[House Hearing, 111 Congress]
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   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
                RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2010 

_______________________________________________________________________

                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
                              FIRST SESSION
                                ________

     SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
                ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut, Chairwoman
 SAM FARR, California               JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
 ALLEN BOYD, Florida                TOM LATHAM, Iowa
 SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia    JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
 LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee           RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
 MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
 JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois    

 NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.
       Martha Foley, Leslie Barrack, Jason Weller, and Matt Smith,
                            Staff Assistants
                                ________

                                 PART 2
          TESTIMONY OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

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 PART 2--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION,
              AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2010



















   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
                RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2010
_______________________________________________________________________


                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
                              FIRST SESSION
                                ________

     SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut, Chairwoman
 SAM FARR, California               JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
 ALLEN BOYD, Florida                TOM LATHAM, Iowa
 SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia    JO ANN  EMERSON, Missouri
 LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee           RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
 MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
 JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois    

 NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Obey, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Lewis, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

       Martha Foley, Leslie Barrack, Jason Weller, and Matt Smith,
                            Staff Assistants
                                ________

                                 PART 2

          TESTIMONY OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS

                                   S

                                ________

         Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations

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                    COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                   DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin, Chairman

 JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania              JERRY LEWIS, California
 NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington               C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
 ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia           HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
 MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                        FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
 PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana               JACK KINGSTON, Georgia
 NITA M. LOWEY, New York                   RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New   
 JOSE E. SERRANO, New York                 Jersey
 ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut              TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
 JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia                  ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
 JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts              TOM LATHAM, Iowa
 ED PASTOR, Arizona                        ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
 DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina            JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
 CHET EDWARDS, Texas                       KAY GRANGER, Texas
 PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island          MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
 MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York              JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas
 LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California         MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois
 SAM FARR, California                      ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida
 JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois           DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana
 CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan           JOHN R. CARTER, Texas
 ALLEN BOYD, Florida                       RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
 CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania                KEN CALVERT, California
 STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey             JO BONNER, Alabama
 SANFORD D. BISHOP, Jr., Georgia           STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
 MARION BERRY, Arkansas                    TOM COLE, Oklahoma
 BARBARA LEE, California
 ADAM SCHIFF, California
 MICHAEL HONDA, California
 BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota
 STEVE ISRAEL, New York
 TIM RYAN, Ohio
 C.A. ``DUTCH'' RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland
 BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
 DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Florida
 CIRO RODRIGUEZ, Texas
 LINCOLN DAVIS, Tennessee
 JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado          

                 Beverly Pheto, Clerk and Staff Director

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Adams, L. D......................................................   188
Alexander, Jay...................................................    25
Allee, Brian.....................................................   227
Barnett, J. A....................................................   138
Becker, Jeanne...................................................    70
Belle, S. M......................................................   250
Bendick, R. L....................................................   153
Blankman, James..................................................   217
Brody, Mimi......................................................    32
Bye, Dr. Raymond, Jr.............................................    18
Calala, Robert...................................................   209
Collins, C. M....................................................   240
Dagen, Justin....................................................    28
Daigle, Doug.....................................................   176
Davies, R. K.....................................................   153
DeBerry, Drue....................................................   153
Douce, Dr. G. K..................................................   153
Dowd, Wayne......................................................    60
Drefke, Terri....................................................    13
Etka, Steven.....................................................    88
Farrell, Jay.....................................................   153
Fery, Dr. Richard................................................     8
Franklin, T. M...................................................    68
Gallegly, Hon. Elton.............................................     1
Gardner, B. E....................................................    38
Gaudette, Gary...................................................   153
Girard, M. A.....................................................   153
Glasener, Karl...................................................    94
Greenberger, Phyllis.............................................    70
Haff, Kenneth....................................................   180
Harrison, Curtis.................................................   212
Hartman, Dan.....................................................   153
Hetrick, Jeff....................................................   232
Hill, J. C.......................................................    28
Hill, J. O.......................................................   173
Hille, Amy.......................................................    20
Iwan, G. R.......................................................    22
Johnson, Andrea..................................................    75
Jones, R. L (Shorty).............................................   243
Keeling, John....................................................    28
Kovarovics, Scott................................................    65
Leous, Suzanne...................................................    55
Levin, Hon. S. M.................................................     2
Lipson, Mark.....................................................   123
Loza, Moises.....................................................   165
Marchase, R. B...................................................   144
McCarthy, J. J...................................................   153
McFeeters, Dr. Roger.............................................     8
McGahee, Selvin..................................................   163
Murphy, C. B., Jr................................................   153
Pasekoff, Dorene.................................................    87
Patrick, M. S....................................................   119
Persad, A. B.....................................................   153
Peyronin, Steven.................................................   178
Pfeiffer, E. A...................................................   161
Pursel, V. G.....................................................    82
Rapoza, R. A.....................................................   170
Regelbrugge, Craig...............................................   153
Renfu, Dr. Lu....................................................     8
Rhodes, K. A.....................................................   254
Roe, C. G........................................................   153
Saunders, T. D...................................................   153
Schmale, Lin.....................................................   153
Sewak, Kristin...................................................   153
Shea, Kelly......................................................   136
Simon, Dr. Philipp...............................................     8
Sivyer, D. B.....................................................   153
Smith, T. J......................................................   236
Struffenegger, Peter.............................................   223
Thompson, B. M...................................................    80
Thornsberry, R.M.................................................   147
Timmons, Dr. Michael.............................................   220
Trandahl, Jeff...................................................   157
Van Arsdall, R. T................................................    48
VanDersarl, Elizabeth............................................   153
Walker, A. E.....................................................   153
Walker, Mitt.....................................................   247
Weidenbach, Ronald...............................................   202
West, W. M.......................................................   215
William, Daniel..................................................     4
Wilson, Thomas...................................................   194
Windle, P. N.....................................................   153
Xie, Richard.....................................................   206
Yaninek, Steve...................................................   153
Zorn, J. E.......................................................    50


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     Part 2--Testimony of Interested Individuals and Organizations

                                                                   Page
1994 Institutions................................................   105
Ad Hoc Coalition in Support of Sustained Funding for Food Aid....    38
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)...................89, 99, 102, 123
Agriculture and Food Research I48, 91, 94, 101, 114, 117, 119, 144, 174
Alabama Catfish Producers........................................   242
Alaska Shellfish Institute.......................................   227
Alliance for Community Trees.....................................   153
American Beekeeping Federation.................................188, 196
American Cargo Transport Corp....................................38, 44
American Dietetic Association....................................    48
American Farm Bureau Federation................................109, 129
American Forest and Paper Association............................
American Forest Foundation.......................................   153
American Honey Producers Association, Inc........................   180
American Indian Higher Education Consortium......................   104
American Malting Barley Association..............................    48
American Maritime Congress.......................................38, 44
American Maritime Officers.......................................38, 44
American Maritime Officers' Service..............................38, 44
American Nursery and Landscape Association.....................129, 153
American Peanut Council..........................................38, 44
American Public Power Association................................    20
American Society for Microbiology................................   114
American Society for Microbiology................................    55
American Society for Nutrition..................................48, 173
American Society of Agronomy.....................................    94
American Soybean Association.................................38, 44, 49
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service....30, 34, 68, 112, 153, 204
Animal Fighting Enforcement......................................    35
Animal Welfare Act Enforcement...................................    34
Animal Welfare Information Center................................    36
Animal Welfare...................................................    32
Antimicrobial Resistance.........................................   115
AquaCenter.......................................................   238
Aquatic Plant Management Society.................................    49
ARS.....................7, 30, 82, 92, 94, 114, 123, 173, 176, 178, 183
Asian Longhorned Beetle..........................................   154
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges..............    49
BeeCeuticals Organics............................................   188
Beeologics, Inc..................................................   188
Bhusal Argo Farm, Chitwan, Nepal.................................   188
Biofuels.........................................................   117
Biotechnology Industry Association...............................    49
Blue Iris Fish Farm, LLC.........................................   210
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)...........................   151
Bovine Tuberculosis..............................................   151
Brian Allee, Portland, OR........................................   222
Broadband Grants and Loans.......................................    20
C.C. Lynch & Associates, Inc.....................................   178
Calala's Water Haven, Inc........................................   204
California Almond Board..........................................   129
California Avocado Commission....................................   129
California Citrus Quality Council................................   129
California Dried Plum Board......................................   129
California Fig Advisory Board....................................   129
California Grape & Tree Fruit League.............................   129
California Processed Onion and Garlic Research Committee.........   129
California Special Crops Council.................................   129
California Strawberry Commission.................................   129
California Tree Fruit Agreement..................................   129
Carmean Pest Management..........................................   189
Catfish Farmers of Arkansas......................................   235
Cherry Marketing Institute, Inc..................................   129
City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation Bureau of 
  Forestry.......................................................   153
City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works, Forestry Division..   153
Civilian Conservation Corps......................................    45
Climate Change.................................................115, 146
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana...........................   178
Colony Collapse Disorder....................87, 146, 181, 188, 194, 195
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum......................   138
Combination Products Coalition...................................    80
Commodity Supplemental Food Program.............................. 2, 13
Congressman Elton Gallegly.......................................     1
Congressman Sander M. Levin......................................     2
Conservation Operations.........................................60, 157
Conservation Stewardship Program.................................    66
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service 
  (CSREES)....................18, 29, 35, 68, 90, 94, 99, 104, 116, 123
Cranberry Institute..............................................   129
Crop Science Society of America..................................    94
Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc.......................................   178
Davey Institute..................................................   153
Defenders of Wildlife............................................   189
Del Monte Foods..................................................   129
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.............................    49
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association.........................   249
Emerald Ashborer.................................................   155
Emergency Management Systems/Disaster Planning for Animals.......    36
Entomological Foundation.........................................   189
Environmental Investigation Agency...............................    75
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)..................   139
ERS..............................................99, 102, 121, 123, 170
Farm Service Agency.............................................99, 102
FDA, Information Technology......................................    71
FDA, Office of Women's Health....................................70, 72
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology........   144
Florida Citrus Mutual............................................   129
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association..........................   129
Florida Home Partnership.........................................   161
Florida Non-Profit Housing, Inc..................................   163
Florida State University.........................................    18
Florida Tomato Exchange..........................................   129
Food Aid.........................................................    41
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)......................55, 70, 80, 111
Food and Nutrition Service.......................................    93
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)...................   111
Food for Peace...................................................    42
Food Products Association........................................   129
Food Safety......................................55, 111, 115, 145, 147
Foreign Agriculture Service.....................................30, 112
Fresno Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides................   189
Friends of Agricultural Research--Beltsville, Inc................    82
FSIS.............................................................     1
G.E. Consulting LLC..............................................   189
Global Food and Nutrition, Inc...................................38, 44
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission..................    50
Gulf Restoration Network.........................................   178
H5N1 Virus.......................................................    55
Haï¿½AE4agen-Dazs....................................................189, 196
Habitat Gardening................................................   189
Hallmark Westland................................................     1
Harrison Fish Farm, Inc..........................................   207
Hawaii Fish Company..............................................   197
Hawaiian Sealife, Inc............................................   201
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)...............   148
Holder Timmons Engineering, LLC..................................   215
Honey Bee and Pollinator Research................87, 182, 188, 194, 195
Horse Protection Act Enforcement.................................    34
Horse Slaughter..................................................    33
Housing Assistance Council.......................................   165
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.................................. 1, 32
Humane Society of the United States..............................    32
Idaho Potato Commission..........................................   129
Illegal Logging..................................................    76
Institute of Food Technologists..................................    49
International Maple Syrup Institute..............................   153
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots............38, 44
Investigative and Enforcement Services, APHIS....................    35
Izaak Walton League of America...................................    65
Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center..............................   189
Joliet Urban Garden Alliance.....................................   189
Lacey Act........................................................    75
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation..............................   178
Liberty Maritime Corporation.....................................38, 44
Louisiana Hypoxia Working Group..................................   176
Louisiana Wildlife Federation....................................   178
Lower Mississippi River Sub-Basin Committee on Hypoxia...........   178
Maersk Line, Ltd.................................................38, 44
Maine Aquaculture Association....................................   245
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association.........................38, 44
Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development.......39, 44
Market Access Program...........................................30, 112
McGovern-Dole....................................................    30
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Program....................    68
Michigan State Horticultural Society.............................   129
Michigan Vegetable Council, Inc..................................   129
Minor Crop Farmer Alliance.......................................   128
National Corn Growers Association................................39, 44
National Agricultural Statistics Service.....31, 99, 102, 113, 123, 128
National Association of State Foresters..........................   153
National Association of Wheat Growers........................39, 44, 49
National Barley Growers Association..............................    49
National Barley Improvement Committee............................    49
National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research.......48, 49, 119
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.....................39, 44, 129
National CSFP Association........................................    13
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse............................    22
National Environmental Services Center...........................    22
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation............................   157
National Oat Improvement Committee...............................    49
National Oilseed Processors Association..........................39, 44
National Onion Association.......................................   129
National Organic Coalition.......................................    88
National Organic Program...................................88, 124, 136
National Potato Council.................................28, 39, 44, 129
National Rural Housing Coalition...............................161, 170
National Sunflower Association...................................    49
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.......................    99
National Wheat Improvement Committee.............................    49
Native American Endowment Fund...................................   107
Natural Biodiversity.............................................   153
Natural Resource Conservation Service 50, 60, 69, 92, 94, 132, 140, 157
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation..........   153
North American Maple Syrup Council, Inc..........................   153
North American Millers' Association..............................    49
North Central Washington Fieldman's Association..................   129
North Central Weed Science Society...............................    49
Northeastern Weed Science Society................................    49
Northwest Horticultural Council..................................   129
Omeg Orchards, Inc...............................................   189
Organic Farming Research Foundation..............................   123
Organic Transitions Research.....................................   101
Phytophthora Ramorum.............................................   154
Pickle Packers International, Inc................................     7
Pierce County Beekeepers Association.............................   189
Pohnpei State Government.........................................     4
Pollinator Partnership.........................................189, 196
Produce Marketing Association....................................   129
Purdue University................................................   153
Quagga and Zebra Mussel Prevention...............................   133
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America............................   147
Red River Valley Association.....................................    60
R197, 201, 207, 210, 212, 215, 218, 222, 227, 231, 235, 238, 242, 245, 
                                                                    249
Regional Aquaculture Center Program..............................     4
Resource Conservation and Development............................    63
Rural Business Cooperative Service.........................92, 100, 102
Rural Development..............................................161, 165
Rural Housing Service..........................................163, 171
Rural Utility Service............................................    20
Safe Drinking Water Act..........................................    22
Saint John's United Church of Christ, Phoenixville, PA..........87, 189
Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, CA................131, 133
Seafarers International Union....................................39, 44
Sealift, Inc.....................................................39, 44
Sierra club......................................................   189
Sirex Woodwasp...................................................   155
Smithaquatic Consulting..........................................   231
Society for Women's Health Research..............................    70
Society of American Florists...................................129, 153
Society of Municipal Arborists...................................   153
Soil Science Society of America..................................    94
Southern Weed Science Society....................................    49
Special Potato Grant Program.....................................    29
State University of New York.....................................   153
Sterling Caviar, LLC.............................................   218
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program......66, 92, 101
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education...................   205
The Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics.........    49
The Nature Conservancy...........................................   153
The Peanut Foundation............................................    49
The Pennsylvania Game Commission.................................   153
The Wildlife Society.............................................    68
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.................   189
Thomas Wilson, Baltimore City, MD................................   194
Tosi Maritime Consultants, LLC...................................39, 44
Traceability.....................................................   147
Transportation Institute.........................................39, 44
Tribal Colleges and Universities.................................   104
U.S. Apple Association...........................................   130
U.S. Canola Association..........................................    49
U.S. Dry Bean Council ...........................................39, 44
U.S. Dry Pea & Lentil Council...........................39, 44, 49, 130
U.S. Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee.....................   130
U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc ......................................39, 44
Union of Concerned Scientists....................................   153
United Fresh Produce Association.................................   129
United Maritime Group, LLC.......................................39, 44
University of Georgia............................................   153
University of Illinois...........................................    49
USA Rice Federation..............................................39, 44
Veterinary Student Loan Forgiveness..............................    35
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia.....................................   212
Washington Association of Wine and Grape Growers.................   130
Washington State Potato Commission...............................   130
Water and Wastewater Grants and Loans............................    22
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations........................    61
Watershed Rehabilitation.........................................    62
Watershed Survey and Planning....................................    62
We Can Take It...................................................    45
Weed Science Society of America..................................    49
Western Growers Association......................................   130
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.................................   153
Western Pistachio Association....................................   130
Western Society of Weed Science..................................    49
White Wave Foods.................................................   136
Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine...............................   130
Wildlife Services................................................    68
Winston & Strawn, LLP............................................    38
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.......................    93
Women's Health Research Coalition................................    70

                                  
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