[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2579-E2580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2009

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the policies and 
standards put forth by the House Appropriations Committee and the GOP 
Leadership, I would like to place in the record a listing of the 
congressionally directed project I requested in my home state of Idaho 
that is contained in the Conference Report accompanying H.R. 2892, the 
FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
  Project Name: Power and Cyber Systems Protection, Analysis, and 
Testing Program
  Amount: $3,000,000
  Account: NPPD Infrastructure Protection and Information Security
  Recipient: Idaho National Laboratory
  Recipient's Street Address: 2525 North Freemont St, Idaho Falls, 
Idaho 83415
  Description: This funding will be used to conduct vulnerability 
analysis, testing, and protection of power and cyber connected systems 
for the Department of Homeland Security, utilizing the unique resources 
available at the Idaho National Laboratory, such as the electric grid, 
SCADA and control systems, cyber and communication test beds, and the 
explosives test range. The project entails collaboration with leading 
universities and other National Laboratories to leverage ongoing 
research at these institutions and advance the state of the art in 
building resilience into infrastructure systems. The funding will be 
used to obtain full-scale systems in sectors of interest to DHS for 
testing of vulnerabilities, identification of protection strategies, 
and evaluation of resilient designs; partner with universities and 
National Laboratories to develop resilient control systems; and 
establish a program that develops new protection schemes. The INL is 
uniquely placed to carry out this program, which leverages its ongoing 
work in this area sponsored by DOD, DHS, and Intelligence Agencies and 
its established relationships with industry, universities, and National 
Laboratories.
  I appreciate the opportunity to provide a list of the Idaho project 
that has received funding

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in the Conference Report for the FY2010 Homeland Security 
Appropriations bill and provide an explanation of my support for it.

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