[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                           EARMARK DISCLOSURE

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                        HON. DONALD A. MANZULLO

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. MANZULLO. Madam Speaker, Pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding the two earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2638, the 
Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2009. H.R. 2638 is a compilation of several regular 
appropriations bills, including the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense 
Appropriations bill, which is now Division C:
  The Integrated Power for Aircraft Technologies II, otherwise known as 
the INPACT II program, will receive $3.5 million in this bill through 
the Aerospace Propulsion account under the Research, Development, Test, 
and Evaluation (RDT&E) program at the U.S. Air Force located at the 
Wright-Paterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. This program will help 
meet the needs of the Air Force to address the demands on aircraft 
secondary power systems that continue to limit air vehicle 
improvements. The INPACT II initiative is a means to develop and mature 
innovative power technologies and system energy optimization methods. 
The initiative is comprised of discrete technology, system 
optimization, and integration elements that provide the enabling 
foundation for future air vehicles and capabilities. The program 
received $5.3 million in the FY '08 Defense Appropriations Act, and is 
a ``plus-up'' of an existing competitively won contract.
  In addition, the Illinois Center for Defense Manufacturing will 
receive $2 million in this bill through the Combat Vehicle and 
Automotive Advanced Technology account under the RDT&E program at the 
U.S. Army. This program will be performed by Northern Illinois 
University (NIU), located at 1120 East Diehl Road in Naperville, 
Illinois, and is a joint request with Representative Phil Hare of the 
17th District of Illinois. This program will help meet the needs of the 
Army to develop and produce new innovative equipment at a reduced cost. 
The Illinois Center for Defense Manufacturing, working with its partner 
at the EIGERlab in Rockford, Illinois, continues to develop new 
applications of advanced manufacturing technology by working with small 
companies and bringing them into the defense supply chain. Many 
innovations in new technologies such as micro-machining and laser 
cladding are being achieved in Rockford, and this initiative will 
broaden the scope statewide extending to the Quad Cities located in 
Rep. Hare's district. Research and development efforts will also be 
directed to developing applications for titanium and enhancing the 
ability of the Rock Island Arsenal to make titanium components. The 
program received $3.2 million in the FY '08 Defense Appropriations Act.
  Madam Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Chairman 
of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Representative 
John Murtha, and the Ranking Minority Member, Representative Bill 
Young, for working with me in a bipartisan manner to include these two 
requests in the defense portion of this spending bill.

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