To provide for the transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to facilitate the establishment of the headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security, to provide for the acquisition by the Department of the Navy of suitable replacement facilities.
Latest action · Jul 2, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-268.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2004
- Passed HouseJun 14, 2004
- Passed SenateJun 21, 2004
- To the PresidentJun 23, 2004
- Became lawJul 2, 2004Public Law 108-268
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 14, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of the Navy to transfer the parcel of Department of the Navy real property in the District of Columbia known as the Nebraska Avenue Complex to the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of General Services to accommodate the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Authorizes the Secretary to retain jurisdiction over that portion of the Complex that, as of this Act's enactment date, is being used to provide Navy family housing. Directs the Secretary, within nine months, to: (1) complete the transfer of the Complex to the Administrator; and (2) relocate Navy activities at the Complex to other locations.
Makes the Secretary of DHS responsible for the payment of the costs to move furnishings and equipment related to the initial relocation of Navy activities from the Complex and costs incident to the initial occupancy by such activities of interim leased space. Authorizes appropriations to DHS for FY 2005 through 2007.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should receive, from Federal agencies other than the Department of Defense (DOD), funds authorized and appropriated for the purpose of covering reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary to permanently relocate Navy activities from the Complex. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Congress an initial and revised estimates of such costs; (2) use relocation funds received from sources outside DOD to relocate Navy activities from the Complex; and (3) notify Congress in writing when a decision is made to carry out a military construction project using such funds.
Directs the Secretary of the Navy, at the end of the five-year period beginning on the date on which the transfer of the Complex is to be completed, to submit to Congress a report specifying: (1) the total amount needed to cover both the initial and permanent costs of relocating Navy activities; (2) the total amount of the initial relocation costs paid by the Secretary of DHS; and (3) the total amount of appropriated funds received by the Secretary of the Navy from sources outside DOD to cover the permanent relocation costs. Directs: (1) the President to certify to Congress whether the amounts specified in the report are sufficient to cover both the initial and permanent relocation costs; and (2) the Administrator, if the President certifies that such amounts are insufficient, to restore the Complex to the Navy's jurisdiction, at the request of the Secretary, who then shall convey the Complex by competitive sale and deposit amounts received in a special Treasury account to be used for facility maintenance and repair or environmental restoration.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 11, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Original | May 11, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 11, 2004Markup May 13, 2004 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred May 25, 2004 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2004Signed by President.
- Jul 2, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-268.
- Jun 23, 2004Presented to President.
- Jun 22, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 21, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7114-7115)
- Jun 15, 2004Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Jun 14, 2004Mr. Hunter moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 14, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3897-3900)
- Jun 14, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4322.
- Jun 14, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3897-3898)
- Jun 14, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 14, 2004The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 25, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- May 13, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 13, 2004Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 11, 2004Introduced in House
- May 11, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7114, S7115 | Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT, Robert C. Byrd D-WV | Jun 21, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3897–H3900Text printed H3897 | Duncan Hunter R-CA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Rick Larsen D-WA | Jun 14, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 7, 2004H.R. 4322, A bill to provide for the establishment of the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security in the District of Columbia, to require the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the Distri<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 13, 2004</p>
- Jun 7, 2004H.R. 4322, A bill to provide for the establishment of the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security in the District of Columbia, to require the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the DistriCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 13, 2004
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the establishment of the headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security in the District of Columbia, to require the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as the location for the headquarters, to facilitate the acquisition by the Department of the Navy of suitable replacement facilities, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To provide for the transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to facilitate the establishment of the headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security, to provide for the acquisition by the Department of the Navy of suitable replacement facilities.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Cost accounting
- Defense budgets
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- District of Columbia
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Families
- Federal installations
- Federal office buildings
- Government Operations and Politics
- Housing and Community Development
- Land transfers
- Leases
- Maintenance and repair
- Military base closures
- Military bases
- Military construction operations
- Military dependents
- Military housing
- Navy
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Relocation
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 15, 2004Received in Senate
- May 11, 2004Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.