PRESS RELEASE

from the office of

CONGRESSMAN JOHN SHIMKUS
website: www.house.gov/shimkus
e-mail: steven.tomaszewski@mail.house.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Doug Bugger
November 22, 2004
618/344-3065; 618/322-9246
SHIMKUS: SPENDING BILLS BRINGING DOLLARS TO DISTRICT
Washington, DC.....Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) voted for passage of
the omnibus appropriations bill that contained numerous projects beneficial to his
district and to the state.
Shimkus supported these specific projects and programs that were funded:
+ $75,000 for the Illinois Century Network program, which benefits Greenville College;
+ $150,000 for Rend Lake College for a manufacturing training program;
+ $300,000 for Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's Saluki Kids programs;
+ $575,000 for Lake Land College to be used in Pana and the surrounding communities;
+ $75,000 for St. John's Hospital in Springfield;
+ $100,000 for SIU Cancer Center in Springfield;
+ $225,000 for Memorial Hospital in Staunton;
+ $500,000 for Save a Life Foundation;
+ $250,000 for Shelbyville water improvements;
+ $250,000 for Breese water improvements;
+ $194,000 for a Grafton marina;
+ $100,000 for Teen Challenge in Decatur;
+ $5 million for the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield; and
+ $69 million for the Olmsted Lock and Dam project on the Ohio River.
"Many of these programs were also supported by my colleagues, and I am grateful for
their efforts," Shimkus added. "I would especially like to thank Speaker of the House
Dennis Hastert (R, Illinois-14) for his help in securing the funding for Lake Land
College to be used in the Pana area."

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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4818, CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 -(House of Representatives - November 19, 2004)
DIVISION F--LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 2005
In implementing this agreement, the Departments and agencies should be guided by the
language and instructions set forth in House Report 108-636 accompanying the bill H.R. 5006 and
Senate Report 108-345 accompanying the bill, S. 2810.
In the cases where the language and instructions in either report specifically address the
allocation of funds, each has been reviewed by the conferees and those that are jointly concurred
in have been endorsed in this joint statement.
In the cases in which the House or the Senate have directed the submission of a report, such
report is to be submitted to both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
The conferees note that section 518 sets forth the reprogramming requirements and limitations
for the Departments and agencies funded through this Division, including the requirement to make
a written request to the chairmen of the Committees 15 days prior to reprogramming, or to the
announcement of intent to reprogram, funds in excess of 10 percent, or $500,000, whichever is
less, between programs, projects and activities.
Finally, the conferees request that statements on the effect of this appropriation Act on the
Departments and agencies funded in this Division be submitted to the Committees within 45 days
of enactment of this Act. The conferees expect that these statements will provide sufficient detail
to show the allocation of funds among programs, projects and activities, particularly in accounts
where the final appropriation is different than that of the budget request. Furthermore, the
conferees request the statements to also include the effect of the appropriation on any new
activities or major initiatives discussed in the budget justifications accompanying the fiscal year
2005 budget.
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2005, put in place by this bill, incorporates the following agreements of the
managers:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
The conference agreement includes $5,361,957,000 for training and employment services,
instead of $5,112,728,000 as proposed by the House and $5,377,662,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Of the amount appropriated, $2,463,000,000 is an advance appropriation for fiscal year
2006, as proposed by the House and the Senate.

Provena Mercy Center, Aurora, IL, for diabetes education and prevention
750,000

Public Health Research Institute, Newark, NJ to implement Phase III Deployment of an electronic
surveillance and alert system to produce real-time local and regional data
100,000

S.A.F.E. Inc., Wilkes-Barre, PA for autism outreach

250,000

SafeMinds, Cranford, NJ
200,000

Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA for their anti-obesity program.

700,000

Saint Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO to establish a patient database to investigate the
natural history of children with tuberous sclerosis complex
100,000

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, TX for a health assessment of exposure to
environmental contaminants at and near the former Kelly Air Force Base
320,000

Save a Life Foundation (SALF), Schiller Park, IL to expand SALF's for first aid training
500,000

Schneider's Children Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY for comprehensive Diamond Blackfan Anemia
awareness and surveillance
250,000