[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1560]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN FLEMING

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. FLEMING. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting information regarding the 
following earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2647, the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. I hereby certify that 
neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in these projects.
  Congressman John Fleming
  H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 
Title I, Acct: APA, Line: 26
  Intended Recipient: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT
  UH-60A to UH-60L Upgrade for the Army National Guard, $20.4 M, FY10 
funds would provide for critical avionics upgrades to modernize Army 
National Guard Black Hawk medium-lift utility helicopters.
  Congressman John Fleming
  H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, 
Title XXIII, Acct: MCA, Line: N/A
  Intended Recipient: Fort Polk, Leesville, LA
  Multipurpose Machine Gun Range, $6.4 M, FY10 funds would provide for 
the construction of a standard design Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range, 
required to train and test soldiers on the skills necessary to detect, 
identify, engage and defeat targets in a tactical environment. Fort 
Polk does not currently have a suitable training area that meets the 
requirements needed for machine gunnery. Without this facility, the 
soldiers of Fort Polk, Reserve, and National Guard units will not be 
able to maintain efficiency for live fire training for machine gun 
engagements.

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