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H. Rept. 115-115,Part 1 1 (2017-05-11)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaine0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPT.115-115 1st Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2017 MAY 11, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. ROYCE of California, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 1677] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Foreign Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1677) to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes, having consid- ered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page The A m endm ent ...................................................................................................... 1 Purpose of Legislation ............................................................................................. 14 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 15 Sum m ary of the Legislation ................................................................................... 20 H earings/B riefings ................................................................................................... 21 Com m ittee Consideration ....................................................................................... 21 Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 21 New Budget Authority, Tax Expenditures, and Federal Mandates .................... 22 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ......................................................... 22 D irected Rule M aking ............................................................................................. 23 Non-Duplication of Federal Program s .................................................................. 24 Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 24 Congressional Accountability Act .......................................................................... 24 N ew Advisory Com m ittees ..................................................................................... 24 Earm ark Identification ........................................................................................... 24 Section-by-Section Analysis .................................................................................... 24 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 29 THE AMENDMENT The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 69-006