[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1569]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. 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--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010
  Account: Military Construction
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: United States Southern Command
  Address of Requesting Entity: City of Doral, Florida
  Description of Request: I have secured an authorization for $55.4 
million for construction of a new headquarters for the U.S. Southern 
Command. Currently, the Department of Defense is leasing the land on 
which SOUTHCOM is now located from a private individual. The funds 
would be used by the Department of Defense to build the new SOUTHCOM 
headquarters adjacent to the current SOUTHCOM facility in Doral, 
Florida. The land for this facility will be leased from the State of 
Florida. SOUTHCOM received $100 million in the FY08 Military 
Construction Appropriations bill and $81.6 million in the FY09 Military 
Construction Appropriations bill as the first two installments of $237 
million, previously authorized in the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (division B of Public Law 110-
181; 122 Stat. 504).

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