[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 98 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D628-D631]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE NEXT FARM BILL: SNAP TECHNOLOGY AND MODERNIZATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition held a hearing 
entitled ``The Next Farm Bill: SNAP Technology and Modernization''. 
Testimony was heard from Vickie Yates Brown Glisson, Secretary, 
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

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Lauren Aaronson, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Office of Business 
Process Innovation, New York City Human Resources Administration; and 
public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of the 
Interior. Testimony was heard from the following Department of the 
Interior officials: Ryan Zinke, Secretary; Olivia Ferriter, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Budget, Finance, Performance, and Acquisition; and 
Denise Flanagan, Director, Office of Budget.
APPROPRIATIONS--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a 
budget hearing on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Testimony 
was heard from J. Christopher Giancarlo, Acting Chairman, Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony was heard 
from Ben Carson, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science 
and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration. Testimony was heard from Robert M. Lightfoot, 
Jr., Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
DISRUPTER SERIES: IMPROVING CONSUMER'S FINANCIAL OPTIONS WITH FINTECH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: 
Improving Consumer's Financial Options with FinTech''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN 
HEALTH CARE CYBERSECURITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Role of the 
Department of Health and Human Services in Health Care Cybersecurity''. 
Testimony was heard from the following Department of Health and Human 
Services officials: Emery Csulak, Chief Information Security Officer, 
Senior Privacy Official, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
and Co-Chair, Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force; Stephen 
Curren, Director, Division of Resilience, Office of Emergency 
Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response; and Leo Scanlon, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer.
VIRTUAL CURRENCY: FINANCIAL INNOVATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit 
Finance held a hearing entitled ``Virtual Currency: Financial 
Innovation and National Security Implications''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
ATTACKING HEZBOLLAH'S FINANCIAL NETWORK: POLICY OPTIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Attacking Hezbollah's Financial Network: Policy Options''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
HOW CAN THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE EVOLVE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES 
AHEAD?
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security held a hearing entitled ``How Can the United States 
Secret Service Evolve to Meet the Challenges Ahead?''. Testimony was 
heard from Randolph Alles, Director, Secret Service, Department of 
Homeland Security; and John Roth, Inspector General, Department of 
Homeland Security.
OVERSIGHT OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Library of Congress' Information Technology 
Management''. Testimony was heard from the following Library of 
Congress officials: Carla D. Hayden, Librarian of Congress; Bernard A. 
Barton, Jr., Chief Information Officer; and Kurt W. Hyde, Inspector 
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OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland 
Security, and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
Department of Justice Grant Programs''. Testimony was heard from Alan 
Hanson, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, 
Department of Justice.
A TIME TO REFORM: OVERSIGHT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT'S CIVIL, TAX AND ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISIONS 
AND THE U.S. TRUSTEE PROGRAM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``A Time to 
Reform: Oversight of the Activities of the Justice Department's Civil, 
Tax and Environment and Natural Resources Divisions and the U.S. 
Trustee Program''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of 
Justice officials: Chad Readler, Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
Civil Division; Jeffery Wood, Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division; David Hubbert, Acting 
Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division; Clifford White III, Director, 
U.S. Trustee Program; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans 
held a hearing on H.R. 2083, the ``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries 
Predation Prevention Act''; and legislation to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of 
appropriate reclamation projects or facilities, and for other purposes. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Herrera-Beutler; James Hess, 
Chief of Staff, Bureau of Reclamation; and public witnesses.
BURDENSOME LITIGATION AND FEDERAL BUREAUCRATIC ROADBLOCKS TO MANAGE OUR 
NATION'S OVERGROWN, FIRE-PRONE NATIONAL FORESTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing entitled ``Burdensome Litigation and Federal Bureaucratic 
Roadblocks to Manage our Nation's Overgrown, Fire-Prone National 
Forests''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing entitled ``An Overview of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2018''. Testimony was heard from 
Robert M. Lightfoot, Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.
AMERICAN SPACE COMMERCE FREE ENTERPRISE ACT OF 2017
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 2809, the ``American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act 
of 2017''. H.R. 2809, was ordered reported, as amended.
BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: 
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization''. Testimony was heard 
from Elaine Chao, Secretary, Department of Transportation.
VA AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATES: WHO'S BENEFITING NOW?
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``VA and Academic Affiliates: 
Who's Benefiting Now?''. Testimony was heard from Carolyn Clancy, M.D., 
Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Organization Excellence, Veterans 
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public 
witnesses.
IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF GI BILL PROCESSING FOR STUDENT 
VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Improving the Quality and Timeliness of GI 
Bill Processing for Student Veterans''. Testimony was heard from Robert 
M. Worley II, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefit 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Lernes J. Herbert, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel 
Policy, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' FISCAL YEAR 2018 BUDGET 
REQUEST
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of Health and Human Services' Fiscal Year 2018 Budget 
Request''. Testimony was heard from Thomas E. Price, M.D., Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

Joint Meetings
OPIOID CRISIS ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
economic aspects of the opioid crisis, after receiving testimony from 
former Senator Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General, Columbus; Lisa N. 
Sacco, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Angus 
Deaton, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public and 
International Affairs and the Economics Department, Princeton, New 
Jersey; and Richard G. Frank, Harvard Medical School Department of 
Health Care Policy, Boston, Massachusetts.