[House Report 106-551]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-551

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 FRANK J. BATTISTI AND NATHANIEL R. JONES FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED 
                           STATES COURTHOUSE

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   March 29, 2000.--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. 1359]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 1359) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 
East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Frank J. 
Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse'', having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill 
do pass.
    Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones were both natives 
of Youngstown, Ohio. Judge Battisti was born in Youngstown on 
October 4, 1922. He received his BA degree from Ohio University 
in 1947 and his JD degree from Harvard University Law School in 
1950. After being admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1950, Judge 
Battisti served as Assistant Attorney General for Ohio. He was 
later elected Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Mahoning 
County, Ohio. In 1961, Battisti was appointed to the United 
States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He 
became Chief Judge in 1969. In addition to serving on the 
Federal bench, Judge Battisti was a law instructor at 
Youngstown State University. He retired in 1994 and died later 
that year.
    Nathaniel R. Jones was born in Youngstown, Ohio on May 13, 
1926 and attended public schools. He served in the United 
States Army Air Corps during World War II. He returned from the 
war and attended Youngstown State University where he received 
his BA and law degrees. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 
1957. From 1956 until 1959 Judge Jones was the Executive 
Director of the Fair Employment Practices Commission of the 
City of Youngstown. Judge Jones was later appointed Assistant 
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. He served in 
that capacity until his appointment in 1967 to serve as 
Assistant General Counsel to President Johnson's National 
Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. In 1969, Judge Jones 
served as the NAACP's General Counsel until 1979. In 1979 Judge 
Jones was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Sixth Circuit and assumed senior status in 1995.
    This bill is a fitting honor to two dedicated public 
servants.

                        committee consideration

    On March 23, 2000, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H.R. 1359, designating the Federal building 
and United States courthouse under construction in Youngstown, 
Ohio as the ``Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse,'' approved March 22, 
2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, by 
voice vote with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes 
taken during Committee consideration of H.R. 1359.

                              record votes

    Clause 3(b) of Rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires each committee report to include the total number of 
votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to 
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, 
and the names of those members voting for and against. There 
were no recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H.R. 
1359 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 1359 
favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a 
quorum being present.

                        cost of the legislation

    Clause 3(d)(2) of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and 
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the 
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is 
included in this report.

                    compliance with house rule xiii

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget 
Office below.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and 
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform on the 
subject of H.R. 1359.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R. 
1359 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                    Washington, DC, March 29, 2000.
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 legislation, which was ordered reported 
by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
March 23, 2000. CBO estimates that their enactment would have 
no significant impact on the federal budget, and would not 
affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply. The legislation contains no 
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on 
state, local, or tribal governments. The bills reviewed are:
          H.R. 1359, a bill to designate the federal building, 
        and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 
        East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the 
        ``Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal 
        Building and United States Courthouse''; and
          S. 1567, an act to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, 
        Georgia, as the ``C.B. King 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.
            Sincerly,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

                   constitutional authority statement

    Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of Rule XIII 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.

                                  
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