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Union Calendar No. 232 112th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 112–347 SECOND SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS DECEMBER 23, 2011.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS E:\seals\congress.#13 SECOND SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS with DSK6TPTVN1PROD on smartinez 1 Union Calendar No. 232 112th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 112–347 SECOND SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS DECEMBER 23, 2011.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 19–006 WASHINGTON : 2011 VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS E:\seals\congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HON. RALPH M. HALL, Texas, Chair F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas* Wisconsin** JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California DANA ROHRABACHER, California ZOE LOFGREN, California ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland BRAD MILLER, North Carolina FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona W. TODD AKIN, Missouri DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas BEN R. LUJA´ N, New Mexico PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia PAUL D. TONKO, New York SANDY ADAMS, Florida JERRY MCNERNEY, California BENJAMIN QUAYLE, Arizona JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ FLEISCHMANN, TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama Tennessee FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia HANSEN CLARKE, Michigan STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi VACANCY MO BROOKS, Alabama ANDY HARRIS, Maryland RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois CHIP CRAVAACK, Minnesota LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana DAN BENISHEK, Michigan VACANCY SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HON. ANDY HARRIS, Maryland, Chair DANA ROHRABACHER, California** BRAD MILLER, North Carolina ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma BEN R. LUJA´ N, New Mexico JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois PAUL D. TONKO, New York W. TODD AKIN, Missouri ZOE LOFGREN, California RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas JERRY MCNERNEY, California PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ FLEISCHMANN, Tennessee +RALPH M. HALL, Texas +EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT HON. PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia, Chair F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., PAUL D. TONKO, New York Wisconsin ZOE LOFGREN, California SANDY ADAMS, Florida** BRAD MILLER, North Carolina RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois JERRY MCNERNEY, California LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana DAN BENISHEK, Michigan VACANCY +RALPH M. HALL, Texas +EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION HON. MO BROOKS, Alabama, Chair ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland** DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois BENJAMIN QUAYLE, Arizona HANSEN CLARKE, Michigan STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi PAUL D. TONKO, New York ANDY HARRIS, Maryland JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama LARRY BUCSHON, Indiana DAN BENISHEK, Michigan +RALPH M. HALL, Texas +EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE AND AERONAUTICS HON. STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Mississippi, Chair F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR., GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona Wisconsin MARCIA L. FUDGE, Ohio LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas** JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois DANA ROHRABACHER, California TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland W. TODD AKIN, Missouri FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas HANSEN CLARKE, Michigan SANDY ADAMS, Florida E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia MO BROOKS, Alabama +RALPH M. HALL, Texas +EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HON. BENJAMIN QUAYLE, Arizona, Chair LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois** JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ FLEISCHMANN, GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona Tennessee BEN R. LUJA´ N, New Mexico E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois CHIP CRAVAACK, Minnesota +RALPH M. HALL, Texas +EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas * Ranking Minority Member ** Vice Chair appointments/Full Committee and Subcommittee. + The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member shall serve as Ex-officio Members of all Subcommittees and shall have the right to vote and be counted as part of the quorum and ratios on all matters before the Sub- committees. (IV) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY 112TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION FULL COMMITTEE STAFF JANET POPPLETON, Chief of Staff LESLEE GILBERT, Staff Director MARGARET CARAVELLI, Chief Counsel KATY CROOKS, Deputy Chief Counsel ZACHARY KURZ, Communications Director KATIE COMER, Administrative Director HARLAN WATSON, Distinguished Professional Staff DEBORAH EMERSON SAMANTAR, Legislative Clerk LINDSAY MEYERS, Press Assistant LANA FROST, Legal Assistant LARRY WHITTAKER, Director of Information Technology SANGINA WRIGHT, Committee Printer LESLIE COPPLER, Financial Administrator MOLLY KEATON, Staff Assistant DEMOCRATIC STAFF DICK OBERMANN, Chief of Staff JOHN PIAZZA, Chief Counsel ROBERT ETTER, Deputy Counsel KRISTIN KOPSHEVER, Administrative Director/Research Assistant BRYSTOL ENGLISH, Administrative and Legal Assistant SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT STAFF DAN BYERS, Subcommittee Staff Director TARA ROTHSCHILD, Republican Senior Professional Staff Member ANDY ZACH, Republican Professional Staff Member CLINT WOODS, Professional Staff KYLE OLIVER, Republican Professional Staff Member ALEX MATTHEWS, Republican Professional Staff Member TAYLOR JORDON, Republican Staff Assistant CHRIS KING, Democratic Professional Staff Member SHIMERE WILLIAMS, Democratic Professional Staff Member JETTA WONG, Democratic Professional Staff Member SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT TOM HAMMOND, Subcommittee Staff Director RAJESH BHARWANI, Republican Professional Staff Member JOE KEELEY, Republican Professional Staff Member JOHN SERRANO, Republican Staff Assistant DAN PEARSON Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director DOUGLAS S. PASTERNAK Democratic Professional Staff Member (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION MELE´ WILLIAMS, Subcommittee Staff Director KIRSTEN DUNCAN, Republican Professional Staff Member AARICKA ALDRIDGE, Republican Policy Staff ASHLEY FLANAGAN, Republican Staff Assistant DAHLIA SOKOLOV, Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director BESS CAUGHRAN, Democratic Professional Staff Member SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE AND AERONAUTICS ED FEDDEMAN, Subcommittee Staff Director KEN MONROE, Republican Senior Professional Staff Member ANNE CONNOR, Republican Professional Staff MIKE BEAVIN, NOAA Detailee BEN SCHELL, Republican Staff Assistant PAM WHITNEY, Democratic Professional Staff Member ALLEN LI, Democratic Professional Staff Member SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION JULIA JESTER, Subcommittee Staff Director NEIL CANFIELD, Republican Professional Staff Member JAMIE BROWN, Republican Professional Staff Member MELIA JONES, Republican Legal and Research Assistant HILARY CAIN, Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director MARCY GALLO, Democratic Professional Staff Member (VI) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS (VII) VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:40 Jan 05, 2012 Jkt 019006 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR347.XXX HR347 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with REPORTS Insert folio VII HR347.001 C O N T E N T S Second Semiannual Report of Activities Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 112th Congress, 2011 Page Letter of Transmittal ........................................................................................... VII Overview ................................................................................................................. 1 Full Committee Legislative and Administrative Activities ...................................................... 4 Other Legislative Activities ............................................................................. 14 Oversight, Investigation, and Other Activities .............................................. 23 Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Oversight Investigation, and Other Activities, Including