[House Report 109-425]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
109th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 109-425
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APPROVING THE LOCATION OF THE COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA HONORING FORMER PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
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April 25, 2006.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Pombo, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.J. Res. 78]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the joint
resolution (H.J. Res. 78) approving the location of the
commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring former
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, having considered the same,
report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that
the joint resolution do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.J. Res. 78 is to approve the location of
the commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring
former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
In 1999, Congress authorized a study for a memorial to
former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Public Law 106-79). The
Secretary of the Interior submitted the study to Congress,
which authorized the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
to construct a memorial in the District of Columbia (Public Law
107-117). Under the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C.
8908(b)(1)), Congress must formally approve placement of any
commemorative work in ``Area 1'' of Washington D.C., within 150
days of notification by the Secretary of the Interior. ``Area
1'' comprises the central ``Monumental core'' along the
National Mall in the District. The Secretary of the Interior
notified Congress on January 31, 2006, that the Eisenhower
Commission should be granted the authority to consider
potential sites within Area 1 after reaching the determination
that the subject of the memorial is of preeminent historical
and lasting significance to the Nation. Congress must approve
this recommendation by July 2, 2006, for the planning and
approval process to proceed, and this approval will allow the
Eisenhower Memorial Commission to consider locations within
Area 1.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.J. Res 78 was introduced on February 8, 2006, by
Congressman Jerry Moran (R-KS). The bill was referred to the
Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on National Parks. On March 29, 2006, the
Committee on Resources met to consider the bill. The
Subcommittee on National Parks was discharged from further
consideration of the bill by unanimous consent. No amendments
were offered and the resolution was ordered favorably reported
to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.
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 tax
expenditures.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. This bill does
not authorize funding and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not
apply.
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:
H.J. Res. 78--A joint resolution approving the location of the
commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring former
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
CBO estimates that enacting H.J. Res. 78 would have no
impact on the federal budget. Enacting the legislation would
not affect direct spending or revenues. H.J. Res. 78 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.J. Res. 78 would approve the location--near the National
Mall--recommended by the Secretary of the Interior for a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia to honor Dwight
D. Eisenhower. The Congress authorized a study for an
Eisenhower memorial in 1999 and authorized the memorial in
2002.
On March 15, 2006, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S.J.
Res. 28, a joint resolution approving the location of the
commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring former
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, as ordered reported by the
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8,
2006. The two pieces of legislation are identical, as are the
cost estimates.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew
Pickford. 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 would make no changes to existing
law.