[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1942]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. BOOZMAN. 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:
  Earmark: Fort Chaffee Infantry Platoon Battle Course, $204,000.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Army National Guard.
  Agency: Department of Defense.
  Name/Address: Arkansas Army National Guard, Office of the Adjutant 
General, Building 6000, Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, AR 72119 
(Infantry Platoon Battle Course will be located at Fort Chaffee).
  Description: The funding will be used for the design of the Infantry 
Platoon Battle Course for support of training requirements of the 
Arkansas Army National Guard. Primary facilities include Stationary 
Infantry Targets (SIT), Stationary Armor Targets (SAT), Moving Armor 
Target (MAT), Moving Infantry Targets (MIT), Machine Gun Bunkers, 
Trench Obstacle, Assault/Defend House, Landing Zones, Small Range Ops 
Center/Control Tower/Ammo Breakdown, Storage, Bleacher, service roads, 
site improvements and associated support facilities including utilities 
and information systems.
  Earmark: Future Combat Support Hospital, $3,200,000.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: 145, Combat Support Medical.
  Agency: Op,A, Other Procurement, Army.
  Name/Address: EADS North America Integrated Shelter Systems, 300 
Industrial Boulevard, Russellville, Arkansas 72802.
  Description: The funding would be used for the continuation of EADS 
North America Integrated Shelter Systems. Future Combat Support 
Hospital (FCSH) is an advanced rigid and soft-walled shelter system for 
forward deployed healthcare providers. The FCSH program will replace 
the Deployable Medical Systems (DEPMEDS) tentage with an operating room 
(OR) ISO container and other modules that will be chemically/
biologically hardened with quick erect/strike times and integrated 
medical packages. This effort will reduce the weight of comparable 
systems and enhance the transportability and deployability of forward 
medical care. FCHS will reduce the footprint of field hospitals by 
reducing the weight and number of airlift flights to deploy a field 
hospital and/or Forward Surgical Team, which is a major objective of 
the Army Transformation. The Future Combat Support Hospital will 
enhance forward care and reduce the footprint of medical organizations 
for greater mobility and easier sustainment. The Future Force concept 
places soldiers into a more austere environment with lengthened 
evacuation times (both arrival and transit). Supporting medics and 
first responders require greater lifesaving and extended stabilization 
capability to save lives. Reduction in weight, cube, and sustainment 
requirements allows medical units to increase mobility and maintain 
contact with their supported Units of Action.
  Earmark: Center for Nanoscale Bio-sensors as a Defense against 
Biological Threats to America.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: 44, Dla 0603720S Microelectronics Technology Development and 
Support.
  Agency: Rdte, Dw Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
Wide.
  Name/Address: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and Pine Bluff 
Campuses located at 248 Physics Building, University of Arkansas, 
Fayetteville, AR 72701.
  Description: The funding would be used for the continuation of the 
Center for Nanoscale Bio-Sensors as a Defense against Biological Threat 
to America Programs and will mature previous investments in 
nanotechnology facilities and revolutionary materials to deliver new 
breakthroughs in biological threat detection and identification. These 
breakthroughs include (1) sensors, (2) communication between sensor and 
soldier, and (3) the ability to counter exposure to chemical weapons.
  Earmark: Emergency Operations Center, Sebastian County, AR, $750,000.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Boozman (AR-03).
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: DHS FEMA State and Local Programs.
  Name/Address: Sebastian County, Arkansas, County Judge, David Hudson, 
35 South 6th Street, Suite 106, Fort Smith, AR 72901.
  Description: Funding would be used for the remodel of the Courthouse 
to include dedicated Emergency Operations Center (EOC), physical 
security enhancements, and information technology (IT) enhancements for 
Continuity of Operations.

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