[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 57 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D430-D434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 3 through May 7, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will be in a period of morning 
business until 5 p.m.
  On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 493, SBIR/STTR 
Reauthorization Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
bill; following which, Senate will resume consideration of the 
nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island, and vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 4, Subcommittee on Financial 
Service and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold closed 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 
for national and military intelligence programs, 10:30 a.m., SVC-
217.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2012 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Federal 
Railroad Administration and the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 3, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the health and 
status of the defense industrial base and its science and 
technology-related elements, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Personnel, to resume hearings to examine 
the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine implementation of the New START Treaty and plans for future 
reductions in nuclear warheads and delivery systems post-New START 
Treaty; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense plans and 
programs relating to counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and 
building partnership capacity, 9:45 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 3, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of David S. Cohen, of Maryland, 
to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Daniel L. 
Glaser, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Terrorist Financing, and Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be 
Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury, and 
Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First Vice President, and Sean 
Robert Mulvaney, of Illinois, to be a Member, both of the Board of 
Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine legislative 
proposals in the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
Development's fiscal year 2012 budget, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 3, to hold 
hearings to examine America's natural disaster preparedness, 
focusing on if Federal investments are paying off, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  May 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 3, to hold hearings 
to examine the proposal for a Clean Energy Deployment Administration 
as contained in Title I, Subtitle A of the ``American Clean Energy 
Leadership Act of 2009'', 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a joint staff 
discussion draft pertaining to cyber security of the bulk-power 
system and electric infrastructure and for other purposes, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: May 3, to hold hearings to examine if the 
distribution of tax burdens and tax benefits is equitable, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine budget 
enforcement mechanisms, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 5, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global 
Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine enforcing America's 
trade laws in the face of customs fraud and duty evasion, 2 p.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 3, to hold hearings to examine 
Afghanistan, focusing on what is an acceptable end-state, and how to 
get there, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Daniel Benjamin Shapiro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Israel, 
Stuart E. Jones, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan, George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Henry S. Ensher, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of 
Algeria, all of the Department of State, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine assessing 
United States policy and its limits in Pakistan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 5, to 
hold hearings to examine improving health quality and patient 
safety, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 4, to 
hold hearings to examine securing the border, focusing on progress 
at the Federal level, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine inspiring students to Federal service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  May 5, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings 
to examine understanding the power of social media as a 
communication tool in the aftermath of disasters, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine how to save 
taxpayer dollars, focusing on case studies of

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duplication in the Federal government, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 5, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine stolen identities, focusing on the impact of racist 
stereotypes on indigenous people, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 4, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of John Andrew Ross, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Missouri, Timothy M. Cain, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Nannette 
Jolivette Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana, Nancy Torresen, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maine, and William Francis Kuntz II, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  May 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 350, to 
require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S. 623, to amend chapter 111 of 
title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing 
of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, and 
the nominations of Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Henry F. Floyd, of South 
Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
Kathleen M. Williams, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Florida, Nelva Gonzales Ramos, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Richard 
Brooke Jackson, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Colorado, Sara Lynn Darrow, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of Illinois, and Virginia A. Seitz, of the 
District of Columbia, and Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of 
Columbia, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, Denise Ellen 
O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance, and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of 
Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, all of the 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 4, business meeting to 
consider S. Res. 116, to provide for expedited Senate consideration 
of certain nominations subject to advice and consent, and the 
nomination of William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public Printer, 
Government Printing Office, 10:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 4, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Allison A. Hickey, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary for Benefits, and Steve L. Muro, of California, to 
be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, both of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 3, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the 
intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 5, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 3, full Committee and Committee on 
Natural Resources, joint hearing on At Risk: American Jobs, 
Agriculture, Health and Species--the Costs of Federal Regulatory 
Dysfunction, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 4, full committee, markup of H.R. 1573, to facilitate 
implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid 
market disruption, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry-Public, 
hearing to review the state of the pork industry, 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, hearing 
to review the U.S. Forest Service's proposed Forest Planning Rule, 
9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 3, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment and Related Agencies, Native American public witness 
hearing, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, 
Native American public witness hearing, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, 
Native American public witness hearing, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Office of Science and Technology Policy FY 2012 
Budget, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Financial Services and Related Agencies, 
hearing on DC Courts and Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing on Cemeterial Expenses--Army FY 2012 
Budget, 1 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing on American Battle Monuments 
Commission FY 2012 Budget, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 4, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, markup on H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 
10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, markup 
on H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes. Noon, 2118 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup on H.R. 1540, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense

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and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 1:30 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, markup on 
H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes. 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup on 
H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes. 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Readiness, markup on H.R. 1540, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes. Noon, 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 4, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing on Modernizing Mine Safety, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  May 5, full Committee, hearing on Policies and Priorities of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 3, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``White House Transparency, 
Visitor Logs and Lobbyists.'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers.'' 9:30 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on 
Environment and the Economy, joint hearing entitled ``The Role of 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in America's Energy Future.'' 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Immediately following the joint hearing, the 
Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy will hold a markup of 
H.R. 908, to extend the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism (CFATS) 
program through September 30, 2017.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on The American 
Energy Initiative, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Need to Move 
Beyond the SGR.'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 3, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, markup of the following: H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital 
Formation Act of 2011; H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief 
Act; H.R. 33, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to allow church 
plans to invest in collective trusts; H.R. 940, United States 
Covered Bonds Act of 2011; H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access 
and Job Preservation Act; H.R. 1539, Asset-Backed Market 
Stabilization Act of 2011; and H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation 
and Price Stabilization Act of 2011. 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, markup of H.R. 
1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 
2011; H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness 
Improvement Act of 2011; and legislation to postpone the date for 
the transfer of functions to the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection if the Bureau does not yet have a Director in place. 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 5, Subcommittee on Europe and 
Eurasia, hearing on Overview of Security Issues in Europe and 
Eurasia, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
Shifting Sands: Political Transitions in the Middle East, Part 2, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 3, Subcommittee on Border and 
Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Border Security and 
Enforcement--Department of Homeland Security's Cooperation with 
State and Local Law Enforcement Stakeholders.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing 
entitled ``The Threat to the U.S. Homeland Emanating from 
Pakistan.'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 4, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Securing Our Nation's 
Mass Transit Systems Against a Terrorist Attack.'' 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, markup on 
legislation on the MODERN Security Credentials Act, 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 3, full Committee, hearing on the 
Department of Justice, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Courts Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on Cost-Justifying Regulations: Protecting Jobs and the 
Economy by Presidential and Judicial Review of Costs and Benefits, 
1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the 
Internet, hearing on ICANN Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD), 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the 
Internet, hearing on Ensuring Competition on the Internet: Net 
Neutrality and Antitrust, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 4, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Public Lands, markup on the following: H.R. 241, 
to authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands 
in the Los Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 290, War 
Memorial Protection Act; H.R. 320, Distinguished Flying Cross 
National Monument; H.R. 441, Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 
2010; H.R. 643, Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange 
Act; H.R. 686, Utah National Guard Readiness Act; H.R. 765, Ski Area 
Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011; H.R. 850, to 
facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic 
River, and for other purposes; H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused 
lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by 
incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange 
County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and

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meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's 
rocks and small islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1022; Buffalo 
Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act; and H.R. 1141, Rota 
Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act. 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Federal Hydropower Investments in the West: A 
Stakeholder's Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 3, full 
Committee, hearing entitled, ``Presidential Records in the New 
Millennium: Updating the Presidential Records Act and Other Federal 
Recordkeeping Statutes to Improve Electronic Records Preservation.'' 
9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and 
Foreign Operations, hearing entitled ``Is This Any Way to Treat Our 
Troops? Part III: Transition Delays.'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, May 4, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1229, 
Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work; and H.R. 1230, Restarting 
American Offshore Leasing Now Act, 3 p.m., H-313, Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 4, full 
Committee, markup of H.R. 1425, Creating Jobs Through Small Business 
Innovation Act of 2011, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Office of 
Commercial Space Transportation's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 5, Subcommittee on Economic 
Growth, Capital Access and Tax, hearing entitled ``Professional 
Services: Proposed Changes to the Small Business Size Standards'' 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 4, full 
Committee, hearing on Stimulus Status: Two Years and Counting, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
EPA Mining Policies: Assault on Appalachian Jobs--Part I, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 3, full Committee, hearing on 
Sacred Obligation: Restoring Veteran Trust and Patient Safety, 10:30 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup of the 
following: H.R. 1383, Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011; H.R. 
802, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
VetStar Award Program; H.R. 1657, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a 
business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by 
veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by 
service-disabled veterans; and legislation regarding the Five year 
extension of Housing Grant Authority under Section 2102A of Title 
38.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, 
markup of the following: H.R. 811, Providing Military Honors for our 
Nation's Heroes Act; H.R. 1407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2011; H.R. 1441, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of 
gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 1484, Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011; H.R. 1627, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington National 
Cemetery, and for other purposes; H.R. 1647, Veterans' Choice in 
Filing Act of 2011; and H. Con. Res. 12, Expressing the sense of 
Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington 
National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor 
the memory of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in 
the Armed Forces of the United States.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, 
hearing on Examination of Poorly Performing VA Regional Offices, 
11:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup of pending 
legislation. 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 5, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, 
markup of pending legislation. 1:30 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 5, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on transparency and funding of State and local defined 
benefit pension plans, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 3, full 
Committee, hearing on Consolidated Cryptologic Program FY2012 Budget 
Overview, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a Closed hearing.
  May 5, full Committee, hearing on Military Intelligence Program 
and General Defense Intelligence Program FY2012 Budget Overview, 
2:30 p.m., HVC-304. This is a Closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 6, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment situation for April 2011, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.