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Daily Digest - Monday, May 13, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

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Measures Introduced: Six bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 930-935, and S. Res. 139.

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Measures Reported:

H.R. 267, to improve hydropower.
H.R. 678, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law.
S. 306, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 545, to improve hydropower, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 761, to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, with amendments.

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Water Resources Development Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Senate resume consideration of S. 601, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, with the time until 12 noon, equally divided and controlled in the usual form; and that the filing deadline for all second-degree amendments to the bill be 11:15 a.m., on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2013.
Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2016.

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Messages from the House:

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Measures Referred:

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Executive Communications:

Pages S3370-71

Additional Cosponsors:

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

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Additional Statements:

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Amendments Submitted:

Pages S3375-80

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 6:17 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3389.)

NOMINATION

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.

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Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 1947-1958; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 212, were introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 1062, to improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders (H. Rept. 113-53).

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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Wolf K to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2573.

Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no rcorded votes. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 2:03 p.m.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine Marine Corps modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.

Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the situation in Syria, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to hold hearings to examine returning private capital to mortgage markets, focusing on housing finance reform, 3:15 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, to hold hearings to examine the state of video, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine what the next applications are for natural gas and how this new demand will be met, focusing on pipeline infrastructure and increased use of natural gas in the transportation sector, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine Medicare physicians payments, focusing on advancing reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 793, to support revitalization and reform of the Organization of American States, S. 579, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and the nominations of James Knight, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, and Deborah Kay Jones, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to Libya, both of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine the ADA and entertainment technologies, focusing on improving accessibility from the movie screen to your mobile device, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to continue consideration of S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and the nominations of Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 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, 10 a.m., SDG-50.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 271, ``Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013''; H.R. 1407, Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013, as amended by the Subcommittee on Health; and H.R. 1919, the ``Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013'', 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.D432

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On Tuesday , at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 601, Water Resources Development Act. If an agreement cannot be reached, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill, at approximately 12 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.

May 15, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for National and Military Intelligence programs, 10 a.m., SVC-217.

May 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Departments of the Air Force and Army, 10 a.m., SD-124.

May 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.

May 15, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the National Institutes of Health, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.

May 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-192.

May 16, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for various agencies within the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: May 14, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine Marine Corps modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.

May 14, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the situation in Syria, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.

May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the law of armed conflict, the use of military force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 14, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to hold hearings to examine returning private capital to mortgage markets, focusing on housing finance reform, 3:15 p.m., SD-538.

May 15, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to examine improving cross border resolution to better protect taxpayers and the economy, 2 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: May 16, to hold hearings to examine effective strategies for government reorganization, focusing on silo busting, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 14, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, to hold hearings to examine the state of video, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.

May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine advanced vehicle technology and its implications, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.

May 16, Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine partnerships to advance the business of space, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 14, to hold hearings to examine what the next applications are for natural gas and how this new demand will be met, focusing on pipeline infrastructure and increased use of natural gas in the transportation sector, 10 a.m., SH-216.

May 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 27, to clarify authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah'', S. 28, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, S. 59, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, S. 155, to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali, S. 156, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska, S. 211, to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, S. 225, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, S. 241, to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 256, to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, S. 284, to transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico, S. 305, to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg National Military Park, S. 312, to adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New Mexico, S. 342, to designate the Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada, S. 349, to amend the Wild and Scenic D433Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 363, to expand geothermal production, S. 368, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, S. 371, to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, S. 447, to provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, S. 476, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission, S. 486, to authorize pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, S. 507, to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, S. 609, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, New Mexico, S. 659, to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, S. 684, to amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System, S. 693, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, S. 736, to establish a maximum amount for special use permit fees applicable to certain cabins on National Forest System land in the State of Alaska, S. 757, to provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, S. 783, to amend the Helium Act to improve helium stewardship, S.J. Res. 12, to consent to certain amendments enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Act, 1920, and H.R. 316, to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects, 10 a.m., SD-366.

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Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 16, business meeting to consider the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 12 noon, SD-406.
Committee on Finance: May 14, to hold hearings to examine Medicare physicians payments, focusing on advancing reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 14, business meeting to consider S. 793, to support revitalization and reform of the Organization of American States, S. 579, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and the nominations of James Knight, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, and Deborah Kay Jones, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to Libya, both of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.

May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States Policy toward Iran; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on an intelligence update on Iran in SH-219, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 14, to hold hearings to examine the ADA and entertainment technologies, focusing on improving accessibility from the movie screen to your mobile device, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.

May 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Labor, and any pending nominations, 9:15 a.m., SD-430.

May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be Chairman, and Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, Harry I. Johnson III, of Virginia, and Philip Andrew Miscimarra, of Illinois, all to be a Member, all of the National Labor Relations Board, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 15, to hold hearings to examine performance management and congressional oversight, focusing on 380 recommendations to reduce overlap and duplication, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.

May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert D. Okun, and Michael Kenny O'Keefe, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 15, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the views and priorities of Interior Secretary Jewell with regard to matters of Indian affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 14, business meeting to continue consideration of S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and the nominations of Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 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, 10 a.m., SDG-50.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 16, to hold hearings to examine the effects of mandatory e-verify on American's small businesses, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 15, to hold hearings to examine pending benefits legislation, 10 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 14, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

May 16, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Agriculture, May 15, Full Committee, markup to consider the 2013 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, May 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, markup on FY 2014 Military Construction, D434Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.

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May 16, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, markup on FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 10:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 16, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1911, the ``Smarter Solutions for Students Act''; and H.R. 1949, the ``Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 15, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 271, ``Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013''; H.R. 1407, Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013, as amended by the Subcommittee on Health; and H.R. 1919, the ``Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Fraud on the Elderly: A Growing Concern for a Growing Population'', 9:45 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Energy and Power and Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2014 Environmental Protection Agency Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

May 17, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing on the following legislation: ``Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013''; ``Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013''; and ``Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, May 15, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Who Is Too Big to Fail: Does Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act Enshrine Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts?'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

May 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the SEC's Agenda, Operations, and FY 2014 Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Sustainable Housing Finance: The Government's Role in Multifamily and Health Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance and Reverse Mortgages''; 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 15, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Recent Developments in the Investigation of the Murder of Human Rights Attorney Patrick Finucane'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

May 15, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, markup on the following measures: to promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam; to ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes; and H. Res. 131, concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights, 11:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

May 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Preventing a Nuclear Iran'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities in East Asia and the Pacific'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

May 17, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The U.S. Contribution to the Fight Against Malaria'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, May 15, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1417, the ``Border Security Results Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

May 16, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``Facilitating Cyber Threat Information Sharing and Partnering with the Private Sector to Protect Critical Infrastructure: An Assessment of DHS Capabilities'', 9 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the United States Department of Justice'', 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, hearing on H.R. 306, for the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic; H.R. 977, for the relief of Esther Njeri Karinge; H.R. 1023, for the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas; H.R. 1207 for the relief of Allan Bolor Kelley; H.R. 1772, the ``Legal Workforce Act''; and H.R. 1773, the ``Agricultural Guestworker Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Case Study for Consensus Building: The Copyright Principles Project'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

May 17, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Eyes in the Sky: The Domestic Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, May 15, Full Committee, markup on the following measures: H.R. 687, the ``Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013''; H.R. 761, the ``National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013''; H.R. 819, ``Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act''; H.R. 910, the ``Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013''; H.R. 957, the ``American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act''; H.R. 981, the ``Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2013''; H.R. 1063, the ``National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013''; H.R. 1080, to amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs to avoid or reduce adverse impacts on military readiness activities; H.R. 1169, the ``Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act''; H.R. 1299, the ``White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act''; H.R. 1300 to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer programs and community D435partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges; H.R. 1384, the ``Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2013''; H.R. 1574, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park; H.R. 1613, the ``Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act''; H.R. 1672, ``Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act''; H.R. 1673, to provide for the transfer of certain public land currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy for inclusion in Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California; H.R. 1676, the ``Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act''; and H.R. 1691, the ``Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range Transfer Act of 2013''; 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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May 16, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing entitled ``Invasive Species Management on Federal Lands'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

May 16, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on H.R. 623, the ``Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act''; H.R. 740, the ``Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act''; H.R. 841, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; H.R. 931, to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; H.R. 1306, the ``Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act''; and H.R. 1410, the ``Keep the Promise Act of 2013''; 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

May 16, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ``The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 16, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, hearing entitled ``Opportunities Lost: Constraints on Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands and Waters'', 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, May 15, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1062, the ``SEC Regulatory Accountability Act''; and H.R. 45, to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 16, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Espionage Threats at Federal Laboratories: Balancing Scientific Cooperation while Protecting Critical Information'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, May 15, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Patent Reform Implementation and New Challenges for Small Businesses'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing entitled ``If You Build It: The Keystone XL Pipeline and Small Business Job Growth'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 15, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Saving Taxpayer Dollars: Freezing the Federal Real Estate Footprint'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

May 16, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3, the ``Northern Route Approval Act''; H.R. 1092, to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center''; and General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

May 16, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Review of the FAA's Progress in Implementing the FAA Modernization and Reform Act'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 15, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing entitled ``Small Business and Pass-Through Entity Tax Reform'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

May 16, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

May 17, Full Committee, hearing on Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.

Joint Economic Committee: May 15, to hold hearings to examine women in manufacturing, 10 a.m., SH-216.

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Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11 a.m.), Senate will resume consideration of S. 601, Water Resources Development Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill at 12 p.m. The filing deadline for second-degree amendments to the bill is at 11:15 a.m.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following measures under suspension of the rules: 1) H.R. 180--National Blue Alert Act of 2013, as amended; 2) H.R. 1580--To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance; and 3) S. Con. Res. 10--Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha.

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Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E644

Capps, Lois, Calif., E643

DelBene, Suzan K., Wash., E643

Dent, Charles W., Pa., E643

Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E644

McCollum, Betty, Minn., E643, E644, E645

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E644

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