[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D357-D359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREST SERVICE FY 2015 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on United States Forest Service FY 2015 
Budget. Testimony was heard from Tom Tidwell, Chief, United States 
Forest Service.
APPROPRIATIONS--USDA MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS FY 2015 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, FDA, and Related Agencies held a hearing on USDA Marketing 
and Regulatory Programs FY 2015 Budget. Testimony was heard from Ed 
Avalos, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs; Kevin Shea, 
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Anne Alonzo, 
Administrator, Agriculture Marketing Service; Larry Mitchell, 
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; 
Michael Young, Budget Officer.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEA AND STATE RESEARCH ON DRUG ABUSE IN AMERICA FY 2015 
BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science 
and Related Agencies held a hearing on DEA and State Research on Drug 
Abuse in America FY 2015 Budget. Testimony was heard from Michele M. 
Leonhart, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration; and Nora D. 
Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FY 2015 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on Department of Energy FY 2015 Budget. 
Testimony was heard from Ernest Moniz, Secretary, Department of Energy.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FY 2015 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection FY 2015 Budget. Testimony 
was heard from R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, United States Customs 
and Border Protection.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FY 2015 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Department of Labor FY 2015 
Budget. Testimony was heard from Thomas E. Perez, Secretary, Department 
of Labor.
APPROPRIATIONS--UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FY 2015 
BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State and Foreign 
Operations, and Related Program held a hearing on the United Nations 
and International Organizations FY 2015 Budget. Testimony was heard 
from Samantha Power, United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM FY 2015 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Defense Health Program FY 2015 Budget. Testimony was heard from 
Jonathan Woodson Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs; 
Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, Surgeon General, United States 
Army; Vice Admiral Matthew L. Nathan, Surgeon General United States 
Navy; and Lieutenant General Thomas W. Travis, Surgeon General, United 
States Air Force.
APPROPRIATIONS--PUBLIC HOUSING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on oversight 
of Public Housing. Testimony was heard from Shaun Donovan, Secretary, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUESTS FROM U.S. FORCES KOREA 
AND U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on The 
Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests from 
U.S. Forces Korea and U.S. Strategic Command. Testimony was heard from 
Admiral Cecil D. Haney, USN, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; and 
General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, USA, Commander, U.S. Forces Korea.

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GROUND FORCE MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 Ground Force Modernization 
Programs. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General James O. Barclay 
III, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G8, Department of the 
Army; Tom Dee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Expeditionary 
Programs and Logistics Management, Department of the Navy; Lieutenant 
General Glenn M. Walters, USA, Deputy Commandant for Programs and 
Resources, Department of the Navy; and Major General Michael E. 
Williamson, USA, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
(Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Department of the Army.
AIR FORCE PROJECTION FORCES AVIATION PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIES RELATED 
TO THE 2015 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing on Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs 
and Capabilities related to the 2015 President's Budget Request. 
Testimony was heard from Major General James J. Jones, USAF, Assistant 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, United 
States Air Force; William A. LaPlante, Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Acquisition, Department of the Air Force; and Major General 
John F. Thompson, USAF, Air Force Program Executive Officer for 
Tankers, Tanker Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 
United States Air Force.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee began a markup on the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget For Fiscal Year 2015.
KEEPING COLLEGE WITHIN REACH: MEETING THE NEEDS OF CONTEMPORARY 
STUDENTS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Keeping College within Reach: Meeting the Needs of 
Contemporary Students''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FISCAL YEAR 2015 EPA BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power; and 
Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a joint hearing 
entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2015 EPA Budget''. Testimony was heard from 
Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
ENSURING THE SECURITY, STABILITY, RESILIENCE, AND FREEDOM OF THE GLOBAL 
INTERNET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring the Security, Stability, 
Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet''. Testimony was heard 
from Larry Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
Information, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION WITHIN THE CONSUMER 
FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Allegations of Discrimination 
and Retaliation within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''. 
Testimony was heard from Angela Martin, Senior Enforcement Attorney, 
Consumer Financial Services and General Government Protection Bureau; 
and public witnesses.
THE CRUDE TRUTH: EVALUATING U.S. ENERGY TRADE POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``The Crude Truth: 
Evaluating U.S. Energy Trade Policy''. Testimony was heard from Senator 
Murkowski; and public witnesses.
TAKING DOWN THE CARTELS: EXAMINING UNITED STATES-MEXICO COOPERATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Taking Down the Cartels: Examining United States-Mexico 
Cooperation''. Testimony was heard from James Dinkins, Executive 
Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; John D. Feeley, 
Principal Deputy, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of 
State; Alan D. Bersin, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs, 
and Chief Diplomatic Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and a 
public witness.
THE NATIONAL ZOO OF TODAY AND TOMORROW; AND MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
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the Care and Conservation of the World's Species; and markup on H.R. 
863, the ``Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National 
Women's History Museum Act of 2013''. Testimony was heard from Dennis 
Kelly, Director, Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park; 
Steven Monfort, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian 
Institution; and a public witness. The bill, H.R. 863, was ordered 
reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 4292, 
the ``Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification 
Act''; and H.R. 4323, to reauthorize programs authorized under the 
Debbie Smith Act of 2004, and for other purposes. H.R. 4292 and H.R. 
4323 were ordered reported, without amendment.
PRESERVATION AND REUSE OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Preservation and 
Reuse of Copyrighted Works''. Testimony was heard from Gregory Lukow, 
Chief, Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation, Library of 
Congress; and public witnesses.
UNDERCOVER STOREFRONT OPERATIONS: CONTINUED OVERSIGHT OF ATF'S RECKLESS 
INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Undercover Storefront Operations: Continued 
Oversight of ATF's Reckless Investigative Techniques''. Testimony was 
heard from B. Todd Jones, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives.
BITCOIN: EXAMINING THE BENEFITS AND RISKS FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Bitcoin: Examining the Benefits and Risks for Small Business''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET: ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES FOR 
THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``The President's 
Fiscal Year 2015 Budget: Administration Priorities for the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers''. Testimony was heard from Jo-Ellen Darcy, 
Assistant Secretary of the Army--Civil Works; and Lieutenant General 
Thomas P. Bostick, Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of 
Engineers.
EXAMINING ISSUES FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``Examining Issues for Hazardous Materials Reauthorization''. Testimony 
was heard from Cynthia Quarterman, Administrator, Pipelines and 
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; and public witnesses.
VA AND HUMAN TISSUE: IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR VETERANS SAFETY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``VA and Human Tissue: 
Improvements Needed for Veterans Safety''. Testimony was heard from 
Philip Matkovsky, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for 
Administrative Operations, Veterans Health Administration, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; Marcia Crosse, Director, Health Care, Government 
Accountability Office; and a public witness.
FEDERAL MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on the Federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home 
Visiting (MIECHV) program. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BENGHAZI TALKING POINTS AND MICHAEL J. MORELL'S ROLE IN SHAPING THE 
ADMINISTRATION'S NARRATIVE
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Benghazi Talking Points and Michael J. Morell's 
Role in Shaping the Administration's Narrative''. Testimony was heard 
from Michael Morell, Former Acting Director and Deputy Director, CIA.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.