[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1957-E1958]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. DREIER. 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:
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Army, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) 
Account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Chang Industry.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 968 West Palomares Avenue, La Verne, 
California 91750.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $3,200,000 to develop 
Fire Shield, an Active Protection System (APS) with the guidance of the 
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center 
in Warren, Michigan. Fire Shield would be used to protect armored 
vehicles from the blast effects and the plasma jet of rocket propelled 
grenades (RPG) by detecting and destroying incoming projectiles. 
Approximately $112,000 is for identifying and refining the operational 
requirement; $2,120,000 is for system development; $320,000 is for 
materials and equipment; $648,000 is for testing and evaluation. This 
request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the 
Army RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Army, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) 
Account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Tanner Research.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 825 South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, 
California 91016.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,600,000 to complete 
development of a Dual-Mode Micro Seeker (radio frequency/electro-
optical (RF/EO)) being developed with the U.S. Army Armament Research, 
Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. 
This funding seeks to improve the accuracy of gun-launched and small 
missile interceptors used on current and emerging defensive weapons 
systems. Approximately 12 percent ($192,000) will be used for RF signal 
processing development; 34 percent ($544,000) for monolithic microwave 
integrated circuits and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor 
integrated circuit development; 24 percent ($384,000) for EO avalanche 
photodiode (APD) circuit development; 18 percent ($288,000) for RF 
seeker integration; and 12 percent ($192,000) for EO seeker 
integration. The Dual-Mode (RF/EO) Micro Seeker will provide ground-
based defensive systems with low-cost gun-launched and small missile 
interceptors with the accuracy needed to counter incoming rocket, 
artillery and mortar threats. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized purpose of the Army RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Air Force, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 
(RDT&E) Account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advanced Projects Research, 
Incorporated.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1925 McKinley Avenue, Suite B, La 
Verne, California 91750.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $800,000 to continue 
testing and development of the Wavelength Agile Spectral Harmonic 
(WASH) Oxygen Sensor with the guidance of the U.S. Air Force Research 
Laboratory in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The WASH Oxygen 
Sensor intends to measure oxygen concentration in military high-
performance fuel tanks. This Cell Level Battery Controller monitors and 
controls charge and temperature at the cell level of military battery 
energy storage systems. Approximately $76,800 will be used for project 
management; $117,400 for engineering analysis; $220,000 for engineering 
design; $146,800 for hardware fabrication and assembly; $176,000 for 
test engineering; $9,500 for material and hardware; and $53,500 for 
subcontracts. This request is consistent with the intended and 
authorized purpose of the Air Force RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Air National Guard, Operation and Maintenance account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Gentex Corporation.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 11525 Sixth Street, Rancho Cucamonga, 
California 91730.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $800,000 to supply Air 
National Guard aircrews with approximately 888 MBU-20A/P Oxygen Masks 
with Mask Lights. The oxygen mask's unit price is approximately $900 
per unit. The MBU-20A/P was approved for fleetwide implementation in an 
effort to standardize to a common enhanced oxygen mask. Approximately, 
34 percent ($272,000) of the funding is for manufacturing labor; 4 
percent ($32,000) is for sustainment and systems engineering support; 6 
percent ($48,000) is for inspections and tests; 20 percent ($160,000) 
is for general and administrative; 35 percent ($280,000) is for 
material; 1 percent ($8,000) is for packaging handling shipping and 
transportation. This request is consistent with the intended and 
authorized purpose of the Air National Guard, Operation and Maintenance 
account.
  Requesting Member: Congressman David Dreier.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.

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  Account: Air National Guard, Operation and Maintenance account.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Hope.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, 
California.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,000,000 for the 
Advanced Molecular Medicine Initiative (AMMI), which is being developed 
under the guidance of the Naval Medical Research Center in Silver 
Spring, Maryland. This funding will be used for AMMI, an innovative 
molecular-targeted therapy that allows for a more effective and less 
toxic treatment of cancer at the molecular level by targeting drugs 
specifically to the affected cells, rather than the conventional entire 
body approach. Approximately 25 percent ($500,000) is for research; 
18.75 percent ($375,000) is for genotyping; 12.5 percent ($250,000) is 
for microarrays; 18.75 percent ($375,000) is for proteomics; 12.5 
percent ($250,000) is for X-ray crystallography and 12.5 percent 
($250,000) is for computing. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized purpose of the Navy, Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation account.

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