[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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