National Commission on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters Building Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1290 To establish a commission to redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 24, 2021 Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To establish a commission to redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Commission 4 on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters 5 Building Act of 2021’’. 6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 7 There is established a commission to be known as the 8 ‘‘National Commission on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1290.IH H1290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1290 IH FBI Headquarters Building’’ (in this Act referred to as 1 the ‘‘Commission’’). 2 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall review the 4 designation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, lo- 5 cated at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the Dis- 6 trict of Columbia, and provide recommendations on the 7 redesignation of such building. 8 (b) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In conducting the review 9 and developing the recommendations required by sub- 10 section (a), the Commission shall consider the following: 11 (1) The criteria for any redesignation of the J. 12 Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, including— 13 (A) ensuring that such redesignation re- 14 flects— 15 (i) the mission and values of the Fed- 16 eral Bureau of Investigation (in this Act 17 referred to as the ‘‘FBI’’); 18 (ii) racial, ethnic, and gender diver- 19 sity; and 20 (iii) the values of the United States 21 Constitution; 22 (B) serving as an inspiration to FBI em- 23 ployees and citizens of the United States; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1290.IH H1290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1290 IH (C) honoring living persons when appro- 1 priate and in exceptional cases. 2 (2) The rules, regulations, and procedures for 3 the designation of Federal buildings. 4 (3) Any other criteria that the Commission de- 5 termines are relevant. 6 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 7 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 8 shall be composed of 8 members appointed as follows: 9 (1) 2 members appointed by the President, in 10 consultation with the Attorney General and Director 11 of the FBI. 12 (2) 2 members appointed by the majority leader 13 of the Senate. 14 (3) 1 member appointed by the minority leader 15 of the Senate. 16 (4) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the 17 House of Representatives. 18 (5) 1 member appointed by the minority leader 19 of the House of Representatives. 20 (b) CRITERIA.—Each member of the Commission 21 shall have expertise in the history of the Federal Govern- 22 ment or social justice issues. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1290.IH H1290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1290 IH (c) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Chair and Vice 1 Chair of the Commission shall be elected by the members 2 of the Commission. 3 (d) APPOINTMENT.— 4 (1) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT.— 5 Each member of the Commission shall be appointed 6 not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 7 of this Act. 8 (2) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT.—If 9 the appointment for a membership position de- 10 scribed in subsection (a) is not made by the appoint- 11 ment deadline described under paragraph (1), or if 12 a membership position described in subsection (a) is 13 vacant for more than 90 days, the authority to make 14 an appointment for such position shall transfer to 15 the Chair. 16 (e) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for the 17 life of the Commission. 18 (f) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commission shall— 19 (1) not affect the powers of the Commission; 20 and 21 (2) be filled in the manner in which the original 22 appointment was made. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1290.IH H1290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 1290 IH SEC. 5. REPORTS. 1 (a) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 3 shall submit to the President and Congress an interim re- 4 port on the activities of the Commission related to the re- 5 designation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building. 6 (b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 8 shall submit to the President and Congress a report on 9 the results of the review carried out pursuant to section 10 3(a) and any recommendations related to the redesigna- 11 tion of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building. 12 SEC. 6. REDESIGNATION. 13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 14 Commission submits the final report pursuant to section 15 5(b), the Director of the FBI shall determine whether to 16 redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building in ac- 17 cordance with the recommendations of the Commission. 18 (b) REPORT.—If the Director of the FBI makes a 19 determination that the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building 20 should not be redesignated in accordance with the rec- 21 ommendations of the Commission, the Director shall sub- 22 mit to Congress a report explaining the reason for such 23 determination. 24 (c) BUILDING RELOCATION.—If the headquarters of 25 the FBI holds a designation provided under this Act and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1290.IH H1290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 1290 IH such headquarters is moved to a different facility, such 1 facility shall hold the same such designation. 2 SEC. 7. TERMINATION. 3 The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 4 not later than 30 days after the Commission submits the 5 final report pursuant to section 5(b). 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Mar 21, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1290.IH H1290 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS