[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 55 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D350-D355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 23 through April 26, 2013

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 743, 
Marketplace Fairness Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: April 23, Subcommittee on Department 
of Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Homeland 
Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the 
Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the 
Department of the Navy, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine an 
overview of the Federal Housing Administration, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2014 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 23, to hold hearings to examine 
the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine proliferation prevention programs at the 
Department of Energy and at the Department of Defense in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the 
Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed 
session in SVC-217, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Personnel, to resume hearings to examine 
the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine military space programs and views on Department of Defense 
usage of the electromagnetic spectrum in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine military construction, environmental, and 
base closure programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 
p.m., SR-232A.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3 
p.m., SD-G50.

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  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program; 
with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the 
open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 23, to 
hold hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 
semi-annual report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: April 23, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget and revenue request for fiscal year 2014 
for Veterans' program proposals, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 23, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to 
examine challenges and opportunities for human space exploration, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a status 
update on the development of voluntary do-not-track standards, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the 
Internet, to hold hearings to examine the state of wireless 
communications, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 23, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 306, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation 
conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal 
Reclamation law, S. 545, to improve hydropower, and an original bill 
to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings 
and industry, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 23, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 59, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National 
Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, S. 
155, to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali, S. 
156, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit 
people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska, S. 
219, to establish the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in 
the State of Pennsylvania, S. 225, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of 
the National Parks, S. 228, to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin 
Delta National Heritage Area, S. 285, to designate the Valles 
Caldera National Preserve as a unit of the National Park System, S. 
305, to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at 
Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg 
National Military Park, S. 349, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and 
Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for 
study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, S. 371, to establish the Blackstone River Valley National 
Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, S. 476, to 
amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission, S. 
486, to authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape 
Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, S. 507, to establish 
the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and S. 
615, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State 
of Connecticut, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine drought and 
the effect on energy and water management decisions, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 27, to clarify authority granted under 
the Act entitled ``An Act to define the exterior boundary of the 
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah'', S. 28, 
to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest 
System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to 
Brigham Young University, S. 159, to designate the Wovoka Wilderness 
and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada, S. 
241, to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation 
Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 255, to withdraw certain Federal 
land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent 
under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws, S. 256, to amend Public Law 93-435 with 
respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, 
the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, S. 258, to amend the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of 
grazing leases and permits, S. 312, to adjust the boundary of the 
Carson National Forest, New Mexico, S. 327, to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter 
into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State 
foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed 
restoration and protection services, S. 340, to provide for the 
settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, S. 341, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, 
Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, S. 342, to 
designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in Humboldt County, 
Nevada, S. 353, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as 
wilderness, to make additional wild and scenic river designations in 
the State of Oregon, S. 360, to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 
1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, 
Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for 
young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, 
historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a 
new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote 
the value of public service, S. 366, to amend the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management 
to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance 
fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more 
defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 
or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, S. 368, to 
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Facilitation Act, S. 447, to provide for the conveyance of certain 
cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black 
Hills National Forest, South Dakota, S. 609, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in San Juan 
County, New Mexico, S. 736, to establish a maximum amount for 
special use permit fees applicable to certain cabins on National 
Forest System land in the State of Alaska, and S. 757, to provide 
for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan 
for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend 
the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: April 23, to hold hearings to examine the 
Antwone Fisher story as a case study for child welfare, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  April 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Trans-
Pacific partnership, focusing on opportunities and challenges, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 24, to hold hearings to 
examine international development priorities in the fiscal year 2014 
budget, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 25, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine rebalance to Asia II, focusing on security, 
defense, cooperation, and challenges, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 23, 
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to 
examine successful primary care programs, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings 
to examine the economic importance of financial literacy education 
for students, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  April 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of Maryland, to be Secretary of 
Labor, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold 
hearings to examine whistleblowers and job safety, focusing on 
adequate protections to build a safer workplace, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 24, 
Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine business practices of durable medical 
equipment companies, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 24, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014 for 
Tribal Programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 23, to resume hearings to 
examine S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 23, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine drone wars, focusing on the 
constitutional and counterterrorism implications of targeted 
killing, 4 p.m., SD-226.
  April 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Jennifer A. Dorsey, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-226.
  April 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 607, to 
improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic 
communications, and S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 24, to hold hearings to 
examine Veterans' Affairs outreach and community partnerships, 10 
a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 23, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 24, to hold hearings to examine 
the national plan to address Alzheimer's disease, focusing on if we 
are on track to 2025, 2 p.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 24, Subcommittee on Horticulture, 
Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, public hearing to 
Review Horticulture Priorities for the 2013 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 24, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, American Indian and Alaska Native 
Public Witness Hearing, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on USDA Rural Development Budget Hearing, 
10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Defense Health 
Program Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Department of Treasury, International Programs 
Budget, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, hearing on Federal Aviation Administration Budget, 10 
a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness hearing, 
1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs, hearing on United States Agency for International 
Development, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on USDA Natural Resources and Environment, 
2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing, 
9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on USDA Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
Services, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on oversight AFRICOM, 
10 a.m., H-140 Capitol. This is a closed hearing.

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  April 25, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on the Department of Treasury Budget, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, hearing on the Department of Health and Human Service 
Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, hearing on the Federal Railroad Administration Budget, 
10:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing, 
1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on the United States Forest Service Budget, 9:30 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and 
Related Agencies, hearing on the Food and Drug Administration 
Budget, 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 24, Subcommittee on Seapower 
and Projection Forces, hearing on Oversight of U.S. Naval and U.S. 
Air Force Acquisition Programs in the Fiscal Year 2014 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``The 
Readiness Posture of the U.S. Air Force'', 11:30 a.m., 2122 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
status of implementation of the requirements of the VOW Act and the 
recommendations of the Presidential Veteran Employment Initiative 
Task Force for the DOD Transition Assistance Program--Goals, Plans, 
and Success, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 25, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2014 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of 
the Army'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Transitioning to Afghan Security Lead: Protecting Afghan 
Women?'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for 
National Security Space Activities'', 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``The 
Readiness Posture of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps'', 8 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2014 Army Modernization Programs'', 10:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, April 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``State of the Highway Trust Fund: Long-Term Solutions for 
Solvency'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 24, Subcommittee 
on Higher Education and Workforce Training, hearing entitled 
``Keeping College Within Reach: Enhancing Transparency for Students, 
Families and Taxpayers'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 24, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Center for 
Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and the Implementation 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Securing Our 
Nation's Prescription Drug Supply Chain'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``The Lifeline Fund: Money Well Spent?'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Does HIPAA Help or Hinder Patient Care and Public 
Safety?'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Building a Sustainable Housing Finance System: Examining 
Regulatory Impediments to Private Investment Capital'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Evaluating U.S. Contributions to the International 
Monetary Fund'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 23, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``Meeting the Challenge of Drug-Resistant Diseases 
in Developing Countries'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Export Control 
Reform: the Agenda Ahead'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, 
hearing entitled ``Kosovo and Serbia: A Pathway to Peace'', 3 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  April 25, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The FY 2014 Budget 
Request: U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities and Strategy'', 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, markup on H.R. 
419, the ``Taiwan Policy Act of 2013'', 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Natural Gas Exports: Economic and Geopolitical 
Opportunities'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 24, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, markup on H.R. 1417, the ``Border Security 
Results Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, 
hearing entitled ``Counterterrorism Efforts to Combat a Chemical, 
Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Attack on the 
Homeland'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``Striking 
the Right Balance: Protecting Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure 
from Cyber Attack and Ensuring Privacy and Civil Liberties'', 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, 
hearing entitled ``Cutting DHS Duplication and Wasteful Spending: 
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Best Practices and Watchdog Recommendations'', 9 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 25, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), Part 2: 
Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing 
on the ``Victims' Rights Amendment'', 11:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``An Examination of the Judicial Conduct 
and Disability System'', 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 24, Full Committee, markup 
on the following measures: H.R. 3, the ``Northern Route Approval 
Act''; H.R. 85, to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of 
the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 
126, the ``Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act''; H.R. 251, the 
``South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act''; H.R. 253, the ``Y 
Mountain Access Enhancement Act''; H.R. 330, the ``Distinguished 
Flying Cross National Memorial Act''; H.R. 356, the ``Hill Creek 
Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act''; H.R. 426, the 
``Utah National Guard Readiness Act''; H.R. 520, the ``Buffalo 
Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act''; H.R. 573, to amend 
Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, 
providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa; 
H.R. 674, the ``Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act''; 
H.R. 723, the ``Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act''; H.R. 739, 
the ``Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013''; H.R. 
767, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot 
Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project; 
H.R. 829, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 862, 
to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the 
boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private 
improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the 
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960; H.R. 876, 
the ``Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act''; H.R. 885, 
the ``San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary 
Expansion Act of 2013''; 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; H.R. 993, the ``Fruit Heights 
Land Conveyance Act''; H.R. 1156, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and 
the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of 
a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net 
loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1157, the ``Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act''; 
H.R. 1158, the ``North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish 
Stocking Act''; H.R. 1206, the ``Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act 
of 2013''; H.R. 1208, the ``Manhattan Project National Historical 
Park Act''; H.R. 1241, to facilitate a land exchange involving 
certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 1377 the ``Mescalero Apache Tribe 
Leasing Authorization Act''; 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing entitled 
``Federal Impediments to Water Rights, Job Creation and Recreation: 
A Local Perspective'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 638, the ``National Wildlife Refuge Review 
Act of 2013''; H.R. 1300, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 
to reauthorize the volunteer programs and community partnerships for 
the benefit of national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 1384, the ``Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal 
Stamp Act of 2013'', 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
H.R. 1613, the ``Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon 
Agreements Authorization Act''; and ``U.S.-Mexico Transboundary 
Hydrocarbon Agreement and Steps Needed for Implementation'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental 
Regulation, hearing on H.R. 1169, ``Naval Air Station Fallon Housing 
and Safety Development Act''; H.R. 1299, the ``White Sands Missile 
Range Security Enhancement Act''; H.R. 1574, to amend the Dayton 
Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename the site a 
park; legislation regarding the ``Naval Air Weapons Station China 
Lake Security Enhancement Act''; legislation regarding the ``Johnson 
Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment 
Act''; legislation regarding the ``Limestone Hills Training Area 
Withdrawal Act''; and legislation regarding the ``Chocolate Mountain 
Aerial Gunnery Range Security Enhancement Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing on H.R. 1548, the ``Native American Energy Act'', 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 24, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Broken Promises: the Small Business 
Lending Fund's Backdoor Bank Bailout'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, hearing entitled 
``Green Energy Oversight: Examining the Department of Energy's Bad 
Bet on Fisker Automotive'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal 
Government's Procurement of Ammunition'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and 
Entitlements, hearing entitled ``Examining the Lack of Transparency 
and Consumer Driven Market Forces in U.S. Health Care'', 10:30 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, April 23, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
1549, the ``Helping Sick Americans Now Act'', 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  April 24, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 527, the ``Responsible 
Helium Administration and Stewardship Act'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 24, 
Subcommittee on Technology and Subcommittee on Research, hearing 
entitled ``Next Generation Computing and Big Data Analytics'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``An Overview of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2014'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Policy 
Relevant Climate Issues in Context'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``A Review of 
Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Research Activities'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Budget Outlook for the Small Business 
Administration'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, hearing 
entitled ``Help Wanted: The Small Business STEM Workforce Shortage 
and Immigration Reform'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 24, Full 
Committee, meeting on ``Overview of the United States' Freight 
Transportation System'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget: Administration 
Priorities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'', 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled 
``Implementing MAP-21: The State and Local Perspective'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Implications of the Affordable Care Act on 
VA Healthcare'', 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup of pending 
legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, markup of pending legislation, 3 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Tax Reform and Residential Real Estate'', 9:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Internal 
Revenue Service Operations and the 2013 Tax Return Filing Season'', 
2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing entitled 
``Challenges Facing the Next Commissioner of Social Security'', 9:30 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 23, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 5 
p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
  April 25, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 24, to hold hearings to examine 
long-term unemployment, focusing on consequences and solutions, 
10:30 a.m., SD-106.