[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. ROB BISHOP

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 20, 2008

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Speaker, consistent with House Republican 
Earmark Standards, I am submitting the following earmark disclosure and 
certification information for a Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Request that I made and which was included within the 
text and/or report to accompany H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, 
Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009.'' I 
certify that neither I, nor my spouse, have any financial interest in 
this request, and certify that, to the best of my knowledge, this 
request is (1) not directed to an entity or program named or that will 
be named after a sitting Member of Congress; (2) is not intended for a 
``front'' or ``pass-through'' entity; and (3) meets or exceeds 
statutory requirements for matching funds (where applicable). Please 
note that while publication of this disclosure information prior to the 
floor vote was intended, such was not possible because House Democratic 
Leadership chose to circumvent regular order under the House Rules last 
September when the bill was voted upon in the House by waiving the 
normal layover period between the time of filing of the report and a 
floor vote on the same in order to rush the bill through to a vote with 
minimal public scrutiny.
  Requesting Member: Rob Bishop (UT-01).
  Bill Number: H.R. 263--The Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009.
  1. Project: Distributed Environment for Critical Infrastructure--
Decision Making Exercises for Increasing Cyber Security.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009.''
  Project Amount: $3 million.
  Account: Science & Technology; Research, Development, Acquisition, 
and Operations.
  Requesting Entity: Utah State University Space Research Foundation.
  Receiving Entity: The Cyber Conflict Research Consortium (CCRC); an 
affiliation of academic and non-profit institutions, including Miami 
University, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes, Potomac 
Institute for Policy Studies, University of Nevada at Reno, and Utah 
State University Space Research Foundation.
  Address: CCRC Team Leader, Norwich University, Applied Research 
Institutes, 57 Old Freight Yard, P.O. Box 30, Northfield, VT 05663-
0030.
  Project Description and Justification: Funding would continue work 
begun in FY'08 with the Department of Homeland Security on completing 
full-scale development of the Web-distributed Environment for Critical 
Infrastructure Decision-making Exercises (DECIDE). This project is the 
only high-level governmental program designed to minimize threats and 
risks of cyber attacks against the U.S. Government and key economic 
sectors which rely on electronic data bases, such as financial markets 
and banking institutions. Funding would continue development of core 
software components and demonstration to government entities and 
private-sector institutions concerned about following a coherent and 
coordinated plan to counter the serious and growing cyber-attack 
threat.
  Matching Funds: Not applicable.
  Detailed Spending Plan: Not applicable.

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