[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2108-E2109]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 2009

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the 
Republican Conference standards regarding Member initiatives, I rise 
today to provide a description for how funds appropriated in response 
to my requests submitted to the House Appropriations Committee will be 
allocated. In making those requests, I submitted a financial 
certification letter to Chairman Obey which accompanied my requests, 
and included the following information:
  I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge these requests (1) 
are not directed to any entity or program that will be named after a 
sitting Member of Congress; (2) are not intended to be used by any 
entity to secure funds for other entities unless the use of funding is 
consistent with the specified purpose of the earmark; and (3) meet or 
exceed all statutory requirements for matching funds where applicable. 
I further certify that should any of the requests I have submitted be 
included in the bill, I will place a statement describing how the funds 
in each of the included requests will be spent and justifying the use 
of federal taxpayer funds.
  In order to fully comply with these standards, Madam Speaker, I 
hereby submit a description of how the funds appropriated in the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 will be 
used for the projects to follow.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: SCRA, Institute for Solutions 
Generation (funding will benefit the Anniston Army Depot)
  Address of Receiving Entity: 5300 International Boulevard, N. 
Charleston, SC 29418
  Description of Request: Provide $2,500,000 in funding for the Highly 
Integrated Production for Expediting RESET. This funding was requested 
by the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce to benefit the Anniston Army 
Depot, located at 7 Frankford Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201. A critical 
readiness issue facing the military today is repairing and restoring

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military equipment that has been damaged or worn out in battle. 
Resetting small arms and crew served weapons is particularly 
challenging, given their sheer numbers and the fact that, there is a 
growing incidence of non-conforming parts used to support reset 
operations there. In addition, under the current system, a lot of time 
and cost are required to design and apply product improvements during 
reset. HIPER ensure a quick and efficient RESET turn-around for weapons 
to the theater. The requested funding will drive downstream 
efficiencies in manufacturing and quality inspection by enabling the 
utilization of laser scanning technology to significantly shorten the 
time and lower the cost for resetting and modernizing the military's 
small arms and crew-served weapons. This funding will provide for 
integration, collaboration, scanning and reverse engineering 
technology, and supply chain improvements to enhance and expedite RESET 
efforts.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: BAE Systems
  Address of Receiving Entity: 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 2000, 
Arlington, VA 22209
  Description of Request: Provide $2,000,000 for the Paladin Integrated 
Management for work to be completed in Anniston, AL. The FY 10 
President's Budget contains funding for research and development Army 
funds to assist in making the M109A6 Paladin and its companion vehicle 
the Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV) sustainable 
through the year 2050. The changes to this vehicle will incorporate the 
Bradley's drive train and suspension components that will reduce the 
logistics footprint thereby reducing operational and support costs. 
This funding is needed for this program be reinstated to its original 
schedule (the program was Congressionally reduced by that same amount 
during the FY09 budget process). Procurement funds to initiate low rate 
initial production are in the FY 10 procurement budget. The Army 
intends to fund this program through completion. This is a national 
defense program which provides firepower to our troops engaged in 
combat.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Electric Fuel Battery Corporation 
(Arotech Subsidiary)
  Address of Receiving Entity: 354 Industry Drive, Auburn, AL 36832
  Description of Request: Provide $2,500,000 for the Novel Zinc Air 
Power Sources for Military. This funding will develop Zinc-Air battery 
technology that will provide the soldier with a high energy density 
power source that significantly reduces battery carry weight. Previous 
advances in the technology have helped to cut warfighter battery carry 
weight in half. Continued development of body-worn energy distribution 
systems, coupled with further development of Zinc-Air battery 
technology, promises to cut warfighter battery carry weight further, 
while reducing battery quantities carried on long missions. Reducing 
battery type and count lowers operational risk by reducing the need for 
re-supply. In addition, Zinc-Air battery's intrinsic safety (cannot 
combust or explode even when penetrated by hot projectiles) enhances 
warfighter safety. Lithium-Air battery technology is in its infancy but 
has the highest possible energy density of any battery system promising 
a quantum leap in the warfighter mission length.

  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Auburn University
  Address of Receiving Entity: 102 Samford Hall Auburn, AL 36849
  Description of Request: Provide $1,500,000 for the Logistical Fuel 
Processors Development to Meet Army/TARDEC/TACOM Needs. The technical 
focus of this program is the development and demonstration of 
logistical fuel processor-fuel cell combinations that operate at 
significantly higher efficiencies than current IC engines used by the 
Army. System attributes to be optimized include: overall efficiency, 
fuel flexibility, activity maintenance and poison tolerance of the 
various catalysts, startup/shutdown time-scales, process robustness, 
reliability/ruggedness, safety, thermal/acoustic signature and 
integration, and reductions in overall weight and volume. Additional 
efforts will be conducted to design and adapt fuel processor/fuel cell 
systems to appropriate electrical loads with respect to voltage, 
current, AC/DC operation, peak power requirements versus average power 
and overall autonomy time. More efficient forms of energy conversion 
and power production are of key importance to the Army and can be 
leveraged many times as a gallon of fuel or a pound of food is 
transported from its point of origin to a forward deployed base of 
operations. For reasons of inter-operability, the Army must utilize 
existing and readily available fuel sources such as JP-8 and diesel.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: OM, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Intergraph Corporation
  Address of Receiving Entity: 170 Graphics Drive, Madison, AL 35758
  Description of Request: Provide $5,000,000 for the Fort Benning 
National Incident Management System (NIMS)-Compliant Installation 
Operations Center. In January 2009, the Department of Defense (DOD) 
released an instruction sheet (NUMBER 6055.17) on the Installation 
Emergency Management (IEM) program to establish policy, assign 
responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for developing, 
implementing, and sustaining IEM programs at DOD installations. IEM 
directly supports the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-
5, which orders the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and 
administer a National Incident Management System (NIMS). A NIMS-
compliant installation operations center provides a unified approach to 
incident management, standard command, and management structures, as 
well as creates an emphasis on preparedness, mutual aid, and resource 
management. Without this system in place, it is very difficult for 
responders from different jurisdictions to communicate and work 
together effectively. Because Fort Benning extends across the Alabama-
Georgia border, the implementation of a NIMS-compliant installation 
operations center directly supports HSPD-5 by providing 
interoperability and cross-jurisdiction capabilities among local and 
multi-state response agencies. The request will allow Fort Benning to 
create a NIMS-compliant state-of-the-art operations center. This system 
will provide Fort Benning with the critically needed capability to 
track and protect new incidents and existing activities. The final 
solution will integrate first responder force protection and the fire 
fighting common operational picture into one comprehensive command and 
control/decision support capability that will provide visibility to the 
commander to gain status and direct response, analyze the current anti-
terrorism and force protection mission, and allow for appropriate 
reporting to other operations centers throughout the country. 

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