[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 108 (Thursday, July 25, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D774-D775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LITTORAL 
COMBAT SHIP
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Acquisition and Development Challenges 
Associated with the Littoral Combat Ship''. Testimony was heard from 
Paul Francis, Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, 
Government Accountability Office; Vice Admiral Richard W. Hunt, 
Director, Navy Staff, Department of Defense; Sean J. Stackley, 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition, 
Department of Defense.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a markup on the ``Federal Communications Commission 
Process Reform Act of 2013''; and the ``Federal Communications 
Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013''. The ``Federal 
Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013''; and the 
``Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 
2013'' were forwarded, without amendment.
EMERGING THREAT OF RESOURCE WARS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``Emerging Threat of Resource 
Wars''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INNOVATION IN AMERICA: THE ROLE OF COPYRIGHTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Innovation in 
America: The Role of Copyrights''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PROTECTING STATES' RIGHTS TO PROMOTE AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on the ``Protecting States' Rights to Promote 
American Energy Security Act''. Testimony was heard from Catherine P. 
Foerster, Chair and Engineering Commissioner, Alaska Oil and Gas 
Conservation Commission; Christi Craddick, Commissioner, Railroad 
Commission of Texas; John Rogers, Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and 
Mining; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a 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''. 
Testimony was heard from the following Representatives: McCollum and 
Ellison; and Stephen D. Guertin, Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife 
Service; Scott Zody, Chief, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 
Division of Wildlife; and public witnesses.
DATA CENTERS AND THE CLOUD, PART II: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TAKE ON 
OPTIMIZING NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE TAXPAYERS 
MONEY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``Data Centers and the 
Cloud, Part II: The Federal Government's Take on Optimizing New 
Information Technologies Opportunities to Save Taxpayers Money''. 
Testimony was heard from David McClure, Associate Administrator, Office 
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Services and Innovative Technologies, General Services Administration; 
Steven VanRoekel, Acting Deputy Director for Management, Federal Chief 
Information Officer, Administrator, E-Government and Information 
Technology, Office of Management and Budget; and David A. Powner, 
Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
THE FUTURE OF COAL
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Coal: Utilizing America's 
Abundant Energy Resources''. Testimony was heard from Chris Smith, 
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; and 
public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Investigation, Oversight 
and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Small Business 
Investment Company Program''. Testimony was heard from Pravina 
Raghavan, Acting Associate Administrator, United States Small Business 
Administration; and public witnesses.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This was a closed 
hearing.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.