[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1664]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 8, 2009

  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican standards 
on member requests, I am submitting the following information regarding 
congressionally directed appropriation projects I sponsored as part of 
H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  Agency/Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture RE/FA
  Amount: $1,730,000
  Requesting Entity: Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 
79409
  The Cotton Production and Research Center is a multidisciplinary 
cotton research program for the Southwest cotton production region that 
serves as a market and policy analysis program for natural fibers. The 
research focuses on maximizing efficiency for regional and U.S. cotton 
production, marketing and trade. Overall, the project goals are to: 
develop new information and technologies, increase cotton and textile 
production, reduce costs, improve market efficiency, increase exports, 
and improve the U.S. textile industry's global competitiveness.
  Agency/Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture RE/FA
  Amount: $946,000
  Requesting Entity: Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 
79409
  The International Center for Food Industry Excellence proposes to 
build upon the expertise available at Texas Tech University and its 
collaborating institutions. Center-affiliated researchers will develop 
and evaluate food innovations that improve the security, safety, 
functional properties, nutritional quality, eating quality, and 
consumer acceptance and production characteristics of food available to 
U.S. consumers. Center scientists engage in innovative research across 
the farm-to-table continuum to improve food safety, expand uses for 
existing commodities and identify consumer behaviors and attributes 
that influence food acceptability and marketability.
  Agency/Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture SRG
  Amount: $515,000
  Requesting Entity: Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 
79409
  The Great Plains Sorghum Improvement and Utilization Center will 
build on the Kansas Sorghum Improvement Center, initiated in 2001, by 
pooling and integrating the research and extension resources for 
sorghum improvement, utilization, production and marketing located at 
Kansas State University, Texas Tech University, and Texas A&M 
University (including USDA-ARS scientists located on those campuses 
with assigned sorghum responsibilities). Efforts among the three 
institutions will be integrated to bring new technologies and knowledge 
together and focus on improvement of profitability in each stage of 
sorghum production, processing, and marketing.

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