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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D268-D269 on March 12, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SENATE SERGEANT AT ARMS, AND CAPITOL POLICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Capitol Police, after receiving testimony from Julie E. Adams, Secretary of the Senate; Frank J. Larkin, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; and Kim C. Dine, Chief of Police, United States Capitol Police.
APPROPRIATIONS: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for the Food and Drug Administration, after receiving testimony from Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE, DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, AND BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies concluded open and closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2016 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, after receiving testimony from James B. Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Stacia A. Hylton, Director, U.S. Marshals Service, Michele Leonhart, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, and B. Todd Jones, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, all of the Department of Justice.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Admiral William E. Gortney, USN, Commander, U.S. Northern Command, and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and General John F. Kelly, USMC, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, both of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces received a closed briefing on missile defense programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program from Vice Admiral James D. Syring, USN, Director, Missile Defense Agency, and M. Elaine Bunn, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, both of the Department of Defense.
NASA BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, after receiving testimony from Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
BIPARTISAN SPORTSMEN'S ACT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 556, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, after receiving testimony from Steve Ellis, Deputy Director, Operations, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief for National Forest System, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and Jeff Crane, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, and Whit Fosburgh, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, both of Washington, D.C.
PROTECTING TAXPAYERS FROM SCHEMES AND SCAMS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine protecting taxpayers from schemes and scams during the 2015 tax filing season, after receiving testimony from Caroline Ciraolo, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, Department of Justice; Timothy P. Camus, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Department of the Treasury; Mike Alley, Indiana Department of Revenue Commissioner, Indianapolis; John L. Valentine, Utah State Tax Commission Chairman, Salt Lake City; and Ellen Klem, Oregon Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Director of Consumer Outreach and Education, Portland.
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Visa Waiver Program, focusing on implications for United States national security, after receiving testimony from Mark Koumans, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Office of Policy, and Maureen Dugan, Deputy Executive Director, National Targeting Center, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, both of the Department of Homeland Security; Edward J. Ramotowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services; Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security, The Chertoff Group, and Marc E. Frey, former Director, Visa Waiver Program, Department of Homeland Security, Steptoe and Johnson LLP, both of Washington, D.C.; and Brian Michael Jenkins, RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill entitled ``Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015''.
AMERICANS' PREPAREDNESS FOR RETIREMENT
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine how prepared Americans are for retirement, after receiving testimony from Jean Chatzky, NBC Today, Briarcliff Manor, New York; Alicia H. Munnell, Boston College Center for Retirement Research, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; and Rob Carmichael, Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, Bangor.
