[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 71 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D516-D519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 11 through May 15, 2015

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will be in a period of morning business until 
12:30 p.m. At 2:30 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1314, 
Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 14, to hold 
hearings to examine regulatory issues impacting end-users and market 
liquidity, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 12, Subcommittee on Financial 
Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for 
the Federal Communications Commission, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2016 for the Bureau of Land Management, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2016 for the National Labor Relations Board, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 11, Subcommittee on Airland, 
closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 12, Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to 
markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2016, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting 
to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2016, 11 a.m., SR-222.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, business 
meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016, 3:30 p.m., SD-106.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Personnel, business meeting to markup 
those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2016, 5:30 p.m., SD-106.
  May 13, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 14, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue to 
markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2016, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 15, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue to 
markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2016, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 12, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 883, to facilitate the reestablishment of 
domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, 
manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, 
education, and research capabilities in the United States, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 411, to 
authorize the approval of natural gas pipelines and establish 
deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas gathering 
lines on Federal land and Indian land, S. 485, to prohibit the use 
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carrying out certain projects, S. 1017, to amend the Federal Power 
Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission 
facilities, S. 1037, to expand the provisions for termination of 
mandatory purchase requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978, S. 1196, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-ways on 
Federal land, S. 1201, to advance the integration of clean 
distributed energy into electric grids, S. 1202, to amend the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist States in adopting 
updated interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and 
standards for supplemental, backup, and standby power fees for 
projects for combined heat and power technology and waste heat to 
power technology, S. 1207, to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
establish a grant program under which the Secretary shall make 
grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of 
the electric grid by the year 2030, S. 1210, to provide for the 
timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals 
required under Federal law with respect to oil and gas production 
and distribution, S. 1213, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the 
free market for distributed energy resources, S. 1217, to establish 
an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an 
Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, S. 1219, to amend the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and 
reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for 
the examination of the effects of net metering, S. 1220, to improve 
the distribution of energy in the United States, S. 1225, to improve 
Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental 
protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the 
Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of 
Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and 
out-of-date Federal land inventories, S. 1227, to require the 
Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote 
the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated 
communities, S. 1228, to require approval for the construction, 
connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas 
pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national 
boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, 
natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico, S. 1231, to 
require congressional notification for certain Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve operations and to determine options available for the 
continued operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, S. 1232, to 
amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to modify 
provisions relating to smart grid modernization, S. 1233, to amend 
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the 
electric rate-setting authority of States, S. 1237, to amend the 
Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to 
approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied 
natural gas terminals, S. 1242, to amend the Natural Gas Act to 
require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider 
regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed 
LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before 
approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and 
S. 1243, to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Finance: May 14, to hold hearings to examine a 
pathway to improving care for Medicare patients with chronic 
conditions, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 11, to hold closed hearings to 
examine the commercial, political, and security implications of the 
U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Agreement, 6 p.m., SH-219.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the civil 
nuclear agreement with China, focusing on balancing potential risks 
and rewards, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine safeguarding 
American interests in the East and South China Seas, 2:15 p.m., SD-
419.
  May 14, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to examine cybersecurity, 
focusing on setting the rules for responsible global cyber behavior, 
10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 13, 
to hold hearings to examine securing the border, focusing on 
fencing, infrastructure, and technology force multipliers, 2 p.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 13, business meeting to consider 
S. 986, to require the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 
4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos 
in the State of New Mexico; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine the Bureau of Indian Education, 
focusing on organizational challenges in transforming educational 
opportunities for Indian children, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 13, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting the constitutional right to counsel for indigents charged 
with misdemeanors, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the implementation and future of the Veterans Choice 
Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
benefits legislation, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 12, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 14, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 13, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, 
Horticulture, and Research, hearing to review the federal 
coordination and response regarding pollinator health, 1:30 p.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  May 14, Full Committee, markup on a bill to reauthorize the CFTC, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 13, Full Committee, markup on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Bill for FY 2016, 10:15 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, markup on Commerce, Justice,

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Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2016, 10:30 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 14, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Federal Government's Mismanagement 
of Native American Schools'', 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 13, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Power, hearing entitled ``Discussion Drafts Addressing 
Hydropower Regulatory Modernization and FERC Process Coordination 
under the Natural Gas Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Stakeholder Perspectives on the IANA Transition'', 2 
p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing 
entitled ``Update on the Current State of Nuclear Waste Management 
Policy'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``FCC Reauthorization: Improving Commission Transparency 
Part II'', 9:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 13, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Dodd-Frank Act and 
Regulatory Overreach'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-210.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Enhance 
Capital Formation and Reduce Regulatory Burdens, Part II'', 2 p.m., 
HVC-210.
  May 14, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Protecting Consumers: 
Financial Data Security in the Age of Computer Hackers'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled 
``TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure: Examining the Costs and Benefits 
of Changes to the Real Estate Settlement Process'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.


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  May 11, 2015, on page D518, the following appeared: May 14, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``TIL-ESPA 
Integrated Disclosure: Examining the Costs and Benefits of Changes 
to the Real Estate Settlement Process'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: May 14, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``TILA-
RESPA Integrated Disclosure: Examining the Costs and Benefits of 
Changes to the Real Estate Settlement Process'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.


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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Ancient Communities Under Attack: ISIS's War on Religious 
Minorities'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 14, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Advancing U.S. Economic 
Interests in Asia'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Energy Revolution in the Western Hemisphere: Opportunities and 
Challenges for the U.S.'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, markup on H.R. 2140, to 
promote freedom, human rights, and the rule of law as part of United 
States-Vietnam relations; and H. Res. 213, condemning the April 2015 
terrorist attack at the Garissa University College in Garissa, 
Kenya, and reaffirming the United States support for the people and 
Government of Kenya, and for other purposes, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``A 
Pathway to Freedom: Rescue and Refuge for Sex Trafficking Victims'', 
2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 13, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Management Efficiency, markup on H.R. 1615, the ``DHS FOIA 
Efficiency Act of 2015''; H.R. 1626, the ``DHS IT Duplication 
Reduction Act of 2015''; H.R. 1633, the ``DHS Paid Administrative 
Leave Accountability Act of 2015''; H.R. 1640, the ``Department of 
Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 
2015''; and H.R. 1646, the ``Homeland Security Drone Assessment and 
Analysis Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communications, markup on H.R. 1300, the ``First Responder Anthrax 
Preparedness Act''; H.R. 2200, the ``CBRN Intelligence and 
Information Sharing Act of 2015''; and H.R. 2206, the ``State Wide 
Interoperable Communications Enhancement Act'' or the ``SWIC 
Enhancement Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 13, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled 
``Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential 
Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet's 
Operation'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Antitrust 
Enforcement Agencies'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Obama Administration's CEQ Recently Revised Draft 
Guidance for GHG Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled 
``Litigation and Increased Planning's Impact on Our Nation's 
Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests'', 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
H.R. 1644, the ``Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental 
Actions in Mining Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``Inadequate Standards for Trust Land Acquisition 
in the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 13, Full 
Committee, markup on a bill to clarify the effective date of the 
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014; and hearing entitled 
``Transportation Security: Are Our Airports Safe?'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on National Security; and Subcommittee on the 
Interior, joint hearing entitled ``The EMP Threat: The State of 
Preparedness Against the Threat of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) 
Event'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 14, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``U.S. Secret Service: 
Accountability for March 4, 2015 Misconduct'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, May 13, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1735, 
the ``National Defense Authorization Act

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for Fiscal Year 2016'' (Amendment Consideration); and H.R. 1806, the 
``America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015'', 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 13, Subcommittee 
on Energy, hearing entitled ``Nuclear Energy Innovation and the 
National Labs'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 13, Full Committee, markup on the ``Spurring Private Aerospace 
Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015''; H.R. 1508, the 
``Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015''; the 
``Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015''; and the ``Office of Space 
Commerce Act'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Bridging the Small Business Capital Gap: Peer-to-Peer 
Lending'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 13, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``The 35th Anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act: 
Railroad Deregulation Past, Present, and Future'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing entitled ``Coast Guard Major Acquisitions'', 10:30 a.m., 
2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing the Promise and Progress of the Choice 
Program'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in VA's Purchase Card Program'', 
10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, markup on pending legislation, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Health, markup on pending legislation; 
hearing entitled ``Overcoming Barriers to More Efficient and 
Effective VA Staffing'', 9:45 a.m., 334 Cannon.