[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1561]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DOC HASTINGS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Madam Speaker, to provide open 
disclosure, I am submitting the following information regarding 
projects that I support for inclusion in H.R. 2892, the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2010.
  Amount: $12 million
  Account: Department of Homeland Security--Science and Technology 
Directorate Account: Research, Development, and Operations--Laboratory 
Facilities.
  Entity receiving funds: The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific 
Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) located at P.O. Box 999, Richland, 
WA 22352.
  Description: Existing PNNL facilities located in the 300 Area of the 
Hanford federal nuclear site in Washington state are scheduled for 
demolition and cleanup by 2010. PNNL capabilities housed in the 300 
Area--nearly half of the PNNL's total lab space--support critical 
national security initiatives. PNNL's lab space supports the Department 
of Energy (DOE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the 
intelligence community and other customers, including critical non-
proliferation and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) detection work for 
the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and DHS.
  In Fiscal Year 2005, a joint team of DOE Office of Science, NNSA, and 
DHS officials formed to plan new lab space for PNNL--known as the CRL. 
These funds would fulfill DHS's commitments under the Memorandum of 
Understanding it signed and keep the project on schedule for 
completion.

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