[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 98 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D684-D687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              JUNE 21, 2016

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Lieutenant General Thomas D. Waldhauser, USMC, to be 
general and Commander, United States Africa Command, and Lieutenant 
General Joseph L. Lengyel, ANG, to be general and Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to 
examine the semiannual monetary policy report to the Congress, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine FirstNet, focusing on an update on the 
status of the Public Safety Broadband Network, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Bureau of Land Management's Planning 2.0 initiative, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Anne Hall, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Lithuania, Lawrence Robert Silverman, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador 
to the State of Kuwait, Marie L. Yovanovitch, of Connecticut, to be 
Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, to be Ambassador 
to Greece, Douglas Alan Silliman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Iraq, Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Federative Republic of Brazil, and Carol Z. Perez, of Virginia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, all of the Department of State, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Primary Health and Retirement Security, to hold hearings to examine small 
business retirement pooling, focusing on examining open multiple employer 
plans, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the ideology of ISIS, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Donald C. Coggins, Jr., to be United States 
District Judge for the District of South Carolina, David C. Nye, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Idaho, and Kathleen 
Marie Sweet, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of New York, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to 
hold hearings to examine the CREATES Act, focusing on ending regulatory 
abuse, protecting consumers, and ensuring drug price competition, 2 p.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Christopher E. O'Connor, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Congressional and Legislative Affairs, 
2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1270, the 
``Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015''; and H.R. 5485, the 
``Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017'', 5 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
F


                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 21 through June 24, 2016

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 12:30 p.m., Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 
2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: June 21, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Lieutenant General Thomas D. Waldhauser, USMC, to be 
general and Commander, United States Africa Command, and Lieutenant 
General Joseph L. Lengyel, ANG, to be general and Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 21, to hold 
hearings to examine the semiannual monetary policy report to the 
Congress, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine bank capital and 
liquidity regulation, focusing on industry perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 21, 
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, 
to hold an oversight hearing to examine FirstNet, focusing on an update 
on the status of the Public Safety Broadband Network, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 21, Subcommittee on 
Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Bureau of Land Management's Planning 2.0 initiative, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine an original bill 
entitled, ``Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 
2016'', 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 22, Subcommittee on 
Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine pathways 
towards compliance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for 
ground-level ozone, including S. 2882, to facilitate efficient State 
implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and S. 2072, to require 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a 
program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an 
area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone

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national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains 
certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Anne Hall, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Lithuania, Lawrence Robert Silverman, of Massachusetts, to be 
Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Marie L. Yovanovitch, of Connecticut, 
to be Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of California, to be 
Ambassador to Greece, Douglas Alan Silliman, of Texas, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Iraq, Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, and Carol Z. Perez, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, all of the 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine security 
assistance, focusing on cutting through a tangled web of authorities, 
10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  June 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. Res. 432, 
supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance 
in Ethiopia, S. Res. 482, urging the European Union to designate 
Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase 
pressure on the organization and its members to the fullest extent 
possible, an original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in 
support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to 
be held in Warsaw, Poland from July 8-9, 2016, and in support of 
committing NATO to a security posture capable of deterring threats to the 
Alliance, an original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 
regarding compliance enforcement of Russian violations of the Open Skies 
Treaty, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and 
Agriculture, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations on November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States on 
November 1, 2002 (the ``Treaty'') (Treaty Doc. 110-19), the Convention on 
the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with 
an Intermediary (the ``Convention''), done at The Hague on July 5, 2006, 
and signed by the United States on that same day (Treaty Doc. 112-06), 
the nominations of Geeta Pasi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chad, Mary Beth Leonard, of Massachusetts, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with 
the rank and status of Ambassador, and Anne S. Casper, of Nevada, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, all of the Department of State, 
and routine lists in the Foreign Service; to be immediately followed by a 
hearing to examine NATO, focusing on reviewing the agenda and assessing 
the potential outcomes of the Warsaw summit, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 21, 
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, to hold hearings 
to examine small business retirement pooling, focusing on examining open 
multiple employer plans, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 21, to 
hold hearings to examine the ideology of ISIS, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine renewing 
communities and providing opportunities through innovative solutions to 
poverty, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  June 23, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine customer service and billing practices in the cable and satellite 
television industry, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 22, business meeting to consider S. 
2785, to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian 
country, S. 2920, to amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the 
Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public 
safety services to Indian communities, and S. 3014, to improve the 
management of Indian forest land; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine accessing Department of Agriculture rural 
development programs in native communities, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 21, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl, of North Dakota, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Donald C. Coggins, Jr., to 
be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, David 
C. Nye, to be United States District Judge for the District of Idaho, and 
Kathleen Marie Sweet, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of New York, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine the CREATES Act, focusing on ending 
regulatory abuse, protecting consumers, and ensuring drug price 
competition, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Drug Enforcement Administration, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June 23, to hold 
hearings to examine ramifications of the Supreme Court Kingdomware 
decision, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of Christopher E. O'Connor, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Congressional and Legislative 
Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the progress and 
challenges in modernizing information technology at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 21, to receive a closed briefing 
on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 23, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 23, to hold hearings to examine 
ensuring person-centered care for individuals with serious illness, 11 
a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Evaluating Effectiveness and 
Outcomes in Nutrition Education'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 23, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, 
hearing entitled ``Big Data and Agriculture: Innovation in the Air'', 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 22, Full Committee, markup on 
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY 2017; and Report on the 
Revised Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2017, 10:30 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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  June 23, Full Committee, markup on State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Bill for FY 2017, 10:30 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Military Cyber Operations'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, June 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Congressional Budgeting: Making Budget Enforcement More Effective'', 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 22, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 5529, the ``Accessing Higher Education Opportunities 
Act''; H.R. 5530, the ``HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act''; H.R. 
5528, the ``Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act''; H.R. 3179, 
the ``Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act''; 
and H.R. 3178, the ``Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Next Steps in K-12 
Education: Examining Recent Efforts to Implement the Every Student 
Succeeds Act'', 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 22, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing entitled ``The Renewable Fuel Standard--Implementation 
Issues'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 22, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5510, the ``FTC Process and 
Transparency Reform Act of 2016''; H.R. 5111, the ``Consumer Review 
Fairness Act''; H.R. 5092, the ``Reinforcing American Made Products 
Act''; H.R. 5104, the ``Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act''; and H.R. 
1301, the ``Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015'', 5 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 23, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5510, the ``FTC Process and 
Transparency Reform Act of 2016''; H.R. 5111, the ``Consumer Review 
Fairness Act''; H.R. 5092, the ``Reinforcing American Made Products 
Act''; H.R. 5104, the ``Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act''; and H.R. 
1301, the ``Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015'' (continued), 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Strengthening Our 
National Trauma System'', 9:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  June 23, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, hearing 
entitled ``The Next Terrorist Financiers: Stopping Them Before They 
Start'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 22, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Venezuela's Crisis: Implications for the 
Region'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, 
and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The President's Visit 
to Vietnam: A Missed Opportunity to Advance Human Rights'', 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Countering the Virtual 
Caliphate'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, 
and International Organizations; and Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ``Organ Harvesting: An Examination of 
a Brutal Practice'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, markup on H. Res. 210, 
affirming and recognizing the Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard 
Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos for their support 
and defense of the United States Armed Forces and freedom in Southeast 
Asia; H. Res. 634, recognizing the importance of the United States-
Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean 
threats and nuclear proliferation, and to ensure regional security and 
human rights; H. Res. 728, supporting human rights, democracy, and the 
rule of law in Cambodia; and H.R. 4501, the ``Distribution and Promotion 
of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016''; and hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy 
in the Pacific: The Struggle to Maintain Influence'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Directing vs. Inspiring: ISIS' Evolving Tactics'', 2 
p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  June 24, Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 729, expressing support for 
the expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and 
long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to Israel 
between the United States Government and the Government of Israel; H. 
Res. 750, urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its 
entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its 
members; H. Res. 780, urging respect for the constitution of the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo in the democratic transition of power in 
2016; H.R. 4481, the ``Education for All Act of 2016''; and the ``Digital 
Global Access Policy Act of 2016'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 22, Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security, hearing entitled ``Flying Blind: What Are the Security Risks of 
Resuming U.S. Commercial Air Service to Cuba?'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing 
entitled ``Counterintelligence and Insider Threats: How Prepared Is the 
Department of Homeland Security?'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, June 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Revitalization'', 
10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John 
Koskinen, Part II'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing 
entitled ``Examining H.R. 2304, the SPEAK FREE Act'', 1 p.m., 2226 
Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``The Judicial Branch and the Efficient 
Administration of Justice'', 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Investigating the Appropriate Role of NEPA in the Permitting 
Process'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled ``Challenges 
and Potential Solutions for BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program'', 2:30 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Administration's Response to Findings of Unethical and Criminal 
Conduct at the Department of the Interior'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  June 23, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 5032, 
to allow certain property in the town of Louisa, Virginia, to be used for 
purposes related to compliance with water quality standards, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 5430, the ``Public Water Supply Invasive Species 
Compliance Act of 2016''; H.R. 5468, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment obligations under Repayment 
Contracts between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy 
District; and a discussion draft of the ``Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act'', 10:30 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 2167, the 
``Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015''; H.R. 2333, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort 
Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas; H.R. 4387, the ``Tule 
Lake National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5114, 
the ``21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 23, Subcommittee on 
the Interior, hearing entitled ``Examining EPA's Proposed Groundwater 
Rule for In-Situ Uranium Recovery'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 23, Full Committee, markup on a report of the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the United States House of 
Representatives on the Resolution recommending that the House of 
Representatives find Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, in contempt of Congress for refusal 
to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, 12 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on National Security; and Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, joint hearing entitled ``Radicalization in the 
U.S. and the Rise of Terrorism'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, June 22, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4768, the 
``Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016'', 1:30 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 22, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ensuring Sound Science at EPA'', 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 22, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, 
Tax and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Audits and Attitudes: Is the 
IRS Helping or Hurting Small Businesses?'', 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Damaging Repercussions: 
DOL's Overtime Rule, Small Employers, and Their Employees'', 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 22, Subcommittee 
on Aviation, hearing entitled ``FAA Oversight of Commercial Space 
Transportation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 23, Full Committee, markup on the ``Miscellaneous Maritime 
Transportation Amendments Act of 2016''; H.R. 5292, the ``Air Traffic 
Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016''; H.R. 5147, the ``Bathrooms 
Accessible in Every Situation (BABIES) Act''; General Services 
Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; and 
possible other matters cleared for consideration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 23, Full Committee, hearing on 
H.R. 3216, the ``VET Act''; H.R. 4150, the ``Department of Veterans 
Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act''; H.R. 
4764, the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 
2016''; H.R. 5047, the ``Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 
2016''; H.R. 5083, the ``VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2016''; H.R. 
5162, the ``Vet Connect Act of 2016''; H.R. 5166, the ``WINGMAN Act''; 
H.R. 5392, the ``No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act''; 
H.R. 5407, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary 
of Labor to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans 
with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration 
programs, and for other purposes; H.R. 5416, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to expand burial benefits for veterans who die while 
receiving hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 5420, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in 
Marne-la-Coquette, France; and H.R. 5428, the ``Military Residency Choice 
Act'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 22, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on the 2016 Annual Report of the Security Security Board of 
Trustees, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.