To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of using military identification numbers instead of social security numbers to identify members of the Armed Forces.

Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding, for his unyielding work on behalf of America's working families, and in this case today for the creation of jobs, to grow our economy and to help those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

I am grateful to the distinguished ranking member, Mr. Lewis, for his courtesy. Yes, my apology. I didn't realize the debate would go to this point. But I did want to take the opportunity to talk about jobs to our colleagues and to this Congress in general.

Just to put it in perspective, 1 year ago, in January, the job loss was 740,000 jobs for that 1 month alone. Fast forward to now, and the job loss for November is 11,000 jobs. Seven hundred forty thousand 10 months ago; 11,000 jobs this month. We don't want to lose any jobs. But we are on the road to recovery, and we are there because this Congress made some very important and difficult decisions to take us there. We are on the road to recovery because of the leadership of President Barack Obama, who stood on the steps of the Capitol on his inauguration and asked for swift, bold action now so that we could take the country in a new direction and create jobs and grow our economy.

One week and 1 day from the President's inaugural address, this House of Representatives passed the Recovery Act. We were able to do so because we were ready. We had been ready with job creation packages, but we could not get the resources until we had a new President to make the investments, which took us from 740,000 jobs lost in January, in the first month of this year--the President, I am reminded, was inaugurated on January 20, toward the end of that month--and then 11,000 jobs.

I also want to call to our colleagues' attention back to the first quarter of 2009, and the GDP rate of growth was a negative. It was a minus 6.4 percent, a result of the failed economic policies of the previous administration. As of November 24, 2009, the GDP has a positive 2.8 and is growing; a swing of 9.2 percent in the GDP from negative, minus 6.4 to positive 2.8.

At the same time, I call to the attention of my colleagues that because of this new direction to grow our economy, the stock market was at a nadir. The first of 2009, we're at 7,000. We are now over 10,000, an increase of over 3,000 points in the stock market. Economists tell us that some of this change is directly related to the recovery package that we passed in January, the fiscally sound budget that we passed 100 days after the President's inauguration, which was a blueprint for the future, a statement of our national values that talked about how we could create jobs, lower taxes for the middle class--over 95 percent of the American people got a tax cut--and how we could reduce the deficit. It's all about job creation and reducing the deficit.

Three pillars of changing the economy in that budget were investments in health care, in education, and in energy to prevent climate change, to create new green jobs for the future, and to do so through science and innovation. Innovation begins in the classroom and is central to our competitiveness--innovation to reduce the cost of health care to families, to businesses, to our budget, and to our economy to make us competitive and keep us number one in the world's economy. All of this was passed by the House of Representatives: energy, climate change, education, and health care.

Then finally, this past week, we passed the regulatory reform legislation. Mr. Frank is here, our chairman. It is the work of many people in this Congress. We passed regulatory reform to hold Wall Street accountable, to say that the party is over, to say that we are creating jobs for Main Street, not just wealth for Wall Street. We respect the creation of wealth and what it means to an economy and how it relates to the creation of jobs, but we cannot have a creation of wealth at the exploitation of the American worker. We did pass this regulatory reform without one Republican vote to hold Wall Street accountable, without one Republican vote.

So here we are today, after this plan that started on the steps of the Capitol--the inauguration of our new President--that had deep seeds in what we had tried to do before we had a Democratic administration but what we had been working for, so we were ready. And now today we want to pass this legislation which does two things: It creates jobs and saves jobs by investments in building the infrastructure of America. It doesn't do everything we would want, but what we do in there is paid for, building the infrastructure of America.

What it also invests in is to help States, cities, and localities keep their fiscal soundness so that they don't have to lay off teachers, firefighters, police officers, and people who work to meet the health needs of people in our community. This is important not only for public safety. That is self-evident. It is not only important because we don't want to lose our teachers. It is about the education of our children and how seriously that can be undermined with the layoffs and the uncertainty in the local and State budgets.

But on top of all of that, while we're concerned about what this does to working families and how important it is for people to have their jobs--they are also consumers--to the extent that they lose their jobs, our economy loses consumers. And when our economy loses consumers, we're in big trouble, economic trouble. We cannot let that happen.

So today, we have before us that package for job creation and job retention which is fiscally sound and which is paid for by using TARP funds, the unused TARP funds which were the subject of great debate but which, I do believe, saved us, pulled us from the brink of the financial crisis we were in as our recovery package later pulled us from the brink of economic disaster.

In addition to that, we have some safety net provisions about the extension of unemployment insurance, of COBRA to meet the health needs of those who are unemployed, which all expire the end of December, and other issues that relate to the well-being of America's working families, to address the concerns of the unemployed but, in addition to that, to create jobs in a fiscally sound way.

Fiscal responsibility is very important to us. It is our responsibility to our children not to increase the deficit, and that is why our health bill does not add one dime to the deficit; in fact, it decreases the deficit. I see Chairman Rangel shaking his head. It is an important part of paying for that legislation. And Mr. Miller and Mr. Waxman were so much an important part of that health care bill.

So here we are today with an opportunity to modestly and in a paid- for way address the issue of jobs. It's a four-letter word. Let's use that four-letter word everyplace we go--jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs.

I urge my colleagues, while some of your districts and some of your States may be doing better than other parts of the country, this is the time for us to recognize that we are a national economy and that what happens in one State has an impact on our national recovery.

I thank Chairman Obey for his great leadership in putting this package together. I urge our colleagues to act on behalf of America's working families through the creation of jobs in a fiscally sound way, to honor our responsibility of public safety by protecting our first responders and our responsibility to our children to make sure that their education does not have a gap, because we have a budgetary gap, and understanding the role that consumers play in our economy. I hope that we will have a strong ``yes'' vote on this legislation.

With that, Mr. Chairman, I commend you again.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2847, the Jobs for Main Street Act. This legislation would provide jobs for tens of thousands of Americans, preserve thousands more jobs, and continue essential benefits to aid the unemployed without increasing the national debt.

We have taken important steps to bring our economy back from the worst economic crisis in three-quarters of a century. We've made important investments in our infrastructure, clean energy jobs, science research, and the next generation of workers.

There are clear signs that the economy is improving. Instead of shrinking by 6.4 percent a quarter, the economy has grown by 2.8 percent. Instead of losing 741,000 jobs a month, as the economy did a year ago, last month the economy shed 11,000 jobs. These are encouraging signs.

Yet, I'm not going to sit on my hands and wait for job creation. Families in New Jersey, who have lost a job or had their hours or paychecks cut, are still hurting. And we know employers have cut jobs more sharply and are more hesitant to replace them than in previous downturns.

The government can and should work together to increase employment opportunities in the short-term, mid-term, and long-term. Economists, business leaders, financial experts, among others, have argued that the Federal Government, and only the Federal Government, can inject into the economy a stimulus of sufficient size to make up for the frozen, collapsing economy. The package we are considering today will build on our previous investment, creating needed jobs and helping those who continue to be unemployed.

The Jobs for Main Street Act would redirect $48.3 billion to put Americans to work rebuilding our Nation's crumbling roads and bridges, modernizing public buildings, and improving air and water quality. Specifically it would invest $27.5 billion in highway infrastructure improvements, $8.4 billion for transit improvements, and $800 million to improve Amtrak. It

is estimated that this investment will create over 750,000 new jobs. Additionally, H.R. 2847 would invest $2.8 billion in clean water infrastructure, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and flood mitigation; creating another 50,000 jobs. It also will put contractors back to work by providing states with $4.1 billion for school construction, rehabilitation, and renovations. The $270 million that this legislation would invest in improving and protecting Federal, State, and local public lands would support approximately 14,000 short-term jobs, improving service to visitors, reducing the large backlog in facilities and habitat restoration needs, and reducing hazardous fuels that lead to damaging and expensive wildfires. These investments will do more than create jobs in the short term, they will provide long term benefits to all Americans.

Over the past year, I have held a number of events focused on jobs. Two months ago, I brought 50 central Jersey small business owners to Washington to hear their concerns and help them access helpful programs. Two weeks ago, I hosted a jobs forum in central New Jersey. At both events, I heard from small business owners struggling to get the credit and loans they need. The Jobs for Main Street Act would help those small businesses by eliminating fees on Small Business Administration loans and by providing a strong guarantee for Small Business Administration loans to encourage more banks to lend to small businesses. Small businesses are the engine that drives our economy, and during rough economic times they are also the engine that drives job creation. This is one step that Congress is taking to help our small businesses, who generate jobs and develop the innovative products of the future.

I especially am pleased this bill provides funding to ensure that states can keep police officers, firefighters, teachers, and other State and local employees on the job. Without this funding, States would be forced to make the difficult decision between cutting jobs and services or increasing taxes. That is a choice that no state should have to make, especially in difficult economic times.

The Jobs for Main Street Act includes $1.18 billion to help put more than 5,500 law enforcement officers on the beat throughout the United States, and $500 million to retain, rehire, and hire firefighters across the United States. According to the International Association of Firefighters, nearly 6,000 firefighters have been laid off or are subject to layoffs. An additional 6,000 positions have been lost through attrition. The bill would provide $18.9 billion to school districts and public institutions of higher education to retain or create 250,000 teaching jobs.

The recession has hit those between the ages of 16 and 25 particularly hard, and the unemployment rate is especially high for this group. The Jobs for Main Street Act would provide much needed job training and temporary public service positions to get these individuals back to work. The bill would provide $200 million to hire an additional 25,000 AmeriCorps Members, this funding would enable those individuals to serve their communities while earning an education award to further their education or pay off student loans. With the teenage unemployment rate at its highest rate in history, 27.8 percent, this legislation would invest $500 million to create 250,000 summer jobs for disadvantaged youth. H.R. 2847 would help up to 250,000 students stay in school by investing $300 million in the College Work Study program, which supports low- and moderate-income undergraduate and graduate students who work while attending college. Additionally, this legislation would provide $750 million for competitive grants to support job training for approximately 150,000 individuals in high growth and emerging industry sectors, particularly in the health care and green industries that are adding jobs despite difficult economic conditions.

For those workers struggling to maintain their health insurance while in between jobs, this bill would extend the COBRA subsidy established in the Recovery Act, which has already benefited approximately 7 million Americans. This expanded COBRA subsidy would help workers for 15 months with their COBRA health insurance premiums and help more Americans access this benefit. Job losses also have caused State Medicaid rolls to swell. This bill temporarily would increase the Federal Government's contribution to Medicaid to ensure States are able to provide health coverage to these workers. This two-prong approach will help ensure millions of unemployed workers are able to maintain health coverage for their families.

When we talk about jobs, we are not just talking about the economy. We are talking about the dignity that comes from holding a steady job that supports your family. The Jobs for Main Street Act recognizes this, and would help our families in real ways. I urge my colleagues to support it.

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House Republican Standards on Congressional appropriations initiatives, I am submitting the following information regarding projects that were included at my request in H.R. 2487, the Fiscal Year 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill.

Florida Silver Alert Program

Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne Discretionary Grants

Legal name and address of requesting entity: Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 2331 Phillips Road

Description of request: $100,000 is included in the bill for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for the Florida Silver Alert Program, which is a standardized and coordinated law enforcement and state agency response to share information with the public to improve the chances of a safe recovery of a missing elderly person suffering from dementia. The Silver Alert program is designed to quickly disseminate descriptive information about a missing person who suffers from dementia, so that citizens can be on the lookout for the endangered elderly person and notify local law enforcement with any relevant information. The program is a cooperative effort among Florida local and state law enforcement agencies, Department of Transportation, Department of Elder Affairs and the media. In partnership with these agencies, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is requesting funding to improve the current system and to facilitate public awareness/education, and outreach. In October 2008 the Silver Alert Program became operational in Florida, administered by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Missing Endangered Person Information Clearinghouse hereinafter referred to as the ``Clearinghouse''. In the first six months, Silver Alerts have been activated 58 times resulting in the direct recovery of 10 elderly persons with dementia. As this is a relatively new program, not all local law enforcement agencies are aware of the program or the criteria to activate a Silver Alert. It is recommended that printed, laminated guides be distributed to patrol officers. These guides would include the criteria and resources available to law enforcement when an elderly person with dementia is reported missing. This is the first federal funding requested for this project.

National Clearing House for Science, Technology, and the Law at Stetson

University College of Law

Account: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Byrne Discretionary Grants

Legal name and address of requesting entity: Stetson University College of Law, 1401 61st Street South, Gulfport, FL 33707

Description of request: $400,000 is included in the bill for the National Clearing House for Science, Technology, and the Law at Stetson University College of Law to build and maintain the world's only searchable comprehensive bibliography on law, science, and technology. This database contains court decisions and commentary, scholarly publications, commercial applications, professional associations and institutions, and other resources about traditional and new forensic topics, such as Identity Theft, Intra and Interstate Tracking of Sexual Predators, Canine Sniff Detection, and Less Lethal Technologies. It contains 18 resource categories for each of 33 topics in science and technology. At present, it contains more than 65,000 records, and more than 1,500 entries a month are added. Visitors from more than 110 countries have visited the site. In addition, comprehensive Cold Case and Identifying the Missing resources have recently been added to the site. No other such national resource exists. The online database also includes a quarterly newsletter which focuses on the latest topics such as Methamphetamine, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Cyber Forensics, Post- Conviction DNA Testing, Bioterror and the Physician, and Virtual Autopsies. Funding will also enable Stetson to continue building an important reference collection of law, science, and technology material to meet the needs of law enforcement personnel, legal professionals, crime lab personnel, national security professionals, medical examiners, and public health professionals. These professions face challenges due to a lack of access to information regarding new areas of science and technology. The Clearinghouse reference collection allows access via interlibrary loan to physical materials not readily available at local libraries. Important forensic science collections are being donated to the clearinghouse on a regular basis for use by these professionals. Stetson will use this funding for two new initiatives. The first is the development of training modules and primers to be made available through distance education technology. These cross-disciplinary modules will focus on training scientists in the complex workings of the legal system. They also provide lawyers with much needed education in various scientific and technological disciplines. Law 101 will focus on testimony skills for expert witnesses, scientists and law enforcement personnel. The primers, written by lawyers, scientists, and educators, will cover the basic

elements of a science or technology and principles of law. They will provide practical advice regarding motions in limine, locating and qualifying an expert, direct and cross-examination of the expert, and legal issues that arise in such cases. The second initiative will be to support the federal DNA initiative. The goal of this project is to provide training about the applications and limitations of DNA evidence to defense counsel handling cases involving biological evidence, as stated in the President's DNA Initiative. To achieve this goal, the Clearinghouse is working closely with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and an expert Advisory Group to develop training that will provide defense attorneys with the general knowledge of the uses of DNA evidence in judicial proceedings as it pertains to discovery and ethics, proper closing arguments, case assessment, etc. The training will complement other forensic DNA evidence resources developed by NIJ, such as the ``Officers of the Court'' CD-ROM, which provides a foundational understanding of the science, technology, statistics, and other non-advocacy topics. Training will occur across the country and will incorporate ``Train the Trainer'' sessions to further broaden outreach efforts. Previous funding has been provided to Stetson for the National Clearinghouse in the following amounts: FY 2003--$1,768,430,

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2847 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010.

Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Bill number: H.R. 2487

Account: Department of Justice, Byrne Discretionary Grants

Amount: $500,000

Project: Human Trafficking Initiative

Requested by: St. Thomas University. 16401 NW 37th Avenue Miami Gardens, FL 33054

St. Thomas University seeks support for an initiative that will provide essential educational and training services to law enforcement, immigration services, government employees directly involved with service providing to trafficking victims, as well as to private organizations and individuals as well as to generate

awareness of this growing problem in the general public. The School of Law is committed to human rights dedicated to training the next generation of human rights leaders and advocates through its LL.M. and J.S.D. Programs in Intercultural Human Rights, and through the direct services of the Human Rights Institute.

A three-week winter academy is proposed to be held annually on the STU campus. It will include lectures and training on practical issues (such as how to identify victims of human trafficking, how to collect data on human trafficking, how to diversify treatment of victims for different cultures, laws and relief services available, etc.) simulating different agency work governmental and non-governmental, with potential visits to pertinent agencies to gain hands on experience. The participants interested in receiving a certificate on human trafficking will sit for a final exam. In order to increase the community outreach goal of the program, a free lecture open to the public at large, will be offered that will focus on the local human trafficking problem. The last segment of the academy will be a mini- conference where local and/or national voices, and the best experts in the field will be featured.

Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Bill number: H.R. 2487

Account: Department of Justice, Byrne Discretionary Grants

Amount: $500,000

Project: City of Miami Beach Afterschool Gang and Drug Prevention Program

Requested by: City of Miami Beach. 1700 Convention Center Drive Miami Beach, FL 33139

The primary goal of the Teen Club is to prevent and reduce delinquent behavior and keep the community's at-risk youth in a positive environment to foster personal growth and encourage teens to become well-rounded individuals through the accumulation of new skills, awareness, and knowledge. Moreover, the program's aim is to promote health relationships that facilitate social skill development, decrease teen substance and alcohol abuse, and increase quality programming offerings that appeal to teenage youth. As a result, the participants involved in the Teen Club are less likely to entertain outside and detrimental participation in other unsupervised activities, including involvement in gangs and/or drugs. Current enrollment figures demonstrate more participants return for subsequent years in the program.

Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Bill number: H.R. 2487

Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice

Amount: $500,000

Project: ARISE Life-Management Skills Intervention/Re-entry Program for High Risk Youth

Requested by: The ARISE Foundation. 824 US Hwy 1 North Palm Beach, FL 33408

ARISE serves approximately facilities in all 23 Florida congressional districts, including the Miami Dade Juvenile Detention Center in Miami. Over 156,618 hours of Life-Skills lessons have been taught at this facility. A recent study by Professor Mark A. Cohen, Vanderbilt University, December 2007, demonstrates why it is so important to target high-risk youth. Year by Year Costs Imposed by High Risk Offenders Cohen shows that the cost of one offender with at least six police contacts from childhood to age 32 totals $3,172,998 in 2007 dollars, In other words, saving one child saves taxpayers more than 3 million. By comparison, the ARISE program costs $1.70 per hour per youth. Stopping the cycle of crime and gang violence by helping this population learn the skills necessary to succeed in life is an investment in our children and in our communities, with the potential to save millions of dollars tomorrow.

Requested by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Bill number: H.R. 2487

Account: Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice

Amount: $200,000

Project: At-Risk Youth and Child Abuse Prevention Program

Requested by: Ohel Children's Home and Family Services. 4233 Sheridan Road Miami Beach, FL 33140.

This program engages at-risk youth in elementary and high schools to enhance their social and emotional functioning, as well as prevent and treat risky behaviors, including those that often lead to addictions and violence. The program includes school-based services, community education, and teacher training. The programs interact with student and include the use of role playing, small discussion groups, videos and modeling exercises that use current topics of discussion. Training is provided for teachers, guidance counselors and principals, and workshops for parents emphasize communication with children. Through community seminars, Ohel offers public forums for parents, educators, and community leaders on topics including self esteem, conflict resolution (bullying, anger management, etc.), relationship building (social skills training, peer pressure, etc.), and prevention of at- risk behaviors such as addictions, eating disorders, gambling and abuse. This program is a valuable use of taxpayer funds in that it prevents at-risk behaviors from spiraling into juvenile delinquency. In addition, the program assists children who are the victims of abuse or who are confronted with challenging circumstances in their lives so that these experiences do not lead to ongoing, destructive behavior. Further, the program benefits the federal government by putting at-risk kids back on a successful track and thus saving significant federal expenditures by keeping them out of the juvenile justice system.

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2487--the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010:

As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 2487--the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provides for the National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD in support of the Shrimp Industry Fishing Effort Research Continuation project. This is in the NOAA-ORF account in the amount of $750,000. This will benefit the Southern Shrimp Alliance. P.O. Box 1577, Tarpon Springs, FL 34688 for funding for data collection to determine shrimp fishery compliance with federal regulations to reduce bycatch and rebuild red snapper. Specifically, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has promulgated regulations to end overfishing and rebuild the Gulf red snapper fishery that require a 74% reduction in shrimp fishing effort to reduce bycatch in red snapper habitat areas. Failure to achieve this effort reduction triggers the closure of the shrimp fishery in these areas. Consequently, the regulations necessitate implementation of a program to closely monitor shrimp fishing effort which is the program funded by this ongoing appropriation. The principal tools used to measure shrimp fishing effort are Electronic Logbooks (ELBs). This funding would support the development, manufacture, and deployment of ELB technology in the US shrimp fleet and the collection and analysis of data generated, performed by a NMFS contractor (LGL Associates). Continued annual funding to further equip the entire active shrimp fleet (about 1200 vessels) is necessary to meet these regulatory requirements requiring 5-6 more years at $1,500,000 per year. The program is able to operate through 2009 with prior year funding that will run out in FY2010, causing termination of the program well before it is fully implemented. This is a good use of taxpayer funding because this research is not only critical to achieving Federal statutory and regulatory fishery conservation requirements, it is crucial to the future survival of the shrimp fishery in all Louisiana coastal parishes and throughout the Gulf. Additionally, this will benefit Wild American Shrimp, Inc. 10 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC 29401 for a marketing program for domestic warm water shrimp.

Specifically, this marketing program by Wild American Shrimp, Inc. (WASI), is dedicated to securing a sustainable future for the U.S. Gulf and South Atlantic shrimp harvesting and processing industries by developing new products and implementing a quality assurance certification program that assures consumers that they are purchasing a premium product harvested from the wild in American waters. The funding will be used towards a national research and development program for new products, improved quality assurance and certification, and marketing of domestic wild shrimp from the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. This is a good use of taxpayer funding because the domestic warm water shrimp industry remains an important part of coastal communities in these states (especially in Southeastern Louisiana) and the resource is healthy and the fishery is sustainable.

As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 2487--the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provides for Boys Town, Louisiana, New Orleans, LA in support of Expansion of Boys Town Louisiana Projects project. This is in the OJP- JJ account in the amount of $147,000. This project will benefit Boys Town of Louisiana 700 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 for programs for at-risk youth. Specifically, these funds will be used to continue and expand an integration of the Boys Town Treatment Family Home program and its In-Home Family Services program to serve more at- risk girls and boys (in the juvenile justice system) and their families. It is expected that through these services, youth recidivism of criminal behavior will be greatly reduced as will the need for further out-of-home-placement, including that of a correctional or prison facility. This is a good use of taxpayer funds because these youth will be find alternative outlets to crime and will be more focused on education and other productive activities.

As requested by me, Rep. Anh ``Joseph'' Cao, H.R. 2487--the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provides for the New Orleans Crime Coalition/New Orleans Business in New Orleans, LA in support of the New Orleans Crime Coalition. This is in the OJP-JJ account in the amount of $1,500,000. This project will benefit the New Orleans Crime Coalition New Orleans Business Council 1615 Poydras Street, Suite 986 for their comprehensive crime efforts. Specifically, the New Orleans area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and severely damaged again in 2008 by Hurricane Gustav. Crime-- especially the murder rate--in the city continues to rise, and travelers to and residents of New Orleans are beginning to lose faith in the public safety of the city. For a city that depends on tourism and business travel, this would be devastating to the economy. The requested funding will provide much-needed crime fighting tools, resources, and infrastructure to help the community take back the streets in the struggle for post-Katrina recovery in New Orleans. Specifically, this funding will comprise elements of any or all of the following: additional staff for the New Orleans Police Department; D.A./Prosecutorial support; Juvenile Justice services, including training and day center facilities; additional Drug Court programs; and, additional staff for the Orleans Parish Public Defenders office. This is a valuable use of taxpayer funding because New Orleans is historically, economically, and culturally valuable to the United States, and assuring public safety is critical to maintaining the health of the city.

Madam Speaker, pursuant to Republican standards on disclosure for Member project requests, I am submitting the following information regarding projects I support for inclusion in H.R. 2487, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2010.

Congressman Peter J. Roskam: H.R. 2487, Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Programs account for the Hanover Park Police Department Rapid Response to School Violence Program. The entity to receive the $48,000 in funding for this project is the Hanover Park Police Department, 2121 W. Lake Street, Hanover Park, IL 60133. It is my understanding that the funding would be used for the Department to enhance its response to school violence capabilities through purchase of equipment, training, and realistic exercises. This funding is desperately needed to equip the Hanover Park Police Department to better be able to respond to threats of school violence, particularly in light of the recent and sudden increase in teen and gang shootings. The Hanover Park Police Department plans to enhance its response to school violence capabilities through purchase of equipment, training, and realistic exercises. This training would be used for all sworn department members in a series of simulated situations of police response to active shooters in schools. Included in the request is funding for purchase of training weapons, and tactical equipment, and armored security gear for use in both drills and actual incident response. The Hanover Park Police Department has demonstrated a willingness to be a regional resource, and has positioned itself to provide mutual aid to surrounding municipalities and even other states. The Department's School Familiarization Program was featured in a June 2008 Law and Order article, and has served as a model for other departments across the country.

Congressman Peter J. Roskam: H.R. 2487, Department of Justice, COPS Law Enforcement Technology Program account for the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Atmospheric Detection Equipment. The entity to receive the $675,000 in funding for this project is the Glencoe Department of Public Safety, 675 Village Court, Glencoe, IL 60022. It is my understanding that the funding from this joint request with Congresswoman Bean would be used to acquire atmospheric Detection Equipment for the NIPAS regional mutual aid response trained officers. The Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) Emergency Services Team (EST) is a mutual aid organization that is responsible for law enforcement coverage of 68 member towns with a total population of approximately 1.8 million residents. In Illinois' 6th Congressional District, the acquisition of this equipment will directly benefit the municipalities of Bartlett, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Hanover Park, Mount Prospect, Roselle, Streamwood, and Villa Park. This funding will be used to acquire atmospheric Detection Equipment for the NIPAS EST mutual aid response trained officers. Member Police Departments and the NIPAS EST have identified a lacking atmospheric detection capability. Atmospheric detection equipment is needed to allow NIPAS law enforcement officers the ability to respond to crimes or other incidents involving hazardous environments, explosive devices, arson materials, and narcotics. NIPAS will administer this program which will provide coverage for 68 member communities in the counties of Lake, Cook, DuPage, McHenry and Will Counties. Ensuring that NIPAS officers have the Atmospheric detection technology they need will: protect police officers who are the first to respond to Hazmat related accidents/crime scenes and methamphetamine related crime scenes; decrease the response time of officers to hazmat accidents/crime scenes; increase public safety, and provide valuable atmospheric samples that can later be used for criminal prosecutions. This shared resource will leverage taxpayer dollars toward a more efficient procurement of this atmospheric detection equipment.

Congressman Peter J. Roskam: H.R. 2487, Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Programs account for the Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Domestic Violence Program. The entity to receive the $75,000 in funding for this project is Advocate Health Care, 2025 Windsor Drive, Oakbrook, IL 60523. It is my understanding that the funding would be used to strengthen and expand the Hospital's domestic violence program through greater outreach and enhanced collaboration with more area police departments. With the growing numbers of reported domestic violence in DuPage County and throughout Illinois' 6th Congressional district, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (AGSH) seeks to further strengthen and expand its domestic violence program to ensure that current and expected needs are met. In addition, with this funding AGSH will be able to expand its collaborative efforts with local police departments to include Lombard and Wheaton, complementing its current interaction with Downers Grove. Additionally, AGSH will enhance training both internally and for local agencies that serve as strategic points of entry: emergency departments, local police departments, and faith-based organizations. The federal government has recognized the serious public health threat that domestic violence poses to society through its Healthy People 2010 objectives, and the federal government has sought and is seeking a reduction in the rate of physical assault by current or former intimate partners. AGSH seeks to help achieve this important federal objective. This project meets the objectives of the Bureau of Justice Assistance by encouraging the development and implementation of strategies to reduce and prevent crime and violence, drawing in community participation, and providing technical assistance.

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 2487, the Fiscal Year 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

(1) $500,000 for the Region 43, Pierce County Metropolitan Public Safety Communications Interoperable First Responder Emergency Communication System

Requesting Entity: Pierce County Sheriff Department, 930 Tacoma Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

Agency: Department of Justice

Account: COPS Tech

Funding Requested by: Rep. Dave Reichert

Currently, Pierce County has several disparate radio systems which do not allow easy interoperability, or only provide minimal interoperability. There is a drastic need for improved operable communications and interoperable communications in Pierce County which will take advantage of new technology.

Two critical components of this project involve a county-wide radio system and 911 dispatch centers. Pierce County will plan, purchase and build a county-wide interoperable radio communications system and two 911 dispatch centers (one police and one fire communications facilities), co-locating participating PSAPs into physically separate, fully redundant and survivable Fire and Police communications facilities. This project will solve the County's interoperability issues and establish the capacity to use operating funds, staff and equipment more efficiently.

Building a regional interoperable communications system with two consolidated PSAPs will dramatically improve the ability of first responders to respond to natural or manmade disasters within Pierce County and improve day-to-day operational capabilities. This project comes at a critical time due to sun-setting technology and FCC mandates. Additionally, this will enable all first responders to become interoperable. Citizens of Pierce County and the Puget Sound will benefit from first responders rapidly deploying to events and communicating effectively for life safety issues.

Additionally, an estimated 1,080 prevailing wage jobs will be created to construct facilities and communications sites. Further, in-state companies will have the opportunity to participate in supplying building materials, equipment, supplies and services. Local and state governments will benefit from sales tax revenues and permitting fees.

Finance Plan:

------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site development:

Backhoe Excavation for Shelter Foundation Designs... 6,000

Shelter Foundation 12 x 32.......................... 18,500

Generator Foundation................................ 12,300

Fuel Tank Foundation................................ 10,200

Shelter, Fuel Tank and Generator Placement.......... 17,000

Utility Locate...................................... 1,100

High voltage electrical installation................ 30,000

Grounding for new shelter, generator, and tower 17,000

components.........................................

Tower Ice Bridge.................................... 5,000

Design Construction Drawings........................ 5,000

As Built Construction Drawings...................... 1,650

Shelter, Generator and Tank and Tower Foundation 5,000

design.............................................

Misc. Civil Construction (Includes extended Utility 21,200

Trenching, Rock/Site Finish, Landscaping, Misc.

Concrete and Bollards, Fuel Tank, install and fuel)

Site Acquisition and Zoning Services (Includes 3,100

Building Permit Processing, Zoning submittal and

Approval Process)..................................

General Testing (Includes Soil Resistivity Test, 8,000

Compact Test, Concrete Test, Grounding Test,

Generator Load Test, and Special Inspections)......

Construction Mgmt Services (includes Subcontractor's 26,100

Construction Management, Project management Project

Coordinator, Mobilization, Temp Facilities,

Transportation of materials to Site and Close out

Preparation).......................................

Tower Foundation.................................... 95,000

Crane Rental........................................ 15,000

Site Topographical Survey........................... 4,100

Standard Geotechnical Investigation................. 20,000

Tower Freight....................................... 18,500

Shelter Freight..................................... 31,000

Tower............................................... 98,000

12 x 32 Shelter w/aggregate ext. & twin A/C units... 94,000

Tower Lighting...................................... 11,000

Self-Supporting Tower Erection...................... 60,000

Fences/Gates........................................ 25,000

Building Permit review.............................. 3,000

Geotech............................................. 6,500

Site Drawings....................................... 2,000

Geotech Follow Up................................... 2,000

Radio base stations (Includes antenna combiners, 165,000

antennas, feedlines and lightning suppression......

Microwave backhaul equipment........................ 140,000

Multiplexers........................................ 20,000

Misc. Parts and Supplies............................ 2,750

Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information regarding earmarks I received as part of the FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith

Bill Number: H.R. 2487

Account: DOJ--OJP--Byrne

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of Austin

Address of Requesting Entity: 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701

Description of Request: I have secured $250,000 for the City of Austin to install security cameras in pedestrian-heavy and high-crime locations. This technology will allow the Austin Police Department (APD) to ``expand its police force'' by providing the capability to monitor activity from a central location. The requested funding may also be used to purchase temporary storage space for digital evidence obtained from security cameras and to purchase a mobile training facility. Police cameras have been shown to reduce crime and provide video evidence that bolsters the prosecution of criminal cases. APD will use the cameras to fight all crime, with a focus on potentially life-threatening crimes such as assaults and robberies which have recently increased in various City locations. Also, as the department grows, and on-going officer training is needed, the mobile facility will greatly enhance Austin's abilities to meet law enforcement standards. The versatility of the mobile facility would allow for both daytime and night fire training opportunities at a cost that is significantly less than the construction of a full scale range. The City of Austin will match any federal funds that the delegation secures for this project. I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.

Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith

Bill Number: H.R. 2487

Account: DOJ--COPS Technology

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: City of San Antonio, Texas, Police Department

Address of Requesting Entity: 214 West Nueva, San Antonio, TX 78207

Description of Request: I have secured $1,100,000 for the City of San Antonio for the installation of a digital imagery capture and storage system, and in-car video equipment. The first phase will be the conversion of the current photographic evidence from current CD/DVD storage to a dual server and SAN storage system. This system would reside in two separate locations, for security purposes and protection against catastrophic loss. Additionally, current Evidence Unit cameras (photographic and video) would be upgraded to allow for compatibility with the new system. In order to allow instant downloading of evidence, the wireless connectivity between the Evidence Unit vehicles and the servers would be also be upgraded. The second part will be the installation of a video camera and transmitter-activated equipment in each patrol car

and motorcycle assigned to the Police Department's Traffic Division. This Division is tasked with city wide traffic and other law enforcement activities and focuses along all major thoroughfares and arterials. By initiating the program with the Traffic Division, full coverage of the entire City will be achieved. The implementation of the digital image storage system and in car cameras will increase officer safety and provide high quality documentation and evidence of police activity. This will translate into an increase in successful prosecutions and citizen safety. Local funding shortage/issues have kept this program from being implemented. Due to the technical nature of the program, a full time position will be required to manage and maintain the system. The City of San Antonio will hire a full time Technician as a matching portion of the program. Salary and benefits for such a position are estimated at $55,000 per year. I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.

Requesting Member: Congressman Lamar Smith

Bill Number: H.R. 2487

Account: DOJ--OJP--Byrne

Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Texas State University--San Marcos (on behalf of the City of Lakeway Police Department)

Address of Requesting Entity: 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666

Description of Request: I have secured $1,300,000 for Texas State University's ALERRT Program. ALERRT seeks funding to train additional police officers and to further promote the nationally standardized format and train-the-trainer capacity to meet the training needs of the more than 16,000 police departments across the nation. This valuable training will allow first responding patrol officers to more effectively deal with acts of violence before they evolve into full- blown, national tragedies. Funding will allow for better-trained law enforcement agents and safer communities. ALERRT provides first responders with the tactics they will need to effectively respond to active shooter situations. Currently, there are 423 requests pending for ALERRT training. Additional funding for ALERRT would enable the program to train more patrol officers, including Lakeway Police Department, and thereby improve the safety of our nation's communities. I certify that neither I nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.