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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2016-05-24” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D563-D564 on May 23, 2016.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
MAY 24, 2016
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense, business meeting to mark up an original bill entitled,
``Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations'', 10 a.m., SD-192.
Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, business meeting to mark up an original bill entitled, ``Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2017'', 11 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine understanding the role of sanctions under the Iran Deal, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the multistakeholder plan for transitioning the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine the implementation of the definition of Waters of the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine debt versus equity, focusing on corporate integration considerations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United States-India relations, focusing on balancing progress and managing expectations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 2919, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide greater flexibility to States in carrying out the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program and employing local veterans' employment representatives, S. 2896, to eliminate the sunset date for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand eligibility for such program, and to extend certain operating hours for pharmacies and medical facilities of the Department, S. 2888, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, S. 2883, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the requirement of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report on the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans, S. 2679, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits, S. 2520, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children, S. 2487, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such programs by the Secretary, S. 2049, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-
Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, an original bill to reform the rights and processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an original bill to make certain improvements in the provision of automobiles and adaptive equipment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and an original bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans in receipt of health services under the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for rural veterans, 2:15 p.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, hearing entitled ``Focus on the Farm Economy: A View from the Barnyard'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY 2017; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY 2017; and Report on the Revised Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2017, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, hearing entitled ``Demanding Accountability at the Corporation for National and Community Service'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on 17 FTC Bills'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled
``Medicare and Medicaid Program Integrity: Combatting Improper Payments and Ineligible Providers'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, hearing entitled ``Stopping Terror Finance: A Coordinated Government Effort'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The U.S.-Saudi Arabia Counterterrorism Relationship'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications; and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, joint hearing entitled ``Enhancing Preparedness and Response Capabilities to Address Cyber Threats'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, hearing entitled
``Border Security Gadgets, Gizmos, and Information: Using Technology to Increase Situational Awareness and Operational Control'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Examining the Allegations of Misconduct Against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, Part I'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Task Force on Executive Overreach, hearing entitled ``The Federal Government on Autopilot: Delegation of Regulatory Authority to an Unaccountable Bureaucracy'', 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 3480, the ``Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2015''; H.R. 4202, the ``Fort Ontario Study Act''; H.R. 4789, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5244, to provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 4366, the
``San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act''; H.R. 5217, the ``San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act''; and a discussion draft of the
``Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016'', 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled
``Investigating the Culture of Corruption at the Department of the Interior'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5278, the ``Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act'', 5 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``Guantanamo Bay: The Remaining Detainees'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on the Interior, hearing entitled ``Examining the Future of Recreation.gov'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on S. 2012, the
``Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5233, the
``Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, markup on the ``Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``The Sharing Economy: A Taxing Experience for New Entrepreneurs, Part I'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Improving the Safety and Reliability of the Washington Metro'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5273, the ``Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016''; H.R. 2952, the ``Improving Employment Outcomes of TANF Recipients Act''; H.R. 5169, the ``What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act''; and a vote to release the transcript of the deposition taken by the Committee on Ways and Means on May 11, 2016, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Moving America's Families Forward: Setting Priorities for Reducing Poverty and Expanding Opportunity'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
