Volume 2, No. 14 - June 15, 2004
 

Preliminary Numbers from the House Ag Appropriations Bill

To Members of the NASULGC System:

The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is scheduled to meet this evening to markup its F.Y. 2005 bill. We will have complete details after the markup. HOWEVER, we have obtained some preliminary numbers and wanted to share them with you immediately:

Research
Hatch Act = $180,648,000 ($500k above president; $1.563m above FY'04)
McIntire Stennis = $22,304,000 ($420k above president; $549k above FY'04)
Evans-Allen = $37,000,000 ($1.0m above president; $1.212m above FY'04)
NRI = $181,000,000 ($1.0m above president; $16.974m above FY'04)
Animal Health = $5,098.000 (same as president; $566k above FY'04)
1994s Research = $1,087,000 ($89k above president; same as in FY'04)
Payments to 1994s = $2,250,000 (same as president; $571k above FY'04)

Extension
Smith-Lever 3b/c = $276,742,000 ($802k above president; $1.000m below FY'04)
1890s Extension = $33,133,000 ($1.016m above president; $1.413m above FY'04)
EFNEP = $58,909,000 ($1.000m above president; $6,852m above FY'04)
1890s Facilities = $16,912,000 ($2.000m above president; $2,000m above FY'04)
RREA = $4,093,000 (same as president; $53k above FY'04)


The Blue Ribbon Team

BRT Report from Washington is edited by Fred H. Hutchison on behalf of the BRT. The BRT, comprised of Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations, Fleishman-Hillard Inc., and Cornerstone Government Affairs, represents the Budget and Advocacy Committee of NASULGC's Board on Agriculture Assembly before Congress and executive branch agencies. © 2004, Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations. For more information: www.nasulgc-bac.com