[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D417-D418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Environmental Protection Agency 
Budget. Testimony was heard from Bob Perciasepe, Acting Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS--ARMY BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Army Budget. Testimony was heard from John M. McHugh, Secretary, United 
States Army; General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, United States 
Army.
MEMBER'S DAY--FY 2014 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on National 
Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2014 National Defense 
Authorization Act. Testimony was heard from the following 
Representatives: Stivers; Takano; Nunes; Cartwright; Thompson, PA; 
Blackburn; Hudson; Pierluisi; Heck, WA; Kildee; Broun, GA; Lee; Fattah; 
Roskam; Barr; Young, AK; Ros-Lehtinen; Crawford; Posey; Jackson Lee; 
DeSantis; Gabbard; Sherman; Pingree, ME; Pocan; Gosar; and Al Green, 
TX.
BUDGET REQUEST FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request for Missile Defense Programs. Testimony was heard from Madelyn 
Creedon, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, 
Department of Defense; J. Michael Gilmore, Director, Operational Test 
and Evaluation, Department of Defense; Vice Admiral James D. Syring, 
USN, Director, Missile Defense Agency.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health completed 
markup on H.R. 1407, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs; and 
legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, and for other 
purposes. H.R. 1407 was forwarded, as amended; and legislation to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, and for other purposes was 
forwarded, as amended.
REAUTHORIZING THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``Reauthorizing the Defense Production 
Act''. Testimony was heard from David J. Kaufman, Associate 
Administrator, Policy, Program Analysis and International Affairs, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; 
Kevin J. Wolf, Assistant Secretary, Export Administration, Department 
of Commerce; Brett B. Lambert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, Department of Defense.
THREAT OF CHINA'S UNSAFE CONSUMABLES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``The Threat of China's Unsafe 
Consumables''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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TSA PROCUREMENT REFORM: SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS THROUGH SMARTER 
SPENDING PRACTICES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``TSA Procurement Reform: Saving Taxpayer 
Dollars Through Smarter Spending Practices''. Testimony was heard from 
Karen Shelton Waters, Assistant Administrator, Office of Acquisition, 
Transportation Security Administration; Paul Benda, Director, Advanced 
Research Projects Agency, Science and Technology Directorate, 
Department of Homeland Security; Stephen M. Lord, Director, Forensic 
Audits and Investigative Services, Government Accountability Office; 
and Charles K. Edwards, Deputy Inspector General, Department of 
Homeland Security.
DOI HYDRAULIC FRACTURING RULE: A RECIPE FOR GOVERNMENT WASTE, 
DUPLICATION AND DELAY
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``DOI Hydraulic Fracturing Rule: A Recipe for Government Waste, 
Duplication and Delay''. Testimony was heard from Alan Olson, Montana 
State Senate, Chairman, Senate Energy and Telecommunication Committee; 
Lynn D. Helms, Director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources; 
and public witnesses.
BENGHAZI: EXPOSING FAILURE AND RECOGNIZING COURAGE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing 
Courage''. Testimony was heard from Mark Thompson, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Department of State; and 
public witnesses.
RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: HAVE EXISTING REGULATORY BURDENS ON SMALL 
BUSINESSES BEEN REDUCED
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Retrospective Review: Have Existing Regulatory Burdens on Small 
Businesses Been Reduced?''. Testimony was heard from Polly Trottenberg, 
Under Secretary for Transportation for Policy, Department of 
Transportation; Jeanne Hulit, Associate Administrator, Office of 
Capital Access, Small Business Administration; and Cheryl Cook, Chief 
Information Officer, Department of Agriculture.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on the 
following measures: H.R. 671, the ``Ruth Moore Act of 2013''; H.R. 
1405, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to include an appeals form in any notice of 
decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought; H.R. 570, the 
``American Heroes COLA Act''; H.R. 1412, the ``Improving Job 
Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013''; H.R. 357, the ``GI Bill 
Tuition Fairness Act of 2013''; and H.R. 602, the ``Veterans 2nd 
Amendment Protection Act''. The following measures were ordered 
reported, as amended: H.R. 671; H.R. 1405; H.R. 1412; and H.R. 357. The 
following measures were ordered reported without amendment: H.R. 570; 
and H.R. 602.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COMPLIANCE PROJECT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``Internal Revenue Service's Colleges and Universities 
Compliance Project''. Testimony was heard from Lois Lerner, Director, 
Exempt Organizations Division, Internal Revenue Service.

Joint Meetings
IMMIGRATION
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
immigration and its contribution to our economic strength, after 
receiving testimony from Madeline Zavodny, Agnes Scott College, 
Decatur, Georgia; and Steven A. Camarota, Center for Immigration 
Studies, Washington, D.C.
UKRAINE LEADERSHIP OF THE OSCE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Ukraine's leadership of the Organization for 
Security and Co-operation in Europe, focusing on finding new ways to 
address protracted regional conflicts, energy security, and human 
dimension issues such as human trafficking, tolerance, media freedom, 
democratic elections and election observation, and efforts to improve 
implementation of commitments regarding fundamental human rights and 
freedom, after receiving testimony from Leonid Kozhara, Foreign 
Minister of Ukraine and Chair-in-Office of the Organization for 
Security and Co-operation in Europe, Kyiv.