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WASHINGTON \u2014 This week could be the last one where lawmakers are working on the fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 budgets simultaneously<\/a>. Or it could be the third partial government shutdown of the year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After setting topline spending figures for the current and next year federal budget last month, Congress has until Friday to pass a detailed full-year budget plan before temporary budget authorities expire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final plan, which still hadn\u2019t been unveiled when lawmakers left for the weekend, should stave off any more shutdown threats until this fall, and give federal agencies their full year\u2019s funding with six months left to spend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, discussions of the fiscal 2019 budget are well underway on Capitol Hill, with markup hearings on the annual defense authorization bill expected early next month. Service officials will be before committees all this week to discuss their priorities and hopefully move along next year\u2019s budget process faster than this year\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTuesday, March 20<\/strong>
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\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 9:30 a.m. \u2014 Hart 216
\nU.S. Strategic Command <\/i>
\nGen. John Hyten, head of U.S. Strategic Command, will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget request and current challenges.
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\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2362-B
\nNational Nuclear Security Administration <\/i>
\nNNSA officials will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget request.
\n
\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 Cannon 334
\nPending legislation<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on disability assistance will consider a series of pending bills.
\n
\nHouse Oversight \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Visitors Center H210
\nGovernment cyber security<\/i>
\nThe committee will hear from outside experts on cyber threats to U.S. systems and possible solutions.
\n
\nHouse Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Cannon 334
\nPending legislation<\/i>
\nThe subcommittee on economic opportunity will consider a series of pending bills.
\n
\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2212
\nSubmarines<\/i>
\nNavy officials will testify before the committee on construction options for the service\u2019s submarine industrial base and the fiscal 2019 budget.
\n
\nHouse Financial Services \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2128
\nTerrorism finances<\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify before the committee on financial links between terroism, drug trafficking and other organized crime.
\n
\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232-A
\nMarine Corps ground modernization <\/i>
\nService officials will testify before the committee on Corps ground modernization efforts and the fiscal 2019 budget request.
\n
\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118
\nNavy readiness<\/i>
\nNaval operations officials will testify before the committee on the current force readiness posture and the fiscal 2019 budget request.
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\nWednesday, March 21<\/strong>
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\nHouse Science \u2014 1:30 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2318
\nVeterans and technology<\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify before the committee on empowering veterans through technology.
\n
\nSenate Veterans’ Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Russell 418
\nVA budget<\/i>
\nVA Secretary David Shulkin will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget request.
\n
\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118
\nGround force modernization<\/i>
\nArmy and Marine Corps officials will testify before the committee on ground force modernization budget requests for fiscal 2019.
\n
\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2167
\nChina <\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify before the committee on Chinese foreign influence and its impact on U.S. foreign policy.
\n
\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2167
\nSaudi Arabia<\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify before the committee on U.S. nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia.
\n
\nSenate Foreign Relations \u2014 2 p.m. \u2014 Dirksen 419
\nLebanon <\/i>
\nOutside experts will testify before the committee on stability and security challenges in Lebanon.
\n
\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 232A
\nNavy shipbuilding programs<\/i>
\nNaval officials will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget request and future plans for Navy shipbuilding.
\n
\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 2:30 p.m. \u2014 Russell 222
\nMissile defense<\/i>
\nJohn Rood, under secretary of defense for policy, and Gen. Lori Robinson, head of U.S. Northern Command, will testify before the committee on ballistic missile defense programs.
\n
\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 3:30 p.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118
\nMilitary personnel<\/i>
\nService personnel officials will testify before the committee on policy priorities and the fiscal 2019 budget request.
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\nThursday, March 22<\/strong>
\n
\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 9 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2118
\nNuclear forces<\/i>
\nLisa Gordon-Hagerty, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, and other military nuclear officials will testify before the committee on the fiscal 2019 budget.
\n
\nSenate Armed Services \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Hart 216
\nAtomic energy defense programs<\/i>
\nSecretary Of Energy Rick Perry will testify before the committee on his department\u2019s atomic energy defense programs and the fiscal 2019 budget request.
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\nHouse Armed Services \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 Rayburn 2212
\nWeapons of mass destruction<\/i>
\nLt. Gen. Joseph Osterman, deputy commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and other military planners will testify before the committee on future years defense strategy and the fiscal 2019 budget request.
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\nFriday, March 23<\/strong>
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\nHouse Veterans\u2019 Affairs \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Fayetteville, N.C.
\nField hearing<\/i>
\nThe committee will hold a field hearing in North Carolina on provider access and payment issues, featuring testimony from local advocates.
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