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H. Rept. 115-197 1 (2017-06-28)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        1st Session  J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           115-197







                          BUILDING SUPPORTIVE NETWORKS FOR WOMEN
                                              VETERANS ACT




                      JUNE 28, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                        the Union and ordered to be printed




                      Mr.  ROE  of Tennessee, from the Committee   on Veterans' Affairs,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                              [To accompany H.R. 91]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Veterans'  Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 91) to amend  title 38, United States Code, to make  per-
                     manent   the pilot program   on  counseling  in retreat settings  for
                     women  veterans  newly  separated from  service in the Armed Forces,
                     having  considered  the  same,   report favorably  thereon   without
                     amendment   and  recommend   that the bill do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS

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                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  3
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  3
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  3
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  3
                     Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  4
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................. 4
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............       4
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  4
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  4
                     Congressional Budget Office   Estimate  ...................................................................  4
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  5
                     Constitutional Authority  Statem ent  ......................................................................  5
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  5
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  6
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rulem aking  ........................................................................  6
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  6
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill as Reported .................. 7


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