[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I, Kay Granger, submit the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3081, the Department of 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 
Fiscal Year 2010 for the language pertaining to ``Sister Cities 
International Cultural and Economic Development Exchange Programs.'' 
Any funding granted by the Department of State Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Programs account would go to Sister Cities International, 1301 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 2004. It is my 
understanding that the funding would be used to support Sister Cities 
International's ongoing initiatives to increase the numbers of 
international citizen exchange opportunities through its network with 
Africa and Islamic communities. Once funded, there is a one-to-one 
match of local private dollars to re-granted federal dollars. The City 
of Fort Worth, TX, is an active partner in Sister Cities International, 
leading in U.S. public diplomacy efforts.

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