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Union Calendar No. 428 Union Calendar No. 428 111TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111–705 ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS 2009–2010 JANUARY 3, 2011.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING congress.#13 ACTIVITIES REPORT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING with DSK2BSOYB1PROD on emcdonald 1 Union Calendar No. 428 111TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111–705 ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST AND SECOND SESSIONS 2009–2010 JANUARY 3, 2011.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 99–006 WASHINGTON : 2011 VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York, Chairman PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania DARRELL E. ISSA, California CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York DAN BURTON, Indiana ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland JOHN L. MICA, Florida DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri LYNN A. WESTMORELAND, Georgia DIANE E. WATSON, California PATRICK T. MCHENRY, North Carolina STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Masschusetts BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California JIM COOPER, Tennessee JIM JORDAN, Ohio GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia JEFF FLAKE, Arizona MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of AARON SCHOCK, Illinois Columbia BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island ANH ‘‘JOSEPH’’ CAO, Louisiana DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, Maryland HENRY CUELLAR, Texas PAUL W. HODES, New Hampshire CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut PETER WELCH, Vermont BILL FOSTER, Illinois JACKIE SPEIER, California STEVE DRIEHAUS, Ohio JUDY CHU, California RONALD STROMAN, Staff Director CARLA HULTBERG, Chief Clerk LARRY BRADY, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, January 3, 2011. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: By direction of the Committee on Over- sight and Government Reform, I submit herewith the committee’s activities report for the 111th Congress. Sincerely, EDOLPHUS TOWNS, Chairman. (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING C O N T E N T S Page Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 I. Jurisdiction, Authority, Powers, and Duties ............................................... 2 II. Committee Organization and Membership Changes .................................. 3 III. Rules of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ............... 4 IV. Oversight Accomplishments .......................................................................... 12 V. Legislative Accomplishments ........................................................................ 55 VI. Full Committee Proceedings ......................................................................... 77 VII. Subcommittee Activities ................................................................................ 88 A. Subcommittee on Domestic Policy ...................................................... 88 B. Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the Dis- trict of Columbia ................................................................................ 130 C. Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement ....................................................................................... 159 D. Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Ar- chives ................................................................................................... 174 E. Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs ................. 188 (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0483 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 0483 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING Union Calendar No. 428 111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 111–705 ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM JANUARY 3, 2011.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. EDOLPHUS TOWNS, from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, submitted the following REPORT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM, 111TH CONGRESS, 1ST AND 2D SESSIONS, 2009 AND 2010 INTRODUCTION During the 111th Congress, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held 164 oversight and legislative hearings. The Committee marked up 43 bills that passed the House of Rep- resentatives, 20 of which were enacted into law. The Committee also acted on 100 resolutions, 95 of those resolutions passed the House of Representatives; and, the Committee took up 75 postal naming bills, 14 of those bills passed the House and 54 were en- acted into law. In the 111th Congress, the Committee Chair was Representative Edolphus Towns (D–NY) and the Ranking Member was Represent- ative Darrell E. Issa (R–CA). To carry out its duties as effectively as possible, the Committee at the beginning of the 111th Congress established the following five standing subcommittees: • Subcommittee on Domestic Policy • Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia • Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement • Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Ar- chives VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:54 Jan 06, 2011 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR705.XXX HR705 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HEARING 2 • Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs This report describes the Committee’s major oversight and legis- lative accomplishments, provides a chronological summary of Com- mittee proceedings, and summarizes activities of the Subcommit- tees during the 111th Congress. I. JURISDICTION, AUTHORITY, POWERS, AND DUTIES The legislative jurisdiction of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform includes the following areas, as set forth in House Rule X, clause 1: Federal civil service, including intergovernmental personnel; and the status of officers and employees of the United States, including their compensation, classification, and retirement; Municipal af- fairs of the District of Columbia in general (other than appropria- tions); Federal paperwork reduction; Government management and accounting measures generally; Holidays and celebrations; Overall economy, efficiency, and management of government operations and activities, including federal procurement; National archives; Population and demography generally, including the Census; Postal service generally, including transportation of the mails; Public in- formation and records; Relationship of the federal government to the states and municipalities generally; and Reorganizations in the executive branch of the government. OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES The oversight responsibilities of the Committee are set forth in House Rule X, clauses 2, 3, and 4. House Rule X, clause 2(b), pro- vides that the Committee shall review and study on a continuing basis— (A) the application, administration, execution, and effective- ness of laws and programs addressing subjects within its juris- diction; (B) the organization and operation of Federal agencies and entities having responsibilities for the administration and exe- cution of laws and programs addressing subjects within its ju- risdiction; (C) any conditions or circumstances that may indicate the necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional legisla- tion addressing subjects within its jurisdiction (whether or not a bill or resolution has been introduced with respect thereto); and (D) future research and forecasting on subjects within its ju- risdiction. House Rule X, clause 3(i), provides that the Committee shall ‘‘re- view and study on a continuing basis the operation of Government activities at all levels with a view to determining their economy and efficiency.’’ House Rule X, clause 4(c)(1), provides that the Committee shall: (A) receive and examine reports of the Comptroller General of the United States and submit to the House such rec- ommendations as it considers necessary or desirable in connec-
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