[House Report 118-163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                          { REPORT 
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session   }                                          { 118-163

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     TO DESIGNATE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INTEGRATED ENGINEER-
      ING RESEARCH CENTER FEDERAL BUILDING LOCATED AT THE FERMI
      NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY IN BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, AS THE
      ``HELEN EDWARDS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER''

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  August 22, 2023.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Graves of Missouri, from the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 783]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 783) to designate the Department of 
Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building 
located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in 
Batavia, Illinois, as the ``Helen Edwards Engineering Research 
Center'', having considered the same, reports favorably thereon 
without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                   Page
Purpose of Legislation...........................................     2
Background and Need for Legislation..............................     2
Hearings.........................................................     2
Legislative History and Consideration............................     2
Committee Votes..................................................     2
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations.................     2
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     2
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     3
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     3
Duplication of Federal Programs..................................     4
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff 
  Benefits.......................................................     4
Federal Mandates Statement.......................................     4
Preemption Clarification.........................................     4
Advisory Committee Statement.....................................     4
Applicability to Legislative Branch..............................     4
Section-By-Section Analysis of The Legislation...................     4
  Section 1. Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center...........     4
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............     5

                         PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

    The purpose of H.R. 783 is to designate the Department of 
Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building 
located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in 
Batavia, Illinois, as the ``Helen Edwards Engineering Research 
Center''.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    The late Dr. Helen Edwards was a leader in particle 
science. She is best known for her work at the Fermi National 
Accelerator Laboratory in the design and operation of the 
Tevatron, which was the world's highest energy proton-
antiproton collider. Dr. Edwards' contributions to the Tevatron 
and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory helped the United 
States become a world leader in the study of elementary 
particles. This legislation honors Dr. Edwards' scientific work 
by naming a building at the Laboratory after her.

                                HEARINGS

    For the purposes of rule XIII, clause 3(c)(6)(A) of the 
118th Congress--
          (1) No hearings were used to develop or consider H.R. 
        783.

                 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION

    H.R. 783 was introduced in the United States House of 
Representatives on February 2, 2023, by Mr. Foster of Illinois 
and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. Within the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, H.R. 783 was referred to the Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency 
Management. The Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management was discharged from further 
consideration of H.R. 783 on February 28, 2023.
    The Committee considered H.R. 783 on February 28, 2023, and 
ordered the measure to be reported to the House with a 
favorable recommendation, without amendment, by voice vote.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules 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.
    No record votes were requested during consideration of H.R. 
783.

            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    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.

               NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES

    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.

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

    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. 783 from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:




    H.R. 783 would designate the Department of Energy 
Integrated Engineering Research Center at the Fermi National 
Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the ``Helen 
Edwards Engineering Research Center.''
    CBO estimates that naming the facility would have no 
significant cost.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Willow Latham-
Proenca. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, 
Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                             Director, Congressional Budget Office.

                    PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
performance goal and objective of this legislation is to 
designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering 
Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National 
Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the ``Helen 
Edwards Engineering Research Center''.

                    DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee finds that no provision 
of H.R. 783 establishes or reauthorizes a program of the 
Federal government known to be duplicative of another Federal 
program, a program that was included in any report from the 
Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to 
section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program related to a 
program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance.

   CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED TARIFF 
                                BENEFITS

    In compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no 
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 
benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the rule 
XXI.

                       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 
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, 
or tribal law. The Committee finds that H.R. 783 does not 
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.

                      ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

    No advisory committees within the definition of Section 
5(b) of the appendix to Title 5, United States Code, are 
created by this legislation.

                  APPLICABILITY TO 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).

             SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center

    Section One provides that the Department of Energy 
Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located 
at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, 
Illinois shall be known and designated as the ``Helen Edwards 
Engineering Research Center.''

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    As reported by the Committee, H.R. 783 makes no changes in 
existing law.

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