[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19464-19465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. VERNON J. EHLERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 2009

  Mr. EHLERS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards, I am submitting the following information regarding projects 
I received funding for as part of the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Army Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Grand Valley State University and 
Mary Free Bed Hospital
  Address of Requesting Entity: 301 Michigan Street, NE, Grand Rapids, 
MI 49503
  Description of Request: This bill provides $1,460,000 for the Midwest 
Traumatic Injury Rehabilitation Center. This funding is a valuable use 
of taxpayer money because this Center will combine the state-of-the-art 
medical and rehabilitation team care currently delivered by Mary Free 
Bed Hospital and the curriculum development, evaluative and educational 
expertise of Grand Valley State University to provide comprehensive 
wounded warrior care closer to home to reduce the burden on families 
and establish a model for the nation.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Navy Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: GE Aviation Systems LLC
  Address of Requesting Entity: 3290 Patterson Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 
49512
  Description of Request: This bill provides $2,500,000 for the 
Precision Engagement Technologies Required for Unmanned Systems 
(PETRUS). This is a valuable use of taxpayer money because PETRUS will 
compress the timeline associated with an unmanned

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system finding, fixing, tracking, targeting, engaging and assessing 
targets of interest. This project will develop a system for small 
unmanned air systems that is capable of precisely tracking mobile 
targets of interest under a wide range of highly dynamic conditions.

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