[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 86 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. CHRIS CANNON

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 22, 2008

  Mr. CANNON. Madam Speaker, consistent with the Republican Conference 
standards established earlier this year, I submit the following 
information regarding the Metals Affordability Initiative that I 
support.
  Bill: H.R. 5658, Duncan Hunter Defense Authorization.
  Account: Air Force Research, Development, Test and Evaluation.
  Legal name of receiving entity: Metals Affordability Initiative 
Consortium.
  Address: MAI Program Management Office, Pratt & Whitney, c/o Thomas 
Rupprecht, Mail Stop 114-45, 400 Main Street, E. Hartford CN.
  Anticipated sources of the funding for the duration of the project: 
MAI operates under a Technical Information Agreement (TIA) with a total 
project cost cap of $75,000,000 through FY 13. AFRL has budgeted 
approximately $13.5 mil through FY 2011 from limited discretionary 
funds for developing advanced structural metals technology.
  Percent and source of required matching fund: MAI participants cost 
share 10 percent on AFRL-directed Type I projects and at least 25 
percent on industry-directed Type II projects, funded by congressional 
directions.
  Justification for use of federal taxpayer dollars:
  The mission of MAI is to maintain U.S. 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.
  MAI is a model for government/industry collaboration. MAI programs 
have already accomplished 47 current or planned technology insertions 
into military systems.
  MAI provides innovation, rapid development and implementation of new 
metals technology. Many of the MAI programs impact sustainability of 
the aging Air Force fleet. The authorization provided for in this bill 
will allow for the initiation of 6 new programs, as well as sustaining 
ongoing programs, directed at sustainment and life extension, fuel 
savings/energy management and access to space.

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