[House Report 105-232]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
105th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 105-232
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SAM NUNN FEDERAL CENTER
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July 31, 1997.--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. 613]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 613) to designate the Federal
building located at 100 Alabama Street NW., in Atlanta,
Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn Federal Center'', having considered
the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and
recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal building located at 61 Forsyth Street SW., in Atlanta,
Georgia, shall be known and designated as the ``Sam Nunn Atlanta
Federal Center''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in
section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Sam Nunn Atlanta
Federal Center''.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 61 Forsyth
Street SW., in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal
Center''.
Senator Sam Nunn was born and raised in the small town of
Perry, in the middle of Georgia. He was educated in the public
schools of Perry, and attended Georgia Tech and Emory
University, where he earned his law degree graduating with
honors. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1962. He also
served with the United States Coast Guard on active duty from
1959 through 1960, and served an additional eight years in the
United States Coast Guard Reserve.
Prior to commencing his political career, Senator Nunn
served as legal counsel to the United States House of
Representatives' Committee on Armed Services. He began his
career in politics in 1968, elected as a member of the Georgia
State House of Representatives. In November of 1972, he was
elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Richard Russell. Senator Nunn served in
this role with distinction, retiring in 1995.
As a United States Senator, Sam Nunn earned a reputation of
dedication and integrity. He became an internationally
recognized expert on economic policy, defense, and national
security. He served as either the Chairman or ranking Democrat
on the Senate Armed Services Committee for twelve years. He was
considered one of the ablest defense analysts and experts on
NATO, nuclear weapons, and manpower. He also served on the
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and the Senate
Small Business Committee.
Throughout his public life, Senator Nunn focused his
efforts on strengthening America's defenses, reducing the
threat of nuclear war, restoring fiscal responsibility and
accountability in the Federal Government, streamlining the
Federal bureaucracy, developing a comprehensive anti-drug
strategy, initiating a national land conversation program to
protect the environment, combating waste, fraud, and abuse in
government programs and agencies, and seeking to install a new
sense of citizenship nationwide.
The naming of the Atlanta Federal Center for Senator Nunn
is a fine tribute to this dedicated American.
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 a markup of this legislation
on July 23, 1997.
(2) The requirements of section 308(a)(l) 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 not received a 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, July 25, 1997.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on
July 23, 1997. This cost estimate supersedes the estimate CBO
prepared on July 24, 1997, and reflects a subsequent technical
amendment provided by the Committee changing the bill title of
H.R. 1479.
Enacting these bills would have no significant impact on
the federal budget. The bills would not affect direct spending
or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not
apply. The bills contain no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal
governments. The bills reviewed are:
H.R. 29, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the
``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building;''
H.R. 81, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in
South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh
United States Bankruptcy Courthouse;''
H.R. 548, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York
City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United States
Courthouse;''
H.R. 595, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry
Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus
Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 613, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 61 Forsyth Street, SW, in Atlanta, Georgia,
as the ``Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center;''
H.R. 643, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior
and Huron Roads in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B.
Stokes United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 824, a bill to redesignate the federal building
located at 717 Madison Place, NW, in the District of
Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts
Building;''
H.R. 892, a bill to designate the federal building
located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale,
Mississippi, as the ``Aaron Henry Federal Building and
United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 962, a bill to redesignate a federal building in
Suitland, Maryland, as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal
Building;''
H.R. 994, a bill to designate the United States
border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika
de la Garza United States Border Station;''
H.R. 1479, a bill to designate the federal building
and United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast
First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer
Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
H.R. 1484, a bill to redesignate the United States
courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin,
Georgia, as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States
Courthouse;''
H.R. 1502, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton,
Illinois, as the ``James L. Foreman United States
Courthouse;'' and
H.R. 1851, a bill to designate the United States
courthouse located at 200 South Washington Street in
Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Martin V.B. Bostetter,
Jr. United States Courthouse.''
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).
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause (2)(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint
resolution of a public character shall include a statement
citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the
Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted
under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.-
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.
613, as reported, in fiscal year 1997, and each of the
following five years. 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 July 23,
1997, a quorum being present, H.R. 613 was unanimously approved
by a voice vote and ordered reported.