[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D576-D578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department 
of Education''. Testimony was heard from Betsy DeVos, Secretary, 
Department of Education.
DOE MODERNIZATION: LEGISLATION ADDRESSING DEVELOPMENT, REGULATION, AND 
COMPETITIVENESS OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Development, 
Regulation, and Competitiveness of Advanced Nuclear Energy 
Technologies''. Testimony was heard from Ed McGinnis, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy; 
Brent Park, Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear Proliferation, 
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; and 
public witnesses.
INTERNET OF THINGS LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Internet of Things 
Legislation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5735, the ``Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments 
Demonstration Program Act''; H.R. 5793, the ``Housing Choice Voucher 
Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018''; and H.R. 5841, the ``Foreign 
Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018''. H.R. 5841 and H.R. 
5735 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 5793 was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
ADVANCING EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION POLICY WORLDWIDE: SUCCESSES, 
CHALLENGES, AND NEXT STEPS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Advancing Effective Conservation Policy Worldwide: Successes, 
Challenges, and Next Steps''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing and markup 
on H.R. 4819, the ``DELTA Act''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses. H.R. 4819 was ordered reported, as amended.
GEOPOLITICS OF U.S. OIL AND GAS COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Geopolitics of 
U.S. Oil and Gas Competitiveness''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEBANON AND IRAQ: AFTER THE ELECTIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Lebanon and Iraq: After the 
Elections''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STOPPING THE DAILY BORDER CARAVAN: TIME TO BUILD A POLICY WALL
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Stopping the Daily Border Caravan: 
Time to Build a Policy Wall''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Homeland Security officials: Ronald Vitiello, Acting 
Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Thomas Homan, 
Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Lee 
Francis Cissna, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
OVERSIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Oversight of the United States Committee on the Judiciary: Full 
Committee held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office''. Testimony was heard from Andrei Iancu, 
Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Undersecretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property, Department of Commerce.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 5597, the ``Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan 
Expansion Act,

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Washington County, Utah''; H.R. 5751, the ``Golden Spike 150th 
Anniversary Act''; and H.R. 5875, to amend the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport 
Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories 
and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such 
Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Bishop of Utah, and Representatives Stewart and Bordallo; P. 
Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; Dean Cox, County Commissioner, Washington County Commission, 
Utah; Jose F. Aponte-Hernandez, Representative, House of 
Representatives, Puerto Rico; and public witnesses.
TEN YEARS OF TARP: EXAMINING THE HARDEST HIT FUND
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs; and Subcommittee on Government Operations 
held a joint hearing entitled ``Ten Years of TARP: Examining the 
Hardest Hit Fund''. Testimony was heard from Christy Goldsmith-Romero, 
Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Department of 
the Treasury; Kipp Kranbuhl, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Small 
Business, Community Development and Affordable Housing Policy, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, Department of 
the Treasury; Cathy James, Business Development Manager, Alabama 
Housing Finance Authority; Scott Farmer, Executive Director, North 
Carolina Housing Finance Agency; and a public witness.
CHALLENGES TO THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: PART II
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Healthcare, Benefits and Administrative Rules; and Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs held a joint hearing entitled ``Challenges to 
the Freedom of Speech on College Campuses: Part II''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5515, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'' [Amendment 
Consideration]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, providing 
for the further consideration of H.R. 5515 under a structured rule. The 
rule provides for no additional general debate. In section 2, the rule 
makes in order only those further 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule 
waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report 
or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. 
In section 3, the rule provides that the chair of the Committee on 
Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc at any time 
consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. 
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question. In section 4, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. In section 5, the rule 
provides that on any legislative day during the period from May 25, 
2018, through June 4, 2018: the Journal of the proceedings of the 
previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any 
time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be 
announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. In section 6, the 
rule provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the 
duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 
5. Finally, in section 7, the rule provides that each day during the 
period addressed by section 5 of this resolution shall not constitute a 
calendar day of continuous session for purposes of section 1017(b) of 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
688(b)). Testimony was heard from Representatives Jones, Langevin, 
Panetta, Suozzi, Gallagher, Russell, Wilson of South Carolina, Tenney, 
McGovern, Hastings, Polis, Torres, Newhouse, Denham, DeSantis, Dunn, 
Garrett, Gohmert, Griffith, Ferguson, Grothman, Lee, Moore, Pocan, 
Price of North Carolina, Sablan, and Engel.


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  May 22, 2018, on page D577, the following language appears: 
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019COMMITTEE 
ON RULES: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5515, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'' 
[Amendment Consideration]. The Committee granted, by record vote 
of 9-4, providing for the further consideration of H.R. 5515 under 
a structured rule. The rule provides for no additional general 
debate. In section 2, the rule makes in order only those further 
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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendments printed in the report 
or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the 
resolution. In section 3, the rule provides that the chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments 
en bloc at any time consisting of amendments printed in the report 
not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. In section 4, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. In section 5, the 
rule provides that on any legislative day during the period from 
May 25, 2018, through June 4, 2018: the Journal of the proceedings 
of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair 
may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and 
time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. In 
section 6, the rule provides that the Speaker may appoint Members 
to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 5. Finally, in section 7, the rule provides 
that each day during the period addressed by section 5 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a calendar day of continuous 
session for purposes of section 1017(b) of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 688(b)). 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Jones, Langevin, Panetta, 
Suozzi, Gallagher, Russell, Wilson, Tenney, McGovern, Hastings, 
Polis, Torres, Newhouse, Denham, DeSantis, Dunn, Garrett, Gohmert, 
Griffith, Ferguson, Grothman, Lee, Moore, Pocan, Price of North 
Carolina, Sablan, and Engel.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: NATIONAL DEFENSE 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 COMMITTEE ON RULES: Full 
Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'' [Amendment 
Consideration]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, 
providing for the further consideration of H.R. 5515 under a 
structured rule. The rule provides for no additional general 
debate. In section 2, the rule makes in order only those further 
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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendments printed in the report 
or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the 
resolution. In section 3, the rule provides that the chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments 
en bloc at any time consisting of amendments printed in the report 
not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. In section 4, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. In section 5, the 
rule provides that on any legislative day during the period from 
May 25, 2018, through June 4, 2018: the Journal of the proceedings 
of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair 
may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and 
time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. In 
section 6, the rule provides that the Speaker may appoint Members 
to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 5. Finally, in section 7, the rule provides 
that each day during the period addressed by section 5 of this 
resolution shall not constitute a calendar day of continuous 
session for purposes of section 1017(b) of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 688(b)). 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Jones, Langevin, Panetta, 
Suozzi, Gallagher, Russell, Wilson of South Carolina, Tenney, 
McGovern, Hastings, Polis, Torres, Newhouse, Denham, DeSantis, 
Dunn, Garrett, Gohmert, Griffith, Ferguson, Grothman, Lee, Moore, 
Pocan, Price of North Carolina, Sablan, and Engel.


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EMPOWERING U.S. VETERANS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology; and Subcommittee on Energy held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Empowering U.S. Veterans Through Technology''. Testimony was 
heard from Dimitri Kusnezov, Chief Scientist, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
FAST ACT IMPLEMENTATION: MOTOR CARRIER PROVISIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``FAST Act Implementation: 
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Provisions''. Testimony was heard from Ray Martinez, Administrator, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting 
to consider a resolution designating subcommittee members. The 
resolution was agreed to.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE VISN TAKEOVER: ASSESSING VA'S GOVERNANCE 
STRUCTURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Curious Case of the VISN Takeover: Assessing VA's Governance 
Structure''. Testimony was heard from Carolyn Clancy, M.D., Executive 
in Charge, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; Michael J. Missal, Inspector General, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and a public witness.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on CIA held a 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This hearing was 
closed.

Joint Meetings
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
breaking through the regulatory barrier, focusing on what red tape 
means for the innovation economy, after receiving testimony from Scott 
W. Brinkman, Secretary of Kentucky Governor Bevin's Executive Cabinet, 
Frankfort; Jessica A. Milano, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury for Small Business, Community Development, and Housing Policy, 
and Joseph V. Kennedy, Information Technology and Innovation 
Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.; and Christopher Koopman, George 
Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.