[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D231-D233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2021 for the National Guard and Reserve, 
after receiving testimony from General Joseph Lengyel, Chief, National 
Guard Bureau, Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey, Chief of Army 
Reserve, Lieutenant General Richard W. Scobee, Chief of Air Force 
Reserve, Vice Admiral Luke M. McCollum, Chief of Navy Reserve, and 
Lieutenant General David G. Bellon, Commander of Marine Corps Forces 
Reserve, all of the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: DOI
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2021 for the Department of the Interior, after receiving testimony from 
David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior.
APPROPRIATIONS: DOT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2021 for the Department of Transportation, after receiving testimony 
from Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Transportation.
APPROPRIATIONS: DOE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates 
and justification for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Energy, 
after receiving testimony from Dan Brouillette, Secretary of Energy.
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded open and closed hearings to examine the 
Department of Defense review of vetting policies for international 
military students following the attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola, 
after receiving testimony from Garry Reid, Director for Defense 
Intelligence (Counterintelligence, Law Enforcement, and Security), 
Office of the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Security, and 
Lieutenant General Charles W. Hooper, USA, Director, Defense Security 
Cooperation Agency, both of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower concluded a 
hearing to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from James F. Geurts, Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, 
Lieutenant General Eric M. Smith, USMC, Commanding General, Marine 
Corps Combat Development Command, Deputy Commandant for Combat 
Development and Integration, and Vice Admiral James W. Kilby, USN, 
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and 
Capabilities, all of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the Department of Defense budget posture in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2021 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from Mark T. Esper, Secretary, and 
General Mark A. Milley, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of 
the Department of Defense.
5G SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine 5G supply chain security, focusing on threats and 
solutions, after receiving testimony from Steven K. Berry, Competitive 
Carriers Association, Jason S. Boswell,

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Ericsson North America, Asha Keddy, Intel Corporation, and James A. 
Lewis, Center for Strategic and International Studies, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Michael Murphy, Nokia, Irving, Texas.
ROLE OF AVIATION IN CONTAINING THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Aviation and Space concluded a hearing to examine the role of global 
aviation in containing the spread of infectious disease, focusing on 
coronavirus, after receiving testimony from Joel Szabat, Assistant 
Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs, 
performing the duties of the Undersecretary of Transportation for 
Policy; Rear Admiral Stephen C. Redd, Public Health Service, Director, 
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and 
William Ferrara, Executive Assistant Commissioner for Operations 
Support, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security.
IMPACT OF INVASIVE SPECIES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
Power concluded a hearing to examine the impact of invasive species on 
Bureau of Reclamation facilities and management of water resources in 
the West, after receiving testimony from Scott Cameron, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 
Department of the Interior; Mayor Jackie A. Meck, Buckeye, Arizona; 
Stephanie Criswell, Montana Department of Natural Resources and 
Conservation, Helena, on behalf of the Western Invasive Species 
Council; Michael Preston, Dolores Water Conservancy District, Cortez, 
Colorado; and Julie W. Regan, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 
Stateline, Nevada.
NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks concluded a hearing to examine S. 1863, to require the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites 
associated with the life and legacy of the noted American 
philanthropist and business executive Julius Rosenwald, with a special 
focus on the Rosenwald Schools, S. 1910, to rename the Homestead 
National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead 
National Historical Park, S. 1969, to authorize the Fallen Journalists 
Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District 
of Columbia and its environs, S. 2206, to express the sense of Congress 
regarding restoration and maintenance of the Mardasson Memorial in 
Bastogne, Belgium, S. 2340, to establish the Cahokia Mounds 
Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in the States of 
Illinois and Missouri, S. 2827, to amend title 54, United States Code, 
to establish within the National Park Service the U.S. African-American 
Burial Grounds Network, S. 2924, to establish the Bandelier National 
Park and Preserve in the State of New Mexico, S. 3098, to redesignate 
the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site as the ``Jimmy Carter National 
Historical Park'', S. 3119, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande 
Ruins National Monument, S. 3121, to establish the Chiricahua National 
Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, S. 
3265, to redesignate the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the State 
of Connecticut as the ``Weir Farm National Historical Park'', S. 3331, 
to modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park, H.R. 182, 
to extend the authorization for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
Commission, and H.R. 1472, to rename the Homestead National Monument of 
America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical 
Park, after receiving testimony from Shawn Benge, Acting Deputy 
Director, Operations, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OVERSIGHT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after 
receiving testimony from Kristine L. Svinicki, Chairman, and Jeff 
Baran, Annie Caputo, and David A. Wright, each a Commissioner, all of 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for 2021 for the Department of Homeland Security, after receiving 
testimony from Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security.
INDIAN AFFAIRS LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
S. 2610, to reauthorize certain programs under the Office of Indian 
Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy, and S. 2891, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal Wildlife 
Corridors, after receiving testimony from Kevin R. Frost, Director, 
Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy; 
Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director for Policy, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; Lawrence Montoya, Pueblo of Santa Ana, New

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Mexico; and Raymond Auginaush, Sr., White Earth Tribal Nation, Ogema, 
Minnesota.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of John Peter Cronan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, Thomas T. Cullen, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, who 
was introduced by Senators Warner and Kaine, and Jennifer P. Togliatti, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, who was 
introduced by Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BIG TECH AND BEIJING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism 
concluded a hearing to examine big tech and Beijing, after receiving 
testimony from Clyde E. Wallace, Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber 
Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Adam S. Hickey, Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, both of the 
Department of Justice; Bryan Ware, Assistant Director for 
Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security; and Derek Scissors, American 
Enterprise Institute, and Samm Sacks, New America, both of Washington, 
D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
   Committee recessed subject to the call.