[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 192 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E3038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  Mrs. EMERSON. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information in 
regards to H.R. 3326, the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense 
Appropriations Bill.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: RDTE, A
  Requesting Entity: Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Missouri 
65409
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,400,000 to research 
materials that will lead to advances in the storage and generation of 
power. To maintain a strong national defense, our Nation must develop 
new devices from innovative polymer-based materials that have lower-
power requirements, greater strength, lighter weight, higher 
sensitivity, and robustness to operate under extreme conditions. The 
research will provide materials that will lead to important advances in 
the generation and storage of power. The power generation systems would 
have advantages for military use over current systems in terms of 
weight, flexibility, and functionality.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: RDTE, A
  Requesting Entity: Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Missouri 
65409
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,400,000 to complete 
a project to develop high performance alloy materials and advanced 
manufacturing of steel castings for new lightweight and robotic weapon 
systems. This program would enhance defense component capabilities at a 
reduced cost. The program would also augment war fighter capability by 
increasing the mobility and reliability of weapons systems.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: RDTE, A
  Requesting Entity: Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Missouri 
65409
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $4,800,000 to develop 
new, low-cost, sensors and an integrating network methodology for 
geospatial localization and tracking of explosive related threats and 
precursor materials using spatially distributed, multimodal sensors. 
This effort is consistent with the U.S. Army goals of assured mobility 
and force protection.
  Requesting Member: Rep. Jo Ann Emerson
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: RDTE, AF
  Requesting Entity: Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Missouri 
65409
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,400,000 to develop 
fiber reinforced ultra-high temperature materials for hypersonic flight 
vehicles. Ultra-high temperature materials are imperative for the 
leading and trailing edges, and control surfaces, of future hypersonic 
vehicles. The proposed project would greatly advance the material 
selection and design capability for military systems projected to 
operate in the extreme environments associated with hypersonic flight. 
Success of this project would enable the United States to uphold its 
position of world leadership in these critical technology areas.

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