[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D98-D101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AIMED AT INCREASING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES' PURCHASING 
POWER FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition held a hearing to 
review incentive programs aimed at increasing low-income families' 
purchasing power for fruits and vegetables. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held an oversight hearing on Assistance to Combat 
Wildlife Trafficking. Testimony was heard from William R. Brownfield, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement Affairs, Department of State; and Eric G. Postel, Associate 
Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development.

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ACQUISITION REFORM: STARTING PROGRAMS WELL
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Acquisition Reform: Starting Programs Well''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Military Treatment Facilities''. Testimony was heard 
from Colonel Mike Heimall, USA, Chief of Staff, Walter Reed National 
Military Medical Center, Defense Health Agency; Colonel Mike Place, 
Commander, Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord, 
United States Army; Captain Rick Freedman, Commanding Officer, Naval 
Hospital Camp Lejeune, United States Navy; and Colonel Douglas 
Littlefield, Commander of the 19th Medical Group at Little Rock Air 
Force Base, United States Air Force.
OUTSIDE VIEWS ON BIODEFENSE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities held a hearing entitled ``Outside Views on Biodefense for 
the Department of Defense''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MEMBERS' DAY
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Members' Day''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kilmer, 
Butterfield, Beatty, Esty, Wilson of South Carolina, Schakowsky, Byrne, 
Posey, Tonko, Rigell, Kildee, Radewagen, Kuster, Blackburn, and 
McGovern.
EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SCHOOL CHOICE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School Choice''. 
Testimony was heard from Rob Bryan, North Carolina House of 
Representatives; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving 
the Environment Act (SENSE) Act and H.R. ___, the Blocking Regulatory 
Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act''. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Rothfus and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee concluded a business 
meeting on the Committee's views and estimates on the budget. The 
committee adopted its views and estimates, as amended.
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY: TRADE-BASED MONEY LAUNDERING IS THE GROWTH 
INDUSTRY IN TERROR FINANCE
Committee on Financial Services: Task Force to Investigate Terrorism 
Financing held a hearing entitled ``Trading with the Enemy: Trade-Based 
Money Laundering is the Growth Industry in Terror Finance''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
TURKEY: POLITICAL TRENDS IN 2016
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``Turkey: Political Trends in 
2016''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE: PREVENTING TERRORIST INFILTRATION THROUGH U.S. 
REFUGEE AND VISA PROGRAMS
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Crisis of Confidence: Preventing Terrorist Infiltration through U.S. 
Refugee and Visa Programs''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Homeland Security officials: Francis X. Taylor, Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis; Leon Rodriguez, Director, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigrations Services; and Lev J. Kubiak, Assistant 
Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Michele Thoren 
Bond, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3624, 
the ``Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act''; and a resolution 
establishing the House Committee on the Judiciary Executive Overreach 
Task Force. H.R. 3624 was ordered reported, as amended. The resolution 
establishing the House Committee on the Judiciary Executive Overreach 
Task Force passed.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 482, the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary 
Revision Act of 2015''; H.R. 812, the ``Indian Trust Asset Management 
Demonstration Project Act of 2015''; H.R. 890, to correct the 
boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit 
P16; H.R. 894, to extend the authorization of the Highlands 
Conservation Act; H.R. 1296, to amend the

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San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to clarify certain 
settlement terms, and for other purposes; H.R. 1475, the ``Korean War 
Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015''; H.R. 1815, the 
``Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act''; H.R. 2273, to 
amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of 
the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir; H.R. 2538, the 
``Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2015''; H.R. 2857, to facilitate 
the addition of park administration at the Coltsville National 
Historical Park, and for other purposes; H.R. 2880, the ``Martin Luther 
King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2015''; H.R. 3004, to amend 
the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization 
for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission; H.R. 
3036, the ``National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act''; 
H.R. 3079, to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk 
Indians, and for other purposes; H.R. 3371, the ``Kennesaw Mountain 
National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015''; H.R. 3342, 
to provide for stability of title to certain lands in the State of 
Louisiana, and for other purposes; H.R. 3620, to amend the Delaware 
Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide access to 
certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the 
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 4119, to authorize the exchange of certain land located in 
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between 
the National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for 
other purposes. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: 
H.R. 482, H.R. 812, H.R. 890, H.R. 1475, H.R. 1815, H.R. 2273, H.R. 
2538, H.R. 2857, H.R. 2880, H.R. 3036, H.R. 3079, and H.R. 4119. The 
following bills were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 894, 
H.R. 1296, H.R. 3004, H.R. 3342, H.R. 3371, and H.R. 3620.
EXAMINING FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT IN 
FLINT, MICHIGAN
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Administration of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan''. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Kildee; Joel Beauvais, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Keith 
Creagh, Director, Department of Environmental Quality, State of 
Michigan; and public witnesses.
SECURING OUR SKIES: OVERSIGHT OF AVIATION CREDENTIALS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Public Assets held a hearing entitled ``Securing Our 
Skies: Oversight of Aviation Credentials''. Testimony was heard from 
Darby LaJoye, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Security 
Operations, Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
Homeland Security; John Roth, Inspector General, Department of Homeland 
Security; Margaret Gilligan, Associate Administrator for Aviation 
Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation; 
and a public witness.
CHARTING A COURSE: EXPERT PERSPECTIVES ON NASA'S HUMAN EXPLORATION 
PROPOSALS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing entitled ``Charting a Course: Expert Perspectives on NASA's 
Human Exploration Proposals''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SBA MANAGEMENT REVIEW: OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND BUSINESS 
DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and the 
Workforce held a hearing entitled ``SBA Management Review: Office of 
Government Contracts and Business Development''. Testimony was heard 
from John Shoraka, Associate Administrator, Office of Government 
Contracts and Business Development, Small Business Administration.
THE STATUS OF COAST GUARD CUTTER ACQUISITION PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``The Status 
of Coast Guard Cutter Acquisition Programs''. Testimony was heard from 
Rear Admiral Joseph Vojvodich, Assistant Commandant for Acquisition and 
Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. Coast Guard; Michele Mackin, Director, 
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office; 
and Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, Congressional 
Research Service.
LOST OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS: AN EXAMINATION OF VA'S TECHNOLOGY 
TRANSFER PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Lost Opportunities for Veterans: An Examination of VA's Technology 
Transfer Program''. Testimony was heard from David Shulkin,

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M.D., Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on Views and 
Estimates on the Fiscal Year 2017 Federal Budget; and H.R. 4294, 
``SAVERS Act of 2015''. The committee's Views and Estimates on the 
Fiscal Year 2017 Federal Budget was ordered reported. H.R. 4294 was 
ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.