[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
WORLDWIDE THREATS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
worldwide threats, after receiving testimony from James R. Clapper, 
Jr., Director of National Intelligence; and Lieutenant General Vincent 
R. Stewart, USMC, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 
Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing 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, after 
receiving testimony from Robert M. Scher, Assistant Secretary for 
Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, Arthur T. Hopkins, Acting Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense 
Programs, Vice Admiral Terry J. Benedict, USN, Director, Strategic 
Systems Programs, and General Robin Rand, USAF, Commander, Air Force 
Global Strike Command, all of the Department of Defense.
STATE MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE OVERSIGHT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Water, and Wildlife concluded an oversight hearing to examine Federal 
interactions with state management of fish and wildlife, after 
receiving testimony from Ron Regan, Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies, and Doug Vincent-Lang, Safari Club International, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Donald James Barry, Defenders of Wildlife, 
Anchorage, Alaska.
THE WAY FORWARD IN SYRIA AND IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
the way forward in Syria and Iraq from Brett McGurk, Special 
Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, Department 
of State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  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, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1622, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to devices, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2014, to demonstrate a commitment to our Nation's scientists by 
increasing opportunities for the development of our next generation of 
researchers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 800, to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research 
at the National Institutes of Health, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute;
  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, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2503, to establish requirements for reusable medical devices 
relating to cleaning instructions and validation data, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  S. 2511, to improve Federal requirements relating to the development 
and use of electronic health records technology, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute.
WORLDWIDE THREATS TO AMERICA
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine worldwide threats to America and its allies, after receiving 
testimony from James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National 
Intelligence; John Brennan, Director, Central Intelligence Agency; 
Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, USMC, Director, Defense 
Intelligence Agency, and Admiral Michael Rogers, USN, Director, 
National Security Agency, both of the Department of Defense; and James 
Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.