[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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 EARMARK DECLARATION FOR H.R. 5658, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 
                        ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. DREIER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of H.R. 5658, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009:
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Army, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) 
Account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Chang Industry.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1925 McKinley Avenue, Suite F, La 
Verne, California 91750.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $6,000,000 to develop 
Fire Shield, an Active Protection System (APS) with the guidance of the 
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center 
in Warren, Michigan. Fire Shield would be used to protect armored 
vehicles from the blast effects and the plasma jet of rocket propelled 
grenades (RPG) by detecting and destroying incoming projectiles. 
Approximately $200,000 is for identifying and refining the operational 
requirement; $4,000,000 is for system development; $600,000 is for 
materials and equipment; $1,200,000 is for testing and evaluation. This 
request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the 
Army RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Army, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) 
Account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Tanner Research.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 825 South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, 
California 91016.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $5,000,000 to complete 
development of a Dual-Mode Micro Seeker (radio frequency/electro-
optical (RF/EO)) being developed with the U.S. Army Armament Research, 
Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. 
This funding seeks to improve the accuracy of gun-launched and small 
missile interceptors used on current and emerging defensive weapons 
systems by increasing the accuracy needed to counter incoming rocket, 
artillery and mortar threats. Approximately $600,000 will be used for 
RF signal processing development; $1,700,000 for monolithic microwave 
integrated circuits and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor 
integrated circuit development; $1,200,000 for EO avalanche photodiode 
(APD) circuit development; $900,000 for RF seeker integration; and 
$600,000 for EO seeker integration. In each example, system development 
cost is approximately 64 percent; materials and equipment costs are 
approximately 28 percent; and testing and evaluation are approximately 
8 percent. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized 
purpose of the Army RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Air Force, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 
(RDT&E) Account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advanced Projects Research, 
Incorporated.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1925 McKinley Avenue, Suite B, La 
Verne, California 91750.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $5,200,000 to continue 
testing and development of the Wavelength Agile Spectral (WASH) Oxygen 
Sensor with the guidance of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in 
Wright-Paterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The WASH Oxygen Sensor intends to 
measure oxygen concentration in military high-performance fuel tanks. 
This funding will also be used for the Cell Level Battery Controller, 
which intends to monitor and control charge and temperature at the cell 
level of military battery energy storage systems. Approximately 
$477,000 will be used for project management; $763,000 for engineering 
analysis; $1,430,000 for engineering design; $954,000 for hardware 
fabrication and assembly; $1,144,000 for test engineering; $62,000 for 
material and hardware; $348,000 for subcontracts; and $22,000 for 
travel. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized 
purpose of the Air Force RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Air National Guard, Operation and Maintenance account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Gentex Corporation.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 11525 Sixth Street, Rancho Cucamonga, 
California 91730.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,000,000 to supply 
Air National Guard aircrews with approximately 2,200 MBU-20A/P Oxygen 
Masks with Mask Lights. The oxygen mask's unit price is approximately 
$900 per unit. The MBU-20A/P was approved for fleet wide implementation 
in an effort to standardize to a common enhanced oxygen mask. 
Approximately, 34 percent of the funding is for manufacturing labor; 4 
percent is for sustainment and systems engineering support; 6 percent 
is for inspections and tests; 20 percent is for general and 
administrative costs; 35 percent is for material; 1 percent is for 
packaging handling shipping and transportation. This request is 
consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Air National 
Guard, Operation and Maintenance account.

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