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The purpose of this hearing is to examine the steps needed to address the cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the United States’ energy infrastructure.

Witnesses:

• Puesh M. Kumar, Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response Preparedness
• Robert M. Lee, CEO and Co-Founder, Dragos, Inc.
• Stephen L. Swick, Chief Security Officer, American Electric Power

The committee will receive testimony from government witnesses regarding the United States’ military posture and the national security challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa.

Witnesses:

• Dr. Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
• General Michael “Erik” Kurilla, USA, Commander, U.S. Central Command
• General Michael Langley, USMC, Commander, U.S. Africa Command

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full committee will convene a hearing entitled “The State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition” on Thursday, March 23rd.

Witness:

• Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023 on “The President’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda.”

Member Statements

• Ron Wyden (D – OR)
• Mike Crapo (R – ID)

Witness:

• Katherine C. Tai, United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President

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Presiding: Chair Schatz

Witness:

• Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

• Budget Highlights: $108.5 billion

Includes

• FAA ($19.8 billion): $4.2 million to enhance sustainability by reducing the agency’s environmental footprint at FAA-owned facilities and $11.2 million to support climate goals through the analysis and testing of alternative fuels
• Federal Highway Administration ($60.8 billion): $1.8 billion for the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) program, which aims to make transportation infrastructure more resilient to future weather events and other natural disasters, and $60.0 million in unobligated balances to fund the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program, which would provide competitive grants for the construction of active transportation networks, including sidewalks, bikeways, and pedestrian and bicycle trails
• Federal Transit Administration ($17 billion): $2.9 billion for Capital Investment Grants (CIG), along with $1.6 billion in advance appropriations from BIL, which will provide a significant investment in the construction of major capital projects and new and expanded transit service to many local communities, $14.0 billion for Transit Formula Grants, which provide critical funding to public transportation systems across the U.S. through existing formula grant programs
• Federal Railroad Administration ($4.8 billion)
• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration ($387.3 million)

The <a href=’https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2023/3/business-meeting-to-consider-a-resolution-appointing-members-of-the-subcommittees-for-the-118th-congress ‘>business meeting will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 10:00 am, immediately preceding the previously scheduled hearing in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the following:

Agenda Item 1: A Committee resolution appointing the members of the subcommittees for the 118th Congress.

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Chair: Jim Baird (R-Ind.)

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Chair: Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)

Witness:

• Shalanda D. Young, Office of Management and Budget Director

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Witnesses:

• Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense
• Michael J. McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/ Chief Financial Officer
• General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

• President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget ($842 billion)
• Enhancing Combat Capability – Mitigating Climate Risk ($5.1 billion)