[House Report 106-56]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-56

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               THURGOOD MARSHALL UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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   March 16, 1999.--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. 130]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 130) to designate the United States 
Courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, 
as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse'', having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment 
and recommend that the bill do pass.
    Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 2, 
1908. In 1930 he graduated cum laude from Lincoln University in 
Chester, Pennsylvania. Three years later, he graduated at the 
top of his class from the Howard University School of Law.
    Upon graduation from law school, Justice Marshall embarked 
on a legal career with the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In 1940, he became the 
head of the newly formed NAACP Legal Defense and Education 
Fund, a post that he held for twenty years. It was during his 
tenure as Chief Counsel that Justice Marshall organized efforts 
to end segregation in voting, housing, public accommodations, 
and education. These efforts led to a series of cases grouped 
under the title of Brown v. Board of Education, in which 
Marshall argued and convinced the Supreme Court to declare 
segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
    In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed Marshall to 
the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Four years after he 
received appointment to the appeals court, President Lyndon B. 
Johnson chose Justice Marshall to be the nation's first black 
solicitor general. Two years later, on June 13, 1967, President 
Johnson nominated Marshall to become the first black justice of 
the Supreme Court where he served with distinction until his 
retirement in 1991.
    It is fitting to name a courthouse in honor of this 
American who believed in equal justice for all Americans. 
Justice Marshall passed away in 1993.

                    hearings and legislative history

    H.R. 130 was introduced on January 6, 1999. The Committee 
did not hold hearings on the reported legislation.

                        committee consideration

    On March 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H.R. 130, to designate the federal building 
located at 40 Centre Street, New York, New York, as the 
``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse,'' approved March 
11, 1999, 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. 130.

                              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. 
130 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 130 
favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice vote, a 
quorum being present.

                      committee oversight findings

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are 
reflected in this report.

                        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. 130.
    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. 130 
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                    Washington, DC, March 12, 1999.
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 
March 11, 1999. 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 bills contain 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. 130, a bill to designate the United 
        States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New 
        York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United 
        States Courthouse,'' and
           H.R. 751, a bill to designate the federal 
        building and United States courthouse located at 504 
        West Hamilton Street in Allentown Pennsylvania, as the 
        ``Edward N. Cahn Federal Building and 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,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

                Applicability to the Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 
104-1).

                       Federal Mandates Statement

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of the Federal 
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act (Public Law 104-4).

                   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.

                      Advisory Committee statement

    No Advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this 
legislation.

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    H.R. 130 makes no changes in existing law.

                                
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