[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2082-E2083]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  Mr. DREIER. 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 for Fiscal Year 2010:
  Requesting Member: David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Air Force, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
  Legal Name and Address of Entity Receiving Earmark: Advanced Projects 
Research, Inc., located at 1925 McKinley Avenue, Suite B, La Verne, CA 
91750
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1.5 million which will 
be used to continue testing and development for the production of the 
Wavelength Agile Spectral Harmonic (WASH) Oxygen Sensor which 
continually measures oxygen concentration in military high-performance 
fuel tanks, and the Cell Level Battery Controller that monitors and 
controls charge and temperature at the cell level of military battery 
energy storage systems. Approximately $146,000 will be used for project 
management; $220,000 for engineering analysis; $512,000 for engineering 
design; $275,000 for hardware fabrication and assembly; $329,000 for 
test engineering; and $18,000 for material and hardware. This request 
is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Air Force 
RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Defense-Wide, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
  Legal Name and Address of Entity Receiving Earmark: AeroVironment, 
located at 181 West Huntington Drive, Suite 202, Monrovia, CA 91016
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1 million to develop 
the Hand-Held Lethal Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS). Air Force 
Special Operations Command stated its need for a capability to engage 
fleeing enemy combatants on the battlefield. The Hand-Held SUAS will 
help protect U.S. troops by providing an efficient tool to encounter a 
target quickly with minimum collateral damage using an on-board 
explosive. Controlled with common ground-control devices, this 
precision system will provide unparalleled situational awareness and 
combat effectiveness in urban and mountainous environments. 
Approximately $600,000 is for test production, including procurement of 
parts for manufacturing. $300,000 is for engineering costs and $100,000 
is for flight testing and range costs. This request is consistent with 
the intended and authorized purpose of the Defense-Wide RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Army, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
  Legal Name and Address of Entity Receiving Earmark: Chang Industry, 
located at 968 Palomares Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $4 million to develop 
Fire Shield, an Active Protection System (APS), with the cooperation of 
the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering 
Center (TARDEC) in Warren, Michigan. Fire Shield would be used to 
protect armored vehicles from the blast effects and the plasma jet of 
rocket propelled grenades by detecting and destroying incoming 
projectiles. Approximately $800,000 is for directional warhead blast 
and fragment effects characterization and optimization. $600,000 will 
be used for static threat defeat characterization, test and evaluation 
with directional warhead. $600,000 will be used for threat defeat test 
and evaluation on a controlled moving platform with directional 
warhead. $1 million will be allocated to integrate the system for use 
on optimal vehicles, such as Mine Resistant Ambush Protected and Joint 
Light Tactical vehicles, and protection

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system deployment configurations (vehicle geometry dependant) for 
overall vehicle protection using sensor/warhead components. The 
remaining $1 million will be used for the preliminary incorporation of 
Insensitive Munition and development of proper Safe & Arm for the Fire 
Shield system and conducting preliminary interaction with the Army Fuse 
Board. This request is consistent with the intended and authorized 
purpose of the Army RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Navy, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
  Legal Name and Address of Entity Receiving Earmark: City of Hope 
National Medical Center, located at 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 
91010
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $1 million for the City 
of Hope National Medical Center's Advanced Molecular Medicine 
Initiative (AMMI), which furthers the mission and goals of the Navy's 
Division of Molecular Medicine program, performing a variety of basic 
and translational research programs investigating human disease 
mechanisms. The Navy's Medical Development Program is directed to 
develop biomedical equipment and related techniques to reduce morbidity 
and enhance medical care for combat casualties. The AMMI directly 
complements these efforts by improving therapeutic treatments for the 
Department of Defense and civilian populations. This research will also 
develop expertise and technologies directly applicable to defense 
against biological, chemical or radiological attacks. $750,000 is for 
continued research and $250,000 is for genotyping. This request is 
consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Navy RDT&E 
account.
  Requesting Member: David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Army, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
  Legal Name and Address of Entity Receiving Earmark: Tanner Research, 
Inc., located at 825 South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,500,000 to continue 
development of a Dual-Mode Micro Seeker (radio frequency/electro-
optical (RF/EO)) for use in improving the accuracy of gun-launched and 
small missile interceptors used with current and emerging defensive 
weapons systems. The funding includes: $300,000 for RF signal 
processing development; $850,000 for Monolithic Microwave Integrated 
Circuits and Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor integrated circuit 
development; $600,000 for EO avalanche photodiode (APD) circuit 
development; $450,000 for RF seeker integration; and $300,000 for EO 
seeker integration. This request is consistent with the intended and 
authorized purpose of the Army RDT&E account.

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