[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 143 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2456-E2457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 6, 2009

  Mrs. EMERSON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information in 
regards to H.R. 2997, the Fiscal Year 2010 Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Missouri-Columbia
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Park DeVille Drive, Suite E, 
Columbia, MO
  Description of Request: Provide $1,339,000 for the Food and 
Agriculture Policy Research Institute to provide objective, 
quantitative economic analysis of agricultural policy alternatives. 
Approximately $188,000 or 14% will be used to continue a cooperative 
agreement with the University of Wisconsin relating to dairy policy; 
$340,000 or 25% will be used to conduct analysis of rangeland, cattle 
and hay, sheep and specialty crops with the University of Nevada--Reno; 
$811,000 or 61% will be divided between the University of Missouri and 
Iowa State University to provide a ten-year baseline and policy 
analysis for U.S. and world agriculture.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Missouri-Columbia
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Park DeVille Drive, Suite E, 
Columbia, MO
  Description of Request: Provide $595,000 for the Food and Agriculture 
Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) and the Agricultural and Food Policy 
Center (AFPC) to provide Congress with information regarding farm 
financial risk and farm structure and the impacts of alternative 
agricultural policies on these factors. Approximately $244,000 or 41% 
is for FAPRI at the University of Missouri to provide stochastic and 
deterministic baseline and policy scenarios, and $351,000 or 59% is for 
AFPC at Texas A&M University to provide representative farm analysis.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Missouri-Columbia 
Delta Research Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: Highway 61, Portageville, MO 63873
  Description of Request: Provide $174,000 for the University of 
Missouri--Delta Research Center to continue research on rice production 
in the mid-South. Approximately $140,610 will be for multiple personnel 
costs, $29,000 for materials and supplies, and $5,000 for other costs.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Missouri-Columbia
  Address of Requesting Entity: 214 Middlebush Hall, Columbia, Missouri 
65211
  Description of Request: Provide $889,000 for the Rural Policies 
Institute to provide unbiased analysis and information on the 
challenges, needs, and opportunities in rural people and places; and to 
spur public dialogue and help policymakers understand the impacts of 
public policies and programs on rural people and places. Salaries and 
fringe benefits $654,000 or 74%, for Center Investments $60,000 or 7%, 
for conferences and events $50,000 or 6%, for consultants $25,000 or 
2%, for office expenses $40,000 or 4%, for travel $60,000 or 7%.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--SRG
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Missouri-Columbia 
Delta Research Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: Highway 61, Portageville, MO 63873
  Description of Request: Provide $556,000 for continued soybean cyst 
nematode research at the University of Missouri--Delta Research Center. 
Of the $556,000, 85% is for salaries and benefits, the remaining 15% is 
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travel, supplies, and costs for a winter seed nursery.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Salaries and 
Expenses
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Bootheel Resource Conservation and 
Development, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 18450 Ridgeview Lane, Dexter, MO 63841
  Description of Request: Provide $207,000 to the USDA--APHIS--Wildlife 
Services in Southeast Missouri. Of the $207,000, 80% would be utilized 
for salaries and benefits, 17% for APHIS--Wildlife Services program 
support and 3% for vehicle maintenance and fuel. A portion of the 
operating budget will also be provided by local municipalities, 
commodity organizations and university support.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: General Provision
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Congressional Hunger Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: Hall of States Building, 400 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Suite G100, Washington, DC 20001
  Description of Request: Provide $3,000,000 for the Bill Emerson 
National Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland International 
Hunger Fellowship Program. Of the $3,000,000 in funding 54% would be 
for salaries, benefits, healthcare and other costs associated with the 
Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and 46% for similar costs 
associated with the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship 
Program.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: Agriculture Research Service--Salaries and Expenses
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Missouri Center for 
Agroforestry
  Address of Requesting Entity: 203 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources 
Building, Columbia, Missouri, 65211
  Description of Request: Provide $660,000 to support research on 
viable alternative production and protection options to help revitalize 
the economic and environmental health of rural farms and communities in 
Missouri and surrounding states. Approximately, $438,882 [or 66%] is 
for salary and fringe to support professional track faculty, research 
associates, field research specialists, graduate and undergraduate 
students; $201,982 [or 31%] for materials and supplies in support of 
laboratory and field-based research on campus and at five MU farms and 
centers; $19,137 [or 3%] for travel.
  Requesting Member: Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 2997
  Account: National Institute of Food and Agriculture--Research and 
Education Activities
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Center for Grapevine Biotechnology 
at Missouri State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 9740 Red Spring Road, Mountain Grove, 
Missouri, 65711
  Description of Request: Provide $422,000 to research the ability of 
wild grapevines to defend themselves against pathogens, and their 
capacity to synthesize health-promoting properties. Of the funds 
available 46% for salary and benefits, 21% for other direct costs 
including materials and supplies, and 25% for F&A.

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