[House Hearing, 107 Congress]
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                  AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD
                  AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED
                    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2002

_______________________________________________________________________

                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
                              FIRST SESSION
                                ________
     SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
                     HENRY BONILLA, Texas, Chairman
 JAMES T. WALSH, New York            MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia              ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,          MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
Washington                           SAM FARR, California
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa                    ALLEN BOYD, Florida         
 JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
 VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia
 RAY LaHOOD, Illinois               
                         
 NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.
   Henry E. Moore, Martin P. Delgado, Maureen Holohan, and Joanne L. 
                       Orndorff, Staff Assistants
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                                 PART 3
               TESTIMONY OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER
                INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

                              

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                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                   C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman

 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                  DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
 JERRY LEWIS, California             JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky             NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
 JOE SKEEN, New Mexico               MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia             STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 TOM DeLAY, Texas                    ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
 JIM KOLBE, Arizona                  MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama             NANCY PELOSI, California
 JAMES T. WALSH, New York            PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
 CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina   NITA M. LOWEY, New York
 DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio               JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma     ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
 HENRY BONILLA, Texas                JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan           JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
 DAN MILLER, Florida                 ED PASTOR, Arizona
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia              CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
 RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
 ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi        CHET EDWARDS, Texas
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,          ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., 
Washington                           Alabama
 RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,          PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
California                           JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
 TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                 MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa                    SAM FARR, California
 ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky           JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama         CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
 JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri            ALLEN BOYD, Florida
 JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire       CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
 KAY GRANGER, Texas                  STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey    
 JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
 JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
 RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
 JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
 DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
 DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
 VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia     
                     
                 James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director

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                          MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

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                                                                   Page
Bereuter, Hon. Doug.............................................. 1, 67
DeLauro, Hon. R.L................................................   565
Dooley, Hon. Calvin..............................................    67
Frelinghuysen, Hon. R.P..........................................    67
Goss, Hon. Porter................................................    67
Hall, Hon. Tony..................................................    22
Hunter, Hon. Duncan..............................................     8
Mink, Hon. P.T...................................................    17
Petri, Hon. Thomas...............................................    67
Stupak, Hon. Bart................................................     5
Visclosky, Hon. P.J..............................................    13
Watkins, Hon. Wes................................................    26
Wolf, Hon. Frank.................................................    22


                           W I T N E S S E S

                              ----------                              
                                                                   Page
Adee, Richard....................................................   458
Anderson, J.N....................................................   173
Banzhaf, W.H.....................................................   526
Barnett, J.A.....................................................   238
Berne, B.H.......................................................   534
Biegel, Roberta..................................................   461
Billie, J.E......................................................   424
Birkinshaw, Kelly................................................   133
Blizek, Mike.....................................................   199
Boese, Mark......................................................   133
Bram, R.A........................................................   137
Brooks, C.B......................................................   481
Brown, Dr. P.J...................................................   500
Buchanan, Dr. G.A................................................   451
Bye, Dr. R.E., Jr................................................   438
Cady, John.......................................................   428
Canzonier, W.J...................................................   202
Casey, Dr. C.F...................................................    37
Chicoine, D.L............................................69, 74, 78, 81
Clark, Les.......................................................   133
Cornwell, Lynn...................................................   509
Corridon, M.C....................................................   303
Crow, Dr. Michael................................................   494
Cunha, Manuel, Jr................................................   133
Cypress, Mitchell................................................   424
Davis, M.P.......................................................   603
Dexter, Jennifer.................................................   512
Donald, Dr. S.L..................................................   485
Dooley, D.M......................................................   245
Dorman, D.E......................................................   307
Dowd, C.W........................................................   344
Frank, Billy, Jr.................................................    53
Gastelum, R.R....................................................   225
Geringer, Jim....................................................   382
Glenn, Brad......................................................    78
Greenaway, The Rev. Fr. D.A......................................   611
Greenstein, Robert...............................................   616
Hamm, W.R., ``Bill''.............................................   404
Harrison, Curtis.................................................   195
Hauter, Wenonah..................................................   272
Heissenbuttel, John..............................................   475
Helinski, R.R....................................................   568
Hiler, Ed........................................................   234
Hill, J.C........................................................   241
Hinton, Dr. Philip...............................................   221
Jackman, Dr. W.J.................................................    99
Jackson, Dr. R.A.................................................   546
Jackson, Paul....................................................   465
Kelley, C.M......................................................   421
Kern, Robert.....................................................   177
Krause, B.J......................................................   180
Levinson, E.S....................................................   279
Levy, Tom........................................................   225
Liss, Cathy......................................................   255
Lloyd, A.C.......................................................   133
Lohnes, R.C......................................................   117
Lyon, J.S........................................................   508
Lytle, G.R.......................................................   286
Maguire, John....................................................   340
Masten, Susan....................................................    85
Mauri, Danielle..................................................   565
Michael, Todd....................................................   241
Michaels, J.T., II...............................................    31
Middaugh, A.R....................................................   241
Morris, K.N......................................................   393
Muckenhaupt, G.F.................................................   182
O'Neal, J.F......................................................    57
Pachecco, M.T....................................................    69
Patrick, Barbara.................................................   133
Payne, T.L.......................................................    69
Pearce, Colleen..................................................   611
Penney, S.N......................................................   227
Price, W.M.......................................................    65
Pueppke, S.G.............................................69, 74, 78, 81
Rapoza, R.A......................................................   572
Reheis, C.H......................................................   133
Reid, C.P.P. (Pat)...............................................   554
Roberts, W.L., Jr................................................    78
Robertson, R.A...................................................   207
Ryan, Gov. G.H...................................................   267
Sanders, T.J. (Ted)..............................................    69
Sayen, P.D.......................................................   424
Schlender, J.H...................................................    92
Schneeberger, Kenneth............................................    69
Shoup, David.....................................................    69
Siddoway, Cindy..................................................   622
Silva, J.P.......................................................   225
Smith, Dr. D.A...................................................   191
Smith, J.R.......................................................   362
Smith, T.J.......................................................   212
Smith, T.S.......................................................   297
Stapleton, M.A...................................................   225
Stein, J.A.......................................................   562
Stevens, Christine...............................................   255
Stukel, J.J..............................................69, 74, 78, 81
Swanson, Bob.....................................................   110
Tanner, J.M.M....................................................   161
Tanrikulu, Saffet................................................   133
Terry, Lynn......................................................   133
Thames, Dr. S.F..................................................   128
Tollett, Dr. J.T.................................................   323
Turney, T.C......................................................   385
Walcher, G.E.....................................................   539
Waldrop, R.R.....................................................   165
Warren, Hugh.....................................................   169
Weidenbach, Ron..................................................   187
White, J.V.......................................................   354


                         ORGANIZATIONAL  INDEX

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                                                                   Page
Ad Hoc Coalition.................................................   581
Advanced Medical Technology Association..........................   376
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners.....................   441
American Association of State Colleges of Agriculture and 
  Renewable Resources............................................   323
American Dietetic Association....................................   354
American Farm Bureau Federation..................................   154
American Farmland Trust..........................................   590
American Federation of Government Employees......................   399
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal employees....   399
American Forest and Paper Association............................   475
American Honey Producers Association, Inc........................   458
American Horse Protection Association, Inc.......................   117
American Indian Higher Education Consortium......................   216
American Maritime Congress.......................................   581
American Rivers..................................................   562
American Seed Trade Association, Inc.............................   415
American Sheep Industry Association..............................   622
American Society for Microbiology...............................48, 389
American Society of Civil Engineers..............................   529
American Society of Plant Physiologists..........................   229
American Soybean Association.....................................   581
American Veterinary Medical Association..........................   255
American Zoo and Aquarium Association............................   255
Anderson Minnow Farms, Inc.......................................   173
Aquatica Tropicals, Inc..........................................   161
Association Coordination Council.................................   303
Association of Research Directors..............................481, 485
Blyzo Fish Farm..................................................   199
California Industry and Government Central California Ozone Study 
  Coalition......................................................   133
Catfish Farmers of America.......................................   169
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities...........................   616
Coachella Valley Water District..................................   225
Coalition for APHIS/Animal Care Appropriations...................   446
Coalition for Food Aid...........................................   279
Coalition for Sustaining America's Nonfederal Forests............   554
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum......................   238
Columbia University..............................................   494
Community Medical Centers........................................   221
Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching.......   245
Defenders of Wildlife............................................    37
Easter Seals.....................................................   512
Florida State University.........................................   438
Freshwater Farms of Ohio, Inc....................................   191
Friends of Agricultural Research.................................   137
Friends of the National Arboretum................................    65
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission..................    92
Harrison Fish Farm...............................................   195
Hawaii Fish Company..............................................   187
Humane Society of the United States..............................   520
Illinois Soybean Association.....................................    78
Imperial Irrigation District.....................................   225
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agenci593, 595, 598, 601
Joslin Diabetes Center...........................................   546
Liberty Maritime Corporation.....................................   581
Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development.......   581
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.............225, 251
Mississippi Polymer Institute....................................   128
National Aquaculture Association.................................   211
National Association of Agricultural Educators...................    99
National Association of Conservation Districts...................   362
National Association of Counties.................................   434
National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and 
  Colleges.......................................................   499
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant 
  Colleges.......................................................   451
National Association of Wheat Growers............................   581
National Association of WIC Directors............................   611
National Barley Improvement Committee............................   603
National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium.......................   120
National Cattlemen's Beef Association............................   509
National Coalition of Food and Agricultural Research.............   489
National Congress of American Indians............................    85
National Corn Growers Association................................   263
National Cotton Council of America...............................   340
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives........................371, 581
National Dry Bean Council........................................   143
National Fire Ant Task Force.....................................   465
National Food Processors Association.............................   428
National Labor Coordination Council..............................   303
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc....................   307
National Potato Council..........................................   241
National Rural Housing Coalition.................................   572
National Rural Telecom Association...............................    57
National Sunflower Association...................................   351
National Telephone Cooperative Association.......................   366
National Treasury Employees Union................................   421
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program............................   393
National Watershed Coalition.....................................   404
National Wildlife Federation.....................................   507
New Jersey Aquaculture Association...............................   202
New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission..........................   385
Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee.............................   227
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission............................    53
Oklahoma Fire Ant Research and Management Advisory Committee.....   465
Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small 
  Telecommunications Companies...................................   123
Pacific Harvest, Inc.............................................   180
Partners for Rural America.......................................   110
Pickle Packers International, Inc................................   149
Ponape Agriculture and Trade School..............................   182
Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program....   272
Red River Valley Association.....................................   344
Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc...............................   297
San Diego County Water Authority.................................   225
Seminole Tribe of Florida........................................   424
Society for Animal Protective Legislation........................   255
Society for Women's Health Research..............................   461
Society of American Foresters..................................526, 605
Southern Illinois University.....................................    69
State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources...............   539
State of Illinois, Office of the Governor........................   267
State of Wyoming, Office of the Governor.........................   382
Stolt Sea Farm California LLC....................................    31
TECO Transport Corporation.......................................   581
Texas A&M University System......................................   234
Transportation Institute.........................................   581
Trinidad State Junior College....................................   212
Tropical Ponds of Hawaii.........................................   177
Tyler Fish Farms, Inc............................................   165
U.S. Apple Association...........................................   336
U.S. Beet Sugar Industry.........................................   292
U.S. Telecom Association.........................................   286
U.S. Wheat Associates............................................   581
U.S.A. Rice Federation.........................................541, 581
Union Coordination Council.......................................   303
University of Illinois...................................69, 74, 78, 81
University of Missouri...........................................    69
University of New Hampshire......................................   207
University of Southern Mississippi...............................   128
Upper Mississippi River Basin Association........................   608
Wheat Export Trade Education Committee...........................   581
Wildlife Management Institute....................................   568


                             SUBJECT INDEX

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                                                                   Page
1994 Land Grant Programs.........................................   217
AgrAbility Program...............................................   513
Agricultural Development.........................................    18
Agricultural Diversification.....................................    19
Agricultural Education Competitive Grants for Secondary and 2-
  year Post Secondary Schools....................................    99
Agricultural Policy Research.....................................   236
Agricultural Research.....................2, 3, 138, 374, 390, 489, 504
Agricultural Research Staffing...................................2, 137
Agriculture Development in the American Pacific..................    18
Agriculture in the Classroom.....................................   160
Agriculture Weather and Decision Support.........................    30
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.....................390, 435
Animal Fiber Research............................................   236
Animal Waste Management..........................................    27
Animal Welfare.......................................117, 255, 446, 521
Apple Crop Assistance............................................   337
Apple Research...................................................   339
Aguaculture:
    Hawaiian Fishbond............................................    19
    Center for Tropical and Subtropical..........................    19
    Research......................................20, 31, 161, 237, 438
Armillaria Root Disease..........................................     5
ARS Brawley Station..............................................     8
Barley Food and Health Benefits Research.........................   603
Bean Research....................................................   143
Beef Cattle Research and Development.............................   120
Bio-Terrorism and Exotic Bio-Invaders............................   235
Biobased Products................................................   391
Biological Control Agents Feasibility Study......................    12
Biomass Based Energy Research....................................    27
Bioprocessing Research and Development Laboratory................    82
Biotech Crops....................................................     1
Biotechnology, Illinois-Missouri Alliance for....................    70
Biotechnology Product Development................................   157
Boll Weevil Eradication........................................159, 341
Brucellosis......................................................   160
Cattle Research..................................................    29
Cereal Crops Research Unit.......................................   603
Colorado River Salinity Control Program........................238, 382
Commodity Purchase Programs......................................   373
Common Computing Environment...................................306, 402
Congressional Hunger Center......................................    22
Conservat38, 160, 267, 346, 362, 375, 424, 507, 539, 563, 568, 591, 608
Conservation Reserve Program..............................563, 601, 608
Conservation Technical Assistance...............................18, 253
Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals.................   354
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service...436, 593
Cotton Classing Services.........................................   343
Cotton Production................................................   340
Cotton Research and Education Consortium.........................   237
Diabetes Project.................................................   546
Distance Learning Center.........................................    28
Drought Mitigation Center, National..............................     1
E-Commerce.......................................................   304
Emergency Preparedness...........................................   159
Environmental Quality Incentives Program..............92, 251, 562, 608
Environmental Research...........................................   237
Export Programs..................................................   374
Farm Loan Programs...............................................   401
Farmer Cooperative Programs......................................   372
Farmland Protection Program....................................591, 595
Fire Ant Research................................................   465
Fireblight Research..............................................   339
Flood Risk Reduction Program.....................................   601
Floriculture Research............................................    19
Food and Drug Administration..........................48, 421, 461, 534
Food Crop Research...............................................   237
Food Quality Protection Act...............................156, 244, 338
Food Safety.......................49, 160, 235, 272, 375, 391, 428, 509
Foreign Aid..........................................279, 494, 541, 581
Foreign Market Development......................157, 342, 372, 392, 624
Forestry Incentives Program...............................526, 597, 605
Forestry Outreach..............................................503, 528
Forestry Research...............................475, 501, 527, 554, 606
Freedom to Farm..................................................   805
Fruit fly Research..............................................20, 338
Fruits and Vegetables Research..................................26, 234
Genetic Resources................................................   342
Genome Research............................................75, 263, 391
Germplasm Research...............................................   415
Global Issues....................................................    51
Goat Research....................................................   237
Grazing Systems for Beef Cattle Production.......................     3
GSM-102 Credit Guarantee.........................................   342
Hawaii:
    Agriculture Research Center..................................    19
    Plant Materials Center.......................................    18
Higher Education Programs........................................   324
Honey Bee Research...............................................   458
Infectious Diseases in Plants and Animals........................   390
Irrigation System................................................    17
Johne's Disease..................................................   160
Laboratory Facilities............................................   159
Lamb Market Information and Price Discovery......................   624
Land-Grant Institutions...............................39, 246, 452, 481
Livestock and Dairy Policy Analysis..............................   236
Market Access Program.....................................337, 341, 624
McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research...............................   593
Medical Technology...............................................   377
National Arboretum, Friends of...................................    65
National Buffer Initiative.......................................   597
National Research Initiative..............................229, 389, 504
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center.......................   626
Native American Programs........................................85, 236
Northern Crop Science Laboratory.................................   603
Noxious Weed Control.............................................   227
Orphans Products Research Grant Programs.........................   308
Ozone Study, Central California..................................   134
Papaya Ringspot Virus and Pineapple Nematode Research............    20
Pest and Disease Management......................................    20
Pilot Technology Transfer........................................    27
Pink Bollworm...................................................10, 341
Pink Hibiscus Mealybug...........................................    11
PL 566...........................................................   597
Plant Pest Control.............................................159, 244
Pollutants, Odor, and Dust from Concentrated Animal Feeding 
  Operations.....................................................   235
Polymer Research.................................................   128
Pork Research....................................................    15
Potato Research..................................................   242
Potato Survey....................................................   244
Product/Consumer Safety..........................................    50
Pseudorabies.....................................................   159
Renewable Resources Extension Act..............................593, 607
Research Programs................................................   158
Rice Research....................................................   544
Rural Development..............14, 29, 27, 110, 222, 297, 399, 441, 573
Rural Telecommunications Program.................57, 123, 286, 366, 436
Salvinia Molesta.................................................    11
Scrapie..........................................................   624
Section 502-Unsubsidized Loan Guarantee Program..................     4
Section 538-Rural Rental Multi-Family Housing Loan Guarantee 
  Program........................................................     4
Service Centers..................................................   304
Shellfish Research...............................................    53
Shrimp Farming Program...........................................    18
Silverleaf Whitefly and other Newly Identified Pest..............    10
Small Grains Molecular Genotyping................................   603
Soybean Research.................................................    79
Staff Year Reductions............................................   305
Sugarbeet Research...............................................   292
Sunflower Research...............................................   351
Sustainable Agriculture..........................................   592
Tribal Colleges..................................................   216
Tropical and Subtropical Research................................    18
Turfgrass Evaluation Program.....................................   394
Turfgrass Research...............................................   395
Vegetable Production Research....................................    26
Vegetable Research...............................................   149
VO-AG is More Than Farming.......................................   565
Wastewater Treatment Plant.......................................     6
Water and Waste Disposal Grants..................................   435
Water Conservation in the Rio Grande Basin.......................   236
Water Quality Research...........................................    15
Water Quality Integrated Activities..............................   594
Watershed Flood Control..........................................    17
Watershed Programs........................................405, 529, 532
Wetland Determination............................................   597
Wetlands Reserve Program..................................436, 595, 608
Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.................................   603
Wheat Research...................................................    26
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program........................95, 225, 595
Wildlife Services....................................352, 545, 598, 622
Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program.....611, 616