[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1955]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. ED WHITFIELD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. WHITFIELD of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I submit the following:
  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 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2638--the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009--in the Training 
Devices, Nonsystem account under the Department of Defense. Funds in 
this earmark will be used to provide enhancements to allow ARNG units 
training at those sites to conduct realistic, effective training 
similar in quality to that found at the CTCs by integrating new 
soldier, vehicle, weapon simulation, and battlefield effects 
instrumentation developed specifically for the battalion-level XCTC 
initiative. When fielded, this system will enable company-sized units 
training at those installations to reduce the time required for post-
mobilization training and thereby assist in meeting the DoD policy 
limiting unit mobilizations to a period of 1 year. The entity to 
receive funding for this project is Army National Guard, located at the 
Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, KY. The total 
cost is $800,000.
  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 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2638--the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009--in the 
Predisaster Mitigation account under the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. Funds in this earmark will be used to establish emergency 
operations and allow for the county to better prepare for natural 
disasters and other emergencies. The Crittenden County Fiscal Court 
will be receiving the funding for this project, and the project will be 
located on Industrial Drive in Marion, KY. The total cost of the 
funds--$750,000--will be used to establish the facility, and the land 
has been donated.
  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 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2638--the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009--in the 
Procurement, Army account under the Department of Defense. Funds in 
this earmark will be used for a one-man portable expedient wall 
breaching kit capable of defeating 8" triple brick masonry or double 
reinforced concrete structural walls in Military Operations Urban 
Terrain (MOUT) missions. Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company, 
located at P.O. Box 219, State Route 175, Graham, KY 42344, will be 
receiving these funds. The total cost is $3,200,000.
  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 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2638--the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009--in the Army 
Medical Technology account under the Department of Defense. Funds in 
this earmark will be used to evaluate improvements to indoor air 
quality (IAQ) obtained through the use of antifungal copper and copper 
alloys in military HVAC systems. IAQ is vital for the protection of 
United States Armed Forces, particularly those serving in enclosed 
weapons systems such as tanks and submarines, transport equipment, and 
buildings in both domestic and deployed locations. The entity to 
receive funding for this project is Luvata Franklin, located at 4720 
Bowling Green Road, Franklin, KY 42134. The total cost is $2,000,000.
  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 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2638--the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009--in the Army 
account under Military Construction. Funds in this earmark will be used 
to construct a 200-capacity center for children ages 6-10 providing 
before and after school care during the duty day, summer, school-out 
days, and holidays. This facility supports readiness by reducing lost 
duty time due to conflict between parent responsibilities and unit 
mission requirements. The entity to receive funding for this project is 
Ft. Campbell, KY. The total cost is $10,000,000.
  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 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 2638--the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009--in the Army 
account under Military Construction. Funds in this earmark will be used 
to construct a 1,200-seat chapel/family life center which includes a 
worship center, activity/fellowship center, chaplain family life and 
pastoral care center, resource center, multimedia center, religious 
education classrooms, kitchen, storage areas, restrooms, and 
circulation area. The entity to receive funding for this project is Ft. 
Campbell, KY. The total cost is $630,000.

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