[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1556]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. FORBES. 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. 2647, the National 
Defense Authorization Act of 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647
  Account: Research and Development, Defense Wide, Joint 
Experimentation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, 
Commonwealth of Virginia
  Address of Requesting Entity: Patrick Henry Building, 1111 East Broad 
Street, Richmond, VA 23218
  Description of Request: Provides $2,700,000 for a Tidewater Full-
Scale Exercise, to enhance the Commonwealth of Virginia's interdiction, 
response and recovery capabilities to a WMD event through the conduct 
of a multi-agency, maritime Full-Scale Exercise, utilizing the 
experience and unique capabilities of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate 
School's Center for Asymmetric Warfare (CAW) and Old Dominion 
University's Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC).
  Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647
  Account: Military Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Fort Lee
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3901 A Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801
  Description of Request: Provides $5,000,000 in the Defense Access 
Road (DAR) Program which provides a means for the military to pay a 
share of the cost of public highway improvements necessary to mitigate 
an unusual impact of a defense activity. This project would fund a 
roundabout at Adams Avenue at the entrance to Fort Lee to alleviate 
traffic congestion and improve vehicular and pedestrian safety, 
following the installation's growth resulting from the 2005 BRAC Round.

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