[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 53 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D341-D343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on the Fish and Wildlife Service. 
Testimony was heard from Dan Ashe, Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
APPROPRIATIONS--USDA MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, FDA and Related Agencies held a hearing on USDA Marketing 
and Regulatory Programs. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials from the Department of Agriculture: Ed Avalos, Under 
Secretary, Marketing and Regulator Programs; Kevin Shea, Acting 
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Dave 
Shipman, Administrator, Agriculture Marketing Service; Larry Mitchell, 
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; 
and Michael Young, Budget Officer.
APPROPRIATIONS--CENTRAL COMMAND/INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Central Command/International Security Assistance Force. This was a 
closed hearing.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs held a hearing on Department of Veterans Affairs 
Budget. Testimony was heard from the following officials from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary; Robert A. 
Patzel, MD., Under Secretary for Health; Allison Hickey, Under 
Secretary for Benefits, W. Todd Grams, Executive in Charge, Office of 
Management, Chief Financial Officer; Steve L. Muro, Under Secretary, 
Memorial Affairs; and Stephen Warren, Acting Assistant Secretary, 
Information and Technology.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of Justice 
Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Eric Holder, Attorney General 
Department of Justice.
FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND ITS 
FY 2014 BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``A Financial Review of the Department of Health and Human 
Services and Its FY 2014 Budget''. Testimony was heard from Kathleen 
Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
GLOBAL INVESTMENT IN AMERICAN JOBS ACT OF 2013
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on discussion draft of the 
``Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013''. Testimony was heard 
from Francisco J. Sanchez, Undersecretary of Commerce for International 
Trade, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
TIER RANKINGS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human Trafficking''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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PRESIDENT'S FY 2014 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The President's FY 2014 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland 
Security''. Testimony was heard from Janet Napolitano, Secretary, 
Department of Homeland Security.
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing entitled ``Private Property Rights Protection 
Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
2014 BUDGET REQUEST--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, 
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS, AND U.S. 
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Spending for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Council on 
Environmental Quality, the Office of Insular Affairs, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and the President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request 
for these Agencies''. Testimony was heard from Nancy H. Sutley, Chair, 
Council on Environmental Quality; Kathleen Sullivan, Acting Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Stephen D. Guertin, 
Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Tom Bussanich, 
Director of Budget, Office of Insular Affairs.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation held a hearing on H.R. 657, the ``Grazing 
Improvement Act''; H.R. 696, the ``Lyon County Economic Development and 
Conservation Act''; H.R. 934, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 993, the ``Fruit Heights Land Conveyance 
Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Labrador, Horsford, and 
McClintock; Leslie A. C. Weldon, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Land and Mineral Management, Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
the Interior; Todd Stevenson, Mayor, City of Fruit Heights, UT; and 
Bryan Kelly, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Merced, CA, Irrigation 
District.
SEQUESTRATION OVERSIGHT: PRIORITIZING SECURITY OVER ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS AT TSA
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Sequestration Oversight: 
Prioritizing Security over Administrative Costs at TSA''. Testimony was 
heard from John Halinski, Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security 
Administration.
OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET PROPOSAL AT THE NATIONAL 
INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology 
held a hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget 
Proposal at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 
Testimony was heard from Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Standards and Technology; Director, National Institute of Standards 
and Technology.
INNOVATION AS A CATALYST FOR NEW JOBS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Innovation as a Catalyst for 
New Jobs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRESIDENT'S AND OTHER BIPARTISAN ENTITLEMENT REFORM PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on the President's and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform 
Proposals. Testimony was heard from Erica L. Groshen, Commissioner, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor; Jeffrey Kling, 
Associate Director for Economic Analysis, Congressional Budget Office; 
Charles P. Blahous III, Trustee, Social Security and Medicare Boards of 
Trustees.

Joint Meetings
FEDERAL RESERVE MONETARY POLICY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Federal Reserve System at 100, focusing on monetary policy, after 
receiving testimony from John B. Taylor, Stanford University Hoover 
Institution, Stanford, California; and Adam S. Posen, Peterson 
Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C.

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