[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D633-D635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
UNITED STATES AND CHINA
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine the United States and 
China, focusing on winning the economic competition, after receiving 
testimony from J. Christopher Giancarlo, Willkie Farr and Gallagher, 
Jersey City, New Jersey; Tim Morrison, Hudson Institute, and Martjin 
Rasser, Center for a New American Security, both of Washington, D.C.; 
and Lisa D. Cook, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 933, to improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, 
oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute;
  S. 1730, to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to make grants to State and local 
governments and nongovernmental organizations for purposes of carrying 
out climate-resilient living shoreline projects that protect coastal 
communities by supporting ecosystem functions and habitats with the use 
of natural materials and systems, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 3152, to require the Federal Communications Commission to 
incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health 
maps, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3771, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the 
Federal Advisory Committee on the Development and Implementation of 
Artificial Intelligence, with an amendment;
  S. 3891, to require the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology to advance the development of technical 
standards for artificial intelligence, to establish the National 
Program to Advance Artificial Intelligence Research, to promote 
research on artificial intelligence at the National Science Foundation, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3958, to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of 
incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport 
development projects, with an amendment;
  S. 4144, to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with 
respect to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety;
  S. 4162, to provide certainty for airport funding; and
  The nominations of Joel Szabat, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Policy, Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a 
Member of the Federal Communications Commission, Michael J. Walsh, Jr., 
of Virginia, to be General Counsel, and Mary A. Toman, of California, 
to be Under Secretary Economic Affairs, both of the Department of 
Commerce, and routine lists in the Coast Guard,
WATER AND POWER LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
Power concluded a hearing to examine S. 2718, to provide for the 
conduct of certain water security measures in the State of New Mexico, 
S. 3811, to provide financial assistance for projects to address 
certain subsidence impacts in the State of California, S. 4188, to 
provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability, 
S. 4189, to provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply 
reliability, and an original bill entitled, ``Water-Energy Technology 
Demonstration and Deployment Act'', after receiving testimony

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from Senators Feinstein and Udall; Aubrey Bettencourt, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science; Dan Keppen, Family 
Farm Alliance, Klamath Falls, Oregon; and Joe S. Whitworth, The 
Freshwater Trust, Portland, Oregon.
ZOONOTIC DISEASE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the increased risk of zoonotic disease from illegal 
wildlife trafficking, after receiving testimony from Catherine E. 
Semcer, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, Montana; 
Jonathan Epstein, EcoHealth Alliance, New York, New York; and Dan Ashe, 
Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Washington, D.C.
COMPETITION WITH CHINA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine advancing effective United States competition with China, 
focusing on objectives, priorities, and next steps, after receiving 
testimony from Stephen E. Biegun, Deputy Secretary of State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
   S. 4204, to establish an Interagency Task Force to analyze 
preparedness for national pandemics, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute;
  S. 4210, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the 
transfer of certain equipment during a public health emergency, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4153, to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
evaluate the National Response Framework based on lessons learned from 
the COVID-19 pandemic, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4157, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the 
authority of the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis 
Center, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4158, to examine the extent of the reliance of the United States 
on foreign producers for personal protective equipment during the 
COVID-19 pandemic and produce recommendations to secure the supply 
chain of personal protective equipment, with amendments;
  S. 4133, to modernize the REAL ID Act of 2005, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4165, to repeal section 692 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, with an amendment;
  S. 3997, to strengthen the security and integrity of the United 
States scientific and research enterprise, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 4200, to establish a program to facilitate the adoption of modern 
technology by executive agencies, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 4077, to amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to provide 
for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules;
  S. 92, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect 
unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law;
  S. 4138, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the 
authority of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a 
telework travel expenses program;
  S. 4222, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to 
require Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the 
United States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, 
amended, or otherwise made ineffective;
  S. 3287, to modify the governmentwide financial management plan, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3455, to prohibit certain individuals from downloading or using 
TikTok on any device issued by the United States or a government 
corporation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4024, to establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a Cybersecurity 
Advisory Committee, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2967, to establish the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 
of the United States to facilitate the fullest cooperation, 
coordination, and mutual accountability among all levels of government, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3658, to establish an Office of Equal Rights and Community 
Inclusion at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3038, to promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement 
strategies;
  S. 3896, to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish and 
maintain a public directory of the individuals occupying Government 
policy and supporting positions, with amendments;
  S. 4224, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess 
technology needs along the Southern border and develop a strategy for 
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gaps, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 1313, to amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of funds for 
public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods 
of performance for such grants, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  H.R. 4727, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a 
mentor-protege program, with an amendment;
  H.R. 542, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the 
National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 3461, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the 
``Audie Murphy Post Office Building'';
  S. 3462, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the 
``Ralph Hall Post Office'';
  S. 3839, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2719 South Webster Street in Kokomo, Indiana, as the 
``Opha May Johnson Post Office'';
  S. 4126, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, 
as the ``Joseph G. Demler Post Office''; and
  The nominations of Derek Kan, of California, to be Deputy Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, and Mark A. Robbins, Carl Ezekiel 
Ross, and Elizabeth J. Shapiro, each to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
protecting the integrity of college athletics, after receiving 
testimony from Dan Radakovich, Clemson University, Clemson, South 
Carolina; Matthew J. Mitten, Marquette University Law School, 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; George Wrighster, Unafraid Show, Los Angeles, 
California; Mark Emmert, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 
Indianapolis, Indiana; Ramogi Huma, National College Players 
Association, Norca, California; William C. Miller, Jr., American Gaming 
Association, Washington, D.C.; and Heather Lyke, University of 
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2020 GENERAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine 2020 general election preparations, after receiving testimony 
from Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State, Nashville; Mac Warner, 
West Virginia Secretary of State, Charleston; Rick Stream, Saint Louis 
County Election Board, St. Louis County, Missouri; and Kristen Clarke, 
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Christopher C. Miller, of Virginia, to be 
Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who was introduced by 
Senator Grassley, and Patrick Hovakimian, of California, to be General 
Counsel, both of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.