[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 15, 2009

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2847--
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Kevin Brady, Texas 8th Congressional 
District
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847--Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Project: Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Lab
  Account: Office of Justice Programs, Byrne Discretionary Grants
  Requesting Entity: Sam Houston State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1803 Avenue I, Huntsville, TX 77341
  Law enforcement agencies in rural communities experience long waits 
and backlogs when requesting services from major cities like Houston. 
This request allows Sam Houston State University--one of the nation's 
foremost criminal justice universities--to use its expertise in 
forensic science to begin operations of the Regional Crime Laboratory 
started with funding I previously secured. This lab will provide 
important forensics services to local law enforcement such as 
identification of controlled substances, toxicology screening and 
finger print matching. The lab will be able to service communities in a 
75-mile wide area.
  The $1,000,000 included in this bill for this project will be 
allocated to staff the SHSU Regional Crime Lab and make it operational 
for serving regional law enforcement agencies. Specific budget items 
include: capital outlays (54%); salaries and benefits for laboratory 
staff (37%); lab supplies (8%); and subcontracts for staff training 
(1%).

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