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[House Report 106-895]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

106th Congress                                            Rept. 106-895
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                      Part 1

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TO AUTHORIZE THE EXCHANGE OF LAND BETWEEN THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 
   AND THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AT THE GEORGE WASHINGTON 
   MEMORIAL PARKWAY IN MCLEAN, VIRGINIA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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               September 26, 2000.--Ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4835]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 4835) to authorize the exchange of land between the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central 
Intelligence at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in 
McLean, Virginia, and for other purposes, having considered the 
same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend 
that the bill do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 4835 is to authorize the exchange of 
land between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of 
Central Intelligence at the George Washington Memorial Parkway 
in McLean, Virginia, and for other purposes.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    H.R. 4835 would authorize the exchange of 1.74 acres of 
National Park Service land located within the boundaries of the 
George Washington Memorial Parkway for 2.92 acres of Central 
Intelligence Agency (CIA) land located adjacent to the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway. The proposed exchange, which is 
designed to improve security at the CIA is supported by both 
the CIA and the National Park Service.
    The land exchange addresses security issues at the entrance 
to the CIA Headquarters in McLean, Virginia, which is accessed 
via the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Once the exchange 
is complete, the CIA will allow public access to the property 
transferred from the National Park Service for a motor vehicle 
turn-around on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Access 
will also be granted to personnel of the Federal Highway 
Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, and 
other federal government employees and visitors whose admission 
to the Research Center is authorized. This land shall be 
administered as part of the headquarters building compound of 
the CIA. The 2.92 acres transferred to the Secretary of the 
Interior from the CIA shall be included within the boundary of 
the George Washington Memorial Parkway and shall be 
administered by the National Park Service.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 4835 was introduced on July 12, 2000, by Congressman 
James Moran (D-VA). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Intelligence (Permanent Select) and additionally to the 
Committee on Resources. Within the Committee on Resources, the 
bill was referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and 
Public Lands. On September 20, 2000, the Full Resources 
Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on 
National Parks and Public Lands was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill by unanimous consent. No amendments 
were offered and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Resources' oversight findings and recommendations 
are reflected in the body of this report.

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
of that Rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause 
3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee has received no report of 
oversight findings and recommendations from the Committee on 
Government Reform on this bill.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate 
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                Washington, DC, September 26, 2000.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4835, a bill to 
authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence at the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact for this 
estimate is Deborah Reis.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 4835--A bill to authorize the exchange of land between the 
        Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central 
        Intelligence at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in 
        McLean, Virginia

    H.R. 4835 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Director of Central Intelligence to exchange small parcels 
of land within or adjacent to the George Washington Memorial 
Parkway in Virginia.
    CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4835 would have no impact 
on the federal budget. The National Park Service (NPS) has 
already transferred (on a temporary basis) about 1.7 acres to 
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which has installed 
security equipment on it. Making the transfer permanent would 
result in no additional expenditures. Transfer of 2.9 acres of 
CIA property to the NPS also would involve no additional costs 
because the land would not be developed. The bill would not 
affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply. H.R. 4835 contains no 
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would have no impact on the 
budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
    On September 26, 2000, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for 
S. 3000, a bill to authorize the exchange of land between the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central 
Intelligence at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in 
McLean, Virginia, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources on September 20, 2000. The two 
bills are very similar, and the cost estimates are identical.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. 
The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                  
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