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[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 117 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D822-D823]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES: AFGHAN CORRUPTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT 
OF AN EFFECTIVE FIGHTING FORCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Afghan National Security Forces: 
Afghan Corruption and the Development of an Effective Fighting Force. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``The American Energy Initiative''. Testimony was 
heard from Michael D. Nedd, Assistant. Director, Minerals and Realty 
Management, Bureau of Land Management; Mary Wagner, Associate Chief, 
U.S. Forest Service; Adam Sieminski, Administrator, Energy Information 
Administration; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Consumer Product Safety Commission officials: Inez Tenenbaum, 
Chairman; Robert Adler, Commissioner; Nancy Nord, Commissioner; and 
Anne Northup, Commissioner.
SOUND MONEY: PARALLEL CURRENCIES AND THE ROADMAP TO MONETARY FREEDOM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary 
Policy and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Sound Money: Parallel 
Currencies and the Roadmap to Monetary Freedom''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

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STATE DEPARTMENT'S CENTER FOR STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM 
COMMUNICATIONS: MISSION, OPERATIONS, AND IMPACT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``The State 
Department's Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications: 
Mission, Operations, and Impact''. Testimony was heard from Alberto 
Fernandez, Coordinator, Center for Strategic Counterterrorism 
Communications, Department of State.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 997, the ``English Language Unity Act of 2011''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives King and Gonzalez; Rene 
Garcia, Senator, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Actions, Independence and Accountability of the 
Acting Inspector General of the Department of the Interior''. Testimony 
was heard from Mary Kendall, Acting Inspector General, Department of 
the Interior.
CONCESSION CONTRACT ISSUES FOR OUTFITTERS, GUIDES AND SMALLER 
CONCESSIONS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing entitled ``Concession Contract Issues 
for Outfitters, Guides and Smaller Concessions''. Testimony was heard 
from Peggy O'Dell, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
INDIAN LANDS: EXPLORING RESOLUTIONS TO DISPUTES CONCERNING INDIAN 
TRIBES, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS OVER LAND 
USE AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Indian lands: exploring 
resolutions to disputes concerning Indian tribes, state and local 
governments, and private landowners over land use and development''. 
Testimony was heard from Michael Black, Director, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
IRS: ENFORCING OBAMACARE'S NEW RULES AND TAXES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``IRS: Enforcing ObamaCare's New Rules and Taxes''. 
Testimony was heard from Douglas Shulman, Commissioner, Internal 
Revenue Service; Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal 
Revenue Service; and public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF AMTRAK OPERATIONS, PART I: MISMANAGEMENT OF FOOD AND 
BEVERAGE SERVICES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``A Review of Amtrak Operations, Part I: Mismanagement 
of Food and Beverage Services''. Testimony was heard from Joseph 
Boardman, President, Amtrak; Ted Alves, Inspector General, Amtrak 
Office of Inspector General; Patricia Quinn, Executive Director, 
Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority; and a public witness.
ODYSSEY OF THE CVE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Odyssey of the CVE''. Testimony was heard from Thomas J. 
Leney, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization, Department of Veterans Affairs; Richard J. Hillman, 
Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, 
Government Accountability Office; James J. O'Neill, Assistant Inspector 
General for Investigations, Office of the Inspector General, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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