[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 60 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D398-D401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a closed hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2013 for national and military intelligence programs, after 
receiving testimony from James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National 
Intelligence; and Tom Ferguson, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine ballistic missile defense policies and programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2013 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from J. 
Michael Gilmore, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Bradley H. 
Roberts, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and Missile Defense 
Policy, Lieutenant General Patrick J. O'Reilly, USA, Director, Missile 
Defense Agency, and Lieutenant General Richard P. Formica, USA, 
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Defense Command, Army Forces Strategic Command, and Commander, Joint 
Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense, all of the 
Department of Defense; and Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition 
and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a 
hearing to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel 
programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 
2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony 
from Thomas R. Lamont, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs, Juan M. Garcia III, Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Daniel B. Ginsberg, Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Lieutenant 
General Thomas P. Bostick, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff G-1, Vice Admiral 
Scott R. Van Buskirk, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, Lieutenant General 
Robert E. Milstead Jr., USMC, Assistant Commandant for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs, and Lieutenant General Darrell D. Jones, USAF, Deputy 
Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, all of the 
Department of Defense.
HOMEOWNERS REFINANCING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing, Transportation and Community Development concluded a hearing 
to examine helping homeowners save money through refinancing, after 
receiving testimony from Christopher J. Mayer, Columbia Business 
School, and Laurie S. Goodman, Amherst Securities Group LP, both of New 
York, New York; Debra W. Still, Mortgage Bankers Association, 
Englewood, Colorado; Anthony B. Sanders, George Mason University 
Mercatus Center, Washington, D.C.; and Michael Calhoun, Center for 
Responsible Lending, Durham, North Carolina.
TAX REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax 
reform, focusing on what it means for state and local tax and fiscal 
policy, after receiving testimony from Frank Sammartino, Assistant 
Director for Tax Analysis, Congressional Budget Office; Kim Rueben, 
Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, and Joseph Henchman, Tax Foundation, 
both of Washington, D.C.; Walter Hellerstein, University of Georgia Law 
School, Athens; and Sanford Zinman, National Conference of CPA 
Practitioners, White Plains, New York.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 241, to expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees 
whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2061, to provide for an exchange of land between the Department of 
Homeland Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority, with an 
amendment;
  S. 1673, establish the Office of Agriculture Inspection within the 
Department of Homeland Security, which shall be headed by the Assistant 
Commissioner for Agriculture Inspection, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1998, to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve 
financial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland 
Security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 3902, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise 
the timing of special elections for local office in the District of 
Columbia;
  H.R. 2668, to designate the station of the United States Border 
Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway in Bisbee, Arizona, as the 
``Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station'';
  S. Res. 419, expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants 
should be commended for their dedication and continued service to the 
United States during Public Service Recognition week;
  H.R. 298, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 500 East Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park, Texas, 
as the ``Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 1423, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as 
the ``Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office'';
  H.R. 2079, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 10 Main Street in East Rockaway, New York, as the 
``John J. Cook Post Office'';
  H.R. 2213, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 801 West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mississippi, as 
the ``Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office'';
  H.R. 2244, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the 
``Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office'';
  H.R. 2660, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
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Holderrieth Boulevard in Tomball, Texas, as the ``Tomball Veterans Post 
Office'';
  H.R. 2767, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8 West Silver Street in Westfield, Massachusetts, as 
the ``William T. Trant Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 3004, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 260 California Drive in Yountville, California, as 
the ``Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 3246, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the 
``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 3247, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, 
Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office 
Building'';
  H.R. 3248, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as 
the ``Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building''; and
  The nominations of Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of 
the Postal Regulatory Commission, Mark A. Robbins, of California, to be 
a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Roy Wallace McLeese 
III, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of 
Appeals.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  An original bill entitled ``Food and Drug Administration Safety and 
Innovation Act''; and
  The nominations of Deborah S. Delisle, of South Carolina, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary 
Education, Bonnie L. Bassler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the 
National Science Board, National Science Foundation, and Adam Gamoran, 
of Wisconsin, Judith D. Singer, of Massachusetts, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, 
of Massachusetts, and David James Chard, of Texas, all to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences.
HOMELAND SECURITY OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Homeland Security, after receiving testimony 
from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security.
SENATE CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE PARITY ACT
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine S. 219, to require Senate candidates to file designations, 
statements, and reports in electronic form, after receiving testimony 
from Senator Tester; Nancy Erickson, Secretary of the Senate; and Paul 
S. Ryan, The Campaign Legal Center, Washington, D.C.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Veterans Affairs mental health care, focusing on evaluating 
access and assessing care, after receiving testimony from William 
Schoenhard, Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations 
Management, Mary Schohn, Director, Office of Mental Health Operations, 
and Antonette Zeiss, Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health 
Services, all of the Veterans Health Administration, and Linda A. 
Halliday, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, and 
John D. Daigh, Jr., Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare 
Inspections, both of the Office of Inspector General, all of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Major General T.S. Jones, USMC (Ret.), 
Outdoor Odyssey Youth Development and Leadership Academy, Lake Ridge, 
Virginia; and Nicholas Tolentino, Washington, D.C.
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