[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 123 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D861-D862]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
F-22 PILOT PHYSIOLOGICAL ISSUES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing on F-22 pilot physiological issues. Testimony was 
heard from Major General Charles W. Lyon, USAF, Director of Operations, 
Headquarters Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Force; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the Federal Voting Assistance Program. Testimony was heard 
from Pamela S. Mitchell, Acting Director, Federal Voting Assistance 
Program, Department of Defense.
Y-12 INTRUSION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on Y-12 Intrusion: Investigation, Response, and Accountability. 
Testimony was heard from Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy Secretary of Energy, 
Department of Energy; and Neile L. Miller, Principal Deputy 
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
of H.J. Res. 118, providing for congressional disapproval of the 
Administration's July 12, 2012 waiver of welfare work requirements. The 
resolution was ordered reported, without amendment.
AMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing entitled ``The American Energy Initiative''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH IMPROVED GOVERNMENT SPECTRUM EFFICIENCY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Creating Opportunities through 
Improved Government Spectrum Efficiency''. Testimony was heard from 
Karl Nebbia, Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department 
of Commerce; Major General Robert Wheeler, USAF, Deputy Chief 
Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Computers 
(C4) and Information Infrastructure, Department of Defense; Mark 
Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE USES OF CONSUMER CREDIT DATA
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Uses of 
Consumer Credit Data''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMBATING THE HAQQANI TERRORIST NETWORK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Combating the 
Haqqani Terrorist Network''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ASSESSING U.S. POLICY ON PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``Assessing U.S. Policy on 
Peacekeeping Operations in Africa''. Testimony was heard from Esther D. 
Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Affairs.
CONDITIONS AT CAMP LIBERTY: U.S. AND IRAQI FAILURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Conditions at Camp Liberty: 
U.S. and Iraqi Failures''. Testimony was heard from a public witness.
BIOWATCH PRESENT AND FUTURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communications; and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a joint 
hearing entitled ``BioWatch Present and Future: Meeting Mission Needs 
for Effective Biosurveillance?''. Testimony was heard from Alexander

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Garza, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security; Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for 
Management, Department of Homeland Security; William Jenkins, Director, 
Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; 
Albert J. Romanosky, Medical Director, State Emergency Preparedness 
Coordinator, Office of Preparedness and Response, Department of Health 
and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland.
QUESTIONING OF KEY DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICIALS
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Committee Oversight of Department of the Interior: Questioning of Key 
Department of the Interior Officials''. Testimony was heard from Neal 
Kemkar, Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Department of the 
Interior; and Mary Katherine Ishee, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior 
Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, 
Department of the Interior.
JOBS ACT: IMPORTANCE OF PROMPT IMPLEMENTATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS, 
CAPITAL FORMATION, AND JOB CREATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on TARP, 
Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs and the 
Committee on Financial Services' Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a joint hearing entitled ``The 
JOBS Act: Importance of Prompt Implementation for Entrepreneurs, 
Capital Formation, and Job Creation''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SIGAR REPORT: DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS UNACCOUNTED 
FOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations held a hearing 
entitled ``SIGAR Report: Document Destruction and Millions of Dollars 
Unaccounted for at the Department of Defense''. Testimony was heard 
from John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction, Department of Defense.
ADDING TO UNCERTAINTY: SMALL BUSINESSES' PERSPECTIVES ON THE TAX CLIFF
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Capital 
Access and Tax held a hearing entitled ``Adding to Uncertainty: Small 
Businesses' Perspectives on the Tax Cliff ''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DOT'S TRUCK AND BUS SAFETY PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating the 
Effectiveness of DOT's Truck and Bus Safety Program''. Testimony was 
heard from Anne Ferro, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration; David Palmer, Assistant Chief, Texas Department of 
Public Safety; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of H.J. Res. 
118, providing for congressional disapproval of the Administration's 
July 12, 2012 waiver of welfare work requirements. The resolution was 
ordered reported, without amendment.
INVESTIGATION OF THE SECURITY THREAT POSED BY CHINESE 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES HUAWEI AND ZTE
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Investigation of the Security Threat Posed by 
Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.