[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 92 (Friday, June 24, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D694-D695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM AUDIT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: 
Examination of Crop Insurance Programs. Testimony was heard from 
William J. Murphy, Administrator, Risk Management Agency, Department of 
Agriculture.
OMB'S ROLE IN THE DOE LOAN GUARANTEE PROCESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``OMB's Role in the DOE Loan 
Guarantee Process.'' No testimony was heard.
NRC REPOSITORY SAFETY DIVISION--STAFF PERSPECTIVE ON YUCCA LICENSE 
REVIEW
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing entitled ``NRC Repository Safety Division--Staff 
Perspective on Yucca License Review.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials: Janet P. Kotra, 
Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety; N. King Stablein, 
Branch Chief, Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety; Aby 
Mohseni, Acting Director, Division of High-Level Waste Repository 
Safety; Lawrence E. Kokajko, Acting Deputy Director; Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; and Catherine Haney, Director, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
OVERSIGHT OF THE MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capitol Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the Mutual Fund Industry: Ensuring Market Stability and Investor 
Confidence.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VENEZUELA'S SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, 
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, 
Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations held a joint hearing on 
Venezuela's Sanctionable Activity. Testimony was heard from Daniel 
Benjamin, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 
Department of State; Thomas L. Delare, Director for Terrorism Finance 
and Economic Sanctions Policy, Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business 
Affairs, Department of State; Kevin Whitaker, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; 
and Adam J. Szubin, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 
Department of the Treasury.

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EXAMINING THE HOMELAND SECURITY IMPACT OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S 
CYBERSECURITY PROPOSAL
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Homeland Security Impact of the Obama 
Administration's Cybersecurity Proposal.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING ACT OF 2011
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 963, the ``See Something, Say Something Act of 2011.'' 
Testimony was heard from Chris Burbank, Chief of Police, Salt Lake 
City; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup of the 
semi-annual 112th Congress Report on Legislative and Oversight 
Activities. The report was agreed to without amendment.
WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT BATS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans, and Insular Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Why We Should 
Care About Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syndrome is Having on 
One of Nature's Best Pest Controllers.'' Testimony was heard from 
Gabriela Chavarria, Science Advisor to the Director, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Jim Pena, Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service; 
Jonathan Gassett, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Fish and 
Wildlife Resources; and public witnesses.
RUNNING ROUGHSHOD OVER STATES AND STAKEHOLDERS: EPA'S NUTRIENTS 
POLICIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Running Roughshod 
Over States and Stakeholders: EPA's Nutrients Policies.'' Testimony was 
heard from Nancy Stoner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; 
Bethany Card, Director of Water Quality Programs, New England 
Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission; George Elmaraghy, Chief, 
Division of Surface Water, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; 
Richard Budell, Director, Office of Agricultural Water Policy, Florida 
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup to approve 
the Activities Report for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The 
report was agreed to without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of the 
``Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee 
on Ways and Means during the 112th Congress as of May 31, 2011.'' The 
report was agreed to without amendment.