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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
Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have now
considered and approved the F.Y. 2008 Agriculture Appropriations
bill, clearing the way for floor action in each chamber. This
report provides some detail on the two markups and includes
links to other explanatory materials, including a spreadsheet
displaying all CSREES accounts and tables of the House and
Senate earmarks.
House Full Appropriations Committee Markup Results
The House Committee heard the pleas of the land-grant system
to maintain the top-line number for CSREES at or above the F.Y.
2006 and F.Y. 2007 levels. Accordingly, the Committee added
$45.457 million to the bill reported by the House
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee last week. The increase
came in two accounts: $33.751 in "Special Research Grants" and
$13.686 in "Federal Administration Grants." This brings the
total for CSREES to $1,192, 549 billion, which is an increase of
$16 million over F.Y. 2006. (No other CSREES lines
have changed on the House-side since the subcommittee results
were reported.)
Senate Full Appropriations Committee Markup Results
The Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee marked up
its F.Y. 2008 bill on July 17 and the full Appropriations
Committee confirmed those results at its markup on July 19. The
total top-line number for CSREES was only $6 million less than
the final F.Y. 2007 level and only $5 million less than F.Y.
2006.
Progress Securing the BAC's Priorities
As you can see from the following table, the Senate provided
larger increases than the House for many of the land-grant
system's capacity (formula) programs and the National Research
Initiative (NRI). On the other hand, the 1890s Research
(Evans-Allen) and Extension programs, EFNEP, and the Insular
Areas Resident Instruction Grants did better in the House mark
than in the Senate.
|
Line Item |
F.Y. 2006 |
F.Y. 2007 |
House
F.Y. 2008 |
Senate
F.Y. 2008 |
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Evans-Allen Program |
37.215 |
40.680 |
42.000 |
40.680 |
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1890s Extension |
33.529 |
35.205 |
37.000 |
35.205 |
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1994 Institutions Research |
1.029 |
1.544 |
1.544 |
1.544 |
|
1994 Institutions Extension |
3.240 |
3.321 |
3.321 |
3.321 |
|
Institution Challenge Grants |
5.423 |
5.423 |
5.423 |
5.423 |
|
Graduate Fellowship Grants |
3.701 |
3.701 |
3.701 |
3.701 |
|
Expanded Food & Nutrition (EFNEP) |
62.008 |
63.538 |
68.500 |
63.538 |
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eXtension |
1.485 |
1.485 |
1.485 |
1.485 |
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Renewable Resources Extension Act |
4.019 |
4.019 |
4.052 |
4.019 |
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Resident Instruction - Insular Areas |
0.495 |
0.495 |
1.000 |
0 |
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Hatch Act |
176.969 |
322.597 |
195.817 |
214.924. |
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McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry |
22.008 |
30.008 |
23.318 |
30.008 |
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Smith Lever 3(b) and 3(c) |
272.973 |
285.565 |
281.429 |
285.762 |
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National Research Initiative |
181.170 |
190.229 |
190.229 |
244.000 |
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Totals |
$805.264 M |
$987.810 M |
$858.879 M |
$933.610 M |
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Increase from F.Y. 2006 to
F.Y. 2008 >> |
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+$53.615 M |
+$128.346 M |
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Decrease from F.Y. 2007 to
F.Y. 2008 >> |
|
-$128.931 M |
-$54.200 M |
Important Notes to Table:
1. As noted in a previous report, 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.
2. The Senate number for the NRI is $244 million.
Approximately $42.7 million of that increase would come from the
transfer of the Sec. 406 Integrated Activities programs into the
NRI for administration. That leaves a net increase from the NRI
of ≈$11 million above F.Y. 2007.
3. The House report states that for the NRI: "The
Committee directs the Secretary to provide the requested
increase [$19.170 million] for bioenergy and biobased fuels
research from within funds provided."
LINKS:
Spreadsheet with all CSREES Accounts:
http://www.nasulgc-bac.com/documents/FY2008/Senate_Mark.xls
House Committee report language (preliminary), including
earmarks:
http://www.nasulgc-bac.com/documents/FY2008/House_Report.pdf
The Cornerstone Team
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