Letter Opposes NAL FY2009 Funding Decrease

On 15 May 2006, SLA wrote a letter to the Chairwoman and the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies urging support for a more fully funded Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation for the National Agriculture Library (NAL). The President’s proposed FY2009 Budget request of $18 million will significantly affect the NAL’s ability to maintain services at the current level, and is $4 million (18.8%) less than the 2008 budget and $6 million (25%) less than the 2007 budget. SLA states that the proposed reduction in funding will have a severe impact on the NAL.  Read letter.