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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysapjs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:31 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Thad Cochran (chairman) of the sub- committee, presiding. Present: Senators Cochran, Shelby, Blunt, Daines, Moran, Dur- bin, Tester, and Schatz. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH STATEMENT OF FRANK KENDALL, UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN Senator COCHRAN. The subcommittee will come to order. We want to welcome our panel of witnesses today to our hearing on the budget request for defense appropriations on the fiscal year 2017 defense innovation and research budget request. We appre- ciate very much the attendance of our panel, others who are here today, and members of our committee. We are specifically pleased to welcome Mr. Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Mr. Stephen Welby, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Development, Research and Engineering; and Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. Today, we look forward to learning more about the science and technology investments proposed in the fiscal year 2017 budget. This subcommittee has been a strong advocate of science and tech- nology investments and has ensured funding to make certain our Nation can maintain its role as the world's leader in technology and innovation. We want to continue to receive input from experts at the Depart- ment of Defense, so they can inform committee action as we do our work. We appreciate your joining us today to testify as our committee continues to evaluate the budget request. [The statement follows:] (1)

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