[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 10904-10905] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]DECLARATION ______ HON. J. RANDY FORBES of virginia in the house of representatives Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Mr. FORBES. Madam Speaker, consistent with Republican earmark standards, the following are detailed fInance plans for each of [[Page 10905]] my requested projects in the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009, H.R. 5658. Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Account: Military Construction, Navy. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Address of Requesting Entity: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, USA. Description of Request: Provide $10,590,000 to make Industrial Access Improvements at Main Gate 15 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Mandatory vehicle access control at military installations is a Department of Defense (DoD) requirement per DoD Directives 5200.8 and 5200.8R. Based on a Staff Integrated Vulnerability Assessment conducted in October 2006, the entrance and guardhouse confIguration at Gate 15 are inadequate for both industrial access and from a security/safety standpoint and require upgrading. This project provides for industrial access improvements of Gate 15 including the truck and private automobile inspection area, Pass OffIce Renovations and counter terrorism measures at Gate 15. Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center Address of Requesting Entity: Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, 1030 University Blvd, Suffolk, VA 23435, USA. Description of Request: Provide $800,000 for research and development effort that will bring together the Modeling and Simulation community to defIne, implement, and utilize a set of standards that will guide the development of M&S capability for the foreseeable future. Standards will provide a more cost effective way to ensure simulation compatibility and reuse among the Services and the many types of simulations being developed to address their problems. This action provides funding for the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center at Old Dominion University to develop a set of modeling and simulation standards that will guide all aspects of DoD modeling and simulation design and development. Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Account: Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Department of the Navy. Address of Requesting Entity: Various. Description of Request: To increase the President's Budget by $722,000,000 for Virginia Class Submarine Advance Procurement/Advanced Construction. This funding will provide advanced procurement for the Block III procurement of the Virginia Class Submarine fleet. The funding can be used to accelerate the delivery at a rate of 2 per year beginning in FY10 rather than FY11. Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Account: Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Department of the Navy. Address of Requesting Entity: Various. Description of Request: To increase the President's Budget by $10,000,000 for Advanced Submarine System Development (ULMS). The requested funding addition will allow the Navy to proceed with Sea Based Strategic Deterrent (SBSD) development in a timely fashion. This submarine class will serve as the replacement for the OHIO submarine class. Requesting Member: Congressman J. Randy Forbes. Bill Number: H.R. 5658. Account: Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy. Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Department of the Navy. Address of Requesting Entity: Various. Description of Request: To increase the President's Budget for the LPD by $1,800,000,000. In 2007 Congressional testimony, USMC leaders testifIed that a force structure less than 10 LPD class ships would put the USMC at signifIcant risk in meeting commitments for global presence and to the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The $1.8 billion in FY 2009 funding is for LPD 26 as requested on the Navy's and marine Corps' FY 2009 Unfunded Priority Lists. ____________________