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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5792, State and Local Digital Service Act
From the Document: "H.R. 5792 would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish the Digital Service Agreement Program. That program would allow the agency to award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or memorandums of understanding with, state, local, and eligible tribal governments to plan, establish, or support improved online delivery of government services. Each agreement would have a term of not more than five years at a cost of no more than $10 million. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $100 million annually over the 2022-2028 period for the program and $1 million for eight years beginning in the year the first agreement is entered into for audits and oversight by GSA's Inspector General. Based on spending patterns for similar programs and assuming appropriation of the specified amounts, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 5792 would cost $284 million over the 2022-2026 period, and $424 million after 2026."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-28
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5796, Patents for Humanity Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 5796 would require the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to conduct a biennial competition to award certificates to applicants for patents that address humanitarian issues. A certificate could be redeemed by an awardee to accelerate a patent application, an ex parte reexamination proceeding, or an appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. PTO is currently administering Patents for Humanity as a pilot program, and H.R. 5796 would codify that program. Using information from PTO, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that issuing rules and administering the competition would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. PTO is authorized to collect fees in amounts sufficient to offset its annual appropriation, and CBO expects that the agency would adjust fee collections to match any increase in operating costs. On that basis and assuming appropriation action consistent with that authority, CBO estimates that any net change in discretionary spending would be negligible. If PTO increases fees to offset the costs of implementing provisions of the bill, H.R. 5796 would increase the cost of an existing mandate on private and intergovernmental entities required to pay those fees. Using information from PTO, CBO estimates that the incremental cost of the mandate would be small and would not exceed the annual thresholds established in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act for intergovernmental and private-sector mandates ($85 million and $170 million in 2021, respectively, adjusted annually for inflation)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office: Cost Estimate: H.R. 6868, Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 6868 would authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to award grants to cyber education and training programs. The bill also would require the agency to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of its efforts. CISA is already providing the grants that would be authorized under H.R. 6868 through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program; thus, the bill would codify those responsibilities and would not impose any new grant requirements on the agency."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6824, President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act
From the Document: "H.R. 6824 would authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to conduct an awards competition for the federal cybersecurity workforce. Under the bill, CISA would award financial prizes to federal employees who apply technical skills to solve real-world cybersecurity scenarios. The bill also would require CISA to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the competition."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2428, Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 2428 would authorize the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to participate in its investigations. The Inspector General would not be authorized to subpoena federal employees or witnesses in other criminal proceedings. Under the bill, the Attorney General must be notified prior to the issuance of any subpoena. The Inspector General would be required to report to the Congress the number of subpoenas it issued."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 2988 would create new protections for federal employees who report fraud or other improprieties, expand and clarify existing protections, and establish new procedures to ensure that employees receive timely relief if their claims of retaliation are affirmed. The bill also would extend whistleblower protections to noncareer appointees in the Senior Executive Service, Public Health Service officers or applicants, and members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's commissioned officer corps."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 521, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021
From the Document: "S. 521 would direct the Postal Service (USPS) to continue to sell the Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp until all are sold and to reprint any destroyed stamps. Under current law, USPS can sell the stamps through September 30, 2022. The stamps cost 75 cents each; amounts that USPS collects above regular first-class postage (currently 58 cents) are treated as offsetting collections of the Postal Service and are transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to support the Multinational Species Conservation Funds. Using information on past sales, CBO estimates that collections under the bill would total less than $1 million annually. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects those amounts to be transferred soon after receipt. Using information from the Postal Service, we estimate that any costs to reprint stamps would be insignificant and would be offset by proceeds from the sale of those stamps, resulting in no net change in spending by USPS over the 2022-2031 period. Postal Service collections and spending, including the transfer to USFWS, are classified as off-budget."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5428, School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act
From the Document: "H.R. 5428 would require the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to publish an annual report on school crime and safety, including statistics on school shootings. Based on the cost to prepare similar reports, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that it would cost $1 million over the 2022-2026 period to collect data and write the annual reports; any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4349 would authorize in statute the existing Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill specifies responsibilities for the office, including overseeing DHS's compliance with current civil rights laws and integrating those laws into its activities. H.R. 4349 also would require each operational component within DHS to have an officer for civil rights and civil liberties. Finally, the bill would require the office to assess the effects of DHS's regulations on civil rights and civil liberties. Although DHS already carries out many of the bill's requirements, H.R. 4349 would broaden some responsibilities and require DHS to undertake new activities. In total, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates implementing the bill would cost $10 million over the 2022-2026 period, as shown in Table 1. Any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The costs of the legislation fall in budget function 750 (administration of justice)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3309, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2021
From the Document: "S. 3309 would direct the Department of Commerce (DOC), through its SelectUSA program, to solicit comments from state economic development organizations about how to support foreign direct investment in semiconductor production. The bill also would require the department to report to the Congress on the comments and strategies that SelectUSA may implement to increase such investment. Using information from DOC, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects the department would need two employees and six contractors over the 2022-2024 period to carry out the comment solicitation process and complete the required report. On that basis, CBO estimates that implementing S. 3309 would cost $4 million over the 2022-2026 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Hughes. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1437, PRECIP Act
From the Document: "H.R. 1437 would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve precipitation estimates for the United States. The bill would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts for each fiscal year through 2030, totaling $80 million, for the following activities: [1] $47 million to create unified guidance for federal agencies and private entities on best practices for producing precipitation estimates, [2] $31.5 million to produce improved estimates of precipitation frequency and volume, and [3] $1.5 million to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to produce a report on current precipitation estimate practices, their shortcomings, and ways they can be improved."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3666, Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act
From the Document: "In 2021, El Salvador officially adopted a cryptocurrency as legal tender. S. 3666 would require the Department of State to report to the Congress on the details and ramifications of that action. The bill also would require the department to devise, implement, and report to the Congress on a plan to mitigate any potential risk to the U.S. financial system from El Salvador's action and similar actions by other countries. On the basis of information about the costs to prepare similar reports, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that satisfying that requirement would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Sunita D'Monte. The estimate was reviewed by Leo Lex, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4881 would direct the Department of the Interior (DOI) to take into trust about 30 acres of tribally owned lands in Pima County, Arizona, for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The legislation also would make gaming activities conducted on that land subject to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Using information provided by DOI, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the administrative costs to implement H.R. 4881 would not be significant."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 350, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
From the Document: "Under current law, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigate, prosecute, and work to prevent acts of terrorism--both domestic and international in nature. H.R. 350 would require each of those agencies to operate offices dedicated to investigating, preventing, and prosecuting domestic terrorism and would authorize the appropriation of whatever amounts are necessary for those offices. Under the bill, the agencies would be required to produce a joint report every six months that assesses, quantifies, and characterizes domestic terrorism threats nationwide, including threats posed by white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups. Each agency's domestic terrorism office would be directed to focus its resources on the most significant threats, as determined by the number of incidents from each threat category identified in the joint report during the preceding six months. [...] CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $105 million over the 2022-2026 period."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3522, Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
From the Document: "S. 3522 would authorize the Administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. The act would exempt the Administration from certain provisions of law that govern the loan or lease of military equipment to foreign countries, such as the five-year limit on the duration of the loan or the requirement that receiving countries pay all costs incurred by the United States in leasing the defense equipment. Any loan or lease of military equipment to Ukraine would still be subject to all applicable laws concerning the return of such equipment. [...] Because CBO [Congressional Budget Office] has insufficient information about how the Administration would use the authorities under S. 3522, we have no basis to estimate its effects on federal spending. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2793, SMART Leasing Act
From the Document: "S. 2793 would establish a pilot program under which the General Services Administration (GSA) could enter into long-term, enhanced-use leases (EULs) for certain underused, non-excess federal property. The bill also would require GSA to submit annual progress reports to the Congress. [...] CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that enacting S. 2793 would not increase on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2032."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 [April 26, 2022]
From the Document: "H.R. 1975 would direct the Department of the Interior (DOI) to take into trust approximately 720 acres of land in San Diego County, California, owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. Under the act, DOI would hold title to that land for the benefit of the tribe. The legislation also would prohibit certain types of gaming on those lands. Using information provided by DOI, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the administrative costs the agency would incur to implement H.R. 1975 would not be significant. H.R. 1975 would impose an intergovernmental mandate as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). The bill would prohibit state and local governments from taxing land taken into trust for the Pala Band of Mission Indians. Based on information from San Diego County, the taxable value of the land that would be placed into trust is approximately $2.3 million. That taxable value indicates that foregone property tax and fee revenues would fall significantly below the annual threshold established in UMRA ($85 million in 2021, adjusted annually for inflation). The bill contains no private-sector mandates. On February 24, 2022, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 1975 [hyperlink], the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021, as passed by the House of Representatives on November 2, 2021. The two pieces of legislation and CBO's estimates of their budgetary effects are the same."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6899, Russia and Belarus SDR Exchange Prohibition Act of 202
From the Document: "H.R. 6899 would prohibit the Department of the Treasury from exchanging U.S. dollars for Special Drawing Rights (SDR) held by Russia or Belarus. SDR are an international reserve asset of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that are distributed to each member country. The bill would direct the department to encourage other IMF members to follow suit and to oppose any non-humanitarian assistance for Russia and Belarus provided by international financial institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. On the basis of information about the costs of similar diplomatic efforts to influence the actions of other nations, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 6899 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-22
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7372, Protecting Semiconductor Supply Chain Materials from Authoritarians Act
From the Document: "H.R. 7372 would require the President to establish an interagency working group to address issues in the supply chain for semiconductors that are caused by Russia's attack on Ukraine. The working group would be chaired by the Secretary of State and include other relevant federal agencies. The bill would require the working group to report to the Congress on current supply chain disruptions and on steps the United States has taken to bolster the supply of elements, compounds, or products for semiconductors. In addition, the working group would be required to provide annual reports for five years on strategies to mitigate future disruptions of global supply chains. On the basis of information about the costs of similar activities, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the costs of implementing the bill's requirements would total less than $500,000 in 2022 and would total $1 million over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-21
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6651, Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act
From the Document: "H.R. 6651 would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish the Alaska Salmon Research Task Force to review existing research on Pacific salmon, identify areas where additional research is necessary, and support sustainable management of salmon in Alaska. The task force also would be required to establish at least one working group to study salmon migration in particular regions of western Alaska. Within one year of the task force's establishment, the task force would be required to report to the Congress on its findings and any recommendations for additional areas of research that would benefit salmon sustainability. The bill would require that each member of the task force serve without compensation. Using information about the cost of similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 6651 would increase costs by less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period because we expect that most activities of the task force would be completed without federal assistance."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-21
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6023, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 6023 would direct the Postal Service (USPS) to continue to sell the Save Vanishing Species semipostal stamp until all are sold. Under current law, USPS can sell the stamps through September 30, 2022. The stamps cost 75 cents each; amounts that USPS collects above regular first-class postage (currently 58 cents) are treated as offsetting collections of the Postal Service and are transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to support the Multinational Species Conservation Funds. Using information on past sales, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that collections under the bill would total less than $1 million annually. CBO expects those amounts to be transferred soon after receipt, resulting in no net change in spending by USPS. Postal Service collections and spending, including the transfer to USFWS, are classified as off-budget. The amounts that USFWS receives would be recorded as on-budget offsetting receipts, or reductions in direct spending, and would be available for the agency to spend without further appropriation. CBO expects that those funds would be spent soon after receipt; thus, the net effect on direct spending would be negligible."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3510, Disaster Resiliency Planning Act
From the Document: "S. 3510 would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to provide guidance to federal agencies on how to incorporate natural disaster resilience into their asset management and investment decisions. OMB would be required to collaborate with the Government Accountability Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in that effort and to report to the Congress on the bill's implementation. Under current law, the Administration has issued orders and memorandums concerning natural disaster resilience in federal agencies' management of property. As a result, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that the net budgetary effects of the required guidance would not be significant. Those effects include increased costs for OMB to develop the guidance and for federal agencies to comply, reduced costs for property repairs, and the cost of the required reports. Spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting S. 3510 could affect direct spending by some agencies that are allowed to use fees, receipts from the sale of goods, and other collections to cover operating costs. CBO estimates that any net changes in direct spending by those agencies would be negligible because most of them can adjust amounts collected to reflect changes in operating costs."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6454, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 6454 would expand the required duties of the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to include examining the role of small business in the international economy. The bill also would direct the office to represent the views and interests of small businesses before foreign governments and international entities regarding regulatory and trade initiatives that may affect small business. Using information from the SBA, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 6454 would cost less than $500,000 for the agency to carry out the additional duties required under the bill; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act
From the Document: "H.R. 847 would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct outreach on privacy-enhancing technologies and would require the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support related research. The bill also would direct the Office of Science and Technology Policy to report to the Congress on research in privacy-enhancing technologies and related policy recommendations. Based on the costs of similar activities, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that NIST would need three employees at an average annual cost of $175,000 annually to conduct the outreach. In recent years, the NSF has awarded between $20 million and $40 million annually in grants to support research on privacy-enhancing technologies. On that basis, CBO estimates that any additional costs incurred by the NSF under H.R. 847 would not be significant. In addition, CBO estimates that cost of the required report would be insignificant. In total, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 847 would cost $2 million over the 2022-2026 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5973, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 5973 would authorize the appropriation of $8 million annually over the 2022-2027 period for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to provide grants and assistance for fish, wildlife, and habitat restoration within the Great Lakes Basin. For this estimate, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] assumes that the legislation will be enacted late in fiscal year 2022 and that the authorized amounts will be appropriated each year. In 2022, USFWS allocated $1 million for the program. CBO estimates that H.R. 5973 would authorize an increase in spending subject to appropriation in 2022 of $7 million, the difference between the authorized amount and the allocated amount. Based on historical spending patterns for similar activities, we estimate that implementing the bill would cost $31 million over the 2022-2026 period and $16 million after 2026."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6930, Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act
From the Document: "H.R. 6930 would require the President to determine whether certain members of the Russian State Duma and the Russian Federation Council should be subject to existing sanctions. The President would be required to submit a report to the Congress on the imposition of additional sanctions. The bill also would establish an interagency working group to consider constitutional mechanisms that the Administration can use to confiscate assets of foreign persons whose wealth is linked to political support for President Putin. The group would be required to produce three reports on the findings of the working group, recommendations for additional energy sanctions, and additional authorities the President might need to take those steps."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2699, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act of 2021
From the Document: "S. 2699 would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to implement a campaign to increase cybersecurity literacy among the public. The bill would direct NIST to encourage people to mitigate risk by using publicly available resources. NIST also would be required to provide information on a variety of topics, including: [1] How to identify phishing emails; [2] The benefits of changing default passwords on hardware and software; [3] How to use anti-virus software, firewalls, and multi-factor authentication; [4] How to identify which devices (including home appliances and other smart devices) could pose cybersecurity risks; and [5] How to limit exposure within public Wi-Fi networks."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7314, Assessing Xi's Interference and Subversion Act
From the Document: "H.R. 7314 would require the Department of State to assess and report periodically to the Congress on China's support for Russia's recent war against Ukraine. On the basis of information about the costs to prepare similar reports, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that satisfying that requirement would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7340, a Bill to Provide for Congressional Oversight of Certain Sanctions Imposed with Respect to the Russian Federation
From the Document: "H.R. 7340 would require the Administration, upon receiving a request from the chair or ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs or the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, to assess and report to the Congress whether: [1] A foreign person or entity meets the criteria to be sanctioned under executive orders pertaining to malign activities by Russia; and [2] The Administration intends to impose such sanctions on that person or entity. On the basis of information about the costs to prepare similar reports, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that satisfying that requirement would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 7311, Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act
From the Document: "H.R. 7311 would direct the Department of State, within 90 days of the bill's enactment, to develop a strategy for countering Russian efforts to undermine democratic institutions in Africa. The bill would require the Secretary of State to report on the implementation of the plan on an annual basis for the following five years beginning 180 days after enactment of H.R. 7311. The bill also would direct the agency to provide, in each annual report, a survey of similar initiatives undertaken by foreign entities and detailed intelligence on the identity of local actors complicit in Russian activities. On the basis of information about the costs of similar activities, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 7311 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-19
