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                    119th Congress                                      REPT. 119-488
                       2d Session     HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                         STANDARD FEES TO EXPEDITE EVALUATION AND
                                          STREAMLINING ACT




                                     FEBRUARY 4, 2026.-Ordered to be printed




                       Mr. GUTHRIE,  from  the Committee  on Energy  and Commerce,
                                          submitted  the following



                                             REPORT


                                           [To accompany H.R. 1731]

                      The  Committee  on Energy  and  Commerce,  to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 1731) to amend the Middle  Class Tax  Relief and Job
                    Creation Act of 2012  to establish a uniform fee schedule applicable
                    to the processing of forms for the consideration of applications for
                    the placement  of communications  facilities on certain buildings and
                    other property  owned  by  the Federal  Government,  and  for other
                    purposes,  having considered  the same,  reports favorably  thereon
                    without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS

                                                                                    Page
                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  2
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    C om m ittee  A ction  ................................................................................................... .  2
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                    Oversight Findings and  Recommendations   ...........................................................  5
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............  5
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estimate  ...................................................................  5
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................         5
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  5
                    Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings .................................................  5
                    Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  6
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ..............       6
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  6
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  6
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  6
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................         7


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