[House Report 113-153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 113-153
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DOUGLAS A. MUNRO COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
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July 16, 2013.--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. 2611]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 2611) to designate the headquarters
building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701
Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue Southeast in the District of
Columbia as the ``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters
Building'', and for other purposes, having considered the same,
report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that
the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose of Legislation........................................... 2
Background and Need for Legislation.............................. 2
Hearings......................................................... 2
Legislative History and Consideration............................ 2
Committee Votes.................................................. 2
Committee Oversight Findings..................................... 3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................ 3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................ 3
Performance Goals and Objectives................................. 3
Advisory of Earmarks............................................. 4
Duplication of Federal Programs.................................. 4
Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings.............................. 4
Federal Mandate Statement........................................ 4
Preemption Clarification......................................... 4
Advisory Committee Statement..................................... 4
Applicability of Legislative Branch.............................. 4
Section-by-Section Analysis of Legislation....................... 4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............ 5
PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
H.R. 2611 would designate the headquarters building of the
Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King,
Jr., Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia, as the
``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 2611 would designate the headquarters building of the
Coast Guard as the ``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters
Building''.
Douglas Albert Munro was born in Vancouver, Canada, of
American parents, on October 11, 1919, and grew up in South Cle
Elum, Washington. Douglas Munro was educated at the South Cle
Elum Grade School and graduated from the Cle Elum High School
in 1937. He attended the Central Washington College of
Education for one year and left to enlist in the United States
Coast Guard in 1939. Munro had an outstanding record as an
enlisted man and was promoted rapidly to Signalman First Class.
Munro was killed in action on Guadalcanal on September 27,
1942, shielding 500 United States Marines from enemy fire
during an evacuation in the Pacific Theater. Munro volunteered
to be in charge of the boats for the evacuation and rescue
mission that brought boats in-shore under heavy enemy fire and
evacuated the Marines on the beach. He placed himself and his
boats in between the beachhead and the enemy, serving as cover
until the last Marine was evacuated. During his mission, Munro
was fatally wounded. Reportedly, he remained conscious long
enough to ask: ``Did they get off?''
Munro was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart
Medal, and was eligible for the American Defense Service Medal,
the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, and the World War II
Victory Medal. Munro is buried in his home state of Washington.
HEARINGS
No hearings were held on H.R. 2611.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
On July 8, 2013, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced
H.R. 2611, a bill to designate the headquarters building of the
Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King,
Jr., Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia as the
``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building''.
On July 10, 2013, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure met in open session and ordered the bill
reported favorably to the House by voice vote with a quorum
present.
COMMITTEE 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 record votes taken in connection
with consideration of H.R. 2611 or ordering the measure
reported. A motion to order H.R. 2611 reported favorably to the
House was agreed to by voice vote with a quorum present.
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.
NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES
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.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
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 enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2611 from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, July 15, 2013.
Hon. Bill Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 2611, a bill to designate the headquarters
building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, in the District of
Columbia as the ``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters
Building,'' as ordered reported by the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure on July 10, 2013.
CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect
direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply. The bill 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.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Maggie
Morrissey and Matthew Pickford.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf.
PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
performance goal and objective of this legislation is to
designate the headquarters building of the Coast Guard on the
campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue
Southeast in the District of Columbia as the ``Douglas A. Munro
Coast Guard Headquarters Building''.
ADVISORY OF EARMARKS
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee is required to include a list
of congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. No
provision in the bill includes an earmark, limited tax benefit,
or limited tariff benefit under clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of
rule XXI.
DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Pursuant to section 3(j) of H. Res. 5, 113th Cong. (2013),
the Committee finds that no provision of H.R. 2611 establishes
or reauthorizes a program of the Federal government known to be
duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was
included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-
139, or a program related to a program identified in the most
recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTED RULE MAKINGS
Pursuant to section 3(k) of H. Res. 5, 113th Cong. (2013),
the Committee estimates that enacting H.R. 2611 does not
specifically direct the completion of any specific rule makings
within the meaning of section 551 of title 5, United States
Code.
FEDERAL MANDATE 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).
PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local,
or tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 2611 does not
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY OF 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).
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the headquarters building of the Coast
Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia as the ``Douglas
A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building''.
Section 2. References
Section 2 deems any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
building referred to in section 1 as a reference to the
``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building''.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 2611 makes no changes in existing law.