[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 154 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2014]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Madam Speaker, I submit the following: H.R. 2638--The 
Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing 
Appropriations Act.
  Account: Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation, Army (R-1 
Line 55).
  Project: Compact Pulsed Power for Defense Applications, $3 million.
  Requesting Entity: Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 
79409.
  Percent and source of required matching funds: The Center for Pulsed 
Power and Power Electronics (P3E) at TTU has an operating budget 
approximately of $3 million supported almost exclusively by competitive 
grants from DOD and DOE laboratories and relevant U.S. contractors.
  Justification for use of Federal taxpayer dollars: This initiative 
will continue the work of the P3E Center to develop compact 
electromagnetic radiation technology that will disrupt remote 
detonation electronics used in improvised roadside bombs and inner-city 
car-bombs. The Department of Defense's Joint lED Defeat Organization 
(JIEDDO) is aware of the P3E Center's technology and has invited the 
Center to submit an unsolicited proposal for funding from JIEDDO, which 
is currently pending. The P3E Center also receives support from the 
Office of Naval Research.
  In the past 10 years, the P3E Center has focused its research in the 
areas of high power microwave systems, explosively driven pulsed power, 
compact pulsed power and ultra high-power electronics. Much of this 
research has been sponsored by DOD and its agencies. These technologies 
have matured in the last few years to a point where system integration 
now is possible. A great push needs to be made in this area to allow 
these electric weapons to reach the military now, where they are 
clearly needed today. Funding from this initiative will accelerate the 
P3E Center's research to allow the compact pulsed power technology to 
be fielded by the military in a shorter period of time.
  Account: Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation, Defense-Wide 
(R-1 Line 6).
  Project: Zumwalt National Program for Countermeasures to Biological 
and Chemical Threats, $1.2 million.
  Requesting Entity: Texas Tech University, 2500 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 
79409.
  Percent and source of required matching funds: The Zumwalt Center 
will provide $246,842 in matching funds coming from the State of Texas.
  Justification for use of Federal taxpayer dollars: The Zumwalt 
Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats at Texas 
Tech University coordinates and facilitates multidisciplinary, basic 
and applied research in cooperation with the Department of Defense to 
enhance military capabilities to more effectively and efficiently 
identify, prevent, mitigate and eliminate biological and chemical 
weapons of mass destruction. This research is directly applicable to 
protecting Department of Defense (DOD) personnel and facilities from 
covert and overt exposures to biological and chemical weapon agents. 
The successes of this program thereby enable more effective and 
efficient identification, prevention, mitigation and elimination of 
potential and real threats posed by biological and chemical agents and 
weapons of mass destruction. Research is focused on the following 
areas: pre-incident communications and intelligence; personal 
protective equipment; detection and measurement of chemical and 
biological agents; recognition of covert exposure; identification of 
availability, safety, and efficacy of drugs, vaccines and other 
therapeutics; and creating computer-related tools for training and 
operations.
  Account: Military Construction, Air Force.
  Project: Multipurpose C-130 Maintenance Hangar.
  Requesting Entity: Dyess Air Force Base, 7 Lancer Loop, Ste. 136, 
Dyess AFB, TX 79607.
  Percent and source of required matching funds: As a Federal military 
installation, the Department of the Air Force is responsible for the 
construction and funding of this facility.
  Justification for use of Federal taxpayer dollars: Dyess Air Force 
Base has two active duty C-130 squadrons that are heavily used in 
overseas deployments. For maintenance work, Dyess has a shortage of one 
bay and several other bays are substandard. For example, the facilities 
used for C-130 full cell maintenance are 50 years old and cannot fully 
enclose the aircraft. The Air Force has included funding for a new two-
bay hangar in FY 2013 on its Five-Year Plan. However, the need for a 
new hangar is clearly there today.
  The Air Force has said that it will begin replacing the old C-130H1 
aircraft at Dyess with new C-130Js in 2010. Moving the funding for the 
hangar from FY 2013 to FY 2009 will ensure that the new aircraft at 
Dyess will have the necessary maintenance facilities.

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