[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1902-E1903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. HEATHER WILSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information for publication in the Congressional Record regarding 
earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2638--The Consolidated Security, 
Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  The name of the requesting Member: Heather Wilson.
  The bill number: H.R. 2638.
  The account: 18 DTRA 0602716Br WMD Defeat Technology.
  The legal name and address of the requesting entity or in the case of 
military construction earmarks, the name and address of the military 
installation; The entity to receive funding for this project is the 
University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 
87131-0001.
  A description of the earmark including the amount and a spending 
plan: Requested amount $3.2 Million. The Defense Threat Reduction 
Agency (DTRA) University Strategic Partnerships (USP) Program began in 
2003, and is in the current Department of Defense POM budget at $2 
million per year. The program seeds projects at universities in 
cooperation with divisions throughout DTRA. The typical value of a task 
contract is $500,000 per year and it primarily funds exploratory 
projects, with up to several million dollars per year for operational 
research and development projects. Additional USP funding would allow 
for additional projects to be initiated and would assist in continuing 
projects past their initial year by sharing funding between operational 
divisions of DTRA. New areas of interest at DTRA include multiple 
projects in biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials science, 
information sciences, infectious diseases, surveillance, medical 
sciences, and the modeling and understanding of group behavior. In 
addition, current projects would move on to a phase two funding with 
DTRA internal divisions sharing costs. Current projects, as noted 
above, involve social and physical sciences, engineering, and medical 
and veterinary sciences.
  The name of the requesting Member: Heather Wilson.
  The bill number: H.R. 2638.
  The account: 15 0603114N Power Projection Advanced Technology.
  The legal name and address of the requesting entity or in the case of 
military construction earmarks, the name and address of the military 
installation; The entity to receive funding for this project is the NM 
Tech Institute of Mining, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.
  A description of the earmark including the amount and a spending 
plan: The requested amount is $7.0 Million. The U.S. Office of Naval 
Research and the Naval Research Laboratory have joined a consortium of 
research universities, including the New Mexico Institute of Mining and 
Technology and Cambridge University, in a unique teaming arrangement to 
build a state of the art observatory in the Magdalena Mountains near 
Socorro, New Mexico. In support of this program, the strengths of these 
research organizations and the existing investment in the Magdalena 
Ridge Observatory (MRO) are being leveraged to develop and sustain 
smart, advanced instrumentation for imaging space objects. This is in 
support of the existing MRO mission and will advance the capabilities 
of the observatory, particularly in the area of Space Situational 
Awareness (SSA).
  The name of the requesting Member: Heather Wilson.
  The bill number: H.R. 2638.
  The account: 121 OSD 0604940D8Z Central Test And Evaluation 
Investment Development (CTEIP).
  The legal name and address of the requesting entity or in the case of 
military construction earmarks, the name and address of the military 
installation; The entity to receive funding for this project is New 
Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003.
  A description of the earmark including the amount and a spending 
plan: The amount requested is $5.0 Million. Critical needs to be 
addressed by UAV Systems Operations and Validation Program under this 
congressional request include the development of certification 
requirements for UAV operators in the National Aerospace Systems (both 
DoD and civilian), development of training programs for UAV operators 
and designers, and further development of unique surface materials to 
provide camouflage coatings for small- to mid-sized UAVs. Other key 
requirements include reliability, standards, interoperability, airspace 
integration, cost efficiencies, risk reduction, user demands, and 
aerodynamic and propulsion applications for micro UAVs. Lastly, a 
flight test center located in civil airspace will be available for 
federal and civil users.
  The name of the requesting Member: Heather Wilson.
  The bill number: H.R. 2638.
  The account: 13 0602601F Space Technology.
  The legal name and address of the requesting entity or in the case of 
military construction earmarks, the name and address of the military 
installation; The entity to receive funding for this project is the 
University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 
87131-0001.
  A description of the earmark including the amount and a spending 
plan: The requested amount is $800 thousand. The development of large 
autonomous and reconfigurable space-based systems is in the interest of 
national security. Coordination and control of multiple satellites and 
deployable sensor systems that can automatically plan their interaction 
toward a common objective is valuable in surveillance applications, 
coordination of military and relief operations, as well as 
communications. Successful development of this technology will allow 
the DoD to conduct space-based surveillance with greater resolution and 
wider coverage. This technology is also necessary for the generation of 
solar power in space and the projection of laser beams to enable the 
transformational communication needs of the DoD. The technology 
developed and associated educational programs will also support the 
commercial aerospace industry.
  The name of the requesting Member: Heather Wilson.
  The bill number: H.R. 2638.
  The account: 13 0602601F Space Technology.
  The legal name and address of the requesting entity or in the case of 
military construction earmarks, the name and address of the military 
installation; The entity to receive funding for this project is 
Goodrich Corporation, 6600 Gulton Ct NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109.
  A description of the earmark including the amount and a spending 
plan: The amount requested is $2.4 Million. This program will enable 
rapid integration of new technologies and payloads for the Air Force's 
Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) program. This will be accomplished 
by developing a common interface, simplified thermal design and fine 
grain programmability for avionics related spacecraft hardware. 
Goodrich SFS' approach significantly reduces recurring system 
engineering by speeding component integration, providing a common 
platform for software reuse and auto-code generation. It also allows 
for hardware design changes up through integration and test and result 
in a simplified test environment.
  The name of the requesting Member: Heather Wilson.
  The bill number: H.R. 2638.
  The account: 118 OSD 0603757D8Z Training Transformation (T2).
  The legal name and address of the requesting entity or in the case of 
military construction earmarks, the name and address of the military 
installation; The entity to receive funding for this project is NM 
Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.
  A description of the earmark including the amount and a spending 
plan: The amount requested is $4.8 Million. The New Mexico Institute of 
Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) acquired the town of Playas, 
NM, in October 2004 and has converted the town into the Playas Training 
and Research Center (PTRC). The funding requested herein for FY08 will 
be used to establish the PTRC as a Joint National Training and 
Experimentation Site for National Guard Bureau (NGB) active and reserve 
personnel, as well as for Air National Guard and Army National Guard 
personnel. Playas is envisioned as becoming an integral portion of the 
Joint National Training Capability. This program and associated funding 
for it is under the sponsorship of the Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) 
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Training Capability (JNTC), since JFCOM/JNTC has been designated as the 
principal Joint Forces integrator. The requested funding will be used 
to develop, explore and assess new joint concepts, organizational 
structures and emerging technologies. The capabilities of Playas will 
serve Joint Forces Command and National Guard mission area training 
requirements.
  The name of the requesting Member: Heather Wilson.
  The bill number: H.R. 2638.
  The account: 3 0601153N Defense Research Sciences.
  The legal name and address of the requesting entity or in the case of 
military construction earmarks, the name and address of the military 
installation; The entity to receive funding for this project is the 
University of New Mexico, located at 1 University of New Mexico, 
Albuquerque NM 87131.
  A description of the earmark including the amount and a spending 
plan: The amount requested is $2.8 Million. The Long Wavelength Array 
(LWA), which will be managed by the University of New Mexico, is a very 
large aperture (400 km) radio astronomy telescope that will be centered 
on the Plains of San Augustine and extending into southwestern New 
Mexico. This powerful new instrument will enable scientists to analyze 
a poorly explored region of the electromagnetic spectrum which will 
provide research in astrophysics, space physics, space weather, and 
ionospheric physics. The LWA will be an important research instrument 
to support critical national security efforts, particularly in the area 
of developing more accurate models of the ionosphere and its effects on 
radio and radar propagation.

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