[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18820]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. BILL POSEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 22, 2009

  Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks as well as in accordance with Clause 9 of rule 
XXI, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks for 
my Congressional District as a part of H.R. 3170, Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Bill Posey
  Project Funding Amount: $100,000
  Bill Number: H.R. 3170, Financial Services and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2010
  Account: Small Business Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Florida Institute of Technology 
(FIT).
  Address of Requesting Entity: Florida Institute of Technology, 150 
West University Blvd., Melbourne, Florida 23901.
  Description of Request: This funding will be used at FIT's ABTA 
Institute to continue collecting data and creating a database to 
publish standards and tables of government activities so that 
comparisons can be made between different providers of services to find 
out which ones are more cost effective. This initiative is aimed at 
providing accountability on how taxpayer dollars are spent with the 
goal of providing taxpayers with greater transparency of government 
expenditures.
  Consistent with Republican Leadership's policy on earmarks, I hereby 
certify that to the best of my knowledge this request (1) is not 
directed to any entity or program that will be named after a sitting 
Member of Congress; (2) is not intended to be used by an entity to 
secure funds for entities unless the use of the funding is consistent 
with the specified purpose of the earmark; and (3) meets or exceeds all 
statutory requirements for matching funds where applicable.

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