Oversight

Oversight of the Defense Production Act: Issues and Opportunities for Reauthorization

Date:   Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Time:   10:00 AM

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in EXECUTIVE SESSION to consider the nominations of The Honorable Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; Dr. Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Ms. Kara M. Stein, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Dr. Michael S. Piwowar, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; The Honorable Richard T. Metsger, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; and The Honorable Mary Jo White, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2019. Following the EXECUTIVE SESSION, the Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “Oversight of the Defense Production Act: Issues and Opportunities for Reauthorization.” The witnesses will be: The Honorable Frank Kendall, Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, U.S. Department of Defense; The Honorable Eric Hirschhorn, Under Secretary for Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce; and The Honorable Richard Serino, Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. Honorable Eric Hirschhorn
    Under Secretary for Industry and Security
    U.S. Department of Commerce
  2. The Honorable Frank Kendall
    Under Secretary for Acquisition Technology, and Logistics
    U.S. Department of Defense
  3. The Honorable Richard Serino
    Deputy Administrator
    Federal Emergency Management Agency