Joe Barton: “HHS has a huge mission, admittedly, but their answer to ever problem is to create more bureaucracy.”

I think it's good to have this and I think it's very good that we try to work to tighten up and, as the gentlelady just said, let's determine what the real intent is and then legislate accordingly.

Now, I want to ask Mr. Salo, you have mentioned two principles that legislation that actually works should have. You mentioned flexibility. Does ACE Kids have flexibility?

It doesn't change the basic mission statement. It doesn't change the authorized level of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

I don't want to speak for the Department of Energy, but the draft legislation allows, without going through the appropriation process, funds generated by using this facility for private purposes to be used for maintenance of the facility.