    [House Hearing, 112 Congress]
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                 HGH TESTING IN THE NFL: IS THE SCIENCE READY?

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                                    HEARING

                                   before the

                             COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT

                             AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                          ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS

                                 SECOND SESSION

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                               DECEMBER 12, 2012

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                               Serial No. 112-192

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                  COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

                     DARRELL E. ISSA, California, Chairman
    DAN BURTON, Indiana                  ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland,
    JOHN L. MICA, Florida                    Ranking Minority Member
    TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania    EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York
    MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio              CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York
    PATRICK T. McHENRY, North Carolina   ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of
    JIM JORDAN, Ohio                         Columbia
    JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah                 DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio
    CONNIE MACK, Florida                 JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts
    TIM WALBERG, Michigan                WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri
    JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma             STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts
    JUSTIN AMASH, Michigan               JIM COOPER, Tennessee
    ANN MARIE BUERKLE, New York          GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia
    PAUL A. GOSAR, Arizona               MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois
    RAUL R. LABRADOR, Idaho              DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois
    PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania         BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa
    SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee          PETER WELCH, Vermont
    JOE WALSH, Illinois                  JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky
    TREY GOWDY, South Carolina           CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut
    DENNIS A. ROSS, Florida              JACKIE SPEIER, California
    BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas
    MIKE KELLY, Pennsylvania
    VACANCY

                       Lawrence J. Brady, Staff Director
                    John D. Cuaderes, Deputy Staff Director
                         Robert Borden, General Counsel
                           Linda A. Good, Chief Clerk
                     David Rapallo, Minority Staff Director
                                C O N T E N T S

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                                   WITNESSES

    Mr. Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS,Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director,
      National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and
      Human Services
        Oral Statement...............................................    00
        Written Statement............................................    00
    Mr. Larry Bowers, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, U.S. Anti-Doping
      Agency
        Oral Statement...............................................    00
        Written Statement............................................    00
    Mr. Richard M. Butkus, NFL Hall of Fame Member, I Play Clean
      (IPlayclean.org)
        Oral Statement...............................................    00
        Written Statement............................................    00
    Linn Goldberg, M.D., FACSM, Head, Division of Health Promotion
      and Sports Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University
        Oral Statement...............................................    00
        Written Statement............................................    00
    Mr. Michael Gimbel, Director, Powered By Me, University of
      Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center
        Oral Statement...............................................    00
        Written Statement............................................    00

                                    APPENDIX

    The Honorable Darrell Issa, a Member of Congress from the State
      of California, Hearing Preview Statement.......................    00
    Endocrine Reviews................................................    00
    The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, a Member of Congress from the
      State of Maryland, Opening Statement...........................    00
    Letter to The Honorable Jason Chaffetz, a Member of Congress from
      the State of Utah from Basic Research..........................    00
    Letter to Darrell E. Issa from the U.S. Olympic Committee........    00
    The Honorable Gerald E. Connolly, a Member of Congress from the
      State of Va, written statement.................................    00
    Mr. Donald M. Hooton, Taylor Hooton Foundation, written statement    00
    Mr. Travis T. Tygary, United states Anti-Doping Agency, letter on
      Human Growth Hormone...........................................    00
    Letter to Prof. Dr. Larry D. Bowers from Dr. Gmeiner, President
      World Association of Anti-Doping Scientists....................    00
    Letter to Senator John McCain from Mr. David Howman, Director
      General, World Anti-Doping Agency..............................    00
    Mr. Dennis W. Gay, CEO, Basic Research, written statement to
      Congressman Jason Chaffetz.....................................    00
    Steve and Melyn Campbell, Limitless Worldwide....................    00