[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 83 (Monday, May 15, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D523-D527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 16 through May 19, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Transportation, post-cloture.
  Upon disposition of the nomination of Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, 
to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Senate will vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, 
to be Associate Attorney General. And following disposition of the 
nomination of Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, to be Associate Attorney 
General, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Terry Branstad, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the People's 
Republic of China.
  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: May 17, Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces, to hold hearings to examine military space organization, 
policy, and programs, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
United States military small arms requirements, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kari A. Bingen, of Virginia, to be a Principal Deputy 
Under Secretary, Robert Story Karem, of the District of Columbia, 
and Kenneth P. Rapuano, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant 
Secretary, and Ryan Dean Newman, of New Mexico, to be General 
Counsel

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of the Department of the Army, all of the Department of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 16, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Sigal Mandelker, of New York, 
to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Marshall 
Billingslea, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist 
Financing, and Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury, and Mira 
Radielovic Ricardel, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Export Administration, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine domestic and 
international policy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 17, to hold hearings to examine 
running the government for less, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 17, to 
hold hearings to examine current issues in American sports, focusing 
on protecting the health and safety of American athletes, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  May 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 18, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of David Bernhardt, of Virginia, 
to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 16, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine 
leveraging Federal funding, focusing on innovative solutions for 
infrastructure, 3:15 p.m., SD-406.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving 
America's transportation infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 16, to hold hearings to examine 
bipartisan Medicare policies that improve care for patients with 
chronic conditions, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 16, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be 
Deputy Secretary of State, and routine lists in the Foreign Service, 
Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Scott P. Brown, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to New 
Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Independent State of Samoa, 
Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of William Francis Hagerty IV, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to 
Japan, Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 17, 
business meeting to consider S. 34, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, to provide for the en bloc consideration in 
resolutions of disapproval for ``midnight rules'', S. 829, to 
reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire 
Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate 
Fire and Emergency Response grant program, S. 951, to reform the 
process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new 
regulations and guidance documents, S. 21, to amend chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the 
executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
resolution of approval is enacted into law, S. 577, to require each 
agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 
100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule, S. 584, to 
amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of 
potential impacts on small entities of rules, S. 579, to require 
agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for 
major rules, S. 459, to designate the area between the intersections 
of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Davis Street, Northwest and 
Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest and Edmunds Street, Northwest in 
Washington, District of Columbia, as ``Boris Nemtsov Plaza'', S. 
595, to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection with additional 
flexibility to expedite the hiring process for applicants for law 
enforcement positions, S. 696, to amend title 5, United States Code, 
to appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to Federal 
employees, S. 504, to permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program, S. 842, to 
prohibit Federal agencies and Federal contractors from requesting 
that an applicant for employment disclose criminal history record 
information before the applicant has received a conditional offer, 
S. 760, to expand the Government's use and administration of data to 
facilitate transparency, effective governance, and innovation, S. 
831, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building'', an original 
bill entitled, ``Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign 
Authorization Act of 2017'', an original bill entitled, ``Federal 
Agency Customer Experience Act of 2017'', and an original bill 
entitled, ``Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government 
Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 17, business meeting to consider 
S. 458, to support the education of Indian children, S. 691, to 
extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the 
Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi 
Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and 
the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and S. 1116, to amend the Native 
American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 
2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 
1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to 
Indian communities; to be immediately followed by an oversight 
hearing to examine the Government Accountability Office's high risk 
list for Indian programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 18, business meeting to consider 
S. 867, to provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to 
protect the mental health and well-being of law enforcement 
officers, and the nomination of Amul R. Thapar, of Kentucky, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 17, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 23, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard 
identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of 
biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 112, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem 
payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans 
to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, S. 324, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day 
health care services for veterans, S. 543, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include 
in each contract into which the Secretary enters for necessary 
services authorities and mechanism for appropriate oversight, S. 
591, to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive 
assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such 
program, to enhance special compensation for members of the 
uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, S. 609, 
to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs 
Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require 
the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access 
to such care and services, S. 681, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, S. 764, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the enrollment of veterans 
in certain courses of education, S. 784, to provide for an increase, 
effective December 1, 2017, in the rates of compensation for 
veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans, S. 804, to improve the provision of health care 
for women veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 899, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements 
that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected 
disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical 
treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the 
Veterans Health Administration, S. 1024, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to reform the rights and processes relating to appeals 
of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S. 1094, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, an original bill 
entitled, ``Serving our Rural Veterans Act'', and an original bill 
entitled, ``Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration 
Act'', 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 16, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:15 p.m., SH-219.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 17, to hold hearings to examine 
aging with community, focusing on building connections that last a 
lifetime, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``State of the Rural Economy: Secretary of Agriculture Sonny 
Perdue'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 17, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``American 
Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing'', 9 a.m., 2007 
Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, oversight hearing entitled 
``Advances in Biomedical Research'', 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing 
entitled ``House of Representatives: FY 2018 Budget'', 10 a.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native 
Public Witness Hearing'', 1 p.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
oversight hearing on the Judiciary, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing 
entitled ``Architect of the Capitol: FY 2018 Budget'', 2 p.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Coast Guard Requirements, Priorities and Future 
Acquisition Plans'', 8 a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Emerging 
Transportation Technologies'', 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Capitol Police: FY 2018 Budget'', 10 a.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing 
entitled ``Library of Congress: FY 2018 Budget'', 2:30 p.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Initial Findings of the Section 809 Panel: Setting the 
Path for Streamlining and Improving Defense Acquisition'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Military Personnel Posture: FY 2018'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Amphibious Warfare in a Contested Environment'', 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2018 Priorities and Posture of the National Security 
Space Enterprise'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 17, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 2353, the ``Strengthening Career and Technical 
Education for the 21st Century Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, 
hearing entitled ``Regulatory Barriers Facing Workers and Families 
Saving for Retirement'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 17, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Future of 
Emergency Alerting'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining 
Initiatives to Advance Public Health'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Drinking 
Water System Improvement Act and related issues of funding, 
management, and compliance assistance under the Safe Drinking Water 
Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 18, Subcommittee on Monetary 
Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Lessons from the IMF's Bailout 
of Greece'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee On Foreign Affairs, May 17, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Energy Opportunities in South 
America'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, 
hearing entitled ``The Balkans: Threats to Peace and Stability'', 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Revitalizing U.S.-ASEAN Relations'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``U.S. Interests in 
Africa'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled 
``Disappeared, Jailed, and Tortured in China: Wives Petition for 
Their Husbands' Freedom'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee On Homeland Security, May 18, Subcommittee on 
Counterterrorism and Intelligence, markup on the ``Transnational 
Criminal Organization Exploitation Threat Assessment Act''; the 
``Department of Homeland Security Classified Facility Inventory 
Act''; the ``Unifying DHS Intelligence Enterprise Act''; the 
``Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2017''; the 
``DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program Act of 2017''; the 
``Homeland Threat Assessment Act''; the ``Terrorist Release 
Announcements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act''; the ``Homeland 
Security Assessment of Terrorists Use of Virtual Currencies Act''; 
the ``Office of State and Local Law Enforcement Information Sharing 
Review Act''; and the ``Pathways to Improving Homeland Security At 
the Local Level Act'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, 
hearing entitled ``From the Border to Disasters and Beyond: Critical 
Canine Contributions to the DHS Mission'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on House Administration, May 17, Committee on House 
Administration, hearing entitled ``Transforming GPO for the 21st 
Century and Beyond'', 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 17, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Challenges Facing Law Enforcement in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``Recent Trends in International 
Antitrust Enforcement'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 17, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Recent State 
Successes with the Rigs to Reefs Program'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled ``Seeking 
Better Management of America's Overgrown, Fire-Prone National 
Forests'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 
2371, to require the Administrator of the Western Area Power 
Administration to establish a pilot project to provide increased 
transparency for customers, and for other purposes; and the ``Water 
Rights Protection Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 18, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Federal Employee Compensation: An 
Update'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``SBA's 7(a) Loan Program: A Detailed Review'', 11 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 17, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The Need to Reform FAA and Air Traffic 
Control to Build a 21st Century Aviation System for America'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: 
Improving Water Quality Through Integrated Planning'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 17, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 91, the ``Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans 
Act''; H.R. 467, the ``VA Scheduling Accountability Act''; H.R. 
1005, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for 
veterans; H.R. 1162, the ``No Hero Left Untreated Act''; H.R. 1329, 
the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1461, the ``VET Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 1545, 
the ``VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017''; H.R. 1662, to 
prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health 
Administration; H.R. 1725, the ``Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery 
Act of 2017''; H.R. 1848, the ``Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe 
Pilot Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2288, the ``Veterans Appeals 
Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 17, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Opportunities for Youth and Young 
Adults to Break the Cycle of Poverty'', 10 a.m., 2020 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Tax Policy, hearing entitled ``How Tax 
Reform Will Grow Our Economy and Create Jobs'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Current Status 
of the Medicare Program, Payment Systems, and Extenders'', 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``IRS Reform: 
Lessons Learned from the National Taxpayer Advocate'', 9 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 17, to hold hearings to examine the 
state of social capital in America today, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the growing Russian military threat in Europe, 
focusing on assessing and addressing the challenge, 9:30 a.m., SVC-
208.