[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. SAM JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 2009

  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I, Sam Johnson, am submitting the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 
3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010.
  (1) The entity to receive funding is Microfab Technologies, Inc., 
1104 Summit Ave., #110, Plano, Texas 75094.
  This $1M request is funded through the Army RDT&E, Medical and 
Technology account. MicroFab Technologies Inc., located in Plano, is 
working to develop a portable bio-printer/skin printing system to 
repair life threatening battlefield burn injuries with biologic skin. 
This will allow military medical personnel to promptly respond and 
manage burn injuries on site using a printable allograft, a graft using 
cells from a variety of individuals.
  (2) The entity to receive funding is L-3, 3414 Herman Drive, Garland, 
Texas 75041.
  This $3.8M request is funded through the Navy (Marine Corps), Marine 
Corps Ground Combat/Supporting Arms Systems account. Garland's L-3 
Electro-Optical Systems Division employs 336 people at the Garland 
facility and 202 at the Dallas site. Currently, it is not possible for 
a Marine to use Night Vision Devices (NVDs) and Thermal Weapon Sights 
(TWSs) at the same time. This causes a decrease in awareness and puts 
the Marine at greater risk. Through research, the industry has 
developed technology to fuse the two systems, enabling a Marine to see 
a night scene and thermal imagery, targeting lasers and targeting 
information all through the helmet-mounted NVD. The RASOR program is 
developing a kit to retrofit the existing NVD that will enable the user 
to receive the imagery and targeting data from the thermal weapon 
sight.
  (3) The entity to receive funding is Mustang Technology, 400 W. 
Bethany Dr., Ste 110, Allen, Texas 75013.
  This $1M request is funded through the Navy RDT&E, Power Projection 
Advanced Technology account. Mustang Technology Group, of Allen, aims 
to improve the radar system for the Navy. The Navy lacks an all-weather 
airborne unmanned air vehicle (UAV) surveillance capability to detect 
and track high value targets that move, stop for a while, and then move 
again (Move Stop Move: MSM). Not having this capability allows 
terrorists that stop and plant mines and IEDs along the shoreline to 
evade surveillance. The MTI Scout radar hardware is designed to support 
MSM but requires additional work to develop, integrate, and test the 
MSM mode software. The light weight and low power of the MTI Scout 
radar make it ideal for many other airborne manned and unmanned 
surveillance platforms, like the Predator, Fire Scout, and MC-12W.
  (4) The entity to receive funding is Raytheon, 2501 West University 
Drive, McKinney, TX 75071-2813.
  This $2M request is funded through the Army RDT&E, Combat Vehicle 
Improvement Programs account. Raytheon's Active Protection System 
division employs approximately 35 people full time in McKinney. APS is 
an externally mounted vehicle protection system that identifies, 
discriminates and intercepts rocket propelled grenades (RPGs), mortars, 
antitank guided missiles and artillery projectiles after they are 
launched toward a combat vehicle. It provides 360 degree surveillance 
and protection against multiple simultaneous threats. This funding will 
allow insertion of reduced cost electronics and modifications to the 
radar for Stryker integration, as well as software and hardware 
development for system command and control, including the human-machine 
interface.
  (5) The entity to receive funding is SVTronics, 3465 Technology 
Drive, Plano, Texas 75074.
  This $3.4M request is funded through the Navy RDT&E, Medical 
Development account. SVTronics in Plano employs 120 people. The U.S. 
Marine Corps has been developing a lightweight, self-contained, Mobile, 
Oxygen, Ventilation, and External Suction (MOVES) system in support of 
the En Route Care System. The MOVES system uses ambient air to produce 
oxygen and then delivers the oxygen directly to the casualty. It has a 
ventilator that can ventilate a patient with up to 85% oxygen, and it 
also has suction capability. In addition, the MOVES system can monitor 
vital signs including blood pressure, heart rate, pulse oximetry, 
temperature, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and ECG. All of these 
capabilities are integrated in a single system that can run on its own 
power and easily connect to a patient litter for transport. MOVES 
reduces the cube and weight of the present En Route Care System by over 
60%, and eliminates the hazards associated with pressurized oxygen 
cylinders in the field.

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