[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. HALL of Texas. 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. 3293, Labor-
HHS-Education Appropriations Act FY 2010:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ralph M. Hall
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act FY2010
  Account: Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Communities In Schools--Northeast 
Texas c/o Northeast Texas Community College
  Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 1307, Mt. Pleasant, TX 75456-
1307
  Description of Request: I have secured $200,000 for the Communities 
In School of Northeast Texas with the Communities In Schools--Northeast 
Texas c/o Northeast. Communities In Schools of Northeast Texas (CIS-
NETX), is part of a national stay-in school network. It delivers case 
management and non-case management services to public school students 
at risk of dropping out of school. CIS-NETX provides direct and 
indirect services to over 14,500 students and their families in over 33 
elementary, middle and high school campuses in 11 school districts in 
six northeast Texas counties. CIS-NETX provides students and families 
with the following six components: supportive guidance and counseling; 
health and human services coordination, parent and family involvement; 
pre-employment/employment training and services, enrichment activities 
and experiences; and education enhancement. Funds for this project will 
be used to continue the recognized prevention program and would be used 
for program maintenance, expansion of current programs and replication 
in areas where no CIS is located. The benefits to those students and 
their families are numerous; better jobs, a more secure future and 
better opportunities. But the entire 4th District benefits by these 
services, as businesses have a more qualified pool of well-trained high 
school graduates as potential employees and the quality of life 
improves for the general populace when young people are educated. I 
certify that I do not have any financial interest in this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ralph M. Hall
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act FY2010
  Account: Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Community Health Services Agency
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4500 Wesley Street, Greenville, Texas 
75401
  Description of Request: I have secured $300,000 for the Greenville 
Community Health Center Expansion with the Community Health Service 
Agency. Funds for this project will expand women's health services, 
prenatal care, deliveries, cancer screenings, women's health exams, and 
offer gynecological to thousands of women of the 4th District for the 
first time. CHSA operates a network of community health centers in 
north central Texas with five (5) medical sites and one (1) dental site 
located in the 4th District. CHSA serves more than 16,000 residents of 
the 4th District each year. I certify that I do not have any financial 
interest in this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ralph M. Hall
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act FY2010
  Account: Museums and Libraries
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The University of Texas at Austin
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1 University Station G2700, PO Box 
7397, Austin TX 78713
  Description of Request: I have secured $250,000 for the Sam Rayburn 
Library and Museum with the Center for American History. The Sam 
Rayburn Library and Museum, located in Bonham, Texas, is one of five 
divisions of the University's Center for American History. Funds for 
this project will expand educational and program services to more 
people, area educational organizations and traditionally underserved 
populations to meet the public education mission of the University of 
Texas at Austin and the Center for American History. The National 
Historic Landmark is the creation of the man who served as Speaker of 
the United States House of Representatives longer than any other 
person: Sam Taliaferro Rayburn (1882-1961). Known affectionately as 
``Mr. Sam'' by his friends and colleagues, Rayburn established the 
library and museum in 1957 as a tribute to the people of his district 
and for future generations. I certify that I do not have any financial 
interest in this project.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ralph M. Hall
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act FY 
2010
  Account: Elementary & Secondary Education (includes FIE)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Texas A&M University--Commerce
  Address of Requesting Entity: PO Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429
  Description of Request: I have secured $100,000 for Improving STEM 
Skills for Rural Youth in Northeast Texas with Texas A&M University--
Commerce. This project focuses on enabling teachers and students to 
enhance their science, technology, education, engineering, and 
mathematics skills. The project includes three summer camps known as 
the X-Teems Academy and the Infinity Institute. Groups of students from 
rural districts who are typically underrepresented in STEM fields are 
identified to participate in this project. Funds for this project will 
allow students and teachers from the 4th District to participate in the 
education program designed to cultivate and/or develop affinity for 
math and science in rural middle and high school students and at the 
same time, equip teachers throughout the state with broader math and 
science teaching experiences in order to enhance their teaching in 
these critical areas. I certify that I do not have any financial 
interest in this project.

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