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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3511, Satellite Cybersecurity Act
From the Document: "S. 3511 would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to disseminate information on cyber safety measures to operators of commercial satellites. Under the bill, CISA would collect security recommendations from the private sector and other federal agencies with expertise in satellite operations. Using information from CISA about similar information sharing efforts, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] anticipates that the agency would need six full-time employees to create and manage an online database with cybersecurity resources for satellite operators. CBO estimates that staff salaries and technology costs to publish safety materials would total $3 million annually. Accounting for the time needed to hire new employees and prepare the database, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $12 million over the 2022-2026 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-19
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 923, Georgia Support Act
From the Bill Summary: "H.R. 923 would require the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons the Administration determines are responsible for serious abuses of human rights in parts of Georgia that have been occupied by Russia and to report to the Congress on those actions. The bill also would require the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda aimed at Georgia and to promote freedom of press in Georgia. Lastly, the bill would require the department to report to the Congress on U.S. assistance to Georgia."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-19
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1930, Federal Advisory Committee Transparency Act
From the Document: "H.R. 1930 would amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which governs the operation of most federal advisory committees. The bill also would impose stricter ethics requirements on committee members and would expand the applicability of disclosure requirements for some members. Additionally, H.R. 1930 would require agencies to make more information about those committees available to the public and to make the process of establishing a committee and selecting members more transparent. Finally, the bill would extend FACA regulations to cover additional advisory committees and would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to the Congress on appointments of advisory committee members."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-19
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2761, Every Veteran Counts Act of 2021
From the Document: "S. 2761 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and to maintain a database of certain demographic information about veterans and to make the database accessible through a public website in a machine readable and anonymized format. VA would have 180 days from enactment to implement the database and would be required to update the website at least annually. The bill also would require VA to report to the Congress on the implementation of its strategy for data management. Although VA currently provides some of the demographic data required by the bill, that information is collected irregularly and not compiled in a centralized database. According to VA, the department would require additional resources to establish and maintain the demographic database required by the bill. Based on that information, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that VA would spend $9 million in upfront development costs, and $3 million in annual recurring costs for maintenance and data purchases. Those costs would begin in 2023. In total, implementing the bill would cost $16 million over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. VA published its data strategy in 2021. Based on similar reporting requirements, CBO estimates that the requirement to update the Congress on its implementation would have insignificant costs."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-19
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1941, MAPS Act of 2021
From the Document: "S. 1941 would require the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to describe how core-based statistical area (CBSA) delineations--geographic specifications established for the country's largest population centers--are used to determine eligibility for and distribution of federal services and benefits. Under current law, OMB establishes standards for determining CBSA delineations, which are to be used solely for descriptive and statistical purposes. The bill would require OMB to report on the scientific basis for changing any CBSA delineation. Federal agencies use CBSAs for nonstatistical purposes, such as determining allocations for federal funding. S. 1941 would prohibit agencies from automatically adopting any changes to CBSA delineations for nonstatistical purposes unless those changes were adopted through a public rulemaking process. Finally, the bill would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the accuracy and usefulness of published CBSA information."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-19
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2499, Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022
From the Bill Summary: "H.R. 2499 would expand eligibility for federal workers engaged in fire protection who have certain diseases and conditions to receive medical, wage replacement, and death benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-19
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4055, American Cybersecurity Literacy Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4055 would direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to implement a multilingual campaign to increase cybersecurity literacy among the public. The act would direct the NTIA to encourage people to mitigate risk by using publicly available resources. NTIA 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 antivirus software, virtual private networks, and multifactor 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
2022-04-19
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6361, District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on February 2, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 6361 would amend the District of Columbia Official Code to require the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to reside within the District of Columbia. That officer, the Guard's top official in the District, is appointed by the President as a federal official. The federal government has broad authority over the National Guard, and it funds training and readiness. CBO estimates that the bill would have no effect on the federal budget because it affects only the criteria for selecting the commanding general."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-15
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6871, DHS Acquisition Reform Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 2, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 6871 would designate the undersecretary for management at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the chief acquisition officer at the agency. Under the bill, the chief acquisition officer would be required to advise the Secretary of DHS on acquisition management activities and to help maintain best practices, among other responsibilities. The bill also would establish an Office of Test and Evaluation to ensure compliance with department policies and a Program Accountability and Risk Management office to evaluate the performance of major acquisition programs and developing certification standards. Based on a 2017 directive and other information from DHS's website, DHS is currently carrying out activities similar to those required by the bill. Thus, CBO estimates that implementing the requirements in the bill would not have a significant cost; any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Budgetary Effects of the Bipartisan COVID Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations on April 4, 2022. From the Document: "Title I of the legislation would provide funding for federal agencies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Title II would rescind or repurpose about $10,465 million in unobligated balances from a variety of accounts and specify requirements for the budgetary treatment of section 1206 and sections 1209 through 1211. In keeping with those requirements, and at the direction of the Senate Committee on the Budget, those four sections are considered authorizing legislation rather than appropriation legislation. As a result, the estimated budgetary effects of section 1206 and sections 1209 through 1211 are subject to pay-as-you-go procedures. However, section 1206 also requires the estimated budgetary effects stemming from that section to be excluded from the pay-as-you-go scorecards maintained by the Senate and the Office of Management and Budget."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-04
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Availability and Use of F-35 Fighter Aircraft
From the Document: "Complementing earlier research by the Congressional Budget Office, this report examines the availability and use of the Department of Defense's (DoD's) F-35 fighter aircraft. The F-35 has three variants: the F-35A, operated by the Air Force; the F-35B, operated by the Marine Corps; and the F-35C, operated by both the Navy and the Marine Corps. CBO's key findings are as follows: [1] 'Growing Fleets.' DoD currently operates about 450 F-35 aircraft and plans to operate about 2,500 of them by the mid-2040s. [...] [2] 'Aircraft Availability.' The availability of F-35As and F-35Cs declined from 2015 to 2018 but increased in 2019 and 2020. (Availability is measured as the percentage of time an aircraft can be flown in training or on missions.) The availability of F-35Bs has been generally increasing since the aircraft began operating in 2012. [...] [3] 'Depot-Level Maintenance.' Many of the oldest F-35s have spent long periods--totaling a year or more--undergoing depot-level maintenance[.] [...] [4] 'Annual Flying Hours.' Total annual flying hours for each fleet of F-35s have generally increased along with fleet sizes. [...] [5] 'Lifetime Flying Hours.' All three fleets of F-35s are a mix of new aircraft with few flying hours and aircraft with more than 1,000 lifetime flying hours. [6] 'The Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic.' Although other types of DoD's aircraft experienced increased availability and decreased flying hours during the initial months of the pandemic, there has been no consistent change in either measure for the F-35 fleets since the pandemic began."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
Keating, Edward G. (Edward Geoffrey), 1965-; Trunkey, R. Derek, 1966-; McGinnis, Kathryn
2022-04
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 17, 2021. From the Document: "H.R. 2501 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to update their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Spectrum Coordination from 2003. Under the bill, the agencies would need to establish timelines to exchange information on spectrum coordination, ensure the efficient use of spectrum, and improve their process for resolving disputes about frequency allocation."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-31
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6387, School and Daycare Protection Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 2, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 6387 would establish a council within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate policies and activities that enhance the security of schools and daycares against acts of terrorism. The council would consist of representatives from multiple DHS offices and subagencies. Beginning January 30, 2023, the bill would require the council to prepare an annual report for the Congress on DHS' plans and policies to enhance school security. Using information from the cost of similar reports, CBO estimates that the cost of creating the annual reports to be insignificant, subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-31
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Changes in Direct Spending and Revenues Under H.R. 3617, the MORE Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as Reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 2022, and Posted on the Website of the House Committee on Rules as Committee Print 117-37 on March 24, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 3617 would federally decriminalize cannabis (marijuana), expunge the records of people convicted of federal cannabis offenses, and require resentencing of some federal prisoners. As a result, CBO estimates, thousands of current inmates would be released earlier than under current law. In the future, decriminalization also would reduce the number of people in federal prisons and the amount of time they serve. CBO estimates that over the 2022-2031 period, H.R. 3617 would reduce time served by current and future inmates by 37,000 person-years. CBO's analysis accounts for time served by offenders convicted of cannabis-only crimes and time served by people convicted of a crime in addition to a cannabis offense."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-30
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3099, Federal Secure Cloud Improvement and Jobs Act of 2021
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 15, 2021. From the Document: "S. 3099 would codify and expand the responsibilities of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) within the General Services Administration (GSA). The bill would establish a standardized approach to acquiring and using security assessment and cloud-computing products and services. The bill also would establish the Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee to examine how the assessment and selection processes could be improved. FedRAMP is currently part of GSA's Federal Citizens Services Fund which provides funds to federal agencies to build capacity for conducting activities electronically. The fund received $55 million in 2021. Using information from GSA regarding the FedRAMP program as well as the cost of other advisory committees, CBO estimates that implementing S. 3099 would cost about $50 million over the 2022-2026 period, assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-24
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1540, Report Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 2, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 1540 would require any federal agency that investigates an act of terrorism committed in the United States to report to the Congress within one year of completing an investigation, identifying weaknesses, and recommending measures to improve national security. The bill would direct the investigating agency to collaborate with the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies as appropriate. Using information about similar investigations, CBO expects that few reports would be necessary each year and estimates that preparing all reports would cost less than $500,000 annually; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-23
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6826, CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2022
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 2, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 6826 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a fiveyear pilot program to include certain third-party logistics providers in the customs trade partnership against terrorism (CTPAT) program. CTPAT is a voluntary program that encourages entities involved in international trade to cooperate with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to strengthen international supply chains, improve border security, and facilitate the movement of secure cargo through the supply chain. [...] CBO estimates implementing the bill would cost $1 million over the 2022-2026 period. All spending under the bill would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-23
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2172, Building Solutions for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Act of 2021
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 2021. From the Bill Summary: "S. 2172 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase payment rates for programs that assist homeless veterans with housing, job training, and other supportive services. In addition, the bill would increase authorizations for employment service grants from the Department of Labor (DOL). The bill also would require VA to institute three pilot programs to provide grants to entities that offer services to homeless veterans involving treatment for substance use disorders, access to health care, and transportation assistance. In total, CBO estimates, implementing the bill would cost $990 million over the 2022-2026 period. That spending would be subject to appropriation of the estimated amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-22
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3541, Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as passed by the Senate on February 16, 2021. From the Document: "Under current law, combat veterans who were discharged from active duty on or after January 28, 2003, may receive enhanced health care benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for 5 years after separating from the military, regardless of whether they have disabilities connected to military service, whether their income exceeds certain thresholds, or whether they receive other benefits from VA. Enhanced benefits include substantially lower copayments and higher priority for care. S. 3541 would extend the period of eligibility to 10 years after separation. Some veterans who separated between 5 and 10 years before enactment of the act would become immediately eligible for those health care benefits. [...] Using data from VA, CBO estimates that under S. 3541, about 19,000 veterans would newly enroll or start using VA health care in 2022; by 2026, enrollment would increase to 66,000. Based on health care costs for current enrollees in the same priority group for care, CBO estimates that, on average, newly enrolled veterans would receive $6,600 in VA health care each year."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-22
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6837, No Tiktok on Department of Homeland Security Devices Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 2, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 6837 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prohibit the use of TikTok on and remove the application from the department's information technology systems and devices. TikTok is a social networking application that allows users to create and share short videos. Several federal laws, regulations, and policies prohibit the use of government property for unauthorized purposes. H.R. 6837 would expand those prohibitions at DHS to include TikTok or any successor service provided by its developer. Some federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, have already banned TikTok from their devices. Using information from those agencies, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 6837 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period for DHS to develop the guidelines and for component agencies to comply with the new restriction. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-21
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6873, Bombing Prevention Act of 2022
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 2, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 6873 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to publish information on threats posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and coordinate federal efforts to protect against IED attacks in the United States. The bill also would codify the department's Office of Bombing Prevention and would require the department to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of its efforts. The department is already performing the functions that would be required by H.R. 6873; thus, the bill would codify those responsibilities and would not impose any new operating requirements. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 6873 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period to prepare and deliver the required reports; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriations."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-18
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 7108, the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as passed by the House of Representatives on March 17, 2022. From the Document: "The act would suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus. By suspending normal trade relations, some U.S. imports from Russia and Belarus would be subject to higher customs duties than under current law. H.R. 7108 would modify the authority to impose sanctions on individuals who commit serious human rights abuses or significant acts of corruption under current law. Using information about similar sanctions, CBO estimates that the sanctions in the act would affect a small number of people. Thus, enacting the legislation would have insignificant effects on revenues and direct spending. Implementing the legislation would have insignificant effects on spending subject to appropriation; any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-17
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2297, International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act of 2021
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 28, 2021. From the Document: "S. 2297 would authorize appropriations of $5 billion over the 2022-2026 period for programs that would help other countries implement health security strategies and respond to public health emergencies. Those amounts would be used to: [1] Make contributions to the Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness, a new public-private international financing mechanism that would be authorized by the bill; [2] Replenish an emergency reserve fund at the United States Agency for International Development; [3] Make contributions to the World Bank's fund for health emergencies; and [4] Strengthen bilateral assistance with partner countries by implementing the Global Health Security Agenda."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-17
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 731, Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on December 15, 2021. From the Document: "Although VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] generally follows governmentwide IT [information technology] -reporting requirements, and thus now meets some of the bill's requirements, CBO estimates that the agency would need additional human and IT resources to meet all of the bill's requirements. Using information from VA, CBO estimates that the agency would need the equivalent of 10 full-time employees and that salaries and expenses would average $130,000 per person. CBO estimates that those personnel costs would total $4 million over the 2022-2026 period. In addition, using information from VA, CBO estimates that the necessary IT resources would cost $2 million over the 2022-2026 period. In total, implementing the bill would cost $6 million over the period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-16
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4465, Federally Funded Research and Technology Development Protection Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate [CBO] as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on July 20, 2021. From the Document: "H.R. 4465 would require federal grant-making agencies to guard against attempts by foreign governments to gain access to information developed through federally funded research programs. Specifically, the bill would direct the Office of Management and Budget to develop measures to help agencies prevent foreign governments from recruiting people or entities to share such information. National Security Presidential Memorandum 33, issued on January 14, 2021, identifies actions federal agencies should take to strengthen protections against foreign government interference and exploitation in research. Other guidance, released in January 2022, standardizes policies to secure research activities throughout the government. On that basis, CBO expects that implementing H.R. 4465 would not significantly increase agencies' administrative expenses. Thus, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4465 would have no significant cost over the 2022-2026 period."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-15
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4821, Combating the Persecution of Religious Groups in China Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 9, 2022. From the Document: "H.R. 4821 states that it is the policy of the United States to: [1] Consider the persecution of Christians or other religious minorities by senior Chinese government officials to be a gross violation of human rights; [2] Ensure that trade negotiations with China include conditions on protecting religious freedom; and [3] Continue to voice concerns about the lack of religious freedom in that country. The Administration has imposed sanctions on Chinese people and entities who are responsible for violating human rights and denying religious freedom. Because H.R. 4821 does not require the Administration to broaden or impose new sanctions, CBO expects that enacting the bill would not lead the Administration to impose sanctions or penalties that it would not otherwise impose under current law. Therefore, implementing H.R. 4821 would not affect the federal budget, CBO estimates."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-15
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate [CBO] as cleared by the Congress on March 10, 2022. From the Document: "Divisions A through L of H.R. 2471 would provide appropriations and authorities for the remainder of fiscal year 2022 for the agencies covered by the 12 annual appropriation acts. [...] CBO's estimates of emergency-designated discretionary budget authority and outlays reflected in this table stem almost entirely from previously enacted legislation that provides emergency-designated supplemental funding for 2022. Specifically, $28,633 million in additional budget authority and $10,994 million in outlays stem from the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law [P.L.] 117-43, which also increases disaster-designated outlays by $89 million). A further $6,664 million in budget authority and $3,550 million in additional outlays stem from the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division C of P.L. 117-43). Another $162,996 million in additional budget authority and $14,044 in outlays stem from section 90007 of division I and division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58). Finally, $7,011 million in budget authority and $1,880 million in outlays stem from the Additional Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of P.L. 117-70)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-14
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6600, Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 9, 2022. From the Bill Summary: "H.R. 6600 would require the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons the Administration determines have taken the following actions in Ethiopia: [1] Threatened peace and stability, [2] Undermined progress toward a ceasefire, [3] Obstructed humanitarian assistance, or [4] Violated human rights. The bill also would suspend certain U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia and authorize the Administration to help entities investigate and seek accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in that country. Lastly, the bill would require the Administration to develop and implement a strategy to promote peace, reconciliation, and human rights in Ethiopia and to report to the Congress on its actions under the bill and on other related matters."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-14
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2838, Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 3, 2021. From the Document: "S. 2838 would require the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a website for the public to obtain electronic copies of all Congressionally mandated reports. Under the bill, all federal agencies would be required to provide GPO with electronic copies of reports required by law each year. Using information from GPO and federal agencies that produce thousands of Congressionally mandated reports, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost about $400,000 a year or $2 million over the 2022-2026 period. Those costs primarily consist of the salaries and expenses associated with four employees who would establish and maintain the website. In addition, there would be some costs for the agencies to collect and submit reports in the required format. CBO also expects the website would primarily contain recent filings and would not include many older reports. Any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting S. 2838 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
2022-03-09
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5706, Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on October 27, 2021. From the Bill Summary: "H.R. 5706 would require transportation carriers to create policies for reporting and combating sexual assault and sexual harassment that occurs on vehicles they operate, including procedures for reporting incidents, procedures for employees after such reports are filed, training for personnel who may receive such reports, and procedures for prohibiting future travel by passengers who cause such an incident. Covered carriers would include air carriers, certain motor carriers, commuter and intercity rail entities, transit entities, passenger vessels, transportation network companies, and for-hire vehicle companies. The bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to collect, maintain, and make information available to the public on the number of sexual assaults and harassment incidents that occur on vehicles operated by transportation carriers and the number of such incidents that are reported to law enforcement. The data published would exclude any personally identifiable information. H.R. 5706 also would establish new and increase existing civil fines for physically or sexually assaulting or threatening to assault an employee working for a service that transports passengers."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-03-07
