[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 59 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D388-D389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on the United States Forest Service 
Budget. Testimony was heard from Tom Tidwell, Chief, United States 
Forest Service.
APPROPRIATIONS--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, FDA and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Food and 
Drug Administration Budget. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Health and Human Services officials: Margaret Hamburg, 
M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; James Tyler, Chief 
Financial Officer, Food and Drug Administration; and Norris W. Cochran, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
READINESS POSTURE OF THE U.S. NAVY AND THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``The Readiness Posture of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine 
Corps''. Testimony was heard from Vice Admiral William R. Burke USN, 
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Warfare Systems (N9), U.S. Navy; Vice 
Admiral Philip Hart Cullom, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
Fleet Readiness and Logistics (N4), U.S. Navy; Lieutenant General 
William M. Faulkner, USMC, Deputy Commandant Installations and 
Logistics, U.S. Marine Corps; and Lieutenant General Richard T. Tryon, 
USMC, Deputy Commandant Plans Policies and Operations, U.S. Marine 
Corps.
FISCAL YEAR 2014 ARMY MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services:  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2014 Army Modernization 
Programs''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General James O. 
Barclay III, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, Department of Defense; and 
Lieutenant General William N. Phillips, Military Deputy to the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army.
DOES HIPAA HELP OR HINDER PATIENT CARE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Committee on Energy and Commerce:  Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Does HIPAA Help or Hinder 
Patient Care and Public Safety?''. Testimony was heard from Leon 
Rodriguez, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and public witnesses.
ISLAMIST EXTREMISM IN CHECHNYA: A THREAT TO THE U.S. HOMELAND?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats; and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 
Trade held a joint hearing entitled ``Islamist Extremism in Chechnya: A 
Threat to the U.S. Homeland?''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CUTTING DHS DUPLICATION AND WASTEFUL SPENDING: IMPLEMENTING PRIVATE 
SECTOR BEST PRACTICES AND WATCHDOG RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Cutting DHS Duplication 
and Wasteful Spending: Implementing Private Sector Best Practices and 
Watchdog Recommendations''. Testimony

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was heard from Cathleen Berrick, Managing Director, Homeland Security 
and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; Anne Richards, 
Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of Inspector General, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation held a 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; H.R. 1673, the ``Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake 
Security Enhancement Act''; H.R. 1676, the ``Johnson Valley National 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act''; H.R. 1672, the 
``Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act''; and H.R. 1691, the 
``Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Security Enhancement Act''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Amodei, McCarthy, Cook, and 
Daines; Ned Farquhar, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals 
Management, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; 
Roger Natsuhara, Acting Assistant Secretary to the Navy, Energy, 
Installations and Environment; Katherine Hammack, Assistant Secretary 
of the Army, Installation, Energy and the Environment; and a public 
witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources:  Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 1548, the ``Native American 
Energy Act''. Testimony was heard from Michael Black, Director, Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.
REVIEW OF FEDERAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology:  Subcommittee on Energy; 
and Subcommittee on Environment held a joint hearing entitled ``A 
Review of Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Research Activities''. Testimony 
was heard from Kevin Teichman, Senior Advisor, Office of Research and 
Development, Environmental Protection Agency; Guido DeHoratiis, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Oil and Gas (Acting), Office of Fossil Energy, 
Department of Energy; David P. Russ, Regional Director, Northeast 
Region, Geological Survey, Department of Interior; and public 
witnesses.
CHALLENGES FACING THE NEXT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing the Next Commissioner of Social 
Security''. Testimony was heard from Patrick P. O'Carroll, Jr., 
Inspector General, Social Security Administration; and Daniel Bertoni, 
Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government 
Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.