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A REVIEW OF THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY HEARING BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 Serial No. 112–57 Printed for the use of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://science.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 72–379PDF WASHINGTON : 2012 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 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 Mexicoo 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 INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT HON. PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia, Chair F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland 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 (II) C O N T E N T S Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Page Witness List ............................................................................................................. 2 Hearing Charter ...................................................................................................... 3 Opening Statements Statement by Representative Paul C. Broun, Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- nology, U.S. House of Representatives ............................................................... Written Statement ............................................................................................ Statement by Representative Donna F. Edwards, Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives .................................... Written Statement ............................................................................................ Witnesses: Dr. Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Oral Statement ................................................................................................. Written Statement ............................................................................................ Hon. Gregory Friedman, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy Oral Statement ................................................................................................. Written Statement ............................................................................................ Frank Rusco, Director, Energy and Science Issues, U.S. Government Account- ability Office Oral Statement ................................................................................................. Written Statement ............................................................................................ Discussion Appendix: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Dr. Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; ................................................................................ Hon. Gregory Friedman, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy .......... Frank Rusco, Director, Energy and Science Issues, U.S. Government Account- ability Office ......................................................................................................... (III) A REVIEW OF THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY—ENERGY TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2:04 p.m., in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Paul Broun [Chairman of the Subcommittee] presiding. (1) 2 3 4 5 6