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H. Rept. 115-198 1 (2017-06-28)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaioj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115-198 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017 JUNE 28, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. MCCAUL, from the Committee on Homeland Security, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 2825] The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2825) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Sec- retary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes, having con- sidered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................... 113 Background and Need for Legislation ....................................................... 114 H earin gs ....................................................................................................... 115 Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................... 121 C om m ittee V otes ......................................................................................... 128 Com m ittee Oversight Findings .................................................................. 132 New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures 132 Congressional Budget Office Estimate ...................................................... 132 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................... 132 Duplicative Federal Program s ................................................................... 132 Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff B en efits ..................................................................................................... 132 Federal M andates Statem ent ..................................................................... 133 Preem ption Clarification ............................................................................ 133 Disclosure of Directed Rule M akings ........................................................ 133 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ................................................................. 133 Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................... 133 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ................... 133 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ........................ 200 The amendment is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 69-006