[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16176-16177]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 2009

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, in accordance with the 
Republican Conference standards regarding Member initiatives, I rise 
today to provide a description for how funds authorized in response to 
my requests submitted to the House Armed Services Committee will be 
allocated. In making those requests, I submitted a financial 
certification letter to Chairman Skelton which accompanied my requests, 
and included the following information:
  I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge these requests (1) 
are not directed to any entity or program that will be named after a 
sitting Member of Congress; (2) are not intended to be used by any 
entity to secure funds for other entities unless the use of funding is 
consistent with the specified purpose of the earmark; and (3) meet or 
exceed all statutory requirements for matching funds where applicable. 
I further certify that should any of the requests I have submitted be 
included in the bill, I will place a statement describing how the funds 
in each of the included requests will be spent and justifying the use 
of federal taxpayer funds.
  In order to fully comply with these standards, Madam Speaker, I 
hereby submit a description of how the funds authorized in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 will be used for the 
projects to follow.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647 the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Air Force
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: THY Enterprises, Inc.
  Address of Receiving Entity: 440 Hillabee St., Alexander City, AL 
35010
  Description of Request: Provide $2,700,000 in funding for Special 
Mission Clothing for

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AFSOC. The funding will be used to continue research and development of 
Special Mission Clothing for AFSOC. Approximately, $1,500,000 is for 
research and development of a lighter, quieter, water/wind proof, tear 
resistant and fire retardant material; $375,000 for engineering; 
$100,000 for laboratory analysis; $25,000 for field assessment; and 
$700,000 for risk and plan management. This Special Mission Clothing 
project will focus on producing products suitable for multiple Special 
Mission Unit requirements, and which meet or exceed military 
operational specifications.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647 the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Other Procurement, Air Force
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Telos Corporation
  Address of Receiving Entity: 7956 Vaughn Road, Suite 134, Montgomery, 
AL 36116
  Description of Request: Provide $5,000,000 in funding for Application 
Software Assurance Center of Excellence. This funding will provide the 
Air Force additional tools, training and subject matter experts to 
robust the analysis capability at the newly established Application 
Software Assurance Center of Excellence (ASACoE). To counter the 
growing threats in information operations, the Air Force established 
the Application Software Assurance Center of Excellence (ASACoE) to 
assess and strengthen its defenses against cyber attacks .The center's 
mission is to develop application security best practices that can be 
put in place Air Force-wide. Over the last year, the center has 
successfully assessed and identified vulnerabilities in numerous 
applications across multiple functional communities. The requested 
additional funding will ensure the security of the people, systems, and 
equipment software applications that support the Warfighter. The Center 
currently has 12 contracted personnel that are charged with reviewing 
over 3,000 software applications. At the current funding levels, the 
Center will complete approximately 300 within a year. The requested 
funding would enable the Center to accelerate the completion of the 
most critical tasks. The fund would increase local labor by up to 12 
advanced security engineers/computer programmers in Alabama. The 
remaining funds would support the application tools, software and Air 
Force-wide training. The lead agency executing this mission for the 
United States Air Force is the 554th Electronic Systems Wing located at 
Maxwell AFB--Gunter Annex in Montgomery, Alabama. This request is 
consistent with the intended and authorized purpose of this unit. The 
funding would be provided on an existing Air Force program line. The 
funding will provide for software tools that includes approximately 
$1,000,000 for source code analysis, $750,000 for web pen test tools, 
and $750,000 for database scanning tools in addition to $400,000 for 
training and $2,100,000 for subject matter experts and travel. The 
funding for Long term funds is being pursued in the Department's Future 
Years Defense Plan.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647 the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: BAE Systems
  Address of Receiving Entity: 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 2000, 
Arlington, VA 22209
  Description of Request: Provide $9,000,000 for the Paladin Integrated 
Management for work to be completed in Anniston, AL. The FY 10 
President's Budget contains funding for research and development Army 
funds to assist in making the M109A6 Paladin and its companion vehicle 
the Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV) sustainable 
through the year 2050. The changes to this vehicle will incorporate the 
Bradley's drive train and suspension components that will reduce the 
logistics footprint thereby reducing operational and support costs. 
This $9,000,000 in funding is needed in order to insure that this 
program be reinstated to its original schedule (the program was 
Congressionally reduced by that same amount during the FY09 budget 
process). Procurement funds to initiate low rate initial production are 
in the FY10 procurement budget. The Army intends to fund this program 
through completion. This is a national defense program which provides 
firepower to our troops engaged in combat.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647 the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: Electric Fuel Battery Corporation 
(Arotech Subsidiary)
  Address of Receiving Entity: 354 Industry Drive, Auburn, Alabama 
36832
  Description of Request: Provide $4,000,000 for the Novel Zinc Air 
Power Sources for Military. This funding will develop Zinc-Air battery 
technology that will provide the soldier with a high energy density 
power source that significantly reduces battery carry weight. Previous 
advances in the technology have helped to cut warfighter battery carry 
weight in half. Continued development of body-worn energy distribution 
systems, coupled with further development of Zinc-Air battery 
technology, promises to cut warfighter battery carry weight further, 
while reducing battery quantities carried on long missions. Reducing 
battery type and count lowers operational risk by reducing the need for 
re-supply. In addition, Zinc-Air battery's intrinsic safety (cannot 
combust or explode even when penetrated by hot projectiles) enhances 
warfighter safety. Lithium-Air battery technology is in its infancy but 
has the highest possible energy density of any battery system promising 
a quantum leap in the warfighter mission length.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647 the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: RDT&E, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity: SCRA, Institute for Solutions 
Generation (funding will benefit the Anniston Army Depot)
  Address of Receiving Entity: 5300 International Boulevard, N. 
Charleston, SC 29418
  Description of Request: Provide $8,200,000 in funding for the Highly 
Integrated Production for Expediting RESET. This funding was requested 
by the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce to benefit the Anniston Army 
Depot, located at 7 Frankford Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201. A critical 
readiness issue facing the military today is repairing and restoring 
military equipment that has been damaged or worn out in battle. 
Resetting small arms and crew served weapons is particularly 
challenging, given their sheer numbers and the fact that, there is a 
growing incidence of non-conforming parts used to support reset 
operations there. In addition, under the current system, a lot of time 
and cost are required to design and apply product improvements during 
reset. HIPER ensure a quick and efficient RESET turn-around for weapons 
to the theater. The requested funding will drive downstream 
efficiencies in manufacturing and quality inspection by enabling the 
utilization of laser scanning technology to significantly shorten the 
time and lower the cost for resetting and modernizing the military's 
small arms and crew-served weapons. This funding will provide 
$4,800,000 for integration, collaboration, scanning and reverse 
engineering technology, and supply chain improvements to enhance and 
expedite RESET efforts: $7,596,000 for labor, $544,000 for materials 
and $60,000 for travel.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Mike Rogers (Alabama)
  Bill Number: H.R. 2647 the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010
  Account: Military Construction, Army
  Legal Name of Receiving Entity:------
  Address of Receiving Entity: Anniston Army Depot, 7 Frankford Avenue, 
Anniston, AL 36201
  Description of Request: Provide $3,300,000 in funding for the 
Industrial Area Electrical System Upgrade. This funding will be used to 
construct electrical system upgrades to the area south of Third Avenue 
in the industrial area. Construction will include new power poles, 
cross arms, insulators, cutouts, re closers, anchor systems, wire, 
transformers, underground duct and circuit breakers for a couplet 12470 
volt electrical service system in the area south of Third Avenue in the 
industrial area. This construction will provide upgraded overhead lines 
and underground service from the power poles to pad mounted 
transformers that supply each building. Construct the secondary for a 
10.5 MVA 44.000/12/470 volt substation. The substation secondary will 
consist of vacuum breakers, voltage regulator, bypass switches and the 
structural steel. Anti-terrorism/force protection measures will include 
observance of vehicle access sitting distances, landscaping berms, 
exterior lighting, laminated glass, and walkway bollards.

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