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NIH REAUTHORIZATION
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman,
Joe Barton (R-TX), has requested to
meet with FASEB’s leadership to discuss NIH
Reauthorization. Chairman Barton has
indicated that he plans to introduce an NIH
Reauthorization bill prior to the August
recess, and is expressing interest in meeting
with some of the key interest groups before
finalizing his bill. Therefore, on Tuesday, June
27, 2006, FASEB’s incoming President, Leo Furcht,
M.D., and Jon Retzlaff, FASEB’s Director of
Legislative Relations, will meet with the
Chairman to discuss his latest proposal.
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HOUSE FY2007 SSJ COMMITTEE ACTION
On June 14, 2006, the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice,
Commerce and Related Agencies (SSJ), provided
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
with $6.02 billion. This 8% increase was the
level requested in President Bush’s fiscal
year (FY) 2007 budget request as part of his
American Competitiveness Initiative.
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FASEB'S MEETINGS ON CAPITOL HILL
Includes: Meetings with Two L/HHS Subcommittee
Members regarding NIH FY2007 Funding, and the Ad
Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding Meeting
with Representative Mike Castle (R-DE).
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FASEB NEWS
 Guy
Fogleman, Ph.D., has been selected as the new
Executive Director of FASEB. He will join the
group on July 10. Dr. Fogleman was formerly
Director of the Biomedical Research Division and
Associate Director for Human Health and
Performance at NASA, where he led NASA’s
biomedical and biological science and technology
programs.
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UPCOMING HEARINGS
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to Hold Stem
Cell Hearing; and Senate Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Committee Biodefense Hearing.
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CONGRESSIONAL SCHEDULE
The House and Senate are in session. The next
scheduled recess will be July 3 through July 7
for the Independence Day District work period.
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