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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D518-D520 on May 18, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of the Army, after receiving testimony from John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army, and General Martin E. Dempsey, Chief of Staff, United States Army, both of the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Energy, after receiving testimony from Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded a hearing to examine the current materiel readiness of U.S. Forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Mitchell H. Stevenson, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, United States Army, Lieutenant General Frank A. Panter, Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, Lieutenant General Loren M. Reno, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, United States Air Force, and Vice Admiral William R. Burke, Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness and Logistics, all of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower concluded a hearing to examine Marine Corps acquisition programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Sean J. Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, Lieutenant General George J. Flynn, Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, and Vice Admiral John Terence Blake, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources, all of the Department of Defense.
SECURITIZATION MARKETS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment concluded a hearing to examine the state of the securitization markets, after receiving testimony from Steven L. Schwarcz, Duke University School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Tom Deutsch, American Securitization Forum, and Ann Rutledge, R&R Consulting, both of New York, New York; Martin S. Hughes, Redwood Trust, Inc., San Rafael, California; Lisa Pendergast, Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Montvale, New Jersey; and Chris J. Katopis, Association of Mortgage Investors, Washington, DC.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SPACE TO NATIONAL IMPERATIVES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science and Space concluded a hearing to examine contributions of space to national imperatives, after receiving testimony from Elliot Holokauahi Pulham, Space Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Frank Slazer, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), Arlington, Virginia; Christopher F. Chyba, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; and Captain Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., USN (Ret.), Commander, International Space Station Expedition 3, Centreville, Virginia.
PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS BILLS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests concluded a hearing to examine S. 220, to provide for the reforestation of forest landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management of national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, S. 270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, S. 271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, S. 278, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, S. 292, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 322, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, S. 382, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other permits, S. 427, to withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials, S. 526, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting range, S. 566, to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, S. 590, to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands, S. 607, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land, S. 617, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, S. 667, to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 683, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah, S. 729, to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, S. 766, to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, S. 896, to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service, and S. 897, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs, after receiving testimony from Mike Pool, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and Mary Wagner, Associate Chief, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES FOR EUROPE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded a hearing to examine Administration priorities for Europe in the 112th Congress, after receiving testimony from Philip H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs; and Paige E. Alexander, Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, United States Agency for International Development.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 772, to protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service, with an amendment; and
S. 550, to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, with amendments.
Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Levin (Chair), Carper, Landrieu, McCaskill, Tester, Begich, Coburn, Collins, Brown
(MA), McCain, and Paul.
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia: Senators Akaka (Chair), Levin, Landrieu, Begich, Johnson (WI), Coburn, and Moran.
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security: Senators Carper (Chair), Levin, Akaka, Pryor, McCaskill, Begich, Brown (MA), Coburn, McCain, Johnson (WI), and Portman.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs: Senators Pryor (Chair), Akaka, Landrieu, Tester, Paul, Brown (MA), and Johnson (WI).
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight: Senators McCaskill
(Chair), Carper, Pryor, Tester, Begich, Portman, Collins, McCain, and Moran.
Senators Lieberman and Collins serve as ex-officio members of all subcommittees.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Cora B. Marrett, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, Martha Wagner Weinberg, of Massachusetts, Paula Barker Duffy, of Illinois, Cathy N. Davidson, of North Carolina, Constance M. Carroll, of California, and Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District of Columbia, all to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, and Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, both to be a Member of the National Council on Disability, Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, and John A. Lancaster, of New York, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, and a routine list in the Public Health Service.
IMMIGRATION COURT SYSTEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine improving efficiency and ensuring justice in the immigration court system, after receiving testimony from Juan P. Osuna, Acting Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice; Julie Myers Wood, ICS Consulting, LLC, Arlington, Virginia; and Karen T. Grisez, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COLLABORATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine seamless transition, focusing on improving Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense collaboration, after receiving testimony from W. Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and William J. Lynn, III, Deputy Secretary of Defense.
