[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 30, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1035-D1036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PPACA IMPLEMENTATION FAILURES: ANSWERS FROM HHS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``PPACA Implementation Failures: Answers from HHS''. Testimony 
was heard from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
CHINA'S MARITIME AND OTHER GEOGRAPHIC THREATS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``China's Maritime and other 
Geographic Threats''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ESTABLISHING A SYRIAN WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa; and Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations held a hearing entitled ``Establishing a 
Syrian War Crimes Tribunal?''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CYBER INCIDENT RESPONSE: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN CYBERSECURITY AND 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communications; and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing 
entitled ``Cyber Incident Response: Bridging the Gap Between 
Cybersecurity and Emergency Management''. Testimony was heard from 
Roberta Stempfley, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity 
and Communications, National Protection and Programs Directorate, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
FACILITY PROTECTION: IMPLICATIONS OF THE NAVY YARD SHOOTING ON HOMELAND 
SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Facility Protection: 
Implications of the Navy Yard Shooting on Homeland Security''. 
Testimony was heard from L. Eric Patterson, Director, Federal 
Protective Service, Department of Homeland Security; Greg Marshall, 
Chief Security Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Caitlin 
Durkovich, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection, Department 
of Homeland Security; and Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office.
REGULATORY CRIME: IDENTIFYING THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Over-Criminalization Task Force held a 
meeting entitled ``Regulatory Crime: Identifying the Scope of the 
Problem''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 298, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the 
significance of the Mill Springs Battlefield located in Pulaski and 
Wayne Counties, Kentucky, and the feasibility of its inclusion in the 
National Park System, and for other purposes; H.R. 585, the ``Anchorage 
Land Conveyance Act of 2013''; H.R. 1846, the ``Lower East Side

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Tenement National Historic Site Amendments Act''; H.R. 2799, to 
establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 
Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational 
shooting, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2954, to authorize Escambia 
County, Florida, to convey certain property that was formerly part of 
Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia 
County subject to restrictions on use and reconveyance. The following 
bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 298; H.R. 1846; and H.R. 
2799. The following bills were ordered reported, without amendment: 
H.R. 585; and H.R. 2954.
CULTURE OF MISMANAGEMENT AND WASTEFUL CONFERENCE SPENDING AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``A Culture of Mismanagement and Wasteful Conference 
Spending at the Department of Veterans Affairs''. Testimony was heard 
from the following Department of Veterans Affairs officials: Gina 
Farrisee, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration; 
Edward Murray, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance; Richard J. 
Griffin, Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General; and 
Gary K. Abe, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Office of Audits and 
Evaluations, Office of Inspector General.
PROVIDING THE TOOLS FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND BASIC ENERGY RESEARCH: 
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE MISSION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
held a hearing entitled ``Providing the Tools for Scientific Discovery 
and Basic Energy Research: The Department of Energy Science Mission''. 
Testimony was heard from Patricia Dehmer, Deputy Director for Science 
Programs, Office of Science, Department of Energy; Horst Simon, Deputy 
Director, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab; John Hemminger, Chair, Basic 
Energy Sciences Advisory Committee, Office of Science, Department of 
Energy.
REVIEW OF FAA'S CERTIFICATION PROCESS: ENSURING AN EFFICIENT, 
EFFECTIVE, AND SAFE PROCESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Review of FAA's Certification 
Process: Ensuring an Efficient, Effective, and Safe Process''. 
Testimony was heard from Dorenda Baker, Director of Aircraft 
Certification Service, Federal Aviation Administration; Gerald 
Dillingham, Director, Civil Aviation Issues, Government Accountability 
Office; Jeff Guzzetti, Assistant Inspector General for Aviation Audits, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
FOCUSED ISSUES ON DIGNIFIED BURIALS: A NATIONAL CEMETERY UPDATE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Focused Issues on 
Dignified Burials: A National Cemetery Update''. Testimony was heard 
from Patrick K. Hallinan, Executive Director of Army National 
Cemeteries Program, Department of Defense; Glenn Powers, Deputy Under 
Secretary for Field Programs, National Cemetery Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
BUDGET RESOLUTION
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
adopted versions of S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising 
the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting 
forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 
2023, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on 
November 13, 2013.
FARM BILL
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 2642, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, but did not complete action 
thereon, and recessed subject to the call.
HUMAN RIGHTS FOR MINORITIES IN EUROPE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, focusing on how the 
movement has impacted Europe and the continuing work of the United 
States in advancing human rights for minorities in Europe from Ivan 
Ivanov, European Roma Information Office, Brussels, Belgium.