[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1983-E1984]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. BOB INGLIS

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. INGLIS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of

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H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Bob Inglis.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army--Sensors and 
Electronic Survivability.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Gecko Energy Technologies, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1225 Laurel Street, Columbia, South 
Carolina 29201.
  Description of Request: The purpose of the request is to provide 
$3,000,000 to research and create hydrogen batteries for the warfighter 
that would produce three to four times the energy as the best batteries 
in use today, resulting in battery weight reductions of 60-80 percent. 
Approximately $480,000 (16 percent) will go toward the R&D contract 
with the University of South Carolina; $900,000 (30 percent) to Gecko 
Energy Technologies Inc./MCEL Micro Power Design/Engineer prototype 
hydrogen battery; $360,000 (12 percent) to fabricate and test hydrogen 
battery; $390,000 (13 percent) for reliability testing; $150,000 (5 
percent) to finalize design/engineer; $210,000 (7 percent) to tool and 
fabricate hydrogen batteries; $150,000 (5 percent) for test and 
evaluation; $150,000 (5 percent) for regulatory/logistics analysis; and 
$210,000 (7 percent) for program management.
  The U.S. military has a critical need to reduce the weight and 
increase the run time of batteries used to power battlefield devices 
such as radios, Global Positioning Systems, night-vision goggles, 
remote sensors, surveillance equipment, and unmanned vehicles. Gecko 
Energy Technologies Inc. will become a part of the world-class fuel 
cell development community in South Carolina by locating at the 
university to leverage the tremendous assets of the NSF Center for Fuel 
Cell Research and the strong intellectual base at the university. 
Hydrogen battery products based on the revolutionary new passive planar 
Gecko PowerSkinTM fuel cell technology and highly energy 
dense Solid Stored Hydrogen on Demand fuel cartridges will be 
ruggedized to meet the needs of the military and demonstrated. 
Manufacturing capability for these products will be developed allowing 
rapid deployment and use by the military. The weight of the batteries 
carried by the warfighter will be reduced by 2/3, small unmanned aerial 
vehicles flight times will be 3 to 4 times longer, and unattended 
ground sensors will be capable of operating for months instead of days 
utilizing these revolutionary hydrogen batteries at mission costs which 
will be approximately 40 percent less than conventional batteries. This 
request is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the 
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Army--Sensors and Electronic 
Survivability Account. This project has received approximately $4 
million in private investments as well as a decade of research by 
Millennium Cell and the University of South Carolina to make this 
warfighter tool a reality.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Bob Inglis.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation, Air Force--
Materials.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Cytec Carbon Fibers LLC.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7139 Augusta Road, Piedmont, South 
Carolina 29673.
  Description of Request: The purpose of the request is to provide 
$2,400,000 to conduct research and development aimed at producing a 
domestic source of cost effective, high performance carbon fiber used 
to manufacture efficient manned and unmanned air and space vehicles for 
the military. Approximately $192,000 (8 percent) is to continue R&D for 
scale process optimization to ensure equivalent or superior product 
performance through modified polymer chemistry; $168,000 (7 percent) is 
to continue R&D for scale process optimization to ensure equivalent or 
superior product performance through carbon fiber surface science for 
improved property translation in composites; $192,000 (8 percent) to 
produce (pilot scale) and test 12k versions of phase I defined advanced 
PAN-based carbon fibers; $168,000 (7 percent) to establish testing 
protocol with Greenville and York Technical Colleges; $288,000 (12 
percent) to generate meaningful preliminary composite data for use by 
target program managers; $96,000 (4 percent) to establish training 
parameters for manufacturing and use of high performance carbon fibers; 
$240,000 (10 percent) to begin scale-up of production/commercial 
capability; $288,000 (12 percent) to produce multiple production-scale 
carbon fiber lots of selected 12k versions of advanced fibers; $480,000 
(20 percent) to initiate qualification/design allowable database test 
programs based on key military applications; and $288,000 (12 percent) 
for Air Force Research Laboratory project management. In an effort to 
reduce the Department of Defense's fossil fuel dependence, the DoD has 
recently given significant attention to lightweighting manned and 
unmanned ground and air vehicles through advanced materials, such as 
composite structures, which are currently only available from foreign 
suppliers. The military has demonstrated a need for access to a lower 
cost domestic source of new advanced carbon fibers and testing 
protocols. Cytec Carbon Fibers will provide a domestic solution and 
utilize its carbon fiber expertise to develop and manufacture high 
performance carbon fibers in its Greenville, SC plant to be used for 
military applications including J-UCAS, UCAR, Global Hawk, Predator, F-
18 E/F, JSF and V-22 as well as missile and satellite components. The 
ultimate goal would be for Cytec to work with local technical colleges, 
such as Greenville and York Technical Colleges to establish a knowledge 
base on the manufacturing, testing, repair and efficient use of 
advanced composite materials. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized purpose of the Research, Development, Test & 
Evaluation, Air Force--Materials Account. Since 2006, Cytec Carbon 
Fibers has invested $7 million to upgrade its R&D facilities and pilot 
plant capabilities.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Bob Inglis.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation, Army--Aviation 
Advanced Technology.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The Timken Company.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 408 Industrial Park Road, Union, South 
Carolina 29379.
  Description of Request: The purpose of the request is to provide 
$1,280,000 to develop an advanced gear material system for helicopter 
power transmissions. Approximately $512,000 (40 percent) will be used 
to undertake material treatments, characterize 10 material treatments 
through elemental testing, and down select 2 material treatments; and 
$768,000 (60 percent) will be used for material 1 gear testing, 
material 2 gear testing, and the final report.
  All major commercial and military helicopter manufacturers share a 
common fundamental goal in requiring more power dense transmissions. 
The intent of the Power Dense Transmission project is to create base 
information for engineering analysis and product application decisions 
relative to helicopter transmission components. The end result will be 
a fully tested prototype which will be ready for integration into 
helicopter field applications. The Department of Defense wants to use 
this technology in various helicopter gear box applications. They are 
interested in gear systems that can reliably carry more power and 
torque for longer periods. This conclusion is supported by the U.S. 
Army's RDS21 program through Sikorsky, where bearing technologies that 
support improved transmission system performance have been evaluated. 
Current programs to enhance the performance of military rotorcraft 
platforms such as the Chinook, Apache and Blackhawk would benefit 
significantly from the availability of a demonstrated, high performance 
gear material system technology. Current development programs such as 
the V22, X2 and Joint Heavy Lift would be enhanced by improved 
transmission system capability. This is a technology repeatedly stated 
as needed by the Army. The Department of Army wants this technology and 
approached The Timken Company to develop it. This request is consistent 
with the intended and authorized purpose of the Research, Development, 
Test & Evaluation, Army--Aviation Advanced Technology Account. The 
Timken Company will be contributing a minimum of 50 percent cost share 
to the project through internal company funds.

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