[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. DAVID DREIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. DREIER. 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. 2647, the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010:
  Requesting Member: David Dreier
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Army, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
  Legal Name and Address of Entity Receiving Earmark: Chang Industry, 
located at 968 Palomares Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $2,000,000 to develop 
Fire Shield, an Active Protection System (APS) with the guidance of the 
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center 
in Warren, Michigan. Fire Shield would be used to protect armored 
vehicles from the blast effects and the plasma jet of rocket propelled 
grenades (RPG) by detecting and destroying incoming projectiles. 
Approximately $800,000 is for directional warhead blast and fragment 
effects characterization and optimization. $600,000 will be used for 
static threat defeat characterization, test and evaluation with 
directional warhead. The remaining $600,000 will be used for threat 
defeat test and evaluation on a controlled moving platform with 
directional warhead. This request is consistent with the intended and 
authorized purpose of the Army RDT&E account.
  Requesting Member: David Dreier 
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 Account: Air Force, Air National Guard, Operations and 
Maintenance
  Legal Name and Address of Entity Receiving Earmark: Gentex 
Corporation, located at 11525 6th Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark of $6,000,000 to complete 
the Air National Guard's fleet-wide implementation and standardization 
to the MBU-20A/P Oxygen Mask and Mask Light. Approximately, 34 percent 
($2,040,000) of the funding is for manufacturing; 4 percent ($240,000) 
is for sustainment and systems engineering support; 6 percent 
($360,000) is for inspections and tests; 20 percent ($1,200,000) is for 
general and administrative; 35 percent ($2,100,000) is for material; 1 
percent ($60,000) is for packaging handling shipping and 
transportation. This request is consistent with the intended and 
authorized purpose of the Air National Guard.

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