[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1450]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATIONS

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                       HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. 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, 
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 
2010:
   Requesting Member: Rep. Christopher H. Smith
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: Office of Justice Programs--Juvenile Justice
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Brick Township Police 
Athletic League (PAL), 60 Drum Point Road, Brick, NJ 08723
  Description of Request: Brick PAL offers after-school and summer camp 
programs to keep students engaged in educational, social and cultural 
programs in the critical hours while parents are at work. The amount of 
$250,000 listed in H.R. 2847 will be used for hiring counselors, 
equipment, educational trips, scholarships and general operations of 
the programs.
   Requesting Member: Rep. Christopher H. Smith
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: Office of Justice Programs-Juvenile Justice
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: D.A.R.E. New Jersey, 
Inc., 292 Prospect Street, Cranbury, NJ 08512
  Description of Request: D.A.R.E. New Jersey will use the $350,000 
listed in H.R. 2847 to implement the Middle School Drug and Safety 
Prevention Program, ``Keepin' It Real'' which focuses on teaching 
middle school students how to resist peer pressure, avoid involvement 
in drugs, gangs and violence and live productive, meaningful lives. The 
funding will be used for officer training, workbooks, teachers books 
and materials, evaluation of the program, personnel, and general 
expenses such as printing, postage and travel associated with the 
training.
   Requesting Member: Rep. Christopher H. Smith
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Operations, 
Research, and Facilities
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: Monmouth University, 400 
Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
  Description of Request: The University's Resilient Coastal Urban 
Community and Ecosystem (RESCUE) Initiative will use the amount of 
$250,000 listed in H.R. 2847 to maintain and expand the water quality 
monitoring system, work directly with communities to implement cost-
effective strategies for reducing pollution, restoring and protecting 
critical habitats that support resilient coastal ecosystems and 
communities and support the development of community strategies to 
adapt to coastal threats.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Christopher H. Smith
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: Office of Justice Programs--Juvenile Justice
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: KidsBridge, 4556 S Broad 
Street, 2nd Floor, Trenton, NJ 08620
  Description of Request: The KidsBridge program allows students the 
opportunity to participate in leadership training, violence prevention 
and gang resistance programs during and after school. Through mentors 
and academic programs, students will learn improved behaviors thereby 
reducing violent encounters and victimization. The amount of $90,000 
listed in H.R. 2847 will be used to facilitate weekly youth meetings, 
materials and workbooks, evaluation, cultural and educational trips, 
healthy snacks for the students and staff salary.
   Requesting Member: Rep. Christopher H. Smith
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847
  Account: Office of Justice Programs--Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name and Address of Requesting Entity: City of Trenton, 319 E 
State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
  Description of Request: The YouthStat program is a key component of 
the City of Trenton's ongoing efforts to develop and implement 
aggressive new strategies to effectively respond to the problems of 
gang violence in Trenton, New Jersey. The amount of $310,000 listed in 
H.R. 2847 will provide participants with customized community based 
programming including mentoring, work experience, life skills 
development, and recreation for juveniles who are at the highest risk 
for gang and criminal involvement.

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