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Vol. 4, No. 7 - May 3, 2006
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Preliminary Results from House Markup
Encouraging
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To Members of the NASULGC System:
The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee met
today and marked-up its F.Y. 2007 spending bill. We have not
been able to obtain a complete breakdown of the subcommittee's
action. However, what we know so far about NASULGC's key
priorities is encouraging:
| Line Item |
House Mark |
Increase |
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| Hatch |
$183,275,000 |
$6,306,000 |
| McIntire-Stennis |
22,668,000 |
660,000 |
| Evans-Allen |
38,331,000 |
1,116,000 |
| Animal Health & Disease |
5,006,000 |
0 |
| Institution Challenge Grants |
5,445,000 |
22,000 |
| Smith-Lever 3(b) and 3(c) |
281,429,000 |
8,456,000 |
| EFNEP |
62,634,000 |
626,000 |
| 1890s Extension |
34,073,000 |
544,000 |
| 1890 Institution Capacity Building |
12,375,000 |
186,000 |
| 1890 Facilities (Sec. 1447) |
16,777,000 |
168,000 |
| 1994 Institutions Research |
1,250,000 |
221,000 |
| 1994 Institutions Extension |
3,273,000 |
33,000 |
| 1994 Institutions Equity Grants |
3,000,000 |
772,000 |
| Graduate Fellowships |
4,455,000 |
754,000 |
| eXtension |
1,985,000 |
500,000 |
| Renewable Resources Extension |
4,052,000 |
33,000 |
| Insular Areas |
500,000 |
5,000 |
| National Research Initiative |
190,000,000 |
8,830,000 |
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| Total |
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$29,232,000 |
Complete details from the markup should be available tomorrow, and
we will provide you will a full report at that time.
Fred H. Hutchison
Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations
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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.
© 2006, Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations.
For more information:
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