[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 138 (Friday, September 16, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D979-D983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                                   CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of September 19 through September 24, 2011

                                                Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 4:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2832, Generalized System of 
Preferences Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 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 Appropriations: September 20, Subcommittee on 
     Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
     Agencies, business meeting to

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     mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for 
     Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related 
     Agencies, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
       September 20, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, 
     business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for 
     fiscal year 2012 for Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
       Committee on Armed Services: September 20, to receive a 
     closed briefing on Iran, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
       September 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     the United States strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq, 9:30 
     a.m., SH-216.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 
     20, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community 
     Development, to hold hearings to examine new ideas to address 
     the glut of foreclosed properties, 10 a.m., SD-538.
       September 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     the nominations of Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to be a 
     Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office 
     of the President, David A. Montoya, of Texas, to be Inspector 
     General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Cyrus Amir-Mokri, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-538.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Security and International 
     Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to examine the European 
     debt and financial crisis, focusing on origins, options and 
     implications for the United States and global economy, 2:30 
     p.m., SD-538.
       Committee on the Budget: September 20, to hold hearings to 
     examine promoting job creation in the United States, 9:30 
     a.m., SD-608.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 21, 
     Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine a 
     recently released report by the National Park Service, 
     focusing on ``A Call to Action Preparing for a Second Century 
     of Stewardship and Engagement'', 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 21, 
     business meeting to consider S. 97, to amend the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program to 
     support the restoration of San Francisco Bay, S. 893, to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial 
     assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot program to 
     develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and to 
     assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine, S. 1400, 
     to restore the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, 
     marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands 
     of Gulf Coast States, to create jobs and revive the economic 
     health of communities adversely affected by the explosion on, 
     and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater 
     Horizon, the nomination of Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, 
     to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, and a proposed resolution relating to the 
     General Services Administration, 10 a.m., SD-406.
       Committee on Finance: September 20, business meeting to 
     consider S. 1542, to amend part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to extend the child and family services program 
     through fiscal year 2016, and the nominations of Juan F. 
     Vasquez, of Texas, and Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, both to 
     be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, and Janice Eberly, 
     of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Time 
     to be announced, SD-215.
       September 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     tax reform options, focusing on incentives for innovation, 10 
     a.m., SD-215.
       September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on improving care 
     while lowering costs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: September 21, to hold 
     hearings to examine the nominations of Robert A. Mandell, of 
     Florida, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, Thomas Charles 
     Krajeski, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
     Bahrain, and Dan W. Mozena, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the 
     People's Republic of Bangladesh, all of the Department of 
     State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
     September 20, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
     Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
     Columbia, to hold hearings to examine intelligence community 
     contractors, focusing on striking the right balance; to be 
     immediately followed by a closed hearing in Senate Security 
     Conference Room 1, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
       September 21, Full Committee, business meeting to resume 
     consideration of S. 1546, to authorize certain programs of 
     the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
       September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     transforming wartime contracting, focusing on recommendations 
     of the Commission on Wartime Contracting, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
     Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
     Security, to hold hearings to examine improving educational 
     outcomes for our military and veterans, 1:30 p.m., SD-342.
       September 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     the nominations of Corinne Ann Beckwith, and Catharine Friend 
     Easterly, both to be an Associate Judge of the District of 
     Columbia Court of Appeals, and Ronald David McCray, of Texas, 
     to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment 
     Board, 10 a.m., SD-342.
       Committee on Indian Affairs: September 22, to hold an 
     oversight hearing to examine the ``Tribal Law and Order Act'' 
     one year later, focusing on improved public safety and 
     justice throughout Indian country, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
       Committee on the Judiciary: September 20, to hold hearings 
     to examine the nominations of Adalberto Jose Jordan, of 
     Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh 
     Circuit, John M. Gerrard, to be United States District Judge 
     for the District of Nebraska, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, to be 
     United States District Judge for the Western District of 
     Missouri, Thomas Owen Rice, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, and David 
     Nuffer, to be United States District Judge for the District 
     of Utah, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.

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       September 21, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold 
     hearings to examine countering terrorist financing, focusing 
     on progress and priorities, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
       September 21, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy 
     and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine Google, 
     focusing on consumers and competition, 2 p.m., SD-226.
       September 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 
     S. 1151, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure 
     privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to 
     enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and 
     other protections against security breaches, fraudulent 
     access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, S. 
     1408, to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in 
     interstate commerce, in possession of data containing 
     sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose 
     any breach of such information, S. 1535, to protect consumers 
     by mitigating the vulnerability of personally identifiable 
     information to theft through a security breach, providing 
     notice and remedies to consumers in the wake of such a 
     breach, holding companies accountable for preventable 
     breaches, facilitating the sharing of post-breach technical 
     information between companies, and enhancing criminal and 
     civil penalties and other protections against the 
     unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable 
     information, and H.R. 2480, to amend title 5, United States 
     Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative 
     Conference of the United States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 
     and 2014, 10 a.m., SD-226.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and 
     the Courts, to hold hearings to examine protecting seniors 
     and persons with disabilities, focusing on an examination of 
     court-appointed guardians, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 21, to hold joint 
     hearings to examine the legislative presentation of The 
     American Legion, 10 a.m., SDG-50.
       Select Committee on Intelligence: September 20, to hold 
     closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 
     p.m., SH-219.
       September 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     the nomination of Irvin Charles McCullough III, of Maryland, 
     to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, Office 
     of the Director of National Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                                              House Committees

       Committee on Armed Services, September 20, Panel on 
     Business Challenges with the Defense Industry, hearing on 
     challenges to doing business with the Department of Defense, 
     3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       September 21, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Army 
     Reserve, Army National Guard and Air National Guard 
     readiness, training and operations, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       September 22, full Committee, hearing on Afghan national 
     security forces, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
       September 22, Panel on Defense Financial Management and 
     Auditability Reform, hearing on the Department of Defense's 
     efforts to improve payment and funds control, 8 a.m., 2212 
     Rayburn.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
     Capabilities, hearing on the Future of U.S. Special 
     Operations Forces: Ten Years After 9/11 and Twenty-Five Years 
     After Goldwater-Nichols, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       September 23, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and 
     Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing 
     on Arlington Cemetery Reforms, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       Committee on the Budget, September 21, full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``The Broken Budget Process: Perspectives 
     from Former CBO Directors.'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
       September 22, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Broken 
     Budget Process: Perspectives from Members of Congress.'' 10 
     a.m., 210 Cannon.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 21, 
     Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 
     Education, hearing entitled ``Education Reforms: Ensuring the 
     Education System is Accountable to Parents and Communities.'' 
     10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, 
     and Secondary Education, hearing entitled ``Culture of Union 
     Favoritism: Recent Actions of the National Labor Relations 
     Board.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 20, full 
     Committee, begin markup of the following: H.R. 2250, the 
     ``EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011''; H.R. 2681, the 
     ``Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011''; and H.R. 
     2937, the ``Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection 
     Act of 2011.'' 4:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. This markup will 
     continue on September 21, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
     hearing entitled ``Regulatory Reform Series #7--The EPA's 
     Regulatory Planning, Analysis, and Major Actions.'' 9 a.m., 
     2322 Rayburn.
       September 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled 
     ``Examining the Increase in Drug Shortages.'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 
     Rayburn.
       September 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
     hearing entitled ``From DOE Loan Guarantee to Bankruptcy to 
     FBI Raid: What Solyndra's Executives Knew.'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 
     Rayburn.
       Committee on Financial Services, September 21, Subcommittee 
     on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
     hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Facilitate Small 
     Business Capital Formation and Job Creation.'' 10 a.m., 2128 
     Rayburn.
       September 21, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy 
     and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Impact of the World Bank 
     and Multi-Lateral Development Banks on National Security.'' 2 
     p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and 
     Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``An Examination of the 
     Availability of Credit for Consumers.'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 
     Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the 
     Committee on Financial Services and the Subcommittee on TARP, 
     Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private 
     Programs of the Committee on Oversight and

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     Government Reform, joint hearing entitled ``Potential 
     Conflicts of Interest at the SEC: The Becker Case.'' 2 p.m., 
     2128 Rayburn.
       Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 20, Subcommittee on 
     Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled 
     ``Human Rights in North Korea: Challenges and 
     Opportunities.'' 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       September 21, full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 
     2699, to establish policies and procedures in the Peace Corps 
     to provide for the safety and security of volunteers from 
     rape and sexual assault, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
     2337, to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault 
     risk-reduction and response training, the development of 
     sexual assault protocol and guidelines, the establishment of 
     victims advocates, the establishment of a Sexual Assault 
     Advisory Council, and for other purposes. 10 a.m., 2172 
     Rayburn.
       September 21, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing 
     entitled ``China's Monopoly on Rare Earths: Implications for 
     U.S. Foreign and Security Policy.'' 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       September 22, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
     Asia, hearing entitled ``Axis of Abuse: U.S. Human Rights 
     Policy toward Iran and Syria, Part II.'' 2 p.m., 2172 
     Rayburn.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and 
     Human Rights, hearing entitled ``China's One-Child Policy: 
     The Government's Massive Crime Against Women and Unborn 
     Babies.'' 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
       September 23, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Job 
     Creation Made Easy: The Columbia, Panama, and South Korea 
     Free Trade Agreement.'' 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       Committee on Homeland Security, September 22, Subcommittee 
     on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``TSA Reform: 
     Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate 
     Job Growth.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
       Committee on the Judiciary, September 20, hearing entitled 
     ``The Proposed Merger between Express Scripts and Medco.'' 
     3:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       September 21, full Committee, continued markup of the 
     following: H.R. 2885, the ``Legal Workforce Act''; and H.R. 
     2847, the ``American Specialty Agriculture Act.'' 10:15 a.m., 
     2141 Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, September 21, full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit 
     Reduction.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       September 22, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
     Public Lands, hearing on the following: H.R. 2852, the 
     ``Action Plan for Public Lands and Education Act of 2011''; 
     and legislation regarding the ``National Forest County 
     Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 1324 
     Longworth.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native 
     Affairs, markup of the following: H.R. 443, to provide for 
     the conveyance of certain property from the United States to 
     the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; H.R. 
     444, to provide for the conveyance of certain property 
     located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the 
     Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; H.R. 1461, to 
     authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated 
     water rights; H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus Indian 
     Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate 
     income to provide funding for academic programs, and for 
     other purposes; and H.R. 2444, to amend the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further 
     self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes. 2 
     p.m., 1334 Longworth.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on 
     the following legislation: H.R. 1719, the ``Endangered 
     Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2011''; and H.R. 
     2915, the ``American Taxpayer and Western Area Power 
     Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011.'' 2 p.m., 
     1324 Longworth.
       September 23, full Committee, hearing entitled ``BOEMRE/
     U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team Report.'' 10 a.m., 
     1324 Longworth.
       September 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, 
     and Insular Affairs, hearing to Review the Impact of Minimum 
     Wage Increases in American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
       Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 21, 
     Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
     Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, will hold 
     a business meeting, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       September 21, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of 
     Columbia, Census and the National Archives, hearing entitled 
     ``Examining Abuses of Medicaid Eligibility Rules.'' 10 a.m., 
     2247 Rayburn.
       September 21, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. 
     Postal Service and Labor Policy, will hold a business 
     meeting, 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       September 22, full Committee, hearing entitled ``How 
     Obama's Green Energy Agenda is Killing Jobs.'' 9:30 a.m., 
     2154 Rayburn.
       September 23, Subcommittee on Government Organization, 
     Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing entitled ``The 
     Department of Defense: Challenges in Financial Management.'' 
     10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       Committee on Rules, September 20, full Committee, hearing 
     on H.R. 2401, the ``Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of 
     Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011.'' 5 p.m., H-313 
     Capitol.
       Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 21, 
     Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled 
     ``The Next IT Revolution? Cloud Computing Opportunities and 
     Challenges.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       September 21, Subcommittee on Research and Science 
     Education, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Networking and 
     Information Technology Research and Development Program and 
     Priorities for the Future.'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       September 22, full Committee, hearing entitled ``NASA Human 
     Spaceflight Past, Present, and Future: Where Do We Go from 
     Here?'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       September 23, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight 
     and Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, joint hearing 
     entitled ``From NPOESS to JPSS: An Update on the Nation's 
     Restructured Polar Weather Satellite Program.'' 10 a.m., 2318 
     Rayburn.

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       Committee on Small Business, September 21, full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``Eliminating Job-Sapping Federal Rules 
     through Retrospective Reviews--Oversight of the President's 
     Efforts.'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 
     21, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
     entitled ``The Economic Importance and Financial Challenges 
     of Recapitalizing the Nation's Inland Waterways 
     Transportation System.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
       September 23, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 
     Transportation, hearing entitled ``Review and Status of the 
     Multi-Billion Dollar Department of Homeland Security 
     Relocation Project in Washington, D.C. and its Impacts on the 
     U.S. Coast Guard.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 20, Subcommittee 
     on Health, hearing on the Federal Recovery Coordination 
     Program; Assessing Progress Toward Improvement, 4 p.m., 334 
     Cannon.
       Committee on Ways and Means, September 21, full Committee, 
     hearing to review and examine the variety of economic models 
     used by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to analyze and 
     score tax reform legislation, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
       September 21, full Committee, hearing to examine certain 
     expiring Medicare provider payment provisions, 2 p.m., 1100 
     Longworth.
       September 22, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures and 
     Subcommittee on Oversight, joint hearing on the intersection 
     of energy policy and tax policy, with a focus on the dual 
     priorities of comprehensive tax reform and a sustainable 
     energy policy that addresses our economic, security, and 
     environmental needs, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
       House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 
     22, full Committee, hearing of ongoing intelligence 
     activities, 11 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.


                                                Joint Meetings

       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, September 
     22, to hold hearings to examine Russia's upcoming elections 
     and the struggle for public and competitive politics, 2 p.m., 
     210, Cannon Building.
       Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, September 22, 
     to hold hearings to examine an overview of revenue options 
     and reforming the tax code, 10 a.m., 2123, Rayburn Building.
       Joint Economic Committee, September 21, to hold hearings to 
     examine manufacturing in the United States of America, 
     focusing on how United States trade policy offshores jobs, 2 
     p.m., SH-216.
       Joint Economic Committee, September 20, to hold hearings to 
     examine the debt limit, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.