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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D435-D436 on May 8, 2012.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
FORMULATION OF 2012 FARM BILL: SPECIALTY CROP AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture held a hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Specialty Crop and Nutrition Programs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a markup of Defense Appropriations Bill FY 2013. The bill was ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs held a markup of Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill FY 2013. The bill was ordered reported, without amendment.
SEQUESTER REPLACEMENT ACT OF 2012; AND SEQUESTER REPLACEMENT RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2012
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 4966, the
``Sequester Replacement Act of 2012'' and legislation regarding Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012. H.R. 4966 was ordered reported, as amended; and the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 was ordered reported without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a markup of legislation to reauthorize under fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, established under fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and reform FDA programs. The legislation was ordered reported, as amended.
IMPROVING THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Improving the Federal Reserve System: Examining Legislation to Reform the Fed and Other Alternatives''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MEASURING BORDER SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``Measuring Border Security: U.S. Border Patrol's New Strategic Plan and the Path Forward''. Testimony was heard from Michael J. Fisher, Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security; Rebecca Gambler, Acting Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office; and Marc Rosenblum, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Congressional Research Service.
BUILDING SECURE PARTNERSHIPS IN TRAVEL, COMMERCE, AND TRADE WITH THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security held a hearing entitled ``Building Secure Partnerships in Travel, Commerce, and Trade with the Asia-Pacific Region''. Testimony was heard from John Halinski, Assistant Administrator, Office of Global Strategies, Transportation Security Administration; Mark Koumans, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; Hans G. Klemm, U.S. Senior Official for Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee began a markup of H.R. 4970, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012; H.R. 4377, the
``Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2012''; and the ``Divisional Realignment Act of 2012''. H.R. 4970 was ordered reported, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 3210, the ``Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act''; and H.R. 4171, the ``Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012''. Testimony was heard from Senator Paul (KY) and the following Representatives: Cooper; Blumenauer; and Broun (GA); Eileen Sobeck, Deputy Assistant Director for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of Interior; Kevin Shea, Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture; and public witnesses.
SCIENCE BEHIND GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``The Science Behind Green Building Rating Systems''. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; Kevin Kampschroer, Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, General Services Administration; and public witnesses.
VA MENTAL HEALTH CARE STAFFING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``VA Mental Health Care Staffing: Ensuring Quality and Quantity''. Testimony was heard from Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; John D. Daigh, Jr., Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; RADM Thomas Carrato, USPHS (Ret.), President, Health Net Federal Services; and public witnesses.
IDENTITY THEFT AND TAX FRAUD
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing entitled ``Identity Theft and Tax Fraud''. Testimony was heard from J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General, Social Security Administration; Steven T. Miller, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, Internal Revenue Service; Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service; and David E. Black, General Counsel, Social Security Administration.
Joint Meetings
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2012, PART II
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 4348, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call.
