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Senate Passes Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010

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The Senate has passed the Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010, which includes funding for important statewide projects and extensions of crucial programs. According to U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), the bill includes more than $36 million for defense funding, as well as funding for emergency unemployment insurance, COBRA health insurance, the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The bill also addresses the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate formula, which determines Medicare reimbursements for physicians.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 includes more than $36 million in funding for statewide projects, including defense research projects.
  • The bill extends crucial programs, including emergency unemployment insurance, COBRA health insurance, the USA PATRIOT Act, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
  • The bill includes funding to address the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate formula, which determines Medicare reimbursements for physicians.
  • Without the funding, Medicare providers would have seen their Medicare payments cut by 21 percent.
  • The bill secures $11.7 million for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and $8 million for South Dakota State University.
  • The bipartisan effort provides a total of $9 billion for the Department of Defense.
  • The bill includes $480,000 for EMCC to develop a testing system for military protective materials.
  • FlexTech Alliance and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will develop and manage a prototype for printed and conformal electronics for military applications.

Statistics:

  • The total funding for the Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010 is $513.4 billion.
  • The bill includes more than $36 million in funding for statewide projects.
  • The bill secures $11.7 million for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
  • The bill includes $480,000 for EMCC to develop a testing system for military protective materials.
  • The bill includes $9 billion for the Department of Defense.

Sources:

  • Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)
  • [Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2010]
  • [Senator Johnson's Press Release]

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