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Daily Digest - Monday, July 15, 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

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Measures Introduced: Three bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1294-1296, and S. Res. 195.

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Measures Reported:

S. 363, to expand geothermal production. (S. Rept. No. 113-72)
S. 659, to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-73)
S. 684, to amend the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 113-74)
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, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-75)
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. (S. Rept. No. 113-76)

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Measures Passed:

Authorizing Testimony and Representation: Senate agreed to S. Res. 195, to authorize testimony and representation In the Matter of the Proposed Discipline of Laura Block Lower.

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Measures Considered:

Keep Student Loans Affordable Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1238, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the current reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 1 year, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans.

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Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms: By 69 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 172), Senate agreed to the motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent Senators.

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Appointments:

World War I Centennial Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, pursuant to Public Law 112-272, appointed the following individual to be a member of the World War I Centennial Commission:
Edwin Fountain of Virginia vice Philip Peckman of Nevada.

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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2021.
Gregory Dainard Winfree, of New York, to be Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Department of Transportation.
A routine list in the Army.

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

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Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:

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Privileges of the Floor:

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Quorum Calls:
One quorum call was taken today. (Total--2)

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Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--172)

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Recess: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and recessed at 6:07 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5689.)

STRATEGIC SOURCING

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine strategic sourcing, focusing on how improved and D697expanded use could provide significant procurement savings, after receiving testimony from Joseph G. Jordan, Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget; Daniel M. Tangherlini, Administrator, General Services Administration; and Cristina Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office.

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Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 2687-2688 were introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.

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

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Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Edward J. Markey, wherein he resigned as Representative for the Fifth Congressional District of Massachusetts, effective at the close of business on Monday, July 15, 2013.

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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H4487.

Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 a.m.

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, business meeting to markup proposed legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 10 a.m., SD-192.

Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, business meeting to markup proposed legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for Homeland Security, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on the situation in Syria, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting to consider the nominations of Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Kara Marlene Stein, of Maryland, Michael Sean Piwowar, of Virginia, and Mary Jo White, of New York, all to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard T. Metsger, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the ``Defense Production Act'', focusing on issues and opportunities for reauthorization, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold an oversight hearing to examine how United States gasoline and fuel prices are being affected by the current boom in domestic oil production and the restructuring of the United States refining industry and distribution system, 10 a.m., SD-366.

Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine S. 980, to provide for enhanced embassy security, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine pooled retirement plans, focusing on closing the retirement plan coverage gap for small businesses, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine implementation of wartime contracting reforms, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Katherine Archuleta, of Colorado, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 3:30 p.m., SD-342.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 16, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled, ``Reforming the Drug Compounding Regulatory Framework'', 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 16, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1582, the ``Energy Consumers Relief Act 2013''; H.R. 1900, the ``Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act''; H.R. 83, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop an action plan to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States; H.R. 2094, the ``School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act''; H.R. 698, the ``HIV Organ Policy Equity Act''; and H.R. 2052, the ``Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013'', 4:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, July 16, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2667, the ``Authority for Mandate Delay Act''; and H.R. 2668, the ``Fairness for American Families Act'', 5 p.m., H-313 the Capitol.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 5 p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a briefing on growing authoritarianism in Azerbaijan, focusing on current events in Azerbaijan and the prospect for a free and fair election, 2 p.m., SVC-201-00.

On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Senate should anticipate a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.

July 16, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, business meeting to markup proposed legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for Homeland Security, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.

July 17, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Missile Defense Agency, 9 a.m., SD-192.

July 18, Full Committee, business meeting to markup proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Armed Services: July 16, to receive a closed briefing on the situation in Syria, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.

July 17, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to receive a closed briefing on the major threats facing Navy forces and the Navy's current and projected capabilities to meet those threats, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.

July 17, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold closed hearings to examine revisions to the nuclear employment strategy, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.

July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of General Martin E. Dempsey, USA for reappointment to the grade of general and reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN for reappointment to the grade of admiral and reappointment as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 16, business meeting to consider the nominations of Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Kara Marlene Stein, of Maryland, Michael Sean Piwowar, of Virginia, and Mary Jo White, of New York, all to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard T. Metsger, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the ``Defense Production Act'', focusing on issues and opportunities for reauthorization, 10 a.m., SD-538.

July 17, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to examine the consumer debt industry, 10 a.m., SD-538.

July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 17, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold hearings to examine the expansion of internet gambling, focusing on assessing consumer protection concerns, 10 a.m., SR-253.

July 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine E-Rate 2.0, focusing on connecting every child to technology, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 16, to hold an oversight hearing to examine how United States gasoline and fuel prices are being affected by the current boom in domestic oil production and the restructuring of the United States refining industry and distribution system, 10 a.m., SD-366.

July 16, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.

July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the current state of clean energy finance in the United States and opportunities to facilitate greater investment in domestic clean energy technology development and deployment, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 18, to hold hearings to examine climate change, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: July 18, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: July 16, to hold hearings to examine S. 980, to provide for enhanced embassy security, 10 a.m., SD-419.

July 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador and the Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative to the United Nations, 10 a.m., SD-419.

July 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Catherine M. Russell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 16, to hold hearings to examine pooled retirement plans, focusing on closing the retirement plan coverage gap for small businesses, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 16, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine implementation of wartime contracting reforms, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.

July 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Katherine Archuleta, of Colorado, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 3:30 p.m., SD-342.

July 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Homeland Security at 10 years, focusing on harnessing science and technology to protect national security and enhance government efficiency, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: July 17, to hold hearings to examine working together to restore the protections of the ``Voting Rights Act'', focusing on Selma and Shelby County, 1 p.m., SD-226.

July 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Todd M. Hughes, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Colin Stirling Bruce, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, Sara Lee Ellis, and Andrea R. Wood, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Madeline Hughes Haikala, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, and James B. Comey, Jr., of Connecticut, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 17, to hold hearings to examine small business tax reform, focusing on making the tax code work for entrepreneurs and startups, 3 p.m., SR-428A.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 17, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: July 16, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

July 18, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on Appropriations, July 17, Full Committee, markup on the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY 2014; and Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill for FY 2014, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

July 18, Full Committee, markup on the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for FY 2014, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Security Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic--Implications for U.S. National Security and U.S. Policy Options'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 17, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1582, the ``Energy Consumers Relief Act 2013''; H.R. 1900, the ``Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act''; H.R. 83, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop an action plan to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States; H.R. 2094, the ``School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act''; H.R. 698, the ``HIV Organ Policy Equity Act''; and H.R. 2052, the ``Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Reporting Data Breaches: Is Federal Legislation Needed to Protect Consumers?'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Patient Protection and Affordable D700Care Act: Implementation in the Wake of Administrative Delay'', 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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Committee on Financial Services, July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

July 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A Legislative Proposal to Protect American Taxpayers and Homeowners by Creating a Sustainable Housing Finance System'', 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Benghazi: Progress on State Department Accountability?'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Global al-Qaeda: Affiliates, Objectives, and Future Challenges'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Is There an African Resource Curse?'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, July 17, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``Stakeholder Perspectives on TSA Acquisition Reform'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

July 17, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies; and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, joint hearing entitled ``Evaluating Privacy, Security, and Fraud Concerns with ObamaCare's Information Sharing Apparatus'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Executive Order 13636 and Development of the Cybersecurity Framework'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on House Administration, July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Collections Stewardship at the Smithsonian'', 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Administration's use of FISA Authorities'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

July 17, Full Committee markup on H.R. 2655, the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing entitled ``The Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court's Decision in Shelby County'', 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

July 19, Over-criminalization Task Force, hearing entitled ``Mens Rea: The Need for a Meaningful Intent Requirement in Federal Criminal Law'', 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Department of the Interior Operations, Management, and Rulemakings'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

July 17, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing entitled ``A Washington, DC-Based Bureaucratic Invention with Potential Water Conservation and Property Rights Impacts: The National Blueways Order'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

July 17, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing entitled ``Why should Americans have to comply with the laws of foreign nations?'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

July 19, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing on the following: H.R. 587, the ``Niblack and Bokan Mountain Mining Area Roads Authorization Act''; H.R. 1168, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to convey to the City of Carlin, Nevada, in exchange for consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of that agency, and for other purposes; H.R. 1170, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the City of Fernley, Nevada, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any Federal land within that city that is under the jurisdiction of either of those agencies; H.R. 1684, the ``Ranch A Consolidation and Management Improvement Act''; H.R. 2068, the ``Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2013''; H.R. 2095, the ``Land Disposal Transparency and Efficiency Act''; H.R. 2337, ``Lake Hill Administrative Site Affordable Housing Act''; H.R. 2395, to provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at projects authorized under the Commemorative Works Act, and for other purposes; S. 130, the ``Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act''; S. 304, the ``Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013''; and S. 459, the ``Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 17, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``Border Security Oversight, Part Ill: Examining Asylum Requests'', 10:15 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A Path Forward on Postal Reform'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The IRS's Systematic Delay and Scrutiny of Tea Party Applications'', 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Regulatory Burdens: The Impact of Dodd-Frank on Community Banking'', 8:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 18, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, hearing entitled ``Examining the Obama Administration's Social Cost of Carbon Estimates'', 2:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, July 17, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 5, the ``Student Success Act''; H.R. 2610, the ``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014''; and H.R. 2397, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 18, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2687, the ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2013'', 9:15 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Internal Revenue Service and Small D701Businesses: Ensuring Fair Treatment'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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July 18, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing entitled ``The President's Climate Action Plan: What Is the Impact on Small Businesses?'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 17, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Causes of Delays to the FAA's NextGen Program'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 17, Full Committee, legislative hearing on the following: H.R. 813, the ``Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013''; H.R. 806, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement for annual reports on Comptroller General reviews of the accuracy of Department of Veterans Affairs medical budget submissions, and for other purposes; and a Draft Discussion Bill ``To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes'', 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.

July 17, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, markup on pending legislation, 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.

July 18, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup on the following legislation: H.R. 2210, the ``Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship Improvements Act of 2013''; H.R. 2327, the ``Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration Act of 2013''; H.R. 331, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit the centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions; H.R. 1357, to amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such program for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time; H.R. 1842, the ``Military Family Home Protection Act''; H.R. 2011, the ``Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013''; H.R. 2150, the ``Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2481, the ``Veterans G.I. Bill Enrollment Clarification Act of 2013'', 11 a.m., 334 Cannon.

July 19, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Safety for Survivors: Care and Treatment for Military Sexual Trauma, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, July 17, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the Obama Administration's recent decision to delay the information reporting requirements and penalties associated with the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act until 2015, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

July 17, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``What Really Works: Evaluating Current Efforts to Help Families Support their Children and Escape Poverty'', 4 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

July 18, Full Committee, hearing on President Obama's trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 5 p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.

July 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 3:30 p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.

July 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.

July 19, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 16, to receive a briefing on growing authoritarianism in Azerbaijan, focusing on current events in Azerbaijan and the prospect for a free and fair election, 2 p.m., SVC-201-00.

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Program for Tuesday: At 10 a.m., Senator-elect Markey, of Massachusetts, will be sworn in.
Senators should anticipate a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection at 11 a.m.

Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following measures under suspension of the rules: (1) H.R. 2576--To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes; (2) H.R. 1848--Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, as amended; and (3) H.R. 2611--To designate the headquarters building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia as the ``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building'', and for other purposes.

HOUSE

Brady, Kevin, Tex., E1058

Costa, Jim, Calif., E1057

Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E1057

Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1057

Smith, Adam, Wash., E1057

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