Request additional Defense Department funding for Sensor Research and Development in next year's federal budget to further develop its sensor program.

Susan M. Collins · Maine · Republican

spending impact 0.52 specificity 0.91 extraction confidence 94%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

In next year's federal budget, I've requested that this company receive additional funding from the Defense Department to assist in the further development of its sensor program.

Collins says she will seek additional Defense Department funding next year for a Maine company’s sensor program.

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND AND HELPING SMAL... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

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“In next year's federal budget, I've requested that this company receive additional funding from the Defense Department to assist in the further development of its sensor program.”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is the campaign-era promise itself: Collins publicly said she had requested additional Defense Department funding in the next federal budget for Sensor Research and Development.

unresolved same_term A for effort

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND AND HELPING SMAL... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

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“Sensor Research Development Corporation: The bill will include a $25 million competitive fund that SRD can compete for funds to be used for chemical and biological programs.”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): By the FY2003 defense appropriations stage, the bill included funding opportunities for SRD, indicating Collins's request advanced into the appropriations process, though the snippet does not by itself prove the exact amount was ultimately awarded to SRD.

partial same_term A for effort

Senate Approves Funds for Several Maine-Related Defense Programs in FY2003 Defense Appropriations | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 83%

unverified · Source version 62133 · locator unknown

“Sensor Research and Development/Orono Diagnostic Tool for Biowarfare Disease $2,000,000 ...”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This later official release states that final defense spending legislation contained a $2 million SRD project, showing the requested support was ultimately included in enacted defense funding.

delivered same_term A for effort

COLLINS SECURES FUNDING FOR KEY DEFENSE ... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

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In next year's federal budget, I've requested that this company receive additional funding from the Defense Department to assist in the further development of its sensor program.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Collins's official Senate statement documents the specific request for additional Defense Department funding for Sensor Research and Development's sensor program.

unresolved same_term A for effort

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND AND HELPING SMAL... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 98%

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Sensor Research and Development/Orono Diagnostic Tool for Biowarfare Disease $4,000,000 This Sensor Research and Development (SRD) Corporation Project will develop a mass spectrometric-based instrumental diagnostic tool capable of early, sensitive, and agent-specific detection of infectious disease.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The FY2004 defense spending bill advanced through Senate Appropriations with SRD funding included, showing concrete appropriations progress before enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

SENATE DEFENSE BILL TO FUND KEY DEFENSE ... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

verified · Source version 62132 · locator 6109

Sensor Research and Development/Orono Rapid, Sensitive Detection of Biowarfare Agents $3,000,000 This Sensor Research and Development Corporation Project will leverage advances in materials fabrication to develop an inexpensive, sensitive, and reliable detector for biowarfare agents.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The same Senate-stage bill also included a second SRD sensor-related research appropriation, further documenting effort and partial advancement.

partial same_term A for effort

SENATE DEFENSE BILL TO FUND KEY DEFENSE ... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

verified · Source version 62133 · locator 4472

Sensor Research and Development/Orono Diagnostic Tool for Biowarfare Disease $2,000,000 This Sensor Research and Development (SRD) Corporation Project will develop a mass spectrometric-based instrumental diagnostic tool capable of early, sensitive, and agent-specific detection of infectious disease.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The final FY2004 defense spending bill conference version included $2 million for an SRD diagnostic-tool project, satisfying the requested Defense Department funding outcome.

delivered same_term A for effort

COLLINS SECURES FUNDING FOR KEY DEFENSE ... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

verified · Source version 62133 · locator 5603

Sensor Research and Development/Orono Rapid, Sensitive Detection of Biowarfare Agents $1,500,000 This Sensor Research and Development Corporation Project will leverage advances in materials fabrication to develop an inexpensive, sensitive, and reliable detector for biowarfare agents.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The final conference version also included $1.5 million for SRD rapid detection of biowarfare agents, adding another delivered SRD sensor-program funding line.

delivered same_term A for effort

COLLINS SECURES FUNDING FOR KEY DEFENSE ... | U.S. Senator Susan Collins
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

unverified · Source version 62135 · locator unknown

Full Title An act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo identifies Public Law 108-87 as the FY2004 Department of Defense appropriations law, confirming enactment of the defense spending vehicle containing the final SRD funding.

delivered same_term A for effort

Public Law 108 - 87 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004 - PLAW-108publ87 | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-21 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment was occurrence-specific: Collins said she had requested additional Defense Department funding in the next federal budget for Sensor Research and Development's sensor program. Verified final-version defense spending passages show SRD received specific sensor-related funding lines: $2,000,000 for a diagnostic tool and $1,500,000 for rapid detection of biowarfare agents. Because the commitment was to request/additional funding and the funded SRD sensor projects appeared during the same Senate term after her documented request, delivery is attributable as material.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

Collins publicly requested added Defense Department funding for Sensor Research and Development in the next federal budget, and later official Senate material says the final defense spending bill included $2 million for the SRD project. That supports full delivery of the requested funding outcome during her Senate term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

Collins promised to request additional Defense Department funding for Sensor Research and Development in the next federal budget. The evidence shows she made the request and that final defense spending legislation included a specific $2,000,000 Sensor Research and Development project, which matches the promised outcome of securing additional Defense Department support for the sensor program. Because this occurred in the campaign/federal appropriations context tied to the 2002 cycle and the credited action was Collins's own request and secured funding, it counts as fulfilled in the same Senate term context rather than as an unrelated later completion.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%