[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2087-E2088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. SPENCER BACHUS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  Mr. BACHUS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding funding that I requested as part of H.R. 3326--Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Spencer Bachus
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2010
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Southern Research Institution
  Address of Requesting Entity: 757 Tom Martin Drive, Birmingham, AL 
35211
  Description of Request: Provide $3,000,000 to provide a needed 
testbed platform for evaluation of advanced sensor technologies in a 
cost-effective and countermeasure development for threat systems. The 
Captive Carry Sensor Testbed addresses the unfunded requirement for 
enhancing weapon system effectiveness through the development and 
integration of a UAV-based captive carry sensor testbed and 
characterization of realistic flight conditions. The project's total 
budget is $4,000,000. Specifically within the budget, $600,000 will go 
toward system procurement, $200,000 will go toward system integration, 
$1,500,000 will go to an Alabama subcontractor for software and 
systems, $900,000 will go toward SRI Program Management, and $800,000 
will go toward Army project management and administration. This request 
is consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of the Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Army Account. The Southern Research 
Institute will meet or exceed all statutory requirements for matching 
funds where applicable.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Spencer Bachus
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2010
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1802 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 
35249
  Description of Request: Provide $1,500,000 for development of a 
medical training simulation using a supercomputer based, immersive 
virtual environment to train military personnel in medical skills. The 
simulation will focus on combat search and rescue, mass casualty, 
confined space, and other challenging environments and scenarios to 
enhance training. The training simulation capability would allow 
military personnel to quickly and cost effectively adapt, train, and 
develop responses for a variety of emerging threats and emergencies. 
The project's total budget is $3,837,000. Specifically within the 
budget, $1,500,000 will go toward personnel, $1,200,000 will go toward 
IT equipment, $200,000 will go toward software, $75,000 will go toward 
administrative expenses, $25,000 will go toward travel, and $837,000 
will go toward indirect costs. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized purpose of the Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Army Account. The University of Alabama at Birmingham will 
meet or exceed all statutory requirements for matching funds where 
applicable.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Spencer Bachus
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2010
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Auburn University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 202 Samford Hall, Auburn University, AL 
36849
  Description of Request: Provide $1,500,000 to develop and demonstrate 
logistical fuel processor-fuel cell combinations that operate at 
significantly higher efficiencies than currently used by the Army. 
System improvements include: overall efficiency, fuel flexibility, 
activity maintenance and poison tolerance of the various catalysts, 
startup/shutdown times-scales, process strength, reliability, safety, 
thermal/acoustic signature and integration, and reductions in overall 
weight and volume. This project directly supports the war fighting 
capabilities of the entire U.S. military. Moreover, it focuses on more 
efficient power generation from readily available existing fuels, and 
develops and underpins dual use technologies critical to the energy 
security of the U.S. The project's total budget is $6,970,000. 
Specifically within the budget, $2,230,000 will go toward Auburn 
personnel costs, $1,200,000 will go toward research expense and 
supplies, $900,000 will go toward supplies, $1,090,000 will go to a 
subcontractor, $300,000 will go to Anniston Army Depot for tech support 
for Army vehicle retrofits, and $1,250,000 will go toward Army project 
management and administration. This request is consistent with the 
intended and authorized purpose of the Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Army Account. Auburn University will meet or exceed all 
statutory requirements for matching funds where applicable.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Spencer Bachus
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2010
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Alabama at Birmingham
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1530 3rd Avenue South, AB 720E, 
Birmingham, AL 35294
  Description of Request: Provide $1,500,000 to focus on rapid 
development and application insertion of emerging design, materials, 
and manufacturing technologies to provide solution options for many 
important military needs. Particular research projects will focus on 
encapsulated-ceramic armor using metallic thermoplastic matrices, metal 
matrix composites, modeling of casting and deformation processing for 
non-ferrous and ferrous alloys, and

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thermo-mechanical processing of magnesium and other alloys. The 
project's total budget is $4,000,000. Specifically within the budget, 
$1,200,000 will go toward engineering, $1,800,000 will go toward 
equipment, $100,000 will go toward travel, $300,000 will go toward 
supplies, $500,000 will go toward component fabrication, and $100,000 
will go toward services. This request is consistent with the intended 
and authorized purpose of the Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Army Account. The University of Alabama at Birmingham will 
meet or exceed all statutory requirements for matching funds where 
applicable.

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