[House Report 104-361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-361
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              JAMES LAWRENCE KING FEDERAL JUSTICE BUILDING

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  November 28, 1995.--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. 255]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 255) to designate the Federal 
Justice Building in Miami, Florida, as the ``James Lawrence 
King Federal Justice Building'', having considered the same, 
report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that 
the bill do pass.
    Judge King's career as a United States District Judge, 
especially his effective and praised administration as Chief 
Judge, is exemplary and worthy of honor. He acted as an 
advocate for improved judicial administration, and devoted 
countless hours to the improvement of our justice system.
    Among his many accomplishments, Judge King served as one of 
twenty-three members of the Judicial Conference of the United 
States and as the Chairman of the Conferences' Implementation 
Committee on Admission of Attorneys to Federal Practice. He 
also was a member of the Conferences' Judicial Ethics 
Committee.
    Judge King served as Chief United States District Judge for 
the Panama Canal Zone and as a judge on the United States Court 
of Appeals, compiling over two hundred published opinions. He 
also served as a member of the Judicial Counsel of the Eleventh 
Circuit Administrative Conference and as a member of the Long 
Range Planning Committee for the Federal Judiciary.
    It is fitting to honor Judge King in this manner due to his 
dedication in promoting the construction of the new Federal 
Justice Building. While many community leaders contributed to 
its development, no one provided greater leadership than Judge 
King. The naming of this building is tribute to Judge King for 
his vision and leadership, his effective stewardship of the 
United States District Court of Florida during this tenure as 
Chief Justice, and his proven commitment to improving the 
administration of justice.

                        compliance with rule xi

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
    (1) The Committee held hearings on this legislation on June 
15, 1995.
    (2) The requirements of section 308(a)(1) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are not applicable to this 
legislation since it does not provide new budget authority or 
new or increased tax expenditures.
    (3) The committee has received no report from the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight of oversight findings and 
recommendations arrived at under clause 4(C)(2) of rule X of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (4) With respect to clause 2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives and section 403 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, a cost estimate by the 
Congressional Budget Office was received by the Committee. The 
report follows:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, November 20, 1995.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
        Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H.R. 255, a bill to designate the federal justice 
building in Miami, Florida, as the ``James Lawrence King 
Federal Justice Building.'' The bill was ordered reported by 
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
November 16, 1995.
    We estimate that enacting this bill would result in no 
significant cost to the federal government and in no cost to 
state or local governments. The bill would not affect direct 
spending or receipts. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would 
not apply.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. 
Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                              James L. Blum
                                   (For June E. O'Neill, Director).

                     inflationary impact statement

    Under (2)(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure estimates that the enactment of H.R. 255 will 
have no significant inflationary impact on prices and costs in 
the operation of the national economy.

                          cost of legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires a statement of the estimated cost to 
the United States which will be incurred in carrying out H.R. 
255, as reported, in fiscal year 1996, and each of the 
following 5 years. The implementation of this legislation is 
not expected to result in any increased costs to the United 
States.

                       committee action and vote

    In compliance with clause (2)(l)(2) (A) and (B) of rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, at a meeting of 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 
16, 1995, a quorum being present, H.R. 255 was unanimously 
approved by voice vote and ordered reported.