[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8488-8489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2009

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican 
Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 2009 
Omnibus.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Don Young
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Department of Justice, OJP--Juvenile Justice
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: i-SAFE, Inc
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5900 Pasteur Court, Suite 100 Carlsbad, 
CA 92008
  Description of Request: $300,000 will allow i-SAFE to expand services 
to a projected 6.2 million students nationally by the end of the 2009 
school year. It will also help to fund the i-SAFE initiatives that 
provide data to FBI, local law enforcement, schools and industry 
leaders such as USPTO, RIAA and ASCAP. This data is provided through 
the i-SAFE National Assessment Center--a compilation of student surveys 
that serve as the world's largest data base of student online behavior 
and attitudes. The State of Alaska provides contract funds for the 
Village Public Safety Officer program.
  i-SAFE Inc. is the leading provider of e-Safety education and 
training in schools nationwide. i-SAFE also provides schools/districts 
behavioral statistical data regarding Internet behavior and usage by 
their students. i-SAFE programmatic assets address a broad range of e-
Safety issues through a uniquely comprehensive and holistic framework 
that includes training of educators (i.e., Professional Development 
Program--i-SAFE has trained over 85,000 educators nationwide) both 
online and in-person, extensive community outreach programs towards 
parents, seniors, legal/law-enforcement officers and, most importantly, 
a world-class age-appropriate curriculum which features integrated 
teaching and learning activities for students in all grades from 
primary to secondary schools. i-SAFE has educated over 8.5 million 
students nationwide and has cooperative agreement with many of the 
State Dept of Education(s) and Districts in all 50 states including 
schools in Washington, DC to name a few: Sidwell Friends School; St. 
Patricks Episcopal Day School; Woodridge Elementary; Woodridge High 
School & St. Peters Interparish School.
  i-SAFE fulfills a vital role in the digital age and global 
information society, throughout the United States by empowering 
Internet users with the knowledge and awareness needed to garner the 
most benefit from Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) 
and the Internet via safe, responsible, ethical and legal use.
  Beginning in 2009 Congress mandated that elementary and secondary 
schools receiving E-Rate discounts must submit a certification to the 
Federal Communications Commission that as part of their Internet safety 
policy they are educating minors about appropriate online behavior, 
including interacting with other individuals on social networking 
websites and in chat rooms and cyber bullying awareness and response. 
i-SAFE can provide to every school, throughout the United States the 
``E-Rate Certification Compliance Package.'' This package includes all 
classroom curriculum that is mandated to be taught through the 
Legislation mandate of the Broadband Act.
  Funding will be used to expand the i-SAFE curriculum to more students 
and classrooms throughout the nation as well as implement the ``E-Rate 
Compliance Package'' into schools throughout the nation.
  This request will also allow i-SAFE to provide, on a quarterly basis, 
student assessment data (i.e., metrics) to the district/schools upon 
request allowing them to have metrics on students behavioral attitudes 
towards online safety.
  This Administration is focused on providing every student and 
school(s) the ability to communicate and learn through today's 21st 
century communication. Safety is a key component for schools that 
provide students with the means to access online information and 
services within their learning environment in the classroom. Education 
is the diadem to the success of students being empowered with the 
knowledge of learning safe and responsible tactics as a citizen in 
today's global economy. The only environment that is conducive for 
every student, regardless of age, race or socio-economic, to deploy 
such global education, is that of the classroom. To date, over 8.5 
million students nationwide have acquired the critical thinking and 
decision-making skills to ensure safe online behavior. The efficacy of 
the i-SAFE program has proven invaluable to the tax payers nationwide.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Don Young
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Dept of Education--National Projects--Innovation and 
Improvement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Reading Is Fundamental
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, 
DC 20009
  Description of Request: Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) (authorized 
under Title V, Part D, Subpart 5) prepares children to read by 
delivering free books and literacy resources to those children who need 
them most. The $24.8 million awarded to RIF will be used to advance 
their efforts with improving childhood literacy.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Don Young
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Dept of Education--National Projects--Safe Schools and 
Citizenship Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Center for Civic Education
  Address of Requesting Entity: 5145 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, 
California 91302 -
  Description of Request: $25,095,000 for the Center for Civic 
Education to be used to support programs that educate American students 
about our nation's fundamental ideals and democratic -values.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Don Young
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105

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  Account: Dept of Education--National Projects--Safe Schools and 
Citizenship Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: National Council of Economic 
Education
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1140 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 202, 
New York, New York 10036
  Description of Request: $5,019,000 for the National Council of 
Economic Education to support programs that educate American students 
about our nation's fundamental ideals and democratic values.
  Requesting Member: Congressman Don Young
  Bill Number: H.R. 1105
  Account: Dept of Education--National Projects--Innovation and 
Improvement
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Reach Out and Read National Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 56 Roland Street, Suite 100-D, Boston, 
MA 02129
  Description of Request: Provide $4,965,000 for reading based 
federally-funded national educational program that makes literacy 
promotion a standard part of pediatric primary care, so that children 
grow up with books, language skills, and the ability to read.

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