[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20078-20079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. 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. 3326, FY 2010 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act:
  1. Project Name--Lightweight Munitions and Surveillance System for 
Unmanned Air and Ground Vehicles
  Requesting Member--Scott Garrett
  Bill Number--H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act
  Account--RDT&E (Army), Shipboard Systems Component Development
  Requesting Entity--Imperial Machine & Tool Company, 8 West Crisman 
Road, Columbia, NJ 07832
  Description of the Project--The Hybrid Projectile program's goal is 
to produce low-cost guided munitions capable of reaching targets faster 
than a traditional UAV. These munitions will be more efficient and 
effective than current guided projectiles of the same caliber with 
larger payloads and the ability to change targets or be recalled mid-
flight. With additional taxpayer funding, current early phase research 
can be accelerated, completed, and transferred to other caliber 
weapons. The Hybrid Projectile program will offer a wide range of 
forward-looking, advanced weapons and surveillance capabilities to not 
only Army personnel, but also members of all branches of the Armed 
Services.
  Description of the Spending Plan--($4,800,000)
  $900,000--Design/Study: Design and study costs are associated with 
the intense engneering and drafting of the various hybrid projectiles. 
Imperial dedicates personnel solely to this project.
  $1,100,000--Personnel/Salaries: This cost is for the salaries of 
employees at Imperial Machine & Tool Co. and subcontractors (if 
required) that will be working on the program for FY10.
  $800,000--Equipment: Equipment purchases are associated with hardware 
and electronics necessary to continue development of Hybrid 
Projectiles. Imperial Machine & Tool Co. owns state of the art 
manufacturing equipment. Therefore, there are no capital equipment 
purchases necessary.
  $2,000,000--Manufacturing: This allows for the advanced manufacturing 
of hybrid projectiles through novel machining practices and cutting 
edge technology.
  Total--$4,800,000.
  2. Project Name--Landing Craft Composite Lift Fan
  Requesting Member--Scott Garrett
  Bill Number--H.R. 3326, FY 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act
  Account--RDT&E (Navy) Weapons and Munitions Advanced Technology
  Requesting Entity--Curtiss-Wright Flow Control/Engineered Pump 
Division, 222 Cameron Drive, Suite 200, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
  Description of the Project--This project will support the design, 
development, and manufacture of two sets of prototype composite 
material lift fans for application on current and next generation Navy 
landing craft vessels. The initiative will address an ongoing problem 
the Navy has been experiencing with current generation metal lift fan 
blades that have to be replaced every few months at a cost of 
approximately $1.4 million a year. This technology will extend the life 
of landing craft lift

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fans, reducing failures, maintenance, and life cycle costs. The 
proposed fan improvement utilizes state of the art composite materials, 
fiber-reinforced matrix composites. Similar composite materials have 
proven themselves in pumps used in sea water applications onboard U.S. 
Naval Ships. This funding would complete the development of landing 
craft composite lift fan initiated in FY09, providing final design and 
production ready capability to replace current generation landing craft 
lift fans.
  Description of the Spending Plan--($1,500,000)
  $750,000--prototype installation on Navy LCAC
  $525,000--US Navy testing of prototype on LCAC
  $225,000--final design modifications as identified in testing
  Total--$1,500,000.

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