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Committee Meetings 

NAVY SHIPBUILDING IN A TIME OF 

FISCAL UNCERTAINTY 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, on Navy shipbuilding and 

impacts on the defense industrial base in a time of 

fiscal uncertainty. Testimony was heard from Sean J. 

Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, 

Development and Acquisition; and Rear Admiral 

Thomas J. Eccles, USN, Chief Engineer and Deputy 

Commander for Naval Systems Engineering, Naval 

Sea Systems Command. 

CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM 

STANDARDS PROGRAM 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on 

Environment and the Economy held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program—A Progress Report’’. Testimony was 

heard from Rand Beers, Under Secretary, National 

Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security; Cathleen Berrick, Managing Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses. 

ACCOUNTABILITY IN GRANTS ACT OF 

2012 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on 

Energy and Power held a hearing on H.R. 4255, the 

‘‘Accountability in Grants Act of 2012’’. Testimony 

was heard from Craig E. Hooks, Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources Management, Environmental Protection Agency; and 

public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on 

Health held a markup of the following: H.R. 1206, 

the ‘‘Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011’’; H.R. 6118, the ‘‘Taking Essential 

Steps for Testing Act of 2012’’; H.R. 1063, the 

‘‘Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers 

Act of 2011’’; H.R. 6163, the ‘‘National Pediatric 

Research Network Act of 2012’’; H.R. 4124, the 

‘‘Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support 

Act of 2012’’; and H.R. 733, the ‘‘Pancreatic Cancer 

Research and Education Act of 2012’’. The following 

measures were forwarded, as amended: H.R. 4124; 

H.R.733; and H.R. 6118. The following measures 

were forwarded, without amendment: H.R. 1206; 

H.R. 1063; and H.R. 6163. 

FUTURE OF THE TERRORISM RISK 

INSURANCE PROGRAM 

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity held 

a hearing entitled ‘‘TRIA at Ten Years: The Future 

of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ELEVEN YEARS LATER: PREVENTING 

TERRORISTS FROM COMING TO AMERICA 

Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on 

Border and Maritime Security held a hearing entitled 

‘‘Eleven Years Later: Preventing Terrorists from 

Coming to America’’. Testimony was heard from 

Kelli Ann Walther, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Department of Homeland Security; 

Kevin McAleenan, Acting Assistant Commissioner, 

Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; John 

Woods, Assistant Director, National Security Investigations, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Department of 

Homeland Security; Charles K. Edwards, Acting Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; and Edward 

Ramotowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

ELEVEN YEARS AFTER 9/11 CAN TSA 

EVOLVE TO MEET THE NEXT TERRORIST 

THREAT? 

Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on 

Transportation Security held a hearing entitled 

‘‘Eleven Years After 9/11 Can TSA Evolve To Meet 

the Next Terrorist Threat?’’. Testimony was heard 

from John Halinski, Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of 

Homeland Security; and Stephen Lord, Director, 

Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government 

Accountability Office. 

CHU MEMORANDUM 

Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held 

a hearing entitled ‘‘The Chu Memorandum: Directives Could Increase Electricity Costs for over 40 

Million Families and Small Businesses’’. Testimony 

was heard from public witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE MEASURES 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a hearing 

on H.R. 6364, the ‘‘Frank Buckles World War I 

Memorial Act’’; and H.R. 4969, the ‘‘California 

Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 

2012’’. Testimony was heard from Representatives 

Cleaver, Poe (TX), and Thompson (CA); Stephen E. 

Whitesell, Regional Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service; and Carl Roundtree, Assistant Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior. 

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MEDICARE’S DURABLE MEDICAL 

EQUIPMENT COMPETITIVE BIDDING 

PROGRAM 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on 

Healthcare and Technology held a hearing entitled 

‘‘Medicare’s Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program: How are Small Suppliers 

Faring?’’. Testimony was heard from Laurence D. 

Wilson, Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, 

MD; and public witnesses. 

AMTRAK’S MONOPOLY MENTALITY IN 

COMMUTER RAIL COMPETITIONS 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full 

Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘A Review of 

Amtrak Operations Part 2: The High Cost of Amtrak’s Monopoly Mentality in Commuter Rail Competitions’’. Testimony was heard from Joseph 

Boardman, President and CEO, National Railroad 

Passenger Corporation; and public witnesses. 

TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARITIME 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT 

Committee on Transportation And Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ‘‘Tenth Anniversary of 

the Maritime Transportation Security Act: Are We 

Safer?’’. Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio, Assistant Commandant for Preparedness, United States Coast Guard; Stephen Caldwell, 

Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, 

Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses. 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE’S 

IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION 

OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND 

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND HEALTH 

CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION 

ACT OF 2010 

Committee on Ways And Means: Subcommittee on 

Oversight held a hearing entitled ‘‘Internal Revenue 

Service’s implementation and administration of the 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 

2010’’. Testimony was heard from Steven T. Miller, 

Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, 

Internal Revenue Service; and public witnesses. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to 

hold hearings to examine the path from low-Earth orbit 

(LEO) to Mars, 2 p.m., SR–253. 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine S. 3469, to establish a new organization 

to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for 

siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for 

managing nuclear waste, 9:30 a.m., SD–366. 

Committee on Environment and Public Works: with the 

Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold 

a joint oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) implementation of recommendations for enhancing nuclear reactor safety in the 

21st century, 10 a.m., SD–406. 

Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing on an intelligence update on Syria and Iran, 10 a.m., 

SVC–217. 

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 

nominations of Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be 

Representative to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with 

the rank of Ambassador, Sharon English Woods Villarosa, 

of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, 

and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles, 

and Walter North, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 

Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, and Ambassador to the Republic of 

Vanuatu, all of the Department of State, 2:45 p.m., 

SD–419. 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 

to hold hearings to examine the future of the General 

Services Administration, 10 a.m., SD–342. 

Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 

the Citizens United court and the continuing importance 

of the ‘‘Voting Rights Act’’, 10 a.m., SD–226. 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR–418. 

House 

Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing 

entitled ‘‘Operational Support: Learning from the Past 

and Preparing for the Future’’, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee 

on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions; and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, 

joint hearing entitled ‘‘Expanding the Power of Big 

Labor: The NLRB’s Growing Intrusion into Higher Education’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on 

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled 

‘‘Where the Jobs Are: There’s an App for That’’, 9:45 

a.m., 2322 Rayburn. 

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