[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 101 (Friday, July 8, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D749-D753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 11 through July 16, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1323, Sense of the Senate Regarding 
the Budget Deficit, and vote on adoption of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill at 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, July 14, to 
hold hearings to examine growing jobs in rural America, 10 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 13, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to 
hold hearings to examine the required force level of strategic 
airlift aircraft mandated by title 10, United States Code, and the 
administration's request to eliminate that requirement in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request and the Future Years Defense 
Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, July 12, to hold 
hearings to examine enhanced investor protection after the financial 
crisis, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, July 13, to 
hold hearings to examine unauthorized charges on telephone bills, 
focusing on why crammers win and consumers lose, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to 
examine the National Nanotechnology Investment, focusing on 
manufacturing, commercialization, and job creation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, July 12, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1160, to improve the administration of the 
Department of Energy, S. 1108, to provide local communities with 
tools to make solar permitting more efficient, and S. 1142, to 
promote the mapping and development of the United States geothermal 
resources by establishing a direct loan program for high risk 
geothermal exploration wells, to amend the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 to improve geothermal energy technology and 
demonstrate the use of geothermal energy in large scale thermal 
applications, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  July 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, July 12, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's 
implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act's Unregulated Drinking 
Water Contaminants Program, 10 a.m., SD-406.

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  Committee on Finance, July 13, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Ways and Means to examine tax reform and the tax 
treatment of debt and equity, 9 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, July 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Paul D. Wohlers, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia, William H. Moser, of North 
Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, John A. 
Heffern, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, 
Thomas M. Countryman, of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary for 
International Security and Non-Proliferation, Jeffrey DeLaurentis, 
of New York, to be Alternate Representative for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to 
be an Alternate Representative to the Sessions of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as 
Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United 
Nations, all of the Department of State, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  July 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Sudan, 
focusing on a roadmap forward, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, July 12, to 
hold hearings to examine pensions, focusing on building a strong 
middle class and strong economy, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  July 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 958, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of 
payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical 
education programs, S. 1094, to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109-416), an original bill entitled, ``Workforce 
Investment Act Reauthorization of 2011'', and any pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., Room to be announced.
  July 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine learning from 
what works for employment for persons with disabilities, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, July 12, 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine if new technology and private sector business 
practices can cut waste and fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ten years 
after 9/11, focusing on preventing terrorist travel, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs, July 14, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine native women, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the ``Violence Against Women Act'', focusing on building on 
seventeen years of accomplishments, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Scott Wesley Skavdahl, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Wyoming, Sharon L. 
Gleason, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Alaska, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of California, and Richard G. Andrews, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  July 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1231, to 
reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007, S. 27, to prohibit brand 
name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to 
delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, S. 1228, to 
prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services, and 
the nominations of Steve Six, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Jane Margaret 
Triche-Milazzo, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana, Alison J. Nathan, and Katherine B. Forrest, 
both to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
New York, and Susan Owens Hickey, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Arkansas, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 14, to hold hearings to 
examine Veterans' Affairs mental health care, focusing on closing 
the gaps, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, July 12, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 14, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 13, Subcommittee on Rural 
Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, 
hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of Foreign 
Agriculture and Food Aid Programs, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and 
Credit-Public, hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of 
USDA Farm Loan Programs, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 12, full Committee, markup of 
the Semiannual Activities Report of the Committee on Appropriations; 
and the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Bill, FY 2012, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  July 13, full Committee, markup of the Commerce, Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2012, and Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2012, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 12, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, hearing on Ten Years On: The Evolution of 
Strategic Communication and Information Operations Since 9/11, 1:30 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on How Does the Navy 
Get Ready, and Where are We Today?, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 14, full Committee, hearing on Human Capital Management: A 
High Risk Area for the Department of Defense, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on military 
voting, 11 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.

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  Committee on the Budget, July 12, full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Medicare's Future: An Examination of the Independent Payment 
Advisory Board.'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  July 13, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Medicare and Social 
Security: The Fiscal Facts.'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 13, full Committee, 
markup of the following: H.R. 2465, the ``Federal Workers' 
Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act''; and H.R. 2445, the 
``State and Local Funding Flexibility Act''; 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled 
``The Fair Labor Standards Act: Is It Meeting the Needs of the 
Twenty-First Century Workplace?'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the following: H.R. 1852, the ``Children's Hospital GME 
Support Reauthorization Act of 2011''; and H.R. 2005, the 
``Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011''; 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  July 11, full Committee, begin markup of the following: H.R. 2273, 
the ``Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2011''; and H.R. 
2401, the ``Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the 
Nation Act of 2011.'' 5 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. The markup will continue 
on July 12, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing is entitled ``IPAB: The 
Controversial Consequences for Medicare and Seniors.'' 9 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing is 
entitled ``Regulatory Chaos: Finding Legislative Solutions to 
Benefit Jobs and the Economy.'' 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and 
the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, joint hearing 
entitled ``Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and 
NTIA.'' 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``The 
American Energy Initiative.'' The hearing will focus on legislation 
regarding the ``Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act 
of 2011.'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Hearing to Address Spectrum and Public Safety 
Issues.'' 8:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 12, full Committee, continue 
markup of the following: H.R. 2273, the ``Coal Residuals Reuse and 
Management Act of 2011''; and H.R. 2401, the ``Transparency in 
Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing on the H.R. 463, the ``Fannie Mae and Freddie 
Mac Transparency Act of 2011;'' and legislation regarding the Fannie 
Mae and Freddie Mac Taxpayer Payback Act of 2011; the Housing Trust 
Fund Elimination Act; the Market Transparency and Taxpayer 
Protection Act; Cap the GSE Bailout Act; Eliminate the GSE Charter 
During Receivership; and the GSE Legal Fee Reduction Act. 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  July 13, full Committee, hearing to receive the testimony of the 
Honorable Ben S. Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 
of Governors, on monetary policy and the state of the economy. 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Mortgage Origination: The Impact of 
Recent Changes on Homeowners and Businesses.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Office of Financial Research and the 
Financial Stability Oversight Council.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 12, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East and South Asia, hearing on Promoting Peace? Reexamining U.S. 
Aid to the Palestinian Authority, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 14, full Committee, markup of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 12, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Maritime 
Borders--Leveraging Law Enforcement Cooperation to Enhance Security 
Along America's Coasts.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled 
``Industry Perspectives: Authorizing the Transportation Security 
Administration for FY 2012 and 2013.'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection 
and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``Securing Federal 
Facilities: Challenges of the Federal Protective Service and the 
Need For Reform.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and 
Management, hearing entitled ``Homeland Security Contracting: Does 
the Department Effectively Leverage Emerging Technologies?'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 11, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Commercial and Administrative Law, and Subcommittee on Social 
Security, joint hearing entitled ``The Role of Social Security 
Administrative Law Judges.'' 3:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing on H.R. 1981, the ``Protecting Children from Internet 
Pornographers Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing on legislation regarding the ``Innovative 
Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act.'' 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 12, Subcommittee on Indian 
and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on the following: H.R. 1291, to 
amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 1234, to amend the Act of June 18,

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1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
take land into trust for Indian tribes; and H.R. 1421, to amend the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role of the 
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the maintenance of the 
W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma. 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 13, full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 1904, the 
``Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011,'' 
H.R. 2011, the ``National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 2150, the ``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access 
Act''; H.R. 2170, the ``Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate 
Renewable Energy Act''; H.R. 2171, the ``Exploring for Geothermal 
Energy on Federal Lands Act''; H.R. 2172, the ``Utilizing America's 
Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act''; and H.R. 2173, the ``Advancing 
Offshore Wind Production Act.'' 10 a.m., 1324
  July 14, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on the following: P.L. 110-229, the ``Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act''; H.R. 1466, to resolve the status of certain 
persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands under the immigration laws of the United States; and H.R. 
44, the ``Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act''. 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing entitled ``Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization and Forest 
Management Options for a Viable County Payments Program.'' 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Abandoned Mined Lands: Innovative Solutions for Restoring 
the Environment, Improving Safety and Creating Jobs.'' 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 15, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Offshore Energy: 
Interior Department's Plans for Offshore Energy, Revenue, and Safety 
Reorganization.'' 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 12, 
Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the 
National Archives, hearing entitled ``Fulfilling a Legal Duty: 
Triggering a Medicare Plan from the Administration.'' 1 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of 
Public and Private Programs, hearing entitled ``What Went Wrong at 
the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission?'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and 
Foreign Operations, hearing entitled ``TSA Oversight Part 2: Airport 
Perimeter Security.'' 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 14, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Consumer Financial 
Protection Efforts: Answers Needed.'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight 
and Government Spending, hearing entitled ``EPA's Appalachian Energy 
Permitorium: Job Killer or Job Creator?'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled 
``Transparency and Federal Management IT Systems.'' 1:30 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, July 12, hearing on H.R. 2018, the ``Clean 
Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011.'' 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 12, full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``A Review of NASA's Space Launch 
System.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, markup of 
legislation regarding the Border Security Technology Innovation Act 
of 2011, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``EPA's IRIS Program: Evaluating the Science and Process 
Behind Chemical Risk Assessment.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, markup of 
legislation regarding Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and 
Control Amendments Act of 2011, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 13, full Committee, markup of 
the following: H.R. 527, the ``Regulatory Flexibility Improvements 
Act of 2011''; and H.R. 585, the ``Small Business Size Standard 
Flexibility Act of 2011''. 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 13, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, joint hearing 
entitled ``Reducing Regulatory Burdens, Ensuring the Flow of 
Commerce, and Protecting Jobs: A Common Sense Approach to Ballast 
Water Regulation.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``FEMA Reauthorization 
and Cutting the Red Tape in Recovery.'' 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing entitled ``Pipeline Safety.'' 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Implementation of Caregiver Assistance: Moving Forward, 4 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on pending 
legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, markup of pending legislation, 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 15, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2433, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws 
relating to the employment and training of veterans, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1941, the ``Hiring Heroes Act of 2011''; and H.R. 
169, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the 
main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to 
publicize such Internet website. 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 11, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, and Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Commercial and Administrative Law, joint hearing on the role of 
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Judges (ALJs) at the Social Security Administration (SSA), 3:30 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on child deaths 
due to maltreatment, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 14, full 
Committee, hearing on Intelligence Oversight, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This 
is a closed hearing.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, hearing entitled ``Preventing Violent Extremism 
in America: A Report from the Bipartisan Policy Center.'' 2 p.m., 
210 Cannon. This is an open hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, July 15, to hold 
hearings to examine internet freedom in the Organization for 
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) region, focusing on 
current trends in internet governance, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon Building.
  Joint Economic Committee, July 12, to hold hearings to examine 
manufacturing in the United States of America, focusing on training 
America's workforce, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.