[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1073-D1076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING THE 2017 AGENDA FOR THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the 2017 Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission''. Testimony was heard from J. Christopher Giancarlo, 
Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
EXAMINING HOW COVERED ENTITIES UTILIZE THE 340B DRUG PRICING PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining How Covered Entities 
Utilize the 340B Drug Pricing Program''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MEMBER DAY: TESTIMONY AND PROPOSALS ON THE OPIOID CRISIS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Member Day: Testimony and Proposals on the Opioid Crisis''. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Walden, Chairman Goodlatte, Chairman 
Brooks of Indiana and Representatives Pelosi, Pallone, Upton, Latta, 
Lance, Butterfield, Matsui, Bilirakis, Welch, Bucshon, Mullin, Tonko, 
Johnson of Ohio, Hudson, Kennedy, Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, 
Costello, Walberg, Rogers of Kentucky, Turner, Marshall, Stivers, 
Bustos, Esty, Jeffries, Wenstrup, O'Halleran, Pascrell, Jenkins of West 
Virginia, Love, MacArthur, Poliquin, Rouzer, Young of Iowa, Schneider, 
Crist, Handel, Faso, Katko, Blumenauer, Rochester, Fitzpatrick, 
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Walorski, Rothfus, Hartzler, Carter of Georgia, and Clark of 
Massachusetts.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a markup on a bill to amend the Communications Act of 
1934 to reauthorize appropriations for the Federal Communications 
Commission, to provide for certain procedural changes to the rules of 
the Commission to maximize opportunities for public participation and 
efficient decision making, and for other purposes. The bill to amend 
the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize appropriations for the 
Federal Communications Commission, to provide for certain procedural 
changes to the rules of the Commission to maximize opportunities for 
public participation and efficient decision making, and for other 
purposes, was forwarded to the full Committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
477, the ``Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage 
Simplification Act of 2017''; H.R. 1116, the ``Taking Account of 
Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017''; H.R. 1585, to amend 
the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of 
individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities 
laws; H.R. 1645, the ``Fostering Innovation Act of 2017''; H.R. 1699, 
the ``Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017''; H.R. 
2121, the ``Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking 
Act''; H.R. 2148, the ``Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans''; H.R. 
2201, the ``Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act''; H.R. 2396, the ``Privacy 
Notification Technical Clarification Act''; H.R. 2706, the ``Financial 
Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 2954, the ``Home 
Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act''; H.R. 3072, the ``Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 3299, the ``Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 3312, the ``Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 3758, the ``Senior Safe Act of 2017''; H.R. 3857, the 
``Protecting Advice for Small Savers Act of 2017''; H.R. 3898, the 
``Impeding North Korea's Access to Finance Act of 2017''; H.R. 3903, 
the ``Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017''; H.R. 3911, the 
``Risk-Based Credit Examination Act''; H.R. 3948, the ``Protection of 
Source Code Act''; H.R. 3971, the ``Community Institution Mortgage 
Relief Act of 2017''; H.R. 3972, the ``Family Office Technical 
Correction Act of 2017''; and H.R. 3973, the ``Market Data Protection 
Act of 2017''.
CONFRONTING THE FULL RANGE OF IRANIAN THREATS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Confronting the Full Range of Iranian Threats''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD LEBANON
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon''. 
Testimony was heard from Michael Ratney, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; and Jeanne Pryor, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the Middle East, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND USAID FY 2018 AFRICA BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``The State Department and USAID FY 2018 Africa Budget''. 
Testimony was heard from Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and Cheryl Anderson, 
Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.


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  October 11, 2017, on page D1074, the following appeared: THE 
STATE DEPARTMENT AND USAID FY 2018 AFRICA BUDGET Committee on 
Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing entitled 
``The State Department and USAID FY 2018 Africa Budget''. 
Testimony was heard from Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and 
Cheryl Anderson, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT AND USAID FY 2018 AFRICA BUDGET Committee on Foreign 
Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing entitled 
``The State Department and USAID FY 2018 Africa Budget''. 
Testimony was heard from Donald Yamamoto, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and 
Cheryl Anderson, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development.


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TRANSFORMING GPO FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND: PART 4
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Transforming GPO for the 21st Century and Beyond: Part 4''. 
Testimony was heard from Karen Haas, Clerk, House of Representatives; 
Eric Peterson, Specialist in American National Government, 
Congressional Research Service; Robin Dale, Deputy Director for Library 
Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services; and a public 
witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 219, the ``Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary 
Correction Act''; H.R. 2630, the ``La Paz County Land Conveyance Act''; 
H.R. 3373, to amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to 
extend for an additional 50 years the lease under which the government 
of the District of Columbia uses the ground under and the parking 
facilities associated with Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium; and H.R. 
3607, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees for 
medical services provided in units of the National Park System, and for 
other purposes. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gosar and 
Young of Alaska; D.L. Wilson, Supervisor and

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Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, La Paz County, Arizona; Bob 
Vogel, Acting Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service; 
and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on legislation to amend the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act to distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the 
outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, and for other 
purposes. Testimony was heard from Stephen Goldfinch, Senator, District 
34, South Carolina; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3990, the ``National Monument Creation and Protection Act''; H. Res. 
555, of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of 
the Interior to transmit, respectively, certain documents and other 
information to the House of Representatives relating to the executive 
order on the review of designations under the Antiquities Act. H.R. 
3990 and H. Res. 555 were ordered reported, as amended.
REVIEW OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN PROTECTING INTERNATIONAL 
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Review of the U.S. Government's Role 
in Protecting International Religious Freedom''. Testimony was heard 
from Michael G. Kozak, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor, Department of State; Kristina Arriaga, Vice Chair, 
Commission on International Religious Freedom; and public witnesses.
SECURITY CLEARANCE INVESTIGATION CHALLENGES AND REFORMS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``Security Clearance 
Investigation Challenges and Reforms''. Testimony was heard from 
William Evanina, Director, National Counterintelligence and Security 
Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Charles 
Phalen, Director, National Background Investigations Bureau, Office of 
Personnel Management; Garry Reid, Director of Defense Intelligence, 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Department 
of Defense; and a public witness.-
NIST'S PHYSICAL SECURITY VULNERABILITIES: A GAO UNDERCOVER REVIEW
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight; 
and Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a joint hearing 
entitled ``NIST's Physical Security Vulnerabilities: A GAO Undercover 
Review''. Testimony was heard from Lisa Casias, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, Department of Commerce; Kent Rochford, 
Acting Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and 
Seto Bagdoyan, Director, Audit Services, Forensic Audits and 
Investigative Service, Government Accountability Office.
EVALUATING THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT PART II: ARE BURDENS BEING 
REDUCED?
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Evaluating the Paperwork Reduction Act Part II: Are Burdens Being 
Reduced?''. Testimony was heard from Steven Fine, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, Acting Chief Information Officer, Environmental 
Protection Agency; Stephen D. Guertin, Deputy Director for Policy, Fish 
and Wildlife Service; Gundeep Ahluwalia, Chief Information Officer, 
Department of Labor; and Todd Simpson, Chief Information Officer, Food 
and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: HIGHWAYS AND 
TRANSIT STAKEHOLDERS' PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century 
Infrastructure for America: Highways and Transit Stakeholders' 
Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on H.R. 815, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the 
home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3018, the 
``Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act''; H.R. 3634, the ``SERVE Act 
of 2017''; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
eliminate the applicability of certain provisions of the Administrative 
Procedure Act to housing and business loan programs of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance 
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight

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training programs; legislation to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to make grants to eligible organization for the provision of 
transition assistance to members of the Armed Forces recently separated 
from active duty service; and legislation to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for the designation of State approving agencies 
for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of the educational 
assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Rutherford, Himes, McSally, and Khanna; 
Major General Robert M. Worley II, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Director, 
Education Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND U.S. TRADE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC 
REGION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Opportunities to Expand U.S. Trade Relationships in the 
Asia-Pacific Region''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.