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H. Rept. 114-619 1 (2016-06-13)

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                     114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-619







                      NSF  MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITY REFORM ACT OF 2016



                      JUNE 13, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed



                      Mr.  SMITH of Texas, from the Committee   on Science, Space, and
                                    Technology,  submitted the following


                                              REPORT

                                            [To accompany H.R. 5049]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Science, Space, and Technology,  to whom  was
                    referred the bill (H.R. 5049) to provide for improved  management
                    and  oversight of major multi-user research  facilities funded by the
                    National  Science Foundation,  to ensure transparency  and  account-
                    ability of construction and  management costs,   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
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                    Com mittee Statem ent and  Views  ...........................................................................  4
                    Section-by-Section  ....................................................................................................  8
                    Explanation of Am endm ents  ...................................................................................  10
                    Com m ittee Consideration  ........................................................................................  10
                    Application of Law to the Legislative Branch ....................................................... 10
                    Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee ......       10
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  10
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  10
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  11
                    Federal Advisory Com m ittee  Act  ............................................................................  11
                    Unfunded M andate Statem ent  ...............................................................................  11
                    Earm ark Identification  ............................................................................................  11
                    Com m ittee E stim ate  ................................................................................................  11
                    Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .................... 11

                      The  amendment   is as follows:
                      Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                      This Act may be cited as the NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act of 2016.

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