[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 155 (Saturday, September 27, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2045-E2046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. FORBES. Madam Speaker, consistent with Republican earmark 
standards, the following are detailed finance plans for each of my 
requested projects in H.R. 2638, the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Homeland Security.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Chesterfield County, VA.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 9901 Lori Road, Chesterfield, VA, 
23832, USA.
  Description of Request: Provide $250,000 to enhance perimeter 
security at the Chesterfield, VA Emergency Operations Center to assure 
the safety of personnel during response efforts, as well as the 
protection of our emergency response critical infrastructure. The 
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a highly sensitive public safety 
agency. The function of the EOC is to provide information to public 
safety providers and citizens on a range of items to include criminal 
activity, terrorist activity or natural disasters. In the event of a 
terrorist or an individual(s) who may want to hinder or interrupt the 
public safety system in the County, the logical place to strike is the 
EOC. In order to mitigate the risk of sabotage or criminal activity, 
providing physical security to our facility is necessary.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Military Construction, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, 
USA.
  Description of Request: Provide $9,990,000 to make Industrial Access 
Improvements at Main Gate 15 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Mandatory 
vehicle access control at military installations is a Department of 
Defense (DoD) requirement per DoD Directives 5200.8 and 5200.8R. Based 
on a Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment conducted in October 
2006, the entrance and guardhouse configuration at Gate 15 are 
inadequate for both industrial access and from a security/safety 
standpoint and require upgrading. This project provides for industrial 
access improvements of Gate 15 including the truck and private 
automobile inspection area, Pass Office Renovations and counter 
terrorism measures at Gate 15.

  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Military Construction, Army National Guard.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Pickett.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Fort Pickett, VA, USA.
  Description of Request: Provides $2,950,000 to be used to construct a 
Multipurpose Machine Gun Range for training purposes with a variety of 
firearms and weapons for the Virginia National Guard and other Army and 
Guard units along the East Coast. Full budget documentation is a part 
of the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Defense budget 
request.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Military Construction, Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Lee.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Fort Lee, VA, USA.
  Description of Request: Provides $90,000,00 to construct a standard-
design training barracks complex for advanced initial training for Army 
soldiers. This project supports the increase in trainee requirements at 
Fort Lee as part of the increase in permanent end strength of the Army. 
The estimated and intended use is 1200 soldiers. All existing adequate 
facilities are being fully utilized to support current operations. If 
this project is not provided, there will not be sufficient adequate 
permanent facilities to support the Grow the Force initiative and 
soldiers will continue to work out of temporary and/or relocatable 
buildings which have limited operational capabilities and limited 
useful life expectancies. Full budget documentation is a part of the 
President's Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Defense budget request.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Military Construction, Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Lee.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Fort Lee, VA, USA.
  Description of Request: Provides $10,300,000 to provide a dining 
facility to support an increase in the number of soldiers who will 
receive Advanced Individual Training at Fort Lee. This project supports 
the Grow the Force initiative. It will enable the Army to meet the 
greater training throughput requirement that will result from the 
increased size of the

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Army. All existing adequate facilities are being fully utilized to 
support current operations as well as Army Modularity and Global 
Defense Posture Realignment (GDPR) initiatives. If this project is not 
provided, there will not be sufficient adequate dining facilities to 
support the training requirement as a result of the Grow the Force 
initiative. All physical security measures and antiterrorism protection 
measures are included. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army 
(Installations and Housing) certifies that this project has been 
considered for joint use potential. Full budget documentation is a part 
of the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Department of Defense budget 
request.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Virginia Modeling, Analysis and 
Simulation Center.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Virginia Modeling, Analysis and 
Simulation Center, 1030 University Blvd., Suffolk, VA 23435, USA.
  Description of Request: Provide $640,000 for research and development 
effort that will bring together the Modeling and Simulation community 
to define, implement, and utilize a set of standards that will guide 
the development of M&S capability for the foreseeable future. Standards 
will provide a more cost effective way to ensure simulation 
compatibility and reuse among the Services and the many types of 
simulations being developed to address their problems. This action 
provides funding for the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation 
Center at Old Dominion University to develop a set of modeling and 
simulation standards that will guide all aspects of DoD modeling and 
simulation design and development.

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