[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7300]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                       HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 12, 2009

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House 
Republican standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 1105, the 
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009:
  Requesting Member: Rep. Christopher H. Smith
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Georgian Court University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 900 Lakewood Avenue, Lakewood, New 
Jersey 08701
  Description of Request: I have secured $190,000 for the Autism 
Institute for Training and Applied Research at Georgian Court 
University, Lakewood, New Jersey in Division F of the Omnibus 
Appropriations Act, 2009. The Institute will establish a statewide 
resource for parents, caregivers and healthcare professionals and 
provide development and in-service training and outreach and conduct 
applied research on all facets of autism spectrum disorders. Georgian 
Court University is committed to this project and is in the process of 
developing courses in autism and has hired a full-time faculty member 
devoted to autism research.

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