[House Report 107-438]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     107-438

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                  PAUL SIMON CHICAGO JOB CORPS CENTER

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 May 7, 2002.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 378]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (S. 378) to redesignate the Federal 
building located at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, 
Illinois, as the ``Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center'', 
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass

                         Purpose of Legislation

    S. 378, designates the Federal building located at 3348 
South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois as the ``Paul Simon 
Chicago Job Corps Center''.

                Background and Need for the Legislation

    Senator Paul Simon was born in Eugene, Oregon on November 
29, 1928 and attended public schools. He went on to attend the 
University of Oregon Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. At the 
age of 19 Senator Simon became the nation's youngest editor-
publisher by saving the Troy Tribune in Troy, Illinois. He 
expanded his newspaper business to a chain of 14 weeklies in 
central and southern Illinois. Senator Simon used the newspaper 
to expose a syndicate gambling operation in Madison County, and 
in 1951 at the age of 22, he was called to testify before the 
United States Crime Investigating Committee. In 1966 he sold 
his newspaper business to devote full time to writing and 
public service.
    From 1951 until 1953, Senator Simon served in the United 
States Army. He was assigned to the Counter Intelligence Corps 
as a special agent along the Iron Curtain in Europe. Upon his 
return from Europe, at the age of 25, Senator Simon was elected 
to the Illinois House of Representatives. He was re-elected 
three times before being elected to the State Senate in 1962 
for a four year-term. Voters returned him to the State Senate 
in 1966. Half way through his second State Senate term he was 
elected Lieutenant Governor and served until 1973. He was the 
first Lieutenant Governor to be elected to that post with the 
Governor of another party.
    Senator Simon was elected to the United States House of 
Representatives in 1974 and served for ten years before being 
elected to the United States Senate in 1984. While in Congress, 
Senator Simon was a leading advocate for education, disability 
policy and foreign affairs. He was the chief sponsor of the 
Missing Children Act, which established the National Center for 
Missing and Exploited Children. Senator Simon also played a 
vital role with enacting job training education programs 
including the National Literacy Act, the School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act, the Job Training Partnership Act and the 
direct college loan program. He was also the chief sponsor of 
the Balanced Budget amendment of 1986 and initiated legislation 
to designate the first five federally chartered high-speed rail 
corridors.
    Senator Simon holds 39 honorary degrees and has written 15 
books. This bill is a fitting honor to a dedicated public 
servant.

            Legislative History and Committee Consideration

    No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported 
S. 378.
    On November 7, 2001, the Full Committee met in open session 
and ordered reported S. 378 to designate the Federal building 
located at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois as the 
``Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center,'' approved September 20, 
2001, by theSubcommittee 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 S. 378.

                             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 S. 378 
reported. A motion by Mr. LaTourette to order S. 378 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 S. 378 
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'';
           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).

                        Preemption Clarification

    Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1994 
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint 
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the 
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local or 
tribal law. The Committee states that S. 378 does not preempt 
any state, local or tribal law

                      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).

         Changes in existing Law made by the bill, as Reported

    S. 378 makes no changes to existing law.

                                
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