[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 37 (Friday, March 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D229-D230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Homeland 
Security held a hearing on FY 2012 Oversight and Budget. Testimony was 
heard from ADM Robert Papp, Commandant, United States Coast Guard.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Forest Service FY12 Budget Oversight 
Hearing. Testimony was heard from Tom Tidwell, Chief, Forest Service.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
Services FY 2012 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Margaret A. 
Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner, FDA.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Members and Outside 
Witness Hearing. Testimony was heard from Rep. Cicilline; Rep. Farr; 
Rep. Richardson; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on FY 2012 Oversight & Budget Department of Homeland Security. 
Testimony was heard from John Morton, Assistant Secretary, Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement.
LABOR, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Status of 
Health Reform Implementation. Testimony was heard from Kathleen 
Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on Library of Congress FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from 
James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on Government Accountability Office FY 2012 Budget. Testimony 
was heard from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General.
EMERGING THREATS AND CAPABILITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities held a hearing on counter proliferation strategy and the 
fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization budget request for the 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency and chemical biological defense 
program. Testimony was heard from Kenneth B. Handelman, Acting 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs; Andrew 
Weber, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical 
and Biological Defense Programs; Kenneth A. Myers, III, Director, 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency; and Brigadier General Jess A. 
Scarbrough, USA, Joint Program Executive Officer for Chemical and 
Biological Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense.
FEDERAL OVERREACH INTO ACADEMICS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Training held a hearing on Education 
Regulations: Federal Overreach into Academic Affairs. Testimony was 
heard from Kathleen Tighe, Inspector General, Department of Education; 
and public witnesses.
FY 2012 BUDGET--EPA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power and 
the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a joint hearing 
entitled ``The FY 2012 EPA Budget''. Testimony was

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heard from Kenneth B. Handelman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Global Strategic Affairs; Andrew Weber, Assistant to the Secretary 
of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs; 
Kenneth A. Myers, III, Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; and 
BG Jess A. Scarbrough, Joint Program Executive Officer for Chemical and 
Biological Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, USA.
COVERED BOND MARKET
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets & 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Proposals to Create a Covered Bond Market in the United States''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
Community Opportunity hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to 
Reform the National Flood Insurance Program''. Testimony was heard from 
Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA; Orice Williams Brown, Managing 
Director, GAO; and public witnesses.
LAWSUIT ABUSE REDUCTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on a bill regarding lawsuit abuse reduction. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
TRANSPARENCY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and 
Procurement Reform held a hearing entitled ``Transparency Through 
Technology: Evaluating Federal Open-Government Initiatives.'' Testimony 
was heard from Danny Harris, Chief Information Officer, Department of 
Education; Chris Smith, Chief Information Officer, Department of 
Agriculture; Danny Werfel, Controller, Office of Federal Financial 
Management, OMB; and public witnesses.
DEBT OWED TO THE GOVERNMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency & Financial Management hearing 
entitled ``Red to Black: Improving the Collection of Delinquent Debt 
Owed to the Government.'' Testimony was heard from David Lebryk, 
Commissioner of Financial Management Service, Department of the 
Treasury.
FY 2012 BUDGET--NSF AND NIST
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Proposals at the National 
Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. Testimony was heard from Subra Suresh, Director, National 
Science Foundation; Ray Bowen, Chairman, National Science Board; and 
Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and 
Technology, and Director, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology.
PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE
Committee on Transportation: Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and 
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on Finding Ways to Encourage and 
Increase Private Sector Participation in Passenger Rail Service. 
Testimony was heard from Joseph Szabo, Administrator, Federal Railroad 
Administration; Stephen Gardner, Vice President of Policy and 
Development, Amtrak; and public witnesses.
CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on Implementation of Caregiver Assistance: Are we getting it right? 
Testimony was heard from Robert A. Petzel, M.D., Under Secretary for 
Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; 
and public witnesses.
DATA MATCHING AND GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on the use of data matching to improve the administration of 
government benefit programs. Testimony was heard from Patrick P. 
O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General, Social Security Administration.