[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1916-E1917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I have received authorization in the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 for two 
projects in California's 44th Congressional District which are 
described as follows:
  Requesting Member: Congresman Ken Calvert.
  Bill Number: S. 3001.
  Account: Standards Development--Research, Development, Test & 
Evaluation, NAVY.

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  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona 
Division.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona 
Division, 2300 Fifth St., Norco, CA 92860.
  Description of Request: I have received congressional authorization 
in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (NDAA 
FY09) for a requested project in the amount of $2,000,000. The 
authorization is for a project which would continue work in the areas 
of Primary and Depot Maintenance calibration standards. Specifically 
the work will be done in the technology areas of Nuclear, Biological 
and Chemical (NBC), electro-optics, and physical-mechanical. The 
purpose of the work is to ensure measurement accuracy in support and 
maintenance of new advanced technology weapon systems, current weapon 
systems and associated support equipment. Specifically, the funding 
also continues efforts of calibration standards (hardware) in support 
of Nanoscale Dimensional Standards using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). 
Standards developed through this ongoing program provides continued 
measurement support and capability to ensure that our nation's advanced 
weapon systems operate as designed and detectors accurately recognize 
threats.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ken Calvert.
  Bill Number: S. 3001.
  Account: Defense Wide--Research, Development, Test & Evaluation.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Center for Nonoscale Science and 
Engineering, University of California, Riverside.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 900 University Avenue, Riverside, 
California 92521.
  Description of Request: I have received congressional authorization 
in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (NDAA 
FY09) for a requested project in the amount of $3,000,000 for 3D-
electronics technology. This project aims to take advantage of recent 
advances in nanomaterials and nanodevices to begin to address the issue 
necessary to take the electronics industry beyond the two-dimensional 
silicon based devices and wiring and to develop high density, 3D-
electronics technology together with associated packaging, protable 
power sources and heat dissipation solutions. UC Riverside has 
substantial expertise in the development of nanomaterials that offer 
extraordinary properties when properly engineered for these 
applications. The proposed effort will fund technology development 
studies in the following five areas: 3D integration of RF and Digital 
technologies; materials development for thermal management; materials 
development for 3D wiring; materials development for multi-technology 
isolation; and development of process equipment for advanced 3D 
processes and materials manufacturing. The availability of new 
approaches to very high density electronics and compact power sources 
that are built from the new generation of nanomaterials will greatly 
aid the DoD mission in providing advanced electronics and power in the 
battlefield.

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