[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1661-E1662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. TIM MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 7, 2009

  Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 
2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Tim Murphy
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Cooperative State 
Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Pittsburgh Graduate 
School of Business Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence
  Address of Requesting Entity: Posvar Hall, Room 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 
15260
  Amount: $500,000
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to address the needs 
of the agricultural sector in the region to improve business practices, 
marketing strategies, and profit management. The University of 
Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Business Institute for Entrepreneurial 
Excellence will develop a model agricultural entrepreneurship program 
for sustainable agricultural production in emerging areas such as 
hydroponics and soilless controlled environment agriculture.

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  I certify that this project does not have a direct and foreseeable 
effect on the pecuniary interests of me or my spouse.
  I took extreme care to ensure that these projects are well vetted and 
strongly supported within the community. The University of Pittsburgh 
Graduate School of Business Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence 
appropriation is of particular interest to my district and importance 
to my constituents.

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