[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 138 (Thursday, November 13, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1018-D1019]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE ADMINISTRATION'S STRATEGY AND MILITARY CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISLAMIC 
STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Administration's Strategy and Military Campaign against Islamic 
State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)''. Testimony was heard from General 
Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of 
Defense; and Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM IN SUPPORT OF U.S. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: AN OVERVIEW OF DOD AUTHORITIES, ROLES, 
RESPONSIBILITIES, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 1033 OF THE 1997 
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Department of Defense 
Excess Property Program in Support of U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies: An 
Overview of DOD Authorities, Roles, Responsibilities, and 
Implementation of Section 1033 of the 1997 National Defense 
Authorization Act''. Testimony was heard from Alan Estevez, Principal 
Deputy Under Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of Defense; Vice 
Admiral Mark D. Harnitchek, USN, Director, Defense Logistics Agency; 
and public witnesses.
TERRORIST FINANCING AND THE ISLAMIC STATE
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Terrorist Financing and the Islamic State''. Testimony was heard from 
David S. Cohen, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial

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Intelligence, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
COMBATING EBOLA IN WEST AFRICA: THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Combating Ebola in West Africa: The International Response''. 
Testimony was heard from Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
International Development; Bisa Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and the following 
Department of Defense officials: Michael D. Lumpkin, Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict; 
Major General James Lariviere, USMC, Deputy Director for Politico-
Military Affairs (Africa), Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Major General 
Nadja Y. West, USA, Joint Staff Surgeon, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5441, 
to amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of 
the United States; H.R. 5683, to ensure appropriate judicial review of 
Federal Government actions by amending the prohibition on the exercise 
of jurisdiction by the United States Courts of Federal Claims of 
certain claims pending in other courts; and a vote to close to the 
public a portion of the Full Committee hearing on November 19, 2014, 
entitled ``Oversight of the United States Secret Service''. H.R. 5441 
and H.R. 5683 were ordered reported, without amendment. The vote to 
close to the public a portion of the hearing on November 19, 2014, 
entitled ``Oversight of the United States Secret Service'' passed.
ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VETERANS ACCESS, CHOICE, AND 
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2014
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Assessing the Implementation of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
Accountability Act of 2014''. Testimony was heard from Sloan Gibson, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
THE RISK OF NATION-STATE CONFLICT: CHINA, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, AND IRAN
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Risk of Nation-State Conflict: China, Russia, 
North Korea, and Iran''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.