[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 60 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D458-D460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOREST PLANNING RULE
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and 
Forestry held a hearing to review the U.S. Forest Service's proposed 
Forest Planning Rule. Testimony was heard from Harris Sherman, Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of 
Agriculture; John R. Bortz, Jr., Commissioner, Warren County, Warren, 
Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
DC COURTS AND COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY--
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on DC Courts and Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from 
Eric T. Washington, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals and Chairman of 
the Joint Commission of Judicial Administration; Lee F. Satterfield, 
Chief Judge, DC Superior Court; and Adrienne R. Poteat, Acting 
Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES--ARMY--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Cemeterial 
Expenses--Army FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from Katherine 
Condon, Executive Director, Army National Cemeteries Program.
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on American 
Battle Monuments Commission FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from 
Max Cleland, Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a 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. The bill was 
forwarded, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a 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. The bill was forwarded, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
on Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
AMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing on the American

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Energy Initiative. Testimony was heard from Howard K. Gruenspecht, 
Deputy Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration; Margo T. 
Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA; Patrick 
Davis, Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Program; Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
NEED TO MOVE BEYOND SGR
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The Need to Move Beyond the SGR.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
SECURITY ISSUES IN EUROPE AND EURASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a 
hearing on Overview of Security Issues in Europe and Eurasia. Testimony 
was heard from Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 
Department of State; Mark Koumans, Deputy Assistant Secretary--
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; and public 
witnesses.
POLITICAL TRANSITIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
Asia held a hearing on Shifting Sands: Political Transitions in the 
Middle East, Part 2. Testimony was heard from Michael H. Posner, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
Department of State; and Tamara Wittes, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
ENSURING COMPETITION ON THE INTERNET
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet held a hearing on Ensuring Competition on 
the Internet: Net Neutrality and Antitrust. Testimony was heard from 
the following FCC officials: Julius Genachowski, Chairman; and Robert 
McDowell, Commissioner.
OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing on Office of Commercial Space 
Transportation's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request. Testimony was heard 
from George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
Transportation, FAA; Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure, GAO; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Capital 
Access and Tax held a hearing entitled ``Professional Services: 
Proposed Changes to the Small Business Size Standards.'' Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EPA MINING POLICIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on EPA Mining Policies: 
Assault on Appalachian Jobs--Part I. Testimony was heard from Leonard 
Peters, Secretary, State of Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, 
Teresa Marks, Director, State of Arkansas Department of Environmental 
Quality; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a markup of 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; 
and H.R. 1671, Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act. H.R. 1383 was 
forwarded as amended. H.R. 1657, H.R. 802, and H.R. 1671 were 
forwarded, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a markup of H.R. 1407, the Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011; H.R. 1484, the 
Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011; and 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. All three bills were forwarded, as amended.
STATE AND LOCAL DEFINED PENSION PLANS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on transparency and funding of State and local defined benefit pension 
plans. Testimony was heard from Walker Stapleton, Treasurer of 
Colorado; and public witnesses.

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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM AND GENERAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM 
FY 2012 BUDGET OVERVIEW
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on Military Intelligence Program and General Defense 
Intelligence Program FY2012 Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses. This was a Closed hearing.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.