthia 
Quarterman, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration; Christopher Hart, Vice Chairman, National 
Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses.
LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Perspectives 
on the Livable Communities Act of 2010.'' Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Blumenauer and Sires; Bob Murphy, Mayor, Lakewood, 
Colorado; and public witnesses.
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT LIMITATIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Assessing the Limitations of the Securities Investor Protection 
Act.'' Testimony was heard from Joseph Borg, Securities Commission, 
State of Alabama; and public witnesses.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for 
All Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Cohen; and public 
witnesses.
SECURING AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``Securing 
America's Transportation Systems: The Target of Terrorists and TSA's 
New Director.'' Testimony was heard from John S. Pistole, 
Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
Homeland Security.
FAIR ELECTIONS NOW ACT
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported H.R. 6116, Fair 
Elections Now Act.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT REFORM
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on ECPA and the 
Revolution in Cloud Computing. Testimony was heard from Thomas B. 
Hurbanek, Senior Investigator, Computer Crime Unit, State Police, 
State of New York; and public witnesses.
STATE/TRIBAL NONCOAL RECLAMATION PROJECT AUTHORITY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a 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. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Teague; Glenda Owens, Deputy Director, Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior; Loretta 
Pineda, Director, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 
Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado; and John Antonio, 
Governor, Pueblo of Laguna.

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NATIONAL PARK PARTNERSHIPS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing entitled ``The Role of 
Partnerships in National Parks.'' Testimony was heard from Daniel N. 
Wenk, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
STATE DEPARTMENT TRANSITION IN IRAQ
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported followed 
by consideration of the 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, as amended, 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, as amended, United States Postal Service Inspectors Equity 
Act; H. Res. 1494, as amended, Congratulating the champion finalists, 
and all other participants in the 83rd Annual Scripps National Spelling 
Bee; H. Res. 1529, Commending Bob Sheppard for his long and respected 
career as the public-address announcer for the New York Yankees and the 
New York Giants; H. Res. 1603, Expressing support for designation of 
September 2010 as National Craniofacial Acceptances Month; H. Res. 
1617, Supporting the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which 
is observed on the last Sunday in September of each year in remembrance 
of the supreme sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter 
serving in the Armed Forces; H.R. 4602, To designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Services located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in 
Sharon Center, Ohio, as the ``Emil Bolas Post Office;'' H.R. 6118, as 
amended, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., in Washington, D.C., as the 
``Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building''; S. 3567, A bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
100 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, as the ``Navy Corpsman Jeffrey L. 
Wiener Post Office Building''; H.R. 6014, To designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 212 Main Street in Harman, 
Arkansas, as the ``M. R. `Bucky' Walters Post Office''; H. Res. 1442, 
Supporting the goals and Ideals of United States Military Month; and 
H.R. 5877, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 
as the ``Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine 
Corps Post Office Building.''
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``Transition in Iraq: Is 
the State Department Prepared to Take the Lead?'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Commission on Wartime Contracting 
in Iraq and Afghanistan: Michael J. Thibault, Co-Chairman; and Grant S. 
Green, Commissioner; and Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector 
General for Iraq Reconstruction.
NTSB'S RED LINE METRO CRASH REPORT
Committee on Oversight and Investigations: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, held a hearing 
entitled ``Moving Forward After the NTSB Report: Making Metro a Safety 
Leader.'' Testimony was heard from Deborah A. P. Hersman, Chairman, 
National Transportation Safety Board; the following officials of the 
Washington Area Transit Authority; Catherine Hudgins, Board of 
Directors, First Vice Chairman; and Richard Sarles, Interim General 
Manager; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science and Technology: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 5866, Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act 
of 2010; and H.R. 6160, Rare Earths and Critical Materials 
Revitalization Act of 2010.
SCIENCE AND INNOVATION POLICY
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on The Science of Science and 
Innovation Policy. Testimony was heard from Julia Lane, Program 
Director, Science of Science and Innovation Policy, NSF; and public 
witnesses.
PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO INTEROPERABILITY
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a hearing on Progress on P25: Furthering 
Interoperability and Competition for Public Safety Radio Equipment. 
Testimony was heard from Russ Sveda, Manager, Radio Technical Service 
Center, Department of the Interior; Tom Sorley, Deputy Director, Radio 
Communications Services, Information Technology Department, Houston, 
Texas; and public witnesses.
CONTRACTING PROCUREMENT PRACTICES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on Veterans Health Administration Contracting and Procurement 
Practices. Testimony was heard from Debra A. Draper, Director,

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Health Care, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs: Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General, Audits and 
Evaluations; and Frederick Downs, Jr., Chief Procurement and Logistics 
Officer, Veterans Health Administration; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--REORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Reorganization of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence. The Committee was briefed by LTG James R. 
Clapper, Jr., USA (ret.), Director of National Intelligence.
BRIEFING--OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management met in executive session to receive a 
briefing on Outside Employment of Intelligence Community Professionals. 
The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
BRIEFING--EXTREME WEATHER IN A WARMING WORLD
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Met to 
receive a briefing entitled ``Extreme Weather in a Warming World.'' The 
Committee was briefed by Thomas Peterson, Chief Scientist, National 
Climatic Data Center, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Husain Haqqani, 
Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.