[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 2009

  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House 
Republican standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2647, The 
National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647
  Account: Operations and Maintenance--Operating Forces
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Peckham Industries
  Address of Requesting Entity: Peckham Industries, 2822 N. Martin 
Luther King Blvd., Lansing, MI 48906
  Description of Request: Provide funding of $2,600,000 for a Cold 
Weather Layering System (CWLS) for U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary 
Forces. The Marine Corps requirement for the Polartec components to 
CWLS is 202,000 units. $2,600,000 will fund approximately 13,000 sets 
of CWLS. The CWLS is designed to reduce the weight and volume that a 
Marine operating as dismounted infantry must carry to accomplish combat 
missions in mountainous and cold weather environments.

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