[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1244-D1245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF AUTONOMY FOR FUTURE DEFENSE 
SYSTEMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities held a hearing entitled Advancing the Science and 
Acceptance of Autonomy for Future Defense Systems''. Testimony was 
heard from Greg L. Zacharias, Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force; 
Frank Kelley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned 
Systems; and Jonathan Bornstein, Chief, Autonomous System Division, 
Vehicle Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS FOR SEASONAL INFLUENZA: HAS THE 
RESPONSE IMPROVED?
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled U.S. Public Health Preparedness 
for Seasonal Influenza: Has the Response Improved?''. Testimony was 
heard from Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention; Karen Midthun, Director, Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration; Robin 
Robinson, Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development 
Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response, Department of Health and Human Services; and Carole Heilman, 
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes 
of Health.
THE DISRUPTER SERIES: THE FAST-EVOLVING USES AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF 
DRONES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled The Disrupter Series: 
The Fast-Evolving Uses and Economic Impacts of Drones''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL: DUE PROCESS AND 
TRANSPARENCY IN NO-BANK SIFI DESIGNATIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled Oversight of the Financial 
Stability Oversight Council: Due Process and Transparency in Non-Bank 
SIFI Designations''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE GOLDMAN ACT TO RETURN ABDUCTED AMERICAN CHILDREN: ENSURING 
ADMINISTRATION ACTION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled The Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children: Ensuring 
Administration Action''. Testimony was heard from Michele Thoren Bond, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; 
and public witnesses.
THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE SECURITY OF THE U.S. 
REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security held a hearing entitled

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The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the Security of the U.S. 
Refugee Admissions Program''. Testimony was heard from Anne C. Richard, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 
Department of State; Leon Rodriguez, Director, United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services; and public witnesses.
IMPROVING SIZE STANDARDS FOR SMALL FARMERS AND RANCHERS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled Improving Size Standards for Small 
Farmers and Ranchers''. Testimony was heard from Representative Bost; 
and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
EVERY CHILD ACHIEVES ACT CONFERENCE
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of S. 1177, to reauthorize the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every 
child achieves, with amendments.