[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 17, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D332-D334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES, PUBLIC AND OUTSIDE WITNESS DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing for public and outside witnesses. 
Testimony was heard from public and outside witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--USDA RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, FDA, and Related Agencies held a hearing on USDA Research, 
Education, and Economic Budget. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Agriculture officials: Catherine E. Woteki, Under 
Secretary, Research Education and Economics; Edward B. Knipling, 
Administrator, Agriculture Research Service; Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Mary Bohman, Administrator, 
Economic Research Service; Cynthia Clark, Administrator, National 
Agriculture Statistics Service; and Michael Young, Budget Officer.
APPROPRIATIONS--CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET 
REQUEST
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Customs and Border Protection Fiscal Year 2014 Budget 
Request. Testimony was heard from the following Customs and Border 
Protection officials: Michael Fisher, Chief, Border Patrol; Randolph 
Alles, Assistant Commissioner, Air and Marine; Kevin McAleenan, Acting 
Deputy Commissioner.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FISCAL YEAR 
2014 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, 
and Urban Development held a hearing on Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from 
Shaun Donovan, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and 
Science and Related Agencies held a hearing on Federal Bureau of 
Prisons. Testimony was heard from Charles E. Samuels, Jr., Director, 
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF STATE FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State and Foreign 
Operations held a hearing on Department of State Fiscal Year 2014 
Budget. Testimony was heard from John Kerry, Secretary, Department of 
State.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Recent Developments in Afghanistan''. Testimony was heard from 
General Joseph Dunford, USMC, Commander, International Security and 
Assistance Force and United States Forces-Afghanistan.
FISCAL YEAR 2014 NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND AIR FORCE COMBAT AVIATION 
PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2014 Navy, Marine Corps 
and Air Force Combat Aviation Programs''. Testimony was heard from 
Lieutenant General Charles R. Davis, Military Deputy, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition; Lieutenant 
General Burt Field,

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Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, U.S. Air 
Force; Rear Admiral Bill Moran, Director of the Air Warfare Division, 
U.S. Navy; Lieutenant General Robert E. Schmidle, Deputy Commandant of 
the Marine Corps for Aviation, U.S. Marine Corps; Vice Admiral W. Mark 
Skinner, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition), U.S. Navy; and Michael 
J. Sullivan, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing, U.S. Government 
Accountability Office.
FISCAL YEAR 2014 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST FOR U.S. 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AND U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2014 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for U.S. Special 
Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Forces''. Testimony was 
heard from Admiral William McRaven, Commander, U.S. Special Operations 
Command; and Michael Sheehan ASD Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict, Office of the Secretary of Defense.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 1406, the ``Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013''. The 
bill was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1549, the ``Helping Sick Americans Now Act''; H.R. 1580, to affirm the 
policy of the United States regarding Internet governance; and H.R. 3, 
the ``Northern Route Approval Act''. The following bills were ordered 
reported, without amendment: H.R. 3 and H.R. 1580. The bill H.R. 1549 
was ordered reported, as amended.
EXAMINING THE SEC'S FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT THE JOBS ACT AND ITS IMPACT ON 
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the SEC's Failure to 
Implement the JOBS Act and its Impact on Economic Growth''. Testimony 
was heard from Elisse B. Walter, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission.
FY 2014 FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Securing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2014 Foreign Affairs Budget''. 
Testimony was heard from John F. Kerry, Secretary, Department of State.
STATE LANDS VS. FEDERAL LANDS OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION: WHAT STATE 
REGULATORS ARE DOING RIGHT
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``State Lands vs. Federal Lands Oil and Gas Production: What State 
Regulators are Doing Right''. Testimony was heard from Greg Bell, 
Lieutenant Governor, State of Utah; Richard J. Simmers, Chief of the 
Division of Oil and Gas Resources, Ohio Department of Natural 
Resources; Jerry E. Patterson, Texas Land Commissioner, Texas General 
Land Office; and a public witness.
OPTIONS TO BRING THE POSTAL SERVICE BACK FROM INSOLVENCY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Options to Bring the Postal Service Back from 
Insolvency''. Testimony was heard from Mickey Barnett, Chairman, Board 
of Governors, United States Postal Service; Gene Dodaro, Comptroller 
General, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Patrick Donahoe, 
Postmaster General and CEO, United States Postal Service Panel; and a 
public witness.
CONTRACTING TO FEED U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN: HOW DID THE DEFENSE 
DEPARTMENT END UP IN MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR BILLING DISPUTE?
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Contracting to Feed U.S. Troops in 
Afghanistan: How did the Defense Department end up in Multi-Billion 
Dollar Billing Dispute?''. Testimony was heard from Daniel Blair, 
Deputy Inspector General for Auditing, Department of Defense; and 
public witnesses.
REVIEW OF PRESIDENT'S FY 2014 BUDGET REQUEST FOR SCIENCE AGENCIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``A Review of President's FY 2014 Budget Request for 
Science Agencies''. Testimony was heard from John Holdren, Director, 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the 
President.
OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
held a hearing entitled ``An Overview of the National Science 
Foundation Budget for Fiscal Year 2014''. Testimony was heard from

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Cora Marrett, Acting Director, National Science Foundation; and Dan 
Arvizu, Chairman, National Science Board.
THE HEALTH CARE LAW: IMPLEMENTATION AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Health Care Law: Implementation and Small Businesses''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
GAO REVIEW: JUSTIFYING ADDITIONAL FEDERAL COURTHOUSES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``GAO Review: Are Additional Federal Courthouses 
Justified?''. Testimony was heard from Mark L. Goldstein, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office; Michael A. 
Ponsor, Judge, United States District Court; Chairman, Committee on 
Space and Facilities, Judicial Conference of the United States; and 
Dorothy Robyn, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General Services 
Administration.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.