[House Report 107-429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 107-429
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HARVEY W. WILEY FEDERAL BUILDING
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May 2, 2002.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 2911]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 2911) to designate the Federal
building located at 5100 Paint Branch Parkway in College Park,
Maryland, as the ``Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building'', having
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment
and recommend that the bill do pass.
Purpose of the Legislation
H.R. 2911 is a bill designating the Federal building
located at 1500 Paint Branch Parkway in College Park, Maryland,
as the ``Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building''.
Background and Need for the Legislation
H.R. 2911 was introduced on September 21, 2001 by
Congressman Hoyer and Congresswoman Morella of Maryland.
Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley was born in a log farmhouse in
Indiana in 1844. Dr. Wiley earned his bachelor degree with
honors from Hanover College and his M.D. from Indiana Medical
College in 1871. Earning his B.S. from Harvard after only a few
months of intense effort, Dr. Wiley then accepted a faculty
position in chemistry at Purdue University in 1874. His final
years with the University were spent studying sugar chemistry,
hoping to develop a strong domestic sugar industry for the
United States. In 1882 Dr. Wiley was named Chief Chemist at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this position he was known
as the father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act when it became law
in 1906 and from 1907 to 1912 he served as the first
commissioner of what would later become the Food and Drug
Administration. In 1912, Dr. Wiley took over the laboratories
for Good Housekeeping Magazine where he established the Good
Housekeeping Seal of Approval and continued to work tirelessly
on behalf of the consuming public.
Legislative History and Committee Consideration
No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported
H.R. 2911.
On March 20, 2002, the Full Committee met in open session
and ordered reported H.R. 2911, a bill designating the Federal
building located at 1500 Paint Branch Parkway in College Park,
Maryland, as the ``Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building''. The bill
was discharged from the Subcommittee on Economic Development,
Public Buildings and Emergency Management and a motion by Mr.
Borski to order H.R. 2911 favorably reported to the House was
agreed to by the Full Committee unanimously, by voice vote with
a quorum present. There were no recorded votes taken during
Committee consideration of H.R. 2911.
Rollcall 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 rollcall 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.
2911 reported.
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.
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 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 advises that the bill contains no measure that
authorizes funding, so no statement of general performance and
objectives for which any measure authorizes funding is
required.
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.
2911 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, March 22, 2002.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following legislation, as ordered reported by the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March
20, 2001:
H.R. 2672, a bill to designate the United
States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and
Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman
Morse United States Courthouse'';
H.R. 2911, a bill to designate the federal
building located at 5100 Paint Branch Parkway in
College Park, Maryland, as the ``Harvey W. Wiley
Federal Building.''
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. These 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(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 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).
Advisory Committee Statement
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were 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. 2911 makes no changes to existing law.