[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1042-D1045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. DEFENSE STRATEGY IN SOUTH ASIA
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``U.S. Defense Strategy in South Asia''. Testimony was heard from 
General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and 
James N. Mattis, Secretary, Department of Defense.

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SECURING THE PEACE AFTER THE FALL OF ISIL
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Securing the Peace After the 
Fall of ISIL''. Testimony was heard from Brigadier General James 
Bierman, U.S. Marine Corps, Director of Middle East Division, Joint 
Staff, J-5, Department of Defense; Joseph S. Pennington, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Iraq, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, 
Department of State, Pamela Quanrud, Director, Global Coalition to 
Defeat ISIS, Department of State; Mark Swayne, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Stability and Humanitarian Affairs, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity 
Conflict, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE EQUIFAX DATA BREACH: ANSWERS FOR CONSUMERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Equifax 
Data Breach: Answers for Consumers''. Testimony was heard from a public 
witness.
EXAMINING PATIENT ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining Patient Access to Investigational Drugs''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Biggs and Fitzpatrick; John 
Dicken, Director for Health Care, Government Accountability Office; 
Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; and public 
witnesses.
PART II: POWERING AMERICA: DEFINING RELIABILITY IN A TRANSFORMING 
ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Part II: Powering America: Defining Reliability in a 
Transforming Electricity Industry''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SUSTAINABLE HOUSING FINANCE: AN UPDATE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL 
HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Sustainable Housing Finance: An Update from the Director of the 
Federal Housing Finance Agency''. Testimony was heard from Melvin L. 
Watt, Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
IRAQ AND SYRIA GENOCIDE EMERGENCY RELIEF AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and 
Accountability''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING DHS'S CYBERSECURITY MISSION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Examining DHS's 
Cybersecurity Mission''. Testimony was heard from Christopher Krebs, 
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary, National 
Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; 
Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and 
Communications, National Protection and Programs Directorate, 
Department of Homeland Security; and Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
Department of Energy.
ONLINE SEX TRAFFICKING AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland 
Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Online Sex Trafficking 
and the Communications Decency Act''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE


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  October 3, 2017, on page D1043, the following appeared: 
RECREATION NOT RED-TAPE ACT Committee on Natural Resources: 
Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on H.R. 3400, the 
``Recreation Not Red-Tape Act''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: LEGISLATIVE 
MEASURE Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal 
Lands held a hearing on H.R. 3400, the ``Recreation Not Red-Tape 
Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.


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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
210, the ``Native American Energy Act''; H.R. 424, the ``Gray Wolf 
State Management Act of 2017''; H.R. 717, the ``Listing Reform Act''; 
H.R. 1274, the ``State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and 
Recovery Act''; H.R. 1488, the ``Indiana Dunes National Park Act''; 
H.R. 2600, to provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the 
reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in 
Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and for other purposes; H.R. 2603, the 
``SAVES Act''; H.R. 2897, to authorize the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into 
cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and 
management of units of the National Park System in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes; and

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H.R. 3131, the ``Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act''.
INNOVATIONS IN SECURITY: EXAMINING THE USE OF CANINES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs; and Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security of the House Committee on Homeland Security held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Innovations in Security: Examining the Use of 
Canines''. Testimony was heard from Scott Smith, Lieutenant, Orlando 
Police Department, Florida; and public witnesses.
CYBERSECURITY OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Technology held a hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity of the 
Internet of Things''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND SETTING FORTH THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS 
FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2027
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 71, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. The Committee granted, by record 
vote of 9-4, a structured rule for H. Con. Res. 71. The rule provides 
four hours of general debate with three hours confined to the 
congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one hour on 
the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided and 
controlled by Rep. Tiberi (OH) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY) or their 
respective designees. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution and provides that the 
concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. The rule makes in 
order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each 
such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
and shall not be subject to amendment. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendments printed in the report except that the 
adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute 
the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for 
amendment. The rule provides, upon the conclusion of consideration of 
the concurrent resolution for amendment, a final period of general 
debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Budget. The rule permits the Chair of the Budget Committee to offer 
amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. 
The rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question of its adoption. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Black, and Representatives Yarmuth, Grothman, 
Schakowsky, and Scott of Virginia.
RESILIENCY: THE ELECTRIC GRID'S ONLY HOPE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Resiliency: The Electric Grid's Only Hope''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: COAST GUARD 
STAKEHOLDERS' PERSPECTIVES AND JONES ACT FLEET CAPABILITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Building a 
21st Century Infrastructure for America: Coast Guard Stakeholders' 
Perspectives and Jones Act Fleet Capabilities''. Testimony was heard 
from Rear Admiral William Kelly, Assistant Commandant for Human 
Resources, U.S. Coast Guard; Rear Admiral Melvin Bouboulis, Assistant 
Commandant for Engineering and Logistics, U.S. Coast Guard; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
TAX REFORM AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax 
reform and entrepreneurship, after receiving testimony from John R. 
Dearie, Center for American Entrepreneurship, Great Falls, Virginia; 
Falon Donohue, VentureOhio, Columbus; and Scott Hodge, Tax Foundation, 
and John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, both of Washington, D.C.
COMBATING KLEPTOCRACY
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine combating kleptocracy with incorporation 
transparency, after receiving testimony from Charles Davidson, Hudson

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Institute Kleptocracy Initiative, Pat O'Carroll, Federal Law 
Enforcement Officers Association, Caroline Vicini, Delegation of the 
European Union to the United States, and Gary Kalman, Financial 
Accountability and Transparency Coalition, all of Washington, D.C.