[House Report 106-538]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-538

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      AARON E. HENRY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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   March 23, 2000.--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. 1279]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 1279) to designate the Federal 
building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey 
Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E. Henry 
Federal Building and 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 and United States courthouse located at 236 
Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Aaron E. 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 and United States 
courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ``Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.

  Amend the title so as to read:

    A bill to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, 
Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E. 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 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 integration of 
political activity in Mississippi. He also participated in the 
Freedom Rider Movement and in the Mississippi Freedom Summer's 
non-violent campaigns of public protest that led to the passage 
of the Public Accommodations sections of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964.
    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.

                        committee consideration

    On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H.R. 1279, as amended, designating the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey 
Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi as the ``Aaron E. Henry 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse,'' approved March 
15, 2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, by 
voice vote with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes 
taken during Committee consideration of H.R. 1279, as amended.

                              record votes

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules 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. 1279, as amended, reported. A motion by Mr. 
Franks to order H.R. 1279, as amended, favorably reported to 
the House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being present.

                        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. 1279, as amended.
    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. 
1279, as amended, from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                    Washington, DC, March 20, 2000.
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 
March 16, 2000. 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 private-sector 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. 938, 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. 1279, a bill to designate the federal building 
        and United States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey 
        Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the ``Aaron E. 
        Henry Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 1605, a bill to designate the federal building 
        and United States courthouse located at 402 North 
        Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ``J. Smith 
        Henley Federal Building and United States Courthouse;'' 
        and
          H.R. 2412, a bill to designate the federal building 
        and United States courthouse located at 1300 South 
        Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ``E. 
        Ross Adair Federal Building and 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,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippin, Director).

                   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.

                                  
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