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Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the National Institutes of Health. Testimony was heard from the following National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services officials: Diana W. Bianchi, M.D., Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Francis S. Collins, M.D., Director; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Norman E. Sharpless, Director, National Cancer Institute; and Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
FISCAL YEAR 2022 DEFENSE HEALTH AND MEDICAL READINESS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Health and Medical Readiness''. Testimony was heard from Terry Adirim, Acting Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General R. Scott Dingle, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army; Rear Admiral Upper Half Bruce L. Gillingham, Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy; Lieutenant General Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force; and Lieutenant General Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency.
KEEPING OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND READY: THE MILITARY'S PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing entitled ``Keeping Our Service Members and Their Families Safe and Ready: The Military's Prevention and Response to Domestic Violence''. Testimony was heard from Brenda Farrell, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, Government Accountability Office; Patricia Barron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Colonel Steve Lewis, Family Advocacy Program Manager, Department of the Army; Colonel Andrew A. Cruz, Chief, Air Force Family Advocacy Program, Department of the Air Force; Crystal Griffen, Deputy Director Family Support, Commander, Navy Installations Command; and Lisa Eaffaldano, Assistant Branch Head, Prevention and Clinical Services, U.S. Marine Corps.
THE CLEAN FUTURE ACT AND DRINKING WATER: LEGISLATION TO ENSURE DRINKING WATER IS SAFE AND CLEAN
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``The CLEAN Future Act and Drinking Water: Legislation to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe and Clean''. Testimony was heard from Jennifer McLain, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency.
THE IMPACT OF SANCTIONS IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of Sanctions in Africa''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE STATUS OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife held a hearing entitled ``The Status of Drought Conditions Throughout the Western United States''. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth Klein, Senior Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Craig McLean, Acting Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Joaquin Esquivel, Chair, California State Water Resources Control Board, California Environmental Protection Agency; Craig Foss, State Forester, Department of Lands, Idaho; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2662, the ``IG Independence and Empowerment Act''; H.R. 302, the
``Preventing a Patronage System Act''; H.R. 2617, the ``Performance Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3327, the ``No CORRUPTION Act''; H.R. 1297, the
``Air America Act''; H.R. 3367, the ``Gold Star Children Act''; H.R. 3210, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the ``Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building''; H.R. 3419, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Joseph R. Lentol Post Office''; H.R. 207, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the ``Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. `Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building''; H.R. 209, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 305 Highway 15 North in Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the ``Lance Corporal Marc Lucas Tucker Post Office Building''; and H.R. 3175, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the ``Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building''. H.R. 2662, H.R. 302, H.R. 2617, H.R. 3327, H.R. 1297, and H.R. 3367 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3210, H.R. 3419, H.R. 207, H.R. 209, and H.R. 3175 were ordered reported, without amendment.
SOLARWINDS AND BEYOND: IMPROVING THE CYBERSECURITY OF SOFTWARE SUPPLY CHAINS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a joint hearing entitled ``SolarWinds and Beyond: Improving the Cybersecurity of Software Supply Chains''. Testimony was heard from Matthew Scholl, Chief, Computer Security Division, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Vijay D'Souza, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 91
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