[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1997-E1998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           EARMARK DISCLOSURE

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                         HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. SHAYS. Madam Speaker, in compliance with Republican Conference 
earmark disclosure requirements, I would like to submit the following 
statement for the Record.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act
  1. Account: Military Construction, Air NG.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Connecticut Air National Guard 
located at Bradley, International Airport, Connecticut.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Bradley International Airport, 
Schoephoester Road, Windsor Locks, CT 6096.
  Description of Request: Along with Congresswoman DeLauro, Congressman 
Courtney, Congressman Larson, and Congressman Murphy, I received an 
earmark of $7,200,000 for construction of an engine shop at Bradley 
International Airport to support the unit's assigned mission of 
providing an engine Centralized Immediate Repair Facility capability 
and also provide the capability for a Joint Cargo beddown. The engines 
maintained will support the mission operations of A-10 aircraft 
equipped units in the Air Force and the Air National Guard.
  Federal funding will be used to construct the new engine facility, 
which is required to support 78 PAA equivalents, in addition to parts 
storage, additional engine storage, shipping and receiving, personnel 
training and administrative support areas.
  The current facility lacks adequate space and engine docks to conduct 
intermediate engine repair. It does not have adequate parts storage 
areas, shipping and receiving capabilities and administrative and 
training areas for the increased manpower necessary to handle the over 
three-fold increase in assigned workload. The existing facility also 
lacks adequate parking and existing base road violates the anti-
terrorist force protection standoff requirements.
  2. Account: Department of Defense, NSDF, RRF.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Massachusetts Maritime Aquarium.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 
02532.

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  Description of Request: Along with Congressman Delahunt, Congressman 
Olver, and Congresswoman Tsongas, I received an earmark of $10,000,000 
to complete the training ship, the Enterprise, used by students at the 
Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
  Federal funding will be used to complete the conversion of the 
training ship to its original planned cadet and officer/crew 
accommodation level. State maritime academy training ship conversions 
have traditionally been financed through appropriated funding, and the 
Academy has no other way to fund the retrofit of this federal 
Government-owned vessel.
  All state academy training ships, including the Enterprise, are part 
of the U.S. Maritime Administration's national emergency response plan 
and can be used to berth first responders and other key disaster 
recovery personnel in the wake of a natural disaster or terrorist 
attack.
  3. Account: Department of Defense, RDTE, DW.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: L-1 Identity Solutions.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 177 Broad Street, 12th Floor, Stamford, 
Connecticut 06901.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $1,600,000 to 
provide operational enhancements and technology improvements to 
biometrics-based identification tracking and analysis capabilities in 
order to ensure real-time actionable intelligence to the warfighter, as 
well as to the broader combating terrorism community.
  Federal funding will be used for the research, development and 
demonstration of an identity-based data capturing and management 
system. Enhanced data capture and management would entail further 
research and development of biometrics stand-off capabilities, as well 
as in improving the interoperability and portability of these 
biometrics-based data systems.
  This project addresses a critical requirement of the military 
intelligence community to accurately identify and track persons of 
interest in the battlespace, at military installations or in other 
critical, highly secured areas and facilities.
  4. Account: Department of Defense, OM, ARNG.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advanced Power Systems 
International.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 339 Main Street, Torrington, 
Connecticut 06790.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $800,000 to upgrade 
Air National Guard vehicles. This upgrade will result in fuel savings 
as well as a reduction in the harmful atmospheric particulate matter 
produced by vehicle exhaust.
  Federal funding would be used to purchase retrofit devices, which 
will have a savings in annual maintenance expenses due to a cleaner 
burning fuel.
  This fuel catalyst device would make significant reductions in fuel 
consumption by 1.4 million gallons per year resulting in significant 
operational savings of $4.65 million annually at $2.50 per gallon. In 
addition to burning less fuel, the installation of the Fuel Catalyst 
device will result in a significant reduction in Greenhouse Gas 
production and saving over 14,000 metric tons of CO2 per year along 
with the reduction of other atmospheric particulate matter contributing 
to smog.
  5. Account: Department of Defense, RDTE, A.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: DRS Fermont.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 14 North Avenue in Bridgeport, CT 
06606.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $800,000 for a 
demonstration program to generate power and air-conditioning from a 
single unit.
  Federal funding will be used to create an Advanced Technology 
Demonstrator that provides heating, cooling, and exportable power that 
is in one package. That demonstrator could be used by the Army to 
assist with requirements determination and analysis of alternatives. 
The result would be fuel savings, lower O&S costs and reduced 
footprint.
  In July 2007, the Defense Science Board Task Force on DoD Energy 
Strategy observed that energy logistics is a significant financial 
burden on US Armed Forces: specifically, (1) 70% of warfighting 
logistics by weight is fuel; (2) fuel convoys for powering generators 
and batteries create large, vulnerable footprints; and (3) supplying 
fuel to front lines requires considerable protection. In addition, it 
is widely believed the majority of the Army's generator capacity is 
used to power ECU's.
  6. Account: Department of Defense, RDTE, AF.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United Technologies Corporation 
(UTC).
  Address of Requesting Entity: 411 Silver Lane; M/S 129--88, East 
Hartford, CT 06108.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark of $4,000,000 to 
develop and demonstrate high temperature gas turbine airfoils using 
fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite (CMC) technology, for 
advanced military gas turbine engines for F135 (JSF Growth).
  Federal funding will be used to accelerate the development of this 
new class of materials with significant potential DoD benefits. Recent 
studies have shown that CMC 3rd blades in the F135 growth engine has 
the potential to save more than 42 pounds of engine weight and lead to 
consequent cooling air savings of 1.67%, leading to significant 
performance improvement and fuel savings.
  As this is a research and development project, which is not yet under 
contract, a detailed budget breakdown is not yet available. Nearly all 
of the funding would be dedicated to engineering work.
  7. Account: Department of Defense, RDTE, AF.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Northrop Grumman Corporation.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 
22209.
  Description of Request: Along with Congressman Weldon, I received an 
earmark of $20,000,000 for the Multi-Platform Radar Technology 
Improvement Program (MP-RTIP) Integration and Test on Joint 
Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) project.
  The JSTARS (E-8) was the original platform designated for MP-RTIP and 
the radar can be transferred back to JSTARS with minimal risk. The MP-
RTIP radar is modular and scaleable in design, enabling the Air Force 
to share development efforts between the smaller radar intended for the 
Global Hawk and a larger radar for a larger aircraft like the E-8. More 
importantly, the large radar can detect and track targets with a much 
smaller radar signature--such as a cruise missile or small targets on 
the ground. Therefore, the large radar will provide unique capabilities 
for the ongoing war on terrorism and for current and emerging cruise 
missiles threats for decades to come.
  Federal funding will be used for project development and procurement 
and will ensure this vital weapon still remains viable and continues to 
support the joint warfighter. Joint STARS is a unique Intelligence, 
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance system that supports both asymmetric 
and conventional warfare. Without the large MP-RTIP radar, U.S. and 
coalition forces are exposed; the E-8 equipped with MP-RTIP will 
increase the mission effectiveness of our troops in the defense against 
cruise missiles, conducting the war on terrorism, and in future 
conflicts.
  8. Account: RDTE, A.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United Technologies Corporation 
(UTC).
  Address of Requesting Entity: 411 Silver Lane; M/S 129--88, East 
Hartford, CT 06108.
  Description of Request: Along with Congresswoman DeLauro, and 
Congressman Courtney, I received an earmark of $2,400,000 to develop a 
vehicle wide scaled armor protection system for cargo and troop 
transport helicopters to reduce their vulnerability to small arms fire. 
With the funding, UTC will accelerate a statistical design system based 
on battle field experience that can be used to guide the placement and 
scaling of new armor systems. Light weight ballistic material systems, 
based on novel ceramic materials, can be appropriately and selectively 
scaled and integrated into the helicopter to significantly decrease the 
vulnerability while minimizing the impact on payload and mission. The 
solution needs to include sensitivity to direction, stand off distance, 
obliquity and type of threat. The armor could then be customized and 
integrated to provide effective ballistic protection. This solution 
would limit the weight impact of reduced vulnerability while 
maintaining the mission capability of the vehicle.
  As this is a research and development project, which is not yet under 
contract, a detailed budget breakdown is not yet available. Nearly all 
of the funding would be dedicated to engineering work.

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