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H. Rept. 115-587,Part 1 1 (2018-03-06)

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                    115TH CONGRESS                                      REPT.115-587
                       2d Session   J HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            Part 1







                       REPACK AIRWAVES YIELDING BETTER ACCESS FOR
                             USERS   OF  MODERN SERVICES ACT OF 2018




                     MARCH 6, 2018.-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


                                           [To accompany H.R. 4986]

                      The  Committee  on Energy  and  Commerce,  to whom   was referred
                    the bill (H.R. 4986) to amend  the Communications Act of 1934 to
                    reauthorize  appropriations for the Federal  Communications   Com-
                    mission, to provide for certain procedural changes  to the rules of
                    the Commission   to maximize  opportunities for public participation
                    and  efficient decisionmaking, 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

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                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  21
                    Background and Need for  Legislation  ....................................................................  21
                    C om m ittee  A ction  ....................................................................................................  22
                    C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  22
                    Oversight Findings and Recommendations ..........................................................  22
                    New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............    22
                    Congressional Budget Office  Estimate  ...................................................................  22
                    Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  23
                    Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ....................................  23
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ...........................................................................  23
                    Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  23
                    Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...............        23
                    Disclosure of Directed  Rule  M akings  .....................................................................  23
                    Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  24
                    Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  24
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  24
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................           34

                      The  amendment   is as follows:
                      Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:


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