Through June 10; Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing on the role of the oceans in the nation's economic future; Defense Secretary Robert Gates testifies at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Defense Department's proposed budget for 2010; Joint Economic Committee hearing on oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, focusing on the strength of financial institutions; House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on regulating the over-the-counter derivatives market.
The panel, which will serve until 2011, comprises chairman Dr Venkatachalam Jonnadula, vice-chairman Benny Varkey, secretary Abraham John, assistant secretary Chandrakant Shetty, academic subcommittee head Rosaline Roy, technical subcommittee chief Aashique Mohammed, finance subcommittee head Ramesh Sambasivan, staff representative David Mathew and continuity member Sudhir Kumar C Achan.
Committee on Private Companies (CPC) Staff Liaison: Serena Davila * Policy Subcommittee: On April 23-25, members of the Policy Subcommittee of FEI's Committee on Private Companies (CPC) participated in the second annual Capitol Hill "fly-in.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies approved a spending bill for fiscal year 2007 that would increase the maximum grant size to $4,150, which the subcommittee calls "the highest level in the history of the program and the largest single increase in over five years.
Also, Shapley wrote in the EIR that the SAE [serious adverse event] subcommittee meeting minutes did not list the events that did not require further evaluation.
Each subcommittee will elect one or more representatives to serve on the 13-member steering committee, which will be responsible for receiving public input and recommending long-term programs and training to address problems with racism, discrimination or conflict on high school and junior high campuses.
