[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1147-D1148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BIG DATA AND AGRICULTURE: INNOVATION AND IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Big 
Data and Agriculture: Innovation and Implications''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--A UNITY OF EFFORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Transition Assistance Program--A Unity of Effort''. 
Testimony was heard from Brigadier General James Iacocca, USA, Adjutant 
General, U.S. Army; Susan Kelly, Director, Transition to Veterans 
Program Office, Department of Defense; Horace Larry, Deputy Chief of 
Staff, Manpower and Personnel, U.S. Air Force; Major General Burke 
Whitman, Director, Marine and Family Programs, U.S. Marine Corps; 
Thomas Yavorski, Executive Director, 21st Century Sailor Office, U.S. 
Navy; and public witnesses.
ASSESSING DOD'S ASSURED ACCESS TO MICRO-ELECTRONICS IN SUPPORT OF U.S. 
NATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigation held a hearing entitled ``Assessing DOD's Assured Access 
to Micro-Electronics in Support of U.S. National Security 
Requirements''. Testimony was heard from Marie Mak, Director, 
Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, Government Accountability 
Office; Kristen Baldwin, Principal Deputy, Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Systems Engineering, Department of Defense; Andre 
Gudger, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing 
and Industrial Base Policy, Department of Defense; and Brett Hamilton, 
Division Chief Engineer for Trusted Microelectronics, Naval Surface 
Warfare Center--Crane.
RESTORING THE TRUST FOR AMERICA'S MOST VULNERABLE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Restoring the Trust for America's Most Vulnerable''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 3459, the ``Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act''. H.R. 
3459 was ordered reported, as amended.
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Breaking Down Barriers to 
Broadband Infrastructure Deployment''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
UPDATE ON LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES; MISCELLANEOUS 
MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing entitled ``Update on Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
Disposal Issues''; and a markup on S. 611, the ``Grassroots Rural and 
Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Mark Whitney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Environmental Management, Department of Energy; Michael Weber, Deputy 
Executive Director of Operations for Materials, Waste, Research, State, 
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Compliance Programs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Leigh Ing, 
Executive Director, Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact 
Commission; and public witnesses. S. 611 was ordered reported, without 
amendment.
TERROR INMATES: COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN PRISON AND BEYOND
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Terror Inmates: Countering 
Violent Extremism in Prison and Beyond''. Testimony was heard from 
Jerome P. Bjelopera, Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism, 
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Tony C. Parker, 
Assistant Commissioner, Department of Correction, State of Tennessee; 
and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on a discussion draft of the ``Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Modernization Act''. Testimony was heard from Leslie 
Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service; 
Olivia Ferriter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Finance, 
Performance and Acquisition, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 3764, the ``Tribal 
Recognition Act of 2015''. Testimony was heard from Kevin Washburn, 
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans 
held a hearing on H.R. 1219, the ``Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex 
and District Office Conveyance Act of 2015''; H.R. 1296, to amend the 
San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to clarify certain 
settlement terms, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3062, the ``Assuring 
Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land (APPROVAL) Act''. 
Testimony was heard from Senator Boozman; Representative Womack; Letty 
Belin, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; 
Steven Jolly, District Manager, Arbuckle Master Conservancy District; 
and public witnesses.
RADICALIZATION: SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE RISE OF TERRORISM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Radicalization: Social Media and the 
Rise of Terrorism''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF THE NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT (NITRD) PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``A Review of the Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program''. 
Testimony was heard from Keith Marzullo, Director, National 
Coordination Office, Networking and Information Technology Research and 
Development Program (NITRD); and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.