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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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115TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-227
GRANTING THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF CONGRESS FOR THE COM-
MONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, THE STATE OF MARYLAND, AND THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ENTER INTO A COMPACT RELATING TO THE ES-
TABLISHMENT OF THE WASHINGTON METRORAIL SAFETY COMMISSION
JULY 17, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GOODLATTE, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.J. Res. 76]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the joint
resolution (H. J. Res. 76) granting the consent and approval of Con-
gress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland,
and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the
establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission,
having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an
amendment and recommend that the joint resolution as amended
do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
The A m endm ent ..................................................................................................... 1
Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... 8
Background and Need for the Legislation ............................................................ 9
H earings ................................................................................................................... 10
Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 10
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 10
Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 10
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 10
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 10
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 12
Disclosure of Directed Rule M akings ..................................................................... 12
Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 12
A dvisory on Earm arks ............................................................................................. 12
Section-by-Section Analysis .................................................................................... 12
The Amendment
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following:
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