[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 82 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D546-D547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEADERSHIP
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine department leadership, after receiving 
testimony from Chuck Hagel, Secretary, and General Martin Dempsey, 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department of 
Defense.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland met and approved 
for full committee consideration those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support met and approved for full committee consideration those 
provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel met and approved 
for full committee consideration those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces met in 
closed session and approved for full committee consideration those 
provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities met in closed session and approved for full committee 
consideration those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2014.
DEEP SEA CHALLENGE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to 
examine deep sea challenge, focusing on innovative partnerships in 
ocean observations, after receiving testimony from Susan K. Avery, 
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Edward 
Page, Alaska Ocean Observing System Board, Anchorage; Jan Newton, 
Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, Seattle, 
Washington; and James Cameron, Malibu, California.
TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION IN AMERICA
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine sex 
trafficking and exploitation in America, focusing on child welfare's 
role in prevention and intervention, after receiving testimony from 
Joette Katz, Connecticut Department of Children and Families 
Commissioner, Hartford; Michelle Guymon, Los Angeles County Probation 
Director, Los Angeles, California; Asia Graves, FAIR Girls, Baltimore, 
Maryland; and Susan Goldfarb, Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk 
County, and Support to End Exploitation Now Coalition, Boston, 
Massachusetts.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Michael Froman, of New York, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine reducing duplication and improving 
outcomes in Federal information technology, including the Office of 
Management and Budget and Agencies continued attention on eliminating 
duplicative investments, after receiving testimony from Steven 
Vanroekel, U.S. Chief Information Officer, Administrator for E-
Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget; 
Simon Szykman, Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce; Frank 
Baitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
Information Technology, and Chief Information Officer; and David A. 
Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee began 
consideration of S. 1094, to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, but did not complete action thereon, and will 
meet again on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director, 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Stuart F. 
Delery, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, both of the Department of Justice, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.