[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1585]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 29, 2008

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman Kay Granger.
  Project name (as it appears in the bill): Security Forces Building/
Combat Arms Addition.
  Amount received: $5 million.
  Bill number: H.R. 6599.
  Account: Air National Guard.
  Legal name and address of entity receiving earmark: 136th Airlift 
Wing, Texas Air National Guard, JRB NAS Fort Worth, 200 Hensley Avenue, 
Fort Worth, Texas 76127-1672.
  Description of how the money will be spent and why the use of federal 
taxpayer funding is justified: The Air Force has increased its need for 
Security Forces personnel. That has resulted in an increase of Security 
Forces personnel at the 136th Airlift Wing. Current space and 
facilities are inadequate (the building is less than 50 percent of the 
authorized and required size). The project is programmed for FY11 but 
needs to be constructed earlier to accommodate the training and 
readiness of the 136th Airlift Wing's growing force of Security 
Personnel and their role in the Global War on Terror. According to the 
Future Year Defense Plan, 96 percent of the amount received would go 
toward contract costs while the remaining 4 percent accounts for 
contingency, supervision, overhead, and inspection costs.
  Description of matching funds: Matching funds are not required for 
Military Construction projects.

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