[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 104 (Friday, July 19, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D731-D735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 22 through July 26, 2013

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 12 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S.1243, 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations. If cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on the motion 
to proceed to consideration of the bill.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 23, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Krysta L. Harden, of 
Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary, and Robert Bonnie, of Virginia, to 
be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, both of 
the Department of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 23, Subcommittee on Financial 
Services and General Government, business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for 
Financial Services and General Government, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  July 23, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, business meeting to mark up proposed legislation making 
appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  July 25, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs and Financial Services and 
General Government, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 25, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Stephen Woolman Preston, of the District of 
Columbia, to be General Counsel, Jon T. Rymer, of Tennessee, to be 
Inspector General, Susan J. Rabern, of Kansas, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller, and 
Dennis V. McGinn, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Energy, Installations, and Environment, all of the Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 23, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine financial holding companies, focusing on if 
banks should control power plants, warehouses, and oil refineries, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to 
hold hearings to examine creating a housing finance system built to 
last, focusing on ensuring access for community institutions, 3 
p.m., SD-538.
  July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the ``Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA) Solvency Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on the Budget: July 23, to hold hearings to examine the 
impact of sequestration on national security and the economy, 10:30 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 23, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine New England and mid-Atlantic perspectives 
on ``Magnuson-Stevens Act'' reauthorization, 10 a.m., SR-253.
   July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Mark E. Schaefer, of California, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 10 a.m., SR-253.
   July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine cruise 
industry oversight, focusing on the need for a stronger focus on 
consumer protection, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
   July 25, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the 
Internet, to hold hearings to examine the state of wireline 
communications, 10 a.m., SR-253.

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  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 23, to resume 
hearings to examine S. 1273, to establish a partnership between 
States that produce energy onshore and offshore for our country with 
the Federal Government, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
   July 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 
subcommittee assignments, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
   July 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine supplemental 
funding options to support the National Park Service's efforts to 
address deferred maintenance and operational needs, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
   July 25, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to 
examine the issues associated with aging water resource 
infrastructure in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 22, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine Army Corps of Engineers water 
management in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and the 
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) river systems, 3 p.m., SD-406.
  July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator for the Office of Water, James J. Jones, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic 
Substances, and Avi Garbow, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, all 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  July 24, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century's 
(MAP-21) ``Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Act'' (TIFIA) program enhancements, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  July 24, Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental 
Health, to hold hearings to examine cleaning up and restoring 
communities for economic revitalization, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 24, to hold hearings to examine health 
information technology, focusing on using it to improve care, 10:30 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 23, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Joseph Y. Yun, of Oregon, to be 
Ambassador to Malaysia, Daniel A. Clune, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Morrell John 
Berry, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Australia, all of the 
Department of State, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. Res. 156, 
expressing the sense of the Senate on the 10-year anniversary of 
NATO Allied Command Transformation, embassy security legislation, 
and the nominations of Victoria Nuland, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Douglas Edward Lute, of 
Indiana, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status 
of Ambassador, and Daniel Brooks Baer, of Colorado, to be U.S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, 
2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be 
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, James F. Entwistle, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 
Patricia Marie Haslach, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, Patrick Hubert 
Gaspard, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South 
Africa, and Reuben Earl Brigety, II, of Florida, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador, all of the Department of 
State, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  July 24, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine rebalance to Asia III, focusing on protecting 
the environment and ensuring food and water security in East Asia 
and the Pacific, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  July 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the crisis in 
Egypt, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  July 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of David D. Pearce, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Greece, John B. Emerson, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Federal Republic of Germany, John Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, 
to be Ambassador to Denmark, Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, 
to be Ambassador to Belgium, and James Costos, of California, to be 
Ambassador to Spain, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 23, to 
hold hearings to examine National Labor Relations Board nominees, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  July 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, and Nancy Jean 
Schiffer, of Maryland, both to be a Member of the National Labor 
Relations Board, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 23, 
to hold hearings to examine the 90/10 rule, focusing on improving 
educational outcomes for our military and veterans, 10:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  July 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, 11 a.m., SD-
342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 23, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 25, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 23, Subcommittee on Antitrust, 
Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine 
pay-for-delay deals, focusing on competition and consumers, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, to hold 
hearings to examine how sequestration is effecting the courts, 3 
p.m., SD-226.
  July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Cornelia T. L. Pillard, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit,

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Landya B. McCafferty, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Hampshire, Brian Morris, and Susan P. Watters, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the District of Montana, 
and Jeffrey Alker Meyer, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Connecticut, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 24, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine closing Guantanamo, focusing on 
the national security, fiscal, and human rights implications, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  July 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 987, to 
maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing 
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by 
certain persons connected with the news media, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: July 24, business meeting 
to consider S. 375, to require Senate candidates to file 
designations, statements, and reports in electronic form, and the 
nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be Public Printer, 
Government Printing Office, 9:50 a.m., SR-301.
  July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ann Miller Ravel, of California, and Lee E. Goodman, 
of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission, 
10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 24, to hold 
hearings to examine implementation of the ``Affordable Care Act'', 
focusing on understanding small business concerns, 2:30 p.m., SR-
428.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 24, to hold hearings to examine 
payday loans, 2 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 23, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, public hearing entitled ``The 
Future of the CFTC: Commission Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  July 24, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, public hearing entitled ``The Future of the CFTC: End-
User Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 23, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment and Related Agencies, markup on the Interior, 
Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2014, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  July 24, Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, markup on State and Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Bill, FY 2014, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region and Implications 
for U.S. National Security'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 24, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Women in Service Reviews'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 25, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Acquisition and Development Challenges Associated with 
the Littoral Combat Ship'', 9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 23, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pension; and Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, joint subcommittee hearing entitled ``The 
Employer Mandate: Examining the Delay and Its Effect on 
Workplaces'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 24, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2637, the ``Supporting 
Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 22, Subcommittee on Health, 
markup on Committee print to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to reform the sustainable growth rate and Medicare 
payment for physicians' services, and for other purposes, 5 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Health, markup on Committee print to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the 
sustainable growth rate and Medicare payment for physicians' 
services, and for other purposes, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of Incentive Auction Implementation'', 10:30 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled 
``Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Stakeholder 
Perspectives'', 9:45 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``The U.S.--E.U. Free Trade Agreement: Tipping Over 
the Regulatory Barriers'', 9:45 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled 
``Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Stakeholder 
Perspectives'', 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Department of Energy Oversight: What is Necessary to 
Improve Project Management and Mission Performance?'', 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 23, Full Committee, markup 
on legislation regarding the ``Protecting American Taxpayers and 
Homeowners Act of 2013'', 10:15 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 23, Subcommittee on Asia and 
the Pacific, hearing entitled ``Asia: The Cyber Security 
Battleground'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 24, Full Committee, markup on the following: H.R. 1409 to 
amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the 
promotion of exports of United States goods and services, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 1926, to further enhance the promotion of 
exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 2449, to authorize the President to extend the term of the 
Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea 
Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy for a period not to exceed 
March 19, 2016, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 24, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Challenges to Democracy in the Western Hemisphere'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.

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  July 25, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, 
hearing entitled ``Emerging Threat of Resource Wars'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 23, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``A Study in Contrasts: 
House and Senate Approaches to Border Security'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  July 24, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, markup on H.R. 
1204, the ``Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 
2013''; H.R. 2719, the ``Transportation Security Acquisition Reform 
Act'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 23, Subcommittee on Immigration 
and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Addressing the Immigration 
Status of Illegal Immigrants Brought to the United States as 
Children'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 25, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Innovation in America: The Role of 
Copyrights'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 23, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``War on Jobs: Examining the 
Operations of the Office of Surface Mining and the Status of the 
Stream Buffer Zone Rule'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental 
Regulation, hearing on the following: H.R. 163, the ``Sleeping Bear 
Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act''; H.R. 
361, the ``Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle 
Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act''; H.R. 433, the ``Pine Forest 
Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2013''; H.R. 706, the 
``Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment 
Act''; H.R. 908, the ``Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection 
Act''; H.R. 930, the ``New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act''; H.R. 
1025, the ``Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area 
Act''; H.R. 1808, the ``Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act of 
2013'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 23, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on the following: H.R. 1103, to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall 
be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 1225, the ``Samish Indian Nation Homelands Act 
of 2013''; H.R. 2319, the ``Native American Veterans' Memorial 
Establishment Act of 2013''; H.R. 2388, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado 
County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle 
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other purposes; H.R. 2455, 
the ``Nevada Native Nations Lands Act''; and H.R. 2650, the ``Fond 
du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013'', 
2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 24, Full Committee, markup on pending legislation, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  July 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
the ``Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security 
Act'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 25, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 358, the ``Strategic Response to Asian Carp 
Invasion Act''; H.R. 709, the ``Upper Mississippi Conservation and 
River Protection Act of 2013''; H.R. 1818, the ``Polar Bear 
Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013''; H.R. 2158, the ``Expedited 
Departure of Certain Snake Species Act''; and H.R. 2463, the 
``Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  July 24, Full 
Committee, business meeting, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 25, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
``Data Centers and the Cloud, Part II: The Federal Government's Take on 
Optimizing New Information Technologies Opportunities to Save Taxpayers 
Money'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules,  July 23, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
2218, the ``Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013''; and 
H.R. 1582, the ``Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013'', 3 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 24, Subcommittee 
on Environment; and Subcommittee on Energy, joint hearing entitled 
``Lessons Learned: EPA's Investigations of Hydraulic Fracturing'', 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 24, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Improving Technology Transfer at Universities, Research Institutes 
and National Laboratories'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 25, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Coal: Utilizing America's Abundant Energy Resources'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 25, Subcommittee on 
Investigation, Oversight and Regulations, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Small Business Investment Company Program'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  July 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Reducing Red Tape: The 
New OIRA Administrator's Perspective'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 24, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``FEMA Reauthorization: 
Recovering Quicker and Smarter'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 23, Subcommittee on Health, 
markup on the following: H.R. 2726, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
contracts and agreements for the transfer of veterans to non-
Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who are unable 
to live independently; H.R. 1443, the ``Tinnitus Research and 
Treatment Act of 2013''; H.R. 1612, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to convey a parcel of land in Tuskegee, Alabama, to 
Tuskegee University, and for other purposes; H.R. 2065, the ``Safe 
Housing for Homeless Veterans Act''; and H.R. 2072, the ``Demanding 
Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.

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  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 25, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 9 
a.m., HVC-304.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: July 24, to hold hearings to examine 
America's crumbling infrastructure, and how to fix it, 9:30 a.m., 
Room to be announced.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 25, to hold 
hearings to examine improving cyber security, focusing on the 
partnership between National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST) and the private sector, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.