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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 110–515 

RICHARD B. ANDERSON FEDERAL BUILDING 

JANUARY 28, 2008.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. OBERSTAR, from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 4140] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the bill (H.R. 4140) to designate the Port Angeles Federal Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the ‘‘Richard B. Anderson Federal Building’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill 

do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

H.R. 4140 designates the Port Angeles Federal Building located 

at 138 West First Street, Port Angeles, Washington, as the ‘‘Richard B. Anderson Federal Building’’. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

Private First Class (‘‘PFC’’) Richard B. Anderson was born on 

June 26, 1921, in Tacoma, Washington. Anderson grew up in Port 

Angeles, Washington, and attended Sequim High School. Upon 

graduation, Anderson moved to Richmond, California, where he 

worked in the Richmond Shipyards. 

On July 6, 1942, Anderson joined the United States Marine 

Corps. He received his basic and infantry training at the Marine 

Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, and was promoted to 

the rank of Private First Class on April 12, 1943. Following his 

promotion, PFC Anderson was assigned to the East Company, 2nd 

Battalion, of the 23rd Marines. PFC Anderson’s unit was deployed 

to the Marshall Islands in January 1944. On February 1, 1944, his 

company was part of an invasion force fighting to take control of 

Rio Island from the Japanese. During the assault, Anderson and 

three other Marines jumped into a shell crater to escape enemy 


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fire. As Anderson prepared to throw a grenade from inside the crater, the grenade slipped from his hands and began to roll toward 

the other three Marines in the crater. In an act of selfless heroism, 

Anderson lunged on top of the live grenade and absorbed the full 

impact of the blast, saving the lives of his fellow soldiers. Anderson 

was evacuated to the U.S.S. Callaway but died from his wounds 

shortly thereafter. 

PFC Anderson was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and 

the Medal of Honor, which is the nation’s highest military decoration, for his acts of bravery and service to his country. On October 

26, 1945, in honor of PFC Anderson, the United States Navy commissioned a DD–786 destroyer battleship as the ‘‘U.S.S. Richard B. 

Anderson’’. The ship began active service in January 1947, and was 

used in combat for the Vietnam and Korean Wars. The ship remained in active service until December 20, 1975. 

Given PFC Anderson’s dedicated military service and his heroic 

sacrifice to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, it is fitting and 

proper to designate the Port Angeles Federal Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the ‘‘Richard B. Anderson Federal Building’’. 

SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Richard B. Anderson Federal Building 

Subsection (a) of section 1 designates the Port Angeles Federal 

Building located at 138 West First Street, Port Angeles, Washington, as the ‘‘Richard B. Anderson Federal Building’’. 

Subsection (b) of section 1 declares that any reference in law, 

map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be 

deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Richard B. Anderson Federal 

Building’’. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On November 9, 2007, Representative Norman D. Dicks introduced H.R. 4140, to designate the Port Angeles Federal Building located at 138 West First Street, Port Angeles, Washington, as the 

‘‘Richard B. Anderson Federal Building’’. 

On January 16, 2008, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session, and ordered H.R. 4140 reported 

favorably to the House by voice vote with a quorum present. 

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. 4140 reported. A motion to order H.R. 4140 reported favorably to the House was agreed 

to by voice vote with a quorum 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. 


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COST OF LEGISLATION

Clause 3(c)(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 308(a) of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee references the 

report of the Congressional Budget Office included in the report. 

2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the performance goal 

and objective of this legislation are to designate the Port Angeles 

Federal Building located at 138 West First Street, Port Angeles, 

Washington, as the ‘‘Richard B. Anderson Federal Building’’. 

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 

enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4140 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, January 17, 2008. 

Hon. JAMES L. OBERSTAR, 

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House 

of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 4140, a bill to designate the Port Angeles Federal 

Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the ‘‘Richard B. Anderson 

Federal Building,’’ as ordered reported by the House Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure on January 16, 2008. 

CBO estimates that enactment of this legislation would have no 

significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct 

spending or revenues. The bill contains no intergovernmental or 

private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 

pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew 

Pickford. 

Sincerely, 

ROBERT A. SUNSHINE

(For Peter R. Orszag, Director). 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives, H.R. 4140 does not contain any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives. 


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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 

finds that Congress has the authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted under article I, section 8 of the Constitution. 

FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of 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). 

PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION

Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the 

report of any Committee on a bill or joint resolution to include a 

statement on the extent to which the bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, or tribal law. The Committee states 

that H.R. 4140 does not preempt any state, local, or tribal law. 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this legislation. 

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). 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

H.R. 4140 makes no changes in existing law. 

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