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H. Rept. 118-776 1 (2024-11-26)

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                     118TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        2d Session      HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            118-776







                               DISASTER CONTRACT IMPROVEMENT ACT



                       NOVEMBER  26, 2024.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                     State of the Union and ordered to be printed



                       Mr. GRAVES   of Missouri, from the Committee   on Transportation
                                 and  Infrastructure, submitted  the following


                                               REPORT

                                             [To accompany H.R. 6997]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on  Transportation  and  Infrastructure, to  whom
                     was  referred the bill (H.R. 6997) to establish an advisory  group  to
                     encourage  and  foster collaborative  efforts among  individuals  and
                     entities engaged  in  disaster recovery  relating to debris  removal,
                     and  for other purposes, having  considered  the same,  reports favor-
                     ably thereon  without  amendment and recommends that the bill do
                     pass.

                                                   CONTENTS
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                     Purpose of Legislation  .............................................................................................  2
                     Background and Need for  Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  2
                     Legislative  History  and  Consideration  ..................................................................  2
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ..................  3
                     New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  3
                     Congressional Budget Office  Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  3
                     Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  4
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  4
                     Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...       4
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  4
                     Preem ption Clarification  .........................................................................................  5
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  5
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  5
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  5
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................             5


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