[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 84 (Thursday, June 13, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D572-D573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee, markup on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 
Fiscal Year 2014. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
KEEPING COLLEGE WITHIN REACH
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Training held a hearing entitled ``Keeping 
College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through 
Accreditation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce 
held a hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2014 U.S. Department of 
Energy Budget''. Testimony was heard from Ernest J. Moniz, Secretary, 
Department of Energy.
TITLE I OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing entitled ``Title I of the Toxic Substance 
Control Act: Understanding Its History and Reviewing Its Impact''. 
Testimony was heard from Alfredo Gomez, Director, Natural Resources and 
Environment, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
ASSESSING REFORM AT THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``Assessing Reform at the Export-Import 
Bank''. Testimony was heard from Fred P. Hochberg, Chairman and 
President, Export-Import Bank of the United States; Osvaldo L. 
Gratacos, Inspector General, Export-Import Bank of the United States; 
and a public witness.
IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY STANDARDS ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF 
U.S. INSURERS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of International Regulatory 
Standards on the Competitiveness of U.S. Insurers''. Testimony was 
heard from Michael McRaith, Director, Federal Insurance Office, 
Department of the Treasury; S. Roy Woodall, Jr., Financial Stability 
Oversight Council; and a public witness.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing on Federal 
Bureau of Investigation. Testimony was heard from Robert S. Mueller 
III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2278, 
the ``Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Paul Babeu, Sheriff, Pinal County, Arizona; Sam S. Page, Sheriff, 
Rockingham County, North Carolina; Randy C. Krantz, Commonwealth's 
Attorney, Bedford, Virginia; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources:  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 553, to designate the 
exclusive economic zone of the United States as the ``Ronald Wilson 
Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States''; H.R. 1308, the 
``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act''; H.R. 
1399, the ``Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2013''; 
H.R. 1425, the ``Marine Debris Emergency Act of 2013''; H.R. 1491, to 
authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for 
activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 
2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for

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other purposes; and H.R. 2219, to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal 
and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Bonamici; and Rear Admiral Gerd Glang, Director, Office 
of Coast Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Guy 
Norman, Regional Director, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; 
and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S USE OF CLAIM MAINTENANCE FEES AND CLEANUP OF ABANDONED 
MINE LANDS
Committee on Natural Resources:  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Mining in America: The 
Administration's Use of Claim Maintenance Fees and Cleanup of Abandoned 
Mine Lands''. Testimony was heard from Jamie Connell, Acting Deputy 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE GOVERNMENT'S RECORD ON IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Government's Record on 
Implementing the International Religious Freedom Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Katrina Lantos Swett, Chair, Commission on International 
Religious Freedom; and public witnesses.
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTORS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce 
held a hearing entitled ``Putting the Strategy in Sourcing: Challenges 
and Opportunities for Small Business Contractors''. Testimony was heard 
from Joseph G. Jordan, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy; Jeff Koses, Director, Office of Acquisition Operations, Federal 
Acquisition Service, General Services Administration; and public 
witnesses.
TAX REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Tax Reform: Haven, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This was a closed 
hearing.

Joint Meetings
SYRIAN REFUGEES IN THE OSCE REGION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Syrian refugees in the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region, focusing on the United States 
and international response to the humanitarian crisis that threatens to 
destabilize the entire region, after receiving testimony from Anne C. 
Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and 
Migration; and Michel Gabaudan, Refugees International, Jana Mason, 
UNHCR, and Yisser Bittar, Coalition for a Democratic Syria, all of 
Washington, D.C.