[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D800-D802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 
649, directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of 
Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the 
Department of Defense or the National Security Agency that were 
transmitted to or from the email account(s) of former Internal Revenue 
Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois Lerner between 
January 2009 and April 2011. The resolution was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
FISCAL YEAR 2015 OCO BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
Fiscal Year 2015 OCO Budget Request. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Defense officials: Michael J. McCord, Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); Admiral James A. ``Sandy'' 
Winnefeld, Jr., USN, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Robert 
O. Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense.
UNMANNED CARRIER-LAUNCHED AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE REQUIREMENTS 
ASSESSMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing on Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne 
Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) Requirements Assessment. Testimony was 
heard from Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, Defense Policy 
and Arms Control Section, Congressional Research Service; and the 
following Department of Defense officials: Mark Andress, Assistant 
Deputy Chief of Operations for Information Dominance; Vice Admiral Paul 
A. Grosklags, U.S. Navy Principal Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisitions; and Brigadier 
General Joseph T. Guastella, U.S. Air Force Director, Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council; and public witnesses.
THE LONG-TERM BUDGET OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Long-Term Budget Outlook''. Testimony was heard from Douglas W. 
Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
REVIEW OF CDC ANTHRAX LAB INCIDENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Review of CDC Anthrax Lab 
Incident''. Testimony was heard from Thomas R. Frieden, Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Jere Dick, Associate Deputy 
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, Department 
of Agriculture; Nancy Kingsbury, Managing Director, Applied Research 
and Methods, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
FAILURE TO VERIFY: CONCERNS REGARDING PPACA'S ELIGIBILITY SYSTEM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Failure to Verify: Concerns Regarding PPACA's Eligibility 
System''. Testimony was heard from Kay Daly, Assistant Inspector 
General, Office of Audit Services, Office of Inspector General, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and Joyce Greenleaf, Regional 
Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of 
Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services.
MONETARY POLICY AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy''. Testimony was heard 
from Janet L. Yellen, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System.

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IRAN'S DESTABILIZING ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Iran's Destabilizing Role in the Middle East''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
THE GROWING CRISIS OF AFRICA'S ORPHANS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``The Growing Crisis of Africa's Orphans''. Testimony was 
heard from Robert P. Jackson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; Nancy Lindborg, 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and 
Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development; and 
public witnesses.
PORT OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE: HOW DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 
PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS?
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Port of Entry Infrastructure: How 
Does the Federal Government Prioritize Investments?''. Testimony was 
heard from John Wagner, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 
Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security; Michael Gelber, Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings 
Service, General Services Administration; and Oscar Leeser, Mayor, City 
of El Paso, Texas.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 
646, directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of 
Representatives copies of any emails in the possession of the 
Department of Justice that were transmitted to or from the email 
account(s) of former Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations 
Division Director Lois Lerner between January 2009 and April 2011; and 
H.R. 744, the ``STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013''. H. Res. 646 was 
ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 744 was ordered reported, as 
amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 277, to revise the boundaries of John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, 
Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit 
RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R. 916, the ``Federal Land Asset Inventory 
Reform Act of 2013''; H.R. 1810, to revise the boundaries of John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit in 
Florida; H.R. 2158, the ``Expedited Departure of Certain Snake Species 
Act''; H.R. 3572, to revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System units in North Carolina; H.R. 3806, 
the ``Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2013''; and 
H.R. 4751, to make technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to 
reflect the renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American 
Exclusion Memorial, and for other purposes. The following bills were 
ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 277, H.R. 916, H.R. 2158, H.R. 3572, 
and H.R. 3806. The following bills were ordered reported, without 
amendment: H.R. 1810 and H.R. 4751.
WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS: IS SUPPORTING CANDIDATES AND 
CAMPAIGN FUND-RAISING AN APPROPRIATE USE OF A GOVERNMENT OFFICE?
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee began a 
hearing entitled ``White House Office of Political Affairs: Is 
Supporting Candidates and Campaign Fund-Raising an Appropriate Use of a 
Government Office?''. The Chairman and Ranking Member made statements, 
and the hearing was recessed before the witnesses gave any testimony. 
There is no date set for continuation.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on a discussion draft 
of a House Resolution providing for the authority to initiate 
litigation for actions by the President inconsistent with his duties 
under the Constitution of the United States. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
STATUS OF REFORMS TO EPA'S INTEGRATED RISK INFORMATION SYSTEM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight; 
and Subcommittee on Environment held a joint subcommittee hearing 
entitled ``Status of Reforms to EPA's Integrated Risk Information 
System''. Testimony was heard from Kenneth Olden, Director, National 
Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency; 
and public witnesses.
BARRIERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: EXAMINING THE ANTI-TRUST IMPLICATIONS OF 
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Barriers to Entrepreneurship: Examining the Anti-Trust Implications 
of Occupational Licensing''. Testimony was heard from Andrew

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Gavil, Director, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on the following legislation: General Services Administration 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; H. Con. Res. 103, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia 
Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; H.R. 3044, to approve the 
transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi; H.R. 
5078, the ``Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection 
Act of 2014''; H.R. 4854, the ``Regulatory Certainty Act''; H.R. 5077, 
the ``Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014''. The General Services 
Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were 
approved. The following bills and concurrent resolution were ordered 
reported, without amendment: H. Con. Res. 103, H.R. 3044, H.R. 4854, 
and H.R. 5078. The following bill was ordered reported, as amended: 
H.R. 5077.
CREATING EFFICIENCY THROUGH COMPARISON: AN EVALUATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR 
BEST PRACTICES AND THE VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Creating Efficiency through Comparison: An Evaluation of Private 
Sector Best Practices and the VA Health Care System''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
ADVANCING THE U.S. TRADE AGENDA: THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Advancing the U.S. Trade Agenda: The World Trade 
Organization''. Testimony was heard from Michael Punke, Deputy United 
States Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador and Permanent 
Representative to the World Trade Organization, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.