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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1040-D1042 on July 24, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
SURFACE COMBATANT CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces held a hearing on the surface combatant construction update. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Navy: VADM Paul Sullivan, USN, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command; Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ship Programs; RADM Barry McCullough, USN, Director, Warfare Integration; and RADM Charles Goddard, USN, Program Executive Officer, Ships; the following officials of the CBO: Eric Labs, and J. Michael Gilmore; Ronald O'Rourke, CRS, Library of Congress; and Paul Francis, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO.
WORKER MISCLASSIFICATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions and the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a joint hearing on the Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors: What Policies and Practices Best Protect Workers? Testimony was heard from Paul DeCamp, Wage and Hour Administrator, Department of Labor; David Socolow, Commissioner of Labor, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses.
HELPING VULNERABLE YOUTH
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing on Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children: Perspectives on Helping the Nation's Vulnerable Youth. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FCC OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet continued hearings entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission--Part 2.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FCC: Kevin J. Martin, Chairman; Michael J. Copps, Jonathan S. Adelstein, Deborah Taylor Tate; and Robert McDowell, all Commissioners.
TERRORISM RISK INSURANCE REVISION AND EXTENSION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2761, Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007.
LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN DEPORTEES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing on Deportees in Latin America and the Caribbean. Testimony was heard from Gary Mead, Assistant Director, Management, Office of Detention and Removal Operations, Bureau of U.S. Immigration and Customs Management, Department of Homeland Security; Charles Shapiro, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
The Subcommittee also held a briefing this subject. The Subcommittee was briefed by public witnesses.
FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN VULNERABILITIES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing entitled
``Federal Efforts to Mitigate Vulnerabilities in the Food Supply Chain.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: David Acheson, Assistant Commissioner, Food Protection, FDA; and Carol Maczka, Assistant Administrator, Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response, Food Safety Inspection Service; and the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Tom McGinn, D.V.M., Chief Veterinarian and Director, Food and Agriculture Security, Office of Health Affairs; and Dan Baldwin, Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol; Lee M. Myers, D.V.M., Assistant Commissioner, Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, State of Georgia; and public witnesses.
CHEMICAL SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Chemical Security-A Rising Concern for America: Examination of the Department's Chemical Security Regulation and its Effect on the Public and Private Sector.'' Testimony was heard from Bob Stephan, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--PRIVACY/CIVIL LIBERTIES PROTECTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on Privacy in the Hands of the Government: the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and the Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Testimony was heard from Alan Charles Raul, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, The White House; Linda Koontz, Director, GAO; Hugo Teufel, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; DEATHS IN CUSTODY REPORTING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1943, Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007; H.R. 1199, Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007; H.R. 400, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007; H.R. 2740, MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007; and H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 2908, Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2007. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Sedgwick, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--U.S. MARSHALL ISLANDS FREE ASSOCIATION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Testimony was heard from David B. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; Gerald M. Zackios, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands; and David B. Gootnick, M.D., Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on H.R. 1970, Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act; and H.R. 2515, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act. Testimony was heard from Robert Johnson, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
INADVERTENT PEER-TO PEER FILE SHARING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-to-Peer Networks. Testimony was heard from Thomas D. Sydnor, II, Attorney-Advisor, Copyright Group, Office of International Relations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Mary Koelbel Engle, Associate Director, Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; Daniel G. Mintz, Chief, Information Officer, Department of Transportation; GEN Wesley K. Clark, USA (ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO; and public witnesses.
SPACE SHUTTLE/INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS ISSUES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on NASA's Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs: Status and Issues. Testimony was heard from William H. Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA; Cristina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; and public witnesses.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on FAA's Aging ATC Facilities: Investigating the Need to Improve Facilities and Worker Conditions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FAA, Department of Transportation: David B. Johnson, Vice President, Terminal Services and Steven B. Zaidman, Vice President, Technical Operations Services, both with the Air Traffic Organization; and public witnesses.
IT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on IT Inventory Management. Testimony was heard from McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; and the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Robert T. Howard, Assistant Secretary, Information and Technology; and Robert J. Henke, Assistant Secretary, Management.
OVERSIGHT--TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held an oversight hearing on Tax-Exempt Organizations, focusing on Charities and Foundations. Testimony was heard from Steven T. Miller, Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, IRS, Department of the Treasury; the following officials of the GAO: Stanley J. Czerwinski, Director, Intergovernmental Relations, Strategic Issues; and Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--JULY 20TH EXECUTIVE ORDER ON DETENTION AND INTERROGATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on the July 20th Executive Order on Detention and Interrogation. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive session to continue hearings on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Part II. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
