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Testimony 109th Congress

Department of Commerce Testimony --  109th Congress
(Arranged in reverse chronological order)

DATE: September 29, 2006
SUBJECT: GAO Report on NOAA's Weather Satellite Program (GOES-R)
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. U.S. Navy (Ret.), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: September 21, 2006
SUBJECT: ICANN - Is it Working?
WITNESS: John M.R. Kneuer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: September 20, 2006
SUBJECT: The Future of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] as it Relates to Internet Governance
WITNESS: John M.R. Kneuer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism and Economic Development, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: September 14, 2006
SUBJECT: Federal Agencies and Conference Spending
WITNESS: Jeffrey Nulf, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

DATE: September 14, 2006
SUBJECT: H.R. 5120, a bill "To amend Title 35, USC, to Conform Certain Filing Provisions within the Patent and Trademark Office"
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Under Secretry for Intellectual Property, and Director of PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: September 6, 2006
SUBJECT: Intercensal Population Estimates
WITNESS: Charles Louis Kincannon, Director, Census Bureau, ESA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: August 17, 2006
SUBJECT: Hurricane Season and Risk for South Carolina
WITNESS: John Jones, Jr., Deputy Director, National Weather Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: August 3, 2006
SUBJECT: Status of the Oceans -- 2006
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. U.S. Navy (Ret.), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: July 27, 2006
SUBJECT: Budget Cuts to 2010 Decennial Census Program
WITNESS: Charles Louis Kincannon, Director, Census Bureau, ESA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: July 27, 2006
SUBJECT: Atlantic Striped Bass
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: July 27, 2006
SUBJECT: Ocean Exploration and Research
WITNESS: Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: July 26, 2006
SUBJECT: STOP! A Progress Report on Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Here and Abroad Israel - Pinkos WITNESSES: Chris Israel, U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement and Stephen Pinkos, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and DC, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

DATE: July 20, 2006
SUBJECT: Introduction to Climate Change
WITNESS: Dr. Thomas Karl, Director, National Climate Data Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Government Reform

DATE: July 19, 2006
SUBJECT: The Climate Change Hockey Stick
WITNESS: Dr. Thomas Karl, Director, National Climate Data Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: July 19, 2006
SUBJECT: Voting Machines: Will the New Standards and Guidelines Help Prevent Future Problems?
WITNESS: William Jeffrey, Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Committees on Science and House Administration

DATE: July 18, 2006
SUBJECT: WHOIS Database
WITNESS: John Kneuer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Committee on Financial Services

DATE: July 18, 2006
SUBJECT: Telecommuting: A 21st Century Solution to Traffic Jams and Terrorism
WITNESS: Danette Campbell, Senior Advisor for Telework, Patent and Trademark Office
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Committee Government Reform

DATE: July 13, 2006
SUBJECT: Issues Relating to the Patenting of Tax Advice
WITNESS: James Toupin, General Counsel, Patent and Trademark Office
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means

DATE: July 13, 2006
SUBJECT: Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Alaska and the Pacific: A Framework for the Nation
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. U.S. Navy (Ret.), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: July 11, 2006
SUBJECT: S. 363, Ballast Water Management Act
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: July 12, 2006
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Immigration Reform
WITNESS: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: June 29, 2006
SUBJECT: Growth, Opportunity, Competition -- America Goes to Work
WITNESS: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: June 22, 2006
SUBJECT: Status of the United States Travel and Tourism Industry
WITNESS: Franklin Lavin, Under Secretary for International Trade, ITA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 21, 2006
SUBJECT: Space and U.S. National Power
WITNESS: Edward Morris, Director, Office of Space Commercialization, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Armed Services, Committee on Strategic Forces

DATE: June 14, 2006
SUBJECT: Status of the Oceans -- 2006
WITNESS: Mary Glackin, Assistant Administrator for Program Planning and Integration, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 8, 2006
SUBJECT: National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS): Results of the Nunn-McCurdy Review of NOAA's Weather Satellite Program
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: June 8, 2006
SUBJECT: S. 1195, the National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2005
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: June 7,2006
SUBJECT: Piracy and Counterfeiting in China
WITNESS: Chris Israel, U.S. Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement
COMMITTEE: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

DATE: June 7,2006
SUBJECT: 2006 Hurricane Season
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: June 7, 2006
SUBJECT: Keeping the Fuel Flowing from the Gulf: Are We Prepared for the Hurricane Season?"
WITNESS: Brig. Gen. David Johnson (U.S. Air Force Ret), Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director of the National Weather Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: June 6, 2006
SUBJECT: 2010 Decennial Census Program Testimony
Report
WITNESS: Charles Kincannon, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

DATE: May 25, 2006
SUBJECT: U.S.-Canada Relations
WITNESS: David Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, ITA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Committee on International Relations

DATE: May 24, 2006
SUBJECT: 2006 Hurricane Season and At-Risk Cities
WITNESS: Max Mayfield, Director, Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: May 24, 2006
SUBJECT: Views on Science Policy of the Nobel Laureates from NIST Cornell - Hall - Phillips
WITNESSES: NIST Fellows: Dr. Eric Cornell, Dr. John Hall, and Dr. William Phillips
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: May 11, 2006
SUBJECT: Commerce's Inspector General Identifies Ongoing Problems with Management of NOAA's Weather Satellites Lautenbacher
Frazier
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Johnnie Frazier, Inspector General
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: May 4, 2006
SUBJECT: H.R. 3835, National Ocean Exploration Program Act
WITNESS: Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: May 4, 2006
SUBJECT: H.R. 5136, National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006
WITNESS: Dr. Chester Koblinsky, Director, Climate Program Office
COMMITTEE: House Science Committee

DATE: May 3, 2006
SUBJECT: H.R. 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine-Life Enhancement Act and H.R. 1431, Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Resources Committee

DATE: May 3 2006
SUBJECT: FY 2007 Budget
WITNESS: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: April 27, 2006
SUBJECT: Drought
WITNESS: Dr. Chester Koblinsky, Director, Climate Program Office
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: April 27, 2006
SUBJECT: Oil Pollution Act of 1990
WITNESS: David Kennedy, Director, Office of Response and Restoration, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: April 26, 2006
SUBJECT: Climate Change: A Focus on Marine and terrestrial Ecosystems
WITNESS: Dr. Steven Murawski, Director, Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, NMFS
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Global Climate Change and Impacts, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: April 26, 2006
SUBJECT: Cutting our Trade Deficit/Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC)
WITNESS: Franklin Lavin, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: House Small Business Committee

DATE: April 25, 2006
SUBJECT: NTIA's Role Regarding the State of Interoperable Communications Kneuer
Orr
WITNESS: John Kneuer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA and Dereck Orr, Program Manager, Public Safety Commuications Systems, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security

DATE: April 25, 2006
SUBJECT: HR 5018, American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, and HR 4940, Fishery Management Amendments Act of 2006
WITNESS: Dr. Steve Murawski, Director, Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Resources

DATE: April 21, 2006
SUBJECT: Helping Science Support Best Management of Restoration in the Great Lakes
WITNESS: Stephen Brandt, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: April 6, 2006
SUBJECT: Offshore Aquaculture
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries
COMMITEE: Senate Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: April 5, 2006
SUBJECT: FY 2007 Commerce Appropriations
WITNESS: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Science, States, Justice, and Commerce and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: April 5, 2006
SUBJECT: Patent Quality Enhancement in the Information-Based Economy
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: March 30, 2006
SUBJECT: K-12 Science and Math Education Across the Federal Agencies
WITNESS: Brig. Gen. John J. Kelly (U.S. Air Force Ret.), Deputy Under Secretary, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: March 30, 2006
SUBJECT: National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
WITNESS: Gregory Withee, Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology

DATE: March 29, 2006
SUBJECT: U.S.-China Economic Relations Revisited
WITNESS: Franklin Lavin, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Finance

DATE: March 29, 2006
SUBJECT: Importance of Basic Research to United States' Competitiveness
WITNESS: Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology

DATE: March 21, 2006
SUBJECT: Fishing Industries and Community Rebuilding In the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf of Mexico
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher (U.S. Navy Ret.), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 16, 2006
SUBJECT: The State of Small Business Security in a Cyber Economy
WITNESS: Cita Furlani, Acting Director, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, Committee on Small Business

DATE: March 16, 2006
SUBJECT: Volcanic Hazards -- Impacts on Aviation
WITNESS: NOAA Statement for the Record
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: March 14, 2006
SUBJECT: Wireless Issues/Spectrum Reform
WITNESS: John Kneuer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology

DATE: March 9, 2006
SUBJECT: NOAA's FY 2007 Budget Request
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher (U.S. Navy Ret.), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 8, 2006
SUBJECT: Piracy and Counterfeiting in China
WITNESS: Chris Israel, Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism and Economic Development, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: March 8, 2006
SUBJECT: NOAA's FY 2007 Budget Request
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher (U.S. Navy Ret.), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: March 8, 2006
SUBJECT: NOAA Budget and Priorities for FY 2007
WITNESS: John Dunnigan, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: March 1, 2006
SUBJECT: Severe Winter Weather
WITNESS: Dr. Louis Uccellini, Director, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: March 1, 2006
SUBJECT: Apportionment in the Balance: A Look into the Progress of the 2010 Decennial Census
WITNESS: Charles Kincannon, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: February 23, 2006
SUBJECT: Health Care Information Technology: What are the Opportunities for and Barriers to Interoperable Health Information Technology Systems?
WITNESS: Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: February 16, 2006
SUBJECT: H.R. 4686, the "Multi-State and International Fisheries Conservation and Management Act"
WITNESS: Dr. James W. Balsiger, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for National Marine Fisheries Service
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Ocean, Committee on Resources

DATE: February 16, 2006
SUBJECT: NOAA FY 2007 Budget Request
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: February 15, 2006
SUBJECT: Science R&D Budget
WITNESS: Dr. David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: February 14, 2006
SUBJECT: Softwood Lumber from Canada
WITNESS: Franklin Lavin, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism and Economic Development, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: February 9, 2006
SUBJECT: U.S. Competitiveness
WITNESS: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Government Reform

DATE: December 15, 2005
SUBJECT: Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Fishing Industry and Fishing Communities in the Gulf
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator, NMFS, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: December 7, 2005
SUBJECT: Challenge of International Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
WITNESS: Chris Israel, Coordinator for International Intellectual Property Enforcement
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Committee on Judiciary

DATE: December 6, 2005
SUBJECT: HJRes 53 - Should Census Only Include U.S. Citizens
WITNESS: Louis Kincannon, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: December 6, 2005
SUBJECT: Trade with Asia
WITNESS: Henry Levine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, ITA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations Committee

DATE: November 18, 2005
SUBJECT: Future of Scientific Research Supported by the United States
WITNESS: Dr. Eric Cornell, NIST Fellow, NIST
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: November 16, 2005
SUBJECT: National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret.), Under Secretary of NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: November 16, 2005
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
WITNESS: John H. Dunnigan, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

DATE: November 2, 2005
SUBJECT: Gulf Coast Economic Revitalization Efforts
WITNESS: Sandy Baruah, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

DATE: October 26, 2005
SUBJECT: Building and Fire Safety Investigation into the World Trade Center Collapse
WITNESS: William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: October 20, 2005
SUBJECT: Implementation of the Exon-Florio Amendment and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
WITNESS: Dr. David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

DATE: October 18, 2005
SUBJECT: Federal Flood Insurance Program
WITNESS: Dr. Chris Landsea, Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

DATE: October 7, 2005
SUBJECT: NOAA Hurricane Forecasting
WITNESS: Brig. Gen. David Johnson (U.S. Air Force, Ret.), Assistant Administator for Weather Services, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: September 29, 2005
SUBJECT: S. 362, the "Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act"
WITNESS: Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: September 29, 2005
SUBJECT: Communications in a Disaster
WITNESS: Dereck Orr, Program Manager, Public Safety Communications Systems, NIST
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: September 28, 2005
SUBJECT: Guarding Against Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Post-Katrina Relief and Recovery: The Plans of Inspector Generals
WITNESS: Johnnie Frazier, Inspector General
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: September 27, 2005
SUBJECT: Alternative Personnel Systems: Assessing Progress in the Federal Government Nulf - Semerjian
WITNESS: Jeffery Nulf, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration and Dr. Hratch Semerjian, Deputy Director of NIST
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and D.C., Committee on

DATE: September 22, 2005
SUBJECT: Economic Effects of Hurricane Katrina
WITNESS: Keith Hall, Chief Economist
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

DATE: September 22, 2005
SUBJECT: NOAA Hurricane Forecasting
WITNESS: Max Mayfield, Director, Tropical Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Select Committee for Hurricane Katrina

DATE: September 20, 2005
SUBJECT: The Lifesaving Role of Accurate Hurricane Prediction
WITNESS: Max Mayfield, Director, Tropical Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: September 19, 2005
SUBJECT: Great Lakes Restoration Efforts
WITNESS: Pat Montanio, Chief, Damage Assessment Center, National Ocean Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Representative Mark S. Kirk

DATE: September 9, 2005
SUBJECT: Protecting our Great Lakes: Ballast Water and the Impact of Invasive Species
WITNESS: Stephen Brandt, Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: September 8, 2005
SUBJECT: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director of PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: August 1, 2005
SUBJECT: Oil Pollution Issues in Washington State
WITNESS: Douglas Helton, Incident Operations Coordinator, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries and Coast Guard, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: July 27, 2005
SUBJECT: NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
WITNESS: Mark Paese, Director, Maintenance, Logistics and Acquisition Division, National Weather Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: July 20, 2005
SUBJECT: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine
WITNESS: Eric Stewart, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, ITA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Trade and Export Promotion, Committee on Foreign Relations

DATE: July 20, 2005
SUBJECT: U.S. Climate Program
WITNESS: Dr. James Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Global Climate Change and Impacts, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: July 8 and July 6, 2005
SUBJECT: Fisheries Management Successes in Alaska and Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (July 6 in Ketchikan, Alaska and July 8 in Kodiak, Alaska)
WITNESS: Sue Salveson, Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: June 30, 2005
SUBJECT: Health Information Technology
WITNESS: Dr. Hratch Semerjian, Acting Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 29, 2005
SUBJECT: Severe Weather - Tornadoes
WITNESS: Dennis McCarthy, Director, Office of Climate, Water, and Water Services, National Weather Service
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 29, 2005
SUBJECT: Severe Weather - Hurricanes
WITNESS: Max Mayfield, Director, Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 22, 2005
SUBJECT: Ensuring the Security of America's Borders through the use of Biometric Passports and other Identity Documents
WITNESS: Dr. Martin Herman, Chief, Information Access Division, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, Committee on Homeland Security

DATE: June 15, 2005
SUBJECT: S. 363, "Ballast Water Management Act; and the Reauthorization of the Coral Reef Conservation Act
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 14, 2005
SUBJECT: Finding and Fighting Fakes: Reviewing the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Director of PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

DATE: June 9, 2005
SUBJECT: Issues Before the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT)
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Director of PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: June 8, 2005
SUBJECT: NOAA's Contribution to the National Homeland Security Mission
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret.), Under Secretary of NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 8, 2005
SUBJECT: Manufacturing Competitiveness
WITNESS: Albert A. Frink, Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, ITA
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 8, 2005
SUBJECT: Scientific Research in Support of Homeland Security
WITNESS: Dr. Hratch Semerjian, Acting Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: June 8, 2005
SUBJECT: Structure and Function of Marine Ecosystems
Charts in PowerPoint
WITNESS: Dr. Stephen Murawski, Director, Office of Science and Technology, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: May 26, 2005
SUBJECT: DOC's FY 2005 Budget Request
WITNESS: Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: May 26, 2005
SUBJECT: Does China Enact Barriers to Fair Trade?
WITNESS: Stephen Pinkos, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology and Subcommittee on the Tax, Finance and Exports, Committee on Small Business

DATE: May 25, 2005
SUBJECT: U.S. Jet Transport Industry: Global Market Factors Affecting U.S. Producers (in PDF)
WITNESS: Joseph Bogosian, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing, ITA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: May 25, 2005
SUBJECT: S. 360, the "Coastal Zone Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2005"
WITNESS: Thomas Kitsos, Associate Deputy Assistant Administration, National Ocean Service, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

DATE: May 25, 2005
SUBJECT: Piracy of Intellectual Property
WITNESS: Stephen Pinkos, Deputy Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: May 24, 2005
SUBJECT: Federal Hatcheries
WITNESS: D. Robert Lohn, Regional Administrator, Northwest Region, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: May 19, 2005
SUBJECT: H.R. 50, the "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act"
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: May 19, 2005
SUBJECT: Endangered Species Act
WITNESS: James H. Lecky, Senior Advisor for Intergovernmental Programs, NMFS
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, Committee on Environment and Public Works

DATE: May 17, 2005
SUBJECT: GAO Report: Oversight of Food Safety Activities
WITNESS: Richard Cano, Acting Director, Seafood Inspection Program, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: May 11, 2005
SUBJECT: China, Europe, and the Use of Standards as Trade Barriers: How Should the U.S. Repond?"
WITNESS: Dr. Hratch G. Semerjian, Acting Director, NIST
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, Committee on Science

DATE: May 10, 2005
SUBJECT: Life in the Big City: What is Census Data Telling Us About Urban America? Are Policy Makers Really Listening?
WITNESS: Charles Louis Kincannon, Director, Census Bureau, ESA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: April 28, 2005
SUBJECT: Committee Print on the 'Patent Act of 2005'
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: April 26, 2005
SUBJECT: H.R. 1428, the "National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act"
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: April 21, 2005
SUBJECT: The Patent System: Today and Tomorrow
WITNESS: Jon Dudas, Under Secretary for Intellectual Property, PTO
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary

DATE: April 21, 2005
SUBJECT: Federal Workforce Flexibilities
WITNESS: Jeffrey K. Nulf, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration
COMMITTEE: Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

DATE: April 19, 2005
SUBJECT: H.R. 1489, the "Coastal Ocean Observing System Integration and Implementation Act of 2005"
WITNESS: Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: April 19, 2005
SUBJECT: Halfway to the 2010 Census: Countdown and Components to a Successful Decennial Census
WITNESS: Kathleen Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: April 19, 2005
SUBJECT: Halfway to the 2010 Census: Countdown and Components to a Successful Decennial Census
WITNESS: Charles Louis Kincannon, Director, Census Bureau
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: April 14, 2005
SUBJECT: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act
WITNESS: Dr. William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: April 14, 2005
SUBJECT: EU Arms Embargo Against China
WITNESS: Peter Lichtenbaum, Acting Under Secretary for Industry and Security
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Armed Services and Committee on International Relations

DATE: April 12, 2005
SUBJECT: Current State of Manufacturing in America
WITNESS: Albert A. Frink, Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services, ITA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: April 6, 2005
SUBJECT: Strengthening America's Communities (SAC) Initiative
WITNESS: Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Financial Services

DATE: March 17, 2005
SUBJECT: Strengthening America's Communities (SAC) Initiative
Enclosed Charts in PDF
WITNESS: David A. Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

DATE: March 10, 2005
SUBJECT: FY 2006 Budget Request for NOAA
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. (U.S. Navy Ret.), Under Secretary of NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fish and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 9, 2005
SUBJECT: Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
WITNESS: Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. (U.S. Navy Ret.), Under Secretary of NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce

DATE: March 2, 2005
SUBJECT: DOC Budget for Fiscal Year 2006
WITNESS: Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice and Commerce, Committee on Appropriations

DATE: March 1, 2005
SUBJECT: Coral Reef Conservation Act
WITNESS: Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, Committee on Resources

DATE: March 1, 2005
SUBJECT: Strengthening America's Communities (SAC) Initiative (in PDF)
Enclosed Charts (in PPT)
WITNESS: David A. Sampson, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Committee on Government Reform

DATE: February 24, 2005
SUBJECT: Testimony: Alaska Coastal Management Program
Letter to Alaska Department of Natural Resources
WITNESS: Eldon Hout, Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Alaska's House State Affairs Committee

DATE: February 17, 2005
SUBJECT: DOC Report: Pharmaceutical Price Controls in OECD Countries
WITNESS: Grant Aldonas, Under Secretary for International Trade
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

DATE: February 16, 2005
SUBJECT: DOC's Science Budget for FY 2006
WITNESS: Theodore W. Kassinger, Deputy Secretary
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

DATE: February 16, 2005
SUBJECT: NOAA 2006 Budget Hearing (in PDF)
WITNESS: Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service
COMMITTEE: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastucture

DATE: February 3, 2005
SUBJECT: China and the WTO: Assessing and Enforcing Compliance
WITNESS: Henry Levine, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Asia, ITA
COMMITTEE: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

DATE: February 2, 2005
SUBJECT: Tsunamis
WITNESS: Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr. (U.S. Navy Ret.), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
COMMITTEE: Senate Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation

DATE: January 26, 2005
SUBJECT: Tsunamis Attachment
WITNESS: Brig. Gen. David Johnson (USAF retired), Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, NOAA
COMMITTEE: House Committee on Science

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