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MI HCR0051
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Passed
4/26/2012
Primary Sponsor
Hoon-Yung Hopgood
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AI Summary
- Requests Congress to fully fund the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University at its complete scheduled appropriation level of $55 million annually
- Notes the White House fiscal year 2013 budget proposed only $22 million in funding, less than half the amount needed to maintain the project's construction schedule
- Argues that underfunding will increase overall project costs and delay completion, while the project has already been reduced by $500 million from its original scope
- Contrasts FRIB funding with the Department of Energy's $150 million request for the ITER fusion project in France, stating domestic scientific priorities should receive greater support
- Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to fund the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University to its full scheduled appropriation level.
Congress
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Appropriations
5/1/2012
Committee Referrals
Appropriations5/1/2012
Energy And Technology3/22/2012
Full Bill Text
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