[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D120-D122] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE'S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook''. Testimony was heard from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office. FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS: DISCUSSING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE IN AMERICA Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Foundation for Success: Discussing Early Childhood Education and Care in America''. Testimony was heard from Kay E. [[Page D121]] Brown, Director for Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses. PROTECTING CONSUMER INFORMATION: CAN DATA BREACHES BE PREVENTED Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Consumer Information: Can Data Breaches Be Prevented?''. Testimony was heard from Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman, Federal Trade Commission; Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, State of Illinois; William Noonan, Deputy Special Agent, Criminal Investigations Division, Cyber Operations, United States Secret Service; Lawrence Zelvin, Director, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Homeland Security; and public witnesses. EXAMINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act''. Testimony was heard from Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, Food and Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration. IMPACT OF THE VOLCKER RULE ON JOB CREATORS, PART II Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of the Volcker Rule on Job Creators, Part II''. Testimony was heard from Daniel Tarullo, Governor, Federal Reserve Board; Mary Jo White, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission; Thomas Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Martin Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and Mark Wetjen, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Annual Report of the Office of Financial Research''. Testimony was heard from Richard Berner, Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury. AL-QAEDA'S RESURGENCE IN IRAQ: A THREAT TO U.S. INTERESTS Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests''. Testimony was heard from Brett McGurk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq and Iran, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State. U.S. COUNTERNARCOTICS OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Counternarcotics Operations in Afghanistan''. Testimony was heard from William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State; James L. Capra, Chief of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice; and Erin Logan, Principal Director for Counternarcotics and Global Threats, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense. AMERICA'S FUTURE IN ASIA: FROM REBALANCING TO MANAGING SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTES Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing entitled ``America's Future in Asia: From Rebalancing to Managing Sovereignty Disputes''. Testimony was heard from Daniel R. Russel, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3696, the ``National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013''. The bill, H.R. 3696, was ordered reported, as amended. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2919, the ``Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act''; resolution on reauthorization of the Over-Criminalization Task Force; and ratification of subcommittee memberships. The bill, H.R. 2919, was ordered reported, without amendment; the resolution on reauthorization of the Over-Criminalization Task Force was approved; and the Committee ratification of subcommittee memberships was approved. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on H.R. 3981, the ``Accelerated Revenue, Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3980, the ``Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act''; and draft discussion to amend the Secure Water Act of 2009 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to [[Page D122]] implement a surface water storage enhancement program, and for other purposes. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on the following measures: H.R. 3110, the ``Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act''; and H.R. 3605, the ``Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act''. Testimony was heard from Herbert C. Frost, Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Tony Tooke, Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and public witnesses. ENERGY IN AMERICA: BLM'S RED-TAPE RUN AROUND AND ITS IMPACT ON AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on Energy in America: BLM's Red- Tape Run Around and its Impact on American ``Energy Production''. Testimony was heard from A. Lynn Jackson, Chairman, Grand County Council, Moab, Utah; and public witnesses. OBAMACARE: WHY THE NEED FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY BAILOUT Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``ObamaCare: Why the Need for an Insurance Company Bailout?''. Testimony was heard from Marco Rubio, Senator, State of Florida; and public witnesses. HEALTH INSURANCE CO-OPS: EXAMINING OBAMACARE'S $2 BILLION LOAN GAMBLE Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs; and Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlement began a hearing entitled ``Health Insurance Co-ops: Examining ObamaCare's $2 Billion Loan Gamble''. EXAMINING THE SCIENCE OF EPA OVERREACH: A CASE STUDY IN TEXAS Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Science of EPA Overreach: A Case Study in Texas''. Testimony was heard from David Porter, Commissioner, Railroad Commission of Texas; Bryan Shaw, Chairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and public witnesses. FAA'S IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE GENERAL AVIATION INDUSTRY Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The FAA's Impact on Small Businesses in the General Aviation Industry''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2012: TWO YEARS LATER Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing entitled ``The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012: Two Years Later''. Testimony was heard from Michael Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration; Calvin Scovel III, Inspector General, Department of Transportation; and Gerald Dillingham, Director, Civil Aviation Issues, Government Accountability Office. REVIEWING CURRENT STATUS AND SECONDARY EFFECTS OF VBA TECHNOLOGY Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Beyond Transformation: Reviewing Current Status and Secondary Effects of VBA Technology''. Testimony was heard from Diana Rubens, Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. ISSUES BEFORE THE IRS THAT AFFECT AMERICAN TAXPAYERS Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on issues before the IRS that affect American taxpayers. Testimony was heard from John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.