[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E686]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. TODD TIAHRT

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 17, 2009

  Mr. TIAHRT. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the February 2008 New 
Republican Earmark Standards Guidance, I submit the following in 
regards to the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act found in 
H.R. 1105:
  Department of Agriculture--Preharvest Food Safety
  H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $142,000 
for Preharvest Food Safety, Kansas, in the Cooperative State Research 
Education and Extension Service's Research and Education Activities 
Account. The entity to receive funding for this project is the Kansas 
State University, located at 1 10 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 
66506.
  The funding would be used to expand its research in emerging threats 
of food-borne and zoonotic diseases associated with food-producing 
animals.
  No matching funds are required for this Department of Agriculture 
project.
  Department of Agriculture--Karnal Bunt
  H.R. 1105, the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act contains $508,000 
for Karnal Bunt, Manhattan, Kansas, in the Agriculture Research 
Service's Salaries and Expenses Account. The entity to receive funding 
for this project is the Kansas State University, located at 1 10 
Anderson Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506.
  This funding will be used to develop breeding lines of wheat that are 
resistant to existing and emerging diseases, including Karnal Bunt, 
leaf rust, and UG99 stem rust.
  No matching funds are required for this Department of Agriculture 
project.

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