[House Report 105-230]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-230
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       AARON HENRY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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   July 31, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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 Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 892]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 892) to redesignate the Federal 
building located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, 
Mississippi, as the ``Aaron Henry United States Post Office'', 
having considered the same, report favorably thereon with 
amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendments are as follows:
    Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

    The Federal building located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, 
Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the ``Aaron Henry Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in 
section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Aaron Henry 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.

    Amend the title so as to read:

    A bill to designate the Federal building located at 236 
Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron Henry 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.

    Dr. Aaron E. Henry was a civil rights pioneer from the 
State of Mississippi. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi in 
1921, and attended the public schools in Coahoma County. In 
1943, he joined the United States Army achieving the rank of 
Staff Sergeant. Following his tour of duty, Dr. Henry attended 
Xavier University in New Orleans, where he received his degree 
in pharmacy. In 1950, he returned to Clarksdale to open a drug 
store.
    In 1953, Dr. Henry organized the Coahoma County Branch of 
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 
(NAACP), and served as the state NAACP President from 1960 
until 1993. He was instrumental, as chairman of the Mississippi 
Freedom Democratic Party, in the creation of the integrated 
Democratic Party in Mississippi. He also participated in the 
Freedom Rider Movement and in the Mississippi Freedom Summer's 
non-violent campaigns of public protest which led to the 
passage of the Public Accommodations sections of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964.
    On the national level, Dr. Henry assisted in securing 
Congressional support for the passage of the Office of Economic 
Opportunity, out of which came programs such as Head Start and 
Job Corps. Dr. Henry worked personally with Governor Finch of 
Mississippi, to bring these programs to the state.
    In 1979, Dr. Henry was elected to represent District 26 of 
Coahoma County, in the Mississippi House of Representatives, 
and returned to office in 1983 and 1987.
    Dr. Henry held numerous positions in the political, 
educational and religious communities, and excelled in all. He 
was a mentor, a humanitarian, and a scholar, dedicated to his 
causes. This designation is a fitting honor.

                        COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XI

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
          (1) The Committee held a markup of this legislation 
        on July 23, 1997.
          (2) The requirements of section 308(a)(1) of the 
        Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are not applicable to 
        this legislation since it does not provide new budget 
        authority or new or increased tax expenditures.
          (3) The Committee has not received a report from the 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of 
        oversight findings and recommendations arrived at under 
        clause 4(C)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives.
          (4) With respect to clause 2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI of 
        the Rules of the House of Representatives and Section 
        403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, a cost 
        estimate by the Congressional Budget Office was 
        received by the Committee. The report follows:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, July 25, 1997.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
U.S. 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 
July 23, 1997. This cost estimate supersedes the estimate CBO 
prepared on July 24, 1997, and reflects a subsequent technical 
amendment provided by the Committee changing the bill title of 
H.R. 1479.
    Enacting these bills would have no significant impact on 
the federal budget. The bills would not affect direct spending 
or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not 
apply. The bills contain no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal 
governments. The bills reviewed are:
          H.R. 29, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the 
        ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building;''
          H.R. 81, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in 
        South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh 
        United States Bankruptcy Courthouse;''
          H.R. 548, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York 
        City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United States 
        Courthouse;''
          H.R. 595, a bill to designate the federal building 
        and United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry 
        Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus 
        Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 613, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 61 Forsyth Street, SW, in Atlanta, Georgia, 
        as the ``Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center;''
          H.R. 643, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior 
        and Huron Roads in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. 
        Stokes United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 824, a bill to redesignate the federal building 
        located at 717 Madison Place, NW, in the District of 
        Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
        Building;''
          H.R. 892, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, 
        Mississippi, as the ``Aaron Henry Federal Building and 
        United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 962, a bill to redesignate a federal building in 
        Suitland, Maryland, as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal 
        Building;''
          H.R. 994, a bill to designate the United States 
        border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika 
        de la Garza United States Border Station;''
          H.R. 1479, a bill to designate the federal building 
        and United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast 
        First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer 
        Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 1484, a bill to redesignate the United States 
        courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, 
        Georgia, as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States 
        Courthouse;''
          H.R. 1502, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton, 
        Illinois, as the ``James L. Foreman United States 
        Courthouse;'' and
          H.R. 1851, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 200 South Washington Street in 
        Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Martin V. B. Bostetter, 
        Jr. United States Courthouse.''
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. 
Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                              James L. Blum
                                   (For June E. O'Neill, Director).

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Pursuant to clause (2)(l)(4) of rule XI 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.

                          COST OF LEGISLATION

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires a statement of the estimated cost to 
the United States which will be incurred in carrying out H.R. 
892, as reported, in fiscal year 1997, and each of the 
following five years. Implementation of this legislation is not 
expected to result in any increased costs to the United States.

                       COMMITTEE ACTION AND VOTE

    In compliance with clause (2)(l)(2) (A) and (B) of rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, at a meeting of 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 23, 
1997, a quorum being present, H.R. 892 was unanimously approved 
by a voice vote and ordered reported.