[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 92 (Thursday, June 18, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1483-E1484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2009

  Mr. POE of Texas. 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 Act, 
2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ted Poe
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne 
Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Houston Police Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1200 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
  Description of Request: I, and Rep. John Culberson, have secured 
$350,000 for the

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Houston Police Department to be used towards enforcement of illegal 
possession and distribution of Methamphetamine/ICE, Heroin, Cocaine and 
Marijuana throughout the Houston region. The Houston Police Department 
intends to use the funds for classified overtime for Narcotics 
Personnel, for the purchase of covert equipment, for the purchase of 
evidence/information, for the purchase of block overtime expenses for 
general personnel, and for investigative travel. The Targeted Narcotics 
Enforcement Team (TNET) is an enforcement group whose mission is to 
carry out investigations addressing the broad spectrum of drug 
trafficking in and through the Houston region. The goal is to identify, 
target, and disrupt or dismantle major drug trafficking organizations 
operating on a regional scale. However, TNET is unique in its efforts 
by focusing on the full organization. With investigators continuously 
developing confidential sources (CS) along the Texas-Mexico border, the 
group is able to target major Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). 
TNET also works through its coalition of investigators, attorneys, 
inspectors, and citizen groups to target the dealers and end users that 
make the DTOs' work profitable. Over the past several years, Mexican 
DTOs have taken over the production of Methamphetamine and the more 
crystallized meth known as ``ICE.'' Once dominated by domestic labs, 
Mexican DTOs now produce the bulk of methamphetamine powder and ICE. 
These DTOs have utilized the same smuggling routes and techniques that 
have been used in the past. TNET has quickly adapted to this new threat 
and has successfully targeted these Methamphetamine DTOs. Additional 
resources will enhance our ability to combat these sophisticated DTOs.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ted Poe
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne 
Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Harris County, TX Constable Precinct 
#4
  Address of Requesting Entity: 16000 Stuebner Airline Road, Suite 520, 
Spring, TX 77379
  Description of Request: I have secured $90,000 in funding to be used 
to provide a uniform manner of handling violent crimes against woman 
within this precinct by supporting an investigating deputy for the 
precinct. This way cases will be worked on 24 hours a day and have a 
faster completion time. The investigating deputy shall make the scene 
when a incident is reported and interview all victim(s), suspect(s), 
and witness(es) while at the scene. Collect all evidence at the scene 
and provide the victim(s) with a written notification of their `` 
Victim Rights'' found in the departmental issued Victim Assistance 
pamphlet. The investigator shall initiate a case report and post the 
case on the office information board so that all patrol deputies may be 
informed of the case.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ted Poe
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne 
Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Houston Police Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1200 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
  Description of Request: I have secured $910,000 for the Houston 
Police Department to purchase more LiveScan equipment, enabling them to 
capture electronic fingerprints and be part of the IAFIS (Integrated 
Automated Fingerprint Identification System) program which enables them 
to determine in seconds as opposed to days the alienage and criminal 
history of those they apprehend through the federal Law Enforcement 
Support Center. They still need 9 more machines to be fully electronic 
under IAFIS city wide. Additionally, funding will be used to purchase 
additional handheld devices that would be given to police officers to 
quickly capture biometric information of suspects and quickly determine 
their criminal histories, outstanding warrants, whether they have an 
order of removal or bench warrant for a failure to appear for an 
immigration proceeding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 
Office of Detention and Removal's deportable felon database.

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