May 16, 2012: The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of motions to proceed to the following budget resolutions, en bloc: S.Con.Res.41 (Senator Sessions-his interpretation of the Obama budget); H.Con.Res.112 (Congressman Ryan); S.Con.Res.37 (Senator Toomey); S.Con.Res.42 (Senator Paul); and S.Con.Res.44 (Senators Lee, Paul, DeMint). There will be up to 6 hours for debate on the motions to proceed, equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 4:00 p.m. if all time is used), the Senate will conduct up to 5 roll call votes on the motion to proceed to each concurrent resolution. There will be 2 minutes of debate between each vote and all votes after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration.
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS |
Appropriation Bill: |
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State and Foreign Operations |
Project Name: |
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International Arid Lands Consortium |
Amount: |
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$2.5 million |
Applicant / Recipient Name: |
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South Dakota State University; International Arid Lands Consortium |
Recipient Address: |
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Administration Building 130, Box 2201 Brookings, SD 57007 |
Explanation of Request: |
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The International Arid Lands Consortium is seeking funding through USAID for food security, water, and energy programs in the Middle East and Central Asia. These funds will help the Consortium provide technical assistance, education, and sharing of information among arid nations of the world in order to meet their objective of helping to make arid and semi-arid lands more productive and habitable. Funds would help the consortium with important work in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jordan, Yemen, and India. The consortium is comprised of six U.S. universities and three Middle East partner institutions. South Dakota State University is a founding member |
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