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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D458-D460 on May 5, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
FOREST PLANNING RULE
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry held a hearing to review the U.S. Forest Service's proposed Forest Planning Rule. Testimony was heard from Harris Sherman, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; John R. Bortz, Jr., Commissioner, Warren County, Warren, Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
DC COURTS AND COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY--
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and Related Agencies held a hearing on DC Courts and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from Eric T. Washington, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals and Chairman of the Joint Commission of Judicial Administration; Lee F. Satterfield, Chief Judge, DC Superior Court; and Adrienne R. Poteat, Acting Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES--ARMY--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Cemeterial Expenses--Army FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from Katherine Condon, Executive Director, Army National Cemeteries Program.
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing on American Battle Monuments Commission FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from Max Cleland, Secretary, American Battle Monuments Commission.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a markup on H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. The bill was forwarded, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a markup on H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. The bill was forwarded, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing on Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
AMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on the American Energy Initiative. Testimony was heard from Howard K. Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration; Margo T. Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, EPA; Patrick Davis, Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies Program; Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
NEED TO MOVE BEYOND SGR
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``The Need to Move Beyond the SGR.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SECURITY ISSUES IN EUROPE AND EURASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a hearing on Overview of Security Issues in Europe and Eurasia. Testimony was heard from Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State; Mark Koumans, Deputy Assistant Secretary--
International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
POLITICAL TRANSITIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a hearing on Shifting Sands: Political Transitions in the Middle East, Part 2. Testimony was heard from Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State; and Tamara Wittes, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
ENSURING COMPETITION ON THE INTERNET
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet held a hearing on Ensuring Competition on the Internet: Net Neutrality and Antitrust. Testimony was heard from the following FCC officials: Julius Genachowski, Chairman; and Robert McDowell, Commissioner.
OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on Office of Commercial Space Transportation's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, FAA; Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure, GAO; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Capital Access and Tax held a hearing entitled ``Professional Services: Proposed Changes to the Small Business Size Standards.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EPA MINING POLICIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on EPA Mining Policies: Assault on Appalachian Jobs--Part I. Testimony was heard from Leonard Peters, Secretary, State of Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Teresa Marks, Director, State of Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a markup of H.R. 1383, Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011; H.R. 802, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program; H.R. 1657, to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; and legislation regarding the Five year extension of Housing Grant Authority under Section 2102A of Title 38; and H.R. 1671, Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act. H.R. 1383 was forwarded as amended. H.R. 1657, H.R. 802, and H.R. 1671 were forwarded, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a markup of H.R. 1407, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011; H.R. 1484, the Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011; and H.R. 1627, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes. All three bills were forwarded, as amended.
STATE AND LOCAL DEFINED PENSION PLANS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on transparency and funding of State and local defined benefit pension plans. Testimony was heard from Walker Stapleton, Treasurer of Colorado; and public witnesses.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM AND GENERAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM FY 2012 BUDGET OVERVIEW
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing on Military Intelligence Program and General Defense Intelligence Program FY2012 Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. This was a Closed hearing.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
