[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 176 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1721-E1723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all

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meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint 
committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such 
committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated 
by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, 
when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they 
occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2015 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED
                               DECEMBER 9
     Time to be announced
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         Business meeting to consider the nomination of Darryl L. 
           DePriest, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for 
           Advocacy, Small Business Administration.
                                                             S-216
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the United States strategy to 
           counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and 
           United States policy toward Iraq and Syria.
                                                            SD-106
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine United Nations peacekeeping 
           and opportunities for reform.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 2171, to reauthorize the 
           Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, S. 2127, 
           to provide appropriate protections to probationary 
           Federal employees, to provide the Special Counsel with 
           adequate access to information, to provide greater 
           awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, S. 
           1915, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
           make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available to 
           emergency response providers, S. 1492, to direct the 
           Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the 
           Archivist of the United States, to convey certain 
           Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the 
           Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, H.R. 1557, to amend 
           the Notification and Federal Employee 
           Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to 
           strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by 
           the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and expand 
           accountability within the Federal government, an 
           original bill entitled, ``Federal Asset Sale and 
           Transfer Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Federal 
           Real Property Management Reform Act of 2015'', and an 
           original bill entitled, ``Administrative Leave Act of 
           2015''.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to consider S. 571, to amend the Pilot's 
           Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals and to apply to 
           other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation 
           Administration, to require the revision of the third 
           class medical certification regulations issued by the 
           Federal Aviation Administration, S. 2276, to amend 
           title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced 
           safety in pipeline transportation, H.R. 2843, to 
           require certain improvements in the Transportation 
           Security Administration's PreCheck expedited screening 
           program, S. 1886, to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal 
           and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009, S. 1935, to 
           require the Secretary of Commerce to undertake certain 
           activities to support waterfront community 
           revitalization and resiliency, S. 2058, to require the 
           Secretary of Commerce to maintain and operate at least 
           one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each 
           city in the United States that has a population of more 
           than 700,000 individuals, S. 2319, to amend the 
           Communications Act of 1934, an original bill entitled, 
           ``Airport Security Enhancement and Oversight Act'', the 
           nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel, of the District of 
           Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
           Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2015 
           (Reappointment), and routine lists in the Coast Guard.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal 
           Bureau of Investigation.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on the Budget
         To hold hearings to examine moving to a stronger economy 
           with a regulatory budget.
                                                            SD-608
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Marcel 
           John Lettre, II, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
           Defense for Intelligence, Gabriel Camarillo, of Texas, 
           to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, John E. 
           Sparks, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
           Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for the term of 
           fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by law, 
           and the following named officer for appointment in the 
           United States Navy to the grade indicated while 
           assigned to a position of importance and responsibility 
           under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Vice Adm. Kurt W. 
           Tidd, to be Admiral, all of the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-106
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Susan 
           Paradise Baxter, Robert John Colville, and Marilyn Jean 
           Horan, each to be a United States District Judge for 
           the Western District of Pennsylvania, Mary S. McElroy, 
           to be United States District Judge for the District of 
           Rhode Island, and John Milton Younge, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
           Pennsylvania.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
       Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
         To hold hearings to examine the political and security 
           crisis in Burundi.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting to mark up S. 290, to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to improve the accountability of 
           employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and S. 
           425, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
           for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans 
           reintegration programs and to provide clarification 
           regarding eligibility for services under such programs.
                                                            SR-418
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine sudden price spikes in off-
           patent drugs, focusing on perspectives from the front 
           lines.
                                                            SD-G50

                              DECEMBER 10
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine increasing effectiveness of 
           military operations.
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine terrorism and 
           global oil markets.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine independent South Sudan, 
           focusing on a failure of leadership.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
         To hold hearings to examine the importance of following 
           through on GAO and OIG recommendations.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 247, to amend section 349 
           of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem 
           specified activities in support of terrorism as 
           renunciation of United States nationality, S. 1318, to 
           amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for 
           protection of maritime navigation and prevention of 
           nuclear terrorism, H.R. 1428, to extend Privacy Act 
           remedies to citizens of certified states, S. 483, to 
           improve enforcement efforts related to prescription 
           drug diversion and abuse, S. 1890, to amend chapter 90 
           of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal 
           jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and the 
           nominations of Dana J. Boente, to be United States 
           Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for the 
           term of four years, Robert Lloyd Capers, to be United 
           States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York 
           for the term of four years, John P. Fishwick, Jr., to 
           be United States Attorney for the Western District of 
           Virginia for the term of four years, and Emily Gray 
           Rice, to be United States Attorney for the District of 
           New Hampshire for the term of four years, all of the 
           Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219


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                              DECEMBER 11
     2 p.m.
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To receive a briefing on human rights violations in 
           Russian-occupied Crimea.
                                                         RHOB-B318

                               JANUARY 20
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Task Force for 
           Business and Stability Operations projects in 
           Afghanistan.
                                                           SR-232A