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Staff reports Updated 7:30 PM Thursday, December 17, 2009

WASHINGTON — A defense appropriations bill approved by the U.S. House includes $10.2 million in funding for Dayton-area defense projects and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, said Thursday, Dec. 17.

The House passed the fiscal 2010 defense spending bill Wednesday by a vote of 395 to 34. The legislation must pass the Senate before it goes to President Obama for his signature.

The House bill includes funding for these Dayton-area programs:

Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development, $5.2 million. The Beavercreek school, along with university partners in the region, offers training programs for intelligence analysts to prepare them for possible employment at Wright-Patterson or elsewhere in government or business.
Integrated Electrical Starter Generator program, $1.6 million, to complete the design and development of an advanced electrical starter-generator system for the government’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Development of nanocomposite materials technology for Air Force aerospace uses, $1.6 million.
Funding of $1 million to establish an “open source research center” to support the intelligence community’s ability to collect the information considered vital to national security, and to expand job training and employment for the Dayton community. This project will support federal and military intelligence agencies, including the National Air and Space Intelligence Center and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, among others, in collecting useful, time-sensitive data, Turner said.
A total of $800,000 in funding for a portable casting facility, and its testing and evaluation. The system will be able to support faster turn-around of parts manufactured from existing metals, reducing waste of metal and energy, with possible uses for both federal and local governments, Turner said.

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