[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2320]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. DAVID DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 20, 2008

  Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the 
following information for publication in the Congressional Record 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2638, the ``Consolidated 
Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act of 
2008.''
  The following project I requested was included in the legislation 
considered on the floor of the House:
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research Development Defense Wide, Industrial Preparedness.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Seaman Corporation.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1000 Venture Boulevard, Wooster, OH 
44691.
  Description of Request: I received an earmark in the amount of 
$1,600,000 to continue a research and development project to develop a 
more reliable collapsible storage tank that will be utilized by our 
military for fuel and water distribution. Research and development will 
occur in Seaman facilities in Ohio and in Bristol, TN.
  In recent years, the tanks being used by our military have 
consistently underperformed, and the Defense Logistics Agency is 
working with Seaman to develop fabrication technologies that will 
improve the performance capabilities of the tanks being produced. The 
money appropriated for this project will be utilized by: (1) 
identifying the manufacturing processes to ensure long-term performance 
that meets and/or exceeds current military application requirements, 
(2) establishing quality assurance procedures to ensure extended life 
performance dependability, and (3) providing field validation testing.

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