[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 155 (Saturday, September 27, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2067-E2068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. GREG WALDEN

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 26, 2008

  Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Madam Speaker, consistent with the House 
Republican leadership's policy on earmarks, to the best of my knowledge 
the request I have detailed below (1) is not directed to an entity or 
program that will be named after a sitting Member of Congress; and (2) 
is not intended to be used by an entity to secure funds for other 
entities unless the use of funding is consistent with the specified 
purpose of the earmark. As required by earmark standards adopted by the 
House Republican Conference, I submit the following information on a 
project I requested and was included in H.R. 2638, The Consolidated 
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Defense-Wide.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entities: Oregon Institute of Technology; 
Portland State University; University of Oregon; Worksystems, Inc. (a 
non-profit Workforce Development Board established by the 1998 
Workforce Investment Act and recognized by the U.S. Department of 
Labor).
  Address of Requesting Entities: Oregon Institute of Technology, 3201 
Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601; Portland State University, 2121 
SW Fourth Avenue, Unitus Building, 6th Floor, Portland, OR 97027; 
University of Oregon, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, 1208 
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403; and Worksystems, Inc., 111 SW 
Fifth Avenue, Suite 1150, Portland, OR 97204.
  Description of Project: The Northwest Manufacturing Initiative 
confirms that it will use this funding for supporting applied 
engineering and sustainable supply innovation and research, workforce 
training programs and outreach and training for youth and young adults 
in order to increase the Northwest region's supply of

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skilled, work-ready employees. In order to carry out the previously 
stated objectives, Northwest Manufacturing Initiative has provided the 
following budget and funding breakdown for the $1,600,000 provided for 
the project in H.R. 2638: $600,000 for Portland State University; 
$250,000 for the University of Oregon; $250,000 for the Oregon 
Institute of Technology; $360,000 for workforce training and skills 
integration; $40,000 for youth and young adult outreach; and $100,000 
for Defense Logistics Agency estimated processing fee.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Oregon.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Attn: Rich Linton, Vice President for 
Research, University of Oregon, 203 Johnson Hall, Eugene, OR 97403.
  Description of Project: The University of Oregon confirms that this 
funding will be used for the Brain, Biology and Machine Applied 
Research initiative's (BBMI) applied research phase and will focus 
primarily on research and development related to neurorehabilitation. 
In particular, the University of Oregon confirms that BBMI will 
investigate neuroplasticity aimed at developing, evaluating and 
optimizing a new generation of intervention techniques for assisted and 
prosthetic devices and integration. In order to carry out the 
previously stated objectives, the University of Oregon has provided the 
following budget and funding breakdown for the $1,600,000 provided for 
the project in H.R. 2638: $460,000 for equipment; $1,050,000 for 
research; and $90,000 for public outreach/education.
  Account: Army National Guard.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon Military Department.
  Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Military Department, Attn: 
Installations Division, 1776 Militia Way, P.O. Box 14350, Salem, OR 
97309-5047.
  Project Location: The Dalles, Oregon.
  Description of Project: H.R. 2638 appropriates $682,000 for design of 
The Dalles Readiness Center (Armory), a 35,355-square-foot facility to 
support administrative and training functions for Company A(-) of the 
3-116 Rifle Cavalry, with adequate classroom and administrative space 
for training and operations for homeland security, antiterrorism, and 
force protection. The Oregon Military Department has stated that all of 
the $682,000 appropriated funds will go towards design of The Dalles 
Readiness Center.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entities: Oregon State University (on behalf 
of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI), a 
collaboration between the University of Oregon, Oregon State 
University, and Portland State University).
  Address of Requesting Entities: Attn: John M. Cassady, Vice President 
for Research, Oregon State University, 314 Rogers Hall, Corvallis, OR 
97331.
  Description of Project: The requesting entity confirms that this 
funding will be used by the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology 
Institute (ONAMI) Miniature Tactical Energy Systems Development 
project. It will be used for research and development to miniaturize a 
wide range of important tactical energy systems including soldier power 
systems and advanced cooling units for forward deployed operations. In 
order to carry out the previously stated objectives, ONAMI has provided 
the following budget and funding breakdown for the $2,400,000 provided 
for the project in H.R. 2638: $1,020,000 for equipment; $1,255,000 for 
research; and $125,000 for industry and community outreach.
  Account: Air Force; Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Oregon (on behalf of 
the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI) which 
consists of the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and 
Portland State University).
  Address of Requesting Entity: Attn: Rich Linton, Vice President for 
Research, 203 Johnson Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403.
  Description of Project: H.R. 2638 has appropriated $4,000,000 for the 
Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI) Safer 
Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative. In order to carry out 
the objectives of this project, ONAMI has provided the following budget 
and funding breakdown for the $4,000,000 provided for the project in 
H.R. 2638: $1,200,000 for equipment; $2,200,000 for research; $400,000 
for industry and community outreach; and $200,000 for industry 
collaboration.
  The ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative 
develops inherently safer and greener nanomaterials and 
nanomanufacturing methods, which directly impact the military's need 
for high performance materials that do not emit unintended wastestreams 
or material hazards. Three general areas of activity included within 
the Initiative are: (1) rational design of safer and greener materials 
based upon unique properties found at the nanoscale, (2) systematic 
assessment of the biological impacts of engineered nanomaterials, and 
(3) development of technology for high volume manufacturing and 
application of high-performance nanomaterials. Examples of 
nanomaterials and manufacturing of importance for military technology 
include nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, thermoelectric coolers, 
medical diagnostics and therapeutics, drinking water purification and 
environmental monitoring & remediation systems.
  The ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Safer Nanomanufacturing Initiative 
cost share includes: state funding of approximately $2.23 million for 
research activities; private funding of over $2 million (cash and in-
kind) from Hewlett-Packard, Invitrogen, FEI, and companies involved in 
related research efforts; and peer-reviewed federal awards and 
competitive awards from foundations, including the Keck Foundation, 
worth several million dollars.
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Portland State University (on behalf 
of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI), a 
collaboration between the University of Oregon, Oregon State 
University, and Portland State University).
  Address of Requesting Entity: John Carruthers, Portland State 
University, 1719 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97201.
  Description of Project: The requesting entity confirms that this 
funding will be used by the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology 
Institute (ONAMI) Nanoelectronics and Nanometrology Initiative. This 
funding will be used for supporting collaborative research with the 
Western Institute for Nanoelectronics, Pacific Northwest National 
Laboratory, and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) to generate 
new applications such as nanoelectronic devices to address the end of 
Moore's Law scaling, advanced solar cells, nanoscale chemical imaging 
for catalysis improvements in areas such as bioremediation and ethanol 
production, nanoscale biosensors for point-of-care health management, 
and biological cell imaging and measurement capabilities. In order to 
carry out the previously stated objectives, ONAMI has provided the 
following budget and funding breakdown for the $4,000,000 provided for 
the project in H.R. 2638: $1,200,000 for equipment; $2,525,000 for 
research; and $275,000 for industry and community outreach.

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