[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 21553-21554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                            HON. NATHAN DEAL

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 14, 2009

  Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks one of my district institutions received 
as part of Bill 3326, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for 2010.''
  Requesting Member: Congressman Nathan Deal
  Bill Number: H.R. 3326
  Account: O&M, Army Account
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: North Georgia College and State 
University
  Address of Requesting Entity: North Georgia College & State 
University, The Military College of Georgia 82 College Circle, 
Dahlonega, GA 30597.
  Description of Request: The DoD Language Transformation Roadmap 
requires language education for officers. This pilot establishes a cost 
efficient model for meeting this requirement. The hub concept provides 
for pre-commissioning language education rather than while on active 
duty, saving annual pay and allowances in excess of $40K per year per 
officer. Following the three year pilot, state funding based on credit 
hour production begins, resulting in a sustainable language hub 
program. Initial investment is repaid in savings within three years of 
pilot completion and subsequently represents an annual cost savings in 
excess of $2M.

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