23494 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 154, Pt. 17 September 30, 2008 funding raised for sight and hearing programs, Cancer Patient Protection Act would help en- closely together over the years on issues af- including the Leader Dog Program. sure that these patients will have adequate fecting Wright Patterson Air Force Base. DAVE The Club will celebrate its 80th Anniversary support after breast cancer surgery by guaran- has a real heart for our men and women in on Saturday, October 4th during a dinner at teeing a minimum hospital stay of 48 hours for military service. He was one of our first appro- the Thorndale Inn. a woman having a mastectomy or lumpectomy priators to take up the cause of overseas mili- Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues and 24 hours for a woman undergoing a tary housing. He was well suited to do this be- join me today in recognizing the Downingtown lymph node removal. Anyone who has cause he lived in it when deployed overseas Lions Club for reaching this special milestone watched a loved one fight this illness under- during the Berlin Wall Crisis as a member of and in commending the efforts of Club mem- stands that the last thing any woman should the Ohio Air National Guard. bers, both past and present, for their tireless be doing at that time is fighting with her insur- RALPH REGULA—the dean of the Ohio dele- dedication and service to the Downingtown ance company. gation—has served in Congress with distinc- area. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to tion for 36 years. As a respected cardinal on f join me in support of H.R. 758. With millions the Appropriations Committee, he chaired the of women in American being affected by this Interior Subcommittee for 6 years. Subse- THE DAILY 45: ANOTHER VIOLENT horrible disease, the Breast Cancer Patient quently, he served as chairman of the Labor, WEEKEND IN CHICAGO Protection Act will ensure they have access to Health and Human Services, and Education adequate medical support after their surgery. Subcommittee. During this time I served as HON. BOBBY L. RUSH f chairman of the House Education and the OF ILLINOIS Workforce Committee. Early in my tenure as TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chairman, Congress passed the No Child Left RALPH REGULA, THE HONOR- Monday, September 29, 2008 Behind Act to help ensure that all children ABLE DEBORAH PRYCE AND THE have the opportunity for a quality education. Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Depart- HONORABLE DAVID HOBSON RALPH worked to ensure adequate funding for ment of Justice tells us that, everyday, 45 critical education priorities and our children people, on average, are fatally shot in the HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER and youth are better for it. He is a true gen- United States. Last weekend, while my col- OF OHIO tleman and I am pleased to have worked leagues and I worked to help restore our na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES closely with him. tion’s financial ship of state, the state of our Monday, September 29, 2008 Ohio’s delegation enjoys a close relation- urban communities continued to be plagued ship. We’re like a family—we don’t always see with an obscene level of gun violence. The Mr. BOEHNER. I rise today to pay tribute to eye-to-eye but at the end of the day, we’ve al- Chicago community I serve tops our nation’s three of my fellow Ohioans who are retiring at ways been able to work through our dif- list for gun-related violence which tragically in- the end of the 110th Congress—DEBORAH ferences and work for what’s best for Ohio. cluded the second loss of life, in just two PRYCE, DAVE HOBSON, and RALPH REGULA. All One thing is clear about RALPH, DAVE, and months, of a Chicago police officer. Last night, three are true public servants who have dedi- DEBORAH. Members on both sides of the aisle 14-year veteran officer Nathaniel Taylor, Jr., cated their lives to serving their constituents, respect their integrity and no one has doubted 39, lost his life while serving a search warrant Ohio, and this great Nation. This institution will where hearts are—with their constituents, the and he leaves behind an orphaned daughter miss their experience, their advocacy for crit- great State of Ohio, and their country. I will and a grieving city. ical issues, and their ability to get the job miss their congeniality and thank them for There were also three other gun-related done. their leadership and service. I wish RALPH and murders last weekend including 34-year-old DEBORAH PRYCE first served as a judge be- his wife Mary, DAVE and his wife Carolyn, and James Purifoy who was shot in the back. Two fore being elected to Congress in 1992. She DEBORAH and her daughter Mia the very best others lost their lives whose names have yet has ably served in critical positions in the in the next stage of their lives. to be released. And, to top it off, five people House—on the Rules Committee and on the f were shot on the Near West Side early Satur- Financial Services Committee. She helped day night following a dice game gone bad. guide our Republican Conference as chair- EARMARK DECLARATION Fortunately, none of their wounds were life woman. DEBORAH has been a tireless advo- threatening. cate for children and cancer research, and our HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS My condolences go out to the family and country is better for her efforts. Congress- OF TEXAS friends of Officer Taylor and to Mr. Purifoy woman DEBORAH PRYCE also has been a fight- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whose lives ended much too soon at the end er for working families. As the mother of a Monday, September 29, 2008 of a gun. young child, she understands the challenges Americans of conscious must come together working families—especially single mothers— Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to stop the senseless death of ‘‘The Daily 45.’’ face. DEBORAH has sacrificed more for this job to the U.S. House of Representatives Repub- When will we say ‘enough is enough, stop the than most others, and remained committed to lican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am killing!’ her constituents despite personal heartache. I submitting the following information for publi- f have seen her grow and learn more in her job cation in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD regard- than any other Member and I am proud to call ing earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2638, BREAST CANCER PATIENT her my friend. Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, PROTECTION ACT OF 2007 DAVE HOBSON and I started our careers in and Continuing Appropriations Act for 2009: Congress at the same time. Previously, we 1. Institute for Science and Engineering HON. BOB ETHERIDGE served together in the Ohio General Assem- Simulation (lSES), University of North Texas— OF NORTH CAROLINA bly. ‘‘Uncle Dave,’’ as many call him, may not $3.36 million—RDTE,AF—Congressman MI- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agree with your position, but he has always CHAEL BURGESS. been willing to give you advice on how to ac- ISES at the University of North Texas is cur- Monday, September 29, 2008 complish your goal. One thing that I always rently working closely with the U.S. Air Force Mr. ETHERIDGE. Madam Speaker, I rise admired about Congressman HOBSON is his to remedy a critical requirement. Due to in- today in strong support of H.R. 758, the ability to find himself in the middle of whatever creased operations as a result of the wars in Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007. was going On. Like me, he’s a former busi- Iraq and Afghanistan during the past 5 years, This important legislation will ensure that pa- nessman. This background has been a gen- Air Force aircraft are often pushed to perform tients have the health care they need following uine asset and translates well to a legislative beyond their intended design criteria: this has breast cancer surgery. environment as it has helped him know how to created serious concerns for safety of both the In America, there are more than 2.4 million broker a deal. aircraft and personnel. The Air Force requires women living with breast cancer. In 2007, My constituents will perhaps feel Congress- modeling & simulation research of the per- more than 178,000 new cases of invasive man HOBSON’s retirement the most, as our formance and lifecycles of materials in aircraft breast cancer were diagnosed. The Breast districts adjoin each other and we worked very in order to extend the life of current military

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The capability will RECORD regarding the four earmarks I re- North Texas, the research conducted at ISES also expand the ability of communicating with ceived as part of H.R. 2638, The Consolidated will be used to predict/identify and reduce the the variety of unmanned systems, both air- Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing risk of catastrophic failure in aircraft structural borne and ground based, for increased intel- Appropriations Act, 2009: components, extend the life of current aircraft ligence gathering and control. Requesting Member: Congressman K. MI- and increase the safety of pilots and per- DETAILED FINANCE PLAN: PROGRAM COST SUMMARY. CHAEL CONAWAY sonnel. L Band development on UH–60M where a Bill Number: H.R. 2683 The University of North Texas is located at required future aviation waveform, Wideband Account: Army, Other Procurement 1155 Union Circle #311277, Denton, Texas Network Waveform (WNW), operates. It is ex- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Texas 76203–5017. pected that most of the wideband operation Army National Guard 2. Unmanned Force Augmentation Systems will occur in this band vs. the full WNW band Address of Requesting Entity: Camp Mabry, (UFAS), Geneva Aerospace—$2.4 million— of 30–2000MHz. Austin,Texas 78763–5218 RDTE,N—Congressman MICHAEL BURGESS. The C and Ku Band on UH–60M test-bed Description of Request: Provide $2,000,000 The UFAS program supports research, de- will also address other bands of interest to US to the Texas Military Forces (TXMF) for eight velopment and testing of advanced UAS tech- Army Aviation including C-band where Full Joint Incident Scene Communication Capa- nologies. The program is intended to facilitate Motion Video (FMV) systems are being oper- bility (JISCC) packages required for disaster the rapid transition of UAV systems to the ated on selected helicopters, and Ku band, response. This equipment enables the Texas warfighters that offer order-of-magnitude im- where UAS control and TCDL links are being National Guard Joint Inter-Agency Task Force provements in usability, capability, and, hence, implemented on selected helicopters. (JIATF) to command and control its inter- operational effectiveness. Specific program An antenna development for a more sophis- agency structure in and out of Texas in sup- and technology areas that the FY09 program ticated single (directional or higher gain lower port of other states under the Emergency will support include extended development bandwidth omnidirectional) will be needed to Management Assistance Compact. It supports and testing of the Air Deployable Sensor increase system data throughput for the UH– the various disaster command posts including (ADS), which is a Sonochute Launched UAS 60M. As the test data is analyzed, specifica- the Joint Interagency Task Force head- supported by Technology Transition Agree- tions for antenna systems will emerge and it is quarters, each subordinate task force com- ments with multiple Navy sponsors. The Air envisioned that higher gain antenna will be mand post, local incident command posts, Deployable Sensor is one of several new ca- needed to support future required data rates. Emergency Operations Centers, and other pabilities developed under the UFAS program. PROGRAM COSTS multi-agency coordination centers. The JISCC Additional successful technology develop- Labor (engineers techs, pilots, QA) and system also uses Department of Defense sat- ments have included the development of an Labs—$1,046,000.00 ellites eliminating the persistent shortage of autonomous sense and avoid system for UAS Aircraft costs (UH–1 and C–12)— funds to pay for commercial satellite service. in support of UAS National Airspace Integra- $150,000.00 Ten JISCC packages have been authorized in Materials—$404,000.00 previous years, but currently, the Texas Na- tion initiatives, UAS autonomous takeoff and Total All—$1,600,000.00 landing systems and gap-filler UAS designed tional Guard has only two on-hand. f to support a growing DOD UAS Intelligence, Requesting Member: Congressman K. MI- Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capa- HONORING CHARLES JOSEPH CHAEL CONAWAY bility gap. WATSON HUCKE Bill Number: H.R. 2683 Geneva Aerospace is located at 4240 Inter- Account: Army, Other Procurement national Parkway, Carrollton, Texas 75007. HON. SAM GRAVES Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Texas f OF MISSOURI Army National Guard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Address of Requesting Entity: Camp Mabry, EARMARK DECLARATION Austin,Texas 78763–5218 Monday, September 29, 2008 Description of Request: Provide the Texas HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly National Guard $800,000 for the procurement pause to recognize Charles Joseph Watson OF NEW JERSEY of 700- and 800-Megahertz APCO–25 stand- Hucke of Liberty, Missouri. Charles is a very IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ard two-way radios for operational and tactical special young man who has exemplified the interagency interoperability in their disaster re- Monday, September 29, 2008 finest qualities of citizenship and leadership by sponse task force. This project allows the Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, taking an active part in the Boy Scouts of Texas National Guard forces to utilize 700 and I submit the following: America, Troop 1374, and earning the most 800 MHz trunked radio systems being linked Requesting Member: Rep. CHRISTOPHER H. prestigious award of Eagle Scout. across Texas as established in the State SMITH Charles has been very active with his troop, Communications Interoperability Plan. It fur- Bill Number: H.R. 2638 participating in many Scout activities. Over the ther fully enables interagency interoperability Account: Research, Development, Test and many years Charles has been involved with to coordinate and synchronize interagency ef- Evaluation, Army Account Scouting, he has not only earned numerous forts to maintain unity of effort. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Intel- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- Requesting Member: Congressman K. MI- ligence & Information Warfare Directorate, ily, peers, and community. CHAEL CONAWAY CERDEC Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join Bill Number: H.R. 2683 Address of Requesting Entity: Lakehurst me in commending Charles Joseph Watson Account: Army, RDT & E Naval Engineering Station Hucke for his accomplishments with the Boy Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Zebra Im- Description of Request: Funding will be uti- Scouts of America and for his efforts put forth aging lized to implement a CERDEC RDT & E test in achieving the highest distinction of Eagle Address of Requesting Entity: 9801 Metric capability for airborne and ground antenna de- Scout. Blvd., Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758 sign to develop and prove new concept anten- f Description of Request: Provide $2,480,000 nae that operate at higher frequencies offering EARMARK DECLARATION in funding to complete the final phase of a significantly higher capacities and are less three-year development program to provide a prone to interference and jamming. The test field-deployable version of the Enhanced Holo- capability will provide testing of aircraft mount- HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY graphic Imager (EHI) system. The holographic OF TEXAS ed antennae at varying altitude under a variety imager system is used to produce 3–D im- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of conditions and on specific aircraft including agery for the Army’s tactical battlefield visual- fixed, rotary wing and unmanned air systems. Monday, September 29, 2008 ization program, and has proven to be an ex- The system will be used to provide the de- Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, pursuant tremely useful capability for deployed Army sign of new antennae which develop more reli- to the Republican Leadership standards on and U.S. Special Operations Command

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