Earmark - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Equipment

Agency:		Department of Energy
Bureau:		Energy Programs
Account:		Science (89-0222)
Certifying Official:		Director
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOE.GOV 202-586-4940

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Equipment - DC

1 recipient will receive $124,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: SC-7

Description: Equipment upgrades for the Quantitative Measurement System with reliable, specific and sensitive quantitative tools for measuring muscle strength in children who are enrolled in clinical trials

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE	$124	SC - Biological & Environmental Research	Non-Profit	111 Michigan Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: H.R. 4818, Report 108-792

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $125K for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research-related equipment at Children's National Medical Center in the District of Columbia. (Rpt. p. 946)

Citation Comment: In FY 2005, all EWD funding was reduced by an across-the-board rescission of 0.8% (P.L. 108-447).

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007