[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D505-D508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
National Institutes of Health. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Health and Human Services officials: Diana Bianchi, 
Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 
Human Development, National Institutes of Health; Anthony S. Fauci, 
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 
National Institutes of Health; Gary H. Gibbons, Director, National 
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; 
Douglas R. Lowy, Acting Director, National Cancer Institute, National 
Institutes of Health; Lawrence A. Tabak, Acting Director, National 
Institutes of Health; and Nora D. Volkow, Director, National Institute 
on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held a budget hearing on the U.S. Agency for 
International Development. Testimony was heard from Samantha Power, 
Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a budget 
hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony 
was heard from Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget 
hearing on the Department of Defense. Testimony was heard from Lloyd J. 
Austin III, Secretary, Department of Defense; Michael J. McCord, Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer, Department 
of Defense; and General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of 
Staff.
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the National 
Science Foundation. Testimony was heard from Sethuraman Panchanathan, 
Director, National Science Foundation.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Testimony was

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heard from Chris Magnus, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
IMPACTS OF VA'S RESEARCH EFFORTS ON VETERANS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled 
``Impacts of VA's Research Efforts on Veterans''. Testimony was heard 
from Patricia Hastings, Chief Consultant, Health Outcomes Military 
Exposures, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Rachel Ramoni, Chief 
Research and Development Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the National 
Nuclear Security Administration and Environmental Management. Testimony 
was heard from Admiral James Caldwell, Deputy Administrator for Naval 
Reactors, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of 
Energy; Jill Hruby, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and 
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of 
Energy; and William White, Senior Advisor, Office of Environmental 
Management, Department of Energy.
FISCAL YEAR 2023 DEFENSE BUDGET REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request from the Department of the 
Navy''. Testimony was heard from Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the 
Navy, Department of the Navy; Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Navy 
Operations, U.S. Navy; and General David H. Berger, Commandant of the 
Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps.
FISCAL YEAR 2023 STRATEGIC FORCES MISSILE DEFENSE AND MISSILE DEFEAT 
PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Strategic Forces Missile Defense 
and Missile Defeat Programs''. Testimony was heard from John Plumb, 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the 
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense; Vice 
Admiral Jon Hill, Director, Missile Defense Agency, Department of 
Defense; Lieutenant General John E. Shaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space 
Command, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Daniel Karbler, 
Commander, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, U.S. Army; and 
John D. Sawyer, Acting Director, Contracting and National Security 
Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office.
STANDING UP FOR WORKERS: PREVENTING WAGE THEFT AND RECOVERING STOLEN 
WAGES
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing entitled ``Standing Up for Workers: Preventing Wage 
Theft and Recovering Stolen Wages''. Testimony was heard from Karen 
Cacace, Labor Bureau Chief, New York State Office of the Attorney 
General; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a markup 
on H.R. 7667, the ``Food and Drug Amendments of 2022''; H.R. 7666, the 
``Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022''; H.R. 
7233, the ``KIDS CARES Act''; H.R. 623, the ``Gabriella Miller Kids 
First Research Act 2.0''; H.R. 3771, the ``South Asian Heart Health 
Awareness Act of 2021''; and H.R. 5585, the ``Advanced Research Project 
Agency-Health Act''. H.R. 7667, H.R. 7233, H.R. 623, and H.R. 3771 were 
forwarded to the full Committee, as amended. H.R. 7666 and H.R. 5585 
were forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
A NOTCH ABOVE? EXAMINING THE BOND RATING INDUSTRY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Investor Protection 
and Capital Markets held a hearing entitled ``A Notch Above? Examining 
the Bond Rating Industry''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IMPROVING THE UNITED STATES' ABILITY TO PREVENT AND STABILIZE CONFLICT: 
GLOBAL FRAGILITY ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Development, International Organizations, and Global Corporate Social 
Impact held a hearing entitled ``Improving the United States' Ability 
to Prevent and Stabilize Conflict: Global Fragility Act 
Implementation''. Testimony was heard from Anne A. Witkowsky, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Department 
of State; Robert Jenkins, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for 
Conflict Prevention and Stabilization, U.S. Agency for International 
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and James Saenz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy, Department of Defense.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE FOR WAR CRIMES COMMITTED IN UKRAINE BY THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the 
Environment, and Cyber held a hearing entitled ``Accountability and 
Justice for War Crimes Committed in Ukraine by the Russian 
Federation''. Testimony was heard from Michael R. Carpenter, Permanent 
Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe, U.S. Mission to the Organization 
for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 6943, 
the ``Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022''; H.R. 2992, the 
``Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Law 
Enforcement Training Act''; H.R. 7647, the ``Supreme Court Ethics, 
Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022''; and H.R. 6577, the ``Real 
Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022''. H.R. 6943, H.R. 2992, H.R. 7647, and 
H.R. 6577 were ordered reported, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 279, the ``Roadless 
Area Conservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 7329, the ``Smith River National 
Recreation Area Expansion Act''; H.R. 7399, the ``LBL Recreation and 
Heritage Act''; and H.R. 7665, the ``Mt. Hood and Columbia River Gorge 
Recreation Enhancement and Conservation Act of 2022''. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Gallego, Huffman, Comer, and Blumenauer; 
Chris French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture; Richard Lunt, Chairman and 
Supervisor, District 3, Greenlee County, Arizona; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
7683, the ``Artificial Intelligence Training for the Acquisition Act''; 
H.R. 7331, the ``Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act''; 
H.R. 7535, the ``Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act''; 
H.R. 521, the ``First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their 
Initial Retirement Earned Act''; H.R. 7674, the ``Ensuring Oversight 
Access at the Postal Service Act''; H.R. 6104, the ``Building the Next 
Generation of Federal Employees Act''; H.R. 7686, the ``District of 
Columbia Code Returning Citizens Coordination Act''; H.R. 7682, the 
``Ensuring an Accurate Postal Fleet Electrification Act''; H.R. 228, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the ``Norma Comnick Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 6404, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 114 North Magnolia Street in Elmwood, 
Illinois, as the ``Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office''; H.R. 7417, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 120 East Oak Avenue in Seminole, Oklahoma, as the ``Sergeant Bret D. 
Isenhower Memorial Post Office Building''; H.R. 7514, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main 
Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the ``Andrew Gomer Williams Post 
Office Building''; and H.R. 5976, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 101 West Walnut Street in 
Watseka, Illinois, as the ``Sgt. Jeremy C. Sherman Post Office 
Building''. H.R. 7683, H.R. 7331, H.R. 7535, H.R.521, H.R. 7674, H.R. 
6104, H.R. 7686, and H.R. 7682 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 
5976, H.R. 7514, H.R. 7417, H.R. 6404, and H.R. 228 were ordered 
reported, without amendment.
SECURING THE DIGITAL COMMONS: OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE CYBERSECURITY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and 
Technology held a joint hearing entitled ``Securing the Digital 
Commons: Open-Source Software Cybersecurity''. Testimony was heard from 
Lauren Knausenberger, Chief Information Officer, Department of the Air 
Force; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 7352, 
the ``PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022''; H.R. 
7334, the ``COVID-19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022''; 
H.R. 7622, the ``Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2022''; H.R. 
7664, the ``Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2022''; H.R. 7670, the ``Women-Owned Small Business 
Program Transparency Act''; H.R. 5879, the ``Hubzone Price Evaluation 
Preference Clarification Act of 2021''; and H.R. 7694, the 
``Strengthening Subcontracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022''. H.R. 
7352, H.R. 7334, H.R. 7622, H.R. 7664, H.R. 7670, H.R. 5879, and H.R. 
7694 were ordered reported, without amendment.

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BRINGING PROSPERITY TO LEFT-BEHIND COMMUNITIES: USING TARGETED PLACE-
BASED DEVELOPMENT TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth: Full 
Committee held a hearing entitled ``Bringing Prosperity to Left-Behind 
Communities: Using Targeted Place-based Development to Expand Economic 
Opportunity''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.