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H. Rept. 114-545 1 (2016-05-10)

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                     114TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           114-545







                     FISCAL   YEAR 2016 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                       SEISMIC SAFETY, CONSTRUCTION, AND LEASES AU-
                       THORIZATION ACT




                       MAY 10, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                      Mr.  MILLER  of Florida, from the Committee  on Veterans' Affairs,
                                           submitted  the following


                                              REPORT

                                            [To accompany H.R. 4590]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Veterans'  Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 4590) to authorize  the Secretary  of Veterans Affairs to
                     carry out certain major  medical  facility projects for which appro-
                     priations are being  made  for fiscal year 2016, and  for other pur-
                     poses, having  considered the  same, report  favorably thereon  with
                     an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS

                                                                                      Page
                     A m endm ent ..............................................................................................................  2
                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  4
                     Background and Need for  Legislation  ...................................................................  4
                     H earings ...................................................................................................................  10
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  10
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  10
                     C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  11
                     Com m ittee  Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  11
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  11
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 11
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  11
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  11
                     Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  12
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  15
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  15
                     Constitutional Authority  Statem ent  ......................................................................  16
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  16
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  16
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rulem aking  ........................................................................  16
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  16
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill as Reported ......................................  19
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