[House Report 107-280]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




                                                           Calendar No.
107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                    107-280

======================================================================



 
   JAMES L. WATSON UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
                                BUILDING

                                _______
                                

 November 13, 2001.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to 
                               be printed

                                _______
                                

     Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 2841]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 2841) to designate the building 
located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the 
``James L. Watson United States Court of Internatinal Trade 
Building'', having considered the same, report favorably 
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
    James L. Watson, the nation's most senior African American 
federal Judge, was born in Harlem, New York. He served with the 
Buffalo Soldiers in the 371st Infantry Regiment, 92nd Division 
in World War II. He was wounded in Italy and returned to the 
United States decorated with a Purple Heart and the Infantry 
Combat Badge.
    He graduated from New York University in 1947 and from 
Brooklyn Law School in 1951. Judge Watson was elected to the 
New York State Senate in 1954. With both of his parents being 
from Jamaica, in 1962 President Kennedy chose him to accompany 
Vice President Johnson to the Jamaican Independence 
celebration. In 1963, Judge Watson was elected to the New York 
City Civil Court.
    President Johnson appointed Judge Watson to what was known 
as the United States Customs Court and now known as the United 
States Court of International Trade in 1966. The nine members 
of the United States Customs Court could be assigned to sit in 
any Federal District Court in the nation. Because of his 
previous experience, in his first year on the Federal bench, 
Judge Watson was appointed to hear cases in California, Oregon, 
Washington, Atlanta, Tampa, Houston, El Paso, San Antonio and 
Dallas on civil and criminal matters. Judge Watson worked to 
help modernize his court under the Customs Court Act of 1970 
and as Chairman of the Court's Rules and Practices Committee he 
reworked court rules and facilitated the modernization of the 
court with the introduction of computers.
    Judge Watson took senior status in 1991. He passed away in 
his home in Harlem earlier this year. Judge Watson was a 
dedicated Federal Judge and an exemplary public servant. This 
is fitting and proper to designate the Court of International 
Trade Building in his honor.

                       PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

    The purpose of H.R. 2841 is to designate the building at 1 
Federal Plaza in New York, New York as the ``James L. Watson 
United States Court of International Trade.''

                       SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

    H.R. 2841 designates the building at 1 Federal Plaza in New 
York, New York as the ``James L. Watson United States Court of 
International Trade.''

                    HEARINGS AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

    No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported 
H.R. 2841.

                        COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    On November 7, 2001, the Full Committee met in open session 
and ordered reported H.R. 2841, to designate the building at 1 
Federal Plaza in New York, New York as the ``James L. Watson 
United States Court of International Trade'' approved November 
6, 2001, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings and Emergency Management, by voice vote with a quorum 
present. There were no recorded votes taken during Committee 
consideration of H.R. 2841.

                             ROLLCALL 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. 
2841 reported. A motion by Mr. LaTourette to order H.R. 2841 
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 LEGISLATION

    Clause 3(c)(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 clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee advises that the 
bill contains no measure that authorizes funding, so no 
statement of general performance and objectives for which any 
measure authorizes funding is required.
    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. 
2841 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                  Washington, DC, November 9, 2001.
Hon. Don Young,
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 
November 7, 2001. 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. 3093, a bill to designate the federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 501 Bell 
Street in Alton, Illinois, as the ``William L. Beatty Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse;''
     H.R. 2972, a bill to designate the federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 550 West Fort 
Street in Boise, Idaho, as the ``James A. McClure Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse;''
     H.R. 2776, a bill to designate buildings 315, 318 
and 319 located at the Federal Aviation Administration's 
William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New 
Jersey, as the ``Frank R. Lautenberg Aviation Security 
Complex;''
     H.R. 2841, a bill to designate the building 
located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the 
``James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade 
Building;'' and
     S. 378, an act to redesignate the federal building 
located at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, as 
the ``Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center.''
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew 
Pickford.
            Sincerely,
                                          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.

                       FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of 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.)

                      ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

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

                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.)

                                
