[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 99 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D637-D641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 13 through June 16, 2017

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senator Paul or his designee will be recognized to make a 
motion to discharge S.J. Res. 42, relating to the disapproval of the 
proposed export to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of 
certain defense articles, with a vote on or in relation to the motion 
to discharge, at 2:15 p.m.
  Senate will continue consideration of S. 722, Countering Iran's 
Destabilizing Activities Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 15, to 
hold hearings to examine agricultural research, focusing on 
perspectives on past and future successes for the 2018 Farm Bill, 
9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: June 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2018 for 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  June 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2018 for the Department of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  June 13, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2018 for the Department of State, 2:30 
p.m., SD-192.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2018 for the Department of Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2018 for the Senate Sergeant at Arms and the Capitol Police, 11 
a.m., SD-124.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2018 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2018 for the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-
138.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the Department of Defense budget posture in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2018 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  June 13, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2018 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2018 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 15, to hold 
hearings to examine fostering economic growth, focusing on midsized, 
regional, and large institution perspective, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: June 13, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2018 and revenue 
proposals, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 14, to 
hold hearings to examine paving the way for self-driving vehicles, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 14, Subcommittee 
on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 440, to establish 
a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around 
the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, S. 677, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and 
State permitting processes related to the construction of new 
surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and 
to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit 
processing, S. 685, to authorize the Dry-Redwater Regional Water 
Authority System and the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System in 
the States of Montana and North Dakota, S. 930, to require the 
Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to establish 
a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers, S. 
1012, to provide for drought preparedness measures in the State of 
New Mexico, S. 1029, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects 
that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from 
the licensing requirements of that Act, and S. 1030, to require the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report 
on certain hydropower projects, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2018 for the 
Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 13, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Kristine L. Svinicki, of 
Virginia, Annie Caputo, of Virginia, and David Wright, of South 
Carolina, each to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
and Susan Parker Bodine, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  June 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 517, to 
amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid 
vapor pressure limitations under such Act, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  June 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 14, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Eric D. Hargan, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and David Malpass, of New York, to be 
an Under Secretary, Andrew K. Maloney, of Virginia, to be a Deputy 
Under Secretary, and Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be 
General Counsel, all of the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2018 
for the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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  June 13, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to examine state-sponsored 
cyberspace threats, focusing on recent incidents and United States 
policy response, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, 
to hold hearings to examine southeast Europe, focusing on 
strengthening democracy and countering malign foreign influence, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Mark Andrew Green, of Wisconsin, to be Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development, 10:15 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 13, to 
hold hearings to examine the cost of prescription drugs, focusing on 
how the drug delivery system affects what patients pay, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 14, 
to hold hearings to examine ideology and terror, focusing on 
understanding the tools, tactics, and techniques of violent 
extremism, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal 
Management, to hold hearings to examine agency approaches to 
reorganization, focusing on the Office of Management and Budget's 
memorandum on the Federal workforce, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 13, business meeting to consider 
S. 772, to amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for 
AMBER Alert grants, and S. 825, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium 
located in Sitka, Alaska; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine S. 1250, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to 
improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian 
Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, 
improve health services, S. 1275, to improve the housing conditions 
and promote useful land uses within tribal communities, and an 
original bill entitled, ``HUD/VA Veterans Affairs Supportive 
Housing'', 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 14, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of John Kenneth Bush, of Kentucky, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Kevin Christopher 
Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eleventh Circuit, and Damien Michael Schiff, of California, to be a 
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, 9:45 a.m., SD-
226.
  June 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of David C. Nye, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Idaho, Scott L. Palk, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, Vishal J. Amin, of 
Michigan, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, 
Executive Office of the President, Stephen Elliott Boyd, of Alabama, 
to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Lee Francis Cissna, of 
Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June 14, to hold 
hearings to examine tax reform, focusing on removing barriers to 
small business growth, 3 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2018 
for veterans' programs and fiscal year 2019 advance appropriations 
requests, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 75, to 
provide for the reconsideration of claims for disability 
compensation for veterans who were the subjects of experiments by 
the Department of Defense during World War II that were conducted to 
assess the effects of mustard gas or lewisite on people, S. 111, to 
require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine 
whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines 
during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not 
being on the Missouri List, S. 410, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to authorize the transfer of unused Post-9/11 Educational 
Assistance benefits to additional dependents upon the death of the 
originally designated dependent, S. 473, the amend title 38, United 
States Code, to make qualification requirements for entitlement to 
Post-9/11 Education Assistance more equitable, to improve support of 
veterans receiving such educational assistance, S. 758, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry's review and publication of illness 
and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North 
Carolina, and their family members, S. 798, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education 
Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of 
education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery 
Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education 
pursued on half-time basis or less, S. 844, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to consider certain time spent by members of 
reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving medical care 
from the Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes of 
eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, S. 882, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to 
educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the 
Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, S. 1192, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for pro-rated charges to entitlement 
to educational assistance under Department of Veterans Affairs Post-
9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain licensure and 
certification tests and national tests, S. 1209, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for 
Medal of Honor recipients, S. 1218, to promote Federal employment 
for veterans, S. 1277, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to carry out a high technology education pilot program, and an 
original bill to authorize a dependent to transfer Post-9/11 
Educational Assistance in cases in which the dependent received 
entitlement from an individual who subsequently died, 11 a.m., SR-
418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 13, to hold hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters relating to the 2016 United 
States election, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.

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  June 15, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 1:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 14, to hold hearings to examine 
military caregivers, focusing on families serving for the long run, 
2:30 p.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, June 14, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, budget hearing on the 
Department of the Treasury--International Programs, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, budget hearing on the Department of State, 2 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Department 
of Defense, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department 
of Transportation, 11 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency, 11 
a.m., 2007 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 14, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled 
``Legislative Reforms to the National Labor Relations Act: H.R. 
2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 2775, Employee 
Privacy Protection Act; and H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act'', 10:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce 
Development, hearing entitled ``Helping Americans Get Back to Work: 
Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 14, Subcommittee on Energy, 
hearing entitled ``States' Perspectives on Energy Security Planning, 
Emergency Preparedness, and State Energy Programs'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Extension of Safety Net Health Programs'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 14, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1422, the ``Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization 
Act''; H.R. 1558, the ``Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation 
Act''; H.R. 2246, the ``Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 2565, to require the use of replacement cost value in 
determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the 
National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 2868, the 
``National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 
2017''; legislation on the National Flood Insurance Program 
Administrative Reform Act of 2017; and legislation on the 21st 
Century Flood Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 14, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The FY 2018 Foreign Affairs Budget'', 9 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, markup on H.R. 1415, the 
``End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Africa's 
Current and Potential Famines'', 2:15 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Foreign Military Sales: Process and Policy'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing 
entitled ``Russia's Strategic Objectives in the Middle East and 
North Africa'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, markup on H.R. 535, 
the ``Taiwan Travel Act''; H.R. 2061, the ``North Korean Human 
Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2397, the 
``Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2017'', 
2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Renewing Assurances: Strengthening U.S.-Taiwan Ties'', 2:45 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 14, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2825, the ``Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act 
of 2017'', 11 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 14, Full Committee, markup on 
H.J. Res. 76, granting the consent and approval of Congress for the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of 
Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of 
the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission; H.J. Res. 92, granting 
the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of 
Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to 
amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact; H.R. 495, the 
``Protection of Children Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2826, the ``Refugee 
Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Data Stored Abroad: 
Ensuring Lawful Access and Privacy Protection in the Digital Era'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 14, Subcommittee on Federal 
Lands, hearing on a legislative measure to provide for the 
preservation of sportsmen's heritage and enhance recreation 
opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on legislation to 
expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 
improve forest management activities on National Forest System 
lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, 
fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.

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  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 15, Subcommittee 
on Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and Technology, joint 
hearing entitled ``Bolstering the Government's Cybersecurity: 
Lessons Learned from WannaCry'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 14, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Cautionary Tale: A Review of SBA's Failed FY 2014 
Agency Restructure'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 15, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2763, the ``Small Business 
Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer 
Improvements Act of 2017''; H.R. 2594, the ``Small Business Payment 
for Performance Act of 2017''; H.R. 2333, the ``Small Business 
Investment Opportunity Act of 2017''; H.R. 2364, the ``Investing in 
Main Street Act of 2017''; and H.R. 2056, the ``Microloan 
Modernization Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 14, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2742, the ``Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in 
Foster Care Act''; H.R. 2857, the ``Supporting Families in Substance 
Abuse Treatment Act''; H.R. 2834, the ``Partnership Grants to 
Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act''; H.R. 
2866, the ``Reducing Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act''; 
H.R. 2847, the ``Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care 
Act''; and H.R. 2842, the ``Accelerating Individuals into the 
Workforce Act'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 14, Subcommittee 
on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities: FY 18 Budget 
Request'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be closed.
  June 15, Full Committee, budget hearing entitled ``Ongoing 
Intelligence Activities: FY 18 Budget Request'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. 
This hearing will be closed.-


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 14, to hold 
hearings to examine the Romanian anti-corruption process, focusing 
on successes and excesses, 9:30 a.m., SVC-212-210.