[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 112 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D794-D797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 13, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
and justification for the nuclear cruise missile, 10:30 a.m., SD-
138.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine a review of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs' electronic health record (VistA), 
progress toward interoperability with the Department of Defense's 
electronic health record, and plans for the future, 10:30 a.m., SD-
124.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold closed 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
the nuclear cruise missile, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine 
NASA at a crossroads, focusing on reasserting American leadership in 
space exploration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 718, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National 
Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, S. 814, to provide for 
the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the 
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, S. 
815, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 
State of Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, S. 
1007, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 
to rename a

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site of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, S. 
1167, to modify the boundaries of the Pole Creek Wilderness, the 
Owyhee River Wilderness, and the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness and to 
authorize the continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock 
monitoring, herding, and grazing in certain wilderness areas in the 
State of Idaho, S. 1448, to designate the Frank Moore Wild Steelhead 
Sanctuary in the State of Oregon, S. 1577, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud 
Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, S. 1623, to establish the Maritime Washington 
National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, S. 1662, to 
include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the 
Lincoln National Heritage Area, S. 1690, to establish the Mountains 
to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, 
S. 1696, to redesignate the Ocmulgee National Monument in the State 
of Georgia, to revise the boundary of that monument, S. 1699, to 
designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and 
national recreation areas and to make additional wild and scenic 
river designations in the State of Oregon, S. 1777, to amend the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for 
commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, S. 1930, to 
adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield 
Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, S. 1943, to 
modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in 
the State of Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System, S. 1993, to establish the 21st Century Conservation Service 
Corps to place youth and veterans in the United States in national 
service positions to protect, restore, and enhance the great 
outdoors of the United States, S. 2018, to convey, without 
consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in 
and to certain non-Federal land in Glennallen, Alaska, S. 2087, to 
modify the boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in the 
State of Kansas, S. 2177 and H.R. 959, bills to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the 
Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi, S. 2223, to 
transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land 
Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National 
Cemetery, S. 2309, to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
establish within the National Park Service the U.S. Civil Rights 
Network, S. 2360, to improve the administration of certain programs 
in the insular areas, S. 2379, to provide for the unencumbering of 
title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Tucson, Arizona, for 
purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal 
reversionary interest to the City, S. 2383, to withdraw certain 
Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Utah from all forms 
of public appropriation, to provide for the shared management of the 
withdrawn land by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
the Air Force to facilitate enhanced weapons testing and pilot 
training, enhance public safety, and provide for continued public 
access to the withdrawn land, to provide for the exchange of certain 
Federal land and State land, S. 2412, to establish the Tule Lake 
National Historic Site in the State of California, S. 2524, to 
insure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate 
and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, 
Colorado, S. 2548, to establish the 400 Years of African-American 
History Commission, S. 2608, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to place signage on 
Federal land along the trail known as the ``American Discovery 
Trail'', S. 2616, to modify certain cost-sharing and revenue 
provisions relating to the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, S. 
2620, to facilitate the addition of park administration at the 
Coltsville National Historical Park, S. 2805, to modify the boundary 
of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, S. 2839 and 
H.R. 3004, bills to amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act 
to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage 
Corridor Commission, S. 2902, to provide for long-term water 
supplies, optimal use of existing water supply infrastructure, and 
protection of existing water rights, S. 2954, to establish the Ste. 
Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, S. 3020, 
to update the map of, and modify the acreage available for inclusion 
in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, S. 3027, to 
clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park, S. 3028, to 
redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans 
Wilderness, H.R. 1289, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, H.R. 
2288, to remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to 
Rockingham County, Virginia, H.R. 1475, to authorize a Wall of 
Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow 
certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance, H.R. 
2615, to establish the Virgin Islands of the United States 
Centennial Commission, H.R. 2880, to redesignate the Martin Luther 
King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, H.R. 
3620, to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 
Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving 
residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area, and H.R. 4119, to authorize the exchange 
of certain land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Jackson 
County, Mississippi, between the National Park Service and the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the Medicare 
Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, focusing on ensuring 
successful implementation of physician payment reforms, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold hearings to examine 
Alzheimer's disease, focusing on the struggle for families and a 
looming crisis for Medicare, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the 
Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine United States policy options

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in the South China Sea; to be immediately followed by a Full 
Committee hearing to examine the nominations of Sung Y. Kim, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, 
Rena Bitter, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's 
Democratic Republic, and Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, of Connecticut, to 
be Ambassador to Malaysia, all of the Department of State, 10:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian 
Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, to 
hold hearings to examine Zika in the Western Hemisphere, focusing on 
risks and response, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine campus safety, focusing on improving prevention 
and response efforts, 2:45 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Florence Y. Pan, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Danny C. 
Reeves, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine 
researching the potential medical benefits and risks of marijuana, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining the CFTC's Proposed Rule: Regulation Automated 
Trading'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on 
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
Appropriations Bill for FY 2017; and Report on the Revised Interim 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2017, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces, hearing entitled ``Air Dominance and the Critical Role of 
Fifth Generation Fighters'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the European Reassurance Initiative'', 3:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Restoring the Trust for Americans at or Near Retirement'', 9:30 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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''; H.R. 1301, the ``Amateur Radio 
Parity Act of 2015''; H.R. 3299, the ``Strengthening Public Health 
Emergency Response Act of 2015''; H.R. 921, the ``Sports Medicine 
Licensure Clarity Act of 2015''; and H.R. 670, the ``Special Needs 
Trust Fairness Act of 2015'' (continued), 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of CERCLA Implementation'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Disrupter Series: Health Care Apps'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``HUD Accountability'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5729, to prohibit the Secretary of 
the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the 
export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the 
Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary 
of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues 
related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft 
or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes; H.R. 
5711, to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing 
certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection 
with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to 
the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5715, 
the ``No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Countering the Virtual Caliphate: The State Department's 
Performance'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing 
entitled ``Turkey's Democratic Decline'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The Castro Regime's 
Ongoing Violations of Civil and Political Rights'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism 
and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Counterintelligence and Insider 
Threats: How Prepared Is the Department of Homeland Security?'', 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 68, the 
``Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the 
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2015''; and H.R. 4602, 
the ``Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016'', 11 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
1157, the ``Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer 
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. 2817, the ``National 
Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 2015''; H.R. 4576, the 
``Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act''; 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; H.R. 5577, the 
``Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act''; S. 246, the ``Alyce Spotted 
Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act''; and S. 
1579, the ``Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience 
Act'' (continued), 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 
2663, the ``Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015'', 
2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the FDIC Application Process'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Technology; and Subcommittee on 
National Security, joint hearing entitled ``Digital Acts of War: 
Evolving the Cybersecurity Conversation'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules, 
hearing entitled ``From Premium Increases to Failing Co-ops: An 
Obamacare Checkup'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``TBI Claims: VA's 
Failure to Provide Adequate Examinations'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Expanding U.S. Digital Trade and Eliminating Barriers to 
U.S. Digital Exports'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5659, the ``Expanding Seniors 
Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016''; H.R. 5713, the ``Sustaining 
Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016''; H.R. 3608, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt amounts paid for 
aircraft management services from the excise taxes imposed on 
transportation by air; H.R. 5320, the ``Social Security Must Avert 
Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016''; H.R. 711, the ``Equal Treatment 
of Public Servants Act of 2015'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.