[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 38 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D226-D229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for 
Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from Ray LaHood, 
Secretary, Department of Transportation.

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APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
FY 2013 Budget Request for Defense Health Program Budget. Testimony was 
heard from Jonathan Woodson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs; Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, Surgeon General of the 
Army; Vice Admiral Matthew L. Nathan, Surgeon General of the Navy; and 
Lieutenant General Charles B. Green, Surgeon General of the Air Force.
APPROPRIATIONS--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request, Food Safety and Inspection Service. 
Testimony was heard from Elizabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary for Food 
Safety, Department of Agriculture; Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator, 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture; and 
Michael Young, Budget Officer, Department of Agriculture.
APPROPRIATIONS--IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. Testimony was heard from John Morton, Assistant Secretary, 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ARMY AND MARINE CORPS GROUND SYSTEM MODERNIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing on Army and Marine Corps ground system 
modernization programs. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General 
Robert P. Lennox, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army; 
Lieutenant General William N. Phillips, USA, Military Deputy to the 
Assistant Secretary (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology), U.S. 
Army; Lieutenant General Richard P. Mills, USMC, Deputy Commandant for 
Combat Development and Integration, U.S. Marine Corps; Brigadier 
General Frank L. Kelley, USMC, Commander, Systems Command, U.S. Marine 
Corps; and William E. Taylor, Program Executive Officer for Land 
Systems.
REDUCTIONS IN OVERSEAS BASES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
on request for authorization of another BRAC round and additional 
reductions in overseas bases. Testimony was heard from Brian Lepore, 
Director, Defense Capabilities Assessment, Government Accountability 
Office.
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE ACTIVITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request for national security space activities. Testimony was heard 
from General William L. Shelton, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space 
Command; Gil I. Klinger, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Space 
and Intelligence; Gregory L. Schulte, Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense, Space Policy; and Betty J. Sapp, Principal Deputy Director, 
National Reconnaissance Office.
BUDGET COMMITTEE--MEMBERS' DAY
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Members' Day''. Testimony was heard from Members of the 112th 
Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FY 2013 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``The FY 2013 DOE Budget''. Testimony was heard from 
Steven Chu, Secretary, Department of Energy.
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION USER FEES 2012
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``FDA User Fees 2012: Hearing on Issues Related to Accelerated 
Approval, Medical Gas, Antibiotic Development and Downstream 
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain''. Testimony was heard from Janet Woodcock, 
Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug 
Administration; and public witnesses.
ELIMINATING WASTE, FRAUD, ABUSE, AND DUPLICATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management held a hearing entitled ``Eliminating 
Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Duplication in the Department of Homeland 
Security''. Testimony was heard from James Gilmore III, Congressional 
Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism 
Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction; Cathleen Berrick, Managing 
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; Charles K. Edwards, Acting Inspector General, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 2299, the ``Child Interstate Abortion Notification 
Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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BUDGET AND LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR THE BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY 
MANAGEMENT AND BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Effects of the President's FY 2013 
Budget and Legislative Proposals for the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE) on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic Energy Production, 
Safety, and Deficit Reduction''. Testimony was heard from Tommy 
Beaudreau, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; James Watson, 
Director, Bureau of Safety and Environment; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest 
and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 752, the ``Molalla River Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act''; H.R. 1415, the ``Chetco River Protection Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 3377, the ``Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement 
Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3436, to expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area 
in the State of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic river 
designations in the Rogue River area, and to provide additional 
protections for Rogue River tributaries, and for other purposes. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Amodei and DeFazio; Mike Pool, 
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Jim Pena, Associate Deputy 
Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and public witness.
FOOD STAMP FRAUD AS A BUSINESS MODEL: USDA'S STRUGGLE TO POLICE STORE 
OWNERS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Food Stamp Fraud as a Business Model: USDA's 
Struggle to Police Store Owners''. Testimony was heard from Kevin 
Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 
Department of Agriculture; Phyllis K. Fong, Inspector General, 
Department of Agriculture; Kenya Mann Faulkner, Inspector General, 
Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
MANAGEMENT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Science Education held a hearing entitled ``NSF Major Research 
Equipment and Facilities Management: Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility 
Accountability''. Testimony was heard from Cora Marrett, Deputy 
Director, National Science Foundation; Jose-Marie Griffiths, Chairman, 
Subcommittee on Facilities, National Science Board; Vice President of 
Academic Affairs, Bryant University; and public witnesses.
ARE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS IMPEDING SMALL ENERGY PRODUCERS AND HARMING 
ENERGY SECURITY?
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight 
and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``Powering Down: Are Government 
Regulations Impeding Small Energy Producers and Harming Energy 
Security?''. Testimony was heard from Marie Johns, Deputy 
Administrator, Small Business Administration; and David Powner, 
Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on the following: H.R. 2903, the ``FEMA Reauthorization Act of 
2011''; H.R. 4097, the ``John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 
2012''; and H.R. 3556, to designate the new United States courthouse in 
Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United States 
Courthouse''. The following were ordered reported without amendment: 
H.R. 4097; H.R. 2903; H.R. 3556; Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Views and 
Estimates of the Committee; and GSA Resolutions.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on the following: H.R. 3329, to amend title 38 United 
States Code to extend the eligibility period for veterans to enroll in 
certain vocational rehabilitation programs; H.R. 3483, the ``Veterans 
Education Equity Act of 2011''; H.R. 3610, ``Streamlining Workforce 
Development Programs Act of 2011''; H.R. 3670, to require the 
Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed 
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; H.R. 3524, the 
``Disabled Veterans Employment Protection Act''; H.R. 4048, the 
``Improving Contracting Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Small 
Businesses Act of 2012''; H.R. 4051, the ``TAP Modernization Act of 
2012''; H.R. 4052, the ``Recognizing Excellence in Veterans Education 
Act of 2012''; H.R. 4057, the ``Improving Transparency of Education 
Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012''; and H.R. 4072, the 
``Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance 
Act of 2012''. Testimony was heard from Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under 
Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

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AN UPDATE ON OUR NATIONAL CEMETERIES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Honoring America's 
Fallen Heroes: An Update on our National Cemeteries''. Testimony was 
heard from Steven Muro, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National 
Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Kathryn 
Condon, Executive Director of Army National Cemeteries Program, 
Department of Defense; Raymond Wollman, Deputy Secretary, American 
Battle Monuments Commission Courthouse; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 452, 
the ``Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011''. The bill was 
ordered reported, as amended.
COMMITTEE VIEWS AND ESTIMATES ON THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET FOR FY 2013
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
markup of Committee Views and Estimates on the President's Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2013. The letter was approved.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.