[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 155 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1121-D1123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COUNTERING ADVERSARIAL PROPAGANDA: CHARTING AN EFFECTIVE COURSE IN THE 
CONTESTED INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities held a hearing entitled ``Countering Adversarial 
Propaganda: Charting an

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Effective Course in the Contested Information Environment''. Testimony 
was heard from Matthew Armstrong, Broadcasting Board of Governors; 
Major General Christopher K. Haas, USA, Director, Force Management and 
Development Directorate, United States Special Operations Command 
(SOCOM) (J-39); Michael Lumpkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict; and Brigadier General 
Charles Moore, USAF, Deputy Director for Global Operations, Joint Staff 
(J-39).
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL WATER SYSTEMS: S. 611, THE GRASSROOTS 
RURAL AND SMALL COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing entitled ``Technical Assistance for Rural Water 
Systems: S. 611, the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems 
Assistance Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EPA'S CO2 REGULATIONS FOR NEW AND EXISTING POWER PLANTS: LEGAL 
PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``EPA's CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power 
Plants: Legal Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from Elbert Lin, 
Solicitor General of West Virginia; and public witnesses.
THE FUTURE OF HOUSING IN AMERICA: 50 YEARS OF HUD AND ITS IMPACT ON 
FEDERAL HOUSING POLICY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Future of Housing in America: 50 Years of HUD and Its Impact on 
Federal Housing Policy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE; 
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Words Have Consequences: Palestinian Authority Incitement to 
Violence''; and a markup on H. Res. 293, expressing concern over anti-
Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. H. Res. 293 was ordered 
reported, as amended.
RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``Russian Engagement in the Western 
Hemisphere''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NORTH KOREA: BACK ON THE STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM LIST?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``North Korea: Back 
on the State Sponsor of Terrorism List?''. Testimony was heard from 
Sung Kim, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, Department of 
the State; and Hilary Batjer Johnson, Deputy Coordinator for Homeland 
Security, Screening, and Designations, Bureau of Counterterrorism, 
Department of State.
AFRICA'S GREAT LAKES REGION: A SECURITY, POLITICAL, AND HUMANITARIAN 
CHALLENGE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Africa's Great Lakes Region: A Security, Political, and 
Humanitarian Challenge''. Testimony was heard from Linda Thomas-
Greenfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department 
of State; and Thomas Perriello, Special Envoy for the Great Lakes 
Region of Africa, Department of State.
READY AND RESILIENT?: EXAMINING FEDERAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND 
RESPONSE CAPABILITIES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communications held a hearing entitled ``Ready and 
Resilient?: Examining Federal Emergency Preparedness and Response 
Capabilities''. Testimony was heard from W. Craig Fugate, 
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security; Chris P. Currie, Director, Emergency Management, 
National Preparedness and Critical Infrastructure Protection, Homeland 
Security and Justice Team, Government Accountability Office; and a 
public witness.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation''. Testimony was 
heard from James B. Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans 
held a hearing on H.R. 3094, the ``Gulf States Red Snapper Management 
Authority Act''. Testimony was heard from Robert Barham, Secretary, 
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, State of Louisiana; Alan 
Risenhoover, Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries; Nick Wiley, Executive 
Director, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and public 
witnesses.
EPA'S 2015 OZONE STANDARD: CONCERNS OVER SCIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``EPA's 2015 Ozone Standard: Concerns Over Science and 
Implementation''. Testimony was heard from Seyed Sadredin, Executive 
Director and Air Pollution Control Officer, San Joaquin Valley Air 
Pollution Control District; Michael Honeycutt, Director, Texas 
Commission on Environmental Quality, Toxicology Division; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 3763, the ``Surface Transportation Reauthorization and 
Reform Act of 2015''. H.R. 3763 was ordered reported, as amended.
EVALUATING VA PRIMARY CARE DELIVERY, WORKLOAD, AND COST
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Evaluating VA Primary Care Delivery, Workload, and Cost''. 
Testimony was heard from Randall B. Williamson, Director, Health Care, 
Government Accountability Office; and Thomas Lynch, M.D., Assistant 
Deputy Under Secretary for Health Clinical Operations, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
A REVIEW OF VA'S VETSUCCESS ON CAMPUS PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``A Review of VA's VetSuccess on Campus 
Program''. Testimony was heard from Jack Kammerer, Director, Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
HEARING 4
Select Committee on Benghazi: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Hearing 4'', regarding testimony of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham 
Clinton. Testimony was heard from Former Secretary of State Hillary R. 
Clinton. A vote to include material in the hearing record failed.


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  October 22, 2015, on page D1123, the following appeared: Select 
Committee on Benghazi: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Hearing 4'', regarding testimony of Secretary of State Hillary 
Rodham Clinton. Testimony was heard from Former Secretary of State 
Hillary R. Clinton.
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: Select Committee 
on Benghazi: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Hearing 4'', 
regarding testimony of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. 
Testimony was heard from Former Secretary of State Hillary R. 
Clinton. A vote to include material in the hearing record failed.


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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.