[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 172 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1058-D1059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CAN IT WORK? OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVES ON DOD'S REPLICATOR PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cyber, Information 
Technologies, and Innovation held a hearing entitled ``Can it work? 
Outside Perspectives on DOD's Replicator Program''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
SOUNDING THE ALARM: EXAMINING THE NEED FOR A FISCAL COMMISSION
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Sounding the Alarm: Examining the Need for a Fiscal Commission''. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Womack, Former Member Robert 
Portman, Former Member John Yarmuth, and a public witness.
PROTECTING KIDS: COMBATING GRAPHIC, EXPLICIT CONTENT IN SCHOOL 
LIBRARIES
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled 
``Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School 
Libraries''. Testimony was heard from Megan Degenfelder, 
Superintendent, Wyoming Department of Education; and public witnesses.
THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN POWERING AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and 
Grid Security held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Artificial 
Intelligence in Powering America's Energy Future''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
WHAT'S THE PROGNOSIS?: EXAMINING MEDICARE PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE PATIENT 
ACCESS TO CARE AND MINIMIZE RED TAPE FOR DOCTORS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``What's the Prognosis?: Examining Medicare Proposals to 
Improve Patient Access to Care and Minimize Red Tape for Doctors''. 
Testimony was heard from Meena Seshamani, M.D., Center for Medicare, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Leslie Gordon, Director, Health Care, Government 
Accountability Office; Paul Masi, Executive Director, Medicare Payment 
Advisory Commission; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 
559, declaring it is the policy of the United States that a nuclear 
Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable; H.R. 340, to impose 
sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations, 
including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad; H.R. 3266, to 
require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports reviewing the 
curriculum used by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 3774, to impose additional sanctions with respect to the 
importation or facilitation of the importation of petroleum products 
from Iran, and for other purposes; H.R. 5826, to require a report on 
sanctions under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
Accountability Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 2973, to require the 
Secretary of Defense to develop, in cooperation with allies and 
partners in the Middle East, an integrated maritime domain awareness 
and interdiction capability, and for other purposes; H. Res. 599, 
urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a 
terrorist organization; and H.R. 1809, to require the development of 
strategies and options to prevent the export to Iran of certain 
technologies related to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other 
purposes.
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN AVIATION SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Technology in 
Aviation Security''. Testimony was heard from Austin Gould, Assistant 
Administrator, Requirements and Capabilities Analysis, Transportation 
Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Mario Wilson, 
Assistant Administrator, Acquisition Program Management, Transportation 
Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and Tina Won 
Sherman, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government 
Accountability Office.
EXPLOITATION AND ENFORCEMENT: EVALUATING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY'S EFFORTS TO COUNTER UYGHUR FORCED LABOR
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Accountability held a hearing entitled 
``Exploitation and Enforcement: Evaluating the Department of Homeland 
Security's Efforts to Counter Uyghur Forced Labor''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

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IP AND STRATEGIC COMPETITION WITH CHINA: PART III--IP THEFT, 
CYBERSECURITY, AND AI
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``IP and Strategic 
Competition with China: Part III--IP Theft, Cybersecurity, and AI''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 1727, the ``Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 
Historical Park Commission Extension Act''; H.R. 5283, the ``Protecting 
our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023''; 
legislation on the Trash Reduction And Suppressing Harm from 
Environmental Degradation at the Border Act; and legislation on the 
Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal Land Act. Testimony 
was heard from Joann Ariola, Council Member, 32nd District, New York 
City Council, New York; Troy Heithecker, Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. 
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; George Lewis, Chair, 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Federal Advisory 
Commission, U.S. National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and 
a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular 
Affairs held a hearing on legislation on the Compact of Free 
Association Amendments Act of, 2023. Testimony was heard from Joseph Y. 
Yun, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations, 
Department of State; and Carmen Cantor, Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Insular and International Affairs, Department of the Interior.
BURDENSOME REGULATIONS: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF DOL RULEMAKING ON 
AMERICA'S JOB CREATORS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Effects of DOL Rulemaking on 
America's Job Creators''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REGIONAL COMMISSIONS: A REVIEW OF FEDERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
EFFECTIVENESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Regional Commissions: A Review of Federal Economic 
Development Program Effectiveness''. Testimony was heard from Gayle 
Manchin, Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission; Corey 
Wiggins, Federal Co-Chair, Delta Regional Authority; Chris Saunders, 
Federal Co-Chair, Northern Border Regional Commission; Jennifer Clyburn 
Reed, Federal Co-Chair, Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; and 
Garrett Boyle, Federal Co-Chair, Denali Commission.
INVESTIGATING PANDEMIC FRAUD: PREVENTING HISTORY FROM REPEATING ITSELF
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``Investigating Pandemic Fraud: Preventing History from 
Repeating Itself''. Testimony was heard from Rebecca Shea, Director of 
Audits, Forensic Audits and Investigative Services, Government 
Accountability Office; Robert Asaro Angelo, Commissioner, Department of 
Labor and Workforce Development, New Jersey; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
ISRAEL AND UKRAINE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Israel and Ukraine against terror, after receiving 
testimony from Eliav Benjamin, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of 
Israel to the United States; Oksana Markarova, Ukrainian Ambassador to 
the United States of America; Jamil N. Jaffer, George Mason University 
National Security Institute; Jonathan Schanzer, Foundation for the 
Defense of Democracies; and Dan Twining, International Republican 
Institute.