[House Hearing, 107 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



 
                  AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD

                  AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED

                    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2003

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                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
                             SECOND 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. 
                        Perdue, 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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Bereuter, Hon. Doug..............................................     2
Hunter, Hon. Duncan..............................................    24
McGovern, Hon. James P...........................................    30
Mink, Hon. P.T...................................................     1
Oberstar, Hon. James L...........................................    27
Stupak, Hon. Bart................................................    21
Watkins, Hon. Wes................................................    17
Wolf, Hon. Frank.................................................     6




                          ORGANIZATIONAL INDEX

                              ----------                              
                                                                   Page
Ad Hoc Coalition.................................................   456
Aeros Cultured Oyster Company....................................   118
AFGE Local 3354..................................................   291
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners.....................   209
Alliance for Continuing Nutrition Monitoring.....................   348
American Beekeeping Federation...................................   451
American Farm Bureau Federation..................................   359
American Federation of Government Employees......................   286
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.....   286
American Forest and Paper Association............................   204
American Honey Producers Association.............................   451
American Indian Higher Education Consortium......................   180
American Lamb Council............................................   354
American Nursery & Landscape Association.........................   339
American Rivers..................................................   303
American Sheep Industry Association..............................   354
American Society for Microbiology..............................153, 268
American Society of Civil Engineers..............................   255
American Wool Council............................................   354
Aquatica Tropicals...............................................   114
Arizona, State of................................................   195
Association of State Dam Safety Officials........................   242
Blyzo Fish Farm..................................................   143
Calala's Water Haven, Inc........................................   140
Central California Ozone Study Coalition.........................   214
Carolina Classics Catfish, Inc...................................   111
Catfish Farmers of America.......................................    97
Chunk Chamber of Commerce........................................   149
Cline Trout Farms, Inc...........................................    93
Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports...................   306
Coastal BioMarine................................................   108
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum...............158, 195, 327
Colorado River Board of California...............................   177
Colorada State University........................................   388
Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching.......   197
Delta Western, Inc...............................................   105
Department of Biology............................................   131
Duquesne Light company...........................................   134
Easter Seals.....................................................   294
Environmental & Legacy Projects..................................   134
Fingerlakes Aquaculture, LLC.....................................   129
Florida State University.........................................   228
Florida Sugar Cane League........................................   166
Friends of Agricultural Research................................78, 415
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission..................   273
Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone...................................   331
Grocery Manufactures of America..................................   284
Harrison Fish Farm...............................................   137
Hilo Aquafarms...................................................    87
Humane Society of the United States..............................   263
Illinois Soybean Association.....................................   402
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.......436, 439,
 440, 442, 444
Kent Seatech Corporation.........................................   100
Lummi Nation.....................................................   314
Mangrove Tropicals, Inc..........................................    84
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture.................   120
Metropolitan Water District to Southern California...............   374
National Aquaculture Association...............................117, 147
National Association of Conservation Districts...................   317
National Association of Farmers' Market Nutrition Program........   282
National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and 
  Colleges.......................................................   246
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant 
  Colleges.....................................................230, 237
National Congress of American Indians............................    52
National Cotton Council of America...............................   432
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC)...................   300
National CSFP Association........................................   259
National Organization for Rare Disorders.........................    33
National Rural Housing Coalition.................................    47
National Rural Telecom Association...............................   369
National Telecommunications Cooperative Association..............   383
National Telephone Cooperative Association.......................   387
National Treasury Employees Union................................   224
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program............................   218
National Watershed Coalition.....................................   466
New Jersey Aquaculture Association...............................   125
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission............................   411
Nutrition Consortium of NYS......................................    11
Oceanic Institutes, The..........................................66, 68
Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Bank.....................     9
Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small 
  Telecommunications Companies...................................    41
Pickled Vegetable Industry.......................................   473
Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program....   278
Red River Valley Association.....................................   420
Regional Aquaculture Centers.....................................   145
Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc...............................    72
Salem State College..............................................   131
Seminole Tribe of Florida........................................   309
Society for Animal Protective Legislation........................   461
Society of American Florists.....................................   339
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources...................    66
South Plains Food Bank...........................................     7
Southern Illinois University.....................................   393
Taylor Shellfish Farms...........................................    90
Texas A&M........................................................66, 68
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station............................    66
Tufts University.................................................66, 68
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association.......................   427
United States Telcom Association.................................   446
University of Arizona.......................................66, 68, 246
University of Illinois....................................390, 393, 398,
                                                                    402
University of Missouri........................................231, 393,
University of Southern Mississippi...........................61, 66, 68
Upper Mississippi River Basin Association........................   162
U.S. Apple Association...........................................
U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Consortium............................    68
USA Rice Federation..............................................   322
USDA-ARS Sugarcane Field Station.................................   166
Waddell Mariculture Center.......................................66, 68
Wildlife Management Institute....................................   191
Wildlife Society.................................................   187
Wyoming State Engineer's Office..................................   185

                             SUBJECT INDEX
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1994 Land Grant Programs.........................................   183
AgriAbility Program--CREES.......................................   295
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Projects................4, 154, 155
Agricultural Research Staffing...................................    78
Agriculture in the Classroom.....................................   368
Agriculture Research...........................................302, 473
Agriculture Telecommunications Program...........................    15
Agriculture Weather and Decision Support (AgWINDS), Center for...    19
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Projects....... 5, 461,
Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory...........................    79
Animal Waste Management..........................................    19
Animal Welfare...................................................   263
Animal Welfare...................................................   461
Aquaculture:.....................................................
ARS Brawley Station..............................................    24
Biobased Products................................................   156
Biomass Based Energy Research....................................    19
Biosecutity Research.............................................   234
Biotechnology Product Development................................   363
Biotechnology, Illinois-Missouri Alliance for (IMBA).............   394
Boll Weevil Eradication........................................366, 433
Brucellosis......................................................   444
Center for Tropical and Subtropical (CTSA)......................85, 149
Colorado River Salinity Control Program...................158, 177, 195
Congressional Hunger Center's Hunger Fellow......................    11
Conservation Programs.....................................188, 191, 193
Conservation Programs.....................................302, 321, 367
Conservation Programs.....................................377, 422, 439
Conservation Technical Assistance................................   317
Conservation Reserve Program...................................163, 305
Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service 
  (CSREES)...................................................2, 61, 294
Cotton Classing Services (AMS)...................................   435
Cotton Production................................................   432
Counter-Terrorism................................................   269
Drought Mitigation Center, National (NDMC).......................    14
Emergency Preparedness, APHIS....................................   366
Emerging Animal Disease Initiative...............................    12
Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellows Program.................     6
Envoronmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)...........164, 185, 192
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)...........273, 303, 374
Export Programs...........................................208, 301, 425
Food Aid.......................................................323, 458
Food and Drug Administration..............................268, 282, 284
Food Quality and Protection Act (FQPA)...........................   361
Food Quality Protection Act......................................  174,
Food Safety...............................................153, 156, 367
Food Safety...............................................263, 266, 278
Food Safety....................................................271, 278
Food Safety......................................................   427
Food Nutrition and Consumer Services.............................   260
Foreign Market Development...............................306, 322, 362,
Foreign Market Development.......................................   434
Forestry Incentives Programs.....................................   425
Forestry Outreach................................................   249
Forestry Research................................................   204
Forestry Research................................................   246
Fruit Fly Research...............................................   175
Functional Genomics & Proteonics.................................    12
Future Foods Initiative, University of Illinois..................   390
Genome Research..................................................   399
Global Food for Education Initiative (GFEI)......................    30
Global Issues (FDA)..............................................   306
Grazing Systems for Beef Cattle Production.......................    15
Honey Bee Research...............................................   451
Honey Bee Research.........................................78, 292, 415,
Immediate Relending Program Funds for Northern Initiatives, 
  Marquette, MI..................................................    21
Imperial Valley Schools Telecommunications Project...............    26
Indian Water Program.............................................   315
Infectious Diseases, Colorado State University Study.............   388
International Science and Education Grants program.............235, 241
Invasive Species.................................................25, 81
Iowa's leopard Center for Sustainable Agriculture................   265
Johne's Disease..................................................   367
Laboratory Facilities (ARS & APHIS)..............................   366
Laboratory for Study of Infectious Diseases......................    12
Land-Grant Institutions...................................181, 197, 239
Land-Grant Rural Development.....................................   232
Marine Ornamentals project.......................................    84
Market Access Program (MAP)...............................174, 323, 434
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research.................248, 440
Michigan Water and Sewer Project, L'Anse Township................    22
Microbial Genomics...............................................   156
National Research Initiative.....................................   250
Native American Programs....................................52, 55, 182
Natural Resource Conservation Services.........................187, 242
Orphans Products Research Grant Programs (FDA)...................    34
Pink Bollworm....................................................   433
Plant Pest Control...............................................   366
Polymer Research.................................................    61
Post Harvest Quality Research....................................   175
Product/Consumer Safety (FDA)....................................  270,
Pseudorabies.....................................................   367
Research Programs................................................   183
Research.......................................................87, 364,
Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG)...........................    22
Rural Development..........................................16, 314, 320
Rural Development......................................22, 72, 288, 291
Rural Development.......................................47, 50, 54, 209
Rural Telecommunications Program.......................41, 57, 383, 387
Rural Telecommunications Program.................................   446
Shellfish Research...............................................   411
Shrimp Farming Program (U.S. Marines)............................    18
Small Watershed Dam Rehabilitation...............................   255
Small Watershed Project, Seminole Tribe of Florida...............   311
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, Great Lakes...................    23
Sorghum Research.................................................    13
Soybean Research.................................................   402
Stella Lake Fish Dam.............................................    21
Sugarcane........................................................   167
Tribal Colleges.............................................55, 57, 180
Turfgrass Evaluation Program.....................................   219
Vegetable Production Research....................................    18
Vegetable Research (Pickled).....................................   406
Wastewater Treatment Plant Project, City of Blaine...............   315
Water and Waste Disposal Grants..................................    55
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations.......................15, 466
Watershed Improvement in Hawaii..................................     1
Watershed Programs........................................165, 245, 309
Watershed Protection and Flood Control Program...................   319
Wetlands Reserve Program..................................163, 192, 304
Wheat Research..................................................18, 595
Wildlife Habitant Incentives Programs (WHIP)..............192, 277, 304
Wildlife Service Operations.....................................27, 442
Wood Utilization Research........................................    27
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