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H. Rept. 114-581 1 (2016-05-23)

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                    114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                       2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-581





                    A BILL TO AMEND  THE  COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934   TO  REQUIRE THE
                      FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION TO PUBLISH ON ITS INTER-
                      NET WEBSITE  THE  TEXT OF ANY  ITEM THAT  IS ADOPTED  BY VOTE  OF
                      THE COMMISSION   NOT LATER  THAN  24 HOURS AFTER  RECEIPT OF DIS-
                      SENTING  STATEMENTS   FROM  ALL COMMISSIONERS WISHING TO SUB-
                      MIT SUCH A STATEMENT   WITH RESPECT  TO SUCH  ITEM



                      MAY 23, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                       the Union and ordered to be printed



                        Mr. UPTON,  from  the Committee  on Energy  and Commerce,
                                          submitted  the following


                                             REPORT

                                           [To accompany H.R. 2589]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee  on Energy  and  Commerce,  to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 2589) to amend  the Communications Act of 1934 to
                    require the Federal  Communications   Commission   to publish on its
                    Internet website changes  to the rules of the Commission  not  later
                    than  24 hours  after adoption, having considered the  same, report
                    favorably thereon  with         amendments and recommend that the bill
                    as amended   do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                    Page
                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  2
                    Background and Need for  Legislation  ...................................................................  2
                    H earings ...................................................................................................................  3
                    Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  4
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  4
                    Com m ittee  Oversight  Findings  ..............................................................................  4
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ...................................  4
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     4
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ............................  4
                    Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  5
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  5
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  6
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  6
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  6
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  6
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  .......................................................................  6
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  6
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .....................................  6
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