[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15669-15670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2009

  Mr. POE 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 Ted Poe
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

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  Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne 
Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Houston Police Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1200 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
  Description of Request: I, and Rep. John Culberson, have secured 
$350,000 for the Houston Police Department to be used towards 
enforcement of illegal possession and distribution of Methamphetamine/
ICE, Heroin, Cocaine and Marijuana throughout the Houston region. The 
Houston Police Department intends to use the funds for classified 
overtime for Narcotics Personnel, for the purchase of covert equipment, 
for the purchase of evidence/information, for the purchase of block 
overtime expenses for general personnel, and for investigative travel. 
The Targeted Narcotics Enforcement Team (TNET) is an enforcement group 
whose mission is to carry out investigations addressing the broad 
spectrum of drug trafficking in and through the Houston region. The 
goal is to identify, target, and disrupt or dismantle major drug 
trafficking organizations operating on a regional scale. However, TNET 
is unique in its efforts by focusing on the full organization. With 
investigators continuously developing confidential sources (CS) along 
the Texas-Mexico border, the group is able to target major Drug 
Trafficking Organizations (DTOs). TNET also works through its coalition 
of investigators, attorneys, inspectors, and citizen groups to target 
the dealers and end users that make the DTOs' work profitable. Over the 
past several years, Mexican DTOs have taken over the production of 
Methamphetamine and the more crystallized meth known as ``ICE.'' Once 
dominated by domestic labs, Mexican DTOs now produce the bulk of 
methamphetamine powder and ICE. These DTOs have utilized the same 
smuggling routes and techniques that have been used in the past. TNET 
has quickly adapted to this new threat and has successfully targeted 
these Methamphetamine DTOs. Additional resources will enhance our 
ability to combat these sophisticated DTOs.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ted Poe
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne 
Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Harris County, TX Constable Precinct 
#4
  Address of Requesting Entity: 16000 Stuebner Airline Road, Suite 520, 
Spring, TX 77379
  Description of Request: I have secured $90,000 in funding to be used 
to provide a uniform manner of handling violent crimes against woman 
within this precinct by supporting an investigating deputy for the 
precinct. This way cases will be worked on 24 hours a day and have a 
faster completion time. The investigating deputy shall make the scene 
when a incident is reported and interview all victim(s), suspect(s), 
and witness(es) while at the scene. Collect all evidence at the scene 
and provide the victim(s) with a written notification of their ``Victim 
Rights'' found in the departmental issued Victim Assistance pamphlet. 
The investigator shall initiate a case report and post the case on the 
office information board so that all patrol deputies may be informed of 
the case.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Ted Poe
  Bill Number: H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne 
Discretionary Grants
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Houston Police Department
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1200 Travis Street, Houston, TX 77002
  Description of Request: I have secured $910,000 for the Houston 
Police Department to purchase more LiveScan equipment, enabling them to 
capture electronic fingerprints and be part of the IAFIS (Integrated 
Automated Fingerprint Identification System) program which enables them 
to determine in seconds as opposed to days the alienage and criminal 
history of those they apprehend through the federal Law Enforcement 
Support Center. They still need 9 more machines to be fully electronic 
under IAFIS city wide. Additionally, funding will be used to purchase 
additional handheld devices that would be given to police officers to 
quickly capture biometric information of suspects and quickly determine 
their criminal histories, outstanding warrants, whether they have an 
order of removal or bench warrant for a failure to appear for an 
immigration proceeding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 
Office of Detention and Removal's deportable felon database.

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