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• Public Transit Security Information Sharing: DHS Could Improve Information Sharing through Streamlining and Increased Outreach, Report to Congressional Committees

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  From the Highlights: "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is committed to sharing information with public transit agencies. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act directed GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on public transit information sharing. This report describes (1) the primary mechanisms used to share security information with public transit agencies; and evaluates (2) public transit agencies' satisfaction with federal efforts to share security-related information (e.g., security threats) and opportunities to improve these efforts; and (3) the extent to which DHS has identified goals and measures for sharing information. GAO [Government Accountability Office] surveyed 96 of the 694 U.S. public transit agencies based on 2008 ridership and received 80 responses. The 96 public transit agencies surveyed represent about 91 percent of total 2008 ridership. GAO also reviewed documents, such as DHS's Information Sharing Strategy, and interviewed agency officials. […] GAO recommends that DHS, among other things, (1) establish time frames for its working group to develop options for improving information sharing, including assessing opportunities to streamline mechanisms and conducting targeted outreach; and (2) establish time frames for developing goals and outcome-oriented measures of results. DHS concurred. GAO is issuing an electronic supplement with this report--GAO-10-896SP--which provides survey results."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2010-09-22
• Case Study in Supply Chain Resilience-Private-Public Collaboration to Facilitate Flows: The Experience of Puget Sound Early in the Pandemic

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  From the Purpose, Process, and Content: "During 2019, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) sponsored a proof-of-concept project for supply chain resilience in the Puget Sound region. This project was intended to explore strategies and techniques for facilitating supply chain response and recovery following a catastrophic earthquake. Several participants in the 2019 process have suggested that during the winter of 2020, the project's relationships and principles had a practical influence on early private-public collaboration in the pandemic response. This assessment explores these impressions and possible 'unintended consequences' of the 2019 project, and derives potential strategic and operational implications."

  Center for Naval Analyses

  Palin, Philip J.

  2022-05
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Budgetary Effects of S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, as Amended by Senate Amendment Number 5099

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  From the Document: "Title I would amend the Medicaid program to promote access to mental health services in communities and schools. Section 11001 would expand Medicaid's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics demonstration by allowing all states and the District of Columbia to participate in the demonstration. (Under current law nine states are authorized to implement the demonstration.) The provision would permit new states to operate their demonstrations for four years and, for the nine states currently partcipating [sic], increase the number of years they can operate their demonstrations. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the provision would increase direct spending because payment rates for services provided in certified community behavioral health clinics would be higher under the demonstration than under current law. [...] Sec. 12004 would codify the prohibition of straw purchasing and trafficking of firearms and enhance penalties. [...] Section 13101 would delay for one year the implementation of a rule affecting the treatment of pharmaceutical manufacturers' rebates in Medicare Part D. Section 13201 would appropriate $7.495 billion for the Medicare Improvement Fund. Title II would impose private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). CBO estimates that the aggregate cost of those mandates would not exceed the threshold established in UMRA ($184 million in 2022, adjusted annually for inflation). The bill would impose private-sector mandates on dealers of firearms and eligible firearm buyers under 21 years of age, and private sellers of firearms. Section 12001 would extend the waiting period to complete firearms transactions for some eligible individuals under 21. Section 12002 would require certain unlicensed individuals who sell firearms for profit to obtain a Federal Firearms License (FFL)."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2022-06-22
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 35, Emmett Till Antilynching Act

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  "H.R. 35 would broaden the coverage of the current laws against lynching and would specify the act of lynching as a hate crime. People who violate the bill's provisions could be subject to criminal fines, so the federal government might collect additional fines under the legislation. Criminal fines are recorded as revenues, deposited in the Crime Victims Fund, and later spent without further appropriation action. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that any additional revenues and associated direct spending would not be significant because few additional cases would probably be affected."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2019-07-08
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 249, A Bill to Direct the Secretary of State to Develop a Strategy to Regain Observer Status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for Other Purposes

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  "S. 249 would expand an existing requirement for the Department of State to report on its efforts to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at annual meetings of the World Health Organization. The department would report on how it has changed and refined its efforts following recent meetings that excluded Taiwan. In addition, the bill would require the department to periodically brief the Congress on U.S. actions to improve Taiwan's diplomatic relationships with foreign countries. On the basis of information about similar requirements, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 over the 2019-2024 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2019-06-05
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1567, United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act

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  "H.R. 1567 would require the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to deepen economic cooperation with Mexico and to expand educational and cultural exchange programs with that country. It also would require the department to report to the Congress on that strategy. The department supports exchange programs with Mexico through grants from the 100,000 Strong in Americas Initiative. Those grants are combined with contributions from private-sector entities, educational institutions, and other governments to facilitate opportunities for students from the United States and other Western Hemisphere nations to train and study abroad in the region. On the basis of information from the department about how it would expand existing programs in Mexico, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that it would make new grants in partnership with private institutions and educational institutions in Mexico. The department would hire two employees (one in Washington, D.C., and one in Mexico) to manage the program; 10 grants of $25,000 each would be made annually. In total, CBO estimates that implementing the grant program and satisfying the reporting requirement would cost less than $500,000 a year and total $2 million over the 2019-2023 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2018-11-13
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 951, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2019

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  "H.R. 951 would require the Department of State to coordinate with Mexico through an existing framework to develop a strategy to improve tourism, encourage entrepreneurship, and develop partnerships between medical and dental institutions in the United States and Mexico. The bill also would require the department to report to the Congress on that strategy."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2019-04-15
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4768, National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act

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  "H.R. 4768 would require the President to develop a national strategy to combat the financing networks of transnational organized criminals. Transnational crime is coordinated across borders and usually consists of money laundering, human smuggling, drug trafficking, and cybercrime. Under the bill, the President, acting through the Department of the Treasury and in consultation with Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, would produce a strategy within one year and update it every two years."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2018-02-08
• Public Law 117-130: Homeland Security for Children Act

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  "An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning, and for other purposes. [...] Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 [...] is amended by adding at the end of the following new subsection: '[...] The Secretary shall ensure the head of each office and component of the Department takes into account the needs of children, including children within underserved communities, in mission planning and mission execution. In furtherance of this subsection, the Secretary shall require each such head to seek, to the extent practicable, advice and feedback from organizations representing the needs of children. The Federal Advisory Committee Act [...] shall not apply whenever such advice or feedback is sought in accordance with this subsection.'"

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2022-06-06
• H. Rept. 117-363, Part 1: Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 2020, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, June 13, 2022

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  From the Purpose of Legislation: "The purpose of H.R. 2020 is to provide for an online repository for the reporting of certain Federal disaster assistance across federal agencies."

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2022-06-13
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2374, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act

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  "S. 2374 would expand how data on deaths is used by federal and state agencies for the purpose of limiting improper federal payments. The bill would require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to share all such information with more agencies and for a broader range of purposes."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2018-07-16
• S. Rept. 117-119: Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, Report to Accompany S. 138, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, June 9, 2022

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  From the Purpose and Summary: "S. 138, the Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act, establishes a pay waiver for federal firefighters at the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior which ensures that firefighters receive pay for all the overtime hours they work through calendar year 2022. The waiver also applies to incident meteorologists in the National Weather Service who accompany firefighters in responding to wildfire emergencies. The bill requires each agency head to submit to Congress by March 30, 2022 a plan for hiring and training additional wildland firefighters and incident meteorologists. The bill also requires the plan to determine ways to modernize firefighter compensation to eliminate the need for such waivers going forward."

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2022-06-09
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

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  From the Summary: "S. 495 would establish new federal crimes relating to the unauthorized access of sensitive personal information. The bill also would require most government agencies or business entities that collect, transmit, store, or use personal information to notify any individuals whose information has been unlawfully accessed. In addition, S. 495 would require data brokers to allow individuals access to their electronic records and publish procedures for individuals to respond to inaccuracies. Finally, the bill would establish the Office of Federal Identity Protection (OFIP) within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to assist victims of identity theft to restore the accuracy of their personal information."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2007-05-17
• Alternatives to Detention: ICE Needs to Better Assess Program Performance and Improve Contract Oversight, Report to Congressional Committees

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  From the Highlights: "ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] has wide discretion to detain or release individuals of foreign nationality awaiting resolution of their immigration court proceedings, except for individuals subject to mandatory detention. The ATD [Alternatives to Detention] program, which ICE administers through a $2.2 billion contract, uses electronic monitoring and case management to help ensure that individuals enrolled comply with release conditions, such as appearing at immigration court hearings. The explanatory statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to review the ATD program. This report examines, among other objectives, (1) what data show about participation in the ATD program, (2) the extent to which ICE has assessed ATD performance, and (3) how ICE manages and oversees the ATD contractor."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2022-06
• Key Insights: Identity Fraud Reduction and Redress in Pandemic Response Programs

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  From the Document: "This Insights Report is based on information gathered by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee's (PRAC) Identity Fraud Reduction and Redress (IFRR) Working Group and other relevant partners. The report outlines challenges related to addressing identity fraud and highlights actions government agencies can take to both reduce identity fraud and improve victim redress programs."

  Pandemic Response Accountability Committee

  2022-06-13
• Department of Energy Organization Act, Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-Fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4263 to Establish a Department of Energy in the Executive Branch by the Reorganization of Energy Functions Within the Federal Government in Order to Secure Effective Management to Assure a Coordinated National Energy Policy and for Other Purposes, March 28, 29; April 5, 6, 18, and 19, 1977

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  This document contains the March 28, 29; April 5, 6, 18, and 19, 1977 hearings titled "Department of Energy Organization Act," held before the House Committee on Government Operations. From the opening statement of Jack Brooks: "Today we begin our hearings on legislation to create a Department of Energy, recommended to Congress by the President. There is great interest in this matter; and thus far, the legislation has 93 cosponsors in the House. The bill, II.R. 4263, will create a new executive department called the Department of Energy and transfer into the Department the functions now carried out by the Federal Energy Administration, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Federal Power Commission, among others. The agencies named will then be abolished." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Carl E. Bagge, Harry Breithaupt, Jr., Jack Brooks, Clarence J. Brown, David Cohen, Herbert B. Cohn, John D. Dingell, Walter Flowers, James F. Flug, Frank N. Ikard, Vernon T. Jones, Jeffrey W. Knight, Ruth Kobell, Mike McCormack, Robert C. McDiarmid, John F. O'Leary, Richard L. Ottinger, Robert D. Partridge, Alex Radin, Paul E. Reichardt, Walter E. Rogers, James R. Schlesinger, Steven V. Sklar, J. R. Snyder, Elmer B. Staats, Gregory A. Thomas, Morris K. Udall, Charles F. Wheatley, and John W. Wydler.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1977
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4771, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014

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  "CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 4771 would have no significant costs to the federal government. Enacting the bill could affect direct spending and revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any effects would be insignificant for each year. H.R. 4771 would expand the list of anabolic steroids regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to include about two dozen new substances and would establish new crimes relating to false labeling of steroids. As a result, the government might be able to pursue cases involving drug use that it otherwise would not be able to prosecute. CBO expects that H.R. 4771 would apply to a relatively small number of additional offenders, however, so any increase in costs for law enforcement, court proceedings, or prison operations would not be significant. Any such costs would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2014-07-25
• DoD Cooperative Agreements with Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Obligations

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  From the Objective: "Our objective was to determine whether the DoD obligated Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to grants and cooperative agreements for expenses incurred in preventing, preparing for, or responding to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID�'19)."

  United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General

  2022-06-08
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2113, Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

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  From the Summary: "S. 2113 would amend federal law to increase the amount of information about federal programs that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provides online. The legislation would require that each program administered by a federal agency be described on the agency's website, including the number of people served by or benefiting from the program, the number of federal employees and contract staff involved, and links to reviews of the program including those by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Inspectors General."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2014-07-31
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5018, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014

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  From the Summary: "H.R. 5018 would make a number of changes to the operations of the Federal Reserve System. The changes would include requiring new regulations issued by the Board of Governors to include a cost-benefit analysis that takes into account specified factors; requiring employees of the Board of Governors to follow a system of ethics standards currently applied to employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and requiring the Federal Open Market Committee to generate and provide to the Congress a monetary policy rule that meets certain requirements, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess any changes to the rule for compliance with those requirements. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5018 would reduce revenues by $61 million over the 2015-2024 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. H.R. 5018 would not affect direct spending. Further, CBO estimates that the bill would increase discretionary spending by GAO by $2 million over the 2015-2019 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. H.R. 5018 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2014-07-25
• American Energy Initiative, Part 2: China's Energy Portfolio and the Implications for Jobs and Energy Prices in the United States, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, April 4, 2011

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  This is the April 4, 2011 hearing on "The American Energy Initiative, Part 2: China's Energy Portfolio and the Implications for Jobs and Energy Prices in the United States," held before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power. From the opening statement of Ed Whitfield: "I call this hearing to order. Ranking Member Rush, I know, has been in Illinois and was expected to be delayed on his return, but we do expect him to be here soon. Certainly Ranking Member Waxman is here, so as I said, I will call this hearing to order, entitled the American Energy Initiative, and I would say that this is the second hearing that we have actually had on this topic of the American Energy Initiative. It will be a wide-ranging discussion of the domestic energy needs of our country and the impact that decisions in other parts of the world have on what we are proposing to do here. The dominant area focused in today's discussion is the rising role of China. For the past 30 years China has experienced a remarkable economic boom in an effort to modernize and assert its position in the global economy. In fact, the International Energy Agency recently projected that the world will require 40 percent more energy in the next 25 years." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Ed Whitfield, Bobby L. Rush, Brian Bilbray, Henry A. Waxman, Steven Koptis, Fredrick Palmer, Deborah Seligsohn, Mary J. Hutzler.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2011
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3031, Federal Personal Property Management Act of 2018

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  "S. 3031 would require federal agencies to conduct an annual inventory and assessment of personal property under their control. Federal personal property includes everything other than real property--from office supplies to aircraft and motor vehicles. According to the Government Accountability Office, current law requires agencies to continuously review property they control and to identify unneeded personal property and dispose of it promptly. The General Services Administration has issued regulations establishing a governmentwide disposal process for unneeded property. In addition, the Office of Management and Budget provides guidance to agencies on efficient operations, emphasizing internal controls to ensure that agencies identify unneeded property."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2018-07-16
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2837, Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018

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  "Current law requires manufacturers, distributors, and others who handle controlled substances to register with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and to report to that agency any suspicious orders of such substances. S. 2837 would change the current reporting procedures. The bill also would direct DEA to establish a centralized database for collecting those orders and to share the information with states. The agency is already working to develop such a database."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2018-07-16
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3212, Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014

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  "H.R. 3212 would require several changes to the Department of State's efforts to track and resolve cases of international kidnapping and to prevent such abductions. The act would authorize the appropriation of $1 million a year in 2015 and 2016 for a training program. Assuming appropriation of the specified amounts, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing that training would cost $2 million over the 2015-2019 period. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply to this legislation because enacting the legislation would affect direct spending. However, CBO estimates that the increased mandatory spending under the bill would be offset by increased fee collections and thus that the net effect would not be significant. Enacting the legislation would not affect revenues."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2014-07-17
• Network Infrastructure Security Guide

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  From the Purpose: "This document was developed in furtherance of NSA's [National Security Agency's] cybersecurity missions. This includes its responsibilities to identify and disseminate threats to National Security Systems, Department of Defense information systems, and the Defense Industrial Base, and to develop and issue cybersecurity specifications and mitigations. This information may be shared broadly to reach all appropriate stakeholders."

  United States. National Security Agency

  2022-06
• Letter from CBO Director Douglas W. Elmendorf to the Honorable Ron Wyden Regarding [S. 1875, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013, and H.R. 3992, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014], [May 8, 2014]

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  From the letter: "As you requested, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] has reviewed S. 1875, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2013, and H.R. 3992, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014. Those bills would allow for increases in the annual caps on discretionary funding established under the Budget Control Act of 2011 of as much as $2.689 billion a year to fund activities related to wildfire suppression. S. 1875 and H.R. 3992 would not authorize additional funding for wildfire suppression activities or appropriate funds for those purposes. Therefore, CBO estimates that enacting either bill, by itself, would have no effect on the federal budget. In addition, because enacting either bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  Elmendorf, Douglas W.

  2014-05-08
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1340, Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2009

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  From the Summary: "S. 1340 would establish minimum levels of funding for 2010 through 2014 for the Crime Victims Fund of the Department of Justice (DOJ). CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that enacting the bill would not change net direct spending over the 2010-2019 period. We expect that the bill would reduce such spending by about $1.1 billion over the 2010-2014 period and increase it by the same amount in the subsequent five-year period. Enacting S. 1340 would not affect revenues or discretionary spending. S. 1340 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2009-11-16
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3283, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2014

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  From the Summary: "H.R. 3283 would authorize appropriations totaling $40 million over the 2015-2017 period for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to modernize the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). The bill also would establish a committee to develop and submit recommendations for improving the system. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 3283 would cost $38 million over the next five years, assuming appropriation of the specified amounts. Enacting this legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you- go procedures do not apply."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2014-05-09
• Cyber Insurance: Action Needed to Assess Potential Federal Response to Catastrophic Attacks, Report to Congressional Committees

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  From the Highlights: "Cyber threats to critical infrastructure represent a significant economic challenge. Although cyber incident costs are paid in part by the private cyber insurance market, growing cyber threats have created uncertainty in this evolving market. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to study cyber risks to U.S. critical infrastructure and available insurance for these risks. This report examines the extent to which (1) cyber risks for critical infrastructure exist; (2) private insurance covers catastrophic cyber losses and TRIP [Terrorism Risk Insurance Program] provides a backstop for such losses; and (3) cognizant federal agencies have assessed a potential federal response for cyberattacks."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2022-06
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012

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  "H.R. 6029 would increase the maximum penalties, including fines, for revealing trade secrets to foreign entities and would direct the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to review and, if necessary, amend sentencing guidelines for economic espionage. Based on information provided by the USSC, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 6029 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 6029 could affect direct spending and revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that the net effects would be insignificant for each year. Because those prosecuted and convicted under H.R. 6029 could be subject to criminal fines, the federal government might collect additional fines if the legislation is enacted. Criminal fines are recorded as revenues, deposited in the Crime Victims Fund, and later spent. CBO expects that any additional revenues and direct spending would not be significant because of the small number of cases likely affected. H.R. 6029 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2012-07-17