[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1897-E1899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. ROB BISHOP

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Speaker, consistent with House Republican 
Earmark Standards, I am submitting the following earmark disclosure and 
certification information for 14 individual project appropriations 
requests that I made and which were included within the text and/or 
report to accompany H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009.''
  I certify that neither I, nor my spouse, have any financial interest 
in these requests, and certify that, to the best of my knowledge, this 
request is (1) not directed to an entity or program named or that will 
be named after a sitting Member of Congress; (2) is not intended for a 
``front'' or ``pass-through'' entity; and (3) meets or exceeds 
statutory requirements for matching funds (where applicable). Please 
note that while publication of this disclosure information prior to the 
floor vote was intended, such was not possible because House Democratic 
Leadership chose to circumvent regular order under the House Rules 
requiring a 24-hour layover period between the time of filing of the 
report and a floor vote on the same. Instead, they chose to file the 
report disclosing which projects were funded along with the amounts 
late last evening, and have scheduled a floor vote today on the bill.
  I look forward to the day when House Leadership will adhere to their 
earlier promises of open and fair debate, adequate review periods for 
legislation, and following the House Rules under regular order.
  Requesting Member: Rob Bishop (UT-01).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638--The Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009. Fourteen total 
projects were included at my written request which qualify as earmarks 
under Republican Conference guidelines as follows:
  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION:
  1. Project: Three-Bay Fire Station, Military Construction.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $5.67 million.
  Account: Air Force, Military Construction (MILCON).
  Requesting Entity: Congressman Rob Bishop.
  Receiving Entity: Hill Air Force Base; Air Force Materiel Command.

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  Address: 75th Air Base Wing, Hill AFB, Utah 84056.
  Project Description and Justification: Construction of new, 3-bay 
fire station next to the main runway is necessary to correct for 
violation of Air Force fire protection regulations regarding response 
times. New facility is necessary to provide adequate fire protection 
for aircraft, as well as industrial operations on East side of runway 
in support of vital national defense missions. This project was already 
approved in the Air Force's Five-Year Defense Plan as being necessary 
to meet military safety requirements. MILCON projects are inherently 
necessary as having been requested and reviewed by the applicable 
military service in the first instance. Congress merely readjusts 
prioritization of project funds in any given fiscal year based on 
showing of emerging or critical needs.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to the use of these funds.
  HOMELAND SECURITY:
  2. Project:- FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant .
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $650,000.
  Account: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pre-Disaster 
Mitigation.
  Requesting Entity: Brigham City, Utah (An incorporated municipality); 
requested through Patricia Jordan & Associates, Inc., 2111 Wilson 
Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, VA.
  Addresses: Brigham City Corporation (Attn: Jim Buchanan), 442 West 
Forest Street, Brigham City, Utah 84302. Pat Jordan & Associates, Inc., 
2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
  Project Description and Justification: Original request was for 
seismic retro-fitting of a city-owned facility called the Northern Utah 
Regional Innovation Center. At the time of request submission, the 
request met the criteria of FEMA under pre-disaster mitigation 
guidelines. In the time since original DHS Appropriations Committee 
action took place approving the project, FEMA modified its criteria 
such that this original project was no longer compliant with its 
guidelines on cost-effectiveness. However, Brigham City submitted a new 
request to FEMA and through Congressional representatives for a 
compliant program; Seismic Retrofitting of the Brigham City Carnegie 
Public Library (an historic structure), which FEMA indicates is in 
compliance for cost-effectiveness and otherwise eligible for these 
funds. The Utah State Hazard Mitigation Office has determined that this 
revised project request is the State's number-one priority for FEMA/PDM 
funding and ranks very high on cost-benefit analysis. Seismic 
retrofitting of public structures in Brigham City is necessary because 
it is located along the populated Wasatch Fault and according to the 
U.S. Geological Survey, is at high risk for potentially catastrophic 
seismic events and resultant injuries and loss of life to the 
population. Funding would be used along with City Funding (below) to 
strengthen the historic Carnegie Library building to meet seismic 
standards.
  Matching Funds: Brigham City, Utah, will provide 25 percent of the 
funds for this project, or $217,000.
  Detailed Spending Plan: The total project cost is $867,000. 
Construction is estimated at $586,000. Relocation of the existing 
library while construction is underway is estimated at $281,000. FEMA 
PDM funds is $650,000. Brigham City local matching funds will be a 
minimum of $217,000.
  DEFENSE PROJECTS:
  3. Project: Small Low-Cost Reconnaissance Spacecraft Components.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $1.6 million.
  Amount: Air Force; RDT&E.
  Requesting Entity: Utah State University (USU) Space Dynamics 
Laboratory.
  Receiving Entity: U.S. Air Force Research Lab and USU Space Dynamics 
-Laboratory and USU Space Dynamics Laboratory.
  Addresses: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Responsive Systems, 
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117; USU Space Dynamics Lab, Utah State 
University, 1695 N. Research Park Way, Logan, Utah 84341. ---
  Project Description and Justification: Project funding would continue 
R&D efforts begun in FY'07 and FY'08 to develop and demonstrate 
technologies for new, lower-cost modular space systems which would 
provide quick, flexible, customizable, secure, and highly-capable 
satellite platforms for theatre and battleground communications and 
reconnaissance. Effort will lead to dedicated tactical satellite 
capabilities at a fraction of today's traditional satellite programs.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to the use of these funds. USU Space 
Dynamics Lab is a non-profit research institution of higher learning.
  4. Project: Science, Engineering and Laboratory Data Integration 
(SELDI).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $800,000.
  Account: Air Force, Other Procurement.
  Requesting Entity: ES3, Inc.
  Receiving Entity: Air Force Materiel Command, Ogden Air Logistics 
Center, ES3, Inc.
  Addresses: Ogden Air Logistics Center/ITMS, 6090 Gum Lane, Hill AFB, 
Utah 84056-5829; ES3, Inc., 1669 East 1400 South, Suite 100, 
Clearfield, Utah 84015.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used, as in 
several past years, to provide the Air Force with a rapid lab data 
access management tool allowing for the elimination of ordering 
duplicate spare parts in depot overhaul maintenance operations, and 
enable component trend failure analysis, and to implement a new 
acoustic signature sensor to ensure proper chemical composition of 
materials and equipment. SELDI has enjoyed strong Congressional support 
for many years, and was recognized by Congress in a previous House 
Report 109-89, at page 108, as a program that saved taxpayers money, 
and that would ``improve operational aircraft readiness, increase 
flight safety, and reduce support costs.''
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to use of these funds.
  5.- Project: Tomahawk Missile Cost Reduction Initiative.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $1.6 million.
  Account: Navy, RDT&E.
  Requesting Entity: Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and Williams 
International, Inc.
  Receiving Entity: NAVAIR and Williams International, Inc.
  Addresses: NAVAIR, PMA 280, Suite 540, Moffett Building 2272, 47123 
Buse Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670 and Williams International, Inc., 
3450 Sam Williams Drive, Ogden, Utah 84401.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
incorporate new technology into the Tomahawk Cruise Missile Engine 
production process to achieve greater manufacturing efficiencies which 
will lead directly to cost-reductions per unit on this vital weapons 
system.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to use of these funds.
  6. Project: Dugway Lidar Radar & Modeling Improvements.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $2.4 million.
  Account: Army, RDT&E.
  Requesting Entity: Army West Desert Test Center, U.S. Army Dugway 
Proving Grounds and ITT, Inc.
  Receiving Entity: Army West Desert Test Center, U.S. Army Dugway 
Proving Grounds, and ITT, Inc.
  Addresses: West Desert Test Center, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds, 
Utah 84022. ITT, Inc., 8262 South 5260 West, West Jordan, Utah 84088.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
upgrade and improve the technical capabilities of Dugway in detecting, 
monitoring, and analyzing chemical and biological threats.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to use of these funds.
  7. -Project: Advanced Ship Self-Defense Technology Testing.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $4 million.
  Account: Navy, RDT&E.
  Requesting Entity: Office of Naval Research and General Atomics, Inc.
  Addresses: Office of Naval Research, 875 Randolph Street, Arlington, 
VA 22203 and General Atomics, 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA 
92121-1122.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
continue development and testing of a new era of self-defense 
capabilities for U.S. naval vessels involving a small, portable, 
electromagnetic rail-gun with associated subsystems. Field Testing and 
development would occur at U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds and the 
Utah Test and Training Range.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to the use of these funds.
  8. Project:-M 65 Bismaleimide Carbon Fiber Prepreg.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.

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  Project Amount: $1.6 million.
  Account: Navy, RDT&E.
  Requesting Entity: Office of Naval Research and Hexcell, Inc.
  Addresses: Office of Naval Research, 875 Randolph Street, Arlington, 
VA 22203 and Hexcell, Inc., 6700 West 5400 South, West Valley City, 
Utah 84118.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable.
  Federal defense procurement and contracting statutes apply to the use 
of these funds.
  9. Project:- Automated Composite Technologies Manufacturing Center.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $5 million.
  Account: Defense Wide, Defense Production Act.
  Requesting Entity: Ogden Air Logistics Center (OOALC) at Hill Air 
Force Base, Utah, and ATK, Inc.
  Addresses: OOALC, Hill AFB, Utah 84056, and ATK, Inc., Freeport 
Center, Building C14, Clearfield, Utah 84016.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
continue the public-private partnership between the Air Force and the 
private sector on scaling-up cutting edge carbon fiver placement 
processing technologies, to include equipment and training.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to the use of these funds.
  10. Project:- ROVER Combat Ops Support Program.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $7.3 million.
  Account: Air Force, Other Procurement.
  Requesting Entity: U.S. Air Force (645th AESG) and L-3 Communications 
West.
  Addresses: L-3 Communications West, Inc., 640 North 2200 West, Salt 
Lake City, Utah 84116.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
purchase the most advanced ROVER 5 surveillance and communications 
units for U.S. Special Forces.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to the use of these funds.
  11. Project:- Fiber Optic Conformal Acoustic Velocity Sensor 
(FOCAVES).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $2 million.
  Account: Navy, RDT&E.
  Requesting Entity: Northrup Grumman, Inc.
  Addresses: Mr. Pete Scala, PEOIWS5B (202) 781-3360; and Northrup-
Grumman, Inc., Electronic Systems, 2211 West North Temple, Salt Lake 
City, Utah 84116.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
continue demonstration efforts of fiber optic technology currently used 
in the Virginia Class submarine's Lightweight Wide Aperture Array sonar 
system, for use in the next generation SSN and Ballistic Missile 
Submarine platforms to give an increased ability to detect quieter 
enemy diesel-electric submarines in littoral waters, and to reduce 
life-cycle costs of such systems.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to the use of these funds.
  12. Project:- Next Generation Phalanx.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $10.7 million.
  Account: Navy, RDT&E.
  Requesting Entity: Colmek Engineering, Inc.
  Addresses: Colmek Engineering, Inc., 2001 South 3480 West, Salt Lake 
City, Utah 84104.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
develop improvements to the Phalanx protection system by redesigning 
and repackaging of outdated electronics; incorporation of advanced 
electro-optical sensor technology; demonstration of high-energy laser 
to successfully defeat traditional and asymmetric threats, and develop 
portable, stand-alone versions of the radar for use on small ships. 
This request is #5 on the Chief of Naval Operations FY'09 Unfunded 
Requirements List.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable.
  Federal defense procurement and contracting statutes apply to the use 
of these funds.
  13. Project: TranSim Driver's Training Services Program.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $1.2 million.
  Account: Army, O&M.
  Requesting Entity: MPRI, Inc.
  Addresses: MPRI, Inc., 12351 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 
32826.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
provide state-of-the-art driver's training involving several Army 
vehicle types for Army personnel, including Army National Guard 
personnel. Better pre-deployment driver training of the handling 
characteristics of large Army vehicles is necessary to help avoid 
mishaps, injuries and death in the field.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable. Federal defense procurement 
and contracting statutes apply to the use of these funds.
  14. Project: UH-60 Improved communications (ARC 220).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009''.
  Project Amount: $1.6 million.
  Account: Army, Aircraft Procurement.
  Requesting Entity: U.S. Air National Guard; the Utah Air National 
Guard, and Rockwell-Collins, Inc.
  Addresses: Rockwell-Collins, Inc., 12351 Research Parkway, Orlando, 
Florida 32826.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would be used to 
purchase modern radios for Air National Guard UH  60 helicopters. This 
is such a small procurement, that its almost embarrassing that the 
Active Force hands-down their old, used UH-60 helicopters with ancient 
radio systems to our National Guard forces without the requested 
improvements. This ``add'' is something that the Congress should not 
have had to ask for as an earmark request, but rather, should be 
included by the Department of Defense and the Administration in its 
defense budget request. Better radios and communications are life-
saving to pilots and personnel and a critical safety of flight issue. 
These items are needed to support Guard missions in behalf of national 
defense mission, homeland defense, and emergency response operations. 
They deserve no less capable radios than the active force.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable.
  Federal defense procurement and contracting statutes apply to the use 
of these funds.

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