[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D766-D768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES AND SECURITY LEAD TRANSITION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Afghan National Security Forces and 
Security Lead Transition: The Assessment Process, Metrics, and Efforts 
to Build Capability. Testimony was heard from Kenneth Moorefield, 
Ambassador, Deputy Inspector General for Special Plans and Operations, 
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense; Charles M. 
Johnson, Jr., Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
VALUE OF ALTERNATIVE TEACHER CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled 
``Education Reforms: Discussing the Value of Alternative Teacher 
Certification Programs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NRC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy and Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a joint hearing 
entitled ``NRC Policy and Governance Oversight''. Testimony was heard 
from the following Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials: Allison 
Macfarlane, Chairman; Kristine Svinicki, Commissioner; William Magwood, 
Commissioner; and William Ostendorff, Commissioner.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
began a markup of the ``No More Solyndras Act''.
EXAMINING CONSUMER CREDIT ACCESS CONCERNS, NEW PRODUCTS AND FEDERAL 
REGULATIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining Consumer Credit 
Access Concerns, New Products and Federal Regulations''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
THE IMPACT OF DODD-FRANK'S INSURANCE REGULATIONS ON CONSUMERS, JOB 
CREATORS, AND THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
Community Opportunity held

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a hearing entitled ``The Impact of Dodd-Frank's Insurance Regulations 
on Consumers, Job Creators, and the Economy''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Engagement in Central Asia''. Testimony was 
heard from Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Central and 
South Asian Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
SECURING FEDERAL FACILITIES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing 
entitled ``Securing Federal Facilities: An Examination of FPS Progress 
in Improving Oversight and Assessing Risk''. Testimony was heard from 
L. Eric Patterson, Director, Federal Protective Service, Department of 
Homeland Security; Mark L. Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure 
Issues, Government Accountability Office; James Peerenboom, Director, 
Infrastructure Assurance Center, Associate Director, Decision and 
Information Sciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3179, 
the ``Marketplace Equity Act of 2011''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Womack and Speier; and public witnesses.
THE AFTERMATH OF FRAUD BY IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement, hearing entitled ``The Aftermath of Fraud by Immigration 
Attorneys''. Testimony was heard from Waldemar Rodriguez, Deputy 
Assistant Director, Transnational Crime and Public Safety Division, 
Homeland Security Investigations, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security; Sarah M. Kendall, Associate Director, 
Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services; and public witnesses.
THE IMPACT OF CATASTROPHIC FOREST FIRES AND LITIGATION ON PEOPLE AND 
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Impact of Catastrophic Forest Fires and Litigation on People and 
Endangered Species: Time for Rational Management of our Nation's 
Forests''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs held a hearing on the following: H.R. 726, to amend the 
Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 3319, to allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine 
the requirements for membership in that tribe; and legislation to 
provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of 
the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; and H.R. 6141, to provide for 
the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz 
Tribe in the State of Oregon. Testimony was heard from Michael Black, 
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Terry 
Thompson, Lincoln County, Oregon; and public witnesses.
DAWOOD NATIONAL MILITARY HOSPITAL, AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations held a hearing 
entitled ``Dawood National Military Hospital, Afghanistan: What 
Happened and What Went Wrong?''. Testimony was heard from Colonel Mark 
F. Fassl, United States Army; Gerald N. Carozza, Jr., United States 
Army; Captain Steven Andersen, United States Coast Guard; and Daniel 
Blair, Inspector General for Auditing, Department of Defense Inspector 
General.
CREDIT CRUNCH: IS THE CFPB RESTRICTING CONSUMER ACCESS TO CREDIT?
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on TARP, 
Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs held a 
hearing entitled ``Credit Crunch: Is the CFPB Restricting Consumer 
Access to Credit?''. Testimony was heard from Richard Cordray, 
Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and public witnesses.
REVIEW OF STATE AND FEDERAL EFFORTS TO SOLVE THE DOMESTIC 
METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCTION RESURGENCE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health 
Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives held a 
hearing entitled ``Meth Revisited: Review of State and Federal Efforts 
to Solve the Domestic Methamphetamine Production Resurgence''. 
Testimony was heard from R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President; Rob 
Bovett, District Attorney, Lincoln County, Oregon; Marshall Fisher, 
Director, Mississippi

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Bureau of Narcotics, State of Mississippi; Max Dorsey, Narcotics 
Lieutenant, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, State of South 
Carolina; and Jason Grellner, Detective Sergeant, Franklin County 
Narcotics Enforcement Unit, State of Missouri.
REVIEW OF BUILDING CODES AND MITIGATION EFFORTS TO HELP MINIMIZE THE 
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL DISASTERS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``A Review of Building Codes and Mitigation Efforts to 
Help Minimize the Costs Associated with Natural Disasters''. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Diaz-Balart; David Miller, Associate 
Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency; Jimmy Gianato, Director of Homeland 
Security and Emergency Management, State of West Virginia; and public 
witnesses.
PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY CARE AND 
IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
physician organization efforts to promote high quality care and 
implications for Medicare physician payment reform. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.