Earmark - Chronic Wasting Disease Research

Agency:		Department of the Interior
Bureau:		United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Account:		Resource management (14-1611)
Certifying Official:		Budget Officer
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOI.GOV 202-208-6416

Chronic Wasting Disease Research

1 recipient will receive $394,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: Chronic wasting disease is a neurological disease of deer and elk characterized by loss of body condition, behavioral abnormalities, and death. The Service supports research at Montana State University to determine the mechanisms responsible for the spread of this disease.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
University of Montana (65569048)	$394	Resource Management	Public Educational Institution	103 Montana Hall Bozeman, MT

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Senate Full Committee

Reference: S.R. 108-341

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $400,000 is for the Wildlife Health Center in Montana

Citation Comment: Amount was reduced by congressional across-the-board recissions.

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007