[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 22874-22875] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]EARMARK DECLARATION ______ HON. GREG WALDEN of oregon in the house of representatives Friday, September 26, 2008 Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Madam Speaker, consistent with the House Republican leadership's policy on earmarks, to the best of my knowledge the request I have detailed below (1) is not directed to an entity or program that will be named after a sitting Member of Congress; and (2) is not intended to be used by an entity to secure funds for other entities unless the use of funding is consistent with the specified purpose of the earmark. As required by earmark standards adopted by the House Republican Conference, I submit the following information on a project I requested and was included in H.R. 2638, The Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Defense-Wide. Legal Name of Requesting Entities: Oregon Institute of Technology; Portland State University; University of Oregon; Worksystems, Inc. (a non-profit Workforce Development Board established by the 1998 Workforce Investment Act and recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor). Address of Requesting Entities: Oregon Institute of Technology, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601; Portland State University, 2121 SW Fourth Avenue, Unitus Building, 6th Floor, Portland, OR 97027; University of Oregon, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, 1208 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403; and Worksystems, Inc., 111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 1150, Portland, OR 97204. Description of Project: The Northwest Manufacturing Initiative confirms that it will use this funding for supporting applied engineering and sustainable supply innovation and research, workforce training programs and outreach and training for youth and young adults in order to increase the Northwest region's supply of skilled, work- ready employees. In order to carry out the previously stated objectives, Northwest Manufacturing Initiative has provided the following budget and funding breakdown for the $1,600,000 provided for the project in H.R. 2638: $600,000 for Portland State University; $250,000 for the University of Oregon; $250,000 for the Oregon Institute of Technology; $360,000 for workforce training and skills integration; $40,000 for youth and young adult outreach; and $100,000 for Defense Logistics Agency estimated processing fee. Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Army. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Oregon. Address of Requesting Entity: Attn: Rich Linton, Vice President for Research, University of Oregon, 203 Johnson Hall, Eugene, OR 97403. Description of Project: The University of Oregon confirms that this funding will be used for the Brain, Biology and Machine Applied Research initiative's (BBMI) applied research phase and will focus primarily on research and development related to neurorehabilitation. In particular, the University of Oregon confirms that BBMI will investigate neuroplasticity aimed at developing, evaluating and optimizing a new generation of intervention techniques for assisted and prosthetic devices and integration. In order to carry out the previously stated objectives, the University of Oregon has provided the following budget and funding breakdown for the $1,600,000 provided for the project in H.R. 2638: $460,000 for equipment; $1,050,000 for research; and $90,000 for public outreach/education. Account: Army National Guard. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Oregon Military Department. Address of Requesting Entity: Oregon Military Department, Attn: Installations Division, 1776 Militia Way, P.O. Box 14350, Salem, OR 97309-5047. Project Location: The Dalles, Oregon. Description of Project: H.R. 2638 appropriates $682,000 for design of The Dalles Readiness Center (Armory), a 35,355-square-foot facility to support administrative and training functions for Company A(-) of the 3-116 Rifle Cavalry, with adequate classroom and administrative space for training and operations for homeland security, antiterrorism, and force protection. The Oregon Military Department has stated that all of the $682,000 appropriated funds will go towards design of The Dalles Readiness Center. Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Army. Legal Name of Requesting Entities: Oregon State University (on behalf of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI), a collaboration between the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and Portland State University). Address of Requesting Entities: Attn: John M. Cassady, Vice President for Research, Oregon State University, 314 Rogers Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331. Description of Project: The requesting entity confirms that this funding will be used by the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI) Miniature Tactical Energy Systems Development project. It will be used for research and development to miniaturize a wide range of important tactical energy systems including soldier power systems and advanced cooling units for forward deployed operations. In order to carry out the previously stated objectives, ONAMI has provided the following budget and funding breakdown for the $2,400,000 provided for the project in H.R. 2638: $1,020,000 for equipment; $1,255,000 for research; and $125,000 for industry and community outreach. Account: Air Force; Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University of Oregon (on behalf of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI) which consists of the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and Portland State University). Address of Requesting Entity: Attn: Rich Linton, Vice President for Research, 203 Johnson Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. Description of Project: H.R. 2638 has appropriated $4,000,000 for the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI) Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative. In order to carry out the objectives of this project, ONAMI has provided the following budget and funding breakdown for the $4,000,000 provided for the project in H.R. 2638: $1,200,000 for equipment; $2,200,000 for research; $400,000 for industry and community outreach; and $200,000 for industry collaboration. The ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative develops inherently safer and greener nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing methods, which directly impact the military's need for high performance materials that do not emit unintended wastestreams or material hazards. Three general areas of activity included within the Initiative are: (1) rational design of safer and greener materials based upon unique properties found at the nanoscale, (2) systematic assessment of the biological impacts of engineered nanomaterials, and (3) development of technology for high volume manufacturing and application of high-performance nanomaterials. Examples of nanomaterials and manufacturing of importance for military technology include nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, thermoelectric coolers, medical diagnostics and therapeutics, drinking water purification and environmental monitoring & remediation systems. The ONAMI Safer Nanomaterials and Safer Nanomanufacturing Initiative cost share includes: state funding of approximately $2.23 million for research activities; private funding of over $2 million (cash and in- kind) from Hewlett-Packard, Invitrogen, FEI, and companies involved in related research efforts; and peer-reviewed federal awards and competitive awards from foundations, including the Keck Foundation, worth several million dollars. Account: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation--Navy. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Portland State University (on behalf of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI), a collaboration between the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and Portland State University). Address of Requesting Entity: John Carruthers, Portland State University, 1719 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97201. Description of Project: The requesting entity confirms that this funding will be used by the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute (ONAMI) Nanoelectronics and Nanometrology Initiative. This funding will be used for supporting collaborative research with the Western Institute for Nanoelectronics, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) to generate new applications such as nanoelectronic devices to address the end of Moore's Law scaling, advanced solar cells, nanoscale chemical imaging for catalysis improvements in areas such as bioremediation and ethanol production, nanoscale biosensors for point-of-care health management, and biological cell imaging and measurement capabilities. In order to carry out the previously stated objectives, ONAMI has provided the following budget and funding breakdown for the $4,000,000 provided for the project in H.R. 2638: $1,200,000 for equipment; $2,525,000 for research; and $275,000 for industry and community outreach. [[Page 22875]] ____________________