[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1024-D1026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Twenty-five years of Acquisition Reform: Where do we go from here?''. 
Testimony was heard from Paul Francis, Managing Director, Acquisition 
and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office; Moshe 
Schwartz, Specialist in Defense Acquisition Policy, Congressional 
Research Service; and a public witness.
REPORT FROM SIGAR: AFGHAN WOMEN'S GAINS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigation held a hearing entitled ``Report from SIGAR: Challenges 
to Securing Afghan Women's Gains in a Post-2014 Environment''. 
Testimony was heard from Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle Eastern 
Affairs, Congressional Research Service; John Sopko, Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Office of the Special Inspector 
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``Nuclear Weapons Modernization Programs: Military, 
Technical, and Political Requirements for the B61 Life Extension 
Program and Future Stockpile Strategy''. Testimony was heard from 
Donald L. Cook, Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National 
Nuclear Security Administration; Madelyn Creedon, Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs, Department of Defense; Paul 
Hommert, Director, Sandia National Laboratories; and General C. Robert 
Kehler, USAF, Commander, US Strategic Command.
STRENGTHENING THE MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION SYSTEM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening 
the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reforms Affect 
Employers, Workers, and Retirees?''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing on H.R. 3301, the ``North American Energy Infrastructure 
Act''. Testimony was heard from Jeff C. Wright Director, Office of 
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Commission; David Mears, Commissioner Department of Environmental 
Conservation, State of Vermont; and public witnesses.
EPA'S REGULATORY THREAT TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE ENERGY: THE PERSPECTIVE 
OF COAL COMMUNITIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``EPA's Regulatory Threat to 
Affordable, Reliable Energy: The Perspective of Coal Communities''. 
Testimony was heard from Albey Brock, Judge, Bell County, Kentucky; and 
public witnesses.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION: IMPLICATIONS OF A $1.7 BILLION TAXPAYER 
BAILOUT
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Federal Housing Administration: Implications of a $1.7 billion 
Taxpayer Bailout''. Testimony was heard from Carol J. Galante, Federal 
Housing Administration Commission, Assistant Secretary for Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
EXAMINING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO REFORM THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL 
PROTECTION BUREAU
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining Legislative 
Proposals to Reform the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NEXT STEPS ON EGYPT POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs:  Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Next Steps on Egypt Policy''. Testimony was heard from A. Elizabeth 
Jones, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near East Affairs, 
Department of State; Derek Chollet, Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
International Security Affairs, Department of Defense; and Alina 
Romanowski, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the Middle East, 
Agency for International Development.
AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL: THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa; and Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing 
entitled ``After the Withdrawal: The Way Forward in Afghanistan and 
Pakistan (Part II)''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GUO FEIXIONG AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN CHINA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Guo Feixiong and Freedom of Expression in China''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 1095 to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at 
airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide 
places of rest and recuperation at airports for members of the Armed 
Forces and their families, and for other purposes; H.R. 1204, the 
``Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013''; H.R. 1791, 
the ``Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act''; H.R. 2719, 
``Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act''; H.R. 2952, the 
``Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement Act of 
2013''; H.R. 3107, the ``Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-
Ground Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: 
H.R. 2719; H.R. 1204; H.R. 1095; H.R. 2952; H.R. 3107; and H.R. 1791.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3309, 
the ``Improving the Patent System to Promote American Innovation and 
Competitiveness Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ARE MORE JUDGES ALWAYS THE ANSWER
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Are More Judges Always the Answer?''. Testimony was heard from 
Senator Grassley; and public witnesses.
THREATS, INTIMIDATION AND BULLYING BY FEDERAL LAND MANAGING AGENCIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation held a hearing entitled ``Threats, 
Intimidation and Bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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ROADMAP FOR INCREASING OUR WATER AND HYDROPOWER SUPPLIES: THE NEED FOR 
NEW AND EXPANDED MULTI-PURPOSE SURFACE STORAGE FACILITIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing entitled ``A Roadmap for Increasing our Water and Hydropower 
Supplies: The Need for New and Expanded Multi-Purpose Surface Storage 
Facilities''. Testimony was heard from Derek Sandison, Director, Office 
of Columbia River, Washington State Department of Ecology; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
markup on the following legislation: H.R. 3345, the ``Stop Unworthy 
Spending Act of 2013''; H.R. 3316, the ``Grant Reform and New 
Transparency Act of 2013''; H.R. 2860, the ``OPM IG Act of 2013''; H.R. 
3343, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the 
rules regarding the determination of the compensation of the Chief 
Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. The following bills were 
ordered reported without amendment: H.R. 2860; H.R. 3343; H.R. 3345; 
and H.R. 3316.
EPA POWER PLANT REGULATIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment; and Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing entitled ``EPA 
Power Plant Regulations: Is the Technology Ready?''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION ISSUES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Authorization Issues''. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Barr; Rear Admiral Frederick J. Kenney, Judge 
Advocate General, United States Coast Guard; Mario Cordero, Chairman, 
Federal Maritime Commission; Michael Shapiro, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection 
Agency; and Mark R. Rosekind, Board Member, National Transportation 
Safety Board.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on the following legislation: H.R. 3300, the ``FEMA 
Reauthorization Act of 2013''; H.R. 311, the ``Farmers Undertake 
Environmental Land Stewardship Act''; H.R. 935, the ``Reducing 
Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2026, the ``Silviculture 
Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013''. The following bill was ordered 
reported, as amended: H.R. 3300. The following bills were ordered 
reported, without amendment: H.R. 2026; H.R. 311; and H.R. 935.
STATUS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Status of the Affordable Care Act Implementation''. Testimony was 
heard from Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services.
NSA PROGRAMS
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``NSA Programs''. Testimony was heard from James 
Clapper, Director, National Intelligence; James Cole, Deputy Attorney 
General, Department of Justice; General Keith Alexander, Director, 
National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service and Commander, 
U.S. Cyber Command; Chris Inglis, Deputy Director, National Security 
Agency; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.