[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D751-D753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF SNAP: EVALUATING ERROR RATES AND ANTI-
FRAUD MEASURES TO ENHANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Evaluating Error Rates and Anti-
Fraud Measures to Enhance Program Integrity''. Testimony was heard from 
Jessica Shahin, Associate Administrator, Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
Agriculture; Kay Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 
Security, Government Accountability Office; and Dave Yost, Auditor of 
State, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held a markup on the State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, FY 2017. The State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, FY 2017, was 
forwarded to the full committee, without amendment.
AVIATION READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Aviation Readiness''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant 
General Jon M. Davis, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, U.S. Marine 
Corps; Lieutenant General Kevin W. Mangum, USA, Deputy Commanding 
General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Rear Admiral Michael 
C. Manazir, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, 
U.S. Navy; and Major General Scott D. West, USAF, Director of Current 
Operations, U.S. Air Force.
ALTERNATE APPROACHES TO FEDERAL BUDGETING
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Alternate Approaches to Federal Budgeting''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF EPA'S REGULATORY ACTIVITY DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: 
ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``A Review of EPA's Regulatory Activity During the 
Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors''. Testimony was 
heard from Lynn D. Helms, Director, North Dakota Industrial Commission, 
Department of Mineral Resources; Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection 
Agency; David J. Porter, Chairman, Railroad Commission of Texas; and 
public witnesses.
FINANCIALLY REWARDING TERRORISM IN THE WEST BANK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Financially Rewarding Terrorism in the West Bank''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a 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 
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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''. The following 
legislation was forwarded to the full committee, as amended: H. Res. 
210, H. Res. 634, and H. Res. 728. H.R. 4501 was forwarded to the full 
committee, without amendment.
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH AND THE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``The Judicial 
Branch and the Efficient Administration of Justice''. Testimony was 
heard from James Duff, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. 
Courts.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON AUTOPILOT: MANDATORY SPENDING AND THE 
ENTITLEMENT CRISIS
Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Executive Overreach held a 
hearing entitled ``The Federal Government on Autopilot: Mandatory 
Spending and the Entitlement Crisis''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ASSESSING THE OBAMA YEARS: OIRA AND REGULATORY IMPACTS ON JOBS, WAGES 
AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``Assessing the 
Obama Years: OIRA and Regulatory Impacts on Jobs, Wages and Economic 
Recovery''. Testimony was heard from Howard Shelanski, Administrator, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 5577, the ``Innovation in Offshore 
Leasing Act''. Testimony was heard from Walter Cruickshank, Deputy 
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 4531, to approve an 
agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for 
other purposes. Testimony was heard from Esther Kia'aina, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; 
Hersey Kyota, Ambassador, Republic of Palau; and David Gootnick, 
Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability 
Office.
FIREARMS AND MUNITIONS AT RISK: EXAMINING INADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Firearms and Munitions at Risk: Examining Inadequate 
Safeguards''. Testimony was heard from Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector 
General, Department of Justice; Thomas R. Kane, Acting Director, 
Federal Bureau of Prisons; Jeffery Orner, Chief Readiness Support 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and Steven A. Ellis, Deputy 
Director of Operations, Bureau of Land Management.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017; CONFERENCE 
REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 
2016
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 2943, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017''; and the 
conference report to accompany S. 524, the ``Comprehensive Addiction 
and Recovery Act of 2016''. The committee granted, by record vote of 8-
3, a rule that waives all points of order against the conference report 
to accompany S. 524 and against its consideration. The rule provides 
that the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule 
provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one 
motion to recommit if applicable. The rule states that debate on the 
conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. In 
section 2, the rule provides that the House has taken S. 2943, the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, from the 
Speaker's table, adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 4909 as passed by the House, and adopts 
S. 2943, as amended. The rule provides that the chair of the Committee 
on Armed Services or his designee is authorized to move that the House 
insist on its amendment to S. 2943 and request a conference with the 
Senate thereon. Testimony was heard from Chairman Upton and 
Representative Pallone.
FOREIGN CYBER THREATS: SMALL BUSINESS, BIG TARGET
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Foreign Cyber Threats: Small Business, Big Target''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

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INDEPENDENT LEASING AUTHORITIES: INCREASING OVERSIGHT AND REDUCING 
COSTS OF SPACE LEASED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Independent Leasing Authorities: Increasing 
Oversight and Reducing Costs of Space Leased by Federal Agencies''. 
Testimony was heard from David Wise, Director, Physical Infrastructure 
Team, Government Accountability Office; W. Thomas Reeder Jr., Director, 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Chris Wisner, Assistant 
Commissioner for Leasing Public Buildings Service, General Services 
Administration; and John K. Lapiana, Deputy Under Secretary for Finance 
and Administration, Smithsonian Institution.
FUTURE OVERHEAD SATELLITE REQUIREMENTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Department 
of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture held a hearing 
entitled ``Future Overhead Satellite Requirements''. This hearing was 
closed.

Joint Meetings
COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of S. 524, to authorize the 
Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of 
prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.