[House Report 106-588]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-588

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                MERRILL S. PARKS, JR., FEDERAL BUILDING

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   April 13, 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. 1571]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 1571) to designate the Federal 
building under construction at 600 State Street in New Haven, 
Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal 
Building'', having considered the same, report favorably 
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
    Merrill Parks was born in 1944 in Tennessee. After serving 
as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, he received 
his B.S. Degree from Memphis State University. Agent Parks 
began his career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 
1970, with general criminal investigation assignments in Butte, 
Montana. From 1971 until 1979 he served in the New York 
Division investigating organized crime violations. Agent Parks 
was subsequently promoted as a Supervisory Agent.
    As an expert in Organized Crime, Agent Parks was reassigned 
to FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC and managed the FBI's 
national program identifying organized crime infiltration into 
legitimate businesses.
    In 1982, Parks was appointed as Chief of the FBI's first 
Drug Unit. After numerous promotions and assignments, Agent 
Parks was appointed the FBI's first representative to the White 
House domestic Policy Advisory Board regarding narcotics. From 
1994 until his death, Agent Parks served as Special Agent in 
Charge of FBI operations for the State of Connecticut.
    This is a fitting honor to a dedicated public servant.

                        committee consideration

    On April 11, 2000, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H.R. 1571, designating the Federal building 
under construction at 600 State Street in New Haven, 
Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr., Federal 
Building'', discharged from the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline 
Transportation. There were no recorded votes taken during 
Committee consideration of H.R. 1571.

                              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. 
1571 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 1571 
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. 1571.
    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. 
1571 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                    Washington, DC, April 12, 2000.
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 
April 11, 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 legislation 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. The bills reviewed are:
           H.R. 1405, a bill to designate the federal 
        building located at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, 
        Ohio, as the ``Donald J. Pease Federal Building;''
           H.R. 1571, a bill to designate the federal 
        building under construction at 600 State Street in New 
        Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, Jr., 
        Federal Building;''
           H.R. 1729, a bill to designate the federal 
        facility located at 1301 Emmet Street in 
        Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Pamela B. Gwin 
        Hall;'' and
           H.R. 1901, a bill to designate the United 
        States border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the 
        ``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station.''
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. 
Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                           Steven Lieberman
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, 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 posers 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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