[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D162-D163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2017 for the Army, after receiving 
testimony from Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary, and General Mark A. 
Milley, Chief of Staff, both of the Army, Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of 
State, after receiving testimony from John Kerry, Secretary of State.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Homeland 
Security concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Homeland 
Security, after receiving testimony from Jeh Johnson, Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
APPROPRIATIONS: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development concluded a hearing to examine budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2017 for the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, after receiving testimony from Stephen G. Burns, Chairman, 
and Kristine Svinicki, William Ostendorff, and Jeff Baran, each a 
Commissioner, all of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE AND MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded a closed hearing to examine Iran's intelligence 
and unconventional military capabilities, after receiving testimony 
from Andrew Exum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Middle East Policy, 
Christopher P. Maier, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Operations 
and Combatting Terrorism, and Brigadier General Michael E. Kurilla, 
Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counter-Terrorism, J-37, and 
Colonel John F. Gonzales, USAF, Deputy Chief for Middle East 
Directorate, J-5, both of the Joint Staff, all of the Department of 
Defense.
RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine the Renewable Fuel Standard, after 
receiving testimony from Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator, 
Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Janet McCabe, 
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Brooke Coleman, Advanced Biofuels 
Business Council, Boston, Massachusetts; Lucian Pugliaresi, Energy 
Policy Research Foundation, Inc., Washington, D.C.; and Ronald E. 
Minsk, Rockville, Maryland.
ENDING MODERN SLAVERY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine ending modern slavery, after receiving testimony from Cindy H. 
McCain, The McCain Institute for International Leadership Human 
Trafficking Advisory Council, and Maurice I. Middleberg, Free the 
Slaves, both of Washington, D.C., and Evelyn Chumbow, United States 
Advisory Council on Human Trafficking, College Park, Maryland.
UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management concluded a hearing to 
examine the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, focusing on opportunities for 
improvement to support state and local governments, including S. 189, 
to provide for additional safeguards with respect to imposing Federal 
mandates, after receiving testimony from Representative Foxx; Utah 
Senator Curt Bramble, National Conference of State Legislatures, Bryan 
Desloge, National Association of Counties, and Richard J. Pierce, Jr., 
The George Washington University Law School, all of Washington, D.C.; 
and Paul Posner, George Mason University Center on the Public Service, 
Arlington, Virginia.
ZIKA VIRUS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the Zika virus, focusing on addressing 
the growing public health threat, after receiving testimony from Anne 
Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy 
and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, and Robin A. 
Robinson, Deputy Assistant Secretary and BARDA Director, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, all of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.

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OPIOID USE AMONG SENIORS
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
opioid use among seniors, focusing on issues and emerging trends, after 
receiving testimony from Sean Cavanaugh, Deputy Administrator and 
Director, Center for Medicare, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, and Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General, Office of 
Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Inspector General, both of the 
Department of Health and Human Services; Jerome Adams, Indiana State 
Department of Health, Indianapolis; Steve Diaz, MaineGeneral Health, 
Augusta; and Sean Mackey, Stanford University School of Medicine 
Division of Pain Medicine, Palo Alto, California.