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H. Rept. 117-504 1 (2022-09-28)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaesv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION . 117TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 117-504 POST-DISASTER MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE ACT SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. DEFAZIO, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 5703] The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5703) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such Act, and for other purposes, hav- ing considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amend- ment and recommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose of Legislation ............................................................................................. 1 Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2 Hearings ................................................................................................................... 2 Legislative H istory and Consideration .................................................................. 2 Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 3 Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 3 New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ..................................................... 3 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estim ate ......................................................... 3 Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 3 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 4 Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ... 4 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 4 Preemption Clarification ......................................................................................... 4 A dvisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 4 Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 4 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 4 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 5 PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 5703 is to authorize the President to provide professional counseling services to victims of declared emergencies. 29-006