[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 104 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D715-D717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: THREATS, IMPACTS, AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Military Technology Transfer: Threats, Impacts, and Solutions for the 
Department of Defense''. Testimony was heard from Kari A. Bingen, 
Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Department of 
Defense; Eric Chewning, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, Department of Defense; 
Michael D. Griffin, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, Department of Defense; and Anthony M. Schinella, Office of 
the Director of National Intelligence; and Major General William K. 
Gayler, Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, 
U.S. Army.
AVIATION MISHAP PREVENTION-A PROGRESS REPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Aviation Mishap Prevention--a Progress Report''. Testimony 
was heard from Rear Admiral Upper Half Roy J. Kelley, Commander, Naval 
Air Force Atlantic, U.S. Navy; Lieutenant General Mark C. Nowland, 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Air Force; and Lieutenant 
General Steven R. Rudder, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, U.S. Marine 
Corps.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee concluded a markup on the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019. The 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 was ordered 
reported, as amended.
GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND CHANGE IN THE U.S. LABOR MARKET AND THE 
AMERICAN WORKFORCE: A REVIEW OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS, TRENDS, AND 
STATISTICS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Growth, 
Opportunity, and Change in the U.S. Labor Market and the American 
Workforce: A Review of Current Developments, Trends, and Statistics''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a markup 
on H.R. 1320, the ``Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act''; H.R. 
6140, the ``Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act''; legislation on 
the Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act; and H.R. 
6141, to require the Secretary of Energy to develop a report on a pilot 
program to site, construct, and operate micro-reactors at critical 
national security locations, and for other purposes. Legislation on 
Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Job Act, H.R. 6140, 
and H.R. 6141 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 1320 was 
ordered reported, as amended.
OVERSIGHT OF THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission''. Testimony 
was heard from Jay Clayton, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange 
Commission.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5970, the ``Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act''; H.R. 6130, the 
``Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act''; and H.R. 6139, the 
``Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act''. 
H.R. 5970 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 6139 and H.R. 6130 
were ordered reported, without amendment.
RUSSIAN AND CHINESE NUCLEAR ARSENALS: POSTURE, PROLIFERATION, AND THE 
FUTURE OF ARMS CONTROL
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Russian and 
Chinese Nuclear Arsenals: Posture, Proliferation, and the Future of 
Arms Control''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE NEED FOR NEW FEDERAL JUDGES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Need 
for New Federal Judges''. Testimony was heard from Lawrence F. Stengel, 
Committee on Judicial Resources, Judicial Conference of the United 
States; Roslynn Mauskopf, Chair, Subcommittee on Judicial Statistics, 
Judicial Conference of the United States; Dana M. Sabraw, U.S. District 
Judge, Southern District of California; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 4599, the ``Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 5148, the ``Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act''; H.R. 5149, 
the ``Unlocking Public Lands Act''; H.R. 5613, the ``Quindaro Townsite 
National Historic Landmark Act''; and H.R. 5727, the ``Emery County 
Public Land Management Act of 2018''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Norton, Gianforte, Yoder, Curtis, and Johnson of Utah; 
Chris French, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. 
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Greg Chilcott, County 
Commissioner, Ravalli County, Montana; Brian Steed, Deputy Director, 
Policy and Programs, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 4644, the ``Yellowstone Gateway 
Protection Act''; and H.R. 5859, the ``Education and Energy Act of 
2018''. Testimony was heard from Rose Pugliese, Commissioner, Mesa 
County, Colorado; and public witnesses.
STATE PERSPECTIVES ON REGULATING BACKGROUND OZONE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``State Perspectives on Regulating 
Background Ozone''. Testimony was heard from Timothy Franquist, Air 
Quality Division Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; 
and public witnesses.
ACCELERATING AGRICULTURE: HOW FEDERAL REGULATIONS IMPACT AMERICA'S 
SMALL FARMERS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``Accelerating Agriculture: How Federal 
Regulations Impact America's Small Farmers''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
PIPES ACT OF 2016 IMPLEMENTATION: OVERSIGHT OF PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``PIPES Act of 2016 Implementation: Oversight of Pipeline Safety 
Programs''. Testimony was heard from Howard Elliott, Administrator, 
Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; and public 
witnesses.
MORE THAN JUST FILLING VACANCIES: A CLOSER LOOK AT VA HIRING 
AUTHORITIES, RECRUITING, AND RETENTION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``More Than Just Filling Vacancies: A Closer Look at VA Hiring 
Authorities, Recruiting, and Retention''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 6142, 
the ``Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018''; H.R. 6138, the ``Ambulatory 
Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018''; H.R. 4952, to 
direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
and submit a report on the effects of the inclusion of quality 
increases in the determination of blended benchmark amounts under part 
C of the Medicare Program; H.R. 3500, the ``Ensuring Integrity in the 
IRS Workforce Act of 2017''; H.R. 519, the ``Water and Agriculture Tax 
Reform Act of 2017''; H.R. 6124, the ``Tribal Social Security Fairness 
Act of 2018''; H.R. 6084, the ``Improving Social Security's Service

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to Victims of Identity Theft Act''. H.R. 4952, H.R. 3500, H.R. 519, 
H.R. 6124, H.R. 6084, H.R. 6138, and H.R. 6142 were ordered reported, 
as amended.
DIA ROLES AND MISSION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``DIA Roles and Mission''. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
ILLICIT TRADE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on illicit trade from Russ Travers, Acting Director, National 
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence; Christa Brzozowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Trade and 
Transport, Department of Homeland Security; Lisa Dyer, Director, Office 
of Intellectual Property Enforcement, Department of State; and Aaron 
Seres, Acting Section Chief, Financial Crimes Section, Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, Department of Justice.