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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D338-D340 on April 1, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on USDA FY 2012 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Kevin Concannon, USDA Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND SCIENCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--FY 2012 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on OPM--FY 2012 Budget. Testimony was heard from John Berry, Director, OPM.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on Terrorist Travel--Programs and Funding. Testimony was heard from Kevin K. McAleena, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection; Joe Salvator, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Transportation Security Administration; Timothy Healy, Director, Terrorist Screening Center; John Woods, Deputy Assistant Director
(National Security Division), Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Geoff O'Connell, Principal Deputy Director, National Counterterrorism Center. This was a CLASSIFIED and CLOSED hearing.
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Health Reform. Testimony was heard from Andrew Sherrill, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; and public witnesses.
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR DADT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing on a review of the implementation plans for the repeal of law and policies governing service by openly gay and lesbian service members. Testimony was heard from Clifford L. Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Co-Chair Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Implementation Team; and Vice Admiral William E. Gortney, USN, Director, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
ARMY AND AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT EQUIPMENT POSTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces held a hearing on Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve component equipment posture. Testimony was heard form Lieutenant General Harry M. Wyatt III, USAF, Director, Air National Guard; Major General Raymond W. Carpenter, USA, Acting Director, Army National Guard; Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz, USA, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve; and Lieutenant General Charles E. Stenner, Jr., USAF, Chief, U.S. Air Force Reserve.
UNION TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Union Transparency and Accountability.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NTIA AND RUS AUTHORITY TO RETURN RECLAIMED STIMULUS FUNDS; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on legislation to Clarify NTIA and RUS Authority to Return Reclaimed Stimulus Funds to the U.S. Treasury. Testimony was heard from Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce; and Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utility Service, Department of Agriculture. Following the hearing the Subcommittee held a markup on the legislation. The bill was forwarded to the full Committee without amendment.
PPACA'S HIGH RISK POOL REGIME
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The PPACA's High Risk Pool Regime: High Cost, Low Participation.'' Testimony was heard from Steven B. Larsen, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity held a hearing on Legislative Proposals to Reform the National Flood Insurance Program, Part II. Testimony was heard from W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA.
BELARUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a joint hearing on the Government of Belarus: Crushing Human Rights at Home? Testimony was heard from Daniel A. Russell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
COMPETITION AND CONSOLIDATION IN FINANCIAL MARKETS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet held a hearing on Competition and Consolidation in Financial Markets. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES AND THE CREATION OF ENERGY JOBS ON INDIAN LAND
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Tribal development of energy resources and the creation of energy jobs on Indian lands. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AARP OVER THE PAST DECADE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health and Oversight held a hearing on AARP's organizational structure, management, and financial growth over the last decade. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FY 2012 BUDGET--INTELLIGENCE
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing on the FY 2012 Budget Overview. This was a CLOSED hearing.
Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the employment situation for March 2011, after receiving testimony from Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
