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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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110TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 110-671
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE ACT OF 2008
MAY 22, 2008.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. WAXMAN, from the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, submitted the following
REPORT
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 5683]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to
whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5683) to make certain reforms
with respect to the Government Accountability Office, and for other
purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon
with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do
pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... 8
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 8
Legislative H istory .................................................................................................. 10
Section-By-Section .................................................................................................. . 11
Explanation of Am endm ents ................................................................................... 17
Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 17
R oll C all V otes ......................................................................................................... 17
Application of Law to the Legislative Branch ....................................................... 17
Statement of Oversight Findings and Recommendations of the Committee ...... 17
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 17
Constitutional Authority Statem ent ...................................................................... 18
Federal Advisory Com m ittee Act ............................................................................ 18
Unfunded M andates Statem ent .............................................................................. 18
Earm ark Identification ............................................................................................ 18
Com m ittee E stim ate ................................................................................................ 18
Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .................... 18
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