Nuclear Calendar -- Jan. 12, 2014 | FCNL

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Jan. 13 -- Omnibus Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 is filed in the House (tentative).

Jan. 13 -- 2:00-3:00 p.m., Robin Wright, U.S. Institute of Peace, "A Report from Inside Iran." Sponsored by Partnership for a Secure America. At SVC 203-02 Capitol Visitor Center, Washington. RSVP by email.

Jan. 13 -- Interim, six-month agreement on Iran's nuclear program is approved by Iran and the P5+1 countries (possible).

Week of Jan. 13 -- Senate floor vote on the nominations of Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz (retired) to be Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration (possible).

Jan. 14 -- House of Representatives floor action on a three-day Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 2014, though Jan. 18. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN.

Jan. 14 -- 7:30-8:30 p.m., Joseph Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund, book discussion ofNuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle. Tickets are $5.

Jan. 14 -- 20th anniversary of the Trilateral Agreement between Ukraine, Russia and United States under which Ukraine agreed to transfer all former Soviet strategic nuclear warheads to Russia for dismantlement.

Jan. 14 -- 20th anniversary of the announcement by President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin that by the end of May 1993, no country would be targeted by missiles of the United States or Russia.

Jan. 15 -- 2:00 p.m., Senate Foreign Relations Committee, markup of "A bill to authorize the President to extend the term of the nuclear energy agreement with the Republic of Korea until March 19, 2016," S. 1901. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.

Jan. 15 -- 2:00 p.m., Senate Foreign Relations Committee, votes on nominations of the Puneet Talwar to be an Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs,Rose GottemoellerRose Gottemoeller to be Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Frank Rose to be Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, Adam Scheinman to be Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and other nominations. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.

Jan. 15 -- House of Representatives floor action on the Omnibus Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014. Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN.

Jan. 15 -- Senate floor action on a three-day Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 2014, though Jan. 18 (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.

Jan. 15 -- Midnight, current Continuing Resolution for appropriations to fund the federal government expires.

Jan. 16 -- 9:30 a.m., Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing on the nomination of Madelyn Creedon to be Principal Deputy Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration, and other nominations.. G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington. Webcast on the committee website.

Jan. 16 -- 1:00-2:30 p.m., Rep. Jim Cooper (TN); Gen. Norton Schwartz, former Air Force Chief of Staff; and Richard Burt, former ambassador to Germany, "Benefit or Burden? The Future of U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons." Sponsored by Stimson Center. At 2456 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. RSVP online.

Jan. 16 or 17 -- Senate floor action on the Omnibus Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2014 (estimate). Broadcast and webcast on C-SPAN2.

Jan. 17 -- Noon-1:00 p.m., Richard Meserve, Carnegie Institution for Science; and Tom Moore, Center for Strategic and International Studies, "Overview on Nuclear Nonproliferation and National Security." Sponsored by the Foundation for Nuclear Studies. At 2325 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. RSVP to Charles Wadelington by email or at [phone].

Jan. 17-26 -- House and Senate Martin Luther King Jr. recess. (Senate recess begins Jan. 18.)

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