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Upcoming federal agency and congressional events

• U.S. Air Force Scientific Study
  Defense Department (DOD); Department of the Air Force (USAF); Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (F.R. Page 56562) Meeting of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board to hold the United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board quarterly meeting to introduce the FY09 Scientific Advisory Board study topics that will be tasked by the Secretary of the Air Force and listen to speakers who will address relevant subjects to the Scientific Advisory Board mission, October 7-8. Location: SAF/AQ Conference and Innovation Center, 1560 Wilson Blvd., Rosslyn, Va.. 8 a.m. (October 8, 2008) Contact: Lt. Col. David Lucia, 703-697-8288
• Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
  House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Full committee hearing on "The Causes and Effects of the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy." Witnesses: Luigi Zingales, professor of finance at the University of Chicago; Robert Wescott, president of Keybridge Research LLC; Nell Minow, chairman of the board and editor of The Corporate Library; Gregory Smith, general counsel of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Assn.; and Richard Fuld Jr., chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. 10 a.m. (October 6, 2008) Contact: 202-225-505
• Emerging Technology and Research Issues
  Commerce Department (DOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (F.R. Page 52265) Meeting of the Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee. Agenda includes: Welcome and introductions; remarks from Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) management; current deemed export control policy issues and initiatives, including BIS's notice of inquiry published on May 19, 2008 (73 FR 28795) and extended on August 22, 2008 (73 FR 49645) requesting comments on two Deemed Export Advisory Committee recommendations; emerging technology and research and development issues; U.S. competitiveness; public comments; and priorities and workplan Location: Commerce Department, 14th St. between Constitution and Pennsylvania Ave.s, NW, Room 4830, Washington, D.C.. 10:30 a.m. (September 23, 2008) Contact: Yvette Springer on 202-482-2813
• Energy's National Labs Security
  House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on "A Review of Continuing Security Concerns at DOE's (Energy Department) National Labs." Witnesses: TBA Location: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. 10 a.m. (September 25, 2008) Contact: 202-225-2927
• College Student Voting Rights
  House Administration Committee Elections Subcommittee hearing on "Ensuring the Rights of College Students to Vote." Witnesses: TBA Location: 1310 Longworth House Office Building. 1:30 p.m. (September 25, 2008) Contact: 202-225-2061
• G.I. Bill Implementation
  House Veterans Affairs Committee Economic Opportunity Subcommittee hearing on "G.I. Bill Implementation." Witnesses: TBA Location: 340 Cannon House Office Building. 1 p.m. (September 24, 2008) Contact: 202-225-9756
• FEMA Hurricane Response/National Housing Strategy
  House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee hearing on "FEMA's Response to the 2008 Hurricane Season and the National Housing Strategy." Witnesses: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and FEMA officals testify Location: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. 2 p.m. (September 23, 2008) Contact: 202-225-4472
• Medicaid Pediatric Dental Care Reform
  House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Domestic Policy Subcommittee hearing on "Necessary Reform to Pediatric Dental Care Under Medicaid." Witnesses: Acting Medicaid Director Herb Kuhn testifies Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. 10 a.m. (September 23, 2008) Contact: 202-225-5051
• FEMA's Future Preparedness Planning
  Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration Subcommittee hearing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future preparedness planning. Witnesses: TBA Location: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building. 2:30 p.m. (September 24, 2008) Contact: 202-224-2627
• Agricultural Disaster Assistance
  Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Disaster Recovery Subcommittee joint hearing on the effectiveness of agriculture disaster assistance programs in the wake of the 2008 Midwest floods, Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike. Witnesses: TBA Location: 328-A Russell Senate Office Building. 10 a.m. (September 24, 2008) Contact: 202-224-2035 [Link] or 202-224-2627
• Federal-State-Local Hurricane Response
  Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Disaster Recovery Subcommittee hearing on "After Action: A Review of the Combined Federal, State, and Local Activities to Respond and Recover from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike." Witnesses: Sen. Reggie Dupre Jr., Louisiana state senator (District 20); Cedric Glover, mayor of Shreveport, La.; Bill White, mayor of Houston, Texas; Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu; Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst; Adm. Harvey Johnson, deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Ed Hecker, chief of the Office of Homeland Security and provost marshal of the Directorate of Civil Works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building. 10 a.m. (September 23, 2008) Contact: 202-224-2627 [Link] [Note: Lyda Ann Thomas, mayor of Galveston, Texas, has been invided to testify at the hearing.]
• Health Insurance Reform
  Senate Finance Committee Full committee hearing on "Covering the Uninsured: Making Health Insurance Markets Work." Witnesses: John Bertko, adjunct staff member at The RAND Corporation, and former chief actuary of Humana Inc, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Andrew Dreyfuss, executive vice president for health care services at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass.; Pam MacEwan, executive vice president for public affairs and governance at the Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash.; and Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building. 10 a.m. (September 23, 2008) Contact: 202-224-4515
• Clean Air Act Greenhouse Gas Regulation
  Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Full committee hearing on "Regulation of Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act." Witnesses: Robert Meyers, principal deputy assistant administrator in the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation; Mary Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board; Jason Burnett, former associate deputy administrator of the EPA; David Bookbinder, chief climate counsel at the Sierra Club; Bill Kovacs, vice president for environment, technology and regulatory affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Marlo Lewis, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute Location: 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building. 10 a.m. (September 23, 2008) Contact: 202-224-8832
• The Consumer Energy Alliance
  Energy forum to provide common perspectives and offer solutions to improve energy policy. [Note: RSVP to Shannon Brushe to, 202-346-8858] Participants: Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Texas; Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga.; Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas; Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo.; Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C.; Rep. William Jefferson, D-La.; Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas; Rep. Howard Coble, R-N.C.; Rep. John Mica, R-Fla.; Rep. Phil English, R-Pa.; Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas; Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo.; Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y.; Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas; Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J.; Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga.; Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz.; Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas; House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio; Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa; Joint Economic Committee Vice Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill.; House Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam, R-Fla.; Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Fla.; Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill.; Rep. Mary Fallin, R-Okla.; Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo.; Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas; Rep. Robin Hayes, R-N.C.; Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas; Rep. Charles Gonzales, D-Texas; Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa.; House Rules Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y.; Rep. Mary Bono, R-Calif.; Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas; Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.; Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill.; Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark.; Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz.; Rep. Randy Kuhl, R-N.Y.; Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas; Rep. George Radanovich, R-Calif.; Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind.; Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C.; Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla.; Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif.; Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.; Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas; Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Ky.; and representatives from the Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 2008 Democratic presidential nominee's campaign; and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., 2008 Republican presidential nominee's campaign Location: 345 Cannon House Office Bu