Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released additional Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (OMB Memorandum M-09-21). The guidance is available on the OMB website, and on the Recovery Act website.
News and updates
NOAA OAR FY10 Appropriations Update
Late Thursday of last week, the House passed (by a vote of 259-157) its fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) measure, HR 2847. The House measure provides $4.6 B for NOAA, and strongly supports NOAA research. The request for the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) in the FY 2010 President’s Budget (PB) is fully funded, with minor changes. Specifically, the House provides $19.9M above the request for Climate Research; adds $4.4M in Weather and Air Quality Research funding, and $8.1M in Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research funding – for a total increase of $32.5M over the FY 2010 PB. Of this amount, $5.6M is for “Congressionally Directed Projects.” Senate subcommittee markups of fiscal 2010 spending measures are expected to begin this week, and the full Senate Appropriations is scheduled to mark up CJS this Thursday, June 25.
Within the President’s FY10 budget request, OAR requests a total of $404.6M. In summary, OAR requests: $209.8M for Climate Research; $63.9M for Weather and Air Quality Research; $107.4M for Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research; $13.1M for Information Technology, R&D, and Science Education; $10.4M for Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.
[Provided by NOAA OAR Staff]
Week at a Glance: June 22-26
Source: CQ Today Print Edition
Monday
- The House is not in session.
- The Senate will consider S 1023, Promoting U.S. tourism
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions marks up draft health care legislation
Tuesday
IN THE HOUSE
- The House will consider (among other legislation):
HR 762 Patent number validation
HR 1945 Tule River water development
S 407 Veterans’ cost of living
HR 1172 VA scholarship Web site
HR 1016 Veterans’ health care budget
HR 1211 Women veterans’ health care
H Res 543 Home Safety Month
HR 1511 Torture victims relief
HR 1752 House salaries payday
S 1298 Homeland Security spending
- Appropriations marks up draft Military Construction-VA and State-Foreign Operations spending bills.
- Homeland Security marks up chemical facility security legislation, HR 2868
IN THE SENATE
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions marks up draft health care legislation
- Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee marks up portions of the defense authorization bill.
- Armed Services Airland Subcommittee marks up portions of the defense authorization bill
- Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee marks up portions of the defense authorization bill.
- Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee marks up portions of the defense authorization bill.
- Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee marks up portions of the defense authorization bill
Wednesday
IN THE HOUSE
- The House will consider
HR 2892 Homeland Security spending
HR 2647 Defense authorization
Draft Interior-Environment spending
- Science and Technology Committee marks up energy research legislation. HR 2729; HR 1622
- Transportation and Infrastructure Highways and Transit Subcommittee marks up the draft surface transportation authorization bill.
- Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on a health care overhaul.
IN THE SENATE
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions marks up draft health care legislation
- Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee marks up portions of the defense authorization bill.
- Armed Services marks up the draft defense authorization bill.
Thursday:
IN THE HOUSE
- Energy-Water Appropriations Subcommittee marks up its draft spending bill.
IN THE SENATE
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committeemarks up draft health care legislation
- Armed Services Committee marks up the draft defense authorization bill.
- Judiciary Committee marks up bills on state secrets, S 417; consumer credit, S 257; free flow of information, S 448; and generic-drug affordability, S 369.
- Appropriations Committee marks up the draft Interior-Environment and Commerce-Justice-Science spending bills.
Friday
IN THE SENATE
- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee marks up draft health care legislation
- Armed Services Committee marks up the draft defense authorization bill.
APLU Calls for Increased College Degree Attainment
The memorandum below was released today by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).
To: APLU Presidents and Chancellors
Cc: All APLU Councils and Commissions
From: Peter McPherson, President
Date: June 22, 2009
Re: Goal of 55% of young adults obtaining a college degree by 2025
Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contained an op-ed which I wrote with David Shulenburger. In the essay we proposed the goal of having 55% of people in the U.S. between the ages 25 and 34 earn a college degree by 2025. The op-ed can be found at: Yes, We Can Expand Access to Higher Ed.
Attached is the draft paper on which the op-ed is based. A news release and link are also available on our website. The draft paper was circulated to you earlier and discussed at the APLU Board and Presidents Council meetings a few weeks ago.
David and I believe that the 55% goal discussed in the draft paper is a good one. But what we think is most important is for the academic community to discuss and start to come together on some ambitious goal. We also hope that President Obama, at some point, will set out a refined and ambitious goal that has broad support within the academic community.
Thank you.
House Committee Chairmen Release Health Care Proposal
[Provided by the American Hospital Association]
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) today released their draft health care reform legislation. The AHA is reviewing the language and will provide a more detailed summary in the coming days. Based on our initial read, here are some highlights: Continue reading “House Committee Chairmen Release Health Care Proposal”