[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 9 (Monday, January 23, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Taxation 
of Mutual Fund Commodity Investments.'' The Subcommittee hearing will 
examine the issuance of over 70 private letter rulings by the Internal 
Revenue Service allowing mutual funds to make unlimited indirect 
investments in commodities through controlled foreign subsidiaries or 
commodity-linked notes, despite longstanding statutory restrictions on 
mutual fund investments in commodities. Hearing witnesses will include 
senior officials from the Department of the Treasury and the Internal 
Revenue Service.
  The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, January 26, 
2012, at 10:00 a.m., in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at (202) 224-9505.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the U.S. and 
global energy outlook for 2012.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact Tara Billingsley at (202) 
224-4756 or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
The hearing will be held on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the final 
report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to [email protected]
.gov.
  For further information, please contact Sam Fowler at (202) 224-7571 
or Allison Seyferth at (202) 224-4905.

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