AN OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL R&D BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 15, 2006 Serial No. 109–35 Printed for the use of the Committee on Science ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/science U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 25–938PS WASHINGTON : 2006 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:14 Aug 04, 2006 Jkt 025938 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\WORKD\FULL06\021506\25938.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE HON. SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York, Chairman RALPH M. HALL, Texas BART GORDON, Tennessee LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DANA ROHRABACHER, California LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California KEN CALVERT, California DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland MARK UDALL, Colorado VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan DAVID WU, Oregon GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota MICHAEL M. HONDA, California FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma BRAD MILLER, North Carolina JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri W. TODD AKIN, Missouri DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia BRAD SHERMAN, California JO BONNER, Alabama BRIAN BAIRD, Washington TOM FEENEY, Florida JIM MATHESON, Utah BOB INGLIS, South Carolina JIM COSTA, California DAVE G. REICHERT, Washington AL GREEN, Texas MICHAEL E. SODREL, Indiana CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN J.H. ‘‘JOE’’ SCHWARZ, Michigan DENNIS MOORE, Kansas MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas VACANCY VACANCY (II) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:14 Aug 04, 2006 Jkt 025938 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\WORKD\FULL06\021506\25938.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 C O N T E N T S February 15, 2006 Page Witness List ............................................................................................................. 2 Hearing Charter ...................................................................................................... 3 Opening Statements Statement by Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert, Chairman, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ........................................................ 22 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 24 Statement by Representative Bart Gordon, Minority Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................ 25 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 27 Prepared Statement by Representative Ken Calvert, Chairman, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Represent- atives ..................................................................................................................... 29 Prepared Statement by Representative Vernon J. Ehlers, Chairman, Sub- committee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................................. 29 Prepared Statement by Representative Jerry F. Costello, Member, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ........................................................ 30 Prepared Statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Member, Com- mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................ 31 Prepared Statement by Representative Michael M. Honda, Member, Com- mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................ 32 Prepared Statement by Representative Russ Carnahan, Member, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ........................................................ 33 Prepared Statement by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Member, Com- mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................ 33 Witnesses: Dr. John H. Marburger III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 35 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 37 Biography .......................................................................................................... 48 Dr. Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary, Department of Energy Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 48 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 49 Biography .......................................................................................................... 56 Dr. David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 56 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 58 Biography .......................................................................................................... 66 Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, National Science Foundation Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 66 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 68 Biography .......................................................................................................... 71 Dr. Charles E. McQueary, Under Secretary, Science and Technology, Depart- ment of Homeland Security Oral Statement ................................................................................................. 72 Written Statement ............................................................................................ 74 (III) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:14 Aug 04, 2006 Jkt 025938 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\WORKD\FULL06\021506\25938.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 IV Page Dr. Charles E. McQueary, Under Secretary, Science and Technology, Depart- ment of Homeland Security—Continued Biography .......................................................................................................... 90 Discussion ................................................................................................................. 90 Appendix: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Dr. John H. Marburger III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy .. 166 Dr. Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary, Department of Energy ................................. 170 Dr. David A. Sampson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce ................ 186 Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, National Science Foundation ...................... 196 Dr. Charles E. McQueary, Under Secretary, Science and Technology, Depart- ment of Homeland Security ................................................................................. 203 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:14 Aug 04, 2006 Jkt 025938 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\WORKD\FULL06\021506\25938.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 AN OVERVIEW OF THE FEDERAL R&D BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, Washington, DC. The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Sherwood L. Boehlert [Chairman of the Committee] presiding. (1) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:14 Aug 04, 2006 Jkt 025938 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 C:\WORKD\FULL06\021506\25938.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 2 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:14 Aug 04, 2006 Jkt 025938 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6602 C:\WORKD\FULL06\021506\25938.TXT SCIENCE1 PsN: SCIENCE1 3 HEARING CHARTER COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES An Overview of the Federal R&D Budget for Fiscal Year 2007 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006 10:00 A.M.–1:00 P.M. 2318 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 1. Purpose On Wednesday, February 15, 2006, the House Science Committee will hold a hearing to consider President Bush’s fiscal year 2007 (FY07) budget request for re- search and development (R&D). Five Administration witnesses will review the pro- posed budget in the context of the President’s overall priorities in science and tech- nology. The Science Committee will hold a separate hearing on February 16th to examine the budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 2. Witnesses Dr. John H. Marburger III is Director of the Office of Science and Technology Pol- icy (OSTP), the White House science office. Prior to joining OSTP, Dr. Marburger served as President of the State University of New York at Stony Brook and as Di- rector of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Dr. Samuel W. Bodman is the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE). Prior to joining DOE, Dr. Bodman served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce (DOC). He also served in execu- tive positions in several publicly owned corporations and as a professor of chemical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. David A. Sampson is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce, which includes the National Institute of