[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 114 (Monday, July 27, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2025-E2026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. ADAM H. PUTNAM

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 2009

  Mr. PUTNAM. 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. 3326, the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: Representative Adam Putnam (FL-12)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Operations and Maintenance, Army National Guard (2060)
  Project Funding Amount: $2,900,000
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida National Guard
  Address of Requesting Entity: 82 Marine Street, St. Augustine, 
Florida 32084
  Description of Request: The Florida National Guard has the foremost 
Counterdrug Program in the nation. Florida is a key gateway for drugs 
entering the Southeastern United States. These Drug Supply Reduction 
efforts support Federal, State, and Local partners in numerous 
initiatives that resulted in the seizure of more than $2.6 billion in 
narcotics and drug related assets in FY08. The program also leads Drug 
Demand Reduction (DDR) efforts by presenting its nationally recognized, 
anti-drug curriculums to more than 98,000 school-aged children during 
the last year alone. Utilizing mobile training teams and traditional 
residential classes, the Florida Counterdrug Training Academy continues 
to provide law enforcement and community coalition students valuable 
procedural and technical training, that many of them would otherwise 
not be able to receive or afford. Annual contributions of the Florida 
National Guard Counterdrug Program equate to a taxpayer return of $233 
for each $1 spent. Requested funding will ensure continued successful 
execution of the President's and Governor's counter-narcotics 
initiatives, operationally posture the program to meet evolving 
threats, and ensure the re-employment of Florida National Guard 
Counterdrug Members returning from deployment in support of the ``War 
on Terrorism''.
    

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