[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D764-D766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE FUTURE OF THE CFTC: END-USER PERSPECTIVES
Committee On Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing entitled ``The Future of the CFTC: End-
User Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations:  Full Committee held a markup on State and 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, FY 2014. 
The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
REBALANCING TO THE ASIA/PACIFIC REGION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. 
NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Armed Services:  Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region and Implications for U.S. 
National Security''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WOMEN IN SERVICE REVIEWS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Women in Service Reviews''. Testimony was heard from 
Juliet Beyler, Director, Office and Enlisted Personnel Management, 
Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Gina M. Grosso, Director of 
Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel 
and Services, United States Air Force; Lieutenant General Robert E. 
Milstead, Jr., Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United 
States Marine Corps; and Rear Admiral Barbara Sweredoski, Reserve 
Deputy, Military Personnel Plans and Policy, United States Navy.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 2637, the ``Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory 
Relief Act''. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
OVERVIEW OF THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD: STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Energy and Commerce:  Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
concluded a hearing entitled ``Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: 
Stakeholder Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OVERSIGHT: WHAT IS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE PROJECT 
MANAGEMENT AND MISSION PERFORMANCE?
Committee on Energy and Commerce:  Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Department of Energy 
Oversight: What is Necessary to Improve Project Management and Mission 
Performance?''. Testimony was heard from Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy 
Secretary, Department of Energy; Gregory H. Friedman, Inspector 
General, Department of Energy; and David C. Trimble, Director, National 
Resources and Environment Team, Government Accountability Office.
U.S.-E.U. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: TIPPING OVER THE REGULATORY BARRIERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce:  Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``The U.S.-E.U. Free 
Trade Agreement: Tipping Over the Regulatory Barriers''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology began a markup on the ``Federal Communications Commission 
Process Reform Act of 2013''; and the ``Federal Communications 
Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee concluded markup on 
H.R. 2767, the ``Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 
2013''. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs:  Full Committee concluded 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; and S. 793, to support revitalization and reform of the 
Organization of American States, and for other

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purposes. The following bill was ordered reported, without amendment: 
H.R. 2449. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 
1409; H.R. 1926; and S. 793.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a markup on H.R. 1204, the ``Aviation Security Stakeholder 
Participation Act of 2013''; H.R. 2719, the ``Transportation Security 
Acquisition Reform Act''. The following bills were forwarded, as 
amended: H.R. 1204; and H.R. 2719.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1493, 
the ``Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013''; 
and H.R. 2122, the ``Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013''. The 
following bills were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 1493; 
and H.R. 2122.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on the 
following: H.R. 555, the ``BLM Live Internet Auctions Act; H.R. 586, 
the ``Denali National Park Improvement Act''; H.R. 638, the ``National 
Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013''; H.R. 1394, the ``Planning for 
American Energy Act of 2013''; H.R. 1410, the ``Keep the Promise Act of 
2013''; H.R. 1459, the ``Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of 
National Monuments Act''; H.R. 1513, to revise the boundaries of the 
Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train 
Station and certain land along Plum Run in Cumberland Township, to 
limit the means by which property within such revised boundaries may be 
acquired, and for other purposes; H.R. 1965, the ``Federal Lands Jobs 
and Energy Security Act''; H.R. 2197, the ``York River Wild and Scenic 
River Study Act of 2013''; H.R. 2337, the ``Lake Hill Administrative 
Site Affordable Housing Act''; H.R. 2640, the ``Central Oregon Jobs and 
Water Security Act''; S. 130, the ``Powell Shooting Range Land 
Conveyance Act''; S. 157, the ``Denali National Park Improvement Act''; 
S. 304, the ``Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013''; S. 
459, the ``Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary 
Modification Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, without 
amendment: H.R. 555; H.R. 586; H.R. 638; H.R. 1394; H.R. 1410; H.R. 
1459; H.R. 1513; H.R. 2197; H.R. 2337; H.R. 2640; S. 130; S. 157; S. 
304; and S. 459. The following bill was ordered reported, as amended: 
H.R. 1965.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
markup on the following: H.R. 2711, the ``Citizen Empowerment Act''; 
H.R. 1541, the ``Common Sense in Compensation Act''; H.R. 1660, the 
``Government Customer Service Improvement Act of 2013''; H.R. 2579, the 
``Government Employee Accountability Act''; H.R. 899, the ``Unfunded 
Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013''; H.R. 1423, the 
``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''; and H.R. 2748, the ``Postal Reform Act 
of 2013''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 
2748; H.R. 1541; H.R. 2579; H.R. 1423; H.R. 2711; H.R. 1660. The 
following bill was ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 899.
LESSONS LEARNED: EPA'S INVESTIGATIONS OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
Committee on Science, Space, And Technology:  Subcommittee on 
Environment; and Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing entitled 
``Lessons Learned: EPA's Investigations of Hydraulic Fracturing''. 
Testimony was heard from Fred Hauchman, Director, Office of Science 
Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection 
Agency; David A. Dzombak, Chair, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Science Advisory Board, Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel; 
John Rogers, Associate Director, Oil and Gas, Division of Oil and Gas, 
and Mining, Utah Department of Natural Resources; and a public witness.
IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND 
NATIONAL LABORATORIES
Committee on Science, Space, And Technology:  Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Improving Technology Transfer 
at Universities, Research Institutes and National Laboratories''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REDUCING RED TAPE: THE NEW OIRA ADMINISTRATOR'S PERSPECTIVE
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Reducing Red Tape: The New OIRA Administrator's Perspective''. 
Testimony was heard from Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget.

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Joint Meetings
AMERICA'S CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
America's crumbling infrastructure, and how to fix it, after receiving 
testimony from former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Building 
America's Future, Robert Puentes, Brookings Institution, and Chris 
Edwards, Cato Institute, all of Washington, D.C.; and Robert W. Poole, 
Jr., Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, California.