[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1919-E1920]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mr. McKEON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding Member priority requests I received as part of H.R. 3293, the 
``Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, the ``Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010''
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources 
and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Victor Valley Community Hospital
  Address of Requesting Entity: 15248 Eleventh Street, Victorville, CA 
92395
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $250,000 to assist the Victor Valley Community 
Hospital with a modernization effort that includes the purchase of MRI 
Equipment, CT scan equipment, and Integration and Implementation, 
personnel, and training costs. Funding would also be used to provide 
advanced services such as arthritis care, behavioral health and 
counseling, community wellness programs, poison control, and senior 
health services.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, the ``Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010''
  Account: Department of Education, Higher Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: College of the Canyons
  Address of Requesting Entity: 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa 
Clarita, CA 91355
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $100,000 to assist the College with the continuation 
of its University Center Consortium, a program to provide increased 
access to higher education and advanced training. The Consortium would 
use this funding to increase the

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number of advanced degree programs available to non-traditional 
students and help increase the number of students pursuing higher 
education. Funding would also go toward books, planning, and 
evaluation.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, the ``Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010''
  Account: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources 
and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
  Address of Requesting Entity: 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 
91355
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $350,000 to assist Henry Mayo Hospital, the only 
hospital in the Santa Clarita area, with completion of the design and 
construction of a helipad and flight safety equipment at the hospital 
necessary to provide emergency care for over 680 square miles of the 
diverse geography of north Los Angeles County, which is one of the 
fastest growing communities in the nation. Funding is also critical to 
ensure that the hospital is able to maintain its relationship with L.A. 
County trauma system.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, the ``Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010''
  Account: Department of Education, Elementary and Secondary Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Springboard for Improving Schools
  Address of Requesting Entity: 181 Fremont Street, Second Floor, San 
Francisco, CA 94105
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $150,000 for the Improving Student Achievement in 
Palmdale Elementary School District program that provides Palmdale 
Elementary School District education leaders--board members, 
superintendents and district staff, principals, and teacher leaders--
with research-based training and coaching to help build capacity within 
their schools and districts to raise student achievement and narrow the 
achievement gap.

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