[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2049]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. ANH ``JOSEPH'' CAO

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 28, 2009

  Mr. CAO. 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. 3266--the Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2010:
  As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 3266--the Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2010, for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center 
Atlantic Office in New Orleans. This is in the ``OP,N'' account in the 
amount of $7,500,000.--This funding would sustain critical joint Navy/
university information systems research and technology transfer, in 
partnership with the University of New Orleans and local IT companies 
recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Funding will update 
the current operations environment at the SSC/ITC, which is now 
becoming obsolete and needs to be refreshed with a more up-to-date 
computer environment. This is a good use of taxpayer dollars because, 
due to the aging equipment, major failure of one or several components 
is imminent, putting the Data Center at risk for a catastrophic 
failure, including loss or damage of millions of dollars in IT 
equipment.

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