[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21161]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                          HON. MARY BONO MACK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  Mrs. BONO MACK. 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, the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDTE), Air Force
  Entity Requesting: Exotic-Electro-Optics, 36570 Briggs Road, 
Murrieta, CA 92563.
  Description of Earmark: $3,000,000 is provided and will be utilized 
from the Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems program solely for the 
purpose of completing the research started in FY08 to address the 
challenges of EMI-shielding for large panel sapphire windows for the 
EOTS sensor and to ensure production-ready domestic sources for defense 
critical materials required for the production of the Joint Strike 
Fighter. This aircraft has been designed to be an affordable and 
stealthy tactical aircraft for the 21st century.
  Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--Materials: Total- $525,000; 
Labor: Total--$2,528,202.
  Requesting Member: Mary Bono Mack
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: Defense Production Act
  Entity Requesting: Surmet Precision Optics, 41618 Eastman Drive, 
Murrieta, CA 92562.
  Description of Earmark: $3,000,000 is provided in the legislation to 
meet the objective of the overall program which creates components for 
major defense acquisition programs, such as Mine Resistant Ambush 
Protected (MRAP) vehicles, C-17 aircraft, Small Diameter Bomb-II (SDB-
II), Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), and Joint Air to Ground Missile 
(JAGM).
  Spending Plan: Project Expenditures--During the previous years' 
effort, Surmet provided a 10-20 percent in-kind contribution to funding 
received from the Title III. Breakdown of the total FY10 program cost 
is projected as follows:
  60 percent will go towards labor for design, production and 
evaluation of a large quantity of components. They anticipate an 
addition of 10 positions for this effort;
  35 percent will go towards raw materials and equipment; and
  5 percent will go towards infrastructure improvements.

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