[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 69 (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D518-D520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of the Army, 
after receiving testimony from John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army, 
and General Martin E. Dempsey, Chief of Staff, United States Army, both 
of the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates 
and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Energy, 
after receiving testimony from Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a hearing to examine the current materiel readiness 
of U.S. Forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving 
testimony from Lieutenant General Mitchell H. Stevenson, Deputy Chief 
of Staff, G-4, United States Army, Lieutenant General Frank A. Panter, 
Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, Lieutenant General 
Loren M. Reno, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Installations and 
Mission Support, United States Air Force, and Vice Admiral William R. 
Burke, Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and 
Logistics, all of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower concluded a 
hearing to examine Marine Corps acquisition programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Sean J. Stackley, 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and 
Acquisition, Lieutenant General George J. Flynn, Deputy Commandant, 
Combat Development and Integration, and Commanding General, Marine 
Corps Combat Development Command, and Vice Admiral John Terence Blake, 
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and 
Resources, all of the Department of Defense.
SECURITIZATION MARKETS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance and Investment concluded a hearing to examine the 
state of the securitization markets, after receiving testimony from 
Steven L. Schwarcz, Duke University School of Law, Chapel Hill, North 
Carolina; Tom Deutsch, American Securitization Forum, and Ann Rutledge, 
R&R Consulting, both of New York, New York; Martin S. Hughes, Redwood 
Trust, Inc., San Rafael, California; Lisa Pendergast, Commercial Real 
Estate Finance Council, Montvale, New Jersey; and Chris J. Katopis, 
Association of Mortgage Investors, Washington, DC.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPACE TO NATIONAL IMPERATIVES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science and Space concluded a hearing to examine contributions of space 
to national imperatives, after receiving testimony from Elliot 
Holokauahi Pulham, Space Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Frank 
Slazer, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), Arlington, Virginia; 
Christopher F. Chyba, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; and 
Captain Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.), Commander, International 
Space Station Expedition 3, Centreville, Virginia.

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PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS BILLS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands 
and Forests concluded a hearing to examine S. 220, to provide for the 
reforestation of forest landscapes, protection of old growth forests, 
and management of national forests in the eastside forests of the State 
of Oregon, S. 270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, S. 271, to require 
the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with 
the city of Wallowa, Oregon, S. 278, to provide for the exchange of 
certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the 
State of Colorado, S. 292, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits 
Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon 
Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the 
Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in 
partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 322, to expand the Alpine 
Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle 
Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, S. 
382, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to 
clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding 
additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is 
subject to ski area permits, and for other permits, S. 427, to withdraw 
certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from location, entry, and 
patent under the mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining 
to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials, S. 526, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in 
Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for 
use as a public shooting range, S. 566, to provide for the 
establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring 
System, S. 590, to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the 
same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa have in their submerged lands, S. 607, to designate 
certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the 
exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, S. 617, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to 
Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe 
of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, S. 667, to establish the Rio 
Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, 
S. 683, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the 
town of Mantua, Utah, S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain 
parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah, S. 729, to validate final 
patent number 27-2005-0081, S. 766, to provide for the designation of 
the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to 
designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon 
as wild rivers, S. 896, to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to 
expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, 
and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; 
help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, 
recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public 
land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service, 
and S. 897, 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 and acid mine remediation programs, after receiving testimony 
from Mike Pool, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department 
of the Interior; and Mary Wagner, Associate Chief, U.S. Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture.
ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES FOR EUROPE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs 
concluded a hearing to examine Administration priorities for Europe in 
the 112th Congress, after receiving testimony from Philip H. Gordon, 
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs; and 
Paige E. Alexander, Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, 
United States Agency for International Development.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 772, to protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the 
security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the Federal 
Protective Service, with an amendment; and
  S. 550, to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, 
with amendments.
  Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Levin (Chair), 
Carper, Landrieu, McCaskill, Tester, Begich, Coburn, Collins, Brown 
(MA), McCain, and Paul.
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia: Senators Akaka (Chair), Levin, 
Landrieu, Begich, Johnson (WI), Coburn, and Moran.

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Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security: Senators Carper (Chair), 
Levin, Akaka, Pryor, McCaskill, Begich, Brown (MA), Coburn, McCain, 
Johnson (WI), and Portman.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs: 
Senators Pryor (Chair), Akaka, Landrieu, Tester, Paul, Brown (MA), and 
Johnson (WI).
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight: Senators McCaskill 
(Chair), Carper, Pryor, Tester, Begich, Portman, Collins, McCain, and 
Moran.
Senators Lieberman and Collins serve as ex-officio members of all 
subcommittees.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Cora B. Marrett, of Wisconsin, to 
be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, Martha Wagner 
Weinberg, of Massachusetts, Paula Barker Duffy, of Illinois, Cathy N. 
Davidson, of North Carolina, Constance M. Carroll, of California, and 
Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District of Columbia, all to be a 
Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Clyde E. Terry, of 
New Hampshire, and Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, both to be a 
Member of the National Council on Disability, Judith A. Ansley, of 
Massachusetts, and John A. Lancaster, of New York, both to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, and 
a routine list in the Public Health Service.
IMMIGRATION COURT SYSTEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
improving efficiency and ensuring justice in the immigration court 
system, after receiving testimony from Juan P. Osuna, Acting Director, 
Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice; Julie 
Myers Wood, ICS Consulting, LLC, Arlington, Virginia; and Karen T. 
Grisez, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COLLABORATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine seamless transition, focusing on improving Veterans Affairs and 
Department of Defense collaboration, after receiving testimony from W. 
Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and William J. Lynn, 
III, Deputy Secretary of Defense.