[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2144-E2145]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. JOHN SULLIVAN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 31, 2009

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam Speaker, consistent with House Republican Earmark 
Standards, I am submitting the following earmark disclosure and 
certification information for three project funding requests that I 
made and were included within the text of H.R. 3326, the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Project: Fire Suppression System
  Project Amount: $1,425,000
  Account: RDT&E Army
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Global Safety Labs
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4129 South 72nd E. Ave., Tulsa, OK 
74146
  Description of Request: This initiative will provide financial 
resources for testing and evaluating military applications of Arctic 
Fire Freeze. Arctic Fire Freeze is a fire suppressant product that has 
been used by the steel

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industry for approximately 10 years. Funding provided by this request 
will be used to conduct rigorous military testing and evaluation. The 
use of Arctic Fire Freeze in military vehicles and equipment and by 
ground troops could significantly reduce burn-related injuries and 
fatalities.
  Project: High Density Power Conversion and Distribution Equipment
  Project Amount: $1,500,000
  Account: RDT&E Navy
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Westwood Corporation, L-3 
Communications
  Address of Requesting Entity: 12402 East 60th Street, Tulsa, OK 74146
  Description of Request: Navy power switchboard technology has 
remained essentially the same for nearly 50 years. This technology is 
passed largely on past Navy applications (with lower power needs) and 
commercial practices (which are less volume and weight sensitive). The 
Navy's power needs (e.g., sensors, weapons, house loads) have escalated 
and the newest power architecture designs have added additional 
concerns (e.g., higher frequencies), but the size and weight of the 
power distribution equipment are still limited. The inline switchboard 
technology simplifies the switchboard arrangement to greatly decrease 
size, weight, and lifecycle cost. In summary, this will provide the 
Navy with technology that will result in $0.25 M/per year per 
destroyer/cruiser in maintenance savings plus an additional $1 million 
per ship in overhaul savings. Additional savings are estimated in size 
and weight at 50 tons per ship and a space savings of 1000 sq.ft . Fuel 
savings due to the decreased weight are anticipated to be significant 
given the cost of fuel.
  Project: Lightweight Composite Structure Development for Aerospace 
Vehicles
  Project Amount: $3,000,000
  Account: RDT&E Navy
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advanced Composites Group
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5350 South 129th Street, Tulsa, OK 
74134.
  Description of Request: Funding would improve, qualify, and test 
advanced composite materials. The military has a demonstrated need for 
a domestic source of new advanced carbon fibers and testing protocols. 
Second-source qualification of composite materials only currently 
available from foreign suppliers will allow military suppliers to have 
access to lower cost domestic sources of composite materials.

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