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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2016-05-12” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D492-D493 on May 11, 2016.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
MAY 12, 2016
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Susan Faye Beard, of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine America's role in the world, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, to hold hearings to examine due process in administrative hearings, 9 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 247, to amend section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of United States nationality, S. 2348, to implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to prevent DNA analysis backlogs, S. 2577, to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic evidence samples to improve and expand the forensic science testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of forensic evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to support accreditation efforts of forensic science laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address training and equipment needs, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, S. 2840, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds for active shooter training, and the nominations of Ronald G. Russell, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, Inga S. Bernstein, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, Stephanie A. Gallagher, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, and Suzanne Mitchell, and Scott L. Palk, both to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: The Retailer Perspective'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, markup on H.R. 4775, the ``Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016''; and H.R. 4979, the ``Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016''
(continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: A Comparison of the United Kingdom and United States Models for Affordable Housing'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Terrorism, Missiles and Corruption: The Risks of Economic Engagement with Iran'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Following the Money: Examining Current Terrorist Financing Trends and the Threat to the Homeland'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Task Force on Executive Overreach, hearing entitled ``Executive Overreach in Foreign Affairs'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 3565, the ``California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act''; H.R. 3839, the ``Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act''; H.R. 4233, to eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5132, to adjust the eastern boundary of the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and response activities to protect adjacent private property, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled
``Local and State Perspectives on BLM's Draft Planning 2.0 Rule'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining Management Practices and Misconduct at TSA: Part II'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled ``D.C. Home Rule: Examining the Intent of Congress in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on S. 524, the
``Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``FDIC Data Breaches: Can Americans Trust that Their Private Banking Information Is Secure?'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``The New Faces of American Manufacturing'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Controlling the Rising Cost of Federal Responses to Disaster'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee On Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Combating the Crisis: Evaluating Efforts to Prevent Veteran Suicide'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Tax Policy, hearing on Member proposals for improvements to the U.S. tax system, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an access request, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This meeting will be closed.
