[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 89 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1429-E1430]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. STEVE KING

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2009

  Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2847, the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve King
  Bill Number H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: DOJ, COPS Meth
  Amount: $200,000
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Heartland Family Services, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 515 East Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 
51503
  Description of Request: The requested funding will be used to 
continue the development of the Southwest Iowa Methamphetamine 
Treatment Program, which is a collaborative effort between Heartland 
Family Services, the Iowa Department of Human Services, the courts, and 
other social service agencies. It is a clinically managed residential 
service for substance abuse patients, using Heartland Family Service's 
established residential treatment and counseling facilities. The 
program offers women a residential treatment service, and at the same 
time allows them to continue

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parenting their children. Treatment is directed toward applying 
recovery skills, preventing relapse, promoting personal responsibility 
and reintegrating the patient into work, education and family life. 
Services include individual, group and family therapy.
  The need for the Southwest Iowa Methamphetamine Treatment Program 
centers around the epidemic of methamphetamine use. One in three child 
protective investigations in the Council Bluffs area involves this 
drug. Some babies are born with methamphetamine in their system, and 
children are exposed to use of the drug in their home. Some children 
live in homes where methamphetamine is being manufactured.
  This level of care is a missing piece in the substance abuse 
treatment continuum of care in Southwest Iowa.
  This type of residential treatment and targeted case management 
services will increase the likelihood of successful integration of 
services and abstinence, or reduced use of substances of abuse and a 
reduction of harm to the community. The program participant will 
progress through the described continuum of care, integrating the 
delivery of services, and through the ability of case managers, will 
access a vast array of community resources.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steve King
  Bill Number H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: DOJ, COPS Meth
  Amount: $800,000
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Sioux City Police Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 601 Douglas Street, Sioux City, IA 
51101
  Description of Request: The requested funds will be used to continue 
the operations of the Sioux City Police Department's National Training 
Center (NTC). The NTC maintains a vision of providing the most current 
and relevant training in the area of narcotics law enforcement. Our 
mission is to support the overall effort to control and reduce 
methamphetamine production, trafficking and distribution on the local, 
regional and national level. The Sioux City Police Department is 
providing the leadership in developing training now and for the future.
  The majority of the training done is geared toward the line level 
officer or investigator. The NTC not only offers classroom training, 
but puts an emphasis on scenario based training. This training allows 
officers to get as close to the real stresses they will be subjected to 
in a potentially deadly encounter without experiencing the real 
situation. By giving officers the chance to practice these types of 
scenarios during training, they will have an experience to draw upon 
should they find themselves in a similar situation during the course of 
their duties. These types of training experiences have been shown to 
increase those officers' chances of survival in a potentially deadly 
encounter.
  With the experience gained through ten years of continuous operation, 
the training center has been able to make connections with the premier 
educators and trainers from across the country in fields of expertise 
related to methamphetamine, prevention, mitigation, enforcement and 
prosecution. During this period the federal government has made 
significant investment in the program and the reputation of the 
National Training Center has grown throughout the country. With the 
infrastructure in place, an experienced staff and contacts with leading 
instructors in the field, the National Training Center is ready to 
continue providing the high level of service law enforcement 
professionals have come to expect.

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