[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 30 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D159-D163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 25 through February 28, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, with up to five roll call 
votes on or in relation to nominations, at 11:15 a.m.
   At 2:15 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1982, Comprehensive Veterans Health and 
Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act, with a vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed thereon, at 
approximately 3:15 p.m.
  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 Appropriations: February 26, Subcommittee on 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the rising cost of 
Alzheimer's in America, focusing on families and the economy, 2 
p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary for Policy, Brian P. McKeon, of New York, to be 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, David B. Shear, of New 
York, to be Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security 
Affairs, Eric Rosenbach, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Homeland Defense, Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Secretary, and Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary 
(Comptroller), all of the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to 
examine the relationships between military sexual assault, 
posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide, and on Department of 
Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs medical treatment and 
management of victims of sexual trauma, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine Department of Defense information 
technology acquisition processes,

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business transformation, and management practices in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States Strategic Command and United States Cyber Command in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  February 27, Full Committee, to resume closed hearings to examine 
responses to questions from the open session on current and future 
worldwide threats to the national security of the United States, 
2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 25, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance 
Market (TRIA), focusing on the state of the Terrorism Risk Insurance 
Market, part II, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 25, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic and budget outlook for individual, families, and 
communities, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 27, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine North Pacific perspectives on Magnuson-
Stevens Act reauthorization, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 27, 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 
1419, to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine 
and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, S. 1771, to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, 
to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, S. 
1800, to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress 
a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its 
infrastructure assets, S. 1946, to amend the Reclamation Safety of 
Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations, S. 
1965, to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract 
Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the 
contract for certain water services, S. 2010 and H.R. 1963, bills to 
amend the Water Conservation and Utilization Act to authorize the 
development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of 
power privileges at projects constructed pursuant to the authority 
of the Water Conservation and Utilization Act, S. 2019, to 
reauthorize and update certain provisions of the Secure Water Act, 
and S. 2034, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
a program to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of 
appropriate reclamation projects or facilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 25, 
Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold hearings to examine natural 
resource adaptation, focusing on protecting ecosystems and 
economies, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 26, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine 
retirement savings for low-income workers, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 25, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine Lebanon at the crossroads, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Protocol 
Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the 
Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with 
Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on October 2, 1996, 
signed on September 23, 2009, at Washington, as corrected by an 
exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010 and a related agreement 
effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 
112-1), Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy 
of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the 
Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and 
Capital, signed on May 20, 2009, at Luxembourg (the ``proposed 
Protocol'') and a related agreement effected by the exchange of 
notes also signed on May 20, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 111-8), Convention 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Hungary for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes 
on Income, signed on February 4, 2010, at Budapest (the ``proposed 
Convention'') and a related agreement effected by an exchange of 
notes on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 111-7), The Convention 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes 
on Income and Capital, signed in Washington on February 4, 2010, 
with a Protocol signed the same day, as corrected by exchanges of 
notes effected February 25, 2011, and February 10 and 21, 2012, and 
a related agreement effected by exchange of notes (the ``related 
Agreement'') on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112-8), and The 
Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance 
in Tax Matters, done at Paris on May 27, 2010 (the ``proposed 
Protocol''), which was signed by the United States on May 27, 2010 
(Treaty Doc. 112-5), 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine prospects 
for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and great lakes 
region, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
international parental child abduction, 11:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 25, 
to hold hearings to examine mental health, focusing on treatment 
options and trends, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 26, Full Committee, business meeting consider the 
nominations of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be 
Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, 
and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Portia Y. 
Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of

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Labor, Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Labor, Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and Massie Ritsch,
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Education for Communications and Outreach, 
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine promoting 
college access and success for students with disabilities, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
26, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine offshore tax evasion, focusing on the effort to collect 
unpaid taxes on billions in hidden offshore accounts, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine recycling 
electronics, focusing on a common sense solution for enhancing 
government efficiency and protecting our environment, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 26, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine early childhood development and education in 
Indian country, focusing on building a foundation for academic 
success, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Tanya S. Chutkan, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, M. 
Hannah Lauck, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Virginia, Leo T. Sorokin, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and John Charles Cruden, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine reassessing solitary 
confinement II, focusing on the human rights, fiscal, and public 
safety consequences, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine competition in the 
wireless market, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1675, 
to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, S. 149, to provide 
effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and the 
nominations of Steven Paul Logan, John Joseph Tuchi, Diane J. 
Humetewa, Rosemary Marquez, Douglas L. Rayes, and James Alan Soto, 
all to be a United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, Bruce Howe Hendricks, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Mark G. 
Mastroianni, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Massachusetts, and Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 25, to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 
345, Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and General Frank 
Taylor, Undersecretary of Homeland Security for the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations. February 26, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``The State of Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking'', 10 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Oversight of Internal Revenue Service, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing on Quality of Life in the 
Military, 10:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  February 26, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
hearing on oversight of U.S. Assistance to Promote Freedom and 
Democracy in Countries with Repressive Environments, 10:30 a.m., H-
140, Capitol. This is a closed hearing.
  February 27, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on the Federal Investments in Neuroscience Research 
Oversight, 10 a.m., H-309, Capitol.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, 
and Education, hearing on Public Health Emergency Medical 
Countermeasures Enterprise Oversight, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Posture of the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. 
Southern Command'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on 
Defense Health Agency, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Posture of the 
U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Transportation Command'', 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, 
hearing entitled ``Seapower and Projection Forces Capabilities to 
Support the Asia Pacific Rebalance'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 26, 
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing 
entitled ``Providing Access to Affordable, Flexible Health Plans 
through Self-Insurance'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and 
Secondary Education; and the Subcommittee

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on Higher Education and Workforce Training, joint hearing entitled 
``Exploring Efforts to Strengthen the Teaching Profession'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 26, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Messing with Success: How CMS' Attack on 
the Part D Program Will Increase Costs and Reduce Choices for 
Seniors'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Counterfeit Drugs: Fighting Illegal Supply Chains'', 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled 
``Benefits of and Challenges to Energy Access in the 21st Century: 
Electricity'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``The FTC at 100: Views from the Academic 
Experts'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 26, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Inspector General 
Report: Allegations of Improper Lobbying and Obstruction at the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Dodd-Frank Act's 
Impact on Asset-Backed Securities'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Equity Market Structure: A 
Review of SEC Regulation NMS'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to 
Conservation and National Security'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Policy Toward Sudan and South Sudan'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 27, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2548, the ``Electrify 
Africa Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 26, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Secretary's Vision for the Future--Challenges 
and Priorities'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing on H.R. 4007, the 
``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Authorization and 
Accountability Act of 2014'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Enforcing the President's Constitutional Duty to 
Faithfully Execute the Laws'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing on H.R. 2992, the ``Business Activity Tax 
Simplification Act of 2013'', 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives' Use of Storefront Operations'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  February 28, Task Force on Over-Criminalization, hearing entitled 
``Criminal Code Reform'', 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 26, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``American Energy 
Jobs: Opportunities for Veterans'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental 
Regulation, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 503, the 
``National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act''; H.R. 
712, to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act 
through fiscal year 2024; H.R. 1192, the ``Mount Jessie Benton 
Fre'mont''; H.R. 1501, the ``Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument 
Preservation Act''; H.R. 1744, the ``Multispecies Habitat 
Conservation Plan Implementation Act''; H.R. 2569, the ``Upper 
Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act''; H.R. 3222, the 
``Flushing Remonstrance Study Act''; H.R. 3366, to provide for the 
release of the property interests retained by the United States in 
certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, acting through 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the State of 
Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research 
and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, 
Oregon; H.R. 3802, to extend the legislative authority of the Adams 
Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of 
former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes, 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 27, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: 
H.R. 1103, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to 
provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as 
an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 1259, the ``Coltsville National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 
2015, the ``Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil 
Beds National Monument Act of 2013''; H.R. 3110, the ``Huna Tlingit 
Traditional Gull Egg Use Act''; and H.R. 3605, the ``Sandia Pueblo 
Settlement Technical Amendment Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and 
Insular Affairs, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 3105, 
the ``Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act''; H.R. 3280, the ``Lacey Act 
Clarifying Amendments Act''; H.R. 3324, the ``Lacey Act Paperwork 
Reduction Act''; and H.R. 4032, the ``North Texas Invasive Species 
Barrier Act'', 1:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Obama Administration Oversight: GAO Report--Interior 
Hiring and Retention Challenges'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 28, Full Committee, hearing on discussion draft of 
legislation regarding Strengthening Fishing Communities and 
Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, 9:30 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 26, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Limitless Surveillance at the FDA: 
Protecting the Rights of Federal Whistleblowers'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.

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  February 26, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Is the Obama Administration 
Conducting a Serious Investigation of IRS Targeting?'', 1:30 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Administration's Proposed 
Restrictions on Political Speech: Doubling Down on IRS Targeting'', 
9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``Afghanistan: Honoring the Heroes of Extortion 17'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and 
Entitlements, hearing entitled ``Examining the Endangered Species 
Act'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, February 26, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
899, the ``Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 
2013'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 27, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Mars Flyby 2021: The First Deep Space 
Mission for the Orion and Space Launch System?'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 26, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of Passenger and Freight Rail Safety'', 
2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing 
entitled ``Improving the Nation's Highway Freight Network'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 26, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``VA Accountability: Assessing Actions 
Taken in Response to Subcommittee Oversight'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``Review of the Effectiveness of VA's Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment Program'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 26, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing entitled ``Preventing Disability Scams'', 10 a.m., 
B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 27, 
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 10 a.m., 304-HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 25, to 
hold hearings to examine Switzerland's leadership of the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 10 a.m., 
SD-562.
  Joint Hearing: February 25, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled 
American Veterans, 2 p.m., 345, Cannon Building.