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AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Thursday, March 13
CONGRESS-HOUSE
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10 a.m. — The House will meet for morning hour and noon for legislative business.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9 a.m. SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY — Subcommittee on Research and Technology Markup of: H.R. 4186, Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act of 2014.
Location: 2318 Rayburn.
9:30 a.m. JUDICIARY — Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing on Section 512 of Title 17 (of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act ). Witness Panel 1: Sean O'Connor, Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law; Annemarie Bridy, Professor of Law, University of Idaho College of Law; Katherine Oyama; Senior Copyright Policy Counsel, Google Inc.; Paul Doda, Global Litigation Counsel, Elsevier Inc.; Maria Schneider, GRAMMY-Winning Composer/Conductor/Producer, Member of The Recording Academys New York Chapter Board of Governors; Paul Sieminski, General Counsel, Automattic Inc. http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?ID=3A1D170D-D431-486F-AEFA-3724B0D95AE9
Location: 2141 Rayburn.
10 a.m. AGRICULTURE — Full Committee Business Meeting to consider: Budget Views and Estimates Letter of the Committee on Agriculture for the agencies and programs under jurisdiction of the Committee for FY 2015; H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013; H.Con.Res. 86, Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which established the nationwide Cooperative Extension System.
Location: 1300 Longworth.
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10 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS — Subcommittee on Defense Budget Hearing - Department of Defense. Witnesses: Chuck Hagel, Secretary, Department of Defense; General Martin Dempsey, USA Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Robert Hale, Undersecretary of Defense, Comptroller. http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=371306
Location: 2359 Rayburn.
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10 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS — Subcommittee on Homeland Security Budget Hearing - United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Witnesses: Daniel Ragsdale, Deputy Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; James Dinkins, Executive Associate Director, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Thomas Homan, Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=371316
Location: 2362-A Rayburn.
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10 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS — UPDATED: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Budget Hearing with Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of health and Human Services. http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=372237
Location: 2358-C Rayburn.
Notes: The hearing on Budget Hearing - Future of Biomedical Research is POSTPONED. http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=371302
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10 a.m. ARMED SERVICES — Full Committee Recent Developments in Afghanistan. Witnesses: General Joseph Dunford, USMC, Commander, International Security and Assistance Force. http://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=101891
Location: 2118 Rayburn.
10 a.m. EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE — Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, H.R. 3633, "Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act."
Location: 2175 Rayburn.
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10 a.m. ENERGY AND COMMERCE — Subcommittee on Health Hearing, "Keeping the Promise: Allowing Seniors to Keep Their Medicare Advantage Plans If They Like Them." Witnesses: Panel I: Dennis A. Ross (FL-15); Erik Paulsen (MN-3); Jeff Denham (CA-10); Jackie Walorski (IN-2); Keith J. Rothfus (PA-12). Panel II: Mitchell Lew, M.D., CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Prospect Medical Systems; Glenn Giese, Principal, Oliver Wyman Consulting Actuaries; Frank Little, Medicare beneficiary with a Medicare Advantage plan; Judith Stein, Executive Director, Center for Medicare Advocacy. http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/keeping-promise-allowing-seniors-keep-their-medicare-advantage-plans-if-they-themsthash.EYe1NAX6.dpuf
Location: 2123 Rayburn.
10 a.m. FINANCIAL SERVICES — Full committee Markup of H.R. 3623, the Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act; H.R. 4164, the Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act; H.R. 4167, the Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act; H.R. 2672, the CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act; H.R. 3584, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013; and the Committees Views and Estimates on the Presidents FY15 Budget Submission. http://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=372386
Location: 2128 Rayburn.
10 a.m. PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE — Full committee CLOSED: Ongoing Intelligence Activities. http://intelligence.house.gov/hearing/ongoing-intelligence-activities-52
Location: HVC304 Capitol.
10 a.m. TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE — MArkup on: Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Views and Estimates of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure H.R. 3678 - To redesignate the lock and dam located in Modoc, Illinois, commonly known as the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam, as the "Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam", and for other purposes H.R. 3786 - To direct the Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska H.R. 3998 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2014 H. Con. Res. 88 - Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby H. Con. Res. ___ - Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions. http://transport.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=372423
Location: 2167 Rayburn.
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10 a.m. VETERANS' AFFAIRS — Full Committee Hearing, "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2015." Witness: Eric Shinseki, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. http://veterans.house.gov/hearing/us-department-of-veterans-affairs-budget-request-for-fiscal-year-2015
Location: 334 Cannon.
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10:15 a.m. ENERGY AND COMMERCE — Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Hearing on "Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach." Witnesses: Richard Cleland, Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission; William Daly III, Deputy Commissioner, National Hockey League; Dr. Timothy Gay, Professor of Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Dr. Gerard Gioia, Ph.D., Division Chief, Neuropsychology, Childrens Medical Hospital; Dr. Robert Graham, Chair, Committee on Sports Related Concussion in Youth, Institute of Medicine; Scott Hallenbeck, Executive Director, USA Football; Ian Heaton, High School Athlete; Dr. James Johnston, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Dr. Dennis L. Molfese, Ph.D., Director, Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, University of Nebraska Lincoln; David Ogrean, Executive Director, USA Hockey; Briana Scurry, Former Professional Goalkeeper, U.S. Womens National Soccer Team; Martha Shenton, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School. http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/improving-sports-safety-multifaceted-approachsthash.3HUxbIkX.dpuf
Location: 2322 Rayburn.
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10:30 a.m. NATURAL RESOURCES — Full Committee Markup on: H.R. 1192, To redesignate Mammoth Peak in Yosemite National Park as "Mount Jessie Benton Fremont"; H.R. 1501, "Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act"; H.R. 3222, "Flushing Remonstrance Study Act"; H.R. 3366, To provide for the release of the property interests retained by the United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, Oregon; H.R. 4032, "North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014." http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=372235
Location: 1324 Longworth.
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1 p.m. SMALL BUSINESS — Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access hearing on Made in the U.S.A.: Small Businesses and a New Domestic Manufacturing Renaissance. Witnesses: Shirley Mills, Director, The Boston Company, Boston, MA; Robert Hitt, Secretary, South Carolina Department of Commerce, Columbia, SC; Kevin Harberts, President/CEO Kryton Engineered Metals, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA. http://smallbusiness.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=364975
Location: 2360 Rayburn.
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1:30 p.m. FOREIGN AFFAIRS — Hearing: "Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget." Witness: John F. Kerry, Secretary of State. http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/hearing-advancing-us-interests-abroad-fy-2015-foreign-affairs-budget
Location: 2172 Rayburn.
1:30 p.m. OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM — Subcommittee on National Security Hearing, "Status of U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan in Anticipation of the U.S Troop Withdrawal."
Location: 2154 Rayburn.
1:30 p.m. OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM — Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census Hearing, "At a Crossroads: the Postal Service's $100 Billion in Unfunded Liabilities."
Location: 2247 Rayburn.
2 p.m. APPROPRIATIONS — Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Budget Hearing - Department of Housing and Urban Development. Witness: Shaun Donovan, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development. http://appropriations.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=371304
Location: 2358-A Rayburn.
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2 p.m. ARMED SERVICES — Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities hearing on The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Special Operations Command and the Posture of U.S. Special Operations Forces. Witnesses: Michael D. Lumpkin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Admiral William McRaven, USN, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command. http://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=101884
Location: 2212 Rayburn.
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2 p.m. HOMELAND SECURITY — The Presidents FY 2015 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security with Jeh Johnson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://homeland.house.gov/hearing/hearing-president-s-fy-2015-budget-request-department-homeland-security
Location: 311 Cannon.
2:30 p.m. JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE — Hearing on "The Economic Report of the President 2014". Witness: Jason Furman, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers. http://www.jec.senate.gov/republicans/public/
Location: 1100 Longworth.
2:30 p.m. TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE — Surface Transportation Reauthorization Roundtable to Gather Input from Non-Federal Partners. In addition to Members of the Committee, roundtable participants will include: Frederick G. "Bud" Wright, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO); Michael Melaniphy, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association (APTA); DeLania Hardy, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO); Matthew Chase, Executive Director, National Association of Counties (NACo).
Location: 2167 Rayburn.
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