[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. SESSIONS. 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 the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Sessions.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Defense, Navy, RDT&E Manned Reconnaissance Systems.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: L-3--Geneva Aerospace.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4240 International Parkway Carrollton, 
Texas 75007.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $2,400,000 for the 
Unmanned Force Augmentation System, UFAS, project which supports 
research, development and testing of advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems, 
UAS, technologies. Specifically, $1,600,000 is for engineering; 
$400,000 is for materials procurement; and $400,000 is for field 
testing. The program is intended to facilitate the rapid transition of 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV, systems to the warfighters that offer 
order-of-magnitude improvements in usability, capability, and, hence, 
operational effectiveness.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Sessions.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Defense, Army, RDT&E Advanced Weapons Technology.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Jim G. Ferguson, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4727 Cherokee Trail Dallas, Texas 
75205.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $1,600,000 to 
design, develop, and construct a cross-scale airship serving as a 
platform / test-bed for airborne and space sensor technology 
development, demonstration and testing. Specifically, $416,000 is for 
management, $832,000 is for technical and engineering, $96,000 is for 
administration, $96,000 is for patent maintenance and development, 
$80,000 is for legal, and $80,000 is for travel. The airship will also 
provide a low cost solution to the military need to rapidly and 
economically transport very large, very heavy and outsized cargos 
strategic distances in support of global military surge, support and 
logistical operations.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Sessions.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Defense, Army, O&M Central Supply Activities.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: PulseTech Products Corporation.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1100 South Kimball Ave. Southlake, 
Texas 76092.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $800,000 to provide 
battery maintenance management systems that incorporate pulse 
technology to increase equipment readiness, reduce hazardous material/
environmental waste and reduce operating costs. Among these systems are 
rolling chargers for motor pool operations, pallet chargers for use in 
battery shops throughout the Army, and solar chargers for on-vehicle 
applications when vehicles are stored for extended periods of time. 
PulseTech will continue, at no cost to the government, to offer battery 
management training.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Pete Sessions.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Defense, Army, RDT&E Medical Technology.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Neurovision Research 
Institute.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 11435 Cronhill Drive, Owings Mills, MD 
21117-2220.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $800,000 funding to 
continue its expansion and operation of the ``National Eye Evaluation 
and Research Network'', NEER Network. This Network was established to 
enhance and accelerate military and civilian patients' accessibility to 
specialized centers for evaluation of serious eye diseases affecting 
the retina and facilitate their rapid referral for treatment and 
possible participation in research studies and clinical trials. The 
budget breakdown shows that $104,853 will be spent on the National 
Neurovision Research Institute's budget which will include materials 
and supplies, travel and salaries. Another $648,766 will be spent on 
the Clinical Trial and Evaluation Units which will be used to study the 
inherited orphan retinal degenerations of the eye. The remaining 
$46,381 will be used for contracts and medical review boards.

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