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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–540

E. ROSS ADAIR FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES

COURTHOUSE

MARCH 23, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SHUSTER, from the Committee on Transportation and

Infrastructure, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 2412]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (H.R. 2412) to designate the Federal building

and United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison

Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ‘‘E. Ross Adair Federal

Building and United States Courthouse’’, having considered the

same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

Edwin Ross Adair was born on December 14, 1907. He graduated

from Albion High School in Noble County, Indiana and continued

his education at Hillsdale College in Michigan. He went on to study

law at George Washington University Law Center and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1933.

Adair volunteered to serve as lieutenant in World War II and

was awarded battle stars for Normandy, Northern France,

Ardennes, Rhine and Central European campaigns. After the war

Adair returned to Indiana to continue his law practice and later

served as Allen County Probate Commissioner.

In 1951, Adair began his 20–year term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was an active member on the Veterans Affairs

Committee and Committee on Committees and was the Ranking

Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. After leaving

Congress, President Nixon appointed Adair U.S. Ambassador to

Ethiopia, a post he held until 1974.

Adair received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the Indiana

Institute of Technology and Indiana University. He was a member

of the Southgate Masonic Lodge, Forest Park United Methodist
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Church, Scottish Rite Cathedral, and Mizpah Temple. In 1966,

Adair received the 33rd Degree, the highest honor in Scottish Rite.

E. Ross Adair died in 1983.

This is a fitting honor to a dedicated public servant.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 16, 2000, the Committee met in open session and ordered reported H.R. 2412, designating the Federal building located

at 1300 Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the ‘‘E. Ross

Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse,’’ approved

March 15, 2000, by the Subcommittee on Economic Development,

Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, by voice vote with a quorum present. There were no recorded votes taken during Committee consideration of H.R. 2412.

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. 2412 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 2412 favorably reported to the

House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being present.

COST OF THE LEGISLATION

Clause 3(d)(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 the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of Rule XIII

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee has

received no report of oversight findings and recommendations from

the Committee on Government Reform on the subject of H.R. 2412.

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. 2412 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, March 20, 2000.

Hon. BUD SHUSTER,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S.

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 March

16, 2000. 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. 938, a bill to designate the federal building located at

290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Ronald H.

Brown Federal Building;’’

H.R. 1279, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale,

Mississippi, as the ‘‘Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and

United States Courthouse;’’

H.R. 1605, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 402 North Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as the ‘‘J. Smith Henley Federal Building and

United States Courthouse;’’ and

H.R. 2412, a bill to designate the federal building and United

States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street in

Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the ‘‘E. Ross Adair Federal Building

and United States Courthouse.’’

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. Righter, who can

be reached at 226–2860.

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.

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