Science Policy Issues

Federal Funding

Letters

ASPB joins ESC in support of FY17 DOE Office of Science appropriation (March 2016)

CNSF Letter urging Congress to support NSF in FY17 (March 2016)

ASPB joins Friends of ARS Coalition in support of FY17 ARS appropriation (February 2016)

ASPB joins AFRI Coalition in support of FY17 AFRI appropriation (February 2016)

AFRI Coalition letter to Senate Ag Appropriators on FY 2016 AFRI funding (July 2015)

ASPB Congressional Testimony

Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (in support of the National Science Foundation)

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

International Issues

ASPB joins broad group in support of ratification of an international plant germplasm treaty (April 2016)

Biotech / Plant Engineering

ASPB responds to FDA RFI on the Coordinated Framework (November 2015)

Scientific Enterprise

ASPB joins AIBS letter to Senate Commerce on reauthorization of COMPETES (August 2015)

ASPB welcomes Sally Rockey as new executive director of FFAR (July 2015)