[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1901-E1902]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on project funding, I am submitting the following 
information for publication in the Congressional Record regarding 
project funding I requested as part of Fiscal Year 2009 Defense 
Appropriations bill that was included in H.R. 2638:
  (1) Requesting Member: Timothy V. Johnson.
  Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations bill included in 
H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SmartSpark Energy Systems.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Current--2111 S. Oak Street, Suite 106, 
Champaign, IL 61820. Previous--60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign, IL 61820.
  Description of Request: $640,000 to develop a highly reliable, 
maintenance free remote solar power system. This system will be 
designed to power equipment in remote areas for over 10 years allowing 
the Defense Department to have reliable power sources where grid power 
is unavailable. It is my understanding that this funding will be used 
as follows: Engineering Labor and Overhead--$395,000; Materials and 
manufacturing of alpha and beta prototypes--$100,000; Outside testing 
to validate reliability and durability--$75,000; Outside Consultants 
and Travel--$35,000; Test equipment required for product development--
$35,000.
  (2) Requesting Member: Timothy V. Johnson.
  Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations bill included in 
H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Creative Thermal Solutions, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2209 N. Willow Road, Urbana, IL 61802.
  Description of Request: $800,000 to develop a miniature man-portable 
cooling unit system targeted to the soldier's protective vest. This 
cooling unit will weigh no more than 2 pounds and will allow soldiers 
to carry a cooling unit with them into battle, allowing them to utilize 
his or her mental and physical strengths to their fullest extent. It is 
my understanding that this funding will be used as follows: $640,000 
for Research and Development; $160,000 for Materials and Capital 
Equipment.
  (3) Requesting Member: Timothy V. Johnson.
  Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations bill included in 
H.R.2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Trusted Computer Solutions.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2021 S. First Street, Suite 207, 
Champaign, IL 61820.
  Description of Request: $800,000 to develop an advanced cross-domain 
network access system that will allow defense and intelligence 
personnel to safely travel to any destination in the world with 
equipment that will allow access

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to classified information without exposing their identity or the 
aforementioned information. It is my understanding that this funding 
will be used as follows: Development, including raw materials and 
prototype production equipment--$300,000; Testing--$200,000; Systems 
and Software Research--$300,000.
  (4) Requesting Member: Timothy V. Johnson.
  Bill Number: Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations bill included in 
H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Defense Wide 
Classified.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SAIC, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1901 S. 1st Street, Suite D-1, 
Champaign, IL 61820.
  Description of Request: $800,000 This project is classified and 
therefore I am unable to provide a breakdown of the use of these funds 
in the Congressional Record. These funds will be used to develop 
technologies necessary to identify and target objects of interest with 
precision and to defeat denial and deception capabilities of our 
adversaries.

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