[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 161 (Friday, October 3, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2220]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 3, 2008

  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, consistent with House Republican Earmark 
Standards, I am submitting the following earmark disclosure information 
for project requests that I made and which were included within the 
House Amendment to the Senate Amendment for H.R. 2638, the 
``Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2009.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force.
  Project Amount: $1,600,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Tennessee, 328 Ferris 
Hall, 1508 Middle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used to explore novel 
energy harvesting methods, including bio fuels, hydrogen-based systems, 
miniature nuclear batteries, etc.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.
  Project Amount: $1,600,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Diamondview Glass Ceramic, 110 West 
Old AJ Highway, Jefferson City, TN 37760.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used for the rapid 
development of an innovative ceramic crystallite reinforced glass 
system for light-weight, low-cost ballistic windows for architectural 
use for threats including small arms and explosions.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Duncan.
  Account: Military Construction, ANG.
  Project Amount: $8,000,000.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: McGee Tyson ANG Base, located at 320 
Post Avenue, McGee Tyson ANG Base, TN 37777.
  Description of Request: The funding will be used to replace the 
current KC-135 Squadron Operations Facility located at the 134th Air 
Refueling Wing, McGee Tyson Air National Guard Base. The Squadron 
Operation's are currently housed in a facility that is antiquated and 
not properly laid out to allow for the smooth flow of KC-135 
operations.

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