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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 106–22

RICHARD C. WHITE FEDERAL BUILDING

FEBRUARY 23, 1999.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 233]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (H.R. 233) to designate the Federal building

located at 700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the

‘‘Richard C. White Federal Building’’, having considered the same,

report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that

the bill do pass.

Richard C. White was a native-born Texan from El Paso. He attended Texas Western College from 1940 to 1942, and graduated

from the University of Texas, at El Paso in 1946. Later, he went

on to earn his law degree from the University of Texas, Austin

campus in 1949. Congressman White served in World War II, with

the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945, as a rifleman and Japanese interpreter, earning a Purple Heart.

In 1955, Congressman White was elected to the Texas State

House of Representatives, where he served until 1958. From 1963

to 1965, Congressman White served as El Paso County Democratic

Chairman. In 1965, Congressman White was elected to his first of

nine successive terms in Congress, representing the 16th District

of Texas. As a Member of the House of Representatives, he served

on the Committee on Armed Services, Interior and Insular Affairs,

Post Office and Civil Service, and Science and Technology. In 1983,

Congressman White returned to El Paso and chose not to run for

a tenth term.

Congressman White ably represented the people of the 16th District, and was widely respected for his work and integrity. This is

a fitting tribute to a dedicated public servant.
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HEARINGS AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

H.R. 233 was introduced on January 6, 1999. The Committee did

not hold hearings on the reported legislation.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On February 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and

ordered reported H.R. 233, to designate the Federal building located at 700 East San Antonio Street, El Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘Richard C. White Federal Building,’’ discharged the Subcommittee on

Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and

Pipeline Transportation, without an amendment, by voice vote with

a quorum present. There were no recorded votes taken during

Committee consideration of H.R. 233.

RECORD VOTES

Clause 3(b) of Rule XIII of the House of Representatives requires

each committee report to include the total number of votes cast for

and against on each record vote on a motion to report and on any

amendment offered to the measure or matter, and the names of

those members voting for and against. There were no recorded

votes taken in connection with ordering H.R. 233 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 233 favorably reported to the

House, without amendment, was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum

being present.

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of Rule XIII of

the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee’s oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in this report.

COST OF THE LEGISLATION

Clause 3(d)(2) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and comparison

prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under

section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the report and is included in the

report. Such a cost estimate is included in this report.

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

1. With respect to the requirement of 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, the Committee references

the report of the Congressional Budget Office below.

2. With respect to the requirement of 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 the subject of H.R. 233.

3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of Rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the

following cost estimate for H.R. 233 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, February 18, 1999.

Hon. BUD SHUSTER,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,

House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by the

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 11, 1999. CBO estimates that their enactment would have no

significant impact on the federal budget, and would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures

would not apply. The bills contain no intergovernmental or privatesector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

The bills reviewed are:

H.R. 92, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 251 North Main Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Hiram H. Ward Federal

Building and United States Courthouse;’’

H.R. 158, a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 316 North 26th Street in Billings, Montana, as the

‘‘James F. Battin United States Courthouse;’’

H.R. 233, a bill to designate the federal building located at

700 East San Antonio Street in El Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘Richard

C. White Federal Building;’’ and

H.R. 396, a bill to designate the federal building located at

1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the ‘‘Ronald V. Dellums Federal building.’’

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. Righter.

Sincerely,

DAN L. CRIPPEN,

Director.

APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104–1).

FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of the Federal

mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

(Public Law 104–4).

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint resolution

of a public character shall include a statement citing the specific

powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the

measure. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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finds that Congress has the authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No Advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

H.R. 233 makes no changes in existing law.

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