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H. Rept. 114-808 1 (2016-11-14)

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                     114TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                        2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           114-808







                                        RESPONSE ACT OF 2016



                       NOVEMBER 14, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                     State of the Union and ordered to be printed



                         Mr.  SHUSTER,  from the Committee   on Transportation and
                                   Infrastructure, submitted the following


                                              REPORT

                                              [To accompany S. 546]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on  Transportation  and  Infrastructure, to whom
                    was  referred the bill (S. 546) to establish the Railroad Emergency
                    Services  Preparedness,  Operational  Needs, and  Safety Evaluation
                    (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal Emergency Man-
                    agement Agency's National Advisory Council to provide rec-
                    ommendations on emergency responder training and resources re-
                    lating to hazardous  materials incidents involving railroads, and for
                    other purposes, having  considered the same,  report favorably there-
                    on  with an  amendment   and  recommend that the bill   as amended
                    do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    Purpose of Legislation  ............................................................................................  4
                    Background and Need for  Legislation  ...................................................................  4
                    H earings ...................................................................................................................  5
                    Legislative History  and  Consideration  ..................................................................  5
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  6
                    Com m ittee Oversight  Findings  ..............................................................................  6
                    New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures .....................................................  6
                    Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .........................................................  6
                    Performance Goals and Objectives  .........................................................................  7
                    Advisory of Earm arks  ..............................................................................................  7
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  7
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  8
                    Federal M andate Statem  ent  ...................................................................................  8
                    Preem ption Clarification  .........................................................................................  8
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  8
                    Applicability  of Legislative  Branch  .......................................................................  8
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of Legislation  ............................................................  8
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