[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 102 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1703]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN FLEMING

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 9, 2009

  Mr. FLEMING. 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. 3082, the ``Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2010.''
  I have requested funding for the Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range 
project in Fiscal Year 2010. The entity to receive the funding for this 
project is the United States Army, located at Fort Polk/Joint Readiness 
Training Center, Louisiana. 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.
  Consistent with the Republican Leadership's policy on earmarks, I 
hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, this request: (1) is 
not directed to an entity or program that will be named after a sitting 
Member of Congress, (2) is not intended to be used by an entity to 
secure funds for other entities unless the use of funding is consistent 
with the specified purpose of the earmark, and (3) meets or exceeds all 
statutory requirements for matching funds where applicable. I also 
hereby certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest 
in this project.

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