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H. Rept. 115-247,Part 1 1 (2017-07-24)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                       REPT.115-247
                        1st Session  J HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                           HARRY W. COLMERY VETERANS EDUCATIONAL
                                        ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2017




                      JULY 24, 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. 3218]

                       The  Committee   on Veterans'  Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 3218) to amend title 38, United States Code, to make  cer-
                     tain improvements   in the  laws  administered  by the  Secretary  of
                     Veterans  Affairs, and  for other purposes,  having  considered  the
                     same,  report  favorably  thereon  with   an  amendment    and   rec-
                     ommend   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS
                                                                                      Page
                     A m endm ent   .............................................................................................................  1
                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ...........................................................................................  17
                     Background and Need for  Legislation  ...................................................................  17
                     H earings ...................................................................................................................  33
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  34
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  .......................................................................................  34
                     C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  35
                     Com m ittee  Correspondence   ....................................................................................  36
                     Com m ittee  Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  38
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  38
                     Earmarks and    Tax  and  Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  38
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  38
                     Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate         ............................  38
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent   .................................................................................  39
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  39
                     Constitutional Authority   Statem ent   ......................................................................  39
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  39
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  39
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rulem aking   ........................................................................  39
                     Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation    .....................................................  39
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill as Reported .................. 54

                       The amendment is   as follows:
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