[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D880-D881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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: 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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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: 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 the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 357, 
to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the 
United States in order to disseminate information when a law 
enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of 
duty, and the nominations of Cornelia T. L. Pillard, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 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, Jeffrey 
Alker Meyer, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Connecticut, and Patricia M. Wald, of the District of Columbia, to 
be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The U.S. Presence in Afghanistan Post-2014: Views of Outside 
Experts'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pension, hearing entitled ``Future of Union 
Organizing'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Two Weeks Until Enrollment: 
Questions for CCIIO'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, hearing entitled ``Examining the Syrian Refugee 
Crisis'', 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``An 
Unclear Roadmap: Burma's Fragile Political Reforms and Growing 
Ethnic Strife'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, 
Homeland Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight 
of the Federal Bureau of Prisons'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Reviews of the Benghazi Attack and Unanswered 
Questions'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Subcommittee on Environment, joint subcommittee 
hearing entitled ``Dysfunction in Management of Weather and Climate 
Satellites'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, 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 H.R. 3096, to designate the building occupied by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, 
Virginia, as the ``Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center'', 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, 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, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-
304. This is a closed hearing.