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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D366-D368 on April 24, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Environmental Protection Agency, after receiving testimony from Bob Perciasepe, Acting Administrator, and Maryann Froehlich, Acting Chief Financial Officer, both of the Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Health and Human Services, after receiving testimony from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of the Navy, after receiving testimony from Ray Maybus, Secretary, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, and General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, after receiving testimony from Neile L. Miller, Acting Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Acting Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel committee concluded a hearing to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Thomas R. Lamont, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Juan M. Garcia, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Daniel B. Ginsberg, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Lieutenant General Howard B. Bromberg, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Vice Admiral Scott R. Van Buskirk, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Lieutenant General Robert E. Milstead, Jr., USMC, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Lieutenant General Darrell D. Jones, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, United States Air Force, all of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded a hearing to examine military space programs and views on Department of Defense usage of the electromagnetic spectrum in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on facing challenges to ensure investments are optimized, and preliminary findings on Federal relocation costs and auction revenues, after receiving testimony from Douglas L. Loverro, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space Policy, John A. Zangardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Information Operations and Space, General William L. Shelton, Commander, Air Force Space Command, Lieutenant General Richard P. Formica, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, and Army Forces Strategic Command, Major General Robert E. Wheeler, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) and Information Infrastructure (DCIO for C4IIC), all of the Department of Defense; Christina T. Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, and Mark L. Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, both of the Government Accountability Office; and Christopher Guttman-
McCabe, CTIA--The Wireless Association, Washington, D.C.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded a hearing to examine military construction, environmental, and base closure programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Installations and Environment, Katherine G. Hammack, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment, Roger M. Natsuhara, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, and Kathleen I. Ferguson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics, all of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland concluded a hearing to examine tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Christopher C. Bogdan, Program Executive Officer F-35, Vice Admiral W. Mark Skinner, Principal Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, and Lieutenant General Charles R. Davis, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, all of the Department of Defense.
VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-TRACK STANDARDS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine a status update on the development of voluntary do-not-track standards, after receiving testimony from Harvey Anderson, Mozilla, Mountain View, California; Justin Brookman, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, D.C.; Luigi Mastria, Digital Advertising Alliance, New York, New York; and Adam D. Thierer, George Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.
TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Trans-Pacific partnership, focusing on opportunities and challenges, after receiving testimony from Karan Bhatia, General Electric, and David Hirschmann, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, both of Washington, D.C.; Bob Hanson, Montana Farm Bureau Federation, Bozeman; and Thomas M. Suber, U.S. Dairy Export Council, Arlington, Virginia.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine international development priorities in the fiscal year 2014 budget, after receiving testimony from Rajiv Shah, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development.
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight concluded an oversight hearing to examine business practices of durable medical equipment companies, after receiving testimony from Peter Budetti, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Program Integrity, and Laurence D. Wilson, Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Center for Medicare, both of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Jon Letko, U.S. Healthcare Supply, LLC, Milford, New Jersey; Steve Silverman, Med-Care Diabetic and Medical Supplies, Boca Raton, Florida; and Charlene Stanley, AdvanceMed Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee.
FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded a hearing to examine the economic importance of financial literacy education for students, after receiving testimony from Nicole Lipp, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, North Carolina; Annamaria Lusardi, George Washington University School of Business Global Center for Financial Literacy, Washington, D.C.; Cy Richardson, National Urban League, New York, New York; Curtis Biggs, Wyoming Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, Sheridan; and Cathy Pace, Allegacy Federal Credit Union, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
TRIBAL PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014 for Tribal Programs, after receiving testimony from Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, and Thomas D. Thompson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management, both of the Department of the Interior; Yvette Roubideaux, Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians, Cathy Abramson, National Indian Health Board, and Lloyd B. Miller, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Miller and Munson, LLP, on behalf of the National Tribal Contract Support Cost Coalition, all of Washington, D.C.; and John Sirois, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, Washington.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Jennifer A. Dorsey, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, who was introduced by Senator Reid, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Veterans' Affairs outreach and community partnerships, after receiving testimony from Tommy Sowers, Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs; Coleman Nee, Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services Secretary, Boston; Wendy Spencer, Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), and Mike Monroe, Points of Light, both of Washington, D.C.; and Eric Weingartner, Robin Hood Foundation, New York, New York.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the national plan to address Alzheimer's disease, focusing on if we are on track to 2025, after receiving testimony from Donald Moulds, Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services; Ronald C. Petersen, Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Rochester, Minnesota; Michael D. Hurd, The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California; and Ashley Campbell, Malibu, California.
