[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                         HON. JEFF FORTENBERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 2009

  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on member requests, I am submitting the following information 
regarding the earmarks I received as part of the FY10 Defense 
Appropriations Bill:
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, FY10 Defense Appropriations Bill
  Account: RDT&E, Army/Medical Technology/Program Element #: 0602787A/
Line Item #: 28
  Project Name: Understanding Blast-Induced Brain Injury
  Amount: $3,000,000
  Name and Address of Requesting Entity: University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
located at 302 Canfield Administrations Building, Lincoln, Nebraska 
68583
  Description: Most of the head and brain injuries occurring in current 
combat situations result from roadside explosions, but there is 
currently only limited understanding of blast-induced traumatic brain 
injury. This funding would be used to model how blast waves from 
explosions cause short- and long-term brain injury to warfighters and 
to develop devices and equipment to mitigate the damage. This research 
will lead to devices for improved detection and optimized equipment 
designs to protect against multiple insults to the brain from the blast 
impact and blast waves.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326, FY10 Defense Appropriations Bill
  Account: RDT&E, Air Force, University Research Initiatives, PE 
0601102F, Line 2
  Project Name: Safeguarding End-User Military Software
  Amount: $1,500,000
  Name and Address of Requesting Entity: University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
located at 302 Canfield Administrations Building, Lincoln, Nebraska 
68583
  Description: Military software increasingly is being created by 
``end-user programmers,'' who use programming tools such as 
spreadsheets, military planning systems, and Matlab simulations to 
create software. This unvalidated software runs critical day-to-day 
operations and often is not dependable. The funding would be used to 
develop advanced software engineering safeguards that can be embedded 
in software programmed by military personnel to help them prevent and 
detect errors and produce more dependable military systems that save 
lives and money. Prototype safeguards implementing algorithms and 
mechanisms will be built and validated through carefully designed 
studies. These safeguards will be convenient for users and help them 
reason through the dependability of software as they develop it, 
protecting programmers and operators from errors and saving millions of 
dollars in programming development costs.

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