[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 120 (Thursday, September 12, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
UNDERSEA WARFARE CAPABILITIES AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing on Undersea Warfare Capabilities and Challenges. 
Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Upper Half Richard P. 
Breckenridge, Director, Undersea Warfare Division, Department of 
Defense; and Rear Admiral Upper Half David C. Johnson, Program, 
Executive Officer for Submarines, Department of Defense.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''. 
Testimony was heard from Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau.
TROUBLING PATH AHEAD FOR U.S.-ZIMBABWE RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``The Troubling Path Ahead for U.S.-Zimbabwe Relations''. 
Testimony was heard from Shannon Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of African Affairs; Todd Amani, Senior Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Africa, Agency for International Development; 
and public witnesses.
REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
AND THE HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``A Review of the Performance of the Veterans 
Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) and the Homeless Veterans 
Reintegration Program (HVRP)''. Testimony was heard from Curtis L. Coy, 
Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefit 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Keith Kelly, 
Assistant Secretary of the Veterans Employment and Training Services, 
Department of Labor.
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
  No joint committee meetings were held.