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“the bill before us is a very, very broad bill with regard to economic development going to the entire economy of the United States as described in the section of the bill delineating the coverage, and so in this case the coverage is very broad. All this particular amendment does is to assure that the Administrator, in conjunction with other Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the matters involved, may waive Federal regulations that interfere with economic development. So it is only regulations; it does not change law in any way. It is all matters within the jurisdiction of the administration. It is within the Administrator's duties because it relates only to economic development, and 'economic development' would be defined as the very broad-based issues that are raised in the original bill. So I believe that there is jurisdiction here. Beyond that, under the amendment the Administrator could not act without the agreement of the other Federal agencies. So there is nothing in the amendment saying that something could be changed unless the other Federal agencies agreed with it. But what it would do is allow a one-stop shopping center in the Federal Government for those who have regulatory problems to get those regulatory problems waived. So I do believe the amendment is germane, Mr. Chairman, and I urge the Chair to approve the offering of the amendment.”