[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21901-21902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 24, 2008

  Mr. ALEXANDER. 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:
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  FEMA State and Local Programs.
  Tensas Parish Safety Building. The entity to receive funding for this 
project is Tensas Parish Police Jury, located at 205 Hancock Street, 
St. Joseph, LA 71366. The $750,000 would be used for constructing a 
Safety Building across from the Court House.
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  DHP.
  Department of Defense Brain Injury Rescue and Rehabilitation Project 
(BIRR). $1,200,000 will go to Louisiana State University Health 
Sciences Center, located at 433 Bolivar, New Orleans, LA 70112. The 
funding would be applied to the BIRR program allowing it to demonstrate 
the ability of Hyperbaric Oxygen to repair brains.
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  AP, N.
  Advanced Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting System. The entity to 
receive $1,600,000 for this project is Stratus Systems Inc., located at 
7976 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, LA 70037. The funding would be used to 
equip a fleet of H-53 helicopters with safety lights on hatches, 
handles and overhead. The Helicopter Escape Path Lighting program uses 
the Advanced Helicopter Emergency Egress Lighting System (ADHEELS) to 
illuminate the hatches, actuation handles, and now the overhead as 
well, to an intensity that is visible in underwater conditions, which 
allows trapped crew to find their way out of the rapidly sinking 
aircraft. The same escape path lighting is actuated in land crash, 
assisting the crew in rapid escape from a stricken aircraft. This 
system is superior in performance, reliability, and logistics support 
to the 1970's system it replaces. ADHEELS represents a significant 
improvement in installation, operation,

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maintenance, performance and reliability at a lower cost. The 
outstanding advantages derive from the use of an advanced 
electroluminescent technology which requires no aircraft power and is 
automatically activated by immersion, crash pulse, or excessive tilt. 
The Navy has recently equipped all SH-60 series helicopters ADHEELS and 
the results are a resounding success. The program for the H-53 is 
underway but needs the addition of overhead lighting also applicable to 
the H-60. The Naval Air Systems Command will procure and install the 
ADHEELS in the H-53 series aircraft and in the entire fleet of aircraft 
as this funding becomes available. Installation kits will be bought for 
each aircraft and installation accomplished through existing support 
contracts.
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  RDTE, A.
  Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (Note: A Treatment Planning Research 
Laboratory for High Performance Computing and Radiation Dose Effects). 
The entity to receive $2,400,000 for this project the Mary Bird Perkins 
Cancer Center, located at 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, La 70809. The 
funding would be used for the development of a Medical Imaging, 
Treatment, and Treatment Planning Research Laboratory. MBPCC-LSU is 
supporting the development of a Medical Imaging, Treatment, and 
Treatment Planning Research Laboratory specifically for monochromatic 
X-ray beams for use in radiation therapy (e.g. X-ray activated Auger 
electron therapy) and medical diagnostic imaging. The Department of 
Defense utilizes this specialty both in the diagnosis and treatment of 
disease, as well in the research and development of high performance 
computing, radiation dose, and imaging applications.
  Working with DOD, LSU-MBPCC will establish a multi-disciplinary 
Treatment and Treatment Planning Research Laboratory to study a new 
technology that offers unique promises for monochromatic X-rays in 
radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging. Monochromatic X-ray activated 
Auger electron therapy has been shown in some preliminary studies to 
increase the effective dose to tumors three to five times, by 
specifically targeting tissue and its DNA, offering potential for 
sparing normal tissues to a significant degree. It is also believed to 
offer the potential of providing full radiation dose to the cancer 
while achieving a significant reduction in dose to normal patient 
tissues, thereby reducing the side effects of radiotherapy.
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  RDTE, A.
  Military Nutrition Research: Personnel Readiness and Warfighter 
Performance. The entity to receive $1,600,000 for this project is the 
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, located at 6400 Perkins Road, 
Baton Rouge, LA 70808. The funding would be for ongoing research for 
military nutrition across all branches of service. This funding is 
requested for the Pennington Biomedical Research Center for ongoing 
research to continue the Army's responsibility for military nutrition 
research across all branches of military service. The work focuses on 
the improvement of health and performance of the American Armed Forces. 
PBRC provides laboratory support for the military nutrition division at 
USARIEM with: (1) analyses of human samples for studies conducted at 
U.S. Army sites, (2) assessments of energy expenditure and water 
requirements of soldiers in prolonged field exercise using stable 
isotopes, (3) nutrition analysis services provided by the nutrient 
database laboratory, and (4) an imaging center located at PBRC which 
provides research support for USARIEM and PBRC research studies in 
nutrient metabolism to sustain readiness and enhance performance.
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  RDTE, AF.
  Cyber Security Laboratory at Louisiana Tech University. The entity to 
receive $3,000,000 for this project is Louisiana Tech University, 
located at P.O. Box 10348, Ruston, LA 71272. Cyber Security 
Laboratory--This $3 million appropriation provides funding for 
equipping a new Cyber Security Laboratory to support research and 
educational efforts in cyber security at Louisiana Tech University. 
This laboratory is a key component of the recently established Center 
for Secure Cyberspace (CSC), a collaboration between Louisiana Tech 
University and Louisiana State University. Funding for the CSC, 
totaling $8 million, has been provided half-and-half from the Louisiana 
Board of Regents and the two universities. Researchers are developing 
core research foundations in evolvable sensor hardware/software and 
corresponding transformational technologies for the early prediction, 
detection, and control of anomalous behavior in cyberspace. The CSC has 
built strategic collaborative relationships between national and 
international academic and industrial partners, and with the Air 
Force's Cyberspace Command at Barksdale Air Force Base. Funding for the 
Cyber Security Laboratory will be appropriately allocated to 
specialized laboratory equipment, lab modifications, and staff support.
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  RDTE, AF.
  Remote Suspect Identification. (Classified)--This $3.2 million 
appropriation provides funding for the United States Air Force 
Cyberspace Command and the continued development of RSI algorithms. 
Funding will be utilized exclusively for research and development costs 
and well as associated administrative costs.
  Congressman Rodney Alexander.
  H.R. 2638.
  RDTE, N.
  Littoral Battlespace Sensing--Autonomous UUV. The entity to receive 
$800,000 for this project is C&C Technologies Inc., located at 730 E. 
Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, LA 70508. The funding would support 
critical oceanographic data collection and training experience data. 
Will also continue the use of operational experience to develop metrics 
for mission planning and personnel requirements to reduce risk and 
influence future acquisition programs.
  Neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in these projects.

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