[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 33 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D172-D174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on the FY 2013 Budget for National Protection and Programs 
Directorate. Testimony was heard from Rand Beers, Under Secretary, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate.
APPROPRIATIONS--FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on the FY 2013 Fish and Wildlife 
Service Budget. Testimony was heard from Dan Ashe, Director, Fish and 
Wildlife Service; and Chris Nolin, Budget Officer, Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
APPROPRIATIONS--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget. 
Testimony was heard from David J. Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark 
Office.
APPROPRIATIONS--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED 
AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
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Agencies held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget. Testimony was heard from 
Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); General 
Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army; Admiral Jonathan 
Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations; General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief 
of Staff of the Air Force; and Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Assistant 
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on the FY 2013 Budget for the Department of Agriculture. 
Testimony was heard from the following Department of Agriculture 
officials: Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary for Rural Development; 
Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service; Judith 
Canales, Administrator, Rural Business--Cooperative Service; and 
Michael Young, Budget Officer.
APPROPRIATIONS--NAVY/MARINE CORPS BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
the FY 2013 Navy/Marine Corps Budget. Testimony was heard from Ray 
Mabus, Secretary of the Navy; Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval 
Operations; General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the Air 
Force; and General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Assistant Commandant of the 
Marine Corps.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from 
U.S. Pacific Command. Testimony was heard from Admiral Robert F. 
Willard, USN Commander, U.S. Pacific Command.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The FY 2013 HHS Budget''. Testimony was heard from Kathleen 
Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG DIVERSION: COMBATING THE SCOURGE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Prescription Drug 
Diversion: Combating the Scourge''. Testimony was heard from Richard G. 
Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Pamela 
Jo Bondi, Attorney General, State of Florida; Jack Conway, Attorney 
General, State of Kentucky; Aaron E. Haslam, Senior Assistant Attorney 
General, State of Ohio; Joseph T. Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration; and public witnesses.
THE EFFECTS OF THE REPEAL OF REGULATION Q ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND 
SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing on ``Understanding the Effects of 
the Repeal of Regulation Q on Financial Institutions and Small 
Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a markup of H.R. 3783, the 
``Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012''. The bill was 
forwarded, as amended.
BUILDING ONE DHS: WHY CAN'T MANAGEMENT INFORMATION BE INTEGRATED?
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management held a hearing ``Building One DHS: Why 
Can't Management Information Be Integrated''. Testimony was heard from 
Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland 
Security; David Maurer, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, 
Government Accountability Office; and Charles K. Edwards, Acting 
Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the 
full Committee held a markup. The following bills were ordered 
reported, as amended: H.R. 3452, the ``Wasatch Range Recreation Access 
Enhancement Act''; H.R. 4089, the ``Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012''; 
H.R. 1038, to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land 
within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing 
private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the 
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960; H.R. 2240, the 
``Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2011''; H.R. 
1335, to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park 
to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2745, to amend the Mesquite Lands Act of 1986 to facilitate 
implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan for the 
Virgin River in Clark County, Nevada; and H.R. 2512, the

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``Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act''.
  The following bills were ordered reported without amendment: H.R. 
2157, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest 
System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2947, to provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by 
the United States in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 
for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota; H.R. 
3263, the ``Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011''; H.R. 3409, 
the ``Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure 
Protection Act''; H.R. 2050, the ``Idaho Wilderness Water Resources 
Protection Act''; H.R. 491, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National 
Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land 
Management land for inclusion in the national forest, and for other 
purposes; S. 271, the ``Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance 
Act''; S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land 
to the town of Alta, Utah; S. 404, to modify a land grant patent issued 
by the Secretary of the Interior; S. 292, the ``Salmon Lake Land 
Selection Resolution Act''; 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.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 1272, the ``Minnesota Chippewa 
Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011''. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Peterson and Cravaack; Michael Black, Director, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs; and public witnesses.
STATUS OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management held a 
hearing entitled ``The Status of Government Financial Management: A 
Look at the FY 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements''. Testimony was 
heard from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, 
Government Accountability Office; Daniel I. Werfel, Controller, Office 
of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget; and 
Richard L. Gregg, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Department of the 
Treasury.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FY 2013 BUDGET
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Department of Energy Research and 
Development Budget for Fiscal Year 2013''. Testimony was heard from 
Steven Chu, Secretary, Department of Energy.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
markup of the following: H.R. 2903, the ``FEMA Reauthorization Act of 
2011''; H.R. 3182, the ``James M. Fitzgerald United States 
Courthouse''; H.R. 3556, the ``Robert H. Jackson United States 
Courthouse''; H.R. 4097, the ``John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization 
Act of 2012''. The following bill was forwarded, as amended: H.R. 2903. 
The following bills were forwarded without amendment: H.R. 3182, H.R. 
3556, and H.R. 4097.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of views and 
estimates submission letter. The resolution was ordered reported 
without amendment.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.