[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 125 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2209]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the 
Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I rise today to submit the 
following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the 
Department of Defense FY10 Appropriations Bill.
  The following earmarks were requested by my office and are listed for 
funding in this bill:
  Federal Technology Center--Feature Size Yield Enhancement DMEA's 
Advanced Reconfigurable Manufacturing for Semiconductors (ARMS) Foundry
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Bill
  Account: R-1PE# 0603720S; Microelectronics Technology Development and 
Support
  Requesting Agency: Defense Microelectronics Activity
  Requesting Agency Address: 4234 54th Street, McClellan, CA 95662
  Amount: $3,000,000
  This project will allow Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) to 
proceed with its plan to acquire the more complex processes required to 
support newer weapon system microelectronics, install these processes 
in its ARMS Foundry and increase the first pass yield of these new 
processes. It will also work to reduce the time required to switch from 
one process to another and to maximize the yield of the reinstalled 
process. This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer funds 
due to the need for domestic capability for technologies conversion to 
maintain and improve upon our national defense system.
  Federal Technology Center--Heterogeneous Gallium Nitride/Silicon 
Microcircuit Technology
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Bill
  Account: R-1PE# 0603720S; Microelectronics Technology Development and 
Support
  Requesting Agency: Defense Microelectronics Activity
  Requesting Agency Address: 4234 54th Street, McClellan, CA 95662
  Amount: $2,000,000
  This project will develop a replacement for gallium arsenide 
technology currently used in input amplification and frequency 
conversion circuits of military radar and communications systems. DMEA 
will use Gallium Nitride/Silicon to replace old gallium arsenide 
components. This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer 
funds due to the crucial need to upgrade and further develop military 
radar and communications systems, which are of seminal importance to 
the safety and success of our military personnel and missions
  Aerojet--Minuteman III Advanced Third Stage Domestic Fiber Motor Case 
Development
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Bill
  Account: RDT&E Line 46 ICBM Propulsion Applications, PE 0603851F/1021
  Requesting Agency: Air Force ICBM Propellant Applications Program
  Requesting Agency Address: Hill Air Force Base, UT
  Amount: $3,000,000
  This project will develop a domestic supply of the composite fibers 
used to construct the motor case. Japanese fibers traditionally used to 
construct the motor case are no longer available as the Japanese 
Ministry of Economics, Trade, & Industry requires pre-approval for all 
military applications. This project represents an appropriate use of 
taxpayer funds due to the need for a domestic, reliable source of 
composite fibers to ensure the success and maintained capabilities of 
this segment of our national defense system.
  American Burn Association--Military Burn Trauma Research Program
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Bill
  Account: R&D--Army--Defense Health-United States Medical and Material 
Command/Army Institute of Surgical Research--Peer Reviewed Burn, 
Orthopedic and Trauma Research--PE 0603115HP--BA: 2
  Requesting Agency: American Burn Association
  Requesting Agency Address: 625 N. Michigan Ave., Ste 2550, Chicago, 
IL 60611
  Amount: $2,000,000
  The requested funding would be used to foster collaboration between 
military and civilian burn surgeons and researchers and to identify 
best practices to ensure better treatment and outcomes for military 
burn patients, specifically improved clinical outcomes for combat burn 
casualties. This project represents an appropriate use of taxpayer 
funds due to the critical need to address military burn casualties with 
the greatest of medicinal technology, providing the greatest 
possibility for recovery and rehabilitation of our nation's military 
personnel.
  Technikon, LLC--Renewable Energy Testing Center
  Requesting Member: Daniel E. Lungren
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326--FY10 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Bill
  Account: RDT&E, A, Line#66
  Requesting Agency: Technikon LLC
  Requesting Agency Address: 5301 Price Ave, McClellan, CA 95652
  Amount: $1,000,000
  This funding would be used to provide the State of California and 
Department of Defense with an independent ``Underwriters Laboratory'' 
resource for evaluating the performance of renewable energy and 
renewable fuel production technologies. RETC will provide metrics on 
robustness, safety, energy efficiency, environmental effectiveness, and 
other key parameters of these technologies needed for successful 
commercialization. This project represents an appropriate use of 
taxpayer funds due to the need to develop reliable technology 
verification to meet requisites placed on the Department of Defense 
regarding development and deployment of renewable energy technologies

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