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Garza, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Chief 

Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security; 

Rafael Borras, Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security; William Jenkins, 

Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, 

Government Accountability Office; Albert J. 

Romanosky, Medical Director, State Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Office of Preparedness and 

Response, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland. 

QUESTIONING OF KEY DEPARTMENT OF 

THE INTERIOR OFFICIALS 

Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held 

a hearing entitled ‘‘Committee Oversight of Department of the Interior: Questioning of Key Department of the Interior Officials’’. Testimony was heard 

from Neal Kemkar, Special Assistant, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of the Interior; and Mary 

Katherine Ishee, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior 

Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior. 

JOBS ACT: IMPORTANCE OF PROMPT 

IMPLEMENTATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS, 

CAPITAL FORMATION, AND JOB 

CREATION 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs and the Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises 

held a joint hearing entitled ‘‘The JOBS Act: Importance of Prompt Implementation for Entrepreneurs, 

Capital Formation, and Job Creation’’. Testimony 

was heard from public witnesses. 

SIGAR REPORT: DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION 

AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 

UNACCOUNTED FOR AT THE 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense 

and Foreign Operations held a hearing entitled 

‘‘SIGAR Report: Document Destruction and Millions of Dollars Unaccounted for at the Department 

of Defense’’. Testimony was heard from John F. 

Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Department of Defense. 

ADDING TO UNCERTAINTY: SMALL 

BUSINESSES’ PERSPECTIVES ON THE TAX 

CLIFF 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Capital Access and Tax held a hearing entitled ‘‘Adding to Uncertainty: Small Businesses’ Perspectives on the Tax Cliff ’’. Testimony 

was heard from public witnesses. 

EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 

DOT’S TRUCK AND BUS SAFETY PROGRAM 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing 

entitled ‘‘Evaluating the Effectiveness of DOT’s 

Truck and Bus Safety Program’’. Testimony was 

heard from Anne Ferro, Administrator, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration; David Palmer, 

Assistant Chief, Texas Department of Public Safety; 

and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE 

Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held 

a markup of H.J. Res. 118, providing for congressional disapproval of the Administration’s July 12, 

2012 waiver of welfare work requirements. The resolution was ordered reported, without amendment. 

INVESTIGATION OF THE SECURITY 

THREAT POSED BY CHINESE 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES 

HUAWEI AND ZTE 

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full 

Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Investigation of 

the Security Threat Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE’’. Testimony 

was heard from public witnesses. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing 

on the situation in Syria, 9:30 a.m., SVC–217. 

Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 

the nomination of Kevin K. Washburn, of New Mexico, 

to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 

2:30 p.m., SD–628. 

House 

Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight 

and Investigations, hearing on Department of Defense 

Auditability Challenges, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on 

Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Title 42—A Review of Special 

Hiring Authorities’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. 

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Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ‘‘Housing for Heroes: Examining How Federal Programs Can Better Serve Veterans’’, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, hearing entitled 

‘‘Lessons From Fort Hood: Improving our Ability to Connect the Dots’’, 9 a.m., 311 Cannon. 

Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian 

and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing entitled ‘‘Per Capita 

Act and Federal Treatment of Trust Per Capita Distributions’’, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth. 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Recent Developments in 

NASA’s Commercial Crew Acquisition Strategy’’, 9:30 

a.m., 2318 Rayburn. 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, 

hearing entitled ‘‘VA Fee Basis Care: Flawed Policies not 

a Fix for a Flawed System’’, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon. 

Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social 

Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Securing the Future of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program’’, 9:30 a.m., 

B–318 Rayburn. 

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