[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2065]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                       HON. STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  Mr. LaTOURETTE. 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: Congressman Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide 
Legal
  Name of Requesting Entity: Hunter Manufacturing Company
  Address of Requesting Entity: 30525 Aurora Rd., Solon, OH 44139
  Description of Request: Funds will be used for a regenerative 
filtration system, which is currently being developed by Hunter 
Manufacturing Co., which will reduce costs and provide protection 
against all chemical warfare agents for our servicemen and women. The 
U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, the nation's leading 
facility for research and development for chemical and biological 
defense, has a requirement for filtration systems to protect military 
personnel, critical equipment, and strategic facilities. Current 
filters do not protect against the full range of chemical and 
biological weapons, and they must be changed-out, creating higher 
expenses. The full funding would be used for the design, manufacture, 
and testing of the filtration system.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Main Sail, LLC
  Address of Requesting Entity: 20820 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, OH 
44122
  Description of Request: The Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy 
have been developing a system to track their vast inventories of parts 
and supplies. This implementation of passive RFID technology will 
greatly improve visibility of parts as they flow through the DoD supply 
distribution system to our forward deployed forces afloat. The U.S. 
Navy believes this effort, which will bring numerous high tech jobs to 
Northeast Ohio, will reduce logistics, operating, and inventory costs, 
reduce manning needs on Navy ships, and increase military readiness. 
The full funding would be used to develop and implement the passive 
RFID infrastructure, including the purchase of hardware and software.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Phycal, LLC
  Address of Requesting Entity: 51 Alpha Park, Highland Heights, OH 
44143
  Description of Request: Funds will be used to allow Phycal to grow, 
harvest, and extract oil from algae for fuel for engine testing. 
Through partnerships with Ohio industry, government, and non-profit 
organizations, this project can accelerate the creation of a bio-fuel 
supply chain in Ohio and hundreds of new green jobs. Reliance on 
foreign oil has become a national security as well as a cost issue, and 
there is a rising concern about the cost and availability of aviation 
fuel for the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force is pursuing an alternative 
fuels program to identify alternative ``drop-in'' fuels from a number 
of sources, including algae, toward the goal of 50% domestic production 
of fuel by 2016. The funding would be used for research and development 
of its extraction process including purchase of equipment and 
prototypes.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advanced Materials Products, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1890 Georgetown Rd., Hudson, OH 44236
  Description of Request: Funds will be used to help establish a 
titanium production plant in Ohio to implement more effective 
production techniques. In the United States, there is not enough 
titanium to satisfy military and commercial need at its high cost, 
which means we must look to Russia, China, and Ukraine to supply us. 
This project will bring the titanium market home to the U.S. and create 
new jobs in Ohio. The funding would be used for establishing a pilot 
scale powder plant, develop necessary technology, and manufacture large 
vehicle components.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Steris Corporation
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5960 Heisley Rd., Mentor, OH 44060
  Description of Request: Funds will be used by Steris to develop 
methods for decontamination of a range of aircraft in order to protect 
our servicemen and women as well as keeping our military aircraft 
operational. Aircraft are a major part of the military's capability to 
perform operations. Loss of aircraft due to chemical or biological 
weapons makes a significant impact on the capability to resupply 
deployed forces, transport forces and equipment in theater, and execute 
missions. Steris's work further establishes Northeast Ohio as a leader 
in chem/bio and decontamination technology while meeting current 
security needs of the military. The funding would be used for 
development and demonstration of decontamination ability, including 
testing and purchase of equipment.

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