[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2001]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. J. GRESHAM BARRETT

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. 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 the House amendments to Senate 
amendments to H.R. 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and 
Continuing Appropriations Act.
  Name of Requesting Member: Gresham Barrett.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account Number: 31 0603003A Aviation Advanced Technology.
  Name and address of requesting entity: The entity to receive funding 
for this project is Aviation Advanced Technology located in Anderson, 
Laurens, and Oconee counties, South Carolina.
  Description of earmark including amount and spending plan: Requested 
amount of $1.28 million. This funding will be used to develop programs 
to improve transmission capabilities of military rotorcraft platforms. 
Such 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. This project will develop advanced 
gear material systems for helicopter power transmissions. The program 
will quantify performance enhancements resulting from the 
implementation of advanced steels incorporating various technologies 
against the current state of the art material system. I certify that 
this project does not have a direct and foreseeable effect on the 
pecuniary interests of my spouse or me.

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