[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 185 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2927-E2928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 9, 2009

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of HR 3288, the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2010:
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: DOJ, COPS Tech
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Hartselle, AL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 200 Sparkman St. N.W. Hartselle, AL 
35640
  Description of Request: Wireless Area Network $250,000
  The funding would be used to purchase a Wireless Area Network. This 
funding will greatly improve the telecommunication access in the area.
  The full amount of these funds will be used to purchase equipment.
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: DOJ, OJP--Byrne
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alabama Department of Public Safety, 
Montgomery, AL
  Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 1511, Montgomery, AL 36102-
1511
  Description of Request: ``ADPS Child Sexual Predator Project, 
$150,000''
  The funding would be used for Project targets arrest and prosecution 
of Child Sexual Predators in AL. ADPS received 2008 start-up funding 
from COPS Child Sexual Predator Program. ADPS needs federal assistance 
to maintain the current level of effective operation. This program 
continues efforts initiated nationwide under the ADAM WALSH ACT.
  These funds will be used for the following areas: $50,000 equipment; 
$10,000 access to background data base repositories to locate absconded 
sex offenders; $70,000 salaries and benefits; and $20,000 enhancement 
of the department's ability to accept electronically transmitted sex 
offender information.
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: DOJ, OJP--Byrne
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The University of Alabama, 
Tuscaloosa, AL
  Address of Requesting Entity: Box 870117, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
  Description of Request: Domestic Violence Law Clinic, $300,000
  The funding would be used to provide free civil legal services to 
victims of domestic violence, stalking, and assault in the seven west 
Alabama counties of Bibb, Greene, Hale, Fayette, Pickens, Lamar and 
Tuscaloosa. The services provided by the DV Law Clinic further the 
national goal of crime prevention and victim assistance and support the 
important services set forth in the Violence Against Women Act and 
other federal laws.
  These funds will be used for the following areas: $219,000 for 
salaries and benefits; and $81,000 will be used for facilities and 
administrative costs associated with the Clinic.
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: DOJ, OJP--Byrne
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alabama District Attorneys 
Association, Montgomery, AL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 515 South Perry Street Montgomery, 
Alabama 36104
  Description of Request: Zerometh Drug Prevention Campaign, $1,000,000
  The funding would be used by Zerometh to expose meth and its deadly 
consequences to teens and young adults. The goal is to stop a potential 
first-time user from ever trying the drug, while encouraging everyone 
to look for the warning signs and support treatment. Methamphetamine is 
a national epidemic and efforts to educate youth on its dangers and 
hopefully prevent the initial use of meth are needed.
  $30,000 would be used for Program Administration, Project Evaluation, 
and Compliance, while $970,000 would be used for a year of demand 
reduction programs across the State of Alabama.
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: DOJ, OJP-JJ
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alabama Institute for Deaf and 
Blind, Talladega, AL
  Address of Requesting Entity: 205 E. South St, P.O. Box 698, 
Talladega, Alabama 35161 Description of Request: Overcoming 
Communication Barriers for AIDB At-Risk Youth, $15,000
  The funding would be used to expand a preventive education program 
for at-risk disabled children impacted by communication barriers, 
increased incidence of dysfunctional families and a lack of 
appropriately trained personnel in rural areas and school systems. One 
in 10 US children is born with a disability, adding emotional and 
financial stress to families and rural school systems. Disabled teens 
are more likely to face abuse, pregnancy or suicide due to 
communication and other barriers, and this funding helps address this.
  $110,000 for program development, $29,000 for parent education and 
training, $11,000 for program materials, supplies and support.
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account or Provision: NASA, Cross Agency Support
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: The University of Alabama in 
Huntsville

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  Address of Requesting Entity: 301 Sparkman Avenue, Huntsville, AL 
38152
  Description of Request: Virtual Environment Simulation Laboratory 
$500,000.
  The funding would be used for purchasing of equipment which provides 
UAH a new capability to support Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) 
missions by developing engineering and science applications of virtual 
environment simulation as well as enhancing student involvement in 
virtual environments. This would benefit NASA MSFC uses of the facility 
relevant to MSFC missions, including virtual examination of rocket 
engines while firing, virtual participation in spacecraft manufacturing 
and maintenance processes and virtual presence on the surface of the 
moon.
  The full amount of these funds will be used to purchase equipment.
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account: NASA, Cross Agency Support
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Southern Research Institute
  Address of Requesting Entity: 757 Tom Martin Drive, Birmingham, AL 
35211
  Description of Request: Development of characterization techniques 
for advanced high temperature materials in space launch, $1,000,000.
  The funding of $1 million for the ``Development of Characterization 
Techniques for Advanced High Temperature Materials in Space Launch 
Applications'' will enable research and developments of advanced 
modeling, testing and characterization techniques for advanced 
composite materials in extreme environments. SRI has identified several 
gaps in current NASA technology that if filled, will greatly assist 
analysts and designers to successfully utilize composites in advanced 
structural and thermal protection system applications and reduce 
overall program risk.
  $350,000 to be spent on equipment and material purchases, $400,000 to 
be spent on materials research and analysis, $200,000 to be spent on 
testing, and $50,000 to be spent on program management.
  Requesting Member: Aderholt
  Bill Number: HR 3288
  Account or Provision: NASA, Cross Agency Support
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: B.G. Smith & Associates, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 555 Sparkman Drive, Suite 810, 
Huntsville, AL 35816
  Description of Request: Product life-cycle management and advanced 
modeling and simulation methods, $1,000,000.
  The program seeks to create an integrated and interoperable Product 
Lifecycle environment as it relates to engineering and manufacturing 
capabilities and to perform focused critical analyses on flight vehicle 
performance issues. To move MSFC in the direction leading to 
modernizing its systems, streamline operations, increase traceability, 
decrease costs, gain better insight, and increased aerospace 
manufacturing expertise.
  The funding would be used for about 6 full time employees, to 
purchase some hardware and cost associated with PLM software.

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