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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–551

FRANK J. BATTISTI AND NATHANIEL R. JONES FEDERAL

BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

MARCH 29, 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. 1359]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom

was referred the bill (H.R. 1359) to designate the Federal building

and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ‘‘Frank J. Battisti and

Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones were both natives of

Youngstown, Ohio. Judge Battisti was born in Youngstown on October 4, 1922. He received his BA degree from Ohio University in

1947 and his JD degree from Harvard University Law School in

1950. After being admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1950, Judge Battisti

served as Assistant Attorney General for Ohio. He was later elected Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Mahoning County, Ohio.

In 1961, Battisti was appointed to the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Ohio. He became Chief Judge in 1969.

In addition to serving on the Federal bench, Judge Battisti was a

law instructor at Youngstown State University. He retired in 1994

and died later that year.

Nathaniel R. Jones was born in Youngstown, Ohio on May 13,

1926 and attended public schools. He served in the United States

Army Air Corps during World War II. He returned from the war

and attended Youngstown State University where he received his

BA and law degrees. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1957.

From 1956 until 1959 Judge Jones was the Executive Director of

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town. Judge Jones was later appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney for

the Northern District of Ohio. He served in that capacity until his

appointment in 1967 to serve as Assistant General Counsel to

President Johnson’s National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. In 1969, Judge Jones served as the NAACP’s General Counsel until 1979. In 1979 Judge Jones was appointed to the United

States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and assumed senior

status in 1995.

This bill is a fitting honor to two dedicated public servants.

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 23, 2000, the Committee met in open session and ordered reported H.R. 1359, designating the Federal building and

United States courthouse under construction in Youngstown, Ohio

as the ‘‘Frank J. Battisti and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building

and United States Courthouse,’’ approved March 22, 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. 1359.

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. 1359 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H.R. 1359 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. 1359.

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. 1359 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

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U.S. CONGRESS,

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,

Washington, DC, March 29, 2000.

Hon. BUD SHUSTER,

Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House

of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following legislation, which was ordered reported by the

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March

23, 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 legislation contains 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. 1359, a bill to designate the federal building, and

United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ‘‘Frank J. Battisti

and Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and United States

Courthouse’’; and

S. 1567, an act to designate the United States courthouse located at 223 Broad Street in Albany, Georgia, as the ‘‘C.B.

King 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.

Sincerly,

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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