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Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1128-1141.

Pages S4212-13 

Measures Considered:

Pages S4071-86, S4086-93, S4093-S4206 

Pages S4195-97 

Pages S4197-S4206 

Page S4086 

Page S4093 

Page S4349 

Appointments:

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission: The Chair announced, on behalf of the Republican Leader, after consultation with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 112-239, the appointment of the following individuals to be members of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission: The Honorable Stephen E. Buyer, of Indiana, and Edmund P. Giambastiani, Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret), of Florida.

Page S4349 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Stephen Woolman Preston, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Daniel Brooks Baer, of Colorado, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Amassador.
Keith Michael Harper, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States Representative to the UN Human Rights Council.
Michael G. Carroll, of New York, to be Inspector General, United States Agency for International Development.
James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of Education.
Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education.

Page S4350 

Executive Communications:

Pages S4210-12 

Executive Reports of Committees:

Page S4212 

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S4213-14 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S4214-16 

Additional Statements:

Pages S4209-10 

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S4216-31 

Authorities for Committees to Meet:

Page S4232 

Privileges of the Floor:

Page S4232 

Text of S. 954 as Previously Passed:

Pages S4232-S4349 

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--147)

Page S4086, S4093 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:39 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the D546remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4349.)

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LEADERSHIP

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense concluded a hearing to examine department leadership, after receiving testimony from Chuck Hagel, Secretary, and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department of Defense.

AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland met and approved for full committee consideration those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.

AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support met and approved for full committee consideration those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.

AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel met and approved for full committee consideration those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.

AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.

AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.

DEEP SEA CHALLENGE

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to examine deep sea challenge, focusing on innovative partnerships in ocean observations, after receiving testimony from Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Edward Page, Alaska Ocean Observing System Board, Anchorage; Jan Newton, Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, Seattle, Washington; and James Cameron, Malibu, California.

TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION IN AMERICA

Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine sex trafficking and exploitation in America, focusing on child welfare's role in prevention and intervention, after receiving testimony from Joette Katz, Connecticut Department of Children and Families Commissioner, Hartford; Michelle Guymon, Los Angeles County Probation Director, Los Angeles, California; Asia Graves, FAIR Girls, Baltimore, Maryland; and Susan Goldfarb, Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County, and Support to End Exploitation Now Coalition, Boston, Massachusetts.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Michael Froman, of New York, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.

FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine reducing duplication and improving outcomes in Federal information technology, including the Office of Management and Budget and Agencies continued attention on eliminating duplicative investments, after receiving testimony from Steven Vanroekel, U.S. Chief Information Officer, Administrator for E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget; Simon Szykman, Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce; Frank Baitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Information Technology, and Chief Information Officer; and David A. Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee began consideration of S. 1094, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

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NOMINATIONS

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Stuart F. Delery, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 2308-2326; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 254-255 were introduced.

Pages H3286-87 

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H3288-89 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Supplemental report on H.R. 1960, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-102, Pt. 2) and
H. Res. 256, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to jointly adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps that were enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H. Rept. 113-104).

Page H3271

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

Page H3257

Recess: The House recessed at 12:25 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

Page H3261

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Reappointment: Read a letter from Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House of Representatives, in which she reappointed Dr. Sharon Leon of Fairfax, Virginia to the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress.

Page H3263 

Recess: The House recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 5:05 p.m.

Page H3263

Supplemental Report: Agreed that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to file a supplemental report on H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.

Page H3263

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: H.R. 251, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 212;

Pages H3264-65, H3269-70

Pages H3265-66

Pages H3266-67, H3270

Pages H3267-68

Pages H3268-69 D548

Recess: The House recessed at 5:37 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.

Page H3269

Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 255, requesting the Senate to return to the House of Representatives the bill H.R. 2217.

Page H3270

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3263.

Senate Referral: S. 954 was held at the desk.

Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3269-70, H3270. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

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LEGISLATIVE MEASURE

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on H.R. 2231, the ``OffShore Energy and Jobs Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014; AND SWAP JURISDICTION CERTAINTY ACT

Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1960, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014''; and H.R. 1256, the ``Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act''. The Committee granted, by voice vote, a general debate rule for H.R. 1960. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. Additionally, the rule provides a closed rule for H.R. 1256. The rule provides one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendments recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. In section 3, the rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Agriculture is authorized, on behalf of the committee, to file a supplemental report to accompany H.R. 1947. Testimony was heard from Chairman McKeon, Representative Smith (WA), Chairman Hensarling and Representative Waters.

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine voluntary military education programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine cybersecurity, focusing on preparing for and responding to the enduring threat; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing in SVC-217, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.

Full Committee, business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014, 2 p.m., SD-106.

Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014, 4 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on the Budget: To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014 for Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business meeting to continue consideration of S. 1094, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Howard A. Shelanski, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be Public Printer, Government Printing Office, 10 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine pending benefits legislation, 10 a.m., SR-418.

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Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on Defense Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 2104, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget,

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``The Satellite Television Law: Repeal, Reauthorize, or Revise?'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Beyond GSEs'' Examples of Successful Housing Finance Models without Explicit Government Guarantees'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Reducing Barriers to Capital Formation'', 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``American NGOs Under Attack in Morsi's Egypt'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Homeland Against Mumbai-Style Attacks and the Threat from Lashkar-e-Taiba'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1797, the ``District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act''; and H.R. 1944, the ``Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013'', 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on the following measures: H.R. 412, the ``Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act''; H.R. 657, the ``Grazing Improvement Act''; H.R. 697, the ``Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation 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. 1126, the ``Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act''; H.R. 1411, the ``California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013''; H.R. 1497, the ``War Memorial Protection Act''; H.R. 1548, the ``Native American Energy Act''; H.R. 1825, the ``Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act''; H.R. 1964, the ``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act''; H.R. 2166, the ``Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2231, the ``Offshore Energy and Jobs Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Protecting Taxpayer Dollars: Is the Government Using Suspension and Debarment Effectively?'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1960, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014'' (amendment consideration), 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Background Check: Achievability of New Ozone Standards'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``The Seasonal Employment Needs of Small Tourism Businesses and H-2B Visa Policy'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Lessons Learned from the Boeing 787 Incidents'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``U.S.-Brazil Trade and Investment Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

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Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 1256--Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act (Subject to a Rule). Begin consideration of H.R. 1960--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Subject to a Rule).

HOUSE

Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E837

Barber, Ron, Ariz., E833

Barr, Andy, Ky., E837

Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E836

Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E837

Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E840

Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E843

Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E834, E837, E842

Coffman, Mike, Colo., E838

DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E834

Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E838

Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E844

Hanna, Richard L., N.Y., E841

Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank'', Jr., Ga., E839

Long, Billy, Mo., E835, E842

McGovern, James P., Mass., E835

McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E842

Maffei, Daniel B., N.Y., E841

Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E835

Marino, Tom, Pa., E843

Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E838

Messer, Luke, Ind., E834

Mica, John L., Fla., E841

Murphy, Patrick, Fla., E840

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E839

Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E836

Payne, Donald M., Jr., N.J. , E843

Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E834, E835, E836, E836, E837, E838, E839, E840, E841, E842

Pittenger, Robert, N.C., E844

Rogers, Harold, Ky., E833

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E844

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E839

Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E843

Sinema, Kyrsten, Ariz., E836, E840, E842

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E837

Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E833

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