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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D632-D633 on June 14, 2011.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Leon E. Panetta, of California, to be Secretary of Defense.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support met and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Luis A. Aguilar, of Georgia, and Daniel M. Gallagher, Jr., of Maryland, both to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Anthony Frank D'Agostino, of Maryland, and Gregory Karawan, of Virginia, both to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
RAIL SECURITY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine emerging threats to rail security, focusing on comprehensive risk assessments for transportation, technology to enhance security, and rail security training, after receiving testimony from John S. Pistole, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Steve Lord, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; and John O'Connor, National Railroad Passenger Corporation Amtrak Police Department, Washington, DC.
WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine wildfire management programs of the Federal land management agencies, after receiving testimony from Senator Kyl; Thomas Tidwell, Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and Kim Thorsen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Law Enforcement, Security, and Emergency Management.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
