[Senate Report 112-2]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress 
 1st Session                     SENATE                          Report
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                        REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                             111TH CONGRESS

                       first and second sessions

                               2009-2010





                 March 14, 2011.--Ordered to be printed


                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
               (from January 21, 2009--December 22, 2010)

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                     CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman
JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut     JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
JACK REED, Rhode Island              JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii              JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
BILL NELSON, Florida                 SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska         LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
EVAN BAYH, Indiana                   JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
JIM WEBB, Virginia                   ROGER E. WICKER, Mississippi
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri           GEORGE S. LeMIEUX, Florida
MARK UDALL, Colorado                 SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts
KAY R. HAGAN, North Carolina         RICHARD BURR, North Carolina
MARK BEGICH, Alaska                  DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico            SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia       MARK KIRK, Illinois
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware
                   Richard D. DeBobes, Staff Director
               Joseph W. Bowab, Republican Staff Director

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NOTES:
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts served on the Committee 
during the 111th Congress from January 21, 2009 until his death on 
August 25, 2009.
Senator Mel Martinez of Florida served on the Committee during the 
111th Congress from January 21, 2009 until the date of his resignation 
from the Senate on September 8, 2009. On September 22, 2009, the Senate 
passed S. Res. 279, appointing Senator George S. LeMieux of Florida to 
the Committee on Armed Services.
On September 29, 2009, the Senate passed S. Res. 290, appointing 
Senator Paul G. Kirk of Massachusetts to the Committee on Armed 
Services. Senator Paul G. Kirk of Massachusetts served on the Committee 
from September 29, 2009 until February 4, 2010.
On March 2, 2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 429, appointing Senator 
Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts to the Committee on Armed Services. On 
March 9, 2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 450, appointing Senators Jeff 
Bingaman of New Mexico and Edward E. Kaufman of Delaware to the 
Committee on Armed Services. Senator Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware, 
served on the Committee during the 111th Congress from March 9, 2010 
until November 15, 2010.
Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia served on the Committee during 
the 111th Congress from January 21, 2009 until his death on June 28, 
2010. On July 22, 2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 594, appointing 
Senator Carte P. Goodwin of West Virginia to the Committee on Armed 
Services. Senator Carte P. Goodwin, West Virginia, served on the 
Committee during the 111th Congress from July 22, 2010 until November 
15, 2010.
On November 15, 2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 674, appointing Senator 
Joe Manchin III of West Virginia and Senator Christopher A. Coons of 
Delaware to the Committee on Armed Services.
Senator Roland W. Burris of Illinois served on the Committee during the 
111th Congress from January 21, 2009 until he was succeeded by Senator 
Mark Kirk of Illinois on November 29, 2010. On December 7, 2010, the 
Senate passed S. Res. 696, appointing Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois to 
the Committee on Armed Services.


                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL


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                                       U.S. Senate,
                               Committee on Armed Services,
                                    Washington, DC, March 14, 2011.
Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr.,
President of the Senate,
Washington, DC.

    Dear Mr. President: Senate Rule XXVI.8(b) requires the 
submission of a report of the activities of the Senate 
Committee on Armed Services for the previous Congress.
    In accordance with the requirements, I am submitting the 
report of the activities of the Committee during the 111th 
Congress. This report outlines the most noteworthy legislative 
achievements and other achievements and activities of our 
Committee.
            Sincerely,
                                                Carl Levin,
                                                          Chairman.
                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
Letter of Transmittal............................................   III
Jurisdiction.....................................................     1
Membership of the Committee......................................     3
Subcommittee appointments........................................     5
Relationship of annual authorization to Department of Defense 
  appropriations.................................................    19
Activities of the Committee on Armed Services during the 111th 
  Congress (2009 and 2010).......................................    26
Action on nominations referred to the Committee..................    31
Nominations for promotions in the Armed Services.................    36
Investigations, hearings, and other matters not directly 
  pertaining to legislation before the Committee.................    37
Committee staff..................................................    44
Committee on Armed Services rules of procedure...................    46
Publications:
    Hearings.....................................................    50
    Nominations..................................................    52
    Reports......................................................    53
Information on appointment of Board of Visitors to the U.S. 
  Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies.......................    55
                              JURISDICTION

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    Part 1 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
(Public Law 601 of the Seventy-ninth Congress, approved August 
2, 1946, as amended by Public Law 510 of the Ninety-first 
Congress, approved October 26, 1970) created the standing 
committees of the Senate and provided that the Committee on 
Armed Services should consist of 13 Senators. The history of 
changes in the Committee on Armed Services membership since 
1946 is displayed below:

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         Congress:                 Year:                  Under Authority of:             Number of Senators:
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                 82nd                  1953                            S. Res. 18                         15
                 86th                  1959                            S. Res. 24                         17
                 90th                  1967                            S. Res. 11                         18
                 91st                  1970                            H.R. 17654                         15
                 92nd                  1971                            S. Res. 15                         16
                 93rd                  1973                            S. Res. 10                         15
                 94th                  1975                            S. Res. 17                         16
                 95th                  1977                S. Res. 4 & S. Res. 82                         18
                100th                  1987                            S. Res. 14                         20
                103rd                  1993                           S. Res. 130                         22
                104th                  1995                            S. Res. 14                         21
                105th                  1997                             S. Res. 9                         18
                107th                  2001                  in part by S. Res. 8                         25
                109th                  2005                 S. Res. 5 & S. Res. 6                         24
                110th                  2007               S. Res. 27 & S. Res. 28                         25
                111th                  2009               S. Res. 18 & S. Res. 19                         26
                111th                  2010             S. Res. 429 & S. Res. 450                         28
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    The Committee on Armed Services' jurisdiction is set forth 
in Rule XXV(c) (1) and (2) of the Standing Rules of the Senate. 
It states that the Committee shall be referred all proposed 
legislation, messages, petition, memorials and other matters 
related to the following subjects:
    (1) 1. Aeronautical and space activities peculiar to or 
primarily associated with the development of weapons systems or 
military operations.
    2. Common defense.
    3. Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the 
Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, 
generally.
    4. Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including 
administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone.
    5. Military research and development.
    6. National security aspects of nuclear energy.
    7. Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska.
    8. Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and 
privileges of members of the Armed Forces, including overseas 
education of civilian and military dependents.
    9. Selective service system.
    10. Strategic and critical materials necessary for the 
common defense.
    (2) Such committee shall also study and review, on a 
comprehensive basis, matters relating to the common defense 
policy of the United States, and report thereon from time to 
time.

                 COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES MEMBERSHIP

               (from January 21, 2009--December 22, 2010)

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                     CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman

                           January 23, 1979*

JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut     JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
January 7, 1993*                     January 6, 1987*
JACK REED, Rhode Island              JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
January 7, 1999*                     January 4, 1995*
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii              JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama
January 25, 2001*                    January 7, 1999*
BILL NELSON, Florida                 SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
January 25, 2001*                    January 15, 2003*
E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska         LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
January 25, 2001*                    January 15, 2003*
EVAN BAYH, Indiana                   JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
January 15, 2003*                    January 6, 2005*
JIM WEBB, Virginia                   ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
January 12, 2007*                    January 24, 2008*
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri           GEORGE S. LeMIEUX, Florida
January 12, 2007*                    September 22, 2009*
MARK UDALL, Colorado                 SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts
January 21, 2009*                    March 2, 2010*
KAY R. HAGAN, North Carolina         RICHARD BURR, North Carolina
January 21, 2009*                    January 21, 2009*
MARK BEGICH, Alaska                  DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
January 21, 2009*                    January 21, 2009*
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico            SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
March 9, 2010*                       January 25, 2001*
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia       MARK KIRK, Illinois
November 15, 2010*                   December 7, 2010*
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware
November 15, 2010*

                               __________
*Date of appointment to the Senate Committee on Armed Services.

    Notes: The Senate Committees on Military Affairs; on the 
Militia; and Naval Affairs were established on December 10, 
1816. The Committee on the Militia was merged with the 
Committee on Military Affairs in 1858 to form the Military 
Affairs and Militia Committee. However, in 1872 the Committee 
dropped ``Militia'' from its name. The Military Affairs and 
Naval Affairs Committees existed until 1947 when they were 
combined by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 into a 
new standing committee, the current Committee on Armed 
Services.
    Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts served on the 
Committee during the 111th Congress from January 21, 2009 until 
his death on August 25, 2009. Senator Mel Martinez of Florida 
served on the Committee during the 111th Congress from January 
21, 2009 until the date of his resignation from the Senate on 
September 8, 2009. On September 22, 2009, the Senate passed S. 
Res. 279, appointing Senator George S. LeMieux of Florida to 
the Committee on Armed Services. On September 29, 2009, the 
Senate passed S. Res. 290, appointing Senator Paul G. Kirk of 
Massachusetts to the Committee on Armed Services. Senator Paul 
G. Kirk of Massachusetts served on the Committee from September 
29, 2009 until February 4, 2010. On March 2, 2010, the Senate 
passed S. Res. 429, appointing Senator Scott P. Brown of 
Massachusetts to the Committee on Armed Services. On March 9, 
2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 450, appointing Senators Jeff 
Bingaman of New Mexico and Edward E. Kaufman of Delaware to the 
Committee on Armed Services. Senator Robert C. Byrd of West 
Virginia served on the Committee during the 111th Congress from 
January 21, 2009 until his death on June 28, 2010. On July 22, 
2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 594, appointing Senator Carte 
P. Goodwin of West Virginia to the Committee on Armed Services. 
Senator Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware, served on the Committee 
during the 111th Congress from March 9, 2010 until November 15, 
2010. Senator Carte P. Goodwin, West Virginia, served on the 
Committee during the 111th Congress from July 22, 2010 until 
November 15, 2010. On November 15, 2010, the Senate passed S. 
Res. 674, appointing Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia 
and Senator Christopher A. Coons of Delaware to the Committee 
on Armed Services. Senator Roland W. Burris of Illinois served 
on the Committee during the 111th Congress from January 21, 
2009 until he was succeeded by Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois on 
November 29, 2010. On December 7, 2010, the Senate passed S. 
Res. 696, appointing Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois to the 
Committee on Armed Services.

                     ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                    February 24, 2009--May 13, 2009

                        Subcommittee on AirLand

Senator Lieberman, Chairman          Senator Thune, Ranking Member
Senator Bayh                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Webb                         Senator Sessions
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Hagan                        Senator Burr
Senator Begich
Senator Burris

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Reed, Chairman               Senator Wicker, Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy                      Senator Graham
Senator Byrd                         Senator Martinez
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Burr
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Collins
Senator Bayh
Senator Udall

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Ben Nelson, Chairman         Senator Graham, Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy                      Senator Chambliss
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Thune
Senator Akaka                        Senator Martinez
Senator Webb                         Senator Wicker
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Vitter
Senator Hagan                        Senator Collins
Senator Begich
Senator Burris

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Bayh, Chairman               Senator Burr, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Akaka                        Senator Chambliss
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Thune
Senator Udall
Senator Burris

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Kennedy, Chairman            Senator Martinez, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Sessions
Senator Reed                         Senator Wicker
Senator Akaka                        Senator Vitter
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Collins
Senator Webb
Senator Hagan

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman        Senator Sessions, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Reed                         Senator Graham
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Vitter
Senator Udall
Senator Begich

                               __________
Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio (non-voting) 
members of all Subcommittees.

                     ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                     May 14, 2009--October 21, 2009

                        Subcommittee on AirLand

Senator Lieberman, Chairman          Senator Thune, Ranking Member
Senator Bayh                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Webb                         Senator Sessions
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Hagan                        Senator Burr
Senator Begich
Senator Burris

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Reed, Chairman               Senator Wicker, Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy                      Senator Graham
Senator Byrd                         Senator Martinez
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Burr
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Collins
Senator Bayh
Senator Udall

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Ben Nelson, Chairman         Senator Graham, Ranking Member
Senator Kennedy                      Senator Chambliss
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Thune
Senator Akaka                        Senator Martinez
Senator Webb                         Senator Wicker
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Vitter
Senator Hagan                        Senator Collins
Senator Begich
Senator Burris

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Bayh, Chairman               Senator Burr, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Akaka                        Senator Chambliss
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Thune
Senator Udall
Senator Burris

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Kennedy, Chairman            Senator Martinez, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Sessions
Senator Reed                         Senator Wicker
Senator Akaka                        Senator Vitter
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Collins
Senator Webb
Senator Hagan

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman        Senator Vitter, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Sessions
Senator Reed                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Graham
Senator Udall
Senator Begich

                               __________
Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio members of all 
Subcommittees.

    On May 14, 2009, the Minority membership of the Strategic 
Forces Subcommittee changed when Senator David Vitter assumed 
responsibility as the Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces 
Subcommittee vice Senator Jeff Sessions. The change was 
necessitated because, as the newly-named Ranking Member of the 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senator Sessions had to give 
up his subcommittee ranking member position, in accordance with 
Senate Republican Conference rules.

                     ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                    October 22, 2009--March 11, 2010

                        Subcommittee on AirLand

Senator Lieberman, Chairman          Senator Thune, Ranking Member
Senator Bayh                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Webb                         Senator Sessions
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Hagan                        Senator Burr
Senator Begich
Senator Burris

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman        Senator LeMieux, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Graham
Senator Reed                         Senator Wicker
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Burr
Senator Bayh                         Senator Collins
Senator Udall
Senator Kirk

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Webb, Chairman               Senator Graham, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Akaka                        Senator Thune
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator McCaskill                    Senator LeMieux
Senator Hagan                        Senator Vitter
Senator Begich                       Senator Collins
Senator Burris
Senator Kirk

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Bayh, Chairman               Senator Burr, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Akaka                        Senator Chambliss
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Thune
Senator Udall
Senator Burris

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Reed, Chairman               Senator Wicker, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Sessions
Senator Akaka                        Senator LeMieux
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Vitter
Senator Webb                         Senator Collins
Senator Hagan
Senator Kirk

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Ben Nelson, Chairman         Senator Vitter, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Sessions
Senator Reed                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Graham
Senator Udall
Senator Begich

                               __________
Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio members of all 
Subcommittees.

    On September 22, 2009, the Senate passed S. Res. 279, 
appointing Senator George S. LeMieux of Florida to the 
Committee on Armed Services. On September 29, 2009, the Senate 
passed S. Res. 290, appointing Senator Paul G. Kirk of 
Massachusetts to the Committee on Armed Services. Senator Kirk 
served until February 4, 2010. New subcommittees memberships 
were made on March 12, 2010--see next page.

                     ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                     March 12, 2010--July 27, 2010

                        Subcommittee on AirLand

Senator Lieberman, Chairman          Senator Thune, Ranking Member
Senator Bayh                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Webb                         Senator Sessions
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Hagan                        Senator Brown
Senator Begich                       Senator Burr
Senator Burris
Senator Kaufman

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman        Senator LeMieux, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Graham
Senator Reed                         Senator Wicker
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Brown
Senator Bayh                         Senator Burr
Senator Udall                        Senator Collins
Senator Bingaman
Senator Kaufman

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Webb, Chairman               Senator Graham, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Akaka                        Senator Thune
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator McCaskill                    Senator LeMieux
Senator Hagan                        Senator Vitter
Senator Begich                       Senator Collins
Senator Bingaman

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Bayh, Chairman               Senator Burr, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Akaka                        Senator Chambliss
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Thune
Senator Udall
Senator Burris

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Reed, Chairman               Senator Wicker, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Sessions
Senator Akaka                        Senator LeMieux
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Vitter
Senator Webb                         Senator Collins
Senator Hagan
Senator Kaufman

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Ben Nelson, Chairman         Senator Vitter, Ranking Member
Senator Byrd                         Senator Sessions
Senator Reed                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Graham
Senator Udall                        Senator Brown
Senator Begich
Senator Bingaman

                               __________
Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio members of all 
Subcommittees.

    On March 2, 2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 429, appointing 
Senator Scott P. Brown of Massachusetts to the Committee on 
Armed Services. On March 9, 2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 
450, appointing Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Senator 
Edward E. Kaufman of Delaware to the Committee on Armed 
Services.

                     ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                    July 28, 2010--November 14, 2010

                        Subcommittee on AirLand

Senator Lieberman, Chairman          Senator Thune, Ranking Member
Senator Bayh                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Webb                         Senator Sessions
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Hagan                        Senator Brown
Senator Begich                       Senator Burr
Senator Burris
Senator Kaufman

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman        Senator LeMieux, Ranking Member
Senator Reed                         Senator Graham
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator Bayh                         Senator Brown
Senator Udall                        Senator Burr
Senator Bingaman                     Senator Collins
Senator Kaufman
Senator Goodwin

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Webb, Chairman               Senator Graham, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Akaka                        Senator Thune
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator McCaskill                    Senator LeMieux
Senator Hagan                        Senator Vitter
Senator Begich                       Senator Collins
Senator Burris
Senator Bingaman

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Bayh, Chairman               Senator Burr, Ranking Member
Senator Akaka                        Senator Inhofe
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Udall                        Senator Thune
Senator Burris
Senator Goodwin

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Reed, Chairman               Senator Wicker, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Sessions
Senator Akaka                        Senator LeMieux
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Vitter
Senator Webb                         Senator Collins
Senator Hagan
Senator Kaufman

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Ben Nelson, Chairman         Senator Vitter, Ranking Member
Senator Reed                         Senator Sessions
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Inhofe
Senator Udall                        Senator Graham
Senator Begich                       Senator Brown
Senator Bingaman
Senator Goodwin

Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio members of all 
Subcommittees.

    Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia served on the 
Committee during the 111th Congress from January 21, 2009 until 
his death on June 28, 2010. On July 22, 2010, the Senate passed 
S. Res. 594, appointing Senator Carte P. Goodwin of West 
Virginia to the Committee on Armed Services.

                     ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                  November 17, 2010--December 7, 2010

                        Subcommittee on AirLand

Senator Lieberman, Chairman          Senator Thune, Ranking Member
Senator Bayh                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Webb                         Senator Sessions
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Hagan                        Senator Brown
Senator Begich                       Senator Burr
Senator Burris
Senator Coons

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman        Senator LeMieux, Ranking Member
Senator Reed                         Senator Graham
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator Bayh                         Senator Brown
Senator Udall                        Senator Burr
Senator Bingaman                     Senator Collins
Senator Manchin
Senator Coons

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Webb, Chairman               Senator Graham, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Akaka                        Senator Thune
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator McCaskill                    Senator LeMieux
Senator Hagan                        Senator Vitter
Senator Begich                       Senator Collins
Senator Burris
Senator Bingaman

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Bayh, Chairman               Senator Burr, Ranking Member
Senator Akaka                        Senator Inhofe
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Udall                        Senator Thune
Senator Burris
Senator Manchin

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Reed, Chairman               Senator Wicker, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Sessions
Senator Akaka                        Senator LeMieux
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Vitter
Senator Webb                         Senator Collins
Senator Hagan
Senator Coons

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Ben Nelson, Chairman         Senator Vitter, Ranking Member
Senator Reed                         Senator Sessions
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Inhofe
Senator Udall                        Senator Graham
Senator Begich                       Senator Brown
Senator Bingaman
Senator Manchin

                               __________
Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio members of all 
Subcommittees.

    Senator Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware, served on the 
Committee during the 111th Congress from March 9, 2010 until 
November 15, 2010. Senator Carte P. Goodwin, West Virginia, 
served on the Committee during the 111th Congress from July 22, 
2010 until November 15, 2010. On November 15, 2010, the Senate 
passed S. Res. 674, appointing Senator Joe Manchin III of West 
Virginia and Senator Christopher A. Coons of Delaware to the 
Committee on Armed Services.

                     ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

              SUBCOMMITTEES OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                  December 8, 2010--December 22, 2010

                        Subcommittee on AirLand

Senator Lieberman, Chairman          Senator Thune, Ranking Member
Senator Bayh                         Senator Inhofe
Senator Webb                         Senator Sessions
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Hagan                        Senator Brown
Senator Begich                       Senator Burr
Senator Coons

           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

Senator Bill Nelson, Chairman        Senator LeMieux, Ranking Member
Senator Reed                         Senator Graham
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator Bayh                         Senator Brown
Senator Udall                        Senator Burr
Senator Bingaman                     Senator Collins
Senator Manchin                      Senator Kirk
Senator Coons

                       Subcommittee on Personnel

Senator Webb, Chairman               Senator Graham, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Akaka                        Senator Thune
Senator Ben Nelson                   Senator Wicker
Senator McCaskill                    Senator LeMieux
Senator Hagan                        Senator Vitter
Senator Begich                       Senator Collins
Senator Bingaman

            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Senator Bayh, Chairman               Senator Burr, Ranking Member
Senator Akaka                        Senator Inhofe
Senator McCaskill                    Senator Chambliss
Senator Udall                        Senator Thune
Senator Manchin

                        Subcommittee on Seapower

Senator Reed, Chairman               Senator Wicker, Ranking Member
Senator Lieberman                    Senator Sessions
Senator Akaka                        Senator LeMieux
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Vitter
Senator Webb                         Senator Collins
Senator Hagan                        Senator Kirk
Senator Coons

                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Senator Ben Nelson, Chairman         Senator Vitter, Ranking Member
Senator Reed                         Senator Sessions
Senator Bill Nelson                  Senator Inhofe
Senator Udall                        Senator Graham
Senator Begich                       Senator Brown
Senator Bingaman                     Senator Kirk
Senator Manchin

                               __________
Note: Senator Levin and Senator McCain, as Chairman and Ranking Member 
of the Armed Services Committee, serve as ex-officio members of all 
Subcommittees.

    Senator Roland W. Burris of Illinois served on the 
Committee during the 111th Congress from January 21, 2009 until 
he was succeeded by Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois on November 
29, 2010. On December 7, 2010, the Senate passed S. Res. 696, 
appointing Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois to the Committee on 
Armed Services.

     RELATIONSHIP OF ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                             APPROPRIATIONS

          History of Section 114, Title 10, United States Code

    The jurisdiction of the committee so far as specific annual 
authorizations are concerned was increased significantly in 
1959 by the enactment of section 412(b) of Public Law 86-149 
which required annual congressional authorization of 
appropriations for the procurement of aircraft, missiles and 
naval vessels. That law was amended and expanded as follows:
           In 1962 (Public Law 88-436) to require 
        similar authorization of appropriations for research, 
        development, test, or evaluation associated with 
        aircraft, missiles and naval vessels;
           In 1963 (Public Law 88-174) to require 
        similar authorization of appropriations for all 
        research, development, test, or evaluation carried on 
        by the Department of Defense;
           In 1965 (Public Law 89-37) to require 
        authorization of appropriations for the procurement of 
        tracked combat vehicles;
           In 1967 (Public Law 90-168) to require 
        annual authorization of the personnel strengths of each 
        of the Selected Reserves of the Reserve components as a 
        prior condition for the appropriation of funds for the 
        pay and allowances for the Reserve components;
           In 1969 (Public Law 91-121) to require 
        authorization of appropriations for the procurement of 
        other weapons to or for the use of any armed force of 
        the United States. (Essentially, heavy, medium, and 
        light artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, rifles, 
        machine-guns, mortars, small arms weapons, and any 
        crew-fired piece using fixed ammunition);
           In 1970 (Public Law 91-441) to require 
        authorization of appropriations to or for the use of 
        the Navy for the procurement of torpedoes and related 
        support equipment; and to require authorization of the 
        average annual active duty personnel strength for each 
        component of the Armed Forces as a condition precedent 
        to the appropriation of funds for this purpose;
           In 1971 (Public Law 92-436) to require 
        annual authorization for the average military training 
        student loads for each component of the Armed Forces, 
        and modified the provision relating to authorization 
        for active duty personnel strength;
           In 1973 (Public Law 93-155) to require 
        authorization for end strength civilian employment for 
        each component of the Defense Department in each fiscal 
        year;
           In 1975 (Public Law 94-106) to require the 
        annual authorization of military construction of 
        ammunition facilities;
           In 1980 (Public Law 96-342) to require the 
        annual authorization of appropriations of funds for the 
        operation and maintenance of any armed force of the 
        activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
        (other than the military departments) for fiscal years 
        beginning after September 30, 1981; and
           In 1982 (Public Law 97-86) to require the 
        annual authorization of appropriations of funds for 
        procurement of ammunition or other procurement for any 
        armed force or for agencies of the Department of 
        Defense (other than military departments).
    Also, in 1973 these enactments were codified by section 
803(a) of Public Law 93-155 into Title 10, United States Code, 
as section 138. Section 138 was amended on several occasions 
and, in 1986, was divided into two sections redesignated as 
sections 114 and 115 of title 10, United States Code, by the 
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 
1986 (Public Law 99-433). Both sections have subsequently been 
amended several times. The law today reads as follows:

Sec. 114. ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

    (a) No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or 
for the use of any armed force or obligated or expended for--
          (1) procurement of aircraft, missiles, or naval 
        vessels;
          (2) any research, development, test, or evaluation, 
        or procurement or production related thereto;
          (3) procurement of tracked combat vehicles;
          (4) procurement of other weapons;
          (5) procurement of naval torpedoes and related 
        support equipment;
          (6) military construction;
          (7) the operation and maintenance of any armed force 
        or of the activities and agencies of the Department of 
        Defense (other than the military departments);
          (8) procurement of ammunition; or
          (9) other procurement by any armed force or by the 
        activities and agencies of the Department of Defense 
        (other than the military departments); unless funds 
        therefor have been specifically authorized by law.
    (b) In subsection (a)(6), the term ``military 
construction'' includes any construction, development, 
conversion, or extension of any kind which is carried out with 
respect to any military facility or installation (including any 
Government-owned or Government-leased industrial facility used 
for the production of defense articles and any facility to 
which section 2353 of this title [10 USCS Sec. 2353] applies), 
any activity to which section 2807 of this title [10 USCS 
Sec. 2807] applies, any activity to which chapter 1803 of this 
title [10 USCS Sec. Sec. 18231 et seq.] applies, and advances 
to the Secretary of Transportation for the construction of 
defense access roads under section 210 of title 23. Such term 
does not include any activity to which section 2821 or 2854 of 
this title [10 USCS Sec. 2821 or 2854] applies.
    (c) (1) The size of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund 
established pursuant to chapter 5 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.) may not exceed $1,070,000,000.
    (2) Notwithstanding section 37(a) of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2777(a)), amounts received by the United 
States pursuant to subparagraph (A) of section 21(a)(1) of that 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(a)(1))--
          (A) shall be credited to the Special Defense 
        Acquisition Fund established pursuant to chapter 5 of 
        that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.), as authorized by 
        section 51(b)(1) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2795(b)(1)), 
        but subject to the limitation in paragraph (1) and 
        other applicable law; and
          (B) to the extent not so credited, shall be deposited 
        in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts as provided 
        in section 3302(b) of title 31.
    (d) Funds may be appropriated for the armed forces for use 
as an emergency fund for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, or related procurement or production, only if the 
appropriation of the funds is authorized by law after June 30, 
1966.
    (e) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for 
procurement of equipment for the reserve components of the 
armed forces (including the National Guard) shall be set forth 
separately from other amounts requested for procurement for the 
armed forces.
    (f) In each budget submitted by the President to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, amounts requested for 
procurement of ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps, and 
for procurement of ammunition for the Air Force, shall be set 
forth separately from other amounts requested for procurement.

Sec. 115. PERSONNEL STRENGTHS: REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL AUTHORIZATION

    (a) Active-duty and Selected Reserve end strengths to be 
authorized by law. Congress shall authorize personnel strength 
levels for each fiscal year for each of the following:
          (1) The end strength for each of the armed forces 
        (other than the Coast Guard) for (A) active-duty 
        personnel who are to be paid from funds appropriated 
        for active-duty personnel unless on active duty 
        pursuant to subsection (b), and (B) active-duty 
        personnel and full-time National Guard duty personnel 
        who are to be paid from funds appropriated for reserve 
        personnel unless on active duty or full-time National 
        Guard duty pursuant to subsection (b).
          (2) The end strength for the Selected Reserve of each 
        reserve component of the armed forces.
    (b) Certain reserves on active duty to be authorized by 
law.
          (1) Congress shall annually authorize the maximum 
        number of members of a reserve component permitted to 
        be on active duty or full-time National Guard duty at 
        any given time who are called or ordered to--
                  (A) active duty under section 12301(d) of 
                this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(d)] for the 
                purpose of providing operational support, as 
                prescribed in regulation issued by the 
                Secretary of Defense;
                  (B) full-time National Guard duty under 
                section 502(f)(2) of title 32 for the purpose 
                of providing operational support when 
                authorized by the Secretary of Defense;
                  (C) active duty under section 12301(d) of 
                this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(d)] or full-time 
                National Guard duty under section 502(f)(2) of 
                title 32 for the purpose of preparing for and 
                performing funeral honors functions for 
                funerals of veterans under section 1491 of this 
                title [10 USCS Sec. 1491];
                  (D) active duty or retained on active duty 
                under sections 12301(g) of this title [10 USCS 
                Sec. 12301(g)] while in a captive status; or 
                (E) active duty or retained on active duty 
                under 12301(h) or 12322 of this title [10 USCS 
                Sec. 12301(h) or 12322] for the purpose of 
                medical evaluation or treatment.
          (2) A member of a reserve component who exceeds 
        either of the following limits shall be included in the 
        strength authorized under subparagraph (A) or 
        subparagraph (B), as appropriate, of subsection (a)(1):
                  (A) A call or order to active duty or full-
                time National Guard duty that specifies a 
                period greater than three years.
                  (B) The cumulative periods of active duty and 
                full-time National Guard duty performed by the 
                member exceed 1095 days in the previous 1460 
                days.
          (3) In determining the period of active service under 
        paragraph (2), the following periods of active service 
        performed by a member shall not be included:
                  (A) All periods of active duty performed by a 
                member who has not previously served in the 
                Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.
                  (B) All periods of active duty or full-time 
                National Guard duty for which the member is 
                exempt from strength accounting under 
                paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (i).
          (4) As part of the budget justification materials 
        submitted by the Secretary of Defense to Congress in 
        support of the end strength authorizations required 
        under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) 
        for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
        the Secretary shall provide the following:
                  (A) The number of members, specified by 
                reserve component, authorized under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) who 
                were serving on active duty or full-time 
                National Guard duty for operational support 
                beyond each of the limits specified under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) at 
                the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
                year for which the budget justification 
                materials are submitted.
                  (B) The number of members, specified by 
                reserve component, on active duty for 
                operational support who, at the end of the 
                fiscal year for which the budget justification 
                materials are submitted, are projected to be 
                serving on active duty or full-time National 
                Guard duty for operational support beyond such 
                limits.
                  (C) The number of members, specified by 
                reserve component, on active duty or full-time 
                National Guard duty for operational support who 
                are included in, and counted against, the end 
                strength authorizations requested under 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1).
                  (D) A summary of the missions being performed 
                by members identified under subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B).
    (c) Limitation on appropriations for military personnel. No 
funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year to or for--
          (1) the use of active-duty personnel or full-time 
        National Guard duty personnel of any of the armed 
        forces (other than the Coast Guard) unless the end 
        strength for such personnel of that armed force for 
        that fiscal year has been authorized by law;
          (2) the use of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
        component of the armed forces unless the end strength 
        for the Selected Reserve of that component for that 
        fiscal year has been authorized by law; or
          (3) the use of reserve component personnel to perform 
        active duty or full-time National Guard duty under 
        subsection (b) unless the strength for such personnel 
        for that reserve component for that fiscal year has 
        been authorized by law.
    (d) Military technician (dual status) end strengths to be 
authorized by law. Congress shall authorize for each fiscal 
year the end strength for military technicians (dual status) 
for each reserve component of the Army and Air Force. Funds 
available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may 
not be used for the pay of a military technician (dual status) 
during that fiscal year unless the technician fills a position 
that is within the number of such positions authorized by law 
for that fiscal year for the reserve component of that 
technician. This subsection applies without regard to section 
129 of this title [10 USCS Sec. 129]. In each budget submitted 
by the President to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, 
the end strength requested for military technicians (dual 
status) for each reserve component of the Army and Air Force 
shall be specifically set forth.
    (e) End-of-quarter strength levels.
          (1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and 
        include in the budget justification documents submitted 
        to Congress in support of the President's budget for 
        the Department of Defense for any fiscal year the 
        Secretary's proposed end-of-quarter strengths for each 
        of the first three quarters of the fiscal year for 
        which the budget is submitted, in addition to the 
        Secretary's proposed fiscal-year end-strengths for that 
        fiscal year. Such end-of-quarter strengths shall be 
        submitted for each category of personnel for which end 
        strengths are required to be authorized by law under 
        subsection (a) or (d). The Secretary shall ensure that 
        resources are provided in the budget at a level 
        sufficient to support the end-of-quarter and fiscal-
        year end-strengths as submitted.
          (2) (A) After annual end-strength levels required by 
        subsections (a) and (d) are authorized by law for a 
        fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly 
        prescribe end-of-quarter strength levels for the first 
        three quarters of that fiscal year applicable to each 
        such end-strength level. Such end-of-quarter strength 
        levels shall be established for any fiscal year as 
        levels to be achieved in meeting each of those annual 
        end-strength levels authorized by law in accordance 
        with subsection (a) (as such levels may be adjusted 
        pursuant to subsection (f)) and subsection (d).
          (B) At least annually, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish for each of the armed forces (other than the 
        Coast Guard) the maximum permissible variance of actual 
        strength for an armed force at the end of any given 
        quarter from the end-of-quarter strength established 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A). Such variance shall be 
        such that it promotes the maintaining of the strength 
        necessary to achieve the end-strength levels authorized 
        in accordance with subsection (a) (as adjusted pursuant 
        to subsection (f)) and subsection (d).
          (3) Whenever the Secretary establishes an end-of-
        quarter strength level under subparagraph (A) of 
        paragraph (2), or modifies a strength level under the 
        authority provided in subparagraph (B) of paragraph 
        (2), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives of that 
        strength level or of that modification, as the case may 
        be.
    (f) Authority for Secretary of Defense variances for 
active-duty and Selected Reserve strengths. Upon determination 
by the Secretary of Defense that such action is in the national 
interest, the Secretary may--
          (1) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for any of the 
        armed forces by a number equal to not more than 3 
        percent of that end strength;
          (2) increase the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for any of the 
        armed forces by a number equal to not more than 2 
        percent of that end strength;
          (3) vary the end strength authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year for the Selected 
        Reserve of any of the reserve components by a number 
        equal to not more than 3 percent of that end strength; 
        and
          (4) increase the maximum strength authorized pursuant 
        to subsection (b)(1) for a fiscal year for certain 
        reserves on active duty for any of the reserve 
        components by a number equal to not more than 10 
        percent of that strength.
    (g) Authority for service Secretary variances for active-
duty end strengths. Upon determination by the Secretary of a 
military department that such action would enhance manning and 
readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or 
ratings, the Secretary may increase the end strength authorized 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) for a fiscal year for the 
armed force under the jurisdiction of that Secretary or, in the 
case of the Secretary of the Navy, for any of the armed forces 
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. Any such increase for 
a fiscal year--
          (1) shall be by a number equal to not more than 2 
        percent of such authorized end strength; and
          (2) shall be counted as part of the increase for that 
        armed force for that fiscal year authorized under 
        subsection (f)(1).
    (h) Adjustment when Coast Guard is operating as a service 
in the Navy. The authorized strength of the Navy under 
subsection (a)(1) is increased by the authorized strength of 
the Coast Guard during any period when the Coast Guard is 
operating as a service in the Navy.
    (i) Certain personnel excluded from counting for active-
duty end strengths. In counting personnel for the purpose of 
the end strengths authorized pursuant to subsection (a)(1), 
persons in the following categories shall be excluded:
          (1) Members of a reserve component ordered to active 
        duty under section 12301(a) of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12301(a)].
          (2) Members of a reserve component in an active 
        status ordered to active duty under section 12301(b) of 
        this title [10 USCS Sec. 12301(b)].
          (3) Members of the Ready Reserve ordered to active 
        duty under section 12302 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12302].
          (4) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
        Reserve or members of the Individual Ready Reserve 
        mobilization category described in section 10144(b) of 
        this title [10 USCS Sec. 10144(b)] ordered to active 
        duty under section 12304 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12304].
          (5) Members of the National Guard called into Federal 
        service under section 12406 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. 12406].
          (6) Members of the militia called into Federal 
        service under chapter 15 of this title [10 USCS 
        Sec. Sec. 331 et seq.].
          (7) Members of the National Guard on full-time 
        National Guard duty under section 502(f)(1) of title 
        32.
          (8) Members of reserve components on active duty for 
        training or full-time National Guard duty for training.
          (9) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
        Reserve on active duty to support programs described in 
        section 1203(b) of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
        of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952(b)).
          (10) Members of the National Guard on active duty or 
        full-time National Guard duty for the purpose of 
        carrying out drug interdiction and counter-drug 
        activities under section 112 of title 32.
          (11) Members of a reserve component on active duty 
        under section 10(b)(2) of the Military Selective 
        Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 460(b)(2)) for the 
        administration of the Selective Service System.
          (12) Members of the National Guard on full-time 
        National Guard duty for the purpose of providing 
        command, administrative, training, or support services 
        for the National Guard Challenge Program authorized by 
        section 509 of title 32.
          (13) Members of the National Guard on full-time 
        National Guard duty involuntarily and performing 
        homeland defense activities under chapter 9 of title 32 
        [USCS Sec. Sec. 901 et seq.].

  KEY ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES DURING THE 111TH 
                        CONGRESS (2009 AND 2010)

    The following is a summary of key activities of the 
Committee on Armed Services during the 111th Congress:
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
    The committee began the First Session of the 111th Congress 
with a series of oversight and review hearings and briefings on 
a variety of issues, including the continuing U.S. military 
involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, the current and future 
worldwide threats to our national security, and consideration 
of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.
    The committee's 18 hearings, with a total of 66 witnesses, 
on the President's budget request for national defense for 
fiscal year 2010 were structured to address the following seven 
committee priorities to:
           Provide fair compensation and first rate 
        health care, address the needs of the wounded, ill and 
        injured, and improve the quality of life of the men and 
        women of the all-volunteer force (active duty, National 
        Guard and Reserves) and their families.
           Provide our servicemen and women with the 
        resources, training, technology, equipment (especially 
        force protection) and authorities they need to succeed 
        in combat and stability operations.
           Enhance the capability of the armed forces 
        to conduct counterinsurgency operations and apply the 
        lessons of Iraq to Afghanistan, as appropriate.
           Improve the ability of the armed forces to 
        counter nontraditional threats, including terrorism and 
        the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and 
        their means of delivery.
           Seek to reduce our Nation's strategic risk 
        by taking action aimed at restoring, as soon as 
        possible, the readiness of the military services to 
        conduct the full range of their assigned missions.
           Terminate troubled programs and activities, 
        improve efficiencies, and apply the savings to higher-
        priority programs.
           Ensure aggressive and thorough oversight of 
        the Department's programs and activities to ensure 
        proper stewardship of taxpayer dollars and compliance 
        with relevant laws and regulations.
    Following a 2-day committee markup in late June, the 
committee reported the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 to the Senate on July 2, 2009. The Senate 
debate on the bill began on July 13 and concluded on July 23. 
During the 8 days of debate, the Senate considered 127 
amendments.
    A 71-day conference with the House of Representatives 
resulted in a bill authorizing a total of $550.2 billion for 
the President's base budget, plus a war-related funding 
authorization of $130.0 billion. In addition, the conference 
report also included two landmark pieces of legislation passed 
by the Senate: The Military Commissions Act of 2009 and the 
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
    Following passage of the conference report by both the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the bill, H.R. 2647, 
was signed by the President on October 28, 2009.
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
    The 2nd Session of the 111th Congress began with a series 
of oversight and review hearings on various topics, ranging 
from cyber security, to repeal of the Department of Defense 
policy on ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', to the transfer of 
detainees held at the Guantanamo Detention Facility, to the 
Joint Strike Fighter.
    These hearing set the stage for the committee's 22 hearings 
(with testimony from 84 witnesses) on the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. These hearings were 
aimed at addressing the following ten committee's priorities on 
this legislation to:
           Improve the quality of life of the men and 
        women of the all-volunteer force (active duty, National 
        Guard and Reserves) and their families through fair 
        pay, policies and benefits, including first rate health 
        care, and address the needs of the wounded, ill, and 
        injured servicemembers and their families.
           Provide our servicemen and women with the 
        resources, training, technology, equipment (especially 
        force protection), and authorities they need to succeed 
        in combat and stability operations.
           Enhance the capability of the armed forces 
        to conduct counterinsurgency operations and apply the 
        lessons of Iraq to Afghanistan, as appropriate.
           Address the threats from nuclear weapons and 
        materials by strengthening and accelerating 
        nonproliferation programs, maintaining a credible 
        nuclear deterrent, reducing the size of the nuclear 
        weapons stockpile, and ensuring the safety, security, 
        and reliability of the stockpile, the delivery systems, 
        and the nuclear infrastructure.
           Improve the ability of the armed forces to 
        counter nontraditional threats, focusing on terrorism, 
        the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and 
        their means of delivery.
           Enhance the capability of the security 
        forces of allied and friendly nations to defeat al 
        Qaeda, its affiliates, and other violent extremist 
        organizations.
           Seek to reduce our Nation's strategic risk 
        by taking action aimed at restoring, as soon as 
        possible, the readiness of the military services to 
        conduct the full range of their assigned missions.
           Terminate troubled programs and activities, 
        improve efficiencies, and apply the savings to higher-
        priority programs.
           Emphasize the reduction of dependency on 
        fossil fuels and seek greater energy security and 
        independence and pursue technological advances in 
        traditional and alternative energy storage, power 
        systems, renewable energy production, and more energy 
        efficient ground, air, and naval systems.
           Promote aggressive and thorough oversight of 
        the Department's programs and activities to ensure 
        proper stewardship of taxpayer dollars and compliance 
        with relevant laws and regulations.
    Following a 2-day markup in late May, the committee 
reported S. 3454, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2011, to the Senate on June 4, 2010. In addition to 
funding programs of the Department of Defense and the national 
security programs of the Department of Energy, the Committee-
reported bill also included a provision which would repeal the 
Department of Defense policy concerning homosexuality in the 
armed forces.
    On September 21, 2010 the Senate failed to invoke cloture 
on the motion to proceed to consideration of the S. 3454. A 
second cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the bill also 
failed on December 9, 2010.
    Unable to proceed to the bill through the normal 
legislative process, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Chairman of the 
House Committee on Armed Services reconciled the provisions of 
H.R. 5136, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 28, 
2010, and S. 3454, as reported by the Committee on Armed 
Services on June 4, 2010. The Ranking Minority Member of the 
House Committee on Armed Services did not fully participate in 
the agreement.
    The negotiated agreement was introduced as an original bill 
(H.R. 6523) by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike 
Skelton on December 15, 2010, and was considered and passed, as 
amended, under suspension of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives on December 17, 2010, by a vote of 341-48. The 
Senate passed the bill, with an amendment offered by the Senate 
Armed Services Committee leadership, by unanimous consent on 
December 22, 2010. The House concurred in the Senate amendment 
and passed H.R. 6523 the same day, December 22, 2010. The 
President signed the legislation on January 7, 2011, and it 
became Public Law 111-383.
    Because the measure was negotiated prior to introduction 
and the agreed-upon language was introduced as an original 
bill, there was no conference report and no formal ``joint 
explanatory statement of the managers'' for H.R. 6523. Instead, 
the House Committee on Armed Services filed a committee print 
(HASC No. 5, dated December 2010). The committee print showed 
congressional intent and maintained legislative history. It was 
noted, however, that unless required as a part of the agreement 
reached during negotiations between the House and the Senate, 
the committee print did not include explanatory sections for 
provisions in either H.R. 5136 or S. 3454 that were not adopted 
as the final agreement.
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009
    On February 23, 2009, Senators Carl Levin and John McCain 
introduced S. 454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 
2009. The bill addressed problems in the performance of the 
Department of Defense's major defense acquisition programs at a 
time when cost growth on these programs had reached levels that 
the nation could not sustain. The bill focused on some of the 
most persistent underlying problems that lead to the failure of 
defense acquisition programs: the Department's reliance on 
unreasonable cost and schedule estimates, insistence on 
unrealistic performance expectations, use of immature 
technologies, and adoption of costly changes to program 
requirements, production quantities and funding levels in the 
middle of ongoing programs.
    Given the magnitude of the problem, there was a compelling 
need for urgent action and President Obama asked for a bill on 
his desk before the Memorial Day recess. The bill made rapid 
legislative progress with a Committee hearing held on March 3, 
followed by unanimous Committee approval on April 2 and Senate 
passage, by a vote of 93-0 on May 7. A companion bill passed 
the House by a 428-0 vote on May 13. A House-Senate conference 
resolved differences and on May 20 the conference report on S. 
454 was adopted in the Senate by a vote of 95-0. The next day, 
the House passed the conference report by a vote of 411-0. S. 
454 was signed by the President on May 22, 2009 and became 
Public Law 111-23.
    The bill addressed the problems described above by:
           providing for a strong new Senate-confirmed 
        Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, 
        reporting directly to the Secretary of Defense, to 
        ensure that defense acquisition programs are based on 
        sound cost estimates;
           requiring the Department to rebuild its 
        systems engineering and developmental testing 
        organizations and capabilities to ensure that design 
        problems are understood and addressed early;
           establishing mechanisms to ensure early 
        trade-offs are made between cost, schedule, and 
        performance objectives, avoiding an over-commitment to 
        what the Secretary of Defense had called ``exquisite'' 
        program requirements;
           requiring the increased use of competitive 
        prototyping, so that the best systems are selected and 
        that systems are proven they can work before building 
        starts;
           establishing new requirements for continuing 
        competition and new restrictions on organizational 
        conflicts of interest to ensure that the Department 
        gets the best possible results out of the defense 
        industry;
           requires regular program reviews and ``root 
        cause analyses'' to address developing problems in 
        acquisition programs; and
           establishing tough new Nunn-McCurdy 
        requirements--including a presumption of termination 
        and the requirement that continuing programs be 
        justified from the ground up--to ensure that throwing 
        good money after bad on failing programs ends.

Investigation into the Role and Oversight of Private Security 
        Contractors in Afghanistan

    During the 111th Congress, the Committee conducted a year-
long investigation into the role and oversight of private 
security contractors in Afghanistan. Over the course of the 
investigation, the Committee reviewed hundreds of thousands of 
pages of documents from the Departments of Defense, State, the 
U.S. Agency for International Development, and private security 
contractors. Committee staff conducted more than 30 interviews 
of military and contractor personnel and solicited written 
answers from several others. On September 28, 2010, the 
Committee adopted the report and conclusions of its 
investigation. Twenty-three Senators were present at the 
Committee vote and no Senator voted in the negative.
    The Committee publicly released the report of its 
investigation upon its declassification by the Defense 
Department. The report provided details on more than 125 U.S.-
funded private security contractors operating under Defense 
Department contracts and subcontracts in Afghanistan. The 
Committee's investigation uncovered evidence that some security 
contractors funneled U.S. taxpayer dollars to Afghan warlords 
and strongmen linked to murder, kidnapping, and bribery, as 
well as to Taliban, and anti-Coalition activities. It also 
revealed wasted resources, dangerous performance failures, and 
wide gaps in government oversight that allowed such failures to 
persist.
    According to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, the 
Committee's report of its investigative findings helped the 
Defense Department understand the nature of the problems 
associated with contracting in Afghanistan.

Investigation into an Afghan National Army Training Contract

    During the 111th Congress, the Committee conducted an 
investigation into a Defense Department subcontract with 
Blackwater (also known as Paravant) to perform training for the 
Afghan National Army. During the course of the investigation, 
the Committee reviewed hundreds of thousands of pages of 
documents and conducted interviews of military and contractor 
personnel.
    On February 24, 2010, the Committee held a hearing on its 
investigation, entitled, Contracting in a Counterinsurgency: An 
Examination of the Blackwater-Paravant Contract and the Need 
for Oversight. That hearing revealed that in 2008 and 2009, 
Blackwater used a shell company called Paravant to perform the 
training contract; may have made false statements in its 
proposal documents; acquired weapons from an unauthorized 
source, and allowed company personnel to carry those weapons 
without authorization; used weapons recklessly in two separate 
shooting incidents; hired personnel with criminal backgrounds 
and drug and alcohol abuse; and routinely violated policies 
established by United States Central Command (CENTCOM).
    A summary of the committee's actions during the 111th 
Congress on the annual national defense authorization acts and 
on nominations follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             111th Congress
                               -----------------------------------------
                                1st Session  2nd Session       Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of Action on National
 Defense Authorization Act:
    Days in markup............            2            2             4
    Days on floor.............            8            1             9
    Amendments................          127            1           128
    Roll call votes...........           10            0            10
    Hours of debate...........           64           25         64\1/4\
Hearings/Meetings:
    Full Committee............           55           62           117
    Airland Subcommittee......            4            3             7
    Emerging Threats and                  2            3             5
     Capabilities Subcommittee
    Personnel Subcommittee....            6            5            11
    Readiness and Management              4            2             6
     Support Subcommittee.....
    Seapower Subcommittee.....            2            3             5
    Strategic Subcommittee....            5            6            11
        Total.................           78           84           162
Nominations:
    Civilian..................           39           20            59
    Military:
        Army..................        7,223        7,562        14,785
        Navy..................        4,442        4,456         8,898
        Marine Corps..........        2,194        1,341         3,535
        Air Force.............        7,890        7,359        15,249
            Total Military           21,749       20,718        42,467
             Nominations......
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                                2009 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Date(s) of Committee        Date of Senate
   Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s)              Action                Confirmation           Nominee/Position
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jan. 15, 2009........................  Feb. 5, 2009...........  Feb. 11, 2009..........  Lynn III, William J.,
                                                                                          of Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Deputy Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense. (NOTE: On
                                                                                          January 15, 2009 the
                                                                                          Committee held a
                                                                                          confirmation hearing
                                                                                          on the expected
                                                                                          nomination by
                                                                                          President-Elect Barack
                                                                                          Obama of William J.
                                                                                          Lynn III to be Deputy
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense.
                                                                                          Mr. Lynn's nomination
                                                                                          was received in the
                                                                                          Senate and referred to
                                                                                          the Committee on
                                                                                          January 20, 2009. The
                                                                                          Senate confirmed Mr.
                                                                                          Lynn's nomination by a
                                                                                          roll call vote of 93-4
                                                                                          on February 11, 2009.)
Jan. 15, 2009........................  Feb. 5, 2009...........  Feb. 9, 2009...........  Hale, Robert F., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          (Comptroller) and
                                                                                          Chief Financial
                                                                                          Officer. (NOTE: On
                                                                                          January 15, 2009 the
                                                                                          Committee held a
                                                                                          confirmation hearing
                                                                                          on the expected
                                                                                          nomination by
                                                                                          President-Elect Barack
                                                                                          Obama of Robert F.
                                                                                          Hale to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          (Comptroller) and
                                                                                          Chief Financial
                                                                                          Officer. Mr. Hale's
                                                                                          nomination was
                                                                                          received in the Senate
                                                                                          and referred to the
                                                                                          Committee on January
                                                                                          20, 2009.)
Jan. 15, 2009........................  Feb. 5, 2009...........  Feb. 9, 2009...........  Flournoy, Michele, of
                                                                                          Maryland, to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          for Policy. (NOTE: On
                                                                                          January 15, 2009 the
                                                                                          Committee held a
                                                                                          confirmation hearing
                                                                                          on the expected
                                                                                          nomination by
                                                                                          President-Elect Barack
                                                                                          Obama of Michele
                                                                                          Flournoy to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          for Policy. Ms.
                                                                                          Flournoy's nomination
                                                                                          was received in the
                                                                                          Senate and referred to
                                                                                          the Committee on
                                                                                          January 20, 2009.)
Jan. 15, 2009........................  Feb. 5, 2009...........  Feb. 9, 2009...........  Johnson, Jeh Charles,
                                                                                          of New York, to be
                                                                                          General Counsel of the
                                                                                          Department of Defense.
                                                                                          (NOTE: On January 15,
                                                                                          2009 the Committee
                                                                                          held a confirmation
                                                                                          hearing on the
                                                                                          expected nomination by
                                                                                          President-Elect Barack
                                                                                          Obama of Jeh Charles
                                                                                          Johnson to be General
                                                                                          Counsel of the
                                                                                          Department of Defense.
                                                                                          Mr. Johnson's
                                                                                          nomination was
                                                                                          received in the Senate
                                                                                          and referred to the
                                                                                          Committee on January
                                                                                          20, 2009.)
Mar. 26, 2009........................  Apr. 1, 2009...........  Apr. 23, 2009..........  Carter, Ashton B., of
                                                                                          Massachusetts, to be
                                                                                          Under Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for
                                                                                          Acquisition,
                                                                                          Technology, and
                                                                                          Logistics, vice John
                                                                                          J. Young, Jr.
Mar. 26, 2009........................  Apr. 1, 2009...........  Apr. 3, 2009...........  Miller, Jr., James N.,
                                                                                          of Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Deputy Under Secretary
                                                                                          of Defense for Policy,
                                                                                          vice Christopher Ryan
                                                                                          Henry.
Mar. 26, 2009........................  Apr. 1, 2009...........  Apr. 3, 2009...........  Vershbow, Alexander R.,
                                                                                          of the District of
                                                                                          Columbia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for
                                                                                          International Security
                                                                                          Affairs, vice Mary
                                                                                          Beth Long, resigned.
Apr. 28, 2009........................  May 14, 2009...........  May 18, 2009...........  Mabus, Jr., Raymond E.,
                                                                                          of Mississippi, to be
                                                                                          Secretary of the Navy,
                                                                                          vice Donald C. Winter.
Apr. 28, 2009........................  May 14, 2009...........  May 18, 2009...........  Work, Robert O., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary of the Navy,
                                                                                          vice Dionel M. Aviles,
                                                                                          resigned.
Apr. 28, 2009........................  May 6, 2009............  May 7, 2009............  King, Elizabeth L., of
                                                                                          the District of
                                                                                          Columbia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for
                                                                                          Legislative Affairs,
                                                                                          vice Robert L. Wilkie,
                                                                                          resigned.
Apr. 28, 2009 (in Open session)......  n/a....................  n/a....................  Remy, Donald M., of
June 10, 2009 (in Executive Session).                                                     Virginia, to be
                                                                                          General Counsel of the
                                                                                          Army, vice Benedict S.
                                                                                          Cohen, resigned.
                                                                                          (NOTE: On June 17,
                                                                                          2009, the Senate
                                                                                          received an Executive
                                                                                          Message transmitted by
                                                                                          the President
                                                                                          withdrawing Mr. Remy's
                                                                                          nomination from
                                                                                          further Senate
                                                                                          consideration.)
Apr. 28, 2009........................  May 6, 2009............  May 7, 2009............  Nacht, Michael, of
                                                                                          California, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Global
                                                                                          Strategic Affairs,
                                                                                          vice Joseph A.
                                                                                          Benkert.
Apr. 28, 2009........................  May 6, 2009............  May 7, 2009............  Gregson, Wallace C., of
                                                                                          Colorado, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Asian and
                                                                                          Pacific Security
                                                                                          Affairs, vice James
                                                                                          Shinn.
Apr. 28, 2009 (Committee on Armed      May 6, 2009*...........  Aug. 7, 2009...........  Darcy, Jo-Ellen, of
 Services).                                                                               Maryland, to be
May 12, 2009 (Committee on                                                                Assistant Secretary of
 Environment and Public Works).                                                           the Army for Civil
                                                                                          Works, vice John Paul
                                                                                          Woodley, Jr. (*NOTE:
                                                                                          When the nomination of
                                                                                          Ms. Darcy was received
                                                                                          in the Senate, it was
                                                                                          referred sequentially
                                                                                          to the Committee on
                                                                                          Armed Services and the
                                                                                          Committee on
                                                                                          Environment and Public
                                                                                          Works. When the
                                                                                          Committee on Armed
                                                                                          Services reported the
                                                                                          nomination on May 6,
                                                                                          2009, the nomination
                                                                                          was then referred to
                                                                                          the Committee on
                                                                                          Environment and Public
                                                                                          Works for 20 days of
                                                                                          session. Under the
                                                                                          March 10, 2005 order
                                                                                          of the Senate, if not
                                                                                          reported within 20
                                                                                          days, the Committee on
                                                                                          Environment and Public
                                                                                          Works will be
                                                                                          discharged and the
                                                                                          nomination will be
                                                                                          placed on the Senate
                                                                                          Executive Calendar. On
                                                                                          June 16, 2009, the
                                                                                          Committee on
                                                                                          Environment and Public
                                                                                          Works was discharged
                                                                                          pursuant to the order
                                                                                          of March 10, 2005 and
                                                                                          the nomination was
                                                                                          placed on the Senate
                                                                                          Executive Calendar.)
Apr. 28, 2009........................  May 6, 2009*...........  May 20, 2009...........  Triay, Ines R., of New
                                                                                          Mexico, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Energy for
                                                                                          Environmental
                                                                                          Management, vice James
                                                                                          A. Rispoli, resigned.
                                                                                          (*NOTE: When the
                                                                                          nomination of Ms.
                                                                                          Triay was received in
                                                                                          the Senate, it was
                                                                                          referred jointly to
                                                                                          the Committee on Armed
                                                                                          Services and to the
                                                                                          Committee on Energy
                                                                                          and Natural Resources
                                                                                          pursuant to standing
                                                                                          order of June 28,
                                                                                          1990. The Committee on
                                                                                          Energy and Natural
                                                                                          Resources favorably
                                                                                          reported the
                                                                                          nomination on April
                                                                                          30, 2009.)
May 12, 2009.........................  May 14, 2009...........  May 18, 2009...........  Weber, Andrew Charles,
                                                                                          of Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant to the
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          for Nuclear and
                                                                                          Chemical and
                                                                                          Biological Defense
                                                                                          Programs, vice
                                                                                          Frederick S. Celec.
May 12, 2009.........................  May 14, 2009...........  May 18, 2009...........  Stockton, Paul N., of
                                                                                          California, to be an
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Homeland
                                                                                          Defense and America's
                                                                                          Security Affairs, vice
                                                                                          Paul McHale, resigned.
May 12, 2009.........................  May 14, 2009...........  May 18, 2009...........  Lamont, Thomas R., of
                                                                                          Illinois, to be an
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Army for Manpower
                                                                                          and Reserve Affairs,
                                                                                          vice Ronald J. James.
May 12, 2009.........................  May 14, 2009...........  May 18, 2009...........  Blanchard, Charles A.,
                                                                                          of Arizona, to be
                                                                                          General Counsel of the
                                                                                          Department of the Air
                                                                                          Force, vice Mary L.
                                                                                          Walker, resigned.
June 2, 2009.........................  June 9, 2009...........  June 10, 2009..........  Stavridis, Admiral
                                                                                          James G., USN, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of admiral and
                                                                                          to be Commander, U.S.
                                                                                          European Command and
                                                                                          Supreme Allied
                                                                                          Commander, Europe.
June 2, 2009.........................  June 9, 2009...........  June 10, 2009..........  Fraser, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General Douglas M.,
                                                                                          USAF, to be general
                                                                                          and Commander, U.S.
                                                                                          Southern Command.
June 2, 2009.........................  June 9, 2009...........  June 10, 2009..........  McChrystal, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General Stanley A.,
                                                                                          USA, to be general and
                                                                                          Commander,
                                                                                          International Security
                                                                                          Assistance Force and
                                                                                          Commander, U.S.
                                                                                          Forces, Afghanistan.
June 11, 2009........................  June 18, 2009*.........  July 10, 2009..........  Heddell, Gordon S., of
                                                                                          the District of
                                                                                          Columbia, to be
                                                                                          Inspector General,
                                                                                          Department of Defense.
                                                                                          (*NOTE: The nomination
                                                                                          was referred
                                                                                          sequentially to the
                                                                                          Committee on Homeland
                                                                                          Security and
                                                                                          Governmental Affairs
                                                                                          for 20 calendar days
                                                                                          under authority of the
                                                                                          order of the Senate of
                                                                                          January 7, 2009. On
                                                                                          July 9, 2009, the
                                                                                          Committee on Homeland
                                                                                          Security and
                                                                                          Governmental Affairs
                                                                                          was discharged from
                                                                                          further consideration
                                                                                          and the nomination was
                                                                                          then placed on the
                                                                                          Executive Calendar.)
June 11, 2009........................  Aug. 4, 2009...........  Sept. 21, 2009.........  Gilmore, J. Michael, of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Director of
                                                                                          Operational Test and
                                                                                          Evaluation, Department
                                                                                          of Defense.
June 11, 2009........................  June 18, 2009..........  June 19, 2009..........  Lemnios, Zachary J., of
                                                                                          Massachusetts, to be
                                                                                          Director of Defense
                                                                                          Research and
                                                                                          Engineering.
June 11, 2009........................  June 24, 2009..........  June 25, 2009..........  McCarthy, Dennis M., of
                                                                                          Ohio, to be Assistant
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          for Reserve Affairs.
June 11, 2009........................  June 18, 2009..........  June 19, 2009..........  Morin, Jamie M., of
                                                                                          Michigan, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Air Force for
                                                                                          Financial Management
                                                                                          and Comptroller.
June 11, 2009........................  June 24, 2009..........  July 6, 2009...........  Ginsberg, Daniel B., of
                                                                                          the District of
                                                                                          Columbia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Air Force for
                                                                                          Manpower and Reserve
                                                                                          Affairs.
July 9, 2009.........................  July 29, 2009..........  July 31, 2009..........  Cartwright, General
                                                                                          James E., USMC, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          reappointment as the
                                                                                          Vice Chairman of the
                                                                                          Joint Chiefs of Staff.
July 9, 2009.........................  July 29, 2009..........  July 31, 2009..........  Willard, Admiral Robert
                                                                                          F., USN, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of admiral and
                                                                                          to be Commander,
                                                                                          United States Pacific
                                                                                          Command.
July 30, 2009........................  Aug. 4, 2009...........  Sept. 16, 2009.........  McHugh, John M., of New
                                                                                          York, to be Secretary
                                                                                          of the Army.
July 30, 2009........................  Aug. 4, 2009...........  Sept. 16, 2009.........  Westphal, Joseph W., of
                                                                                          New York, to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary of the Army.
July 30, 2009........................  Aug. 4, 2009...........  Sept. 16, 2009.........  Garcia III, Juan M., of
                                                                                          Texas, to be Assistant
                                                                                          Secretary of the Navy
                                                                                          for Manpower and
                                                                                          Reserve Affairs.
Sept.15, 2009........................  Sept. 24, 2009.........  Sept. 25, 2009.........  Mullen, Admiral Michael
                                                                                          G., USN, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of admiral and
                                                                                          reappointment as the
                                                                                          Chairman of the Joint
                                                                                          Chiefs of Staff.
Oct. 22, 2009........................  .......................  .......................  Kendall, III, Frank, of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be Deputy
                                                                                          Under Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for
                                                                                          Acquisition and
                                                                                          Technology. On October
                                                                                          29, 2009, the Senate
                                                                                          received an Executive
                                                                                          Message transmitted by
                                                                                          the President
                                                                                          withdrawing Mr.
                                                                                          Kendall's nomination
                                                                                          from further Senate
                                                                                          consideration. [See
                                                                                          also next entry.]
Oct. 22, 2009........................  Dec. 2, 2009...........  Mar. 4, 2010...........  Kendall, III, Frank, of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Principal Deputy Under
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          for Acquisition,
                                                                                          Technology, and
                                                                                          Logistics (New
                                                                                          Position). [See also
                                                                                          previous entry.]
Oct. 22, 2009........................  Oct. 27, 2009..........  Oct. 28, 2009..........  Commons, Gladys, of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Navy for Financial
                                                                                          Management and
                                                                                          Comptroller.
Oct. 22, 2009........................  Oct. 27, 2009..........  Oct. 28, 2009..........  Fox, Christine H., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Director of Cost
                                                                                          Assessment and Program
                                                                                          Evaluation, Department
                                                                                          of Defense.
Oct. 22, 2009........................  Dec. 2, 2009...........  Mar. 4, 2010...........  Yonkers, Terry A., of
                                                                                          Maryland, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Air Force for
                                                                                          Installations and
                                                                                          Environment.
Nov. 19, 2009........................  Dec. 2, 2009...........  Feb. 9, 2010...........  Stanley, Clifford L.,
                                                                                          of Pennsylvania, to be
                                                                                          Under Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Personnel
                                                                                          and Readiness, vice
                                                                                          David S. C. Chu.
Nov. 19, 2009........................  Dec. 2, 2009...........  Mar. 4, 2010...........  Conaton, Erin C., of
                                                                                          the District of
                                                                                          Columbia, to be Under
                                                                                          Secretary of the Air
                                                                                          Force, vice Ronald M.
                                                                                          Sega, resigned.
Nov. 19, 2009........................  Dec. 2, 2009...........  Dec. 3, 2009...........  Romo, Lawrence G., of
                                                                                          Texas, to be Director
                                                                                          of the Selective
                                                                                          Service, vice William
                                                                                          A. Chatfield,
                                                                                          resigned.
Dec. 17, 2009........................  Feb. 2, 2010...........  Feb. 11, 2010..........  Wilson, Douglas B., of
                                                                                          Arizona, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Public
                                                                                          Affairs, vice Dorrance
                                                                                          Smith.
Dec. 17, 2009........................  Feb. 2, 2010...........  Mar. 4, 2010...........  O'Neill, Malcolm Ross,
                                                                                          of Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Army for
                                                                                          Acquisition, Logistics
                                                                                          and Technology, vice
                                                                                          Claude M. Bolton, Jr.
Dec. 17, 2009........................  Feb. 2, 2010...........  Feb. 11, 2010..........  Matiella, Mary Sally,
                                                                                          of Arizona, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Army for Financial
                                                                                          Management and
                                                                                          Comptroller, vice
                                                                                          Nelson M. Ford.
Dec. 17, 2009........................  Feb. 2, 2010...........  Mar. 4, 2010...........  Oostburg Sanz, Paul
                                                                                          Luis, of Maryland, to
                                                                                          be General Counsel of
                                                                                          the Department of the
                                                                                          Navy, vice Frank R.
                                                                                          Jimenez, resigned.
Dec. 17, 2009........................  Feb. 2, 2010...........  Mar. 4, 2010...........  Pfannenstiel,
                                                                                          Jackalyne, of
                                                                                          California, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Navy for
                                                                                          Installations and
                                                                                          Environment vice
                                                                                          Buddie J. Penn.
Dec. 17, 2009........................  May 5, 2010............  June 22, 2010..........  Cook, Donald L., of
                                                                                          Washington, to be
                                                                                          Deputy Administrator
                                                                                          for Defense Programs,
                                                                                          National Nuclear
                                                                                          Security
                                                                                          Administration.
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                                2010 ACTION ON NOMINATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Date(s) of Committee        Date of Senate
   Date(s) of Committee Hearing(s)              Action                Confirmation           Nominee/Position
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Mar. 16, 2010..........  Mar. 19, 2010..........  Bader, Joseph F., of
                                                                                          the District of
                                                                                          Columbia, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the Defense
                                                                                          Nuclear Facilities
                                                                                          Safety Board for a
                                                                                          term expiring October
                                                                                          18, 2012.
                                                                                          (Reappointment)
                                       Mar. 16, 2010..........  Mar. 19, 2010..........  Roberson, Jessie Hill,
                                                                                          of Virginia, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the Defense
                                                                                          Nuclear Facilities
                                                                                          Safety Board for a
                                                                                          term expiring October
                                                                                          18, 2013, vice A. J.
                                                                                          Eggenberger, resigned.
                                       Mar. 16, 2010..........  Mar. 19, 2010..........  Winokur, Peter Stanley,
                                                                                          of Maryland, to be a
                                                                                          Member of the Defense
                                                                                          Nuclear Facilities
                                                                                          Safety Board for a
                                                                                          term expiring October
                                                                                          18, 2014.
                                                                                          (Reappointment)
Mar. 23, 2010........................  May 5, 2010............  June 22, 2010..........  McGrath, Elizabeth A.,
                                                                                          of Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Deputy Chief
                                                                                          Management Officer of
                                                                                          the Department of
                                                                                          Defense. (New
                                                                                          Position)
Mar. 23, 2010........................  May 5, 2010............  June 22, 2010..........  McCord, Michael J., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be
                                                                                          Principal Deputy Under
                                                                                          Secretary of Defense
                                                                                          (Comptroller). (New
                                                                                          Position)
Mar. 23, 2010........................  May 5, 2010............  June 22, 2010..........  Burke, Sharon E., of
                                                                                          Maryland, to be
                                                                                          Director of
                                                                                          Operational Energy
                                                                                          Plans and Programs.
                                                                                          (New Position)
Mar. 23, 2010........................  May 5, 2010............  n/a....................  Watson IV, Solomon B.,
                                                                                          of New York, to be
                                                                                          General Counsel of the
                                                                                          Department of the
                                                                                          Army, vice Benedict S.
                                                                                          Cohen, resigned.
                                                                                          (NOTE: On Dec. 22,
                                                                                          2010 nomination was
                                                                                          returned to the
                                                                                          President under the
                                                                                          provisions of Senate
                                                                                          Rule XXXI, paragraph 6
                                                                                          of the Standing Rules
                                                                                          of the Senate.)
Mar. 23, 2010........................  May 5, 2010............  June 22, 2010..........  Hammack, Katherine, of
                                                                                          Arizona, to be an
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          the Army, vice Keith
                                                                                          E. Eastin.
Apr. 15, 2010........................  May 5, 2010............  May 7, 2010............  Winnefeld, Jr., Vice
                                                                                          Admiral James A., USN,
                                                                                          to be admiral and
                                                                                          Commander, United
                                                                                          States Northern
                                                                                          Command/Commander,
                                                                                          North American
                                                                                          Aerospace Defense
                                                                                          Command.
Apr. 15, 2010........................  May 5, 2010............  May 7, 2010............  Alexander, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General Keith B., USA,
                                                                                          to be general and
                                                                                          Director, National
                                                                                          Security Agency/Chief,
                                                                                          Central Security
                                                                                          Service/Commander,
                                                                                          United States Cyber
                                                                                          Command.
June 24, 2010........................  June 29, 2010..........  June 30, 2010..........  Odierno, General
                                                                                          Raymond T., USA, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          Commander, United
                                                                                          States Joint Forces
                                                                                          Command.
June 24, 2010........................  June 29, 2010..........  June 30, 2010..........  Austin, III, Lieutenant
                                                                                          General Lloyd J., USA,
                                                                                          to be general and
                                                                                          Commander, United
                                                                                          States Forces-Iraq.
June 29, 2010........................  June 29, 2010..........  June 30, 2010..........  Petraeus, General David
                                                                                          H., USA, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander,
                                                                                          International Security
                                                                                          Assistance Force and
                                                                                          Commander, United
                                                                                          States Forces
                                                                                          Afghanistan. (The
                                                                                          Senate confirmed
                                                                                          General Petraeus'
                                                                                          nomination by a roll
                                                                                          call vote of 99-0 on
                                                                                          June 30, 2010.)
July 27, 2010........................  Aug. 4, 2010...........  Aug. 5, 2010...........  Mattis, General James
                                                                                          N., USMC, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander,
                                                                                          United States Central
                                                                                          Command.
Aug. 3, 2010.........................  Aug. 4, 2010...........  Dec. 22, 2010..........  Woodson, Jonathan, of
                                                                                          Massachusetts, to be
                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of
                                                                                          Defense for Health
                                                                                          Affairs, vice S. Ward
                                                                                          Casscells.
Aug. 3, 2010.........................  Aug. 4, 2010...........  Aug. 5, 2010...........  Miller, Neile L., of
                                                                                          Maryland, to be
                                                                                          Principal Deputy
                                                                                          Administrator,
                                                                                          National Nuclear
                                                                                          Security
                                                                                          Administration, vice
                                                                                          William C. Ostendorff,
                                                                                          resigned.
Aug. 3, 2010.........................  Aug. 4, 2010...........  Sept. 29, 2010.........  Harrington, Anne M., of
                                                                                          Virginia, to be Deputy
                                                                                          Administrator for
                                                                                          Defense Nuclear
                                                                                          Nonproliferation,
                                                                                          National Nuclear
                                                                                          Security
                                                                                          Administration, vice
                                                                                          William H. Tobey,
                                                                                          resigned.
Sept. 21, 2010.......................  Sept. 28, 2010.........  Sept. 29, 2010.........  Amos, General James F.,
                                                                                          USMC, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commandant of
                                                                                          the Marine Corps.
Nov. 18, 2010........................  Dec. 3, 2010...........  Dec. 10, 2010..........  Kehler, General Claude
                                                                                          R., USAF, for
                                                                                          reappointment to the
                                                                                          grade of general and
                                                                                          to be Commander,
                                                                                          United States
                                                                                          Strategic Command.
Nov. 18, 2010........................  Dec. 20, 2010..........  Dec. 22, 2010..........  Ham, General Carter F.,
                                                                                          USA, for reappointment
                                                                                          to the grade of
                                                                                          general and to be
                                                                                          Commander, United
                                                                                          States Africa Command.
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            NOMINATIONS FOR PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMED SERVICES

    The Committee considered nominations for promotions in the 
Armed Services. Nominations submitted to the Senate by the 
President for confirmation resulted in the following:

                             First Session

                  January 6 through December 31, 2009

Air Force nominations, totaling 7,870, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 7,111
    Unconfirmed...................................................   759
    Returned to White House.......................................     0
Army nominations, totaling 7,223, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 7,146
    Unconfirmed...................................................    76
    Returned to White House.......................................     1
Navy nominations, totaling 4,442, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 4,434
    Unconfirmed...................................................     8
    Returned to White House.......................................     0
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,194, disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 1,480
    Unconfirmed...................................................   714
    Returned to White House.......................................     0

                             Second Session


                  January 5 through December 22, 2010

Air Force nominations, totaling 7,359, (including 759 nominations 
  carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 7,318
    Returned to White House.......................................    41
Army nominations, totaling 7,562, (including 76 nominations 
  carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 7,553
    Withdrawn.....................................................     5
    Returned to White House.......................................     4
Navy nominations, totaling 4,456, (including 8 nominations carried 
  over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 4,254
    Returned to White House.......................................     2
Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,341 (including 714 
  nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as 
  follows:
    Confirmed..................................................... 1,202
    Returned to White House.......................................   139

INVESTIGATIONS, HEARINGS, AND OTHER MATTERS NOT DIRECTLY PERTAINING TO 
                    LEGISLATION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

                 (Date of Hearing, Subject and Witness)

                                ------                                

January 27, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on the challenges facing the 
    Department of Defense. (Witness: Honorable Robert M. 
    Gates). Open. Printed.
February 25, 2009
Committee met to receive a briefing on Afghanistan and 
    Pakistan. (Briefers: Michele Flournoy; Lieutenant General 
    John M. Paxton, Jr., USMC; Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, 
    Jr., USN; and Rear Admiral Mark D. Harnitchek, USN). 
    Closed; not printed.
February 26, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on strategic options for the 
    way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Witnesses: 
    Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.); Ambassador 
    James Dobbins; and Dr. Marin J. Strmecki). Open. Printed.
March 3, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on the acquisition of major 
    weapon systems by the Department of Defense and on S. 454, 
    the Weapons System Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. 
    (Witnesses: Michael J. Sullivan; Honorable Jacques S. 
    Gansler; Honorable Paul G. Kaminski; and Mr. Charles E. 
    (Pete) Adolph). Open. Printed.
March 10, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on the current and future 
    worldwide threats to the national security of the United 
    States. (Witnesses: Honorable Dennis C. Blair and 
    Lieutenant General Michael D. Maples, USA). Open and 
    closed. Open, printed; closed, not printed.
April 1, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on United States policy 
    toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Witnesses: Honorable 
    Michele A. Flournoy; General David H. Petraeus, USA; and 
    Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN). Open. Printed.
April 30, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on the Secretary of 
    Defense's 2010 budget recommendations. (Witnesses: Dr. John 
    J. Hamre and Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr.). Open. 
    Printed.
May 5, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony regarding ongoing efforts to 
    combat piracy on the high seas. (Witnesses: Honorable 
    Michele A. Flournoy; Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., 
    USN; Ambassador Stephen D. Mull; and James A. Caponiti). 
    Open. Printed.
May 5, 2009
Committee met informally with His Excellency Hamid Karzai, 
    President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; His 
    Excellency Said Tayeb Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan to 
    the U.S.; His Excellency Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, 
    Minister of Foreign Affairs; His Excellency General Abdul 
    Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defense; His Excellency Mohammad 
    Hanif Atmar, Minister of Interior; His Excellency Dr. 
    Zalmay Rassoul, National Security Advisor; His Excellency 
    Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Minister of Finance; His Excellency 
    Wahidullah Shahrani, Minister of Commerce & Industries; His 
    Excellency Mohammad Asif Rahimi, Minister of Agriculture; 
    and His Excellency Amrullah Saleh, Director of National 
    Intelligence. Executive; not recorded.
May 7, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on the report of the 
    Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the 
    United States. (Witnesses: Dr. William J. Perry and Dr. 
    James R. Schlesinger). Open. Printed.
July 7, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on legal issues regarding 
    military commissions and the trial of detainees for 
    violations of the law of war. (Witnesses: Honorable Jeh C. 
    Johnson; Honorable David S. Kris; Vice Admiral Bruce E. 
    MacDonald, USN; Rear Admiral John D. Hutson, USN (Ret.); 
    Major General John D. Altenburg, Jr., USA (Ret.); and Mr. 
    Daniel Marcus.) Open. Printed.
July 16, 2009
Committee met to receive a briefing on the status of the START 
    Treaty follow-on agreement. (Briefers: Honorable Rose 
    Gottemoeller and Honorable Michael Nacht). Closed; not 
    printed.
September 24, 2009
Committee leadership, at both the full Committee level and at 
    the Airland Subcommittee level, and the Chairman and 
    Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate 
    Committee on Appropriations, met to receive an update 
    briefing on the Department of Defense's path forward on Air 
    Force tanker acquisition. (Briefers: Honorable William J. 
    Lynn III, Honorable Ashton B. Carter and Honorable Michael 
    B. Donley.) Closed; not recorded.
September 24, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on the President's decision 
    on missile defense in Europe. (Witnesses: Honorable Michele 
    A. Flournoy; General James E. Cartwright, USMC; and 
    Lieutenant General Patrick J. O'Reilly, USA.) Open. 
    Printed.
September 30, 2009
Committee met informally to receive an operations update from 
    General Raymond T. Odierno, USA, Commanding General, Multi-
    National Force-Iraq. Closed; not recorded.
October 1, 2009
Committee met informally to receive a briefing on Iran's 
    nuclear program. (Briefer: Andrew Gibb). Closed; not 
    recorded.
October 7, 2009
Committee met informally with the Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot, and 
    11 other Members of Parliament from the Defence Committee 
    of the United Kingdom House of Commons, to discuss U.S.-
    U.K. security relations, including Afghanistan, Iran, the 
    U.S.-U.K. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty, and missile 
    defense. Closed; not recorded.
November 20, 2009
Committee met to receive a briefing on the Army's rules and 
    procedures relevant to Major Nidal Hasan's personnel 
    records and the sharing of information with the Joint 
    Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). (Briefers: Major General James 
    L. Huggins, Jr., USA, Thomas Faust, Karl Schneider, 
    Lieutenant General Eric B. Schoomaker, USA, and James R. 
    Clapper, Jr.). Closed; not recorded.
December 2, 2009
Committee met to receive testimony on Afghanistan. (Witnesses: 
    Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton; Honorable Robert M. 
    Gates; and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN). Open. Printed.
December 8, 2009
Committee met to continue to receive testimony on Afghanistan. 
    (Witnesses: Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry and General 
    Stanley A. McChrystal, USA). Open. Printed.
December 16, 2009
Committee met to receive a briefing on the assessment by the 
    Joint Estimating Team of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter 
    Program. (Witnesses: Honorable Ashton B. Carter; Major 
    General David R. Heinz, USMC; Honorable Christine H. Fox; 
    and Mr. Frederick Janicki). Closed; not printed.
January 21, 2010
Committee met to receive testimony on the findings and 
    recommendations of the Department of Defense Independent 
    Review Relating to Fort Hood. (Witnesses: Honorable Togo D. 
    West, Jr. and Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN (Ret.)). Open 
    and closed. Open; printed. Closed; not printed.
January 27, 2010
Committee met to receive a briefing on cyber security. 
    (Briefers: General James E. Cartwright, USMC and Dr. James 
    N. Miller). Closed; not printed.
February 2, 2010
Committee met to receive testimony relating to the ``Don't Ask, 
    Don't Tell'' policy. (Witnesses: Honorable Robert M. Gates 
    and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN). Open. Printed. (Note: 
    The witnesses appeared first on the subject of the Defense 
    Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2011, the Future 
    Years Defense Program, the 2011 Quadrennial Defense Review, 
    and the 2011 Missile Defense Review. See also later 
    testimony on the subject of the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' 
    policy on March 18, 2010.)
February 22, 2010
Committee met to receive a briefing on Operation Moshtarak in 
    Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (Briefers: Michele A. 
    Flournoy and Lieutenant General John M. Paxton, Jr., USMC). 
    Open and closed. Open, printed; closed, not printed.
February 24, 2010
Committee met to receive testimony on contracting in a 
    counterinsurgency: an examination of the Blackwater-
    Paravant contract and the need for oversight. (Witnesses: 
    Mr. John R. Walker; Mr. Brian C. McCracken; Colonel Bradley 
    V. Wakefield, USA (Ret.); Mr. Steven M. Ograyensek; Mr. 
    Fred Roitz; and Dr. James T. Blake). Open. Printed.
February 24, 2010
Committee met to consider pending military nominations. 
    Executive; not printed.
March 3, 2010
Committee met to receive a briefing on policies, procedures, 
    and practices relating to the transfer of detainees held at 
    the Guantanamo Detention Facility. (Briefers: Honorable 
    William J. Lynn; General James E. Cartwright, USMC; 
    Ambassador Daniel Fried; Matthew G. Olsen; and Charles W. 
    Alsup). Closed; not printed.
March 10, 2010
Committee met to receive testimony on the Joint Strike Fighter. 
    (Witnesses: Honorable Ashton B. Carter; Honorable Christine 
    H. Fox; Honorable J. Michael Gilmore; Major General Clyde 
    D. Moore II, USAF; and Mr. Michael Sullivan.) Open. 
    Printed.
March 18, 2010
Committee met to continue to receive testimony relating to the 
    ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy. (Witnesses: General John 
    J. Sheehan, USMC (Ret.); Michael D. Almy; and Jenny L. 
    Kopfstein). Open. Printed. (See also earlier testimony on 
    this subject taken on February 2, 2010 in connection with 
    the appearance of Honorable Robert M. Gates and Admiral 
    Michael G. Mullen, USN. Witnesses testified first on the 
    Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2011, the 
    Future Years Defense Program, the 2011 Quadrennial Defense 
    Review, and the 2011 Missile Defense Review, followed by 
    separate testimony on the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' 
    policy.)
March 26, 2010
Committee met informally with officials from Pakistan: General 
    Kayani, Army Chief of Staff; Ambassador Haqqani, Pakistan 
    Ambassador to U.S.; Vice Admiral Michael A. LeFever, USN, 
    Office of Defense Representative-Pakistan; Major General 
    Iqbal, Director General Military Operations, Army; Major 
    General Zubair, Director General Staff Duties, Army; and 
    Brigadier General Nazir, Defense Attache to Washington, 
    D.C., Army. Executive; not recorded.
April 14, 2010
Committee met to receive testimony on U.S. policy towards the 
    Islamic Republic of Iran. (Witnesses: Honorable Michele A. 
    Flournoy; Honorable William J. Burns; General James E. 
    Cartwright, USMC; Lieutenant General Ronald L. Burgess, 
    USA; and Andrew M. Gibb). Open and closed. Open, printed; 
    closed, not printed.
April 22, 2010
Committee met to receive testimony on the Nuclear Posture 
    Review. (Witnesses: Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher; Honorable 
    James N. Miller; Honorable Thomas P. D'Agostino; and 
    General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF). Open. Printed.
April 29, 2010
Committee met to receive a briefing on U.S. policy towards 
    Yemen and Somalia. (Briefers: Honorable Michael G. Vickers; 
    Brigadier General Raymond A. Thomas III, USA; and Brigadier 
    General Gregg C. Potter, USA). Closed; not printed.

May 13, 2010

Committee met to receive a briefing on operations in 
    Afghanistan. (Briefer: General Stanley A. McChrystal, USA). 
    Closed; not printed.

June 15, 2010

Committee met to receive testimony on the situation in 
    Afghanistan. (Witnesses: Honorable Michele A. Flournoy and 
    General David H. Petraeus, USA). Open. Printed.

June 16, 2010

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the situation 
    in Afghanistan. (Witnesses: Honorable Michele A. Flournoy 
    and General David H. Petraeus, USA). Open. Printed.

June 17, 2010

Committee met to receive testimony on the New START and 
    implications for national security. (Witnesses: Honorable 
    Hillary Rodham Clinton; Honorable Robert M. Gates; 
    Honorable Steven Chu; and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN). 
    Open. Printed.

June 22, 2010

Committee met to receive testimony on the progress in 
    preventing military suicides and challenges in detection 
    and care of the invisible wounds of war. (Witnesses: 
    General Peter W. Chiarelli, USA; Admiral Jonathan W. 
    Greenert, USN; General James F. Amos, USMC; General Carrol 
    H. Chandler, USAF; and Dr. Robert L. Jesse). Open. Printed.

June 23, 2010

Committee met informally with Israeli Minister of Defense, Ehud 
    Barak. Executive; not recorded.

July 14, 2010

Committee met to receive a briefing on the National 
    Intelligence Estimate on the verifiability of the New 
    START. (Briefer: Andrew W. Gibb). Closed; not printed.

July 15, 2010

Committee met to receive testimony on sustaining nuclear 
    weapons under the New START. (Witnesses: Dr. Michael R. 
    Anastasio; Dr. George H. Miller; Dr. Paul J. Hommert; and 
    Dr. Roy F. Schwitters). Open and closed. Open, printed; 
    closed, not printed.

July 20, 2010

Committee met to receive testimony on implementation of the New 
    START. (Witnesses: Honorable James N. Miller; Honorable 
    Thomas P. D'Agostino; and General Kevin P. Chilton, USAF). 
    Open. Printed.

July 27, 2010

Committee met to receive independent analyses of the New START. 
    (Witnesses: Ambassador Steven Pifer; Mr. Franklin C. 
    Miller; Dr. John S. Foster, Jr.; and Dr. Keith B. Payne). 
    Open. Printed.

July 29, 2010

Committee met to continue to receive testimony on the New 
    START. (Witnesses: Honorable Rose E. Gottemoeller and Dr. 
    Edward L. Warner III). Open. Printed.

July 29, 2010

Committee met to receive a briefing on Department of Defense 
    strategic force structure options under the New START. 
    (Briefers: Dr. Edward L. Warner III and Michael S. 
    Elliott). Closed; not printed.

August 3, 2010

Committee met to receive testimony on the report of the 
    Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel. (Witnesses: 
    Honorable William L. Perry and Honorary Stephen J. Hadley). 
    Open. Printed.

August 5, 2010

Committee met to receive a briefing on Russian force structure 
    in support of the New START. (Briefers: Mr. Robert D. 
    Walpole and Mr. Charles F. Monson). Closed; not printed.

September 16, 2010

Hearing on the current security situation on the Korean 
    Peninsula. (Witnesses: Honorable Wallace C. Gregson; 
    Honorable Kurt M. Campbell; and General Walter L. Sharp, 
    USA). Open. Printed.

September 28, 2010

Hearing to receive testimony on the Department of Defense 
    Efficiencies Initiatives. (Witnesses: Honorable William J. 
    Lynn III; Honorable Ashton B. Carter; and General James E. 
    Cartwright, USMC). Open. Printed.

November 17, 2010

Committee met to receive a briefing on the net assessment of 
    Russian and U.S. strategic forces in support of the New 
    START. (Briefers: Honorable James N. Miller and General 
    Kevin P. Chilton, USAF). Closed; not printed.

December 2, 2010

Hearing to receive testimony on the report of the Department of 
    Defense Working Group that conducted a comprehensive review 
    of the issues associated with a repeal of section 654 of 
    title 10, United States Code, ``Policy Concerning 
    Homosexuality in the Armed Forces.'' (Witnesses: Honorable 
    Robert M. Gates; Honorable Jeh C. Johnson; Admiral Michael 
    G. Mullen, USN; and General Carter F. Ham, USA). Open. 
    Printed.

December 3, 2010

Hearing to continue to receive testimony on the report of the 
    Department of Defense Working Group that conducted a 
    comprehensive review of the issues associated with a repeal 
    of section 654 of title 10, United States Code, ``Policy 
    Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces.'' (Witnesses: 
    General James E. Cartwright, USMC; General George W. Casey, 
    USA; Admiral Gary Roughead, USN; General James F. Amos, 
    USMC; General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF; and Admiral Robert 
    J. Papp, USCG). Open. Printed.

                STAFF OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Richard D. DeBobes, Staff Director
Joseph W. Bowab, Republican Staff Director

Adam J. Barker, Professional Staff Member
June M. Borawski, Printing and Documents Clerk
Leah C. Brewer, Nominations and Hearings Clerk
Christian D. Brose, Professional Staff Member
Joseph M. Bryan, Professional Staff Member
Pablo E. Carrillo, Minority Investigative Counsel
Jonathan D. Clark, Counsel
Ilona R. Cohen, Counsel
Christine E. Cowart, Chief Clerk
Madelyn R. Creedon, Counsel
Gabriella E. Fahrer, Counsel
Richard W. Fieldhouse, Professional Staff Member
Creighton Greene, Professional Staff Member
John W. Heath, Jr., Minority Investigative Counsel
Gary J. Howard, Systems Administrator
Paul C. Hutton IV, Professional Staff Member
Jessica L. Kingston, Research Assistant
Jennifer R. Knowles, Staff Assistant
Michael V. Kostiw, Professional Staff Member
Michael J. Kuiken, Professional Staff Member
Kathleen A. Kulenkampff, Staff Assistant
Mary J. Kyle, Legislative Clerk
Christine G. Lang, Staff Assistant
Gerald J. Leeling, Counsel
Daniel A. Lerner, Professional Staff Member
Peter K. Levine, General Counsel
Gregory R. Lilly, Executive Assistant for the Minority
Hannah I. Lloyd, Staff Assistant
Jason W. Maroney, Counsel
Thomas K. McConnell, Professional Staff Member
William G. P. Monahan, Counsel
David M. Morriss, Minority Counsel
Lucian L. Niemeyer, Professional Staff Member
Michael J. Noblet, Professional Staff Member
Christopher J. Paul, Professional Staff Member
Cindy Pearson, Assistant Chief Clerk and Security Manager
Roy F. Phillips, Professional Staff Member
John H. Quirk V, Professional Staff Member
Robie I. Samanta Roy, Professional Staff Member
Brian F. Sebold, Staff Assistant
Russell L. Shaffer, Counsel
Travis E. Smith, Special Assistant
Jennifer L. Stoker, Security Clerk
William K. Sutey, Professional Staff Member
Diana G. Tabler, Professional Staff Member
Mary Louise Wagner, Professional Staff Member
Richard F. Walsh, Minority Counsel
Breon N. Wells, Staff Assistant
Dana W. White, Professional Staff Member

    Appointments: Richard H. Fontaine, Jr., Deputy Republican 
Staff Director, appointed January 1, 2009. Joseph W. Bowab, 
Republican Staff Director, appointed on January 12, 2009. 
Gregory R. Lilly, Executive Assistant for the Minority, 
appointed on January 12, 2009. Daniel A. Lerner, Professional 
Staff Member, appointed on February 27, 2009. Roy F. Phillips, 
Professional Staff Member, appointed on March 23, 2009. Mary C. 
Holloway, Staff Assistant, appointed on April 27, 2009. Terence 
K. Laughlin, Professional Staff Member, appointed on May 1, 
2009. Jennifer R. Knowles, Staff Assistant, appointed on June 
8, 2009. Howard H. Hoege III, Counsel, appointed August 1, 
2009. Hannah I. Lloyd, Staff Assistant, appointed September 21, 
2009. Christian D. Brose, Professional Staff Member, appointed 
October 5, 2009. Jason W. Maroney, Counsel, appointed October 
13, 2009. John W. Heath, Jr., Minority Investigative Counsel, 
appointed November 9, 2009. Robie I. Samanta Roy, Professional 
Staff Member, appointed March 28, 2010. Kathleen A. 
Kulenkampff, Staff Assistant, appointed April 29, 2010.
    Resignations: Gregory T. Kiley, Professional Staff Member, 
resigned on January 31, 2009. Lynn F. Rusten, Professional 
Staff Member, resigned on January 31, 2009. Robert M. Soofer, 
Professional Staff Member, resigned on January 31, 2009. 
Michael J. McCord, Professional Staff Member, resigned on 
January 20, 2009. Bryan D. Parker, Minority Investigative 
Counsel, resigned on February 12, 2009. William M. Caniano, 
Professional Staff Member, resigned on April 12, 2009. Ali Z. 
Pasha, Staff Assistant, resigned on April 21, 2009. Mark R. 
Jacobson, Professional Staff Member, resigned on August 5, 
2009. Mary C. Holloway, Staff Assistant, resigned on August 14, 
2009. Richard H. Fontaine, Jr., Deputy Minority Staff Director, 
resigned on September 11, 2009. Arun A. Seraphin, Professional 
Staff Member, resigned on January 3, 2010. Terence K. Laughlin, 
Professional Staff Member, passed away on March 1, 2010. Kevin 
A. Cronin, Staff Assistant, resigned May 20, 2010. Howard H. 
Hoege III, Counsel, resigned July 26, 2010. Paul J. Hubbard, 
Staff Assistant, resigned November 4, 2010.
    Title Changes: Michael V. Kostiw from Republican Staff 
Director to Professional Staff Member on January 12, 2009. 
Richard H. Fontaine, Jr., from Deputy Republican Staff Director 
to Deputy Minority Staff Director on February 16, 2009. Adam J. 
Barker from Research Assistant to Professional Staff Member on 
April 16, 2009. Jessica L. Kingston from Staff Assistant to 
Research Assistant on June 1, 2009. Paul J. Hubbard from 
Receptionist to Staff Assistant on June 1, 2009.
    Name Change: Gabriella Eisen changed her name to Gabriella 
E. Fahrer, effective August 26, 2010.

                RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
                             ARMED SERVICES

                      (Adopted February 26, 2009)

    1. Regular Meeting Day. The Committee shall meet at least 
once a month when Congress is in session. The regular meeting 
days of the Committee shall be Tuesday and Thursday, unless the 
Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, 
directs otherwise.
    2. Additional Meetings. The Chairman, after consultation 
with the Ranking Minority Member, may call such additional 
meetings as he deems necessary.
    3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Committee may 
be called by a majority of the members of the Committee in 
accordance with paragraph 3 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
of the Senate.
    4. Open Meetings. Each meeting of the Committee, or any 
subcommittee thereof, including meetings to conduct hearings, 
shall be open to the public, except that a meeting or series of 
meetings by the Committee or a subcommittee thereof on the same 
subject for a period of no more than fourteen (14) calendar 
days may be closed to the public on a motion made and seconded 
to go into closed session to discuss only whether the matters 
enumerated below in clauses (a) through (f) would require the 
meeting to be closed, followed immediately by a record vote in 
open session by a majority of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee when it is determined that the matters to be 
discussed or the testimony to be taken at such meeting or 
meetings--
          (a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret 
        in the interests of national defense or the 
        confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the 
        United States;
          (b) will relate solely to matters of Committee staff 
        personnel or internal staff management or procedure;
          (c) will tend to charge an individual with a crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional 
        standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an 
        individual to public contempt or obloquy or will 
        represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy 
        of an individual;
          (d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information 
        relating to the investigation or prosecution of a 
        criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in 
        the interests of effective law enforcement;
          (e) will disclose information relating to the trade 
        secrets or financial or commercial information 
        pertaining specifically to a given person if--
                  (1) an Act of Congress requires the 
                information to be kept confidential by 
                Government officers and employees; or
                  (2) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than 
                through an application by such person for a 
                specific Government financial or other benefit, 
                and is required to be kept secret in order to 
                prevent undue injury to the competitive 
                position of such person; or
          (f) may divulge matters required to be kept 
        confidential under other provisions of law or 
        Government regulations.
    5. Presiding Officer. The Chairman shall preside at all 
meetings and hearings of the Committee except that in his 
absence the Ranking Majority Member present at the meeting or 
hearing shall preside unless by majority vote the Committee 
provides otherwise.
    6. Quorum. (a) A majority of the members of the Committee 
are required to be actually present to report a matter or 
measure from the Committee. (See Standing Rules of the Senate 
26.7(a)(1)).
  (b) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (c), and other 
than for the conduct of hearings, nine members of the 
Committee, including one member of the minority party; or a 
majority of the members of the Committee, shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of such business as may be 
considered by the Committee.
  (c) Three members of the Committee, one of whom shall be a 
member of the minority party, shall constitute a quorum for the 
purpose of taking sworn testimony, unless otherwise ordered by 
a majority of the full Committee.
  (d) Proxy votes may not be considered for the purpose of 
establishing a quorum.
    7. Proxy Voting. Proxy voting shall be allowed on all 
measures and matters before the Committee. The vote by proxy of 
any member of the Committee may be counted for the purpose of 
reporting any measure or matter to the Senate if the absent 
member casting such vote has been informed of the matter on 
which the member is being recorded and has affirmatively 
requested that he or she be so recorded. Proxy must be given in 
writing.
    8. Announcement of Votes. The results of all roll call 
votes taken in any meeting of the Committee on any measure, or 
amendment thereto, shall be announced in the Committee report, 
unless previously announced by the Committee. The announcement 
shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor and votes 
cast in opposition to each such measure and amendment by each 
member of the Committee who was present at such meeting. The 
Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, 
may hold open a roll call vote on any measure or matter which 
is before the Committee until no later than midnight of the day 
on which the Committee votes on such measure or matter.
    9. Subpoenas. Subpoenas for attendance of witnesses and for 
the production of memoranda, documents, records, and the like 
may be issued, after consultation with the Ranking Minority 
Member, by the Chairman or any other member designated by the 
Chairman, but only when authorized by a majority of the members 
of the Committee. The subpoena shall briefly state the matter 
to which the witness is expected to testify or the documents to 
be produced.
    10. Hearings. (a) Public notice shall be given of the date, 
place and subject matter of any hearing to be held by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee thereof, at least 1 week in 
advance of such hearing, unless the Committee or subcommittee 
determines that good cause exists for beginning such hearings 
at an earlier time.
  (b) Hearings may be initiated only by the specified 
authorization of the Committee or subcommittee.
  (c) Hearings shall be held only in the District of Columbia 
unless specifically authorized to be held elsewhere by a 
majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee conducting such 
hearings.
  (d) The Chairman of the Committee or subcommittee shall 
consult with the Ranking Minority Member thereof before naming 
witnesses for a hearing.
  (e) Witnesses appearing before the Committee shall file with 
the clerk of the Committee a written statement of their 
proposed testimony prior to the hearing at which they are to 
appear unless the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member 
determine that there is good cause not to file such a 
statement. Witnesses testifying on behalf of the Administration 
shall furnish an additional 50 copies of their statement to the 
Committee. All statements must be received by the Committee at 
least 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the 
hearing.
  (f) Confidential testimony taken or confidential material 
presented in a closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee 
or any report of the proceedings of such hearing shall not be 
made public in whole or in part or by way of summary unless 
authorized by a majority vote of the Committee or subcommittee.
  (g) Any witness summoned to give testimony or evidence at a 
public or closed hearing of the Committee or subcommittee may 
be accompanied by counsel of his own choosing who shall be 
permitted at all times during such hearing to advise such 
witness of his legal rights.
  (h) Witnesses providing unsworn testimony to the Committee 
may be given a transcript of such testimony for the purpose of 
making minor grammatical corrections. Such witnesses will not, 
however, be permitted to alter the substance of their 
testimony. Any question involving such corrections shall be 
decided by the Chairman.
    11. Nominations. Unless otherwise ordered by the Committee, 
nominations referred to the Committee shall be held for at 
least seven (7) days before being voted on by the Committee. 
Each member of the Committee shall be furnished a copy of all 
nominations referred to the Committee.
    12. Real Property Transactions. Each member of the 
Committee shall be furnished with a copy of the proposals of 
the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, submitted 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2662 and with a copy of the proposals of 
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 2285, regarding the 
proposed acquisition or disposition of property of an estimated 
price or rental of more than $50,000. Any member of the 
Committee objecting to or requesting information on a proposed 
acquisition or disposal shall communicate his objection or 
request to the Chairman of the Committee within thirty (30) 
days from the date of submission.
    13. Legislative Calendar. (a) The clerk of the Committee 
shall keep a printed calendar for the information of each 
Committee member showing the bills introduced and referred to 
the Committee and the status of such bills. Such calendar shall 
be revised from time to time to show pertinent changes in such 
bills, the current status thereof, and new bills introduced and 
referred to the Committee. A copy of each new revision shall be 
furnished to each member of the Committee.
  (b) Unless otherwise ordered, measures referred to the 
Committee shall be referred by the clerk of the Committee to 
the appropriate department or agency of the Government for 
reports thereon.
    14. Except as otherwise specified herein, the Standing 
Rules of the Senate shall govern the actions of the Committee. 
Each subcommittee of the Committee is part of the Committee, 
and is therefore subject to the Committee's rules so far as 
applicable.
    15. Powers and Duties of Subcommittees. Each subcommittee 
is authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive evidence, and 
report to the full Committee on all matters referred to it. 
Subcommittee chairmen, after consultation with Ranking Minority 
Members of the subcommittees, shall set dates for hearings and 
meetings of their respective subcommittees after consultation 
with the Chairman and other subcommittee chairmen with a view 
toward avoiding simultaneous scheduling of full Committee and 
subcommittee meetings or hearings whenever possible.

                              PUBLICATIONS

                    111th Congress--1st Session 2009

                                Hearings

    The Current and Future Roles, Missions, and Capabilities of 
U.S. Military Land Power. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Airland. March 26, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-114.
    The Challenges Facing the Department of Defense. January 
27, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-138.
    Acquisition of Major Weapons Systems by the Department of 
Defense and S. 454, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act 
of 2009. March 3, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-149.
    Ongoing Efforts to Combat Piracy on the High Seas. May 5, 
2009. S. Hrg. 111-165.
    The Current Status of U.S. Ground Forces. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support. April 22, 
2009. S. Hrg. 111-166.
    Strategic Options for the Way Ahead in Afghanistan and 
Pakistan. February 26, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-169.
    Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for 
Fiscal Year 2010. Hearings on S. 1390. S. Hrg. 111-100:
    Part 1: U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. 
Africa Command, and U.S. Transportation Command; U.S. Pacific 
Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Forces Korea; U.S. 
European Command and U.S. Joint Forces Command; Military 
Posture; Department of the Army; Department of the Air Force; 
Department of the Navy; and Ballistic Missile Defense Programs. 
March 17, 19, and 24; May 14, 19, and 21; June 4, and 16, 2009.
    Part 2: Seapower (Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Seapower) June 16, 2009.
    Part 3: Readiness and Management Support. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support. June 17, 
2009.
    Part 4: Airland (Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Airland) June 9 and 16, 2009.
    Part 5: Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. June 18, 
2009.
    Part 6: Personnel. Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Personnel. May 20 and June 3, 2009.
    Part 7: Strategic Forces. Hearings before the Subcommittee 
on Strategic Forces. May 20 and June 3, 2009.
    Environmental Management Stimulus Funding. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. April 22, 2009. S. Hrg. 
111-185.
    The Incidence of Suicides of United States Servicemembers 
and Initiatives within the Department of Defense to Prevent 
Military Suicides. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Personnel. March 18, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-189.
    Legal Issues Regarding Military Commissions and the Trial 
of Detainees for Violations of the Law of War. July 7, 2009. S. 
Hrg. 111-190.
    The Current and Future Roles, Missions, and Capabilities of 
U.S. Military Air Power. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Airland. April 30, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-198.
    United States Policy Toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. April 
7, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-216.
    Hearing to Examine the Implementation of Wounded Warrior 
Policies and Programs. Hearing before the Subcommittee on 
Personnel. April 29, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-217.
    The Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic 
Posture of the United States. May 7, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-218.
    Reserve Component Programs. Hearing before the Subcommittee 
on Personnel. March 25, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-226.
    Current and Future Worldwide Threats to the National 
Security of the United States. March 10, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-254.
    The Secretary of Defense's 2010 Budget Recommendations. 
April 30, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-258.
    The President's Decision on Missile Defense in Europe. 
September 24, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-289.
    Afghanistan. December 2 and 8, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-415.

                    111th Congress--2nd Session 2010


                                Hearings

    Testimony Relating to the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' Policy. 
March 18, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-546.
    Contracting in a Counterinsurgency: An Examination of the 
Blackwater-Paravant Contract and the Need for Oversight. 
February 24, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-571.
    U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic Republic of Iran. April 14, 
2010. S. Hrg. 111-746.
    The Findings and Recommendations of the Department of 
Defense Independent Review Relating to Fort Hood. January 21, 
2010. S. Hrg. 111-821.
    Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for 
Fiscal Year 2011. Hearings on S. 3454. S. Hrg. 111-701:
    Part 1: Military Posture and the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' 
Policy; Department of the Army; Department of the Navy; 
Department of the Air Force; U.S. European Command; U.S. Africa 
Command; U.S. Joint Forces Command; U.S. Northern Command; U.S. 
Southern Command; U.S. Special Operations Command; U.S. Central 
Command; U.S. Pacific Command; U.S. Strategic Command; U.S. 
Forces Korea; Ballistic Missile Defense Policies and Programs; 
and Littoral Combat Ship Acquisition. February 2, 23, and 25; 
March 4, 9, 11, 16, and 26; April 20; and December 14, 2010.
    Part 2: Seapower. Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Seapower. May 6, 2010.
    [No Part 3: Readiness and Management Support in 2010.]
    Part 4: Airland. Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Airland. April 13 and 15, 2010.
    Part 5: Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. April 
21, 2010.
    Part 6: Personnel. Hearings before the Subcommittee on 
Personnel. March 10 and 24; April 28; and May 12, 2010.
    Part 7: Strategic Forces. Hearings before the Subcommittee 
on Strategic Forces. March 10 and 17; April 14 and 21, 2010.
    U.S. Government Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism. 
Hearing before the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities. March 10, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-822.
    Joint Strike Fighter. March 11, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-823.
    Nuclear Posture Review. April 22, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-824.
    The Current Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula. 
September 16, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-825.
    The Progress in Preventing Military Suicides and Challenges 
in Detection and Care of the Invisible Wounds of War. June 22, 
2010. S. Hrg. 111-837.
    Briefing on Operation Moshtarak in Helmand Province, 
Afghanistan. February 22, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-869.
    The Situation in Afghanistan. June 15 and 16, 2010. S. Hrg. 
111-867.
    The Current Readiness of the U.S. Forces. Hearing before 
the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support. April 14, 
2010. S. Hrg. 111-868.
    The Report of the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent 
Panel. August 3, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-836.
    The New START and the Implications for National Security. 
June 17; July 15, 20, 27, and 29, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-897.
    Department of Defense Efficiencies Initiatives. September 
28, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-898.
    Report of the Department of Defense Working Group on Repeal 
of Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code, ``Policy 
Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces.'' December 2 and 
3, 2010. S. Hrg. 111-899.
    Protective Forces at the Department of Energy. Hearing 
before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. March 3, 2010. S. 
Hrg. 111-893.

                    111th Congress--1st Session 2009


                        Hearings on Nominations

    Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
First Session, 111th Congress. January 15; March 26; April 28; 
May 12; June 2, 11; July 9, and 30; September 15; October 22; 
November 19; and December 17, 2009. S. Hrg. 111-362:

William J. Lynn III (January 15); Robert F. Hale (January 15); 
    Michele Flournoy (January 15); Jeh Charles Johnson (January 
    15); Dr. Ashton B. Carter (March 26); Dr. James N. Miller, 
    Jr. (March 26); Ambassador Alexander R. Vershbow (March 
    26); Raymond E. Mabus, Jr. (April 28); Elizabeth L. King 
    (April 28); Donald M. Remy (April 28); Dr. Michael Nacht 
    (April 28); Wallace C. Gregson (April 28); Jo-Ellen Darcy 
    (April 28); Dr. Ines R. Triay (April 28); Andrew C. Weber 
    (May 12); Dr. Paul N. Stockton (May 12); Thomas R. Lamont 
    (May 12); Charles A. Blanchard (May 12); ADM James G. 
    Stavridis, USN (June 2); Lt. Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, USAF 
    (June 2); LTG Stanley A. McChrystal, USA (June 2); Gordon 
    S. Heddell (June 11); Dr. J. Michael Gilmore (June 11); 
    Zachary J. Lemnios (June 11); Lt. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy, 
    USMC (Ret.) (June 11); Dr. James M. Morin (June 11); Daniel 
    B. Ginsberg (June 11); Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC (July 
    9); ADM Robert F. Willard, USN (July 9); Hon. John M. 
    McHugh (July 30); Dr. Joseph W. Westphal (July 30); Juan M. 
    Garcia III (July 30); ADM Michael G. Mullen, USN (September 
    15); Christine H. Fox (October 22); Frank Kendall III 
    (October 22); Gladys Commons (October 22); Terry A. Yonkers 
    (October 22); Dr. Clifford L. Stanley (November 19); Erin 
    C. Conaton (November 19); Lawrence G. Romo (November 19); 
    Douglas B. Wilson (December 17); Dr. Malcolm Ross O'Neill 
    (December 17); Mary Sally Matiella (December 17); Paul Luis 
    Oostburg Sanz (December 17); Jackalyne Pfannenstiel 
    (December 17); Dr. Donald L. Cook (December 17).

                    111th Congress--2nd Session 2010


                        Hearings on Nominations

    Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 
Second Session, 111th Congress. March 23; April 15; June 24; 
July 27, August 3; September 21; and November 18, 2010. S. Hrg. 
111-896:

Elizabeth A. McGrath (March 23, 2010); Michael J. McCord (March 
    23, 2010); Sharon E. Burke (March 23, 2010); Solomon B. 
    Watson IV (March 23, 2010); Katherine G. Hammack (March 23, 
    2010); Vice Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN (April 15, 
    2010); Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, USA (April 
    15, 2010); General Raymond T. Odierno, USA (June 24, 2010); 
    Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin, III, USA (June 24, 
    2010); General David H. Petraeus, USA (June 29, 2010); 
    General James N. Mattis, USMC (July 27, 2010); Jonathan 
    Woodson (August 3, 2010); Neile L. Miller (August 3, 2010); 
    Anne M. Harrington (August 3, 2010); General James F. Amos, 
    USMC (September 21, 2010); General Claude R. Kehler, USAF 
    (November 18, 2010); and General Carter F. Ham, USA 
    (November 18, 2010).

                    111th Congress--1st Session 2009


                                Reports

    111-5     Report of the Activities of the Committee on 
Armed Services; 110th Congress. March 3, 2009.
    111-35   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010. July 2, 2009.

                    111th Congress--2nd Session 2010


                                Reports

    111-201   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011. June 4, 2010.
    111-345   Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private 
Security Contractors in Afghanistan. October 26, 2010.
 INFORMATION ON APPOINTMENT OF BOARDS OF VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES 
                MILITARY, NAVAL AND AIR FORCE ACADEMIES

    Public Law 816 of the 80th Congress, now codified in Title 
10, U.S.C., provides a uniform procedure for the appointment of 
members of the Boards of Visitors of the Military and Naval 
Academies, and provides that there shall be appointed on or 
before the last day of every year Boards of Visitors to each of 
the Academies to be constituted as follows:
    Senate:
          Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his 
        designee.
          *1 Senator.
          *2 members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
            *(To be appointed by the Vice President)
    House:
          Chairman of the Armed Services Committee or his 
        designee.
          **2 Congressmen.
          **2 members of the House Appropriations Committee.
            **(To be appointed by the Speaker of the House)
    Presidential:
           6 persons, to serve for a 3-year term, 2 new members 
        appointed each year. Each Board to visit respective 
        Academy once annually.
    Boards of Visitors to the
          Military Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec 4355(a).)
                2009.--(Armed Services)
                      Hutchison (Appropriations)
                      Burr (At Large)
                2010.--(Armed Services)
                      (Appropriations)
                      (At Large)
          Naval Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 6968(a).)
                2009.--McCain (Armed Services)
                      Murkowski (Appropriations)
                      (At Large)
                2010.--(Armed Services)
                      (Appropriations)
                      (At Large)
          Air Force Academy: (Title 10, U.S.C., sec. 9355(a).)
                2009.--(Armed Services)
                      Bennett (Appropriations)
                      Inhofe (At Large)
                2010.--(Armed Services)
                      (Appropriations)
                      (At Large)

                                  
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