do you expect to see a significant increase in the Air Force's S&T budget request this fiscal year?

over the last 2 years, this committee has been extremely critical of the Air Force for underfunding its science and technology programs.

Do not give the French anything to be--

It would be counterproductive to generally require formal technology transition agreements between DARPA and the Services.

over the last 3 years, a number of outside panels have been highly critical of the performance of the service laboratories.

When do you expect that review to be complete?

This approach may serve our needs today, but it will most certainly undermine our forces in the long run.

Let me just follow up on that point and that figure.

Mr. Secretary, in the recent Defense news article, it was reported that you sent a memorandum to Department's research directors and the procurement chiefs to stop the practice of requiring or asking our defense companies to 'supplement…

My Lord, we got Viagra before we could get this thing.

Well, that is the peanut that I am interested in. We will name it after Senator Santorum.

If we do not maintain our technological advantage in our military capability, our national security capability, I can assure you that the red carpets that are usually out in Europe for all of us who go there from time to time will turn to…

I have been very supportive and am a very strong supporter of putting more money into NIH.

the godfather of the hearing is entitled to take whatever time that he might wish.

Bless your heart. I am so happy to hear you say that. It mirrors what Senator Landrieu said in her opening statement, and I applaud that statement.

If necessary, we can certainly stipulate anything that you suggest in legislation, and we want to get the damn thing done. Is that pretty clear?

Now is a critical time.

you are right on the money in that respect.