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To Members of the NASULGC System:
- Board on Agriculture Assembly
- Budget and Advocacy Committee
- Council on Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching
- Council on Governmental Affairs
The House Agriculture Appropriations subcommittee
approved the F.Y. 2008 Agriculture Appropriations bill at a
markup session late yesterday. We can now confirm the following
numbers with respect to the BAC's priorities (all figures in
$Millions):
|
Line Item |
F.Y. 2006 |
F.Y. 2007 |
F.Y. 2008 |
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Evans-Allen Program |
37.215 |
40.680 |
42.000 |
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1890s Extension |
33.529 |
35.205 |
37.000 |
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1994 Institutions Research |
1.029 |
1.544 |
1.544 |
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1994 Institutions Extension |
3.240 |
3.321 |
3.321 |
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Institution Challenge Grants |
5.423 |
5.423 |
5.423 |
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Graduate Fellowship Grants |
3.701 |
3.701 |
3.701 |
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Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program |
62.008 |
63.538 |
68.500 |
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New Technologies for Extension (eXtension) |
1.485 |
1.485 |
1.485 |
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Renewable Resources Extension Act |
4.019 |
4.019 |
4.052 |
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Resident Instruction Grants - Insular Areas |
0.495 |
0.495 |
1.000 |
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Hatch Act |
176.969 |
322.597 |
195.817 |
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McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry |
22.008 |
30.008 |
23.318 |
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Smith Lever 3(b) and 3(c) |
272.973 |
285.565 |
281.489 |
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National Research Initiative |
181.170 |
190.229 |
190.229 |
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Totals |
805.264 |
987.810 |
858.879 |
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Change from F.Y. 2006 to
F.Y. 2008 |
+$53.615M |
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Change from F.Y. 2007 to
F.Y. 2008 |
-$128.931M |
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As you will recall, the extraordinary increases in Hatch,
McIntire-Stennis, and Smith-Lever in F.Y. 2007 were a result of
congressional action to "park" $183 million of CSREES earmarks
within these and a few other formula funds. Thus, when comparing
the F.Y. 2008 levels it is more appropriate to use the F.Y. 2006
baseline.
Critically Important Note:
The land-grant system was successful in persuading Congress
to keep the F.Y. 2007 CSREES top-line number at a high level
despite the fact that $185 million in earmarks was eliminated
that year when compared to F.Y. 2006.
The House subcommittee did not continue that policy this
year. Thus, the top-line number for CSREES is $32 million
less than the F.Y. 2007 level. See:
http://www.nasulgc-bac.com/documents/FY2008/House_Mark.xls
The full House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to take up
the Ag Appropriations bill on July 18. We are working with key
members on the committee to explore a strategy to restore the
$32 million. We will be working this strategy through the BAC
leadership and the BAA's Administrative Heads Section. An Action
Alert may be forthcoming.
The Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee may markup their
version of the F.Y. 2008 spending bill next week. We will
provide another report when we have the results from that markup
and a report on action in the full House Appropriations
Committee.
The Cornerstone Team
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