Witness List CONTENTS Opening Statements Prepared Statement by Representative Vernon J. Ehlers, Chairman, S committee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, Committee Science, U.S. House of Representatives Prepared Statement by Representative Jerry F. Costello, Member, Commit on Science, U.S. House of Representatives Prepared Statement by Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Member, C mittee on Science, U.S. Ĥouse of Representatives Prepared Statement by Representative Michael M. Honda, Member, C mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives Prepared Statement by Representative Russ Carnahan, Member, Commit on Science, U.S. House of Representatives Prepared Statement by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Member, C mittee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives Prepared Statement by Representative Brian Baird, Member, Committee IV Appendix 1: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Responses on behalf of Norman R. Augustine, Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation; P. Roy Vagelos, Retired Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co.; and, William A. Wulf, President, National Academy of Engineering Appendix 2: Additional Material for the Record Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, February 2006 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND GLOBAL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, 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) COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Science, Technology and Global Economic Competitiveness Thursday, October 20, 2005 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 2318 Rayburn House Office Building (WEBCAST) Witness List Mr. Norman R. Augustine Dr. P. Roy Vagelos Dr. William A. Wulf President National Academy of Engineering Section 210 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 applies the rights and protections covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to the United States Congress. Accordingly, the Committee on Science strives to accommodate/meet the needs of those requiring special assistance. If you need special accommodation, please contact the Committee on Science in advance of the scheduled event (3 days requested) at (202) 225-6371 or FAX (202) 225-0891. Should you need Committee materials in alternative formats, please contact the Committee as noted HEARING CHARTER COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Science, Technology, and Global THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. 2318 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING 1. Purpose On Thursday, October 20, 2005, the House Science Committee will hold a hearing to receive testimony on the report released by the National Academy of Sciences on October 12 entitled Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future. The report, which was requested by Congress, recommends ways to strengthen research and education in science and technology. 2. Witnesses Mr. Norman R. Augustine, Retired Chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. Mr. Augustine chaired the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) committee that wrote the report. Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, Retired Chairman and CEO of Merck & Co. Dr. Vagelos served on the NAS committee that wrote the report. Dr. William A. Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering and Vice Chair of the National Research Council, the principal operating arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. 3. Overarching Questions • What are the principal innovation-related challenges the United States faces as it competes in the global economy? • What specific steps should the Federal Government take to ensure that the United States remains the world leader in innovation? 4. Brief Overview • While the U.S. continues to lead the world in measures of innovation capacity-research and development (R&D) spending, number of scientists and engineers, scientific output, etc.-recent statistics on the level of U.S. support for research relative to other countries indicate that this lead may be slipping. Overall U.S. federal funding for R&D as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) has declined significantly since its peak in 1965, and the focus of this R&D has shifted away from the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering-the areas of R&D historically most closely correlated with innovation and economic growth. At the same time, other nations-particularly emergent nations such as China and India-have recognized the importance of innovation to economic growth, and are pouring resources into their scientific and technological infrastructure, rapidly building their innovation capacity and increasing their ability to compete with the United States in the global economy. • In May 2005, at the request of Congress, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) began a study of "the most urgent challenges the United States faces in maintaining leadership in key areas of science and technology." NAS assembled a high-level panel of senior scientists and business and university leaders and produced a report in five months. • The NAS report offers four broad recommendations: (A) increase America's talent pool by vastly improving K-12 science and mathematics education; (B) sustain and strengthen the Nation's traditional commitment to long-term basic research; (C) make the United States the most attractive setting in |