[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 114 (Monday, July 27, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2014]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 2009

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding funding benefitting the State of Delaware included in H.R. 
3326, the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act.
  Name of Intended Recipient: Delaware National Guard
  Location: First Regiment Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Account: DRUGS
  Name of Project: Delaware National Guard Counterdrug Task Force
  Project Description: The Act includes $300,000 to provide counterdrug 
support to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and to 
Community Based Organizations requesting Drug Demand Reduction 
Assistance. Funding will provide unique military support and resources 
to our police agencies which enables the police to concentrate more 
police resources to other priorities in their department. Increased 
funding from federal appropriations will permit the Delaware National 
Guard to provide support to open requests from the FBI, Delaware State 
Police, and local authorities. It will also enable the Delaware Guard 
to expand its Drug Education Program.
  Name of Intended Recipient: WL Gore & Associates
  Location: 555 Paper Mill Rd., Newark, DE 19711
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Account: OM, DW
  Name of Project: Special Operations Forces Modular Glove System
  Project Description: The Act includes $1,500,000 to accelerate the 
fielding of the Modular Glove System for U.S. Special Operations Forces 
(SOF). This is a five piece system that provides the war fighter the 
necessary protection across a wide range of climactic conditions. 
Developed to be compatible with the SOF's Protective Combat Uniform 
designed for frigid conditions, this SOF Modular Glove System provides 
cold weather protection to -50 degrees as well as waterproof protection 
in wet conditions. The Special Operations Command has an established 
requirement for a Modular Glove System to better meet the real-world 
mission needs of its SOF in a broad range of deployed environments. 
This funding would accelerate the fielding by about one year to ensure 
all U.S. SOF forces in theater have access to this high technology, 
readiness enhancing system.
  Name of Intended Recipient: University of Delaware
  Location: Hullihen Hall, Newark, DE 19716
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Account: RDTE, A
  Name of Project: Composite Applied Research and Technology for FCS 
and Tactical Vehicle Survivability
  Project Description: The Act includes $1,500,000 to rapidly advance 
the Technology Readiness Level of existing and promising new ultra-
lightweight composites structures and armor for combat and light, 
medium and heavy tactical vehicle applications. Using heavy materials 
such as steel and aluminum will continue to result in vehicles that are 
too heavy to transport and will overload vehicles that reduces life, 
increases maintenance costs and requires more frequent vehicle 
replacement. The project is addressing the critical needs of the U.S. 
Army to protect our soldiers and provide them with the best equipment 
to carry out their missions. Lightweight composite vehicle structures 
and armor increase mobility and mission payloads while increasing 
soldier protection against direct fire, improvised explosive devices 
and explosively formed penetrators.
  Name of Intended Recipient: INVISTA S.a r.l.
  Location: 2801 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE 19808
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Account: RDTE, A
  Name of Project: Improved Thermal Resistant Nylon for Enhanced 
Durability and Thermal Protection in Combat Uniforms
  Project Description: The Act includes $1,500,000 to increase the 
safety and protection of U.S. soldiers with improved flame resistant, 
durable, and lower cost materials for the U.S. Army combat uniforms. 
These improvements will meet an urgent need due to the threat of 
Improvised Explosives Devices (IED). This project will fund and 
accelerate research, development, testing, and evaluation for nylon 
fiber development, fiber formulation, fabric scale up and performance 
blend specification for U.S. Army combat uniforms.
  Name of Intended Recipient: ILC Dover LP
  Location: One Moonwalker Road, Frederica, DE 19946-2080
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Account: RDTE, DW
  Name of Project: Joint Services Aircrew Mask Don/Doff Inflight 
Upgrade Project Description: The Act includes $1,500,000 for research, 
development, testing, and evaluation of a Joint Services Aircrew Mask, 
which will provide above the neck Chemical, Biological, and Anti-G 
protection to DoD aircrew personnel. The mask is a hood that goes over 
the wearer's head and seals at the neck. This project will enhance our 
military's mission capability while minimizing performance degradation 
in chemical and biological contaminated scenarios.
  Name of Intended Recipient: Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Location: 
2nd Street West, Essington, PA 19029
  Requesting Member: Congressman Michael N. Castle
  Account: RDTE, N
  Name of Project: X-49A Envelope Expansion Modifications
  Project Description: The Act includes $4,500,000 to conduct flight 
demonstrations at New Castle County Airport in Delaware on the Vectored 
Thrust Ducted Propeller (VTDP) Compound Helicopter technology's 
potential to increase rotorcraft speed, range, and survivability. These 
funds will cover the cost of design, fabrication, assembly, 
instrumentation and check out of propulsion and control system 
modifications that will enable flight beyond the current operating 
limits of the baseline conventional helicopter. Many current U.S. 
combat and humanitarian operations require rotorcraft capabilities well 
beyond those of existing fleet helicopters.

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