[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 55 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D418-D421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CREDIT CONDITIONS IN RURAL AMERICA
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, and Credit held a hearing on credit conditions in rural 
America. Testimony was heard from Val Dolcini, Acting Administrator, 
Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture; Leland Strom, Chairman 
and CEO, Farm Credit Administration; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT--PUBLIC WITNESS DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a Public Witness Day. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
DEFENSE--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea. This was a closed hearing. 
Testimony was heard from Admiral Robert F. Willard, U.S. Navy, 
Commander, United States Pacific Command; General Walter L. Sharp, 
Commander, United Nations Command; Commander, Republic of Korea-United 
States Combined Forces Command; and Commander, United States Forces 
Korea.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on U.S. Supreme Court--FY 2012 
Budget. Testimony was heard from Justice Anthony Kennedy and Justice 
Stephen G. Breyer.
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department 
of Labor Enforcement Programs. Testimony was heard from David Michaels, 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health; and 
Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and 
Health.
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Agencies, Public Witness Day. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
FY 2012 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing to receive 
testimony from Members on their national defense priorities for the 
fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization bill. Testimony was 
heard from Members of the 112th Congress.
ACCOUNTABILITY AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on accountability at Arlington National 
Cemetery. Testimony was heard from Colonel William Koch, USAF (ret.); 
Kathryn A. Condon, Executive Director, Army National Cemeteries 
Program, Office of the Secretary of the Army; Patrick Hallinan, 
Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery; and Karl F. Schneider, 
Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower and 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAVIS-BACON ACT--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing on Examining the Department of Labor's 
Implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act. Testimony was heard from Andrew 
Sherrill, Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; 
Tom Markey, Deputy Administrator for Program Operations, Wage and Hour 
Division, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
DANGER OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing ``Warning: The Growing Danger 
of Prescription Drug Diversion.'' Testimony was heard from Gil 
Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Michele 
M. Leonhart, Administrator, DEA; Rick Scott, Governor, Florida; Steve 
Beshear, Governor, Kentucky; and public witnesses.
RECYCLING COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUALS ACCESSIBILITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing on H.R. 1391, the Recycling Coal Combustion 
Residuals Accessibility Act of 2011. Testimony was heard from Mathy 
Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator for Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, EPA.
RULE ON RISK RETENTION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Understanding the Implications and Consequences of the Proposed Rule 
on Risk Retention''. Testimony was heard from Scott Alvarez, General 
Counsel, Federal Reserve Board; Meredith Cross, Director of the 
Division of Corporation Finance, SEC; Michael Krimminger, General 
Counsel, FDIC; Julie Williams, First Senior Deputy Comptroller and 
Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Bob Ryan, 
Acting Commissioner, Federal Housing Administration; and Patrick 
Lawler, Chief Economist and Associate Director, Office of Policy 
Analysis and Research, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Financial 
Stability Oversight Council''. Testimony was heard from Gary Gensler, 
Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Jeffrey A. Goldstein, 
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; John 
Huff, Director, Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial 
Institutions, and Professional Registration; J. Nellie Liang, Director, 
Office of Financial Stability Policy and Research, Federal Reserve; 
Robert W. Cook, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, SEC; Arthur 
J. Murton, Director, Division of Insurance and Research, FDIC; and Tim 
Long, Chief National Bank Examiner and Senior Deputy Comptroller for 
Regulatory Policy, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup. The 
following were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 1016, Assessing 
Progress in Haiti Act; H.R. 1280, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful 
nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 515, Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2011; and H.R. 1326, 
Furthering International Nuclear Safety Act of 2011.
STATE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade held a hearing on the State Department's 
Counterterrorism Office: Budget, Reorganization, Policies. Testimony 
was heard from Daniel Benjamin, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, Department of State.
PRESIDENT'S 2012 BUDGET REQUEST FOR EUROPE AND EURASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a 
hearing on Budget Oversight: Examining the President's 2012 Budget 
Request for Europe and Eurasia. Testimony was heard from Daniel 
Rosenblum, Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, Bureau 
of Central and South Asian Affairs, Department of State; Susan Elliot, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, 
Department of State; Paige Alexander, Assistant Administrator, Bureau 
for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency for International Development; and 
Nisha Biswal, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies held a markup on 
H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act

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of 2011. The bill was forwarded to the full Committee without 
amendment.
ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing on H.R. 672, to terminate the Election Assistance Commission, 
and for other purposes. Testimony was heard from Rep. Hoyer; Bill 
Gardner, Secretary of State, New Hampshire; Delbert Hosemann, Secretary 
of State, Mississippi; Kurt Browning, Secretary of State, Florida; Jill 
LaVine, Registrar of Voters; County of Sacremento; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1249, 
The America Invents Act. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
STATE AND MUNICIPAL DEBT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``State and Municipal Debt: Tough Choices Ahead''. 
Testimony was heard from Scott Walker, Governor, Wisconsin; and public 
witnesses.
TSUNAMI WARNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND INTERAGENCY COOPERATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations held a hearing 
entitled, ``Tsunami Warning, Preparedness, and Interagency Cooperation: 
Lessons Learned.'' Testimony was heard from William Leith, Acting 
Associate Director for Natural Hazards, Geological Survey, Department 
of Interior; Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Nancy Ward, Regional 
Administrator--Region IX, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; 
Kenneth Murphy, Regional Administrator--Region X, FEMA, Department of 
Homeland Security; John Madden, Director, Division of Homeland Security 
and Emergency Management, Alaska.
FDA MEDICAL DEVICE APPROVAL
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health 
Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives held a 
hearing entitled, ``Pathway to FDA Medical Device Approval: Is there a 
Better Way?'' Testimony was heard from Rep. Paulsen; Jeffrey Shuren, 
Director, Centers for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA; and public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Science Education held a hearing on Nanotechnology: Oversight of 
the National Nanotechnology Initiative and Priorities for the Future. 
Testimony was heard from Clayton Teague, Director, National 
Nanotechnology Coordination Office; and public witnesses.
DRILLING FOR A SOLUTION
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``Drilling for a Solution: Finding Ways 
to Curtail the Crushing Effect of High Gas Prices on Small Business''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RICHARD H. POFF FEDERAL BUILDING RENOVATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Richard H. Poff Federal Building Renovation: Is it 
Costing the Taxpayer Too Much?'' Testimony was heard from Rep. 
Goodlatte, Brian Miller, Inspector General, GAO; David H. Ehrenwerth, 
Regional Administration, GAO; and Julia Dudley, Clerk, U.S. District 
Court, Western District of Virginia.
BIOMETRIC IDS FOR PILOTS AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing on Biometric IDs for Pilots and Transportation Workers: Diary 
of Failures. Testimony was heard from Peggy Gilligan, Associate 
Administrator for Aviation Safety, FAA; and Cita Furlani, Director, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE IN VERIFYING EMPLOYMENT 
ELIGIBILITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on the Social Security Administration's role in verifying 
employment eligibility. Testimony was heard from Richard M. Stana, 
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, GAO; Marianna LaCanfora, 
Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Office of Retirement and Disability 
Policy, Social Security Administration; and public witnesses.
FY 2012 BUDGET--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on FY 2012 Budget--Department of Homeland Security and 
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Justice. This is a closed hearing. Testimony was heard from 
departmental officials.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.