[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1272-D1273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CHINA'S PRESENCE AND INVESTMENT IN AFRICA
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded a hearing to examine implications of China's 
presence and investment in Africa, after receiving testimony from Yun 
Sun, The Stimson Center; Judd Devermont, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies; and Josh Meservey, Heritage Foundation Douglas 
and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy.
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, with the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded a hearing to 
examine Navy and Marine Corps readiness, after receiving testimony from 
Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy, General Robert B. Neller, 
USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Admiral William F. Moran, 
USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, all of the Department of Defense; 
and John H. Pendleton, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, 
Government Accountability Office.
U.S. FORCE POSTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a closed hearing to examine United States force 
posture in the Indo-Pacific region, after receiving testimony from 
James H. Anderson, Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, and 
Capabilities, Lieutenant General Brian D. Beaudreault, USMC, Deputy 
Commandant of the Marine Corps for Plans, Policies, and Operations, and 
Brigadier General Tracy King, USMC, Deputy Director, J5 (Asia), Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, all of the Department of Defense.
NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks concluded a hearing to examine S. 2395, to amend title 54, United 
States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under 
the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units 
of the National Park System to leverage local cultural heritage tourism 
assets, S. 2895 and H.R. 5613, bills to designate the Quindaro Townsite 
National Historic Landmark, S. 3291, to reauthorize the New Jersey 
Coastal Heritage Trail Route, S. 3439 and H.R. 5532, bills to 
redesignate the Reconstruction Era National Monument as the 
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, S. 3468, to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Nashua, Squannacook, 
and Nissitissit Rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System, S. 3505, to provide for partnerships among State and local 
governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, 
conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at nationally significant 
battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War, S. 
3527 and H.R. 5585, bills to extend the authorization for the Cape Cod 
National Seashore Advisory Commission, S. 3533, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments within the Wood-
Pawcatuck watershed as components of the National Wild and Scenic 
Rivers System, S. 3534, to redesignate the New River Gorge National 
River in the State of West Virginia as the ``New River Gorge National 
Park'', S. 3571 and H.R. 5420, bills to authorize the acquisition of 
land for addition to the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National 
Historic Site in the State of New York, S. 3646, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to accept certain properties in the State of 
Missouri, S. 3609 and H.R. 801, bills to amend the National Trails 
System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, S. 3659, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at 
least one city in the United States as an ``American World War II 
Heritage City'', H.R. 1220, to establish the Adams Memorial Commission 
to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, H.R. 3607, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees for medical 
services provided in units of the National Park System, H.R. 3961, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Kissimmee River and its tributaries in the State of Florida for study 
for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
H.R. 5005, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, 
Florida, as a unit of the National Park System, H.R. 5706, to establish 
the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in the State of Hawai`i and the 
Honouliuli National Historic Site in the State of Hawai`i, H.R. 6077, 
recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, H.R. 
6599, to modify the application of temporary limited appointment 
regulations to the National Park Service, and H.R. 6687, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore 
in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing 
intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on 
agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, 
cultural, scenic and natural values, after receiving

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testimony from P. Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, Exercising the 
Authority of the Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior.
MISSING PERSONS AND MURDER VICTIMS IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine missing persons and murder victims in Indian country, 
focusing on confronting the silent crisis, after receiving testimony 
from Charles Addington, Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Robert Johnson, Assistant 
Director, Criminal Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and Gerald M. Laporte, Director, Office of Investigative 
and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice 
Programs, both of the Department of Justice; Amber Kanazbah Crotty, 
Navajo Nation Council, Window Rock, Arizona; Patricia Alexander, 
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Violence 
Against Women Task Force, Juneau; and Kimberly Loring Heavy Runner, 
Missoula, Montana.
CHINA'S NON-TRADITIONAL ESPIONAGE
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
China's non-traditional espionage against the United States, focusing 
on the threat and potential policy responses, after receiving testimony 
from John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General, National Security 
Division, and E.W. Priestap, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence 
Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of the Department of 
Justice; Christopher Krebs, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Dean Cheng, The 
Heritage Foundation, and Peter E. Harrell, Center for a New American 
Security, both of Washington, D.C.; and James Mulvenon, SOS 
International, LLC, Vienna, Virginia.
TRANSNATIONAL CARTELS AND BORDER SECURITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Immigration concluded a hearing to examine transnational cartels and 
border security, after receiving testimony from Kemp Chester, Associate 
Director, National Heroin Coordination Group, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy; Janice Ayala, Director, Joint Task Force for 
Investigations (JTF-I), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Carla 
L. Provost, Chief, Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, both 
of the Department of Homeland Security; Paul E. Knierim, Deputy Chief 
of Operations, Office of Global Enforcement, Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Department of Justice; Chris Magnus, Tucson Police 
Department, Tucson, Arizona; and Earl Anthony Wayne, Woodrow Wilson 
International Center for Scholars, Roger F. Noriega, American 
Enterprise Institute, Celina B. Realuyo, The George Washington 
University Elliott School of International Affairs, and Andrew Selee, 
Migration Policy Institute, all of Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.