[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1025-E1026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. ROBIN HAYES

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. HAYES. Madam Speaker, I wish to submit the following earmark:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Robin Hayes
   Bill Number: H.R. 5658, The Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Military Construction, Additional Defense Access Roads 
funding for Fort Bragg Access Roads, Phase I (Bragg Boulevard/Murchison 
Road)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: BRAC Regional Task Force, Inc. Fort 
Bragg, NC.
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 70999 Fort Bragg, NC 28307, 
USA.
  Description of Request: This request increases the Department of 
Defense funding authorization from the President's FY09 Budget level of 
$13.24 million by an additional authorization for $8.56 million. The 
increase is due to revisions to the original project necessitated by 
BRAC and other mission growth at Fort Bragg. This is a high priority 
security project to close Bragg Boulevard to public traffic through 
Fort Bragg. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of the new 
FORSCOM HQ which is being built in close proximity to Bragg Boulevard. 
The project will widen Murchison Road to flow traffic around Fort Bragg 
and includes two new interchanges to access control points at Fort 
Bragg. The project is currently being planned and designed by North 
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in two phases. This 
increase is needed for Phase I which will widen NC 210 (Murchison Road) 
to six lanes beginning at the new I295 Fayetteville Outer Loop 
interchange and continue north to include a new interchange at 
Honeycutt Rd. The new interchange, rather than an at-grade crossing is 
the reason for the additional funds. NC DOT is providing additional 
funding for this.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Robin Hayes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, The Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Defense-Wide, RDTE.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Partnership for Defense Innovation.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 455 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville NC 
28301.
  Description of Request: The Partnership for Defense Innovation 
received an authorization for $3 million for an expansion of the PDI 
Special Operations Forces Wireless Testbed by establishing a testing 
and evaluation assessment center. This added capability will provide 
rapid testing and assessment, modeling and simulation, software 
verification, validation and accreditation, strategic analysis and 
consulting, and provides built out laboratories and equipment bays 
designed for technical testing and assessment.Capabilities will include 
an indoor high-bay for vehicle modification and testing, a radio 
frequency testing chamber for evaluation of communications equipment, 
and environmental testing chambers designed to test and assess the 
temperature and humidity impact on equipment. USSOCOM requires testing 
and assessment of emerging technologies in net-centric operations. 
USSOCOM is facing a convergence of factors constraining military 
bandwidth. The reliance on the vast amount and types of data that the 
net-centric warrior requires for computing, communication, command & 
control, intelligence and surveillance is challenging. These different 
types of data are collected from a plethora of different sources and 
sensor types, which rely on different data transfer protocols that can 
affect the size of the files and thus bandwidth demands. The Lab will 
continue to problem-solve these issues while providing a proximate test 
bed for just-in-time new product tests and evaluations on WiFi 
battlefield solutions.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Robin Hayes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, The Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Defense-Wide, RDT&E, R=1 Line Number: 23; PE #: 1160401BB.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: DropMaster, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3600 Abernathy Drive, Fayetteville, NC 
28311.
  Description of Request: Provide a $3.5 million defense authorization 
to produce a stealthy and expendable small payload system of aerial re-
supply providing Special Operations Forces with immediate on-call 
logistical airdrop leveraging existing technologies to produce a 
scalable family of CopterBox units with precision guidance. Special 
Operations Forces have successfully used hundreds of unguided CopterBox 
units in Afghanistan and seek to replace depleted inventory. FY09 
funding will supply current needs and produce a guidance system and a 
scalable family of precision-guided expendable airdrop delivery 
vehicles (EADS). Using FY08 USSOCOM appropriations, the U.S. Army 
Soldier Systems Center is preparing to undertake initial certification 
drop-testing of CopterBox. Full FY09 funding will develop guidable 
variants and result in a self-sufficient program as certified EADS 
units are purchased in the ordinary procurement process.

  Requesting Member: Congressman Robin Hayes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, The Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Operations & Maintenance, Marine Corps, Operating Forces.

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  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Longworth Industries.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 480 E. Main Street, Candor, NC 27229.
  Description of Request: Provide an authorization of $5,000,000 for 
Acclimate Flame Resistant High Performance Base Layers. Acclimate flame 
resistant high performance base layers are designed to provide an 
increased degree of protection against potential exposure to heat and 
flame of a short duration. In a flash fire situation, Acclimate flame 
resistant base layers are thermostatic meaning they will remain 
physically intact when exposed to a short duration heat source. They 
will not break open, thus helping to minimize burn injuries as well as 
eliminating the intensified bums caused by the melting or dripping of 
other synthetic materials. The Marine Corps has a $27.0 million 
``Unfunded Requirement'' to provide, ``modernized clothing and 
equipment that is more effective, lighter and more durable to support 
the warfighter in austere environments that have been identified in the 
Global War on Terrorism.'' The Clothing and Flame Resistant 
Organizational Gear (FROG) program (including the Fire Resistant Desert 
Combat Jacket) has been funded to meet the Marine Corps' flame 
resistant apparel requirements with products like the Acclimate Flame 
Resistant High Performance Base Layers. The $44.9 million in total 
authorization provided by the Committee for the FROG program will be 
used to meet an ongoing requirement to procure sets of flame resistant 
crews and pants for deploying and training Marines, providing them with 
an added capability to meet their difficult missions. Longworth 
Industries will be eligible to compete for contracts within the $44.9 
million allocation.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Robin Hayes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, The Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Air Force RDT&E, PE 0603112F.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Metals Affordability Initiative 
(MAI) Consortium.
  Address of Requesting Entity: MAI Program Management Office Mail Stop 
114-45, 400 Main Street, E. Hartford CT 06108.
  Description of Request: Provide an authorization for $14 million 
above the FY09 President's Budget Request for the Metals Affordability 
Initiative (MAI), an Air Force research program, whose mission is to 
maintain leadership in the strategic aerospace metals industrial sector 
by using technology innovation to maintain global competitiveness while 
improving performance and increasing affordability of weapons systems. 
This sector includes the entire domestic specialty aerospace metals 
industrial manufacturing base, representing all elements of the supply 
chain, which produce aluminum, beryllium, nickel-base superalloys, and 
titanium. MAl programs have accomplished 47 current or planned 
technology insertions into military systems. Many MAl programs impact 
sustainability of the AF fleet which consists of over 6000 aircraft at 
an average age of over 25 years. The technology developed is pervasive 
and applicable to other military systems. New programs will be directed 
at sustainment/life extension, fuel savings/energy management, 
``green'' (environmental impact) and access to space. ATI Allvac of 
Monroe, North Carolina is a specialty metals member of the MAl 
Consortium.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Robin Hayes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658, The Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009.
  Account: Navy, O & M.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2300 Wilson Blvd. North, Arlington, VA 
22201.
  Description of Request: Provide an authorization of $300,000 for the 
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps., that when added to the $1,700,000 in the 
FY 2009 budget request will fund the program at the full FY09 
$2,000,000 requirement. The program is focused upon development of 
youth ages 11-17, serving almost 9,000 Sea Cadets managed by adult 
volunteers. It promotes interest and skill in seamanship and aviation 
and instills qualities that mold strong moral character in an anti-drug 
and anti-gang environment. Summer training onboard Navy and Coast Guard 
ships and shore stations is a challenging training ground for 
developing self-confidence and self-discipline, promotion of high 
standards of conduct and performance and a sense of teamwork. Funds 
will be utilized to ''buy down'' the out-of-pocket expenses for 
training to $85/week as Sea Cadets are responsible for all program 
expenses. Military accessions related to this program are a significant 
asset to the Services: Over 2,000 ex-Sea Cadets enlist annually and an 
average of over 10% of USNA Midshipmen are ex-Cadets. Cadets will pay 
$170 each for a two week training which is over 20% of the project 
cost. One of the units in this nationwide program is in Charlotte, 
North Carolina.

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