[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 22 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D110-D113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 9 through February 12, 2016

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of Scot 
Alan Marciel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Union of Burma, 
and vote on confirmation of the nomination at 2:15 p.m.
  On Wednesday, Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 757, North 
Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, and after a period of debate, vote on 
passage of the bill.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: February 10, Subcommittee on 
Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2017 for the Air Force, 10:30 a.m., SD-
192.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine emerging health threats and the Zika 
supplemental request, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 9, to hold hearings to 
examine worldwide threats, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Defense nuclear acquisition programs and the 
nuclear doctrine in review of the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
National Commission on the Future of the United States Army in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 11, to 
hold hearings to examine the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
the Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 9, 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Federal interactions with

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state management of fish and wildlife, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the importance of enacting a new Water Resources Development 
Act, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 10, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2017, 10:30 
a.m., SD-215.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2017, 2 p.m., 
SD-215.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2017, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 9, to receive a closed 
briefing on the way forward in Syria and Iraq, 5 p.m., SVC-217.
  February 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. Res. 
99, calling on the Government of Iran to fulfill its promises of 
assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United 
States civilian in our Nation's history, S. Res. 361, urging robust 
funding for humanitarian relief for Syria, and S. Res. 330, 
congratulating the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for winning 
the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine United States policy in Central Africa, focusing on the 
imperative of good governance, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Karen Brevard Stewart, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Robert Annan Riley III, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
Matthew John Matthews, of Oregon, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, all of the Department of 
State, and Swati A. Dandekar, of Iowa, to be United States Director 
of the Asian Development Bank, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 9, 
business meeting to consider S. 2030, to allow the sponsor of an 
application for the approval of a targeted drug to rely upon data 
and information with respect to such sponsor's previously approved 
targeted drugs, S. 1622, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act with respect to devices, S. 2014, to demonstrate a 
commitment to our Nation's scientists by increasing opportunities 
for the development of our next generation of researchers, S. 800, 
to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the 
National Institutes of Health, S. 849, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for systematic data collection and analysis 
and epidemiological research regarding Multiple Sclerosis (MS), 
Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases, S. 2503, to 
establish requirements for reusable medical devices relating to 
cleaning instructions and validation data, and S. 2511, to improve 
Federal requirements relating to the development and use of 
electronic health records technology, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
10, business meeting to consider H.R. 3572, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to reform, streamline, and make improvements to 
the Department of Homeland Security and support the Department's 
efforts to implement better policy, planning, management, and 
performance, S. 1526, to amend title 10 and title 41, United States 
Code, to improve the manner in which Federal contracts for 
construction and design services are awarded, to prohibit the use of 
reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, 
to amend title 31 and 41, United States Code, to improve the payment 
protections available to construction contractors, subcontractors, 
and suppliers for work performed, S. 236, to amend the Pay-As-You-Go 
Act of 2010 to create an expedited procedure to enact 
recommendations of the Government Accountability Office for 
consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication, S. 1411, to 
amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as the ``Former 
Presidents Act of 1958'', with respect to the monetary allowance 
payable to a former President, S. 795, to enhance whistleblower 
protection for contractor and grantee employees, S. 2450, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to address administrative leave for 
Federal employees, S. 2418, to authorize the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to establish university labs for student-developed 
technology-based solutions for countering online recruitment of 
violent extremists, S. 2340, to require the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management of 
software licenses, H.R. 3361, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 to establish the Insider Threat Program, S. Res. 104, to 
express the sense of the Senate regarding the success of Operation 
Streamline and the importance of prosecuting first time illegal 
border crossers, H.R. 1656 and an original bill entitled, ``Secret 
Service Improvements Act of 2015'', to provide for additional 
resources for the Secret Service, and to improve protections for 
restricted areas, an original bill entitled, ``DHS Acquisition and 
Accountability Reform Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Combat 
Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2016'', an original bill 
entitled, ``Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016'', an 
original bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to build 
partnerships to prevent violence by extremists, an original 
resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring civil action 
to enforce a subpoena of the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, and the nomination of Beth F. Cobert, of California, 
to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of 
four years, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal 
Management, to hold hearings to examine agency discretion in setting 
and enforcing regulatory fines and penalties, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 10, to hold hearings to 
examine mental health and the justice system, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 11, Full Committee, 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. 483, to improve enforcement efforts 
related to

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prescription drug diversion and abuse, S. 524, to authorize the 
Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics 
of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and the nominations of 
Elizabeth J. Drake, of Maryland, Jennifer Choe Groves, of Virginia, 
and Gary Stephen Katzmann, of Massachusetts, each to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of International Trade, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 9, to hold hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 10, to hold hearings to 
examine a new scam by global drug traffickers perpetrated against 
our nation's seniors, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 10, Full Committee, hearing to 
review the 2016 Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  February 11, Full Committee, hearing to consider the impacts of 
the Environmental Protection Agency's actions on the rural economy, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, 
hearing entitled ``Foot and Mouth Disease: Are We Prepared?'', 2 
p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 10, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Water Development, budget hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, 10:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 2:30 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Internal Revenue Service, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Understanding and Deterring Russia: U.S. Policies and 
Strategies'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Recommendations from the National Commission on the 
Future of the Army'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
hearing entitled ``Department of Defense (DoD) Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction (CWMD) Policy and Programs for Fiscal Year 2017'', 
3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for Atomic Energy Defense 
Activities'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, 
hearing entitled ``Carrier Air Wing and the Future of Naval 
Aviation'', 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled 
``Department of the Air Force 2017 Budget Request and Readiness'', 8 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing the Development of Afghanistan National 
Security Forces'', 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 10, 
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary 
Education, hearing entitled ``Next Steps for K-12 Education: 
Implementing the Promise to Restore State and Local Control'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 10, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Medicaid and CHIP's Federal 
Medical Assistance'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Industry Perspectives on the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, markup 
on H.R. 2666, the ``No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access 
Act''; H.R. 1301, the ``Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015''; and the 
``Small Business Broadband Deployment Act'', 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, markup 
on H.R. 2666, the ``No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access 
Act''; H.R. 1301, the ``Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015''; and the 
``Small Business Broadband Deployment Act'' (continued), 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  February 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Outbreaks, Attacks, and Accidents: Combatting Biological 
Threats'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 10, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: Examining the Health of 
the Federal Housing Administration'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Short-Term, Small Dollar Lending: The 
CFPB's Assault on Access to Credit and Trampling of State and Tribal 
Sovereignty'', 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``From Iraq and Syria to Libya and Beyond: The Evolving 
ISIL Threat'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations; and Subcommittee on the 
Western Hemisphere, joint hearing entitled ``The Global Zika 
Epidemic'', 1:15 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 
Trade, hearing entitled ``After San Bernardino: The Future of ISIS-
Inspired Attacks'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

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  February 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Iran Nuclear Deal 
Oversight: Implementation and Its Consequences'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
markup on H. Res. 148, calling on the government of Iran to fulfill 
their promises of assistance in this case of Robert Levinson, the 
longest held United States civilian in our Nation's history; hearing 
entitled ``Jordan: A Key U.S. Partner'', 1:45 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations'', 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 10, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``National Security and Law Enforcement: Breaking 
the New Visa Waiver Law to Appease Iran'', 11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, 
hearing entitled ``The Future of Iranian Terror and Its Threat to 
the US Homeland'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communications, hearing entitled ``Improving the Department of 
Homeland Security's Biological Detection and Surveillance 
Programs'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Is the Investor Visa Program an Underperforming Asset?'', 
10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and 
the Internet, hearing entitled ``Resolving Issues with Confiscated 
Property in Cuba, Havana Club Rum and Other Property'', 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 10, Subcommittee on 
Water, Power and Oceans, hearing entitled ``The Costly Impacts of 
Predation and Conflicting Federal Statutes on Native and Endangered 
Fish Species'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 87, 
the ``Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act''; H.R. 295, to reauthorize 
the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic 
Preservation program; H.R. 1621, to modify the boundary of 
Petersburg National Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and 
for other purposes; and H.R. 2817, the ``National Historic 
Preservation Amendments Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 10, 
Subcommittee on National Security; and Subcommittee on Government 
Operations, joint hearing entitled ``The President's Waiver of 
Restrictions on the Visa Waiver Program'', 3 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``IRS: Reviewing Its 
Legal Obligations, Document Preservation, and Data Security'', 1 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, February 10, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
2017, the ``Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015'', 3 p.m., 
H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 10, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Midnight Regulations: Examining 
Executive Branch Overreach'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 11, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4489, the ``FAA 
Leadership in Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development 
Act'', 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 10, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Export Control 
Reform: Challenges for Small Business? (Part I)'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and 
Regulations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Office of Advocacy 
and the Office of the National Ombudsman at the SBA'', 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  February 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Export Control 
Reform: Challenges for Small Business? (Part II)'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 10, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Review of ATC Reform Proposals'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 11, Full Committee, markup on Fiscal Year 2017 Budget 
Views and Estimates of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; H.R. 4441, the ``Aviation Innovation, Reform, and 
Reauthorization Act''; and other matters cleared for consideration, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 10, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget 
Request for Fiscal Year 2017'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of VA's Loan Guaranty and Specially Adaptive 
Housing Grant Programs (SAH)'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Choice 
Consolidation: Improving VA Community Care Billing and 
Reimbursement'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 10, Full Committee, hearing 
on the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Fiscal Year 
2017 Budget Request, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 11, Full Committee, hearing on President Obama's budget 
proposals for fiscal year 2017, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 11, to 
hold hearings to examine an update on the Organization for Security 
and Co-operation in Europe, focusing on religious freedom, anti-
Semitism, and rule of law, 1 p.m., HVC-210.