[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D366-D368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, after receiving testimony from Bob 
Perciasepe, Acting Administrator, and Maryann Froehlich, Acting Chief 
Financial Officer, both of the Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2014 for the Department of Health and Human Services, after 
receiving testimony from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2014 for the Department of the Navy, after receiving testimony 
from Ray Maybus, Secretary, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval 
Operations, and General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, 
all of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2014 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
after receiving testimony from Neile L. Miller, Acting Undersecretary 
of Energy for Nuclear Security and Acting Administrator, National 
Nuclear Security Administration.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel committee 
concluded a hearing 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, after receiving 
testimony from Thomas R. Lamont, Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Juan M. Garcia, Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Daniel B. Ginsberg, 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, 
Lieutenant General Howard B. Bromberg, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, 
Vice Admiral Scott R. Van Buskirk, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, and 
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Lieutenant General Robert E. 
Milstead, Jr., USMC, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, 
and Lieutenant General Darrell D. Jones, Deputy Chief of Staff, 
Manpower, Personnel and Services, United States Air Force, all of the 
Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing 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, focusing on facing challenges to ensure investments are 
optimized, and preliminary findings on Federal relocation costs and 
auction revenues, after receiving testimony from Douglas L. Loverro, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space Policy, John A. Zangardi, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Command, Control, Communications, 
Computers, Intelligence, Information Operations and Space, General 
William L. Shelton, Commander, Air Force Space Command, Lieutenant 
General Richard P. Formica, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space 
and Missile Defense Command, and Army Forces Strategic Command, Major 
General Robert E. Wheeler, Deputy Chief Information Officer for 
Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) and Information 
Infrastructure (DCIO for C4IIC), all of the Department of Defense; 
Christina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, 
and Mark L. Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, both 
of the Government Accountability Office; and Christopher Guttman-
McCabe, CTIA--The Wireless Association, Washington, D.C.

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DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a hearing 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, after receiving testimony from John Conger, Acting Deputy 
Under Secretary for Installations and Environment, Katherine G. 
Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and 
Environment, Roger M. Natsuhara, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, and Kathleen I. 
Ferguson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Installations, Environment and Logistics, all of the Department of 
Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland concluded a 
hearing to examine tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Christopher 
C. Bogdan, Program Executive Officer F-35, Vice Admiral W. Mark 
Skinner, Principal Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Research, Development, and Acquisition, and Lieutenant General Charles 
R. Davis, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Acquisition, all of the Department of Defense.
VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-TRACK STANDARDS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine a status update on the development of voluntary 
do-not-track standards, after receiving testimony from Harvey Anderson, 
Mozilla, Mountain View, California; Justin Brookman, Center for 
Democracy and Technology, Washington, D.C.; Luigi Mastria, Digital 
Advertising Alliance, New York, New York; and Adam D. Thierer, George 
Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.
TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Trans-Pacific partnership, focusing on opportunities and challenges, 
after receiving testimony from Karan Bhatia, General Electric, and 
David Hirschmann, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, both of Washington, D.C.; 
Bob Hanson, Montana Farm Bureau Federation, Bozeman; and Thomas M. 
Suber, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Arlington, Virginia.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine international development priorities in the fiscal year 2014 
budget, after receiving testimony from Rajiv Shah, Administrator, 
United States Agency for International Development.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Financial and Contracting Oversight concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine business practices of durable medical equipment companies, 
after receiving testimony from Peter Budetti, Deputy Administrator and 
Director, Center for Program Integrity, and Laurence D. Wilson, 
Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Center for Medicare, both of 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Jon Letko, U.S. Healthcare Supply, LLC, Milford, New 
Jersey; Steve Silverman, Med-Care Diabetic and Medical Supplies, Boca 
Raton, Florida; and Charlene Stanley, AdvanceMed Corporation, 
Nashville, Tennessee.
FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Children and Families concluded a hearing to examine the economic 
importance of financial literacy education for students, after 
receiving testimony from Nicole Lipp, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 
Charlotte, North Carolina; Annamaria Lusardi, George Washington 
University School of Business Global Center for Financial Literacy, 
Washington, D.C.; Cy Richardson, National Urban League, New York, New 
York; Curtis Biggs, Wyoming Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial 
Literacy, Sheridan; and Cathy Pace, Allegacy Federal Credit Union, 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
TRIBAL PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014 for Tribal 
Programs, after receiving testimony from Kevin Washburn, Assistant 
Secretary of Indian Affairs, and Thomas D. Thompson, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Management, both of the Department of the Interior; Yvette 
Roubideaux, Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, 
Cathy Abramson, National Indian Health Board, and Lloyd B. Miller, 
Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller and Munson, LLP, on behalf of the 
National Tribal Contract Support Cost Coalition, all of Washington,

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D.C.; and John Sirois, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, 
Nespelem, Washington.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing 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, who was 
introduced by Senator Reid, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Veterans' Affairs outreach and community partnerships, after 
receiving testimony from Tommy Sowers, Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs; Coleman Nee, 
Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services Secretary, Boston; Wendy 
Spencer, Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), and 
Mike Monroe, Points of Light, both of Washington, D.C.; and Eric 
Weingartner, Robin Hood Foundation, New York, New York.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the national plan to address Alzheimer's disease, focusing on if we are 
on track to 2025, after receiving testimony from Donald Moulds, Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Ronald C. Petersen, Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease 
Research Center, Rochester, Minnesota; Michael D. Hurd, The RAND 
Corporation, Santa Monica, California; and Ashley Campbell, Malibu, 
California.