[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. JOHN R. CARTER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. CARTER. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information for 
publication in the Congressional Record regarding earmarks I received 
as part of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2638, 
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Carter.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Texas State University-San Marcos.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 
USA.
  Description of Request: I requested $1.52 million in the FY2009 
Defense Appropriations Bill for the Center for Geospatial Intelligence 
and Investigation. The project provides a semi-automated means to 
predict insurgents' behavior and actions. Further, it provides an 
increased level of analysis through a mathematical calculation that 
predicts insurgent activity areas and bases of operation. The 
Department of Criminal Justice at Texas State University has 
established an upper division Criminal Justice program at the Round 
Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC). The Criminal Justice Program is 
preparing for the establishment of a new PhD program that will 
incorporate information obtained from this project to strengthen the 
overall program including the RRHEC campus. Specifically, this funding 
will provide $603,520 for personnel costs, $414,300 for Equipment, 
$60,000 for travel, $40,000 for consultants, $6715 for other direct 
costs, and $395,465 for the facilities and administration costs at the 
rate approved by the Department of Health and Human Services.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Carter.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Alcoa, Inc.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 100 Technical Center, Alcoa Center, PA 
15069.
  Description of Request: I requested $2 million for the Ship 
Affordability Through Advanced Aluminum Structures project in the 
FY2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. Requested funding will be used to 
address the cost of fabrication, assembly and joining of aluminum 
marine structures through performance of trade studies and the 
implementation of advanced aluminum designs that will offer enhanced 
performance at lower cost. Funding will lay the groundwork and create 
the research and development foundation that will ultimately generate 
work at Alcoa's Rockdale facility. They FY09 and future year funding 
will enable level-of-effort activities to address the cost of 
fabrication, assembly, and joining of aluminum marine structures. An 
approximate budget breakdown includes: $250,000 for allow development; 
one-third of the total appropriation will be utilized for aluminum 
technology development; and the balance will be utilized for design 
optimization.
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Carter.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Operation and Maintenance, Army.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Texas AgriLife Research.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1500 Research Parkway, Suite 255, 2259 
TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2259.
  Description of Request: I requested $2.8 million for the Fort Hood 
Training Lands Restoration and Maintenance project in the FY2009 
Defense Appropriations Bill. Requested funds will provide dedicated 
resources to rehabilitate selected Fort Hood lands degraded by over 60 
years of training with military vehicles. Substantial rehabilitation 
can be achieved over five years with an integrated program that reduces 
soil erosion and compaction, increases desirable vegetation and woody 
vegetation management, fills gullies, constructs sediment traps, and 
provides appropriate tank trails, stream-crossings and hilltop access 
points for tactical vehicles. An approximate spending plan includes: 
$800,000 for the installation of gully plugs; $250,000 for a woody 
species control program (juniper/mesquite control on the West Range); 
$250,000 for vegetation management (implement revegetation programs 
across the West Range); $1 million for tank trail repairs, which 
includes improving hill top access points, hardening stream crossings 
and improving tank trails that are currently unserviceable for training 
maneuvers and $500,000 for practice assessment and verification (Texas 
AgriLife Research).
  Requesting Member: Congressman John Carter.
  Bill Number: H.R. 2638.
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy.
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: TECO Westinghouse Motor Company.
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5100 North IH-35, Round Rock, TX 78681.
  Description of Request: I requested $2 million for the purpose of 
conducting research to accommodate the introduction of the High 
Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Trap Field Magnet (TFM) Motors in Navy 
applications. HTS TFM motors will produce twice the power, have four 
times higher output torque, and the material cost will be one third 
that of the permanent magnet material cost. HTS TFM will help future 
Navy ships meet power generation requirements for the increasing array 
of electronic sensors, higher powered radar, and weapon systems, which 
is estimated to be six times greater than the needs of existing DDG-51 
class destroyers. An approximate spending plan for the requested 
funding includes: $100,000 for administration; $87,500 for travel, 
$42,000 for project management, $875,000 for engineering, $62,500 for 
drafting, $72,500 for manufacturing, $120,000 for materials, $38,000 
for management, $300,000 for testing, $212,500 for machine tooling, and 
$90,000 for other expenses.

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