[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 154 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2020-E2021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. HOWARD COBLE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. COBLE. 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, and 
Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009.
  1. Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Air Force.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: RF Micro Devices (RFMD).
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 
27409-9421.
  Description of Request: Original request for additional funding of $3 
million for Air Force RDT&E account for Gallium Nitride, GaN, 
Microelectronics & Materials research and development. Gallium Nitride-
based microelectronics is the next generation of semiconductor 
technology and is of critical importance to the development of many 
advanced defense systems. RFMD Aerospace and Defense Business Unit will 
be the recipient of the funding and use the funds to accelerate 
development and adoption of RFMD GaN technology. RFMD originally 
budgeted $18 million over 3 years to complete this research project; 
RFMD will invest far more of its own money in Gallium Nitride-related 
research than it is seeking from the Federal Government--investing more 
than $100 million on the research and development of Gallium Nitride 
technology, and is continuing to invest.
  2. Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: RF Micro Devices (RFMD).
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, NC 
27409-9421.
  Description of Request: Original request for additional funding of $3 
million for Navy RDT&E account for Gallium Nitride, GaN, 
Microelectronics & Materials research and development. Gallium Nitride-
based microelectronics is the next generation of semiconductor 
technology and is of critical importance to the development of many 
advanced defense systems. RFMD Aerospace and Defense Business Unit will 
be the recipient of the funding and use the funds to accelerate 
development and adoption of RFMD GaN technology. RFMD originally 
budgeted $18 million over 3 years to complete this research project; 
RFMD will invest far more of its own money in Gallium Nitride-related 
research than it is seeking from the Federal Government--investing more 
than $100 million on the research and development of Gallium Nitride 
technology, and is continuing to invest.
  3. Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: General Dynamics Advanced 
Information Systems, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5440 Millstream Road, McLeansville, NC 
27301.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,600,000 to support 
the Autonomous Anti-Submarine Vertical Beam Array developed by General 
Dynamics Information Systems, Inc. These funds will be used to develop 
a vertical acoustic array small enough to launch from a nuclear guided 
missile submarine, SSGN, that will operate for 3 months as an 
antisubmarine warfare, ASW, detection system and transmit data over a 
secure radio frequency data link. Specifically, $514,000 is for design 
and development labor; $185,000 is for materials; $4,000 is for ODC and 
travel; $55,000 is for the subcontract; $726,000 is for manufacturing; 
and $116,000 is for program management. This request is consistent with 
the intended and authorized purpose of the Navy's RDTE account.
  4. Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble.

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  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: PPG Industries, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 43245 Rosanna Drive, Allison Park, PA 
15101.
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1,600,000 for Phase 2 
of an Advanced Composite Armor for Force Protection project being 
conducted with the Army Research Lab (ARL). Approximately 70 percent of 
this funding is for advanced materials research, development and 
process optimization; 15 percent is for ballistic testing and 15 
percent is for integration of these advanced materials into armor 
solutions. Work performed with ARL discovered novel, high performance 
polyurethane plastics which exhibit extraordinary weatherability and 
energy dissipation properties. Combined with new 
fiberglass technologies, these materials form the foundation of an 
advanced ballistic system. This composite solution can be further 
optimized to meet evolving threat levels and other application specific 
requirements. The research objectives will be to develop advanced 
composite ballistic panel solutions that incorporate these new 
technologies in three phases. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized mission of the Army Research Labs. This is the 
second of three years of funding that will be needed to complete the 
study.

  5. Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Air Force.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The Timken Company.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1835 Dueber Avenue, Canton, OH 44706.
  Description of Request: Provide $1,600,000 for Timken's Hybrid 
Bearing project. Specifically, funds will be used to develop a high 
speed bearing for aerospace applications that will provide exceptional 
hot hardness, exceptional fatigue life, exceptional wear resistance, 
and exceptional fracture toughness. Defense applications would include 
the JSF main shaft bearing application, as well as other weapons 
platforms or devices requiring high speed bearings. Furthermore, this 
project will review various corrosion resistant steel, including CSS-
42L, for use in the bearing, as well as the introduction of new ball 
and retainer materials in the final bearing design (such as silicon 
nitride balls, and a light weight carbon-carbon composite material for 
the retainer material). The hybrid bearing technology, which includes a 
variety of material and coating technologies, is being incorporated 
into the Joint Strike Fighter engine, and other platforms. This request 
is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Air 
Force's RDTE account.
  6. Requesting Member: Congressman Howard Coble.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDTE), Navy (Marine 
Corps).
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Energizer Battery Manufacturing, 
Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 25225 Detroit Road, Westlake OH 44145.
  Description of Request: Provide $2,500,000 for the continued 
development (Phase II) of a high-rate capability, air electrode for a 
zinc air battery system. The objective is to increase the rate 
capability by an additional 65 percent so as to support the high power 
requirements for equipment used in military and commercial 
applications. The subject zinc-air battery will provide the same energy 
and power of the incumbent battery (lithium-sulfur dioxide) for about 
half the weight and in a 60 percent smaller package. Approximately 
$1,575,000, or 63 percent, is for labor; and $925,000, or 37 percent, 
is for materials and other allowable indirect costs.
  On average, a U.S. soldier consumes the equivalent of 1 AA battery 
per hour in combat, and an infantry platoon, for a 3-day mission, will 
require approximately 2,500 batteries, weighing a total of almost 400 
lbs. Carrying this added weight induces fatigue and ultimately limits 
their effectiveness and ability to carry out their missions. Thus, with 
our heavily armed and battery-laden troops increasingly confronting 
light and irregular forces, issues of battery weight and equipment 
reliability are more important than ever. The total project cost is 
expected to be approximately $14,000,000. Energizer will provide the 
balance of this funding and will continue to devote tens of millions of 
private R&D dollars to support the continued development of this 
technology for high power military and commercial applications.

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