[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D887-D888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IN THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE: SAFETY AND 
MISSION RISKS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``Deferred Maintenance in the Nuclear Security 
Enterprise: Safety and Mission Risks''. Testimony was heard from Frank 
Klotz, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; James 
McConnell, Associate Administrator for Safety, Infrastructure, and 
Operations, National Nuclear Security Administration; and public 
witnesses.
CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVATION: SCORING ASSUMPTIONS AND 
REAL-WORLD IMPLICATIONS
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: Scoring Assumptions and 
Real-World Implications''. Testimony was heard from Mark Hadley, Deputy 
Director, Congressional Budget Office; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL POWER ACT: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``Federal Power Act: Historical Perspectives''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS: GOVERNANCE, MONETARY POLICY, AND ECONOMIC 
PERFORMANCE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``Federal Reserve Districts: Governance, 
Monetary Policy, and Economic Performance''. Testimony was heard from 
Jeffrey M. Lacker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal 
Reserve Bank of Richmond; Esther L. George, President and Chief 
Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; and public 
witnesses.
THE GROWING CRISIS IN SOUTH SUDAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``The Growing Crisis in South Sudan''. Testimony was heard 
from Donald Booth, Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Department 
of State; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE JUDGMENT FUND: IRAN, BIG SETTLEMENTS, AND THE LACK OF 
TRANSPARENCY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Judgment Fund: Iran, 
Big Settlements, and the Lack of Transparency''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
3764, the ``Tribal Recognition Act of 2015''; H.R. 4564, the ``Robert 
Emmet Park Act of 2016''; 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; and H.R. 5259, 
the ``Certainty for States and Tribes Act''.
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL'S 
MILITARY WHISTLEBLOWER REPRISAL INVESTIGATIONS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Department of 
Defense Office of Inspector General's Military Whistleblower Reprisal 
Investigations''. Testimony was heard from Representative Zinke; Glenn 
Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General, Department of Defense; Lori 
Atkinson, Assistant Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, 
Government Accountability Office; and a public witness.
COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING: FACILITATING INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing entitled ``Commercial Remote Sensing: Facilitating Innovation 
and Leadership''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENSURING OPPORTUNITIES: OVERSIGHT OF THE HUBZONE PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Ensuring Opportunities: Oversight of the HUBZone Program''. Testimony 
was heard from William B. Shear, Director, Financial Markets and 
Community Investment, Government Accountability Office; and John 
Shoraka, Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracts and 
Business Development, Small Business Administration.

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FEDERAL MARITIME NAVIGATION PROGRAMS: INTERAGENCY COOPERATION AND 
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation; and Subcommittee on Water Resources 
and Environment, held a joint hearing entitled ``Federal Maritime 
Navigation Programs: Interagency Cooperation and Technological 
Change''. Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Paul F. Thomas, 
Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard; Rear 
Admiral Shephard Smith, Director, Office of Coast Survey, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and Edward E. Belk, Jr., Chief, 
Operations and Regulatory Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
BUSINESS MEETING; FROM TUMULT TO TRANSFORMATION: THE COMMISSION ON CARE 
AND THE FUTURE OF THE VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting 
on possible motions to subpoena information from the U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and hearing entitled ``From Tumult to Transformation: 
The Commission on Care and the Future of the VA Healthcare System''. 
Testimony was heard from Nancy Schlichting, Chairperson, Commission on 
Care; and Delos M. (Toby) Cosgrove, M.D., Vice Chairperson, Commission 
on Care.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHALLENGES AND STRENGTHS OF 
TODAY'S SYSTEM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing entitled ``Unemployment Insurance: An Overview of the 
Challenges and Strengths of Today's System''. Testimony was heard from 
Cissy Proctor, Executive Director, Florida Department of Economic 
Opportunity; Michelle Beebe, Director, Unemployment Insurance, Utah 
Department of Workforce Services; and public witnesses.
THE EVOLUTION OF QUALITY IN MEDICARE PART A
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The Evolution of Quality in Medicare Part A''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.