[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 106 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D662-D663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for 
the Department of Defense, after receiving testimony from Lloyd J. 
Austin III, Secretary, and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from John P. Roth, Acting Secretary 
of the Air Force,

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General Charles Q. Brown, USAF, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and 
General John W. Raymond, USSF, Chief of Space Operations, all of the 
Department of Defense.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, after receiving testimony from David Maurstad, Deputy 
Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, Federal Insurance 
and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
NCAA STUDENT ATHLETES AND NIL RIGHTS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine National Collegiate Athletic Association student 
athletes and name, image, and likeness rights, after receiving 
testimony from Christina Chenault, University of California, Los 
Angeles; Kaira Brown, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee; 
Martin McNair, The Jordan McNair Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland; and 
Sari Cureton, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
USFS BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2022 for the U.S. Forest Service, after receiving testimony from 
Victoria Christiansen, Chief, U.S. Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture.
U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, 
and International Cybersecurity Policy concluded a hearing to examine 
building the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, focusing on strength through 
partnership, after receiving testimony from Erica J. Barks-Ruggles, 
Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, 
and Jonathan Fritz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian 
and Pacific Affairs, both of the Department of State.
CYBERSECURITY THREATS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight concluded a hearing to 
examine addressing emerging cybersecurity threats to state and local 
government, after receiving testimony from Karen Huey, Ohio Department 
of Public Safety Assistant Director, Columbus; B. Glen Whitley, Tarrant 
County Judge, Fort Worth, Texas, on behalf of the National Association 
of Counties; Mayor Stephen Schewel, Durham, North Carolina, on behalf 
of the National League of Cities; Russell E. Holden, Sunapee School 
District, Sunapee, New Hampshire; and Dan Lips, Lincoln Network, 
Washington, D.C.
HIGHER EDUCATION AND COVID-19 RECOVERY
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine COVID-19 response and recovery, focusing 
on supporting the needs of students in higher education and lessons on 
safely returning to campus, after receiving testimony from Youlonda 
Copeland-Morgan, University of California, Los Angeles; Reynold Verret, 
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans; Anthony Harris, Baldwin 
Wallace University, Berea, Ohio; and Madeline Pumariega, Miami Dade 
College, Miami, Florida.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Anne Milgram, of New Jersey, 
to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., 
of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the 
Department of Justice.
21ST CENTURY CAREGIVING
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
21st century caregiving, focusing on supporting workers, family 
caregivers, seniors, and people with disabilities, after receiving 
testimony from Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Chicago, 
Illinois; Stephanie Blunt, Trident Area Agency on Aging, North 
Charleston, South Carolina; Brittany Williams, SEIU Local 775, Burien, 
Washington; and Theo Braddy, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.