John Chenoweth: “H.R. 1119 provides funding to continue the development of field emission, full color, high resolution flat panel display…”

“H.R. 1119 provides funding to continue the development of field emission, full color, high resolution flat panel display technology for military applications. It also provides funding to the Army for integration of that technology into the Abrams tank and other Army ground combat vehicles. The Armed Services recognize that this technology holds the promise of providing significantly improved displays that are less expensive than current military models. As the committee report noted, "Field emission flat panel display technology is of increasing importance as the Army incorporates digitization technology into its fleet of vehicles. The committee strongly supports development of this technology. I firmly believe that it is critical for us to provide funding for this technology that will allow development to be completed and will permit testing of these displays for the Abrams tank in fiscal year 1999. I would urge the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. Spence] to help ensure that this program is appropriately funded during the conference process.”