E2184 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 30, 2008 Cancer Patient Protection Act would help en- military service. He was one of our first appro- components, extend the life of current aircraft sure that these patients will have adequate priators to take up the cause of overseas mili- and increase the safety of pilots and per- support after breast cancer surgery by guaran- tary housing. He was well suited to do this be- sonnel. teeing a minimum hospital stay of 48 hours for cause he lived in it when deployed overseas The University of North Texas is located at a woman having a mastectomy or lumpectomy during the Berlin Wall Crisis as a member of 1155 Union Circle #311277, Denton, Texas and 24 hours for a woman undergoing a the Air National Guard. 76203–5017. lymph node removal. Anyone who has —the dean of the Ohio dele- 2. Unmanned Force Augmentation Systems watched a loved one fight this illness under- gation—has served in Congress with distinc- (UFAS), Geneva Aerospace—$2.4 million— stands that the last thing any woman should tion for 36 years. As a respected cardinal on RDTE,N—Congressman MICHAEL BURGESS. be doing at that time is fighting with her insur- the Appropriations Committee, he chaired the The UFAS program supports research, de- ance company. Interior Subcommittee for 6 years. Subse- velopment and testing of advanced UAS tech- Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to quently, he served as chairman of the Labor, nologies. The program is intended to facilitate join me in support of H.R. 758. With millions Health and Human Services, and Education the rapid transition of UAV systems to the of women in American being affected by this Subcommittee. During this time I served as warfighters that offer order-of-magnitude im- horrible disease, the Breast Cancer Patient chairman of the House Education and the provements in usability, capability, and, hence, Protection Act will ensure they have access to Workforce Committee. Early in my tenure as operational effectiveness. Specific program adequate medical support after their surgery. chairman, Congress passed the No Child Left and technology areas that the FY09 program f Behind Act to help ensure that all children will support include extended development have the opportunity for a quality education. and testing of the Air Deployable Sensor TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE RALPH worked to ensure adequate funding for (ADS), which is a Sonochute Launched UAS RALPH REGULA. THE HONOR- critical education priorities and our children supported by Technology Transition Agree- ABLE AND THE and youth are better for it. He is a true gen- ments with multiple Navy sponsors. The Air HONORABLE DAVID HOBSON tleman and I am pleased to have worked Deployable Sensor is one of several new ca- closely with him. pabilities developed under the UFAS program. HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER Ohio’s delegation enjoys a close relation- Additional successful technology develop- OF OHIO ship. We’re like a family—we don’t always see ments have included the development of an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eye-to-eye but at the end of the day, we’ve al- autonomous sense and avoid system for UAS in support of UAS National Airspace Integra- Monday, September 29, 2008 ways been able to work through our dif- ferences and work for what’s best for Ohio. tion initiatives, UAS autonomous takeoff and Mr. BOEHNER. I rise today to pay tribute to One thing is clear about RALPH, DAVE, and landing systems and gap-filler UAS designed three of my fellow Ohioans who are retiring at DEBORAH. Members on both sides of the aisle to support a growing DOD UAS Intelligence, the end of the 110th Congress—DEBORAH respect their integrity and no one has doubted Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capa- PRYCE, DAVE HOBSON, and RALPH REGULA. All where hearts are—with their constituents, the bility gap. three are true public servants who have dedi- great State of Ohio, and their country. I will Geneva Aerospace is located at 4240 Inter- cated their lives to serving their constituents, miss their congeniality and thank them for national Parkway, Carrollton, Texas 75007. Ohio, and this great Nation. This institution will their leadership and service. I wish RALPH and f miss their experience, their advocacy for crit- his wife Mary, DAVE and his wife Carolyn, and EARMARK DECLARATION ical issues, and their ability to get the job DEBORAH and her daughter Mia the very best done. in the next stage of their lives. DEBORAH PRYCE first served as a judge be- HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH f fore being elected to Congress in 1992. She OF NEW JERSEY has ably served in critical positions in the EARMARK DECLARATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House—on the Rules Committee and on the Monday, September 29, 2008 Financial Services Committee. She helped HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, guide our Republican Conference as chair- OF TEXAS I submit the following: woman. DEBORAH has been a tireless advo- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Requesting Member: Rep. CHRISTOPHER H. cate for children and cancer research, and our Monday, September 29, 2008 SMITH country is better for her efforts. Congress- Bill Number: H.R. 2638 woman DEBORAH PRYCE also has been a fight- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, pursuant Account: Research, Development, Test and er for working families. As the mother of a to the U.S. House of Representatives Repub- Evaluation, Army Account young child, she understands the challenges lican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Intel- working families—especially single mothers— submitting the following information for publi- ligence & Information Warfare Directorate, face. DEBORAH has sacrificed more for this job cation in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD regard- CERDEC than most others, and remained committed to ing earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2638, Address of Requesting Entity: Lakehurst her constituents despite personal heartache. I Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, Naval Engineering Station have seen her grow and learn more in her job and Continuing Appropriations Act for 2009: Description of Request: Funding will be uti- than any other Member and I am proud to call 1. Institute for Science and Engineering lized to implement a CERDEC RDT & E test her my friend. Simulation (lSES), University of North Texas— capability for airborne and ground antenna de- DAVE HOBSON and I started our careers in $3.36 million—RDTE,AF—Congressman MI- sign to develop and prove new concept anten- Congress at the same time. Previously, we CHAEL BURGESS. nae that operate at higher frequencies offering served together in the Ohio General Assem- ISES at the University of North Texas is cur- significantly higher capacities and are less bly. ‘‘Uncle Dave,’’ as many call him, may not rently working closely with the U.S. Air Force prone to interference and jamming. The test agree with your position, but he has always to remedy a critical requirement. Due to in- capability will provide testing of aircraft mount- been willing to give you advice on how to ac- creased operations as a result of the wars in ed antennae at varying altitude under a variety complish your goal. One thing that I always Iraq and Afghanistan during the past 5 years, of conditions and on specific aircraft including admired about Congressman HOBSON is his Air Force aircraft are often pushed to perform fixed, rotary wing and unmanned air systems. ability to find himself in the middle of whatever beyond their intended design criteria: this has The system will be used to provide the de- was going On. Like me, he’s a former busi- created serious concerns for safety of both the sign of new antennae which develop more reli- nessman. This background has been a gen- aircraft and personnel. The Air Force requires able, expanded bandwidth information links uine asset and translates well to a legislative modeling & simulation research of the per- which enable the flow of tactical information to environment as it has helped him know how to formance and lifecycles of materials in aircraft the deployed warfighter. The capability will broker a deal. in order to extend the life of current military also expand the ability of communicating with My constituents will perhaps feel Congress- aircraft and to perform testing on future aircraft the variety of unmanned systems, both air- man HOBSON’s retirement the most, as our structures and material. Utilizing state-of-the- borne and ground based, for increased intel- districts adjoin each other and we worked very art facilities and equipment at the University of ligence gathering and control. closely together over the years on issues af- North Texas, the research conducted at ISES DETAILED FINANCE PLAN: PROGRAM COST SUMMARY. fecting Wright Patterson Air Force Base. DAVE will be used to predict/identify and reduce the L Band development on UH–60M where a has a real heart for our men and women in risk of catastrophic failure in aircraft structural required future aviation waveform, Wideband

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