The President’s FY 2010 Budget will be released to Congress in the coming weeks. Whether discussing recapitalization, roles and missions debates, or personnel initiatives, there are a number of Air Force-related issues that will be debated on Capitol Hill in the coming months as part of this budgetary process. The Air Force Association encourages you to learn more about these topics by following the congressional hearings that will take place throughout the next several months.

Access Hearings:

• Audio and video coverage of select hearings is available from C-Span: http://www.capitolhearings.org/
• House Armed Services Committee live audio and video hearing coverage: http://armedservices.house.gov/audiocast.shtml
• House Armed Services archived audio hearing transcripts and related opening statement documents: http://armedservices.house.gov/hearing_information.shtml
• House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing information: http://appropriations.house.gov/Subcommittees/sub_def.shtml
• Senate Armed Services Committee schedule and related opening statement documents: http://armed-services.senate.gov/hearings.cfm
• Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing information: http://appropriations.senate.gov/hearings.cfm?s=def

Treating Traumatic Brain Injury
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (Chairman Akaka, D-Hawaii) will hold a hearing titled "Traumatic Brain Injury: Progress in treating the Signature Wound of the Current Conflict."
 

Date	Wednesday, May 5, 9:30 a.m.
Place	418 Russell Bldg.

Fiscal 2011 Appropriations: Defense
House Appropriations — Subcommittee on Defense
Defense Subcommittee (Chairman Dicks, D-Wash.) of House Appropriations Committee will hold hearings on proposed fiscal 2011 appropriations for programs and activities under its jurisdiction.
 

Topic	Missile Defense Agency
Date	Wednesday, May 5, 10 a.m.
Place	H-140 Capitol Bldg.
Agenda	Draft Bill — Fiscal 2011 Defense Appropriations (House)
Witnesses	Army Lt. Gen. Patrick J. O'Reilly, director, Missile Defense Agency

Developments in Afghanistan
House Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee (Chairman Skelton, D-Mo.) will hold a hearing on developments of security and stability in Afghanistan.
 

Date	Wednesday, May 5, 10 a.m.
Place	2118 Rayburn Bldg.
Witnesses	Michele Flournoy, undersecretary of Defense for policy Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., director for operations, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
House Veterans' Affairs Committee (Chairman Filner, D-Calif.) will hold a hearing on the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study, which is an investigation into the physical and psychological health of Vietnam veterans. The study will supplement earlier research, including studies on PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] and on the health of women Vietnam veterans. It is a follow-up to an earlier study that concluded in 1988.
 

Date	Wednesday, May 5, 10 a.m.
Place	334 Cannon Bldg.

Vets Vocational and Employment Program
House Veterans' Affairs — Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee (Chairman Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D.) of House Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on veterans' vocational rehabilitation and employment programs.
 

Date	Thursday, May 6, 10 a.m.
Place	334 Cannon Bldg.

VA Employee Work Credit and Management Systems
House Veterans' Affairs — Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee (Chairman Hall, D-N.Y.) of House Veterans' Affairs Committee will hold a hearing titled "Quality vs. Quantity: Examining the Veterans Benefits Administration's Employee Work Credit and Management Systems."
 

Date	Thursday, May 6, 2 p.m.
Place	334 Cannon Bldg.

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