[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D120-D121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 10, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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: to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2017, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2017, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 2517, to require a report on United States 
strategy to combat terrorist use of social media, H.R. 1656, to 
provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to 
improve protections for restricted areas, S. 2509, to improve the 
Government-wide management of Federal property, S. 2522, to amend 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to build partnerships to prevent 
violence by extremists, 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, 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, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine mental 
health and the justice system, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine a new scam 
by global drug traffickers perpetrated against our nation's seniors, 
2:30 p.m., SD-562.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing to review the 
2016 Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, budget hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
10:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Understanding and Deterring Russia: U.S. Policies and 
Strategies'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Medicaid and CHIP's Federal Medical 
Assistance'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Industry Perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power, markup on H.R. 3021, the ``AIR 
Survey Act of 2015''; H.R. 3797, the ``Satisfying Energy Needs and 
Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act''; the ``Blocking Regulatory 
Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act''; H.R. 4444, the ``EPS 
Improvement Act''; H.R. 2984, the ``Fair RATES Act''; H.R. 4427, to 
amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act; H.R. 4238, to amend the 
Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works 
Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms 
relating to minorities; H.R. 2080, to reinstate and extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
involving Clark Canyon Dam; H.R. 2081, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving 
the Gibson Dam; H.R. 3447, to extend the deadline for commencement 
of construction of a hydroelectric project; H.R. 4416, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric 
project; and H.R. 4434, to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project, 5 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``From Iraq and Syria to Libya and Beyond: The Evolving ISIL 
Threat'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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.
  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 9, 2016, on page D121, the following appeared: 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``After San Bernardino: The Future of ISI-Inspired 
Attacks'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: 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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  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``National Security and Law Enforcement: Breaking the New Visa 
Waiver Law to Appease Iran'', 11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  Committee on Rules, 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, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Midnight Regulations: Examining Executive Branch 
Overreach'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``Export Control Reform: Challenges for 
Small Business? (Part I)'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Review of ATC Reform Proposals'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 
2017'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing on the 
Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Fiscal Year 2017 
Budget Request, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.