[House Report 110-21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                                       
110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     110-21

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        CONRAD B. DUBERSTEIN UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURTHOUSE

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 February 16, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Oberstar, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 430]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 430) to designate the United States 
bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, 
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Conrad Duberstein United States 
Bankruptcy Courthouse'', having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill 
as amended do pass.
    The amendments are as follows:
    Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

    The United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza 
East in Brooklyn, New York, shall be known and designated as the 
``Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the United States bankruptcy courthouse 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.

    Amend the title so as to read:

      A bill to designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse 
located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Conrad 
B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse''.

                       PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

    H.R. 430, as amended, designates the United States 
Bankruptcy Courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in 
Brooklyn, New York, as the Conrad B. Duberstein United States 
Bankruptcy Courthouse.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Conrad B. Duberstein was born in the Bronx on October 22, 
1915. He earned his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College 
in 1938 and his law degree from St. John's University Law 
School in 1942. From 1943 to 1945, Duberstein served in the 
United States Army, where he was awarded the Purple Heart, the 
Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
    When he left the Army following the end of World War II, 
and returned to the United States, Judge Duberstein practiced 
law in Brooklyn at Schwartz, Rudin & Duberstein. In 1971, he 
joined the firm of Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen as a 
partner, where he remained until his retirement in 1981. That 
same year, Judge Duberstein joined the Eastern District 
Bankruptcy Court and was appointed Chief Judge in 1984, a 
position he held until his death. Judge Duberstein was awarded 
an honorary doctorate of laws from St. John's University Law 
School in 1991 and served as a former Judge Advocate General of 
the Military Order of the Purple Heart for the State of New 
York.
    The American Bankruptcy Institute and St. John's University 
Law School host an annual national moot court bankruptcy 
competition named in his honor. Inspired by Duberstein, the St. 
John's Law School offers the only L.L.M. in Bankruptcy in the 
country and has established the only competition in the Nation 
to be devoted specifically to bankruptcy law, known as the 
Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court 
Competition. In 1992, the Brooklyn Bar Association presented 
him with its Annual Award for Outstanding Achievement in the 
Science of Jurisprudence and Public Service. Judge Duberstein 
died at his home on November 18, 2005, at the age of 90.
    In honor of Judge Duberstein's outstanding contributions to 
the field of bankruptcy law and his exemplary professional 
career, it is both fitting and proper to designate the 
courthouse located on 271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New 
York, as the ``Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy 
Courthouse''.

                       SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Designation

    Section 1 designates the courthouse located at 271 Cadman 
Plaza East in Brooklyn, New York, as the Conrad B. Duberstein 
United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.

Section 2. References

    Section 2 declares any reference in law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
United States Courthouse referred to in subsection (a)shall be 
deem to be a reference to the Conrad B. Duberstein United States 
Bankruptcy Courthouse.

            LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    In the 109th Congress, H.R. 5215, a bill to designate the 
United States Bankruptcy Courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza 
East in Brooklyn, New York, as the Conrad B. Duberstein United 
States Bankruptcy Courthouse was introduced. The bill was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
No further action was taken.
    On January 11, 2007, Representative Towns introduced H.R. 
430 and it was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
    On February 6, 2007, the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management met in 
open session and considered H.R. 430. The Subcommittee 
recommended the bill favorably to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure by voice vote.
    On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure met in open session and adopted an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute by voice vote. The amendment added 
the middle initial of ``B.'' to Judge Duberstein's name in the 
bill. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
ordered the bill, as amended, reported to the House by voice 
vote.

                              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. 
430 reported. A motion to order H.R. 430, as amended, reported 
favorably to the House was agreed to by voice vote with a 
quorum present.

                      COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(I) 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 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee 
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office 
included in the report.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
performance goals and objective of this legislation are to 
designate the United States Bankruptcy Courthouse located at 
271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New York, as the Conrad B. 
Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.
    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 enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 430 
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                  Washington, DC, February 8, 2007.
Hon. James L. Oberstar,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed the following bills as ordered reported by the House 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 7, 
2007: H.R. 584, a bill to designate the Federal building 
located at 400 Maryland Avenue Southwest in the District of 
Columbia, as the ``Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of 
Education Building''; H.R. 544, a bill to designate the United 
States courthouse at South Federal Place in Santa Fe, New 
Mexico, as the ``Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse''; 
H.R. 478, a bill to designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, 
Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''; H.R. 430, a bill to designate the United 
States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, 
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Conrad B. Duberstein United States 
Bankruptcy Courthouse''; H.R. 429, a bill to designate the 
United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, 
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Hugh L. Carey United States 
Courthouse''; H.R. 399, a bill to designate the United States 
courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the 
``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''; and H.R. 342, a 
bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 555 
Independence Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Rush 
Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., United State Courthouse.''
    CBO estimates that enactment of these bills would have no 
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect 
direct spending or revenues. These 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. If you wish further 
details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. 
The CBO staff contact is Matthew Pickford.
            Sincerely,
                                           Peter R. Orszag,
                                                          Director.

                     COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

    Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, H.R. 430 does not contain any congressional 
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as 
defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives.

                   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 1974 
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint 
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the 
billor joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, or 
tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 430 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 are 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

    H.R. 430 makes no changes in existing law.

                                  
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