[House Report 104-645]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-645
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     J. PHIL CAMPBELL, SENIOR NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION CENTER

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   June 27, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Roberts, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3387]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 3387) to designate the Southern Piedmont Conservation 
Research Center located at 1420 Experimental Station Road in 
Watkinsville, Georgia, as the ``J. Phil Campbell, Senior 
Natural Resource Conservation Center'', having considered the 
same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend 
that the bill do pass.

                           BRIEF EXPLANATION

    H.R. 3387 designates the Southern Piedmont Conservation 
Research Center as the ``J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural 
Resource Conservation Center''.

                            PURPOSE AND NEED

    H.R. 3387 is intended to rename the Piedmont Conservation 
Research Center as the ``J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural 
Resource Conservation Center'' in order to memorialize the 
Franklin D. Roosevelt appointee and one who was instrumental in 
locating the Center in Watkinsville and maintaining funding of 
the Center for his profound contribution to American 
agriculture.

                           SECTION-BY-SECTION

    Section 1 provides that the Piedmont Conservation Research 
Center located at 1420 Experimental Station Road in 
Watkinsville, Georgia, be designated as the ``J. Phil Campbell, 
Senior Natural Resource Conservation Center''.
    Section 2 provides that any reference to the Center in a 
map or regulation or the like reflect this designation.

                        COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    The Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and 
Forestry held a public hearing on May 30, 1996 in regards to 
H.R. 3387 and other legislation. Following the hearing, the 
Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice and with a quorum being 
present, to consider H.R. 3387 and other pending business. H.R. 
3387 was reported to the full Committee by a voice vote with a 
recommendation that it do pass.
    The Committee on Agriculture met, pursuant to notice and 
with a quorum present, on June 19, 1996 to consider H.R. 3387 
and other pending business. Chairman Roberts recognized Mr. 
Allard, Chairman of the Subcommittee, for an explanation of 
H.R. 3387 and other pending legislation.
    After an explanation of the bill and brief discussion, Mr. 
Allard moved that the bill be favorably reported to the House. 
Mr. Allard's motion was agreed to by a voice vote of the 
Committee.
    The Committee then proceeded to other items of business.

                  REPORTING THE BILL--ROLL CALL VOTES

    In compliance with clause 2(l)(2) of rule XI of the House 
of Representatives, the bill was reported with a quorum 
actually present by a voice vote. There was no motion or 
request for a recorded vote.

                        ADMINISTRATION POSITION

    In the following letter to Subcommittee Chairman Wayne 
Allard, dated May 30, 1996, Secretary Glickman indicated the 
Department has no objection to the bill because of the 
Department's admiration and appreciation for the great service 
Mr. Campbell has rendered to agriculture and the Nation:

                         Department of Agriculture,
                                   Office of the Secretary,
                                      Washington, DC, May 30, 1996.
Hon. Wayne Allard,
Chairman, Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry, 
        Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Washington, 
        DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: We are pleased to provide comments on 
H.R. 3387, a bill ``To designate the Southern Piedmont 
Conservation Research Center located at 1420 Experimental 
Station Road in Watkinsville, Georgia, as the `J. Phil 
Campbell, Senior Natural Resource Conservation Center.' ''
    This Department has no objection to the enactment of H.R. 
3387.
    As a general policy the Department discourages the naming 
of our laboratories for any one individual because generally it 
is the contributions of many which result in the success of 
such a public facility. However, because of our admiration and 
appreciation for the great service Mr. Campbell has rendered to 
agriculture and the Nation, we certainly can understand the 
interest of the Congress in honoring him in such a manner and 
would have no objection to the enactment of this bill.
    The Office of Management and Budget advises that there is 
no objection to the presentation of this report from the 
standpoint of the Administration's program.
            Sincerely,
                                           Dan Glickman, Secretary.

          BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE (SECTION 308 AND SECTION 403)

    The provisions of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (relating to estimates of new 
budget authority, new spending authority, or new credit 
authority, or increased or decreased revenues or tax 
expenditures) are not considered applicable. The estimate and 
comparison required to be prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under clause 2(l)(C)(3) of rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 403 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 submitted to the Committee 
prior to the filing of this report are as follows:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, June 25, 1996.
Hon. Pat Roberts,
Chairman, Committee on Agriculture,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H.R. 3387, a bill to designate the Southern Piedmont 
Conservation Research Center located at 1420 Experimental 
Station Road in Watkinsville, Georgia, as the ``J. Phil 
Campbell, Senior Natural Resource Conservation Center,'' as 
ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on June 
19, 1996. We estimate that enacting H.R. 3387 would result in 
no significant cost to the federal government. The bill would 
not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-
go procedures would not apply.
    In addition, H.R. 3387 contains no intergovernmental or 
private-sector mandates as defined in Public Law 104-4 and 
would have no impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Dave Hull, 
who can be reached at 226-2860.
            Sincerely,
                                         June E. O'Neill, Director.

                     INFLATIONARY IMPACT STATEMENT

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee estimates that 
enactment of H.R. 3387, will have no inflationary impact on the 
national economy.

                          OVERSIGHT STATEMENT

    No summary of oversight findings and recommendations made 
by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight under 
clause 2(l)(3)(D) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives was available to the Committee with reference 
to the subject matter specifically addressed by H.R. 3387.
    No specific oversight activities other than the hearings 
detailed in this report were conducted by the Committee within 
the definition of clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives.