[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D405-D406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2017 for Defense innovation and research, 
after receiving testimony from Frank Kendall, Under Secretary for 
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Stephen Welby, Assistant 
Secretary for Research and Engineering, and Arati Prabhakar, Director, 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, all of the Department of 
Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: EPA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2017 for the Environmental Protection Agency, after receiving testimony 
from Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower concluded a 
hearing to examine Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2017 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral Paul 
A. Grosklags, USN, Commander, Naval Air Systems, and Rear Admiral 
Michael C. Manazir, USN, Director, Air Warfare (OPNAV N98), both of the 
Department of the Navy, and Lieutenant General Jon M. Davis, USMC, 
Deputy Commandant for Aviation, United States Marine Corps, all of the 
Department of Defense.
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a 
hearing to examine the current state of research, diagnosis, and 
treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain 
injury, after receiving testimony from Captain Walter M. Greenhalgh, 
MC, USN, Director for the National Intrepid Center of Excellence 
Directorate, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Captain 
Michael J. Colston, MC, USN, Director, Defense Centers of Excellence 
for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, both of the 
Department of Defense; and Amy E. Street, Deputy Director, Women's 
Health Sciences Division, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress 
Disorder, Department of Veterans Affairs.
RESTORING STABILITY TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
restoring stability to government operations, after receiving testimony 
from Kevin A. Hassett, and Norman J. Ornstein, both of American 
Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.; and Philip

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G. Joyce, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, College Park.
U.S. MARITIME INDUSTRY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and 
Security concluded a hearing to examine the state of the United States 
maritime industry, focusing on stakeholder perspectives, after 
receiving testimony from Perry M. Bourne, Tyson Foods, Inc., Dakota 
Dunes, South Dakota; Mark McAndrews, Port of Pascagoula, Pascagoula, 
Mississippi, on behalf of the American Association of Port Authorities; 
Michael G. Roberts, Crowley Maritime Corp., Jacksonville, Florida; and 
Klaus Luhta, International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, 
Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
WATER SUPPLY IMPROVEMENT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine new approaches and innovative technologies to 
improve water supply, after receiving testimony from James C. Dalton, 
Chief, Engineering and Construction, Army Corps of Engineers, 
Department of Defense; Denis Bilodeau, Orange County Water District, 
Fountain Valley, California; and M. Kevin Price, Middle East 
Desalination Research Center, Muscat, Oman.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  An original bill to prevent identity theft and tax refund fraud; and
  An original bill entitled, ``Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016''.
ADMINISTRATION UPDATE ON THE MOSUL DAM
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
an Administration update on the Mosul Dam from Joseph S. Pennington, 
Deputy Secretary of State for Iraq, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; 
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Randolph, Strategic Plans and Policy, Office 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Brigadier General Michael A. Fantini, 
Principal Director for Middle East Policy, Office of the Under 
Secretary for Policy, Office of the Secretary, both of the Department 
of Defense; and Mona Yacoubian, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the 
Middle East, and Jeremy Konyndyk, Director, Office of United States 
Foreign Disaster Assistance, both of the United States Agency for 
International Development.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the administrative state, focusing on an 
examination of Federal rulemaking, after receiving testimony from 
Jonathan Turley, The George Washington University Law School, Bradford 
P. Campbell, Drinker Biddle and Reath, LLP, William L. Kovacs, United 
States Chamber of Commerce, and Robert Weissman, Public Citizen, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Randolph J. May, The Free State Foundation, 
Potomac, Maryland.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Inga S. Bernstein, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts, who was introduced by Senators 
Warren and Markey, Stephanie A. Gallagher, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Maryland, who was introduced by Senators 
Mikulski and Cardin, Suzanne Mitchell, and Scott L. Palk, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, who 
were introduced by Senator Lankford, and Ronald G. Russell, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Utah, who was 
introduced by Senators Hatch and Lee, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Carla D. Hayden, of Maryland, to be Librarian 
of Congress, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Cardin 
and Mikulski, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.