[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D174-D177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REVIEW OF G-20 SWAP DATA REPORTING GOALS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, 
and Credit held a hearing to review the G-20 swap data reporting goals. 
Testimony was heard from John Rogers, Chief Information Officer, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Indian Health Service. 
Testimony was heard from Robert McSwain, Principal Deputy Director, 
Indian Health Service; and Mary Smith, Deputy Director, Indian Health 
Service.
VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on 
Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General. Testimony was heard 
from Linda A. Halliday, Deputy Inspector General, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and John David Daigh, Jr., M.D., Assistant Inspector 
General for Healthcare Inspections, Department of Veterans Affairs.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget 
hearing on the Department of Defense. Testimony was heard from Ashton 
B. Carter, Secretary, Department of Defense; General Joseph F. Dunford, 
Jr., United States Marine Corps, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and 
Mike McCord, Under Secretary, Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a budget hearing on Department of Health 
and Human Services. Testimony was heard from Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
budget hearing on the Food and Drug Administration. Testimony was heard 
from Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug 
Administration; and Jay Tyler, Chief Financial Officer, Food and Drug 
Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS--OFFICE OF NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Office of Navajo and Hopi 
Indian Relocation. Testimony was heard from Chris Bavasi, Executive 
Director, Office of Navajo and Hope Indian Relocation.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a

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budget hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Testimony was 
heard from James B. Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
APPROPRIATIONS--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission. Testimony was heard from Elliot F. Kaye, Chairman, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission; and Ann Marie Buerkle, Commissioner, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
FULL SPECTRUM SECURITY CHALLENGES IN EUROPE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON 
DETERRENCE AND DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Full Spectrum Security Challenges in Europe and Their Effects on 
Deterrence and Defense''. Testimony was heard from General Philip M. 
Breedlove, USAF, Commander, United States European Command.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 2017 BUDGET REQUEST AND SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION 
FORCES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Department of the Navy 2017 Budget 
Request and Seapower and Projection Forces''. Testimony was heard from 
Sean J. Stackley, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research, 
Development, and Acquisition; Vice Admiral Joseph P. Mulloy, USN, 
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Integration of Capabilities and 
Resources (N8); and Lieutenant General Robert S. Walsh, USMC, Deputy 
Commandant, Capability Development and Integration.
NEXT STEPS FOR K-12 EDUCATION: UPHOLDING THE LETTER AND INTENT OF THE 
EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Next Steps for K-12 Education: Upholding the Letter and 
Intent of the Every Student Succeeds Act''. Testimony was heard from 
John B. King, Acting Secretary, Department of Education.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 4596, the ``Small Business Broadband Deployment Act''; H.R. 4583, 
to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce; H.R. 
1268, the ``Energy Efficient Government Technology Act''; H.R. 2984, 
the ``Fair RATES Act''; H.R. 3021, the ``AIR Survey Act of 2015''; H.R. 
3797, the ``Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) 
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. 4427, to amend 
section 203 of the Federal Power Act; H.R. 4444, the ``EPS Improvement 
Act''; H.R. 4557, the ``Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing 
Kilns (BRICK) Act''; H.R. 2080, to 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 involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam; H.R. 4411, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
involving the Gathright Dam; H.R. 4416, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the 
Jennings Randolph Dam; H.R. 4412, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the 
Flannagan Dam; and H.R. 4434, to extend the deadline for commencement 
of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville 
Dam. The following bills were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 
4583, H.R. 2984, H.R. 3797, H.R. 4557, H.R. 4238, H.R. 4427, H.R. 4444, 
H.R. 3021, H.R. 2080, H.R. 2081, H.R. 3447, H.R. 4411, H.R. 4416, H.R. 
4412, and H.R. 4434. The following bills were ordered reported, as 
amended: H.R. 4596 and H.R. 1268.
PUERTO RICO'S DEBT CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE BOND MARKETS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis and 
Its Impact on the Bond Markets''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY STANDARDS ON THE COMPETITIVENESS 
OF U.S. INSURERS: PART II
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of International Regulatory 
Standards on the Competitiveness of U.S. Insurers: Part II''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.

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STRENGTHENING U.S. LEADERSHIP IN A TURBULENT WORLD: THE FY 2017 FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Strengthening U.S. Leadership in a Turbulent World: The FY 2017 
Foreign Affairs Budget''. Testimony was heard from John F. Kerry, 
Secretary of State, Department of State.
PROBING DHS'S BOTCHED MANAGEMENT OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Probing DHS's Botched 
Management of the Human Resources Information Technology Program''. 
Testimony was heard from Carol R. Cha, Director, Information Technology 
Acquisition Management Issues, Government Accountability Office; Chip 
Fulghum, Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland 
Security; and Angela Bailey, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of 
Homeland Security.
EMERGING CYBER THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing 
entitled ``Emerging Cyber Threats to the United States''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS OF LAW CONCERNING CROSS BORDER DATA FLOW AND 
LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``International Conflicts of Law Concerning Cross Border Data Flow and 
Law Enforcement Requests''. Testimony was heard from David Bitkower, 
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY'S ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION IN PUERTO 
RICO
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The U.S. Department of Treasury's Analysis of the Situation in Puerto 
Rico''. Testimony was heard from Antonio Weiss, Counselor to the 
Secretary, Department of the Treasury.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 2316, the ``Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act''; H.R. 
3650, the ``State National Forest Management Act of 2015''; H.R. 3826, 
the ``Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act''; H.R. 
4510, the ``Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act''; and H.R. 4579, the ``Utah 
Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and Temporary Closure 
Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Young of Alaska; 
Walden; Labrador; Polis; and Stewart; James Sample, Director, Range 
Planning, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
(Installations); Glen Casamassa, Acting Deputy Chief, National Forest 
System, U.S. Forest Service; Karen Mouritsen, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Energy, Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land 
Management; Gordon Cruickshank, District 2 Commissioner, Chair, Valley 
County, Idaho; and a public witness.
SECURITY CLEARANCE REFORM: THE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY COUNCIL'S 
PATH FORWARD
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Security Clearance Reform: The Performance 
Accountability Council's Path Forward''. Testimony was heard from Beth 
Cobert, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management; Terry 
Halvorsen, Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense; Tony 
Scott, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget; 
and William Evanina, Director of National Counterintelligence and 
Security Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
REVIEW OF CONSUMER OPERATED AND ORIENTED PLANS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health 
Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules held a hearing entitled 
``Review of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs)''. Testimony 
was heard from Mandy Cohen, M.D., Chief Operating Officer and Chief of 
Staff, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health 
and Human Services; and Al Redmer, Jr., Commissioner, Maryland 
Insurance Administration.
THE SPACE LEADERSHIP PRESERVATION ACT AND THE NEED FOR STABILITY AT 
NASA
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Space Leadership Preservation Act and the Need 
for Stability at NASA''. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Culberson; Cristina Chaplain, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing 
Management, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.

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HOTLINE TRUTHS: ISSUES RAISED BY RECENT AUDITS OF DEFENSE CONTRACTING
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and the 
Workforce held a hearing entitled ``Hotline Truths: Issues Raised by 
Recent Audits of Defense Contracting''. Testimony was heard from 
Michael Roark, Assistant Inspector General for Contract Management and 
Payments, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense; and a 
public witness.
REAUTHORIZATION OF DOT'S PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``Reauthorization of DOT's Pipeline Safety Program''. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Knight; Sherman; and Speier; Marie Therese 
Dominguez, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration; and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting 
for the official Committee photo of the 114th Congress; and a markup of 
H.R. 4336, the ``Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment 
Restoration Act''; H.R. 4063, the ``Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act''; 
H.R. 4129, the ``Jumpstart VA Construction Act''; H.R. 1769, the 
``Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015''; H.R. 3484, the ``Los Angeles 
Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2015''; H.R. 4591, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
enter into agreements with certain health care providers to furnish 
hospital care, medical services, and extended care to veterans; and 
H.R. 4590, the ``FY 2016 VA Seismic Safety, Construction, and Lease 
Authorization Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as 
amended: H.R. 4591, H.R. 4336, H.R. 4063, H.R. 1769, H.R. 3484, and 
H.R. 4590. The following bills were ordered reported, without 
amendment: H.R. 4129.
WORLD WIDE THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``World Wide Threats''. Testimony was heard from James 
Clapper, Director of National Intelligence; John Brennan, Director, 
Central Intelligence Agency; James Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation; Nicholas Rasmussen, Director, National Counterterrorism 
Center; Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart, Director, Defense 
Intelligence Agency; and Rick Ledgett, Deputy Director, National 
Security Agency.
WORLD WIDE THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``World Wide Threats''. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.