14 April 2008
The Honorable Robert C. Byrd The Honorable Thad Cochran
Chairman Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Appropriations
S-131, U.S. Capitol S-146A, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Daniel Innouye The Honorable Ted Stevens
Chairman Ranking Member
Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
119 Dirksen Senate Office Building 119 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members,
I write to ask your consideration of the following project for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. I certify that neither I nor my immediate family has a pecuniary interest in the congressionally directed spending item that I have requested for Fiscal Year 2009, consistent with the requirements of paragraph 9 of Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Recipient: L-3 Crestview Aerospace, Crestview, FL
Project: Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) for AFSOC AC/MC-130 Aircraft
Account: RDT&E, Air Force
Line: 209
PE Number: 0401134F
Amount: $9,000,000
This funding would aid in fulfilling the Air Force’s unfunded requirement for acceleration of purchase and installation of LAIRCM for the AC-130U Gunship and the MC-130H Combat Talon aircraft.
Please know that I appreciate you and your staff’s hard work. If you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Mel Martinez
United States Senator
14 April 2008
The Honorable Robert C. Byrd The Honorable Thad Cochran
Chairman Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Appropriations
S-131, U.S. Capitol S-146A, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Daniel Innouye The Honorable Ted Stevens
Chairman Ranking Member
Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
119 Dirksen Senate Office Building 119 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members,
I write to ask your consideration of the following project for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. I certify that neither I nor my immediate family has a pecuniary interest in the congressionally directed spending item that I have requested for Fiscal Year 2009, consistent with the requirements of paragraph 9 of Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. This funding would allow for the continuation of provision of intensive critical emergency care and trauma training experience to Navy physicians, nurses and corpsmen that will be exposed to field combat conditions with a high volume of trauma patients. This hands-on practical experience combines actual ED/trauma center and medical resuscitation experience, small group training, lecture, and simulation trauma patient scenario experience to better prepare our military medical personnel for combat medical emergencies when deployed.
Please know that I appreciate you and your staff’s hard work. If you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely, Mel Martinez
Recipient: University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Project: Military Physician Combat Medical Training
Account: Operations and Maintenance, Navy
Line: 02
PE Number: 1804N
Amount: $1,000,000
United States Senator
14 April 2008
The Honorable Robert C. Byrd The Honorable Thad Cochran
Chairman Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Appropriations
S-131, U.S. Capitol S-146A, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Daniel Innouye The Honorable Ted Stevens
Chairman Ranking Member
Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
119 Dirksen Senate Office Building 119 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members,
I write to ask your consideration of the following project for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. I certify that neither I nor my immediate family has a pecuniary interest in the congressionally directed spending item that I have requested for Fiscal Year 2009, consistent with the requirements of paragraph 9 of Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Recipient: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Project: Energy Systems Integration Research
Account: RDT&E, Navy
Line: 5
PE Number: 0602123N
Amount: $4,000,000
The request would continue previously funded research into energy delivery technologies for electro-kinetic weapons systems and the integration of those weapons on the next-generation Navy warships.
Please know that I appreciate you and your staff’s hard work. If you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Mel Martinez
United States Senator
14 April 2008
The Honorable Robert C. Byrd The Honorable Thad Cochran
Chairman Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Appropriations
S-131, U.S. Capitol S-146A, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Daniel Innouye The Honorable Ted Stevens
Chairman Ranking Member
Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
119 Dirksen Senate Office Building 119 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members,
I write to ask your consideration of the following project for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. I certify that neither I nor my immediate family has a pecuniary interest in the congressionally directed spending item that I have requested for Fiscal Year 2009, consistent with the requirements of paragraph 9 of Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Recipient: Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, FL
Project: Assistive Technologies for Injured Servicemembers
Account: RDT&E Navy
Line: 9
PE Number: 0602236N
Amount: $5,000,000
This funding is intended to aid the Florida Institute of Human and Machine Cognition in their research into non-invasive assistive technologies for our wounded servicemembers. Some examples are technology that provides sight for those who’ve been blinded in combat so they can see and devices that provide increased mobility for wounded servicemen and women.
Please know that I appreciate you and your staff’s hard work. If you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Mel Martinez
United States Senator
14 April 2008
The Honorable Robert C. Byrd The Honorable Thad Cochran
Chairman Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Appropriations
S-131, U.S. Capitol S-146A, U.S. Capitol
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Daniel Innouye The Honorable Ted Stevens
Chairman Ranking Member
Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
119 Dirksen Senate Office Building 119 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members,
I write to ask your consideration of the following project for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. I certify that neither I nor my immediate family has a pecuniary interest in the congressionally directed spending item that I have requested for Fiscal Year 2009, consistent with the requirements of paragraph 9 of Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Recipient: University of Central Florida
Project: In-Vitro Models for Biodefense Vaccines
Account: RDT&E, Army
Line: 30
PE Number: 06022787A
Amount: $3,000,000
This request funds research into developing an in-vitro surrogate diagnostic lung construct that can mimic and predict immunologic responses in humans. This in-vitro test platform could be used as a rapid and predictive model for human immune response to vaccines and other therapeutic candidates to protect against biological weapons.
Please know that I appreciate you and your staff’s hard work. If you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Mel Martinez
United States Senator