[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 161 (Friday, October 3, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2243-E2245]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. ANDER CRENSHAW

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 3, 2008

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to submit documentation 
consistent with the new Republican Earmark Standards.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Florida State University, FSU.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 211 Westcott Bldg. Tallahassee, FL 
32306.
  Description of Request: I have secured $2,400,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account 
for Nanotubes Optimized for Lightweight Exceptional Strength, NOLES, 
project.
  This project partners the Army Research Lab, five top U.S. defense 
companies and FSU's team of multi-disciplinary faculty and students to 
continue developing unique design, characterization and rapid 
prototyping capabilities in the field of nano-composite research. This 
research aims to make advances necessary in vital defense applications.
  The U.S. Army's objective of developing effective personnel 
protection and ligher, stronger fleet of fighting vehicles may be 
achieved through nanotube research.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: University of North Florida.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224.
  Description of Request: I have secured $800,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account 
for the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Development.
  DMFC devices offer higher energy density, reduced weight, and 
extended run-time compared to conventional battery alternatives. The 
proposed project will develop, demonstrate and prototype a ruggedized 
DMFC powered laptop power supply. Leveraging advances in academic 
research, membrane development, and systems integration, a team 
comprised of the University of North Florida, UNF, PolyFuel and 
University of Florida, UF, will partner to develop a Direct Methanol 
Fuel Cell battery.
  Network Centric operations demand longer run-time from laptop 
computers and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. 
Mobile electronic devices require increased run-time and operational 
flexibility to leverage the benefits of wireless operation, streaming 
video, and voice-data exchange.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Nanotherapeutics.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 13859 Progress Blvd., Alachua, FL 32615.
  Description of Request: I have secured $1,200,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account 
for the Accelerating Treatment for Trauma Wounds project.
  The project goal is to evaluate doxycycline gel for its ability to 
expedite healing of open wounds among injured U.S. Army soldiers at 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center when used in conjunction with other 
good wound care practices. Orally-taken doxcycline has been approved 
and marketed for decades for treatment of infections caused by 
susceptible microorganisms. When used in conjunction with, and not a 
substitute for, good wound care practices including wound cleaning and 
dressing, doxcycline gel has been shown to increase the incidence of 
wound closure and reduce the incidence of infection. This product has 
been approved for human testing.
  There is a critical need for effective, low-cost, easy-to-apply 
treatments to address military trauma/open wounds. U.S. soldiers 
returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with severe trauma/open wounds must 
remain in hospital care for 6-12 weeks until the wound is sufficiently 
healed. The U.S. military community is seeking cost-effective and easy 
to apply treatments that can speed the rate of healing to 1-2 weeks.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Lockheed Martin Corporation.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 12506 Lake Underhill Road Orlando, FL 
32855.
  Description of Request: I have secured $3,000,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army account 
for the Center for Excellence for Military Operations in Urban Terrain 
and Cultural Training, MOUT-CT, project at Camp Blanding, FL.
  The R&D Center of Excellence for Joint MOUT CT will be at the FL 
National Guard Camp Blanding's existing MOUT site and will perform 
research, development, and testing of new MOUT technologies, focusing 
on Cultural and Unconventional Environments. The R&D Center will 
integrate these new capabilities into existing MOUT capabilities and 
make these capabilities available to the services' MOUT training 
programs. Soldiers and Marines will validate these new capabilities at 
the Florida's National Guard MOUT facility (Camp Blanding) in a 
holistic, immersive, urban and unconventional environment (Live, 
Virtual and Constructive). Once tested and integrated, these new 
capabilities will be available for fielding to all Services and CONUS 
and OCONUS MOUT training centers. The R&D Center for MOUT CT will be 
the centralized integrator for new and existing MOUT technologies and 
will function as the operational link between R&D and training 
requirements.
  The R&D Center for MOUT CT will improve the training that Soldiers 
and Marines (and

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Special Ops) receive in the area of cultural and unconventional warfare 
issues. By performing the R&D and integration of MOUT training 
technologies at this center, operational training availability will 
increase (i.e., more training days will be available) at existing MOUT 
training centers in CONUS and OCONUS.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Operations and Maintenance, Navy.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Concurrent Technologies Corporation.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 9570 Regency Square Blvd, Suite 400 
Jacksonville, FL 32225.
  Description of Request: I have secured $800,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Operations and Maintenance, Navy account for the 
Sustainable Maintenance and Repair Technologies for Aircraft Composites 
at the Fleet Readiness Center, Southeast.
  This project will provide direct support to the Fleet Readiness 
Center Southeast, FRCSE, to conduct the demonstration and validation 
required to introduce new materials, techniques, and processes into the 
repair, maintenance, and testing of aircraft composite components. The 
program will evaluate newer modern electrical testing, analysis 
capability and repair capability, to include stripping, repairing, 
coatings application and electrical testing to insure attainment of 
both structural and electrical properties of composite components, 
including radomes, radar reflectors and other composite structures.
  Many aircraft or aircraft components are constructed of a high 
percentage of composites. Generally, the newer an aircraft is, the 
higher the percentage of composite components it contains. This trend 
will most likely continue. However, composite component electrical 
testing and repair development and implementation is far ahead of FRCSE 
capability and techniques. In order to continue improving the 
reliability of repairs and lower the total cost of ownership, newer 
technologies and expertise have to be transitioned and implemented at 
FRCSE. In addition, many current composite repair processes are labor 
intensive and have significant air emissions and hazardous material 
usage.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Operations and Maintenance, Navy.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: BAE Systems.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 7091 Davis Creek Road Jacksonville, FL 
32256.
  Description of Request: I have secured $1,600,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Operations and Maintenance, Navy account for the Wireless 
Pierside Connection System.
  This project is a state-of-the-art secure system which supports 
wireless transmission of both data and voice for shipboard to shore 
communications when a ship is pierside. The WPCS solution has proven to 
be operationally sound, has successfully withstood security penetration 
testing by NIOC and NSA, and has received Type Accreditation by the 
DSAWG in conjunction with NETWARCOM. Further, the WPCS solution has 
passed HERP, HERP and HERO testing providing acceptable levels of 
safety for use both pierside and shipboard.
  When U.S. Navy ships return to port the primary voice and data 
communications connection is one or more fiber and/or copper umbilical 
cables. The susceptibility of this dated infrastructure to the harsh 
conditions of the pierside environment and mishandling by Navy and 
support personnel has rendered this solution unreliable and highly 
expensive.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Military Construction, Navy.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
  Address of Receiving Entity: Jacksonville, FL.
  Description of Request: I have secured $12,890,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Military Construction, Navy account for Child Development 
Center project at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL.
  Project will construct a Child Development Center, CDC, for 302 
children ages 6 weeks to 6 years for full-day, part-day, and hourly 
care that are currently housed in substandard buildings and inadequate 
temporary trailers.
  The existing child care facility accommodates approximately 246 
children. Another 84 chidren are on an excess demand waiting list. 
Unborn infants projected list totals 46. Current facilities provide 
only a fraction of the space required for child care.
  Additional space is required to reduce the waiting list of military 
dependents seeking child care services at NAS Jacksonville.
  Naval Air Station Jacksonville is a strategic base for the Navy. This 
project was programmed by the Navy to receive funding in Fiscal Year 
2009.
  Military Construction projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Military Construction, Navy.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Naval Station Mayport.
  Address of Receiving Entity: Mayport, FL.
  Description of Request: I have secured $14,900,000 in funding in H.R. 
6599 in the Military Construction, Navy account for an Alpha Wharf 
Improvement project at Naval Station Mayport, FL.
  Upgrade 900' of steel sheet pile bulkhead by driving a new steel 
sheet pile wall in front of the existing bulkhead, replace concrete 
pile cap, provide compacted select backfill material in areas of 
failure behind the bulkhead and between the new bulkhead and existing; 
replace the concrete encasement of sheet pile and concrete fendering 
panels; demolish and provide new asphalt wharf deck paving; demolish 
and reconstruct electrical distribution structure and relocate 
transformers and switchgear to new facility; install new primary 
electrical transformer, switchgear and CMU substation enclosure with HV 
AC for 4160V ships power, install new concrete shore power igloos to 
support 4160V ships power distribution; install new high security steel 
reinforced sliding vehicle gate, pedestrian turnstile access facility, 
wire rope active vehicle barrier and concrete filled, steel pipe 
passive vehicle bollards; cathodic protection system; concrete 
retaining wall. The project will demolish concrete pile cap and 
fendering face, demolish concrete and 5800 SY of asphalt wharf deck 
paving.
  Naval Station Mayport is a strategic base for the Navy. This project 
was programmed to receive funding in Fiscal Year 2009.
  Military Construction projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Military Construction, Navy.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Naval Station Mayport.
  Address of Receiving Entity: Mayport, FL.
  Description of Request: I have secured $3,380,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Military Construction, Navy account for an Aircraft 
Refueling project at Naval Station Mayport, FL.
  This project will construct a two (2) outlet, 300gpm/outlet aircraft 
direct fueling system to include concrete foundations and slab on 
grade, 15,000 gallon double wall steel tanks (to be relocated from the 
existing truck fill stand), concrete containment berms, double walled 
underground piping, valves, pumps, pressure gauges, filter seperators, 
leak detection monitors for piping and tanks, float switches, double 
wall steel product recovery tank, emergency shut off valves, fuel 
quality monitors, pipe vents, fire protection, pressure indicating 
transmitter and water drain off system. It would also construct 
underground double walled fuel transfer line from bulk storage to the 
direct fueling facility. The project will properly close, by abandoning 
in place, the existing underground fuel transfer line from the bulk 
storage to the existing truck fill stand.Closure will include pigging/
purging the lines, grout injection of ends, core boring and soil 
sampling along the fuel transfer line, and submission of a Florida 
Department of Environmental Protection Closure Assessment Report.
  In addition, this project will construct a 150 m2, single story 
building on a concrete slab on grade and concrete footings. The 
building and fuel lab will include vinyl floor tile, steel stud/gypsum 
wallboard walls, hollow core interior steel doors, solid core exterior 
steel doors, double glazed single hung windows, modified bitumen 
roofing, interior plumbing, electrical power and lighting wiring, data/
communication

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wiring, fluorescent lighting fixtures, ceramic bathroom tile, HVAC 
system/distribution/controls and site utilities (electric, water, 
sanitary, fiber optic communication/data). The project demolishes 
building 18 (32 m2) and the truck fill stand facility 142 (400 GM).
  Naval Station Mayport is a strategic base for the Navy. This project 
was programmed to receive funding in Fiscal Year 2012, but was 
identified by the base commander as the highest unfunded priority in 
Fiscal Year 2009.
  Military Construction projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: OTO Melara North America.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 1625 I St., NW. Washington, DC 20006.
  Description of Request: I have secured $1,600,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy account 
for 76mm Swarmbuster Capability.
  Swarmbuster is a proposed developmental program to integrate the 
highly accurate fire control information from the MK 15 Close-In 
Weapons Systems with the high rate of fire, medium caliber, 76mm gun on 
FFG-7 Class ships.
  The Surface Navy lacks an effective capability against High Speed 
Maneuverable Surface Targets (HSMST's). The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 
was designed with a mission module to combat this threat, but program 
difficulties will delay delivery of this capability for years. 
Successful Swarmbuster test results will provide the Navy the 
opportunity to integrate a layered defense capability into its FFG-7 
class ships, against air and surface threats.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ander Crenshaw.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2368--Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, 
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense Wide.
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: L-3 Communications.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 6207 Aviation Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 
32221.
  Description of Request: I have secured $1,600,000 in funding in H.R. 
2368 in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense Wide 
account for Low Cost Stabilized Turret project.
  The goal of the Low Cost Stabilized Turret program is to develop a 
small (less than 15 lbs) Electro-Optical/Infrared, EO/lR, turret with 
High Resolution Video, Cooled Infrared Imagery and a Laser Range Finder 
with a capability to incorporate a Laser Target Designator. The primary 
purpose of the turret will be to provide an Intelligence, Surveillance 
and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability for low cost, expendable UAV 
systems, consistent with the ``Expendable'' low cost concept.
  Technologies incorporated will include a direct drive stabilization 
system utilizing a MEMS gyro to provide a stabilized imagery package; a 
cooled IR camera which will provide enhanced night imagery; high 
resolution, dual field of vision color video; laser range finder with 
capability to incorporate laser target designator; picture in picture 
video presentation for enhanced situational awareness; and real-time 
video relayed via satellite data link or line of sight link.
  The Low Cost Stabilized Turret will provide a light weight, low cost 
solution for a flexible, efficient payload that is consistent with the 
warfighter's needs, yet in a cost range consistent with the concept of 
expendable systems.
  Department of Defense projects are always 100 percent funded by the 
U.S. Federal Government so there is no opportunity for matching funds.

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