December 7, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7343 these facilities are accountable under federal ‘‘(3) REVIEW OF CLOSED CASES.—The Deputy and communities to address tensions raised criminal law for their conduct. Chief may, to the extent practicable, reopen by Civil Rights era crimes.’’; I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. and review any case involving a violation de- (6) in section 7— 6431, which ensures a safer and more effi- scribed in paragraph (1) that was closed prior (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEFINITION to the date of the enactment of the Emmett OF ‘CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES’’’ and in- cient trade relationship with Canada. Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthor- serting ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. ization Act of 2016 without an in-person in- (B) in paragraph (6), by redesignating sub- STEFANIK). The question is on the mo- vestigation or review conducted by an officer paragraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), tion offered by the gentleman from or employee of the Criminal Section of the respectively, and indenting the clauses ac- Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE) that the Civil Rights Division of the Department of cordingly; House suspend the rules and pass the Justice or by an agent of the Federal Bureau (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) bill, H.R. 6431. of Investigation. through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), The question was taken; and (two- ‘‘(4) PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.— respectively, and indenting the subpara- thirds being in the affirmative) the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Department shall graphs accordingly; rules were suspended and the bill was hold meetings with representatives of the (D) by striking ‘‘In this Act, the term’’ and Civil Rights Division, Federal Bureau of In- inserting: ‘‘In this Act: passed. vestigation, the Community Relations Serv- ‘‘(1) CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES.—The A motion to reconsider was laid on ice, eligible entities, and where appropriate, term’’; and the table. state and local law enforcement to discuss (E) by inserting at the end the following: f the status of the Department’s work under ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible this Act. entity’ means an organization whose pri- UNSOLVED CIVIL ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— mary purpose is to promote civil rights, an RIGHTS CRIMES REAUTHORIZA- In addition to amounts made available to institution of higher education, or another TION ACT OF 2016 carry out this Act under section 6, there is entity, determined by the Attorney General Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, I authorized to be appropriated to the Attor- to be appropriate.’’; and move to suspend the rules and pass the ney General $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2017 and (7) by striking section 8. bill (S. 2854) to reauthorize the Emmett each of the next 10 subsequent fiscal years to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- carry out this paragraph.’’; and ant to the rule, the gentleman from Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of (B) in subsection (c)— Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE) and the gen- 2007, as amended. (i) in paragraph (1)— The Clerk read the title of the bill. (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘1969’’ tleman from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) The text of the bill is as follows: and inserting ‘‘1979’’; each will control 20 minutes. S. 2854 (II) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ The Chair recognizes the gentleman Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- at the end; from Virginia. resentatives of the of America in (III) in subparagraph (G), by striking the GENERAL LEAVE Congress assembled, period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, I SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (IV) by inserting after subparagraph (G) ask unanimous consent that all Mem- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emmett Till the following: bers may have 5 legislative days within Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthoriza- ‘‘(H) the number of cases referred by an eli- which to revise and extend their re- tion Act of 2016’’. gible entity or a State or local law enforce- ment agency or prosecutor to the Depart- marks and include extraneous mate- SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF UNSOLVED CIVIL rials on S. 2854, currently under consid- RIGHTS CRIMES. ment within the study period, the number of The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights such cases that resulted in Federal charges eration. Crime Act of 2007 (28 U.S.C. 509 note) is being filed, the date the charges were filed, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there amended— and if the Department declines to prosecute objection to the request of the gen- (1) in section 2— or participate in an investigation of a case so tleman from Virginia? (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at referred, the fact that it did so, and the out- There was no objection. the end; reach, collaboration, and support for inves- Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, I (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period tigations and prosecutions of violations of yield myself such time as I may con- at the end and inserting a semicolon; and criminal civil rights statutes described in sume. (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- section 2(3), including murders and including Madam Speaker, this bill is an im- lowing: disappearances described in section 2(4), within Federal, State, and local jurisdic- portant step in continuing to inves- ‘‘(3) meet regularly with eligible entities tigate the crimes and terror inflicted to coordinate the sharing of information and tions.’’; and to discuss the status of the Department’s (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the on so many involved in the civil rights work under this Act; period at the end the following: ‘‘and a de- movement. This bill will help to right ‘‘(4) support the full accounting of all vic- scription of the activities conducted under those past wrongs and help to find jus- tims whose deaths or disappearances were subsection (b)(3)’’; tice for the families who lost loved the result of racially motivated crimes; (3) in section 4(b)— ones in the civil rights effort. ‘‘(5) hold accountable under Federal and (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1969’’ and Specifically, this bill reauthorizes State law all individuals who were perpetra- inserting ‘‘1979’’; and and updates the Emmett Till Unsolved tors of, or accomplices in, unsolved civil (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and eligi- Civil Rights Crimes Act that was rights murders and such disappearances; passed 10 years ago. It responds to con- ‘‘(6) express the condolences of the author- ble entities’’; ity to the communities affected by unsolved (4) in section 5— cerns that victims’ families and those civil rights murders, and to the families of (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘1969’’ working in this area have had about the victims of such murders and such dis- and inserting ‘‘1979’’; and the implementation of the original leg- appearances; (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘each of islation. In doing so, it strengthens the ‘‘(7) keep families regularly informed the fiscal years 2008 through 2017’’ and in- collaboration between the FBI, the De- about the status of the investigations of serting ‘‘fiscal year 2017 and each of the 10 partment of Justice, and local law en- such murders and such disappearances of subsequent fiscal years’’; and (5) in section 6— forcement to make sure that the goals their loved ones; and of this legislation are met. By pro- ‘‘(8) expeditiously comply with requests for (A) in subsection (a)— information received pursuant to section 552 (i) by striking ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2008 viding clearer direction and improved of title 5, United States Code, (commonly through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2017 coordination between all the relevant known as the ‘Freedom of Information Act’) and each of the 10 subsequent fiscal years’’; stakeholders, this bill will help to en- and develop a singular, publicly accessible and sure that these crimes will be solved repository of these disclosed documents.’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘1969’’ and inserting ‘‘1979’’; and families who lost loved ones will be (2) in section 3— and able to find justice. (A) in subsection (b)— (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as This legislation also addresses some follows: (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1969’’ and of the concerns with the Senate-passed inserting ‘‘1979’’; ‘‘(b) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE language by making sure that the bill (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Using funds appro- period at the end the following: ‘‘, and eligi- priated under section 3(b)(4)(B), the Commu- is fully offset, that a sunset provision ble entities’’; and nity Relations Service of the Department of is included, and by providing greater (iii) by adding after paragraph (2) the fol- Justice shall provide technical assistance by clarity regarding the collaboration be- lowing: bringing together law enforcement agencies tween various stakeholders.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Dec 08, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.064 H07DEPT1 smartinez on DSK3GLQ082PROD with HOUSE H7344 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 7, 2016 Finally, I thank both Ranking Mem- racially motivated hate and violence. I will just say, in concluding, this bers CONYERS and LEWIS—civil rights Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African legislation will have to be a document leaders and icons on these issues—for American young man from Chicago which the Members of Congress will working with Senator BURR and other who allegedly whistled at a White have to breathe life into. We will have stakeholders to reach agreement on woman. Shortly thereafter, he was to insist, regardless of the changing of this bill, as well as for their tireless found murdered and tortured. the guard at the Department of Jus- work on the underlying legislation. Though his accused killers were tice, that this section have the kind of tried, they were acquitted by an all b 1900 funding that is necessary. So the task White jury. Despite attempts at gain- of this Congress is not finished by the It is important that the Federal Gov- ing a Federal indictment in the case, authorization; it must be funded. ernment investigates and prosecutes his torture and murder remain Many families have come to my of- these crimes to the greatest extent unpunished. While his family still fice in deep pain needing more re- possible, and this important legislation grieves, they have channeled their sor- sources for that section, more lawyers, will give the Department of Justice the row into activism for those victims more energetic activity. And so I say ability and the direction to do just still seeking justice. to those who may be assigned to this at that. I believe that it remains important the Department of Justice, take this as I reserve the balance of my time. that the perpetrators of civil rights era a special cause. It is not just unsolved Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I crimes be brought to justice, even 50 cold cases. It is a smear on the democ- yield myself such time as I may con- years later. While justice has been de- racy of this Nation. It is a stain. It is sume. layed for the victims of these crimes, a taint that we should live above by in- Madam Speaker, in June of 2007, this the fact that we are raising these cold sisting that every family have justice body passed, and the President subse- cases breathes new life into our new for the murder of their loved ones, par- quently signed, the Emmett Till Un- justice system. I am thankful to the ticularly those who were in the battle solved Civil Rights Crime Act. Since chairman of the Judiciary Committee, of civil rights when many in this coun- that time, the Department of Justice Chairman GOODLATTE. try lived in the second-class shadow of Ultimately, that commitment bodes and cold case advocates have reviewed racism and discrimination. hundreds of cases in a search for jus- well for our collective future and rec- The civil rights battles were real; tice and a sense of closure for the fami- onciliation within these communities. they were violent in some instances; lies of those who fell victim to racial So I, accordingly, urge my colleagues but thank God there were leaders like to join those of us who are leading in violence in one of the most tumultuous , JOHN CONYERS, many in this movement and effort and support periods of this Nation’s history. this Congress, and certainly the late For those who did not live through this important legislation. I reserve the balance of my time. Dr. Martin Luther King, who always the civil rights era, it is difficult to un- believed, as I do, that we can do this derstand the combined climate of ex- Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my through peace and . This is citement for change that coexisted a tool of nonviolence. We must insist with one of fear and violence. Simply time. Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I that they do their task and that we for acting on their ideals of racial yield such time as she may consume to solve these unsolved murderous civil equality, innocent people—young and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. rights cases, and we do so to heal the old, Black and White—were struck JACKSON LEE). Nation and to continue to promote our down. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, democracy. In some cases, unfortunately, State I thank the dean of this institution. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of and local law enforcement colluded Anyone who has had the privilege of House Amendment to S. 2854, the ‘‘Emmett with the perpetrators of anti-civil working with JOHN CONYERS and JOHN Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthoriza- rights violence; and attempts at justice LEWIS have nothing but admiration and tion Act.’’ often proved to be a charade, ending understanding through their teachings I thank our colleague, JOHN LEWIS of Geor- with jury nullification or tampering by of the lives which they lived. This im- gia, who is widely recognized as the moral racist citizens’ councils. portant legislation is a reflection of conscience of the House for sponsoring the The civil rights community has re- their commitment to these families original legislation and I thank Chairmen ported that for every infamous killing and their personal knowledge of the GOODLATTE and Ranking Member CONYERS, that tore at the South in the 1950s and pain that so many families still now for their work in shepherding this reauthoriza- 1960s, there were many more that were experience through unsolved civil tion through the Congress. barely noted or investigated. We, I am rights crimes. This legislation reauthorizes the ‘‘Emmett proud to say, passed the Emmett Till Emmett Till was one of the most Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act of 2007,’’ Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act in 2007 noteworthy and violent, and many of which I co-sponsored and strongly support to help bring these cases to light and us still are able to see in our vision the when it was reported favorably by the Judici- seek justice for victims and their fami- picture of the open casket, of brutal- ary Committee, passed by the House and lies. ized and beaten young Emmett Till, a Senate, and signed into law by President Even after nearly a decade of effort 14-year-old boy, and what he had to George W. Bush on October 7, 2008 as Public by advocates in the Justice Depart- suffer. His mother was willing to go Law 110–344. ment, it remains clear that much work through what might have been consid- The legislation before extends until 2027 the remains to heal the wounds of this pe- ered absolute humiliation in terms of authority of the Department of Justice to in- riod of history. To that end, the Em- seeing her son’s body open to the vestigate and prosecute unsolved criminal civil mett Till Reauthorization Act will cre- world; but because it was such a hei- rights crimes, and it expands by a decade the ate a formal framework for public en- nous crime, she was willing for the time period for which the department can re- gagement between the Department of world to see. open cases to investigate; under current law Justice and cold case advocates to This legislation is enormously impor- the cut-off date is 1970. share information and review the sta- tant because it extends, until 2027, the The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights tus and closure of cases through 1980. authority of the Department of Justice Crimes Act of 2007 is and remains necessary The legislation further authorizes ap- to investigate and prosecute unsolved legislation intended to complete some of the propriations and tasks the Depart- criminal civil rights cases and expands, nation’s most important unfinished business. ment’s Community Relations Service by a decade, the time period for which And that is to solve some of the most de- with bringing together law enforce- the Department can reopen cases to in- praved acts of violence against persons be- ment agencies and communities to ad- vestigate. Under current law, the cut- longing to a racial group that was vulnerable, dress the tensions raised by civil rights off date was 1970. The Emmett Till Un- politically powerless, and innocent, and era crimes. solved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 against those persons who risked life and limb The title of this bill serves as a re- remains necessary legislation intended to help them secure the rights promised in the minder of one of the many lives that to complete some of the Nation’s most Declaration of Independence and made real in was cut much too short as a result of important unfinished business. the Constitution.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:31 Dec 08, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K07DE7.122 H07DEPT1 smartinez on DSK3GLQ082PROD with HOUSE December 7, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7345 Madam Speaker, in 1989, the Civil Rights Herbert Lee of Liberty, Mississippi, for ex- We are confronted primarily with a moral Memorial was dedicated in Montgomery, Ala- ample, was shot in the head by a state legis- issue. It is as old as the scriptures and is as bama, the birthplace of the modern Civil lator in broad daylight in 1961. clear as the American Constitution. It is, of course, fitting and proper that this One hundred years of delay have passed Rights Movement. since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet The Memorial honors the lives and memo- legislation bears the name of Emmett Till, their heirs, their grandsons, are not fully ries of 40 martyrs who were slain during the whose slaying in 1955 and his mother’s deci- free. They are not yet freed from the bonds movement from 1954 to 1968, including Em- sion to have an open casket at his funeral of injustice. They are not yet freed from so- mett Till. stirred the nation’s conscience and galvanized cial and economic oppression. And this Na- But we know that many more people lost a generation of Americans to join the fight for tion, for all its hopes and all its boasts, will their lives to racial violence during that era. equality. not be fling free until all its citizens are free. In fact, at the time the Memorial was dedi- Sadly, hundreds of them were killed in that S. 2854 will help ensure that justice is re- cated, the killers of 13 of the 40 martyrs struggle, and many of the killers, like those of ceived by those for whom justice has been de- whose names are inscribed on the Memorial Emmett himself, were never successfully pros- layed for more than two generations. had not been prosecuted or convicted. ecuted. In doing so, this legislation will help this Na- In 10 of the 40 deaths, defendants were ei- Madam Speaker, the heart of the Emmett tion fulfill its hopes and justify its boast that in ther acquitted by all-white juries or served only Till Unsolved Civil Rights Cases Act is sec- America all persons live in freedom. token prison sentences. tions 3 and 4. I strongly support this legislation and urge We also know there are many cases that Section 3 establishes a Deputy Chief of the all Members to join me in voting for its pas- still cry out for justice. Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division. sage. These unsolved crimes represent a con- Section 3 now requires the Attorney General Mr. CONYERS. Madam Speaker, I tinuing stain on our nation’s honor and mock to designate a Deputy Chief of the Criminal yield back the balance of my time. its commitment to equal justice under law. Section of the Civil Rights division who will be Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Speaker, I The legislation before us is intended to help responsible for coordinating the investigation yield myself such time as I may con- us remove that stain once and for all. and prosecution of violations of criminal civil sume simply to say to the gentleman The 40 victims selected for inclusion in the rights statutes that occurred before December from Michigan (Mr. CONYERS), the gen- fit at least one of three 31, 1979, and ended in death. tleman from Georgia (Mr. LEWIS), and criteria: (i) they were murdered because they Section 3 also requires a study and report the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. were active in the ; (2) to Congress about the number of cases JACKSON LEE) that this is a quest for they were killed by organized hate groups as opened, the number of federal prosecutions justice that needs to be ongoing. I am acts of terror aimed at intimidating blacks and commenced, the number of cases of state and pleased to support this legislation, and civil rights activists; or, (3) their deaths, like local prosecutions where the DOJ assisted, I urge my colleagues to do so. the death of Emmett Till, helped to galvanize the number of cases that have been closed, I yield back the balance of my time. the movement by demonstrating the brutality and the number of open pending cases. Mr. LEWIS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in faced by African Americans in the South. Section 4 of the bill establishes a parallel strong support of S. 2854, the Emmett Till Un- The 40 persons who fit the selection criteria component in the Civil Rights Unit of the Fed- solved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization ranged in age from 11 to 66. eral Bureau of Investigation to be headed by Act. Seven were white, and 33 were black. a Supervisory Special Agent designated by This is the Senate companion to H.R. 5067, They were students, farmers, ministers, the Attorney General. the bill I introduced with the gentleman from truck drivers, a homemaker and a Nobel lau- This Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) and the gentleman reate. Rights Unit is responsible for investigating vio- from Wisconsin (Mr. SENSENBRENNER). This But Madam Speaker, there are many, many lations of criminal civil rights statutes that oc- has been a bipartisan, bicameral effort from other victims besides the 40 who are remem- curred not later than December 31, 1979, and the first day, and I ask each and every one of bered on the Memorial. resulted in death. our colleagues to support this important legis- The Southern Poverty Law Center reports The Supervisory Special Agent should, lation. that its research uncovered approximately 75 where appropriate, coordinate investigations Ten years ago, I stood on the House Floor other people who died violently between 1952 with State and local law enforcement officials. and promised to work tirelessly to pass this and 1968 under circumstances suggesting that Madam Speaker, over the past half century, legislation. Two years later, we were success- they were victims of racial violence. the United States has made tremendous For most of them the reason their names progress in overcoming the badges and ful in passing the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil were not added to the Memorial is because vestiges of slavery. Rights Crime Act. That legislation created a not enough was known about the details sur- But this progress has been purchased at Federal strategy to bring justice and healing to rounding their deaths. great cost. the victims, survivors, and families. Sadly, the reason so little is known about Examples of unsolved cases include the When the bill was signed into law, family these cases is because they were not fully in- 1968 ‘‘’’ at South Caro- members, academics, historians, lawyers, ad- vestigated or, in some cases, law enforcement lina State University where state police shot vocates started working towards a full ac- officials were involved in the killings or subse- and killed three student protesters; the 1967 counting for these gross human and civil rights quent cover-ups. shooting death of Carrie Brumfield, whose atrocities. The reauthorization that we are con- And because the killings of African Ameri- body was found on a rural Louisiana road; the sidering today responds to the their appeals to cans were often covered up or not seriously 1957 murder of Willie Joe Sanford, whose Congress to make the law whole—to ensure investigated, there is little reason to doubt that body was fished out of a creek in that their thoughtful, tireless work did not fall many slayings were never even recorded by Hawkinsville, Georgia; the 1946 killing of a on deaf ears and end up in a forgotten draw- the authorities. black couple, including a pregnant woman, er. The reason justice had not been served was who was pulled out of a car in Monroe, Geor- So many people have died; so many fami- the callous indifference, and often the criminal gia, and dragged down a wagon trail before lies have mourned; so many communities collusion, of many white law enforcement offi- being shot in front of 200 people. have suffered. Mr. Speaker, as you know this cials in the segregated South. Solving these cases like these is part of the bill is named for a 14-year-old boy who was There simply was no justice for African great unfinished work of America. brutally murdered 61 years ago for allegedly Americans during the civil rights era. Madam Speaker, 53 years ago, Medgar whistling at a white woman. Many people here The whole criminal justice system—from the Evers was murdered in Jackson, Mississippi; tonight will recognize the names of Emmett police, to the prosecutors, to the juries, and to justice would not be done in his case for more Till, , , Andrew the judges—was perverted by racial bigotry. than twenty years. Goodman, and , but few African Americans were routinely beaten, But that day was foretold because the know of the countless other possible victims of bombed and shot with impunity. evening before the death of Medgar Evers, on racially motivated crimes during this period. Sometimes, the killers picked their victims June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy This bill restores hope for the families of so on a whim. addressed the nation from the Oval Office on many who have unanswered questions—like Sometimes, they targeted them for their ac- the state of race relations and civil rights in the Atlanta Five in my congressional district. In tivism. America. 1974, five African-American men—Lee Roy In other cases, prominent white citizens In his historic speech to the nation President Holloway, Robert Walker, Marvin Walker, John were involved and no consequences flowed. Kennedy said: Sterling and Lonnie Merritt—left Atlanta for a

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The question was taken; and (two- for the site acquisition, design, management I said before, and I will say it again—we thirds being in the affirmative) the and inspection, and construction of a new rules were suspended and the bill, as federally-owned headquarters facility for the have a mission, an obligation, and a mandate Federal Bureau of Investigation of not more to restore faith in the cornerstones of our de- amended, was passed. than 2.1 million rentable square feet in the mocracy and accountability in the pursuit of A motion to reconsider was laid on National Capital Region for the General truth and justice whenever possible. This bill the table. Services Administration, for which a pro- does just that. f spectus is attached to and included in this In developing this legislation, we took the resolution. COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF time to research and study what happened Provided, the total funds made available COMMITTEE ON TRANSPOR- after the original bill was signed into law. We through appropriations, including funds TATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE listened to and were guided by the advocates, transferred to the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Inves- by law professors, by families, and by the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- tigation, Construction’’ account, do not ex- press. We worked across the aisle and across fore the House the following commu- ceed $2.11 billion (excluding the value real- ized from the exchange of the J. Edgar Hoo- the Dome to develop a bill that fulfills our nication from the chair of the Com- mittee on Transportation and Infra- ver building, outfitting, and decommis- promise to never give up on this effort—to sioning costs). never abandon the pursuit of truth. structure; which was read and, without Provided further, the Administrator con- Madam Speaker, at this time, I would like to objection, referred to the Committee on Appropriations: siders transportation impacts, including Na- thank the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice tional Capital Planning Commission rec- Project at Northeastern University School of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- ommendations on parking and proximity to Law; the Cold Case Justice Initiative at Syra- MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND metro rail. cuse University College of Law; the Emmett INFRASTRUCTURE, Washington, DC, December 7, 2016. Provided further, the Administrator con- Till Justice Campaign; the Emmett Till Legacy Hon. PAUL RYAN, siders the total costs to the government for Foundation; the Georgia Civil Rights Cold Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, relocations, site preparation, and site acqui- Case Project at Emory University; the Leader- The Capitol, Washington, DC. sition. ship Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR); the DEAR MR. SPEAKER: On December 7, 2016, Provided further, that such appropriations Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation; the pursuant to section 3307 of Title 40, United are authorized only for a project that results National Association for the Advancement of States Code, the Committee on Transpor- in a fully consolidated FBI Headquarters fa- tation and Infrastructure met in open ses- Colored People (NAACP); the NAACP-Legal cility. sion to consider six resolutions included in Provided further, that the Administrator of Defense Fund (NAACP-LDF); the National the General Services Administration’s Cap- General Services shall transmit to the Com- Urban League; and the Southern Poverty Law ital Investment and Leasing Programs. mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Center (SPLC). The leadership and staff of The Committee continues to work to re- of the House of Representatives and the these institutions fought long and hard for this duce the cost of federal property and leases. Committee on Environment and Public legislation. They deserve recognition and ap- Of the six resolutions considered, the two construction projects include a federal Works of the Senate a report on the con- preciation. struction of a new headquarters for the Fed- I would also like to thank the thousands of courthouse consistent with existing funding, and the four lease prospectuses include sig- eral Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The re- people across the country who signed peti- nificant reductions of leased space. In total, port transmitted under this provision shall tions, called, emailed, and urged for Congress these resolutions represent $56 million in include a summary of the material provi- to act. Mr. Speaker, we must thank them for avoided lease costs and offsets. sions of the construction and full consolida- their determination, their passion, and their I have enclosed copies of the resolutions tion of the FBI in a new headquarters facil- commitment to justice. adopted by the Committee on Transpor- ity, including but not limited to, a schedule, tation and Infrastructure on December 7, the square footage, proposed costs to the In closing, I would like to thank the Chair, Government, and a description of all build- the Ranking Member, the lead sponsors, our 2016. Sincerely, ings and infrastructure needed to complete House Leadership, the staff, and all the Mem- BILL SHUSTER, the project. bers who supported this effort. I ask each and Chairman. Provided further, that the Administrator every one of my colleagues to support this im- Enclosures. shall not delegate to any other agency the portant legislation and let it become law. COMMITTEE RESOLUTION authority granted by this resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The CONSTRUCTION—FBI HEADQUARTERS Provided further, that the Administrator’s question is on the motion offered by CONSOLIDATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION authority to make an award of this project the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Resolved by the Committee on Transportation expires two years from the date of the adop- GOODLATTE) that the House suspend and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Rep- tion of this resolution.

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