[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              DECLARATION

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. FORBES. Madam Speaker, consistent with Republican earmark 
standards, the following are detailed fInance plans for each of my 
requested projects in the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act of Fiscal Year 2009, H.R. 5658.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: Military Construction, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, 
USA.
  Description of Request: Provide $10,590,000 to make Industrial Access 
Improvements at Main Gate 15 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Mandatory 
vehicle access control at military installations is a Department of 
Defense (DoD) requirement per DoD Directives 5200.8 and 5200.8R. Based 
on a Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment conducted in October 
2006, the entrance and guardhouse confIguration at Gate 15 are 
inadequate for both industrial access and from a security/safety 
standpoint and require upgrading. This project provides for industrial 
access improvements of Gate 15 including the truck and private 
automobile inspection area, Pass OffIce Renovations and counter 
terrorism measures at Gate 15.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Virginia Modeling, Analysis and 
Simulation Center Address of Requesting Entity: Virginia Modeling, 
Analysis and Simulation Center, 1030 University Blvd, Suffolk, VA 
23435, USA.
  Description of Request: Provide $800,000 for research and development 
effort that will bring together the Modeling and Simulation community 
to defIne, implement, and utilize a set of standards that will guide 
the development of M&S capability for the foreseeable future. Standards 
will provide a more cost effective way to ensure simulation 
compatibility and reuse among the Services and the many types of 
simulations being developed to address their problems. This action 
provides funding for the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation 
Center at Old Dominion University to develop a set of modeling and 
simulation standards that will guide all aspects of DoD modeling and 
simulation design and development.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Department of the Navy.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Various.
  Description of Request: To increase the President's Budget by 
$722,000,000 for Virginia Class Submarine Advance Procurement/Advanced 
Construction. This funding will provide advanced procurement for the 
Block III procurement of the Virginia Class Submarine fleet. The 
funding can be used to accelerate the delivery at a rate of 2 per year 
beginning in FY10 rather than FY11.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Department of the Navy.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Various.
  Description of Request: To increase the President's Budget by 
$10,000,000 for Advanced Submarine System Development (ULMS). The 
requested funding addition will allow the Navy to proceed with Sea 
Based Strategic Deterrent (SBSD) development in a timely fashion. This 
submarine class will serve as the replacement for the OHIO submarine 
class.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658.
  Account: Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Department of the Navy.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Various.
  Description of Request: To increase the President's Budget for the 
LPD by $1,800,000,000. In 2007 Congressional testimony, USMC leaders 
testifIed that a force structure less than 10 LPD class ships would put 
the USMC at signifIcant risk in meeting commitments for global presence 
and to the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The $1.8 billion in FY 2009 
funding is for LPD 26 as requested on the Navy's and marine Corps' FY 
2009 Unfunded Priority Lists.

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