[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 137 (Monday, August 3, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E721-E722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2020 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                AUGUST 5
     9 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jennifer 
           Yue Barber, of Kentucky, to be the Representative of 
           the United States of America on the Economic and Social 
           Council of the United Nations, with the rank of 
           Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of 
           the United States of America to the Sessions of the 
           General Assembly of the United Nations, during her 
           tenure of service as Representative of the United 
           States of America on the Economic and Social Council of 
           the United Nations, Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to 
           be Ambassador to Ukraine, Julie D. Fisher, of 
           Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, 
           and Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be an Alternate 
           Representative of the United States of America to the 
           Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations 
           during his tenure of service as Alternate 
           Representative of the United States of America for 
           Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, all of 
           the Department of State, Edward A. Burrier, of the 
           District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief Executive 
           Officer of the United States International Development 
           Finance Corporation, and other pending nominations.
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     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Trade 
           Commission.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine Federal and industry efforts 
           to improve cybersecurity for the energy sector, 
           focusing on how to improve collaboration on various 
           cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection 
           initiatives.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine an original bill entitled, 
           ``American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020''.
                                                            SD-106
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Crossfire 
           Hurricane investigation.
                                                            SD-G50
     11:15 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Erik Paul 
           Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Panama, Jonathan Pratt, of California, to be Ambassador 
           to the Republic of Djibouti, Barbera Hale Thornhill, of 
           California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Singapore, Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, to be 
           Ambassador to the Union of Burma, and Kenneth R. 
           Weinstein, of the District of Columbia, to be 
           Ambassador to Japan, all of the Department of State, 
           and other pending nominations.
                                                               VTC
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Hester 
           Maria Peirce, of Ohio, and Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the 
           District of Columbia, both to be a Member of the 
           Securities and Exchange Commission, and Kyle Hauptman, 
           of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
           Administration Board.
                                                            SD-G50
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 3282, to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to improve the oversight of 
           contracts awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
           to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
           veterans, S. 2558, to amend title 38, United States 
           Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
           make certain grants to assist nursing homes for 
           veterans located on tribal lands, S. 3643, to amend 
           title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain 
           postgraduate health care employees and health 
           professions trainees of the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs to provide treatment via telemedicine, S. 2950, 
           to amend title 38, United States Code, to concede 
           exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits 
           under certain circumstances, S. 4384, to require the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to address exposure by 
           members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances at 
           Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, S. 4393, to 
           improve the provision of health care and other benefits 
           from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans 
           who were exposed to toxic substances, S. 711, to amend 
           title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
           mental health services from the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs to include members of the reserve components of 
           the Armed Forces, S. 332, to amend title 38, United 
           States Code, to remove the manifestation period 
           required for the presumptions of service connection for 
           chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and 
           subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure 
           to certain herbicide agents, S. 805, to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to improve the processing of 
           veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans 
           Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of 
           Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the 
           Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the 
           United States, to improve the due process accorded 
           veterans with respect to such recovery, S. 514, to 
           amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
           benefits and services provided by the Department of 
           Veterans Affairs to women veterans, S. 629, to require 
           the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the 
           processes and requirements of the Department of 
           Veterans Affairs for scheduling appointments for health 
           care and conducting consultations under the laws 
           administered by the Secretary, S. 2216, to require the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize 
           caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers 
           of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for 
           caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for 
           veterans who are determined ineligible for the family 
           caregiver program, S. 3235, to direct the Secretary of 
           Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program on 
           posttraumatic growth, and an original bill entitled, 
           ``Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2020''.
                                                            SR-325

                                AUGUST 6
     9 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jason 
           Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Bradley D. 
           Hansell, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, 
           Lucas N. Polakowski, of Virginia, and Louis W. Bremer, 
           of Connecticut, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all 
           of the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Department of 
           Homeland Security personnel deployments to recent 
           protests.
                                                            SD-342
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of William A. 
           Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
           Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Melanie Harris Higgins, of 
           Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, 
           Jeanne

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           Marie Maloney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
           Kingdom of Eswatini, Michael A. McCarthy, of Virginia, 
           to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, Manisha 
           Singh, of Florida, to be Representative of the United 
           States of America to the Organization for Economic 
           Cooperation and Development, with the rank of 
           Ambassador, and James Broward Story, of South Carolina, 
           to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of 
           Venezuela.
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