[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E153]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. GEOFF DAVIS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 4, 2010

  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding an earmark I secured as part of H.R. 3326 
(Conference Report).
  Requesting Member: Congressman Geoff Davis
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: American Freedom Fuels and 
Chemicals, LLC
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2704 Old Rosebud Drive, Suite 160; 
Lexington, KY 40509
  Description of Request: Appropriate $3,920,000 for development of a 
single clean fuel for the Department of Defense (DOD). Seventy-four 
percent of DOD's energy consumption is for mobility. From sixty to 
seventy-six percent of total DOD petroleum product purchases are for 
jet fuel. JP-8, primarily used for air operations, makes up about fifty 
percent of the total fuel product purchased by DOD. A $10 per barrel 
increase in the price of oil adds $600 million/year to the cost of Air 
Force operations.
  The benefit to DOD and the taxpayer is reduced fuel costs, 
particularly for aviation. Additionally, development of a viable 
synthetic fuel has the potential to eliminate DOD's historic reliance 
on costly petroleum from foreign sources.

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