Union Calendar No. 608 110th Congress, 2d Session ––––––––––––– House Report 110–935 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS JANUARY 2, 2009 JANUARY 2, 2009.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:22 Jan 03, 2009 Jkt 45922 PO 00000 Frm 000001 Fmt 06012 Sfmt 06012 E:\HR\OC\HR935.XXX HR935 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with REPORTS e:\seals\congress.#13 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:22 Jan 03, 2009 Jkt 45922 PO 00000 Frm 000002 Fmt 06019 Sfmt 06019 E:\HR\OC\HR935.XXX HR935 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with REPORTS with PROD1PC64 on smartinez 1 Union Calendar No. 608 110th Congress, 2d Session –––––––––––––– House Report 110–935 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS JANUARY 2, 2009 JANUARY 2, 2009.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 45–922 WASHINGTON : 2008 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) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:22 Jan 03, 2009 Jkt 45922 PO 00000 Frm 000003 Fmt 05012 Sfmt 05012 E:\HR\OC\HR935.XXX HR935 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with REPORTS e:\seals\congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HON. BART GORDON, Tennessee, Chairman JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois RALPH M. HALL, Texas EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR., LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California Wisconsin MARK UDALL, Colorado LAMAR S. SMITH, Texas DAVID WU, Oregon DANA ROHRABACHER, California BRIAN BAIRD, Washington ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland BRAD MILLER, North Carolina VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma NICK LAMPSON, Texas JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona W. TODD AKIN, Missouri JERRY MCNERNEY, California TOM FEENEY, Florida LAURA RICHARDSON, California RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland BOB INGLIS, South Carolina STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas MIKE ROSS, Arkansas MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky PHIL GINGREY, Georgia RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska BARON P. HILL, Indiana PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona VACANCY CHARLES A. WILSON, Ohio ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HON. NICK LAMPSON, Texas, Chair JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois BOB INGLIS, South Carolina LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona W. TODD AKIN, Missouri JERRY MCNERNEY, California RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas MARK UDALL, Colorado MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas BRIAN BAIRD, Washington MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida PAUL KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania BART GORDON, Tennessee RALPH M. HALL, Texas SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT HON. BRAD MILLER, North Carolina, Chairman JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR., EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas Wisconsin STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey DANA ROHRABACHER, California BRIAN BAIRD, Washington DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia BART GORDON, Tennessee RALPH M. HALL, Texas (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:22 Jan 03, 2009 Jkt 45922 PO 00000 Frm 000004 Fmt 05904 Sfmt 05904 E:\HR\OC\HR935.XXX HR935 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with REPORTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON RESEARCH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION HON. BRIAN BAIRD, Washington, Chairman EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland JERRY MCNERNEY, California RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington BARON P. HILL, Indiana BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California ANDRE´ CARSON, Indiana BART GORDON, Tennessee RALPH M. HALL, Texas SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPACE AND AERONAUTICS HON. MARK UDALL, Colorado, Chairman DAVID WU, Oregon TOM FEENEY, Florida NICK LAMPSON, Texas DANA ROHRABACHER, California STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma MIKE ROSS, Arizona JO BONNER, Alabama BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana BART GORDON, Tennessee RALPH M. HALL, Texas SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HON. DAVID WU, Oregon, Chairman JIM MATHESON, Utah PHIL GINGREY, Georgia HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan CHARLIE A. WILSON, Ohio JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska MIKE ROSS, Arizona PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia LAURA RICHARDSON, California BART GORDON, Tennessee RALPH M. HALL, Texas * Ranking Minority Member appointments/Full Committee and Sub- committee assignments. ** Vice Chair appointments/Full Committee and Subcommittee assign- ments. ∂ 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. (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:22 Jan 03, 2009 Jkt 45922 PO 00000 Frm 000005 Fmt 05904 Sfmt 06601 E:\HR\OC\HR935.XXX HR935 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with REPORTS ........................................................................................................................ (IV) VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:22 Jan 03, 2009 Jkt 45922 PO 00000 Frm 000006 Fmt 05904 Sfmt 06602 E:\HR\OC\HR935.XXX HR935 smartinez on PROD1PC64 with REPORTS 110sumee.eps C O N T E N T S Summary of Activities Committee on Science and Technology 110th Congress, 2007–2008 Page History of the Committee on Science and Technology .......................................... 1 Chapter I—Legislative Activities of the Committee on Science and Technology ......................................................................................................... 15 1.1—P.L. 110–53, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commis- sion Act of 2007 (H.R. 1) .............................................................................. 15 1.2—P.L. 110–69, America COMPETES Act (H.R. 2272) ............................. 16 1.3—P.L. P.L. 110–140, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 6) ........................................................................................................... 18 1.4—P.L. 110–143, Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 (H.R. 365) ....................................................................................................... 20 1.5—P.L. 110–181, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 4986) ........................................................................................... 21 1.6—P.L. 110–229, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (S. 2739) 22 1.7—P.L. 110–234, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (H.R. 2419) ............................................................................................................... 23 1.8—P.L. 110–246, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (H.R. 6124) ............................................................................................................... 24 1.9—P.L. 110–315, Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137) ............ 25 1.10—P.L. 110–365, Great Lakes Legacy Reauthorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 6460) ..................................................................................................... 26 1.11—P.L. 110–376, United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 (S. 2606) ..................................................................................... 27 1.12—P.L. 110–394, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 (H.R. 5618) ................................................................................ 28 1.13—P.L. 110–417, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (S. 3001) ...................................................................... 29 1.14—P.L. 110–422, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Au- thorization Act of 2008 (H.R. 6063) ............................................................. 30 Chapter II—Other Legislative Activities of the Committee on Science 33 2.1—H.R. 85, Energy Technology Transfer Act ............................................. 33 2.2—H.R. 362, 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act ............................................................................................. 34 2.3—H.R. 363, Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Re- search Act ...................................................................................................... 35 2.4—H.R. 364, Providing for the establishment of an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy .......................................................................... 37 2.5—H.R. 547, Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act .................................................................................................................. 39 2.6—H.R. 632, H–Prize Act of 2007 ................................................................ 41 2.7—H.R. 694, Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Tech- nology Opportunity Act ................................................................................ 42 2.8—H.R. 906, Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 ...............................................................................................................