mr. holden to preside over the committee of the whole.the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of h.r. 2410 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: h.r. 2410, a bill to authorize appropriationers in department of state and peace corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the foreign service, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered aide for the first time. the gentleman from california, mr. berman and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen will each control 30 minutes. the house will be in order. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. chairman, the united states now confronts the most complex array of threats in many decades, if not the entire history of our nation. afghanistan and pakistan, iran, north korea, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, drug trafficking and climate change all pose major challenges to our national security. we must confront these threats in the midst of a global