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1 Union Calendar No. 547 112th Congress, 2d Session–––––––––––––House Report 112–745 FOURTH SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS JANUARY 2, 2013 JANUARY 2, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 29–006 WASHINGTON : 2013 VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:49 Jan 06, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR745.XXX HR745 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with 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 DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland W. TODD AKIN, Missouri BEN R. LUJA´ N, New Mexico RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas PAUL D. TONKO, New York MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas JERRY MCNERNEY, California PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama SANDY ADAMS, Florida FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida BENJAMIN QUAYLE, Arizona HANSEN CLARKE, Michigan CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ FLEISCHMANN, SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon Tennessee DAVID CURSON, Michigan E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia VACANCY 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 02:49 Jan 06, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR745.XXX HR745 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with 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 TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama RANDY HULTGREN, Illinois SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon 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., JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois* Wisconsin TERRI A. SEWELL, Alabama LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas** DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland DANA ROHRABACHER, California FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma HANSEN CLARKE, Michigan W. TODD AKIN, Missouri VACANCY MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas VACANCY SANDY ADAMS, Florida E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia MO BROOKS, Alabama ∂RALPH M. HALL, Texas ∂EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:49 Jan 06, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR745.XXX HR745 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HON. BENJAMIN QUAYLE, Arizona, Chair LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland* JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois** FREDERICA S. WILSON, Florida RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas BEN R. LUJA´ N, New Mexico CHARLES J. ‘‘CHUCK’’ FLEISCHMANN, SUZANNE BONAMICI, Oregon Tennessee VACANCY 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 02:49 Jan 06, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HR745.XXX HR745 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY 112TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION FULL COMMITTEE STAFF JANET POPPLETON Chief of Staff MARGARET CARAVELLI Chief Counsel KATY CROOKS, Deputy Chief Counsel ZACHARY KURZ Communications Director KATIE COMER Administrative Director HARLAN WATSON Distinguished Professional Staff SHANA DALE Principal Policy Advisor DEBORAH EMERSON SAMANTAR Legislative Clerk ERIN HAVENER Press Assistant LANA FROST Legal Assistant LARRY WHITTAKER Director of Information Technology SANGINA WRIGHT Committee Printer LESLIE COPPLER Financial Administrator DEMOCRATIC STAFF DICK OBERMANN Chief of Staff JOHN PIAZZA Chief Counsel RUSSELL NORMAN Deputy Chief Counsel KRISTIN KOPSHEVER Administrative and Communications Director BRYSTOL ENGLISH Research and Legal Assistant PAMITHA WEERASINGHE 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 Republican Professional Staff KYLE OLIVER Republican Professional Staff Member ELLEN SCHOLL Republican Policy Staff TAYLOR JORDAN Republican Staff Assistant CHRIS KING Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT TOM HAMMOND Subcommittee Staff Director RAJESH BHARWANI Republican Professional Staff Member JOE KEELEY Republican Subcommittee Counsel JOHN SERRANO Republican Staff Assistant DAN PEARSON Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director DOUGLAS S. PASTERNAK Democratic Professional Staff Member (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:49 Jan 06, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR745.XXX HR745 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION MELE´ WILLIAMS Subcommittee Staff Director KIRSTEN DUNCAN Republican Professional Staff Member AARICKA ALDRIDGE Republican Policy Staff MOLLY KEATON Republican Staff Assistant DAHLIA SOKOLOV Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director CHRIS O’LEARY 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 Subcommittee Counsel MARCY GALLO Democratic Subcommittee Staff Director (VI) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:49 Jan 06, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR745.XXX HR745 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITIEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE , AND TECHNOLOGY 2321IlAY8VfIN HOUSE OfFICI: BUilDING WASl-t~lON. DC 2051S-6301 -1202).-- 22S-Ul1 LEnER OF TRANSMlnAL January 2, 2013 Honorable Karen L. Haas Clerk U.S. House of the House of Representatives Washington, DC 205 I 5 Dear Ms. Haas: Pursuant to Clause (1)(dX l) of Rule XI and Rule X of the Rules of the House of Represcntatives, I hereby submit the fourth Semiannual Report of Activities for the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for the 112'h Congress. This fourth semiannual report provides an overview of the legislative and oversight activities conducted by the Committee, as defined by Rul e X Clause 1(P) and Clause 3(k) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, a summary of actions taken and recommendations made with respect to the Committee's oversight plan and a summary of hearings held pursuant to clauses 2(n), (0), and (p) of Rule Xl. This document is intended as a general reference tool and not as a substitute for the hearing records. reports, and other files. Sincerely, ~~~ .~, . 1~ Chainnan Enclosure (VII) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:49 Jan 06, 2013 Jkt 029006 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 6620 E:\HR\OC\HR745.XXX HR745 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with SemiJanletter.eps C O N T E N T S Fourth Semiannual Report of Activities Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 112th Congress, 2012 Page Letter of Transmittal ........................................................................................... VII Overview ................................................................................................................. 1 Full Committee Legislative and Administrative Activities ...................................................... 4 Other Legislative Activities ............................................................................. 21 Oversight, Investigation, and Other Activities .............................................. 40 Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Oversight Investigation, and Other Activities,