Extensions of Remarks E1047 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS

May 23, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1047 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

EARMARK DECLARATION Currently, the time from injury to treatment for continue to advance in the field of mental ill- eye injuries in the Iraqi conflict averages more ness, an awareness month such as the Bebe HON. ROY BLUNT than 18 hours due to the lack of field-ready, Moore Campbell National Minority Mental OF MISSOURI easy-to-use eye injury stabilization materials. Health Awareness Month can encourage in- The use of taxpayer funds is justified because creased knowledge and possible treatment for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES many of the injuries suffered by our military families who are affected by such a debili- Wednesday, May 21, 2008 personnel serving in the Middle East are a re- tating problem. Mr. BLUNT. Madam Speaker, pursuant to sult of lED (improvised explosive device) mor- I strongly support the designation of the Republican Earmark Guidance, I submit the tar and direct action injuries. Between October Bebe Moore Campbell National Health Aware- following information. 2001 and June 2006, over 1,100 troops with ness Month and I have profound respect for Requesting Member: Congressman ROY combat eye trauma were evacuated from the late Bebe Moore Campbell who made BLUNT. overseas military operations, making serious great strides in bringing mental health aware- Bill Number: H.R. 5658. eye wounds one of the most common types of ness to both the African-American and the Account: Defense-Wide—RDT&E, Ballistic injury experienced in current U.S. conflicts. general American public, through her literary Missile Defense Terminal Defense Segment. Walter Reed Army Medical Center feels works and advocacy. As a celebrated writer Legal Name of Requesting Entity: LaBarge strongly that the project has considerable mili- and journalist, noted author, radio commen- Inc. (subcontractor of Raytheon). tary relevance and plans to collaborate in the tator, community activist, advocate, and recipi- Address of Requesting Entity: 1505 Maiden program. ent of numerous awards and honors, Bebe Lane, Joplin, MO 64801. f Moore Campbell was an exceptional individual Description of Request: $10 million is in- and it is beyond fitting to name this awareness cluded in this bill for key components of the SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING month in her and her work’s honor. ESTABLISHMENT OF A BEBE Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense, a Stun- I would like to commend Congressman MOORE CAMPBELL NATIONAL ner interceptor used by both the United States WYNN and Congresswoman WATSON for their MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH and Israel. The use of taxpayer funds is justi- leadership in bringing this resolution before AWARENESS MONTH fied because the need for this capability was Congress. demonstrated during Israel’s conflict in Leb- SPEECH OF anon in 2006 and remains a top concern for f U.S. troops deployed around the world. Da- HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. vid’s Sling is a joint U.S./Israeli program devel- OF MICHIGAN IN MEMORY OF JAMES ‘‘JIM’’ NELSON oping the affordable Stunner interceptor for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES use by both countries. Monday, May 19, 2008 Requesting Member: Congressman ROY HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS BLUNT. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to OF TEXAS Bill Number: H.R. 5658. support H. Con. Res.–134, the Establishment Account: Army—RDT&E, Medical Advanced of a Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Technology. Mental Health Awareness Month. As dis- Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Missouri proportionate numbers of African Americans, State University and Crosslink. Latinos, Asians, and others of color continue Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise Address of Requesting Entity: 524 N. to be affected by a lack of resources for men- today to remember James ‘‘Jim’’ Nelson, a Booneville Ave. Springfield, MO 65806. tal illness, we can now take steps to bring so- pioneer in his community and grandfather of Description of Request: $6 million is in- lutions to the public consciousness with the the Republican Party in Denton County. cluded in this bill to develop a localized drug establishment of this awareness month. Though my political life began after Jim’s delivery system for use on amputee and burn According to the 1999 Surgeon General’s leadership of the Denton County Republican victims who are wounded in combat. Effective Report on Mental Illness, more than Party, his legacy and commitment to conserv- localized controlled drug delivery will provide 54,000,000 Americans have a mental disorder ative principles is renowned. I am proud to call amputees and burn victims the needed pain in any given year, although fewer than his son, J. Michael Nelson, and daughter-in- and healing therapeutics while minimizing the 8,000,000 seek treatment. law, State Senator Jane Nelson, good friends required dosage because the drug will be de- Minority mental health consumers often fall of mine. livered locally and not systemically. This will into the category of the ‘‘working poor’’, facing Jim was one of the few Republicans in Den- aid in reducing chances of developing drug re- additional challenges because they are under- ton County in the 1970s, and he worked hard sistance and dependency both of which re- insured or uninsured, which often leads to late to build the party’s base there. He can be duce healing time and reduce quality of life. diagnosis or no diagnosis of mental illness. credited, in large part, to the overwhelming The use of taxpayer funds is justified because According to the 1999 Surgeon General’s success of the GOP in North Texas today. Be- there are an estimated 20,000 injuries in Iraq Report on Mental Illness, African Americans sides the Republican Party, Jim was involved and many amputees are not wearing their are misdiagnosed at a higher rate within the in business, arts and charitable organizations. prosthetic device due to discomfort resulting mental health delivery system, and greater ef- He also served as Texas Education Commis- from inflammation and infection. fort must be made to accurately assess the sioner from 1999 to 2002. Requesting Member: Congressman ROY mental health of African Americans. Jim was one of the hardest-working individ- BLUNT. Bebe Moore Campbell through her dedica- uals I have ever met. The last time I saw him Bill Number: H.R. 5658. tion and commitment sought to move commu- was at his Mayday Manufacturing Co. ware- Account: Army—RDT&E, Medical Advanced nities to support mental wellness through ef- house. Jim was right in the middle of it all, Technology. fective treatment options, open access to working on the line in the warehouse giving in- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Missouri mental health treatment and services, and im- structions. This is the type of tireless dedica- State University and St. Johns Health System. prove community outreach and support for the tion that Jim applied to every aspect of his life. Address of Requesting Entity: 524 N. many loved ones who are unable to speak for Madam Speaker, it is truly an honor to rise Booneville Ave. Springfield, MO 65806. themselves. today and remember a man who, throughout Description of Request: $6 million is in- Here in Congress, we must lead the fight for his long life, did so much to better those cluded in this bill to fund technology to allow important issues such as mental illness, for all around him and his community. My thoughts for the improved ability to quickly treat soldiers of our citizens regardless of their ethnicity or and prayers are with his family. Jim will be who sustain severe eye injuries in the field. medical hardship. As our health care systems greatly missed.

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EARMARK DECLARATION Requesting Member: Representative JOE Name of Earmark and Amount: Multiple KNOLLENBERG. Ranges: Live Fire Shoot House, Urban As- HON. DON YOUNG Bill Number: H.R. 5658. sault Course, Infantry Squad Battle Course, OF ALASKA Account Information: Army, RDTE, PE Grayling—$4.36 million. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 0603002A, Line 30. Legal Name and Address of Receiving Enti- Name of Earmark and Amount Listed in the Wednesday, May 21, 2008 ty: Michigan National Guard, Lansing, Michi- Report: Mild, Traumatic Brain Injury Assess- gan. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, I ment and Triage Using Smart Sensor Tech- submit the following: nology—$3.2 million. Earmark Description: Each range facility Bill Number: H.R. 5658, Air Force, RDT&E, Legal Name and Address of Receiving Enti- provides the ability for combat leaders to train Line 221, PE #0708611F (Support Systems ty: William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W. Thir- and evaluate their unit during live fire exer- Development). teen Mile Rd., Royal Oak, MI 48073. cises in an indoor building, a built- up/urban Legal name and address of entity receiving Earmark Description: Funding will be used area, and an outdoor squad tactical movement earmark: Biomass Energy Systems, Inc., 100 for a Beaumont Hospital-led consortium on engagement scenario. Range targetry includes Overlook Center, 2nd Floor, Princeton, NJ mild traumatic brain injury assessment and wireless systems, solar-battery power, sta- 08540. triage using smart sensor technology in mili- tionary and moving, automated target sys- Description of how the money will be spent tary helmets and vehicles. The potential appli- tems, varying from up-close indoor and out- and why the use of Federal taxpayer funding cation of sensor-equipped helmets could not door target engagements to 1000M, controlled is justified: This project is underway to intro- only save the lives of military personnel but and scored by computers in an operations duce alternative energy sources based on lo- could enhance the medical outcomes of center or control tower. The funding will be cally available resources for the USDOD and sports-related injuries as well. The funding will used for construction of a primary facility, sec- in Alaska. The Air Force, APTO, Eielson AFB be used for administrative work, information ondary facility, other supporting facilities. and BESI have forged an alliance to create an technology, project supplies, and site per- alternative energy source program to be im- sonnel. f plemented in Alaska. The program consists of Requesting Member: Representative JOE three phases. First, an integrated waste to en- KNOLLENBERG. EARMARK DECLARATION ergy system consisting of waste gasification, Bill Number: H.R. 5658. gas cleanup, and a gas engine to convert Account Information: Army, RDTE, PE waste-based fuel gas to electricity will be dem- 0602618A, Line 14. HON. ROBERT E. LATTA onstrated using wood waste and other locally Name of Earmark and Amount Listed in the OF OHIO generated wastes at Eielson AFB in Fair- Report: Globally Accessible Manufacturing and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES banks, AK. After the testing is completed and Maintenance Activity (GAMMA)—$3.5 million. any modifications are identified, the gasifi- Legal Name and Address of Receiving Enti- Wednesday, May 21, 2008 cation system will be relocated to a local vil- ty: POM Group. Inc. 2350 Pontiac Road, Au- Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I submit the lage, to demonstrate the system in a typical burn Hills, MI 48326. following: local setting as a backup source of power. Earmark Description: The proposed program Requesting Member: Congressman ROBERT After testing the system under local conditions entitled ‘‘Globally Accessible Manufacturing & E. LATTA (OH–5). is completed, the system will be integrated in Maintenance Activity (GAMMA)’’ will develop parallel with the existing petroleum-based sys- rapid, precision Direct Metal Deposition (DMD) Bill Number: H.R. 5658. tem. Initially the system will operate as backup technology, combined with current materials Provision: Title XXVI; Section 2601. for the existing system with a gradual change removal technology, using the same (single) Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Ohio Na- over to a primary role. This provides a prac- laser platform which will provide a quantum tional Guard. leap in force readiness and significantly impact tical model of sustainable renewable energy Address of Requesting Entity: 2825 West the US economy by greatly reducing the time for the USDOD facilities, as well as the Alas- Dublin Granville Road; Columbus, OH 43235. kan villages. of making complex, 3–D shaped components Description of Request: The requested Description of matching funds: BESI is cur- for dual-use applications. In addition. GAMMA funds will be used to construct a two-story, 80- rently under contract to the U.S. Air Force, will greatly enhance the currently fielded US bed barracks facility at the Ohio Army National APTO to deliver a final design for a 1MW sys- Army effort called the Mobile Parts Hospital Guard’s Camp Perry Training Site. tem for Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. This (MPH) where modules are deployed to remote is a Congressionally funded project from FY locations to fabricate metal parts on site from The firing ranges at the Ohio Army National 07 and the contract is worth $848,040.00. bar stock. Incorporation of the DMD tech- Guard’s Camp Perry Training Site have been Authorized Amount: $4,000,000. nology would eliminate the need for bar stock operational for over 100 years. They are some Project Name: Eielson Air Force Base Alter- $60 billion inventory. The funding will be used of the finest known-distance firing ranges in native Energy Source Program. for design. factory testing. and validation prac- the United States. In the past two years, the Detailed Finance Plan: $2,300,000 Equip- tices. National Guard Bureau provided $1.5 million ment Gasifer and Genset; $700,000 Instru- Requesting Member: Representative JOE dollars to update the targeting systems and to mentation and Controls; $1,150,000 Construc- KNOLLENBERG. rebuild the protective berms around the firing tion and Installation; $550,000 Shakedown; Bill Number: H.R. 5658. ranges. They recently completed construction $300,000 Project Management. Account Information: Navy, RDTE, PE on a ‘‘shoot house’’ at which our members f 0603123N, Line 16. may train urban warfare skills, and the base Name of Earmark and Amount Listed in the also features a high-tech shooting simulator. EARMARK DECLARATION Report: Mobile Manufacturing and Repair Cell/ There is great capability at Camp Perry, but Engineering Education Outreach Program— the housing for National Guard members is $1.0 million. HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG entirely inadequate. The National Guard Bu- Legal Name and Address of Receiving Enti- OF MICHIGAN reau recently certified a shortage of nearly 600 ty: Focus: HOPE, 1355 Oakman Blvd., Detroit, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bed spaces at Camp Perry, and much of the Wednesday, May 21, 2008 MI 48238. Earmark Description: The purpose of this housing stock on Camp Perry is uninhabitable. Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Madam Speaker, con- program is to attract, train and educate techni- With the January 2007 change in the De- sistent with New Republican Earmark Disclo- cians and engineers capable of deploying new partment of Defense’s policy on mobilization of sure Requirements, I hereby submit the fol- critical technologies in support of Navy forces. the National Guard, and the corresponding in- lowing information regarding earmarks listed in The funding will be used for research. recruit- crease in responsibility for training and certifi- the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Author- ment, curriculum development, demonstra- cation, the Ohio National Guard will rely even ization Act which, to my knowledge, have my tions, outreach, and administrative costs. more heavily on Camp Perry for individual name listed as a sponsor of the given ear- Requesting Member: Representative JOE weapons training and qualification. Providing mark. The information provided for each ear- KNOLLENBERG. sufficient bed space of habitable quality is crit- mark consists of the name of the project, ac- Bill Number: H.R. 5658. ical. This project, which will replace a number count, funding level, and the justification for Account Information: Army, MilCon National of World War II-era hutments with a 100+ bed the use of taxpayer dollars. Guard. barracks, is an important first step.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:47 May 24, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.132 E23MYPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS May 23, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1049 INTRODUCTION OF THE EMPLOYEE Mandating the Department of Labor (DOE) In the last decade we have seen a question- MISCLASSIFICATION PREVEN- to develop a system to track and monitor able increase in the amount of individuals TION ACT OF 2008 States’ effectiveness in identifying employers classified as independent contractors. In 1984, who misclassify. which was the last time a comprehensive HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY Explicitly allowing DOL and the Internal misclassification study was conducted by an OF CALIFORNIA Revenue Service (IRS) to refer incidents of oversight agency on this issue, the Internal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES misclassification to one another; and Revenue Service (IRS) estimated that 15 per- Requiring DOL to perform targeted audits cent of employers misclassified 3.4 million Wednesday, May 21, 2008 focusing on employers in industries that fre- workers as independent contractors. As a re- Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, Employ- quently misclassify employees. sult, $1.6 billion or $2.72 billion in inflation-ad- ers who misclassify their employees as inde- We know that there are good employers out justed 2006 dollars in Social Security, unem- pendent contractors rob workers of needed there who pay their employees fair and honest ployment and income taxes was stripped from pay and benefits and cost government at all wages. This bill is to protect bona fide employ- the hands of the Government and went into levels substantial uncollected revenues—re- ees from the 30 percent who don’t. the pockets of tax evaders. Furthermore, the sources that are needed for vital government f 3.4 million workers who were misclassifed programs and services. were stripped of many of their basic, but es- Yet misclassification is widespread. Accord- EARMARK DECLARATION sential, employee rights. ing to the General Accounting Office, at least In some cases, classifying an individual as 10 million workers in the U.S. are classified as HON. JIM McCRERY an independent contractor is quite right and independent contractors, and studies show OF LOUISIANA quite appropriate. If someone is retained for a that as many as 30 percent of employers IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES limited purpose, usually for a limited time, to misclassify their workers. Why do they do it? Wednesday, May 21, 2008 do a specific job function for an employer, it is They misclassify to avoid the cost of payroll quite necessary and appropriate that that per- taxes, insurance premiums and mandated Requesting Member: Congressman JIM son not be treated as an employee for rea- benefits, and to boost their profits. In fact, the MCCRERY. sons of flexibility, and for reasons of fair com- Department of Labor has concluded that the Bill Number: H.R. 5658, FY2009 National pensation. number one reason for misclassification is to Defense Authorization Act. However, when an individual is considered avoid the payment of workers compensation Account: Research and Development, Army. an independent contractor by their employer, premiums, as well as workplace injury and dis- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Bio- but is told what to do. has no discretion over ability-related disputes. medical Research Foundation of Northwest how to conduct the affairs of the business, The cost is high for employees, who when Louisiana. and whose compensation is fixed and set by misclassified, lose out on employee benefits, Address of Requesting Entity: 1505 Kings the employer, it is our duty as Members of including those that are exempt from taxation Hwy., Shreveport, LA 71103. Congress to protect this employee’s rights or receive tax-deferred benefits, such as re- Mr. McCRERY. Madam Speaker, I submit under Federal law. tirement, life insurance, accident and health the following: There are millions of workers, who mow coverage, qualified tuition reduction programs, Description of Request: This $1.2M author- lawns, drive trucks, work in garment linen fac- benefits under a cafeteria plan, educational ization authorizes appropriations for the con- tories, and serve food in restaurants that I assistance programs and dependent care as- tinued research and development of EMB001, would consider an employee; nonetheless, sistance programs. Additionally misclassified a novel treatment for Post Traumatic Stress these hardworking individuals are exploited workers are not afforded even minimal work- Disorder. The Biomedical Research Founda- and misclassified by their employers seeking force protections, including workers com- tion in collaboration with Embera Neuro Thera- to evade paying taxes. If any American worker pensation, minimum wage, overtime pay, peutics, Inc. (Shreveport, LA) are seeking fed- is told what to do, when to do it, how much health and safety requirements and the right eral assistance to develop a collaborative re- money they are going to make, what the work to join a union. And eligibility for Medicare, So- search plan with the Department of Defense to rules are, what they can and cannot do by cial Security and Unemployment compensa- test the effectiveness of EMB001 for treatment their employer then the law should require tion is negatively affected as well. of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and they be classified as an employee and receive The cost to society is high as well, and it is related neuropsychiatric disorders. Cost break- all of the benefits of the 40-hour work week, estimated that billions of dollars are lost each down: $850K Direct Costs associated with re- as well as worker safety protections, pension year; money that would otherwise be paid to search initiative, $350K for Overhead/Per- and healthcare protections and other worker the States and the Federal Government in sonnel. protections provided to them under Federal taxes. Despite, this enormous problem, the f law. Department of Labor (DOL) has failed not only I encourage everyone to join me, my co- INTRODUCTION OF THE EMPLOYEE to crack down on this practice by enforcing sponsoring colleagues, as well as the AFL– MISCLASSIFICATION PREVEN- current laws, but has failed to coordinate with CIO. Change to Win, United Brotherhood of TION ACT OF 2008 other agencies to address the issue. In addi- Carpenters, International Brotherhood of tion, it is unclear under the law which standard Teamsters, the Laborers International, UNITE should be employed for determining who is HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS HERE, the National Employment Law Project, and who is not an independent contractor. OF NEW JERSEY and others and support EMPA to protect work- The Employee Misclassification Prevention IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ers across the country from employers who Act of 2008, which Representatives ANDREWS, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 are only interested in making a profit for them- MICHAUD, MILLER and I are introducing today selves at the expense of the American work- attacks the problem of misclassification head- Mr. ANDREWS. Madam Speaker, along ers and taxpayer. with my colleagues Congresswoman LYNN on by: f Clarifying that employee records must re- WOOLSEY, Chairman GEORGE MILLER, Con- flect the worker’s accurate status or classifica- gressman MIKE MICHAUD, Congressman EARMARK DECLARATION tion as an employee or non-employee and that MCDERMOTT and almost all of the Democratic it is a violation of the Act to make an inac- Members of the Committee on Education and HON. DON YOUNG curate classification. Labor, I rise today to introduce the Employee OF ALASKA Requiring employers to provide employees Misclassification Prevention Act of 2008, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and non-employees notice of their status and EMPA. notice of their rights to challenge that classi- The egregious practice of misclassifying Wednesday, May 21, 2008 fication. workers as independent contractors needs to Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, I Providing additional penalties for end. EMPA is pro-employee, pro-employer submit the following: misclassification as well as increased pen- and pro-taxpayer. The bill will protect em- Bill Number: H.R. 5658, Army, RDT&E, Line alties for violations that are willful or repeated. ployee benefits, remove incentives for employ- 6, PE # 0602120A. Requiring state unemployment insurance ers to misclassify their workers, and ensure Legal name and address of entity receiving agencies to conduct audits to identify employ- that bad employers don’t line their own pock- earmark: Alkan Shelters, LLC, 1701 S. ers who are misclassifying employees. ets with unpaid payroll taxes. Cushman St., Fairbanks, AK 99701.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:47 May 24, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.135 E23MYPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E1050 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2008 Description of how the money will be spent taxpayers. Armed with our existing research the United States must be an active agent in and why the use of Federal taxpayer funding that drug courts work, reduce recidivism, and the development of the third world. We must is justified: In an effort to support the needs of save lives and money, we must work on tak- follow the lead of our philanthropic and non- the Special Operations Community with regard ing drug courts to scale. profit sectors. to establishing remote area communications If society is truly going to save the lives of Too often those in government see aid to and intelligence, Alkan has designed a C4 the addicted, break the familial cycle of addic- developing nations as a waste of money, module capable for use on the smaller ATV tion for future generations, have a substantial throwing taxpayers’ dollars down a well. India platforms. The module design incorporates the impact on associated crime, child abuse and is a great example of the benefits of foreign latest in satellite communications, UAV & IR neglect, reduce poverty, alleviate the over-reli- aid. In the 1960s American dollars funded fer- camera surveillance and military mesh net- ance on incarceration for the addicted, and re- tilizer subsidies and high-yield seed varieties work antenna systems. It will provide a means duce many of the public health consequences led India out of poverty and famine into self- by which to gather field intelligence and trans- in the United States, drug courts must be subsistence. India is now entering the devel- mit this data back to the tactical operations taken to scale. There is no greater opportunity oping world, so much so that their demand for center. This project funding would be used to for systemic social change in the American processed foods is now decreasing the supply build a military ATV vehicle and C4 module justice system. There is no greater opportunity of food aid available to countries such as and has already received $500,000 in funding to heal families and communities. Haiti. from SOCOM. Again, congratulations to the dedicated drug This can happen in Haiti if the United States Description of matching funds: This project court professionals and graduates from Hawaii focuses on delivering basic goods to the hemi- has received $500,000 in funding from and around the country on a job well done. sphere’s poorest people. By increasing vac- SOCOM. f cines, textbooks, water pipes, and medical Authorized Amount: $1,500.00. care we will not make countries dependent, Project Name: Command and Control, Com- INTERNATIONAL FOOD CRISIS AND we will be giving Haitians the basic inputs they munications and Computers (C4) module. HAITI need to improve their lives. We must invest in Detailed Finance Plan: $300,000, ATV; high-yield, proven, and scalable strategies to SPEECH OF $300,000, Shelter; $300,000, C4 Components; empower the Haitian people and those suf- $600,000, Engineering. HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. fering throughout the world. f OF MICHIGAN I have submitted for the record an article IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from the New York Review of Books authored RECOGNIZING NATIONAL DRUG Tuesday, May 20, 2008 by Jeffrey D. Sachs. COURT MONTH [From the New York Review of Books, Dec. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 21, 2006] HON. NEIL ABERCROMBIE bring to the attention of the Congress and to HOW AID CAN WORK OF HAWAII the American people the plight of the western (By Jeffrey D. Sachs) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hemisphere’s second oldest republic, Haiti. In a very different era, President John The Haitian people are being negatively af- Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Kennedy declared ‘‘to those peoples in the fected by market forces out of their control huts and villages across the globe struggling Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Madam Speaker, I rise that have driven food prices up drastically. to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge today to congratulate the nine drug courts in Haiti, where about 4 out of 5 people live at or our best efforts to help them help them- my State and around the country during Na- below poverty, is an island nation that consists selves, for Whatever period is required—not tional Drug Court Month. Over 2,100 drug of approximately 8.7 million people. To put this because the Communists may be doing it, courts in the United States provide an alter- in perspective, imagine the City of New York; not because we seek their votes, but because native to incarceration for non-violent, drug-ad- it is right. If a free society cannot help the now imagine that same city with 80 percent of many who are poor, it cannot save the few dicted offenders by combining intense judicial its citizens in poverty. who are rich.’’ supervision, comprehensive substance abuse The American people and Congress have It is difficult to imagine President Bush and mental health treatment, random and fre- already assisted Haiti with the HOPE and making a similar pledge today, but he is far quent drug testing, incentives and sanctions, HOPE II (Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity from alone in Washington. The idea that the clinical case management and ancillary life through Partnership Encouragement) Acts. US should commit its best efforts to help the skills services. The tireless efforts of the HOPE was the tip of the iceberg. It provided world’s poor is an idea shared by Bill Gates, judges, prosecutors. defense attorneys, treat- jobs to allow Haitians to overcome poverty. Warren Buffett, and Jimmy Carter, but it ment providers, rehabilitation experts, child ad- has been almost nowhere to be found in our HOPE II will create even more gainful employ- capital. American philanthropists and non- vocates, researchers, educators, law enforce- ment and more sustainable jobs for Haitians profit groups have stepped forward while our ment representatives, correctional representa- and create a self-sustaining infrastructure. government has largely disappeared from the tives, pre-trial officers and probation officers These acts will provide jobs needed to help scene. that are involved in drug courts provide sub- more Haitian citizens emerge from poverty There are various reasons for this retreat. stance abusing offenders with the much-need- and gain employment which will lead to a Most importantly, our policymakers in both ed chance at long-term recovery and produc- more prosperous Haiti. parties simply have not attached much im- tive lifestyles. However, there is much more work to be portance to this ‘‘soft’’ stuff, although their I have seen firsthand the impact of the drug ‘‘hard’’ stuff is surely not working and the done, Mr. Speaker. Right now the World Food lack of aid is contributing to a cascade of in- courts in my State, where drug court programs Programme is in need of $755 million to meet stability and security threats in impover- have enhanced public safety, saved taxpayer immediate demands and USAID also needs ished countries such as Somalia. We are dollars and, most importantly, saved lives. an additional $240 million. Increases in these spending $550 billion per year on the mili- Since opening their doors, Hawaii’s drug programs will ensure that school food pro- tary, against just $4 billion for Africa. Our courts have graduated over 840 adult clients, grams in the developing world are not elimi- African aid, incredibly, is less than three 180 family clients, and 81 juvenile clients nated due to current food price inflation. The days of Pentagon spending, a mere $13 per statewide. During fiscal year 2006, the recidi- food price escalation is also affecting the re- American per year, and the equivalent of vism rate for adult graduates was a mere 8 just 3 cents per $100 of US national income! gion as a whole. The neglect has been bipartisan. The Clinton percent. For juvenile clients the recidivism rate Due to escalating market prices, in rural El administration allowed aid to Africa to lan- was 13 percent. Family drug court clients ex- Salvador, with the same amount of money guish at less than $2 billion per year perienced no recidivism whatsoever in 2006. today, people can purchase 50 percent less throughout the 1990s. As we face a growing population of drug-ad- food than they did 18 months ago. This means A second reason for the retreat is the dicted offenders in the American justice sys- that, in principle, their nutritional intake, on an Widespread belief that aid is simply wasted, tem, we must expand our efforts to bring treat- already poor diet, is being cut by half. money down the rat hole. That has surely ment to a larger number of those in need. Ac- In Nicaragua the price of tortillas went up 54 been true of some aid, such as the ‘‘recon- struction’’ funding for Iraq and the cold war- cording to a recent study by the Urban Re- percent between January 2007 and January era payouts to thugs such as Mobutu Sese search Institute’s Justice Policy Center, ap- 2008. Seko of Zaire. But these notorious cases ob- proximately 1.5 million drug-involved offenders We cannot let our neighbors suffer due to scure the critical fact that development as- should be diverted to drug court, which would circumstances out of their control. We have sistance based on proven technologies and di- generate $46 billion in savings to American taken small steps but now the government of rected at measurable and practical needs—

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:47 May 24, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.138 E23MYPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS May 23, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1051 increased food production, disease control, Organization (2000–2001) and director of the Today, the Border Patrol uses state of the safe water and sanitation, schoolrooms and UN Millennium Project (2002–2006), I have led art technologies to aid in the performance of clinics, roads, power grids, Internet efforts that have canvassed the world’s lead- their duties. Infrared cameras, remote video connectivity, and the like—has a distin- ing practitioners in disease control, food pro- guished record of success. duction, infrastructure development, water surveillance, unattended underground sensors, The successful record of well-targeted aid and sanitation, Internet connectivity, and and ground radar support their national strat- is grudgingly acknowledged even by a promi- the like, to identify practical, proven, low- egy. Their special response teams and tactical nent academic critic of aid, Professor Bill cost, and scalable strategies for the world’s units are specially trained for domestic and Easterly. Buried in his ‘‘Bah, Humbug’’ at- poorest people such as those mentioned international emergencies and they have tack on foreign aid. The White Man’s Burden, above. search, trauma, and rescue teams that provide Mr. Easterly allows on page 176 that ‘‘foreign Such life-saving and poverty-reducing aid likely contributed to some notable suc- humanitarian and rescue capabilities and per- measures raise the productivity of the poor form countless rescues each year. The Border cesses on a global scale, such as dramatic so that they can earn and ingest their way improvement in health and education indica- out of extreme poverty, and these measures Patrol’s mission is also supported by air and tors in poor countries. Life expectancy in the do so at an amazingly low cost. To extend marine assets and personnel from CBP Air typical poor country has risen from forty- these proven technologies throughout the and Marine. eight years to sixty-eight years over the past poorest parts of Africa would require around Before coming to Congress, I was honored four decades. Forty years ago, 131 out of $75 billion per year from all donors, of which to serve as a Border Patrol agent for 261⁄2 every 1,000 babies born in poor countries died the US share would be around $30 billion per before reaching their first birthday. Today, years, of which 13 were spent as sector chief year, or roughly 25 cents per every $100 of US 36 out of every 1,000 babies die before their in McAllen and, then, in my home district of El national income. Paso, Texas. My time in the Border Patrol first birthday. When we overlook the success that is pos- Two hundred pages later Mr. Easterly sible, we become our own worst enemies. We gave me firsthand knowledge of the vigilance writes that we should ‘‘put the focus back stand by as millions die each year because and dedication that are constantly required of where it belongs: get the poorest people in they are too poor to stay alive. The inatten- these agents. The task of protecting our Na- the world such obvious goods as the vac- tion’s borders is no small charge. cines, the antibiotics, the food supplements, tion and neglect of our policy leaders lull us the improved seeds, the fertilizer, the roads, to believe casually that nothing more can be Sadly, over the years, the Border Patrol has the boreholes, the water pipes, the text- done. Meanwhile we spend hundreds of bil- lost 105 men and women who courageously books, and the nurses. This is not making lions of dollars per year on military inter- served our country. Let us take a moment to the poor dependent on handouts; it is giving ventions doomed to fail, overlooking the fact remember these brave men and women and that a small fraction of that money, if it the poorest people the health, nutrition, edu- honor their sacrifice. cation, and other inputs that raise the payoff were directed at development approaches, could save millions of lives and set entire re- The Border Patrol lives by their motto to their own efforts to better their lives. ‘‘Honor First’’; so today. I ask that we honor These things could indeed be done, if gions on a path of economic growth. It is no American officials weren’t so consistently wonder that global attitudes toward America the men and women in green for the work neglectful of development issues and with have reached the lowest ebb in history. It is they have done and the sacrifices they have many too cynical to learn about the con- time for a new approach. made. structive uses of development assistance. f f They would learn that just as American subsidies of fertilizers and high-yield seed vari- ‘‘HONOR FIRST:’’ COMMEMORATING EARMARK DECLARATION eties for India in the late 1960s helped create THE 84TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE a ‘‘Green Revolution’’ that set that vast ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOR- HON. DON YOUNG country on a path out of famine and on to DER PATROL long-term development, similar support for OF ALASKA high-yield seeds, fertilizer, and small-scale IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES water technologies for Africa could lift that HON. SILVESTRE REYES Wednesday, May 21, 2008 continent out of its current hunger-disease- OF TEXAS poverty trap. They would discover that the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, I Gates and Rockefeller Foundations have put submit the following: Bill Number: H.R. 5658, up $150 million in the new Alliance for a Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Navy, RDT&E, Line 181, PE # 0206623M. Green Revolution in Africa to support the Mr. REYES. Madam Speaker, I rise to com- Legal name and address of entity receiving development and uptake of high-yield seed memorate the 84th birthday of the United varieties there, an effort that the US govern- earmark: Alkan Shelters, LLC, 1701 S. ment should now join and help carry out States Border Patrol. Cushman St., Fairbanks, AK 99701. throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Next Wednesday, May 28, 2008, we will be Description of how the money will be spent They would also discover that the Amer- commemorating the establishment of the and why the use of federal taxpayer funding is ican Red Cross has learned—and successfully United States Border Patrol, which began as justified: In an effort to support the needs of demonstrated—how to mass-distribute the Patrol Inspectors in El Paso, Texas. The the Special Operations Community with regard antimalaria bed nets to impoverished rural Border Patrol began under the Bureau of Im- to establishing remote area communications populations in Africa, with such success and at such low cost that the prospect of pro- migration, then became a part of the Immigra- and intelligence, Alkan has designed a C4 tecting all of Africa’s children from that tion and Naturalization Service. Since the cre- module capable for use on the smaller ATV mass killer is now actually within reach. Yet ation of the Department of Homeland Security platforms. The module design incorporates the they’d also learn that the Red Cross lacks in 2003, the Border Patrol has become an in- latest in satellite communications, UAV & IR the requisite funding to provide bed nets to tegral part of U.S. Customs and Border Pro- camera surveillance and military mesh net- all who need them. They would learn that a tection. work antenna systems. It will provide a means significant number of other crippling and Today, the Border Patrol is led by my friend by which to gather field intelligence and trans- killing diseases, including African river and former colleague, Chief David V. Aguilar. blindness, schistosomiasis, trauchoma, lym- mit this data back to the tactical operations phatic filariasis, hookworm, ascariasis, and Under his strong direction and leadership, the center, This project funding would be used to trichuriasis, could be brought under control Border Patrol has grown to over 16,000 build a military ATV vehicle and C4 module for well under $2 per American citizen per agents stationed throughout the Nation’s and has already received $500,000 in funding year, and perhaps just $1 per American cit- southern, northern, and coastal borders. from SOCOM. izen! Guided by their national strategy, with the Description of matching funds: Alkan Shel- They would note, moreover, that the num- proper mix of manpower, technology, and inter, LLC will contribute internal R&D in the ber of HIV-infected Africans on donor-supported antiretroviral therapy has climbed frastructure, the Border Patrol’s primary goal is amount of $100,000. from zero in 2000 to 800,000 at the end of 2005, to gain and maintain operational control of our Authorized Amount: $2,000,000.00. and likely to well over one million today. borders. Agents protect and defend the United Project Name: EMI Hardened Expandable They would learn that small amounts of States by preventing the smuggling of illicit Shelter. funding to help countries send children to materials, and surreptitious entry of persons Detailed Finance Plan: school have proved successful in a number of into the United States. Last year alone, the Phase 1: $300,000 Engineering; $200,000 African countries, so much so that the con- Border Patrol arrested over 876,000 persons Testing; $150,000 Materials. tinent-wide goal of universal attendance in primary education is utterly within reach if illegally entering or already present in the Phase 2: $200,000 Engineering; $300,000 financial support is provided. United States, and seized over 1.8 million Testing; $400,000 Expandable Shelter. As chairman of the Commission on Macro- pounds of marijuana and 14,000 pounds of Phase 3: $150,000 Engineering; $300,000 economics and Health of the World Health cocaine. Testing.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 24, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.141 E23MYPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS E1052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2008 EARMARK DECLARATION Description of Request: The SEA FIGHTER targets in acoustically difficult littoral environ- program provides a low cost, low risk, high ments and is compatible with existing Navy HON. DUNCAN HUNTER payoff pathway for rapidly transitioning SEA air-deployed systems. $7 million in FY09 will OF CALIFORNIA FIGHTER into an operationally deployable fabricate and ocean test the performance of a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES asset as well as demonstrating trans- cluster-type array of small E-sensors against a formational and highly survivable persistent submarine target. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 surveillance capabilities in ungoverned and Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Mr. HUNTER. Madam Speaker, I submit the denied areas that can be applied to current HUNTER. following: and future Naval Littoral and USCG Maritime Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN vessels. A funding level of $10 million for FY Account: Research, Development, Test & HUNTER. 2009 is required to upgrade the ship mast Evaluation, Army. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. structure, and for enhanced active and pas- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Allermed Account: Shipbuilding & Conversion, Navy. sive survivability system modifications, HVAC, Laboratories, Inc. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: PMS 450, pilot house armor, weather tight mezzanine Address of Requesting Entity: 7203 Convoy Virginia Class Submarine Program. heavy curtain, upgraded ramp cradle system, Court; San Diego, CA 92111. four face SATCOM, surveillance and naviga- Address of Requesting Entity: Washington Description of Request: The Leishmania tion systems, DCGS–N build-out, C4ISR in- Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Skin Test will provide a tool for military physi- stallation, and integration and testing. Description of Request: Adds $422 million in cians to screen service personnel prior to and Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN additional advanced procurement funding for after deployment to endemic regions, prevent HUNTER. the VIRGINIA Class submarine program. The contamination of the blood supply by identi- Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Navy has a projected shortfall of 7 attack sub- fying persons who should not become donors, Account: Research, Development, Test & marines beginning in fiscal year 2028. The and identify and provide definitive care to Evaluation, Navy. provision of advanced procurement in fiscal service members infected with the parasite. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Torrey year 2009 would allow the Navy to accelerate $1.5 million in FY09 funding will plan and exe- Pines Logic. procurement of 2 submarines per year begin- cute a phase III clinical trial. ning in fiscal year 2010, potentially decreasing Address of Requesting Entity: 12651 High Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN the shortfall to 6 SSNs. Bluff Drive; San Diego, CA. HUNTER. Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Description of Request: The Navy’s need for Bill Number: H.R. 5658. HUNTER. a secure non-RF alternative to radio commu- Account: Research, Development, Test & Bill Number: H.R. 5658. nication is well known. The need arises from Account: Joint Improvised Explosive Device operational scenarios, such as Underway Re- Evaluation, Army. Defeat Fund. plenishment, where vessels are unable to use Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Trex En- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Sierra radios due to RF jammers, EMCON condi- terprises. Nevada. tions, the presence of IEDs, and the need for Address of Requesting Entity: 7203 Convoy Address of Requesting Entity: Hagerstown, a secure communication system that has a Court; San Diego, CA 92111. MD. low probability of interception and detection. Description of Request: An unacceptable Description of Request: Provide $50 million $2 million to the IR LED Free Space Optics number of aircraft accidents involving all cat- for the rapid fielding of additional Aerial Re- Communications Advancement program will egory Army helicopters conducting combat op- connaissance Multi-Sensor Platforms for tac- allow the program to advance LightSpeed erations in Afghanistan and Iraq have been tical operations in OIF and OEF. technology, which is a proven, tested and caused by the brownout phenomenon. $4.5 Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN fielded technology based on IR LED Free million will continue development & testing of HUNTER. Space Optics (FSO) concepts. The funding the Brownout Situational Awareness Sensor, Bill Number: H.R. 5658. will enable the advancement of the tech- specifically, to increase operating range and Account: Research, Development, Test & nology’s size, weight, power, distance and field of view; harden modular components; Evaluation, Navy. bandwidth for the Navy’s use in Special Oper- and, integrate the system platform. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: L–3 Com- ations and general services communities. Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN munications, San Diego, CA; MBDA, Los An- Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN HUNTER. geles, CA; Raytheon, Tucson, AZ; Boeing, St, HUNTER. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Louis, MO. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Account: Other Procurement, Navy. Description of Request: The Affordable Account: Procurement, Defense-Wide. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: IBM. Weapons System (AWS) program is an ad- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: California Address of Requesting Entity: 4600 La Jolla vanced technology initiative to design, de- National Guard. Village Drive #300; San Diego, CA. velop, and produce an affordable precision Address of Requesting Entity: San Diego, Description of Request: SSC–SD has devel- guided weapon. Phase II to begin September CA. oped algorithms that are extremely complex 2008 will study best material approach, Description of Request: The Southwest Bor- and computationally intensive on the High Per- conops and system architecture refinement, der Fence supports the President’s border se- formance Computing (HPC) nodes in the lab- and a comprehensive risk assessment leading curity initiative and makes for more efficient oratory environment. This classified project re- to a preferred system concept with a flyaway and effective use of the National Guardsmen lated to IED detection has been an on-going cost of less than $250 thousand. The results deployed in support of Operation Jump Start. use of the HPC laboratory capability and with from the Phase I and Phase II study will sup- $5 million will continue work on the 14-mile $2 million in supplemental funding, ready to be port the development of an ICD leading to a Border Infrastructure near San Diego, CA. turned into an operational capability. new start program in 2010 with a 2016 first ar- Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN ticle delivery. An additional $15 million will HUNTER. HUNTER. support the Phase II contracts. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Account: Research, Development, Test & Account: Research, Development, Test & HUNTER. Evaluation, Navy. Evaluation, Navy. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Informa- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: San Account: Research, Development, Test & tion Systems Laboratories. Diego DEFCOMM. Evaluation, Navy. Address of Requesting Entity: 10140 Barnes Address of Requesting Entity: 1870 Cordell Legal Name of Requesting Entity: L–3 Com- Canyon Road; San Diego, CA. Court, Suite 208; El Cajon, CA 92020. munications. Description of Request: The Tactical E-Field Address of Requesting Entity: 9925 Carroll Buoy program will develop an affordable ASW Canyon Road; San Diego, CA. 92131. buoy that is capable of detecting challenging

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 24, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.145 E23MYPT1 jbell on PROD1PC69 with REMARKS May 23, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1053 Description of Request: JIST–NET Address of Requesting Entity: 11555 Ran- live in Harrison, New York. They have three will provide the warfighter with an in- cho Bernardo Road; San Diego, CA. married children—Gail, Janet and Roy—and tegrated and single pane-of-glass plan- Description of Request: $3 million for the six grandchildren—Sara, Eric, Kate, Henry, ning and situational awareness system Real-Time Hyperspectral Targeting Sensor will Jessica, and Zack. An avid skier, Sidney also for satellite communications be used to miniaturize a small, low cost Hyper collects British and American books about pol- (SATCOM) and network communica- Sensor integrated with GPS location data and itics and economics from the 17th and 18th tions. $6 million will allow SATCOM to real time processing capability. centuries. move forward and operationally field Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Madam Speaker, I am proud to recognize JIST–NET in next 6 to 9 months. HUNTER.. my good friend Mr. Sidney Lapidus for a suc- Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Bill Number: H.R. 5658. cessful career in finance and unparalleled de- HUNTER. Account: Procurement of Ammunition, Air votion to charitable causes. I urge my col- Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Force. leagues to join me in honoring his tremendous Account: Other Procurement, Air Force. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Boeing, accomplishments. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Telos Corp. f Corporation. Address of Requesting Entity: P.O. Box 516; Address of Requesting Entity: 19886 St. Louis, MO. PINECREST WINS AT PINEHURST Ashburn Road; Ashburn, VA. Description of Request: $40 million will pro- Description of Request: $3.5 million will pro- cure additional Joint Direct Attack Munition HON. HOWARD COBLE vide a communication system to the 147th kits. This funding was the #12 priority on the OF NORTH CAROLINA Combat Communications Squadron in San Air Forces Unfunded Requirements. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Diego, CA to improve wartime readiness lev- Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Wednesday, May 21, 2008 els and provide for a robust capability during HUNTER. a potential disaster. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Mr. COBLE. Madam Speaker, on behalf of Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Account: Research, Development, Test & the citizens of the Sixth District of North Caro- HUNTER. Evaluation, Army. lina, we wish to congratulate the golf team of Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Skybuilt. Pinecrest High School for winning the North Account: Research, Development, Test & Address of Requesting Entity: 4449 N. 38th Carolina 4–A golf championship. That’s ex- Evaluation, Air Force. Street; Arlington, VA. actly what they did on Tuesday, May 15, Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Description of Request: $2 million will be 2008. The team was led by seniors Jack SpaceDev, Inc. used to fund an existing Army effort for RDTE Fields, Russell Burke, Patrick Barrett, and Address of Requesting Entity: 13855 Stowe and field testing of solar power at forward op- John Gillespie. They were joined by junior Drive; Poway, CA. erating bases. Justin Evans and sophomore Sam Packard. Description of Request: Hybrid Sounding Only the top six golfers on each team qualified Rocket will benefit the nation’s defense f for the championship match. through the accomplishment of designing and TRIBUTE TO MR. SIDNEY LAPIDUS The championship, which was won at Pine- fabricating a new propulsion design that pro- hurst #6, culminated an outstanding season vides safe and environmentally friendly launch HON. NITA M. LOWEY for the Patriots, who were led by Head Coach services for small payloads. $2 million will OF NEW YORK Sandy Sackmann. She had already won a complete flight article design, complete three IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES state championship with the women’s team on heavy motor ground test firings, selection and the same golf course. Now Coach Sackmann Wednesday, May 21, 2008 preparation of a suitable launch site, complete has accomplished the same feat with the men. first flight article, and the demonstration flight. Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today The match started slowly on Monday. Bad Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN to recognize the accomplishments of Mr. Sid- weather and strong winds influenced the first HUNTER. ney Lapidus and to congratulate him on re- day’s result. Although they finished nine Bill Number: H.R. 5658. ceiving the Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Account: Research, Development, Test & strokes behind the leader, the Patriots never Award. Mr. Lapidus’ deep commitment to the played themselves out of contention. The con- Evaluation, Navy. American Jewish Historical Society has en- Legal Name of Requesting Entity: East ditions on the second day were better, which sured that its collection is preserved and ex- County Economic Development Council. allowed Pinecrest to play up to its full capabili- panded for generations to come. Address of Requesting Entity: 1870 Cordell ties. A graduate of Princeton University and Co- Court, Suite 202; El Cajon, CA. While they could not play in the champion- Description of Request: The Connectory, a lumbia University Law School, Sidney began ship match, the other members of the proven business-to-business database, lets his career as an attorney with the Securities Pinecrest golf team were instrumental in as- DoD compare and analyze objectively capa- and Exchange Commission in New York. Cur- sisting the school on its way to the title. The bilities across the industrial base to address rently, he serves as a managing director and other members of the squad were junior Pete warfighter requirements, particularly limited senior advisor at Warburg Pincus LLC, one of Lineberger, sophomores Austin Dunlap and production items. $1.3 million will expand the the country’s leading private equity firms. Sid- Bryant Stewart, and freshman Dylan Harris. number of California companies profiled. ney also serves on the Boards of Directors of On behalf of the Sixth District, we would like Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN Lennar Corporation, one of the Nation’s larg- to congratulate the men’s golf team of HUNTER. est homebuilders, as well as Knoll Inc., a lead- Pinecrest High School on having a great sea- Bill Number: H.R. 5658. ing manufacturer of office furniture. son and winning the North Carolina 4–A golf Account: Research, Development, Test & Sidney contributes to and advocates on be- championship. As Coach Sackmann said, ‘‘It Evaluation, Navy. half of a number of charitable causes, several was an incredible year. They deserve to win; Legal Name of Requesting Entity: SYS of which concern American history and Jewish they have worked so hard for four years.’’ We Technologies. affairs. He served as president of the Amer- heartily agree with this assessment. Address of Requesting Entity: 5050 Murphy ican Jewish Historical Society from 2003 to f Canyon Road; San Diego, CA. 2007 and is now its chairman. He is a mem- Description of Request: The System for In- ber of the advisory councils for Princeton Uni- EARMARK DECLARATION telligent Task Assignment & Readiness versity’s History and Judaic Studies Depart- (SITAR) will support accurate, predictive 21st ments. He is also a vice chairman of the HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN century readiness models. $3 million will en- American Antiquarian Society and is a board OF NEW JERSEY hance the SITAR program. member of the New York Historical Society. In IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Requesting Member: Congressman DUNCAN other areas, he is a chair o