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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 110–878 

J. JAMES EXON FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 

BUILDING 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2008.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. OBERSTAR, from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 3009] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the bill (S. 3009) to designate the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as 

the ‘‘J. James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

S. 3009 designates the Federal Bureau of Investigation building 

under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ‘‘J. James Exon 

Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

S. 3009 designates the Federal Bureau of Investigation building 

under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ‘‘J. James Exon 

Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’. 

J. James Exon was born on August 9, 1921, in Geddes, South 

Dakota. After graduating from the University of Omaha, he joined 

the United States Army Signal Corps, serving two years overseas 

in New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan. He was honorably discharged as a Master Sergeant in December of 1945, and served in 

the Army Reserve until 1949. In 1954, Exon founded Exon’s Incorporated, which became one of Nebraska’s best-known office equipment companies. 

J. James Exon’s political career began as a member of the Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee. He was also a memVerDate Aug 31 2005 01:42 Sep 29, 2008 Jkt 069006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR878.XXX HR878

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ber of the Democratic National Committee and went on to Chair 

the Nebraska Democratic Party from 1968 to 1970. He then served 

two terms as Governor of Nebraska prior to being elected to the 

U.S. Senate in 1978. He served three terms in the United States 

Senate before retiring in 1996. Following his retirement from the 

Senate, Senator Exon served on the Deutch Commission, which 

was created by Congress to study the threat of weapons of mass 

destruction. 

Outside of public life, Senator Exon was an active member of the 

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. On June 10, 

2005, Senator Exon passed away. He is survived by his wife, three 

children, and eight grandchildren. 

SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. J. James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building 

Section 1(a) designates the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska as the ‘‘J. James 

Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’. 

Section 1(b) ensures that any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document paper, or other record of the United States to the building referred to in subsection (a) be a reference to the J. James 

Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On May 12, 2008, Senator Benjamin E. Nelson introduced S. 

3009. 

On June 4, 2008, the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works of the Senate reported S. 3009 favorably to the Senate. On 

June 24, 2008, the Senate passed S. 3009 by unanimous consent. 

On July 31, 2008, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to consider S. 3009. The Committee 

ordered the bill reported favorably to the House by voice vote with 

a quorum present. 

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 consideration of S. 3009 or ordering 

the bill reported. A motion to order S. 3009 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)(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 


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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 Federal Bureau of Investigation building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ‘‘J. James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Building’’. 

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 S. 3009 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, August 1, 2008. 

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 legislation as ordered reported by the House 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008: 

• H.R. 4131, a bill to designate a portion of California State 

Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the 

‘‘Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway’’; 

• S. 2403, an act to designate the United States courthouse, 

located in the 700 block of East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, as the ‘‘Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. 

Merhige, Jr. United States Courthouse’’; 

• S. 3009, an act to designate the Federal Bureau of Investigation building under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as 

the ‘‘J. James Exon Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’; 

and 

• S. 2837, an act to designate the United States courthouse 

located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the 

‘‘Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse.’’ 

CBO estimates that enactment of those pieces of legislation 

would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would 

not affect direct spending or revenues. Those 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 H. FONTAINE

(For Peter R. Orszag, Director.) 


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COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives, S. 3009 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 bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt State, local, or tribal law. The Committee states 

that S. 3009 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

S. 3009 makes no changes in existing law. 

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