[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 121 (Monday, September 16, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D862-D865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 17 through September 20, 2013

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1392, Energy 
Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act.
  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 Armed Services: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Deborah Lee James, of Virginia, to be 
Secretary of the Air Force, Jessica Garfola Wright, of Pennsylvania, 
to be Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, and Marcel J. 
Lettre II, of Maryland, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary for 
Intelligence, all of the Department of Defense, Frank G. Klotz, of 
Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, and 
Kevin A. Ohlson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 18, 
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, 
to hold hearings to examine recovering from Superstorm Sandy, 
focusing on assessing the progress, continuing needs, and rebuilding 
strategy, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine implementation of the ``Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act 
of 2012'', focusing on one year after enactment, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 18, 
business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures by the committee during the 113th Congress, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, and Robert 
Michael Simon, of Maryland, both to be an Associate Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Kathryn D. Sullivan, of 
Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 17, business 
meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures 
by the committee during the 113th Congress; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Ronald J. Binz, 
of Colorado, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Washington, to be Under 
Secretary of Energy, and Michael L. Connor, of New Mexico, to be 
Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine wildlife 
management authority within the State of Alaska under the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Act and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 18, to hold 
hearings to examine implementing Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
21st Century's (MAP-21) provisions to accelerate project delivery, 
10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 17, business meeting to 
consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
committee during the 113th Congress, S. 120, to expand the number of 
scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-
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Scholarship Program, and the nominations of Kenneth R. Weinstein, of 
the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors, and Evan Ryan, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 18, 
business meeting to consider S. 1086, to reauthorize and improve the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, an original 
resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 
113th Congress, the nominations of Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the 
District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the National Labor 
Relations Board, Chai Rachel Feldblum, of the District of Columbia, 
to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and 
Scott S. Dahl, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Labor, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
promoting a system of shared responsibility, focusing on issues for 
reauthorization of the ``Higher Education Act'', 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
18, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Stevan Eaton 
Bunnell, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel, and 
Suzanne Eleanor Spaulding, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for 
National Protection and Programs, both of the Department of Homeland 
Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
reforming and renewing the postal service, part I, focusing on 
maintaining services, reducing costs and increasing revenue through 
innovation and modernization, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 18, business meeting to 
consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
committee from October 1, 2013, through February 28, 2015, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 17, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine stand your ground laws, focusing on civil rights and public 
safety implications of the expanded use of deadly force, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  September 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
reevaluating the effectiveness of Federal mandatory minimum 
sentences, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: September 18, to 
hold hearings to examine closing the wealth gap, focusing on 
empowering minority owned businesses to reach their full potential 
for growth and job creation, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 17, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine older Americans, focusing on the changing face of HIV/AIDS 
in America, 2 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, September 18, Full Committee, hearing 
on Planning for Sequestration in Fiscal Year 2014 and Perspectives 
of the Military Services on the Strategic Choices and Management 
Review, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The U.S. Presence 
in Afghanistan Post-2014: Views of Outside Experts'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, hearing 
entitled ``Defense Department's posture for September 11, 2013: What 
are the Lessons of Benghazi?'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled 
``Resetting the Force for the Future: Risks of Sequestration'', 9 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 18, 
Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, hearing 
entitled ``Keeping College Within Reach: Improving Access and 
Affordability through Innovative Partnerships'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and 
Pension, hearing entitled ``Future of Union Organizing'', 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
Secondary Education, hearing entitled ``Preparing Today's Students 
for Tomorrow's Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education 
and Training Programs,'' 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``The Obama Administration's 
Climate Change Policies and Activities'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing 
entitled ``Regulation of Existing Chemicals and the Role of Pre-
Emption under Sections 6 and 18 of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``Two Weeks Until Enrollment: Questions for 
CCIIO'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Keystone's Red Tape Anniversary: Five Years of 
Bureaucratic Delay and Economic Benefits Denied'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the SEC's Money Market Fund Rule Proposal'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Terrorism 
Risk Insurance Act of 2002'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 18, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Benghazi: Where is the State Department 
Accountability'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Syrian Refugee Crisis'', 10:30 
a.m., 2127 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing 
entitled ``An Unclear Roadmap: Burma's Fragile

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Political Reforms and Growing Ethnic Strife'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging 
Threats, markup on H. Res. 284, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives with respect to promoting energy security of 
European allies through opening up the Southern Gas Corridor, 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, 
markup on H.R. 2952, the ``Critical Infrastructure Research and 
Development Advancement Act of 2013''; legislation entitled the 
``CIRDA Act of 2013''; and legislation entitled ``Homeland Security 
Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, 
hearing entitled ``Understanding the Threat to the Homeland from 
AQAP'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, 
and Communications, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Nation's State 
of Preparedness: A Federal, State, and Local Perspective'', 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, 
hearing entitled ``DHS Acquisition Practices: Improving Outcomes for 
Taxpayers Using Defense and Private Sector Lessons Learned'', 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 18, Full Committee, hearing 
on ``Oversight of the Administration's Use of FISA Authorities'', 10 
a.m., HVC-301. This hearing is for Members and TS/SCI committee 
staff.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and 
the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Role of Voluntary Agreements in 
the U.S. Intellectual Property System'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``The Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act, Consolidation, and the Consequent Impact on 
Competition in Healthcare'', 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 19, Subcommittee on 
Water and Power, hearing entitled ``Keeping Hydropower Affordable 
and Reliable: The Protection of Existing Hydropower Investments and 
the Promotion of New Development'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``Executive Branch standards for land-in-trust 
decisions for gaming purposes'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and 
Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Department of the Interior's 
proposal to use a Categorical Exclusion under the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for adding species to the Lacey 
Act's list of injurious wildlife'', 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 18, 
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory 
Affairs, and Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and 
Entitlements joint subcommittee hearing entitled ``Federal 
Implementation of ObamaCare: Concerns of State Governments'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Reviews of the 
Benghazi Attack and Unanswered Questions'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, September 18, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
687, the ``Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 
2013''; and H.R. 3102, the ``Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity 
Act of 2013'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 18, 
Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Methamphetamine Addiction: Using Science to Explore Solutions'', 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on 
Environment, joint subcommittee hearing entitled ``Dysfunction in 
Management of Weather and Climate Satellites'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled 
``Infrastructure: Enabling Discovery and Ensuring Capability'', 9:30 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 18, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 2542, the ``Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 
2013'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital 
Access, hearing entitled ``Private Sector Initiatives to Educate 
Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 19, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 3080, the ``Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2013''; H.R. 3095, to ensure that any new or 
revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or 
treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for 
sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and 
for other purposes; and other matters cleared for consideration, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 19, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Trials in Transparency: An Analysis of VA 
Cooperation with Congress in Meeting its Oversight Responsibilities 
on Behalf of Veterans'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Internal Revenue Service's Exempt 
Organizations Division Post-TIGTA Audit'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing entitled 
``Social Security Disability Insurance fraud conspiracy in Puerto 
Rico'', 2:30 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 19, 
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the economic costs of debt-ceiling brinkmanship, 2:30 p.m., 
SH-216.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 17, to 
hold hearings to examine the Organization for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) efforts to combat human trafficking, 
focusing on the role and mandate of the Special Representative and 
Coordinator for Trafficking in Human Beings and efforts to combat 
modern day slavery in the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
in Europe region, 10 a.m., SD-106.