[House Report 106-416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 106-416
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MONUMENT TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED THE NATION'S CIVIL DEFENSE AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
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October 27, 1999.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and 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. 348]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 348) to authorize the construction of a monument to honor
those who have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency
management programs, 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. 348 is to authorize the construction of
a monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil
defense and emergency management programs.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 348 authorizes the United States Civil Defense
Monument Commission to construct a monument to honor those who
have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management
programs. The monument will be constructed on federal land
located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and administered by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Although the
Commission has offered to donate the monument as a gift to
FEMA, FEMA contends that it does not have the authority to
accept the gift because of statutory prohibitions found at 42
U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 5197(d) and 5201(b). However, a reading of
both these provisions clearly indicates that gifts may be
accepted by FEMA.
H.R. 348 assures that the site and design of the monument
will be subject to the approval of the Director of FEMA. Costs
for the construction of the monument will be wholly paid by the
Commission. In addition, the authority granted by this bill to
construct the monument shall expire seven years after enactment
if there are no site and design approvals and construction has
not begun.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 348 was introduced on January 19, 1999, by Congressman
Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). The bill was referred to the Committee
on Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on
National Parks and Public Lands. On October 20, 1999, the Full
Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee 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 voice
vote.
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 and Article IV, section 3 of the
Constitution of the United States grant 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, October 26, 1999.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 348, a bill to
authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who
have served the nation's civil defense and emergency management
programs.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan
Carroll.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.
H.R. 348--A bill to authorize the construction of a monument to honor
those who have served the nation's civil defense and emergency
management programs
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 348 would have no
impact on federal spending. The bill would not affect direct
spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would
not apply. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-
sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal
governments.
H.R. 348 would authorize the United States National Civil
Defense Monument Commission, a private nonprofit organization,
to donate a monument to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). All costs of constructing the monument would be paid by
the commission and the finished monuments would be donated to
FEMA. Subject to approval by FEMA, the bill would authorize the
commission to design the monument and select a site to install
it at FEMA's National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg,
Maryland. Under H.R. 348, the commission's authority would
expire in seven years unless FEMA has approved the monument's
design and location, and construction has begun. Based on
information from FEMA and the commission, CBO expects these
requirements would be met. CBO estimates that any costs to the
federal government of maintaining the monument would be
negligible.
The CBO staff contact is Megan Carroll. This 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 makes no changes in existing law.