[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 114 (Monday, July 27, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2016]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 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. 3326, the 
``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010''
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE), Air 
Force
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Northrop Grumman Corporation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1840 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 
90067-2199
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $6,000,000 for the B-2 Stealth Bomber Advanced 
Tactical Data. The Advanced Tactical Data Link (ATDL) on the B-2 would 
profoundly alter how these stealth aircraft like the B-2, F-35, and F-
22 communicate with each other in a high threat environment by allowing 
all three types of aircraft to communicate and share threat 
information. Sharing real-time threat information would improve 
lethality, increase survivability, reduce operating and support costs, 
and increase efficiencies. The USAF has acknowledged the need for such 
a critical capability and has provided funding to integrate a common 
data link into the F-35 and F-22. However, funding for integration of 
such a link on the B-2 has not occurred. This initiative would provide 
these significant improvements in the capability two to three years 
sooner than currently planned.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010''
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE), Air 
Force
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: General Atomics Aeronautical 
Systems, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 14200 Kirkham Way, Poway, CA 92064
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $1,500,000 for Predator C Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 
This project would provide the U.S. Air Force with a larger, next 
generation, jet-powered unmanned aircraft. The system would provide a 
more survivable, near-term covert capability to the U.S. Air Force and 
support our men and women in combat with intelligence and armed 
support. Improvements would provide higher speeds for quick response 
and repositioning, increased endurance, and the capability to fly into 
many areas of the world undetected. This project is aimed at meeting a 
Defense Department goal to rapidly increase the number of intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles.
  Funding in FY10 would facilitate construction and rapid acquisition 
of a Predator C UAV (to include hardware/software installation, spare 
parts, engineering, etc.) to begin testing and evaluation by the U.S. 
Air Force.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010''
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE), Air 
Force
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advatech Pacific
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1849 N. Wabash Ave., Redlands, CA 92374
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $3,000,000 for the U.S. Air Force Advanced Vehicle 
Propulsion Center (AVPC) which serves as a unique, world-class center 
at Edwards Air Force Base allowing experts to examine current and 
future engineering, design, and development of propulsion systems, 
space vehicles, missiles, and advanced weapon concepts. The Center's 
efforts are estimated to save the Air Force millions of dollars in 
future program costs through the integration of the best engineering, 
design, analysis, and cost tools from government, industry, and 
academia.
  Funding would allow the Center's engineers to incorporate recent 
technological advances into future Air Force space and missile systems, 
virtually demonstrating whether proposed designs are sound from 
operational, infrastructure, schedule, cost, reliability, and risk 
perspectives.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010''
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE), Navy
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: HSAD Program Office located at the 
Naval Air Warfare Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 
93555-6100
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $1,900,000 for the Tactical High Speed Anti-Radiation 
Demonstrator (HSAD). This Air Force and Navy program was established at 
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in 2002 to demonstrate an advanced 
rocket propulsion system that can provide either twice the distance or 
half the time to target over solid propellant rocket motors. With 
flight testing successfully accomplished and propulsion system 
technology demonstrated, this funding request would allow the 
transition of HSAD designs into a tactical missile configuration for 
future use in Navy/USAF advanced weapon systems. In addition, funds 
would be used to develop next generation solid ramjet fuels and provide 
performance data to support missile performance.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010''
  Account: Operations and Maintenance (OM), Defense Wide
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Southern California Logistics 
Airport
  Address of Requesting Entity: 18374 Phantom, Victorville, CA 92394
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $1,000,000 for Upgrades to the Southern California 
Logistics Airport (SCLA) (the former George Air Force Base). The Office 
of Economic Assistance in the Department of Defense is tasked with 
assisting communities that are adversely impacted by defense program 
changes, including base closures. This project would provide funding 
from this office to the City of Victorville and the Southern California 
Logistics Airport (SCLA) to continue the growth and redevelopment of 
the former George Air Force Base, which was closed in 1992. This 
project would help SCLA better serve the logistics needs of the 
National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin and the Marine Corps at 
Twenty-Nine Palms by connecting the fuel farm to the existing pipeline, 
installing defueling and AVGAS tanks, and connecting the fuel farm to 
truck loading racks located on the main tarmac.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2010''
  Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE), Defense 
Wide
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Exquadrum, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 12130 Rancho Road, Adelanto, CA 92301
  Description of Request: I requested and received a Member priority 
request totaling $2,000,000 for the Missile Defense Agency's Miniature 
Divert and Altitude Controls System (DACS). This project would help 
develop highly innovative, low-cost rocket motor technology. These 
motors would allow greater control of rockets and missiles in flight; a 
capability needed for missile defense efforts, new missile development, 
and space exploration applications. This technology achieves its goal 
by using safe, non-toxic propellants that are very high in energy 
allowing engineers to put more rocket propulsion capability in a 
smaller package.

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