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H. Rept. 115-355,Part 1 1 (2017-10-19)

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                     115TH CONGRESS                                      REPT.115-355
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                        NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2017




                     OCTOBER 19, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed




                        Mr. WALDEN,   from the Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,
                                          submitted  the  following



                                              REPORT


                                                together with


                                 ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

                                            [To accompany H.R. 3053]

                              [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                      The  Committee   on Energy  and Commerce,   to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 3053) to amend the Nuclear  Waste  Policy Act of 1982,
                    and  for other purposes, having  considered  the same, report  favor-
                    ably thereon  with an  amendment and recommend that the bill as
                    amended   do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS
                                                                                     Page
                    Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................  15
                    Background and Need for  Legislation  ....................................................................  16
                    C om m ittee  A ction  ....................................................................................................  40
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  41
                    Oversight Findings and Recommendations ..........................................................  44
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............     44
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  44
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  58
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  58
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  59
                    Com m ittee Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  59
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...............         59
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  59
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  59
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  59
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  59
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            66
                    Additional and Dissenting  View s  ...........................................................................  111
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