[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 31 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D180-D181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--USDA NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
budget hearing on USDA Natural Resources and Environment. Testimony was 
heard from Jason Weller, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service; 
and Michael Young, Budget Officer, Department of Agriculture.

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APPROPRIATIONS--ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a budget hearing on Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony 
was heard from Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary, Army for Civil 
Works, Army Corps of Engineers; and Lieutenant General Thomas P. 
Bostick, Chief of Engineers, Army Corps of Engineers.
QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE MILITARY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on 
quality of life in the military. Testimony was heard from Command 
Sergeant Major Daniel A. Dailey, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army; Master 
Chief Petty Officer Michael D. Stevens, Master Chief Petty Officer, 
U.S. Navy; Sergeant Major Ronald L. Green, Sergeant Major, U.S. Marine 
Corps; and Chief Master Sergeant James A. Cody, Sergeant, U.S. Air 
Force.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 2017 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET REQUEST 
AND READINESS POSTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Army 2017 Operation and Maintenance Budget 
Request and Readiness Posture''. Testimony was heard from General 
Daniel B. Allyn, USA, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Lieutenant 
General Joseph Anderson, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and 
Plans (G3/5/7), U.S. Army; and Lieutenant General Gustave F. Perna, 
USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, U.S. Army.
ENSURING MEDICAL READINESS IN THE FUTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Ensuring Medical Readiness in the Future''. 
Testimony was heard from Major General Joseph Caravalho, USA, Joint 
Staff Surgeon General, Department of Defense; Rear Admiral Terry J. 
Moulton, Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Navy; Major General Dorothy Hogg, 
Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force; Brigadier General Robert 
Tenhet, Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Army; Colonel Linda Lawrence, 
M.D., U.S. Air Force; Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude G. D'Alleyrand, 
M.D., U.S. Army; and Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Mabry, M.D., U.S. 
Army.
DISRUPTER SERIES: 3D PRINTING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: 3D 
Printing''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: EFFORTS TO DEFEND THE NATION'S AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communications held a hearing entitled ``Food for 
Thought: Efforts to Defend the Nation's Agriculture and Food''. 
Testimony was heard from R. Douglas Meckes, D.V.M., State Veterinarian, 
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 
Veterinary Division; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL VEHICLES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Public Assets held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
Federal Vehicles''. Testimony was heard from Lori Rectanus, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office; and 
Bill Toth, Director, Offices of Fleet Management, General Services 
Administration; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.