Common use of Committee on Armed Services Clause in Contracts

Committee on Armed Services. Committee received a closed briefing on the security situation in Afghani- xxxx from Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Deputy Assistant Sec- retary for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, Lieutenant General Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, USAF, Deputy Commander, United States Central Com- mand, and Major General Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, USMC, Director for Intelligence (J2), Joint Chiefs of Staff, all of the Department of Defense. PROXY PROCESS AND RULES Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine proxy process and rules, focusing on current practices and potential changes, including H.R. 4015, to improve the quality of proxy advisory firms for the protection of investors and the U.S. economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability, transparency, re- sponsiveness, and competition in the proxy advisory firm industry, and S. 3614, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require proxy advisory firms to register as investment advisers under that Act, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Of- fice of New York City Comptroller Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, New York, New York, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mylan N.V., and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, United States Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, both of Wash- ington, D.C. ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- committee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to examine pre- paring for maritime transportation in a changing arctic, after receiving testimony from Captain Ed- ward Page, USCG (Ret.), Marine Exchange of Alas- ka, Juneau; Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chamber of Shipping of America, Washington, D.C.; and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Arctic Waterways Safety Committee, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Ocean Conservancy, both of Anchorage, Alaska. ZIMBABWE

Committee on Armed Services. Committee received a closed briefing concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the security situation in Afghani- xxxx Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiv- ing testimony from Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Deputy Assistant Sec- retary for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, Lieutenant General Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, USAF, Deputy Commander, United States Central Com- mand, Secretary of Defense; and Major General Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, USMCU.S. Air Force, Director for Intelligence (J2)Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTION Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favor- ably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 57), all au- thorizing expenditures by the Committee. ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS Committee on the Budget: on Wednesday, February 12, Committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 108th Congress, and ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 56) authorizing expendi- tures by the Committee. 2004 BUDGET: TRANSPORTATION Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hear- ings on the President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2004, focusing on the Department of Defense. PROXY PROCESS AND RULES Committee on Banking, Housing, Transpor- tation and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine proxy process and rules, focusing on current practices and potential changes, including H.R. 4015, to improve the quality of proxy advisory firms for the protection of investors and the U.S. economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability, transparency, re- sponsiveness, and competition in the proxy advisory firm industry, and S. 3614, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require proxy advisory firms to register as investment advisers under that Actsafety issues, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Of- fice Deputy Secretary of New York City Comptroller Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, New York, New York, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mylan N.V., and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, United States Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, both of Wash- ington, D.C. ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION Trans- portation. U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE REFORM Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- committee on OceansCommittee held hearings to examine the current or- ganizational structure and culture of the United States Olympic Committee, Atmosphereincluding possible re- forms for increased effectiveness and efficiency, Fisheriesre- ceiving testimony from Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Wiley, Xxxx, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to examine pre- paring for maritime transportation in a changing arctic, after receiving testimony from Captain Ed- ward Page, USCG (Ret.), Marine Exchange of Alas- ka, Juneau; Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chamber of Shipping of AmericaXxxxxxxx, Washington, D.C.; and Xxxxxx XxxxxxxX. Xxxx, Arctic Waterways Safety CommitteeMajor League Baseball Players Association, and Xxxxxx XxxxxxxX. Xxxxxxxx, Ocean ConservancyXxxxxxx U.S., both of AnchorageNew York, AlaskaNew York; Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxx, Amateur Ath- letic Foundation, Los Angeles, California, and Xxxxx xx Xxxxxx, Greenwich, Connecticut, both of the United States Olympic Committee; Xxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx Financial Services, Bos- ton, Massachusetts. ZIMBABWEHearing recessed subject to call. D130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST February 13, 2003 MINORITY INSTITUTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Committee on Armed Services. Committee received held a closed briefing on the security situation in Afghani- xxxx hear- ing to examine needed improvements to defense ac- quisition processes and organizations, receiving testi- mony from Xxxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Acting Deputy Assistant Sec- retary for Afghanistanretary, Pakistan, and Central Asia, Lieutenant General Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, USAF, Deputy Commander, United States Central Com- mand, and Major General Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, USMCUnder Secretary for Acqui- sition, Director for Intelligence (J2)Technology and Logistics, Admiral Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xx., USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Lieutenant General Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, USAF (Ret.), Chairman, Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Project, all of the Department Depart- ment of Defense. PROXY PROCESS AND RULES Hearing recessed subject to the call. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION Committee on Banking, Housing, Energy and Urban AffairsNatural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine proxy process and rules, focusing on current practices and potential changes, including H.R. 4015, to improve the quality of proxy advisory firms for the protection of investors and the U.S. economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability, transparency, re- sponsiveness, and competition in the proxy advisory firm industry, and S. 36141701, to amend the Investment Advisers Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1940 1977 to require proxy advisory firms improve the reclamation of abandoned mines, and S. 961, to register as investment advisers under that Actamend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Pro- gram, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Of- fice of New York City Comptroller Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, New York, New York, and Xxxxxx X. XxxxxxxxxXxxxx, former Commissioner Chief of Staff, Office of Surface Mining Rec- lamation and Enforcement, Department of the Securities and Exchange CommissionInte- rior; Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Mylan N.V.Wyoming Department of Envi- ronmental Quality, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, United States Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, both of Wash- ington, D.C. ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- committee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to examine pre- paring for maritime transportation in a changing arctic, after receiving testimony from Captain Ed- ward Page, USCG (Ret.), Marine Exchange of Alas- ka, JuneauCheyenne; Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chamber Xxx- xxxxx Department for Natural Resources, Frankfort, on behalf of Shipping the Interstate Mining Compact Com- mission; Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., The Navajo Nation, Win- dow Rock, Arizona; Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx, Pennsyl- vania Environmental Council, Harrisburg, on behalf of the Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Land Cam- paign; Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Trout Unlimited, Arlington, Virginia; Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, United Mine Workers of America, Fairfax, Virginia; and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, UMWA Health and Retirement Funds, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, National Mining Association, both of Washington, D.C.; and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Arctic Waterways Safety Committee, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Ocean Conservancy, both of Anchorage, Alaska. ZIMBABWE

Committee on Armed Services. Committee received Subcommittee on Per- sonnel concluded a closed briefing hearing to examine the relation- ships between military sexual assault, posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide, and on the security situation in Afghani- xxxx Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs medical treatment and management of victims of sexual trau- ma, after receiving testimony from Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Af- fairs, Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Deputy Assistant Sec- retary for AfghanistanDirector, PakistanSuicide Preven- tion Office, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Senior Executive Advisor, Sexual Assault Prevention and Central AsiaResponse Of- xxxx, Lieutenant General Xxxxxx Xxxxx Corporal Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, USAF, Deputy Commander, United States Central Com- mandUSMC (Ret.), and Major General Xxxxxxx X. XxxxxXxxxxx, USMCformer Private First Class, Director for Intelligence (J2), Joint Chiefs of StaffUSA, all of the Department of Defense; and Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx, National Mental Health Xx- xxxxxx, Family Services, Women’s Mental Health and Military Sexual Trauma, and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Direc- tor for Education and Training, National Military Sexual Trauma Support Team, both of the Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs. PROXY PROCESS D176 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST February 26, 2014 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND RULES FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Banking, Housing, Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readi- ness and Urban Affairs: Committee Management Support concluded a hearing to examine proxy process Department of Defense information tech- nology acquisition processes, business transformation, and rules, focusing on current management practices in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and potential changesthe Future Years Defense Program, including H.R. 4015, to improve the quality of proxy advisory firms for the protection of investors and the U.S. economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability, transparency, re- sponsiveness, and competition in the proxy advisory firm industry, and S. 36141232, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 titles 40, 41, and 44, United States Code, to require proxy advisory firms to register as investment advisers under that Acteliminate duplication and waste in informa- tion technology acquisition and management, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxxx XxxxxxxX. XxXxxxxxx, Of- fice of New York City Comptroller As- sistant Secretary for Acquisition, Xxxxx XxxxxxxxX. Xxxxxx, New York, New YorkActing Deputy Chief Management Officer, and Xxxxxx Te- xxxx X. XxxxxxxxxXxxxx, former Commissioner Chief Information Officer, all of the Securities Department of Defense; and Exchange CommissionXxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Mylan N.V.Xx- xxxxxx, Information Technology and Xxxxxx XxxxxxxxManagement Issues, United States Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, both of Wash- ington, D.C. ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION Government Accountability Office. RETIREMENT SAVINGS FOR LOW-INCOME WORKERS Committee on CommerceFinance: Subcommittee on Social Secu- rity, Science, Pensions and Transportation: Sub- committee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Family Policy concluded a hearing to examine pre- paring retirement savings for maritime transportation in a changing arcticlow-income work- ers, after receiving testimony from Captain Ed- ward PageJ. Xxxx Xxxx, USCG (Ret.)Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Marine Exchange and Deputy Assist- ant Secretary of Alas- ka, Juneauthe Treasury for Retirement and Health Policy; Xxxxx XxxxxxxXxxxxx, Chamber of Shipping of AmericaNational Institute on Retirement Security, Washington, D.C.; Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Vanguard, Malvern, Pennsylvania; and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Arctic Waterways Safety Committee, and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Ocean Conservancy, both of Anchorage, Alaska. ZIMBABWEXxxx