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H. Rept. 115-190 1 (2017-06-23)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        1st Session  J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           115-190







                      VETERANS EXPANDED TRUCKING OPPORTUNITIES ACT
                                                   OF  2017




                      JUNE 23, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                          Mr. SHUSTER,  from  the Committee  on  Transportation  and
                                   Infrastructure, submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 2547]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Transportation   and Infrastructure, to whom
                     was referred the bill (H.R. 2547) to expand  the Department   of Vet-
                     erans Affairs  medical  professionals who  may   qualify to perform
                     physical examinations  on  eligible veterans and  issue medical  cer-
                     tificates required for operation of a commercial motor  vehicle, 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 of Legislation  .............................................................................................  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  3
                     Legislative  History  and  Consideration  ..................................................................  3
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  3
                     New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  3
                     Congressional Budget Office   Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  3
                     Perform ance  Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  4
                     A dvisory  of  Earm arks  .............................................................................................  4
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  5
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  5
                     Federal M andate  Statem ent  ...................................................................................  5
                     Preem ption  Clarification  .........................................................................................  5
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  5
                     Applicability  of Legislative  Branch  .......................................................................  5
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of Legislation  ............................................................  5
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 6
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