[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. BOB INGLIS

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Bob Inglis.
  Bill Number: H.R. 5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force--
Materials.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cytec Carbon Fibers LLC.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7139 Augusta Road, Piedmont, South 
Carolina 29673.
  Description of Request: The purpose of the request is to provide an 
earmark of $3,000,000 to conduct research and development aimed at 
producing a domestic source of cost effective, high performance carbon 
fiber used to manufacture efficient manned and unmanned air and space 
vehicles for the military. Approximately, $250,000 (8%) is to continue 
R&D for scale process optimization to ensure equivalent or superior 
product performance through modified polymer chemistry; $200,000 (7%) 
is to continue R&D for scale process optimization to ensure equivalent 
or superior product performance through carbon fiber surface science 
for improved property translation in composites; $250,000 (8%) to 
produce (pilot scale) and test 12k versions of phase I defined advanced 
PAN-based carbon fibers; $200,000 (7%) to establish testing protocols 
with Greenville and York Technical Colleges; $350,000 (12%) to generate 
meaningful preliminary composite data for use by target program 
managers; $150,000 (5%) to establish training parameters for 
manufacturing and use of high performance carbon fibers; $300,000 (10%) 
to begin scale-up of production/commercial capability; $350,000 (12%) 
to produce multiple production-scale carbon fiber lots of selected 12k 
versions of advanced fibers; $600,000 (20%) to initiate qualification/
design allowable database test programs based on key military 
applications, and $350,000 (12%) for Air Force Research Laboratory 
project management.
  In an effort to reduce the Department of Defense's fossil fuel 
dependence, the DoD has recently given significant attention to 
lightweighting manned and unmanned ground and air vehicles through 
advanced materials, such as composite structures, which are currently 
only available from foreign suppliers. The military has demonstrated a 
need for access to a lower cost domestic source of new advanced carbon 
fibers and testing protocols. Cytec Carbon Fibers will provide a 
domestic solution and utilize its carbon fiber expertise to develop and 
manufacture high performance carbon fibers in its Greenville, South 
Carolina plant to be used for military applications including J-UCAS, 
UCAR, Global Hawk, Predator, F-18 E/F, JSF and V-22 as well as missile 
and satellite components. The ultimate goal would be for Cytec to work 
with local technical colleges, such as Greenville and York Technical 
Colleges to establish a knowledge base on the manufacturing, testing, 
repair and efficient use of advanced composite materials. This request 
is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Research, 
Development, Test & Evaluation, Air Force--Materials Account. Since 
2006, Cytec Carbon Fibers has invested $7 million to upgrade its R&D 
facilities and pilot plan capabilities.

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