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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Thesis Series: Does Homeland Security Constitute an Emerging Academic Discipline? [video]
From the Video Description: "In the wake of 9/11, the enterprise now called homeland security rocketed into the limelight leaving an educational gap that many academic institutions rushed in to fill. Educators and scholars alike from various disciplines rallied together to form a useful curriculum, and in doing so, they established a new community that shares a common intellectual commitment to making insightful, valuable, and practical contributions to the sphere of human knowledge focused on societal resilience and prosperity. Once the dust settled, a debate began to unfold. Is homeland security an emerging academic discipline?" The duration of the video is 6 minutes and 1 second. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=736325]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Falkow, Michael D.
2013-05-14
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Hydrogen Fuel: A Clean and Secure Energy Future [January 30, 2003]
This document provides details on the President's hydrogen fuel initiative. Major points from the plan address cost and technology barriers, dependence on other countries for fuel, environmental concerns.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2003-01-30
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President's Radio Address [August 23, 2008]
This is a White House transcript of President Bush's radio address given on August 23, 2008 which focuses on energy policy in the United States.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2008-08-23
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Transitioning from High-Activity Radioactive Sources to Non-Radioisotopic (Alternative) Technologies: A Best Practices Guide for Federal Agencies
From the Document: "Radioactive sources commonly used in medical, research, and industrial applications in the United States and elsewhere pose a security concern due to their potential for use in radiological dispersal devices (dirty bombs) or radiological exposure devices. The U.S. Government is considering how to reduce this security risk by adopting non-radioisotopic alternatives. Though existing radioactive technologies have a proven record of reliability and effectiveness, some non-radioisotopic alternatives that have emerged in recent decades demonstrate marked improvement in reliability, operability, viability, and availability. In certain cases, these alternatives offer a means for permanently reducing risk and cost by minimizing storage and final disposition charges. In accordance with its charter, the interagency Working Group on Alternatives to High=Activity Radioactive Sources (GARS) developed this guide to provide Federal departments and agencies with background information and recommendations on best practices for transitioning to non-radioisotopic technologies in cases where those technologies meet users' technical, operations, and cost requirements. The guide focuses on transitioning to non-radioisotopic technologies in medical applications, but many of these best practices could be broadly applicable to other uses of high-activity radioactive source."
United States. White House Office
2016-12
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S. Hrg. 106-158: Continued Threat of Corruption to U.S. Border Law Enforcement Agencies: Hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, April 21, 1999
From the opening statement of Charles E. Grassley: "This hearing is an oversight hearing to examine the Southwest Border operations of the U.S. Customs Service and also the Immigration and Naturalization Service. We will hear testimony from the General Accounting Office and from the commissioners, respectfully, of the U.S. Customs and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This hearing will focus on the findings and also on the recommendations of a GAO report on these agencies. The report is a followup study based on a hearing that this caucus held in May 1997 with these very same agencies. Terrorists, drug traffickers and smugglers take advantage of legitimate business and travel to pursue their own criminal agendas. It is the men and women of the Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service that act as our front-line defense against this threat. There is, today, not a problem of systemic corruption of these agencies, but neither are they immune to individual instances of corruption or the potential for greater harm in the future. It is to examine this potential and to explore preventive measures that this hearing is meant to address so these individual instances don't become systemic corruption. Here in this area of individual, the picture is less reassuring. Both of these agencies have a variety of internal shortcomings that need immediate and ongoing continuing attention. The integrity of these services must be one of our most important missions." Statements, letters, and material submitted for the record include those of the following: Charles E. Grassley, Bob Graham, and Dianne Feinstein, Richard Stana, Raymond W. Kelly, and Doris M. Meissner.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999
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S. Hrg. 106-198: Black Market Peso Exchange: How U.S. Companies are Used to Launder Money: Hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, June 21, 1999
"This purpose of this caucus is to discuss money laundering and how the drug cartels are using U.S. and foreign companies to lauder their drug proceeds. The method of money laundering capitalizes on the black market peso exchange in Colombia and businesses in the United States, Japan and other countries abroad, as well. Drug cartels generate large sums of money from this illicit drug trade. Recent reports show that the drug trade generates maybe over 55 billion a year. This money obviously has to be laundered. One of the methods traffickers use is the black market peso exchange network. Drug traffickers use this exchange to help convert billions in U.S. currency obtained from the street sale of narcotics into pesos so that they can fuel the drug business at home. This hearing will list the names of U.S. and foreign companies that have unwittingly helped fuel the illicit drug trade with the sales of goods that are exported and eventually sold in Colombia. These goods are being sold legitimately to export companies and businesses in Colombia. However, the problem is this merchandise, whether it be auto parts, computers, or refrigerators or a lot of other items, is being paid for with cash generated by drug sales on our streets and even in our school yards. Many witnesses who initially agreed to testify anonymously at this hearing later changed their minds due to threats against them and their families. Money laundering is a dangerous business. Statements, letters, and material submitted for the record include those of the following: Charles E. Grassley, Jeff Sessions, James E. Johnson, Bonni Tischler, Al James, "Carlos": A Peso Broker, Fanny Ketzman, and Michael Skol.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999
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Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): Should This be a Problem of National Concern to Private Enterprise, Businesses Small and Large, as Well as Government?: Field Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, Laurel, MD, June 1, 1999
"This hearing is being held because the damage to our economy, businesses large and small--not to mention national security-- from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) could dwarf anything associated with the well-known Y2K problem. Yet the EMP threat is virtually ignored by our government and is practically unknown to the general public. Concerns about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the possession of such weapons by rogue nations makes a discussion of problems associated with EMP and the magnitude of those problems a most timely topic. However, few congressional hearings have been devoted to this topic, and there is little, if any, public awareness of EMP. As a matter of fact, I think that, previously, in 1997, we had the first ever full hearing on EMP effects in the R&D Subcommittee of our then National Security Committee. So this will be the second full hearing devoted to the problem of EMP effects. I believe it is imperative that our government take steps to defend against EMP. As with Y2K, the public and businesses need to be informed about what steps they could take to prevent or minimize damage from EMP. It would appear that the number of contracts awarded to small businesses by the federal government for EMP research has diminished significantly in the last five years. Is the federal government placing the correct priority on the problems associated with EMP and with the possibility or probability that they may occur? Is the public being correctly informed by the federal government as to what EMP is, the magnitude of the threat and the problems associated with it? It is hoped that the testimony today will answer some, if not all, of these questions. Also, it is hoped that the hearing and the permanent record available to the public after the hearing, both in hard copy and in abridged form on the Internet, will provide heightened awareness of what EMP is and the problems it could create". Witnesses include: Ronald Wiltsie, Gordon Soper, Lowell Wood, and Richard Skinner.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017
"The Congressional Budget Office [CBO] and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have completed an estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, a Senate amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1628. CBO and JCT estimate that enacting this legislation would reduce the cumulative federal deficit over the 2017-2026 period by $321 billion. That amount is $202 billion more than the estimated net savings for the version of H.R. 1628 that was passed by the House of Representatives. The Senate bill would increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 million in 2026 relative to the number under current law, slightly fewer than the increase in the number of uninsured estimated for the House-passed legislation. By 2026, an estimated 49 million people would be uninsured, compared with 28 million who would lack insurance that year under current law. Following the overview, this document provides details about the major provisions of this legislation, the estimated costs to the federal government, the basis for the estimate, and other related information, including a comparison with CBO's estimate for the House-passed act."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2017-06-26
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Analysis of the President's 2017 Budget
"This report by the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] presents an analysis of the President's budget request for fiscal year 2017. The analysis is based on CBO's economic projections and estimating models, rather than on the Administration's, and the estimates of the effects of the President's tax proposals were prepared by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). The economic projections used in this analysis largely reflect CBO's assessment of the effects of fiscal policies under current law. Later this year, in a separate report, CBO will analyze the full economic effects of the President's proposals and their implications for the federal budget. Under the President's proposals, the federal budget deficit would decline in 2017 and 2018. After that, however, outlays would rise more quickly than revenues, so deficits would grow. As a result, federal debt held by the public would grow as well. By 2026-- the end of the period covered by the President's budget--such debt would be higher than it is now, measured as a percentage of the nation's economic output, and it would be rising."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2016-03
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3199, Ethiopia Peace and Stabilization Act of 2022
From the Document: "S. 3199 would require the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons the Administration determines have taken the following actions in Ethiopia: [1] Undermined efforts to end the civil conflict, [2] Obstructed humanitarian assistance, or [3] Profited from business activity related to the conflict, electoral fraud, abuses of human rights, or public corruption. The bill would suspend certain U.S. foreign assistance to Ethiopia. It also would authorize the Administration to assist entities that promote peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia as well as those that investigate and seek accountability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and abuses of human rights in that country. Lastly, the bill would require the Administration to develop and implement strategies to promote democracy, reconciliation, and the rule of law in Ethiopia and to report to the Congress on its actions under the bill and on other related matters."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-05
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Congressional Budget Cost Estimate: H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017
"H.R. 1224 would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to perform several new duties to promote and audit the compliance of federal agencies with federal guidelines and requirements for managing cybersecurity and other information risks. Based on an analysis of information from NIST and several of the affected agencies, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the bill would cost $48 million over the 2018-2022 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Enacting H.R. 1224 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1224 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. H.R. 1224 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2017-05-02
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4270, Abandoned Well Remediation Research and Development Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4270 would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts each year from 2022 through 2026, totaling $163 million, for the Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with other federal and state agencies, to establish an abandoned oil and gas well research and demonstration program. Under the program, DOE would focus on developing technologies and strategies to improve abandoned well identification, increase the efficiency of abandoned well plugging and repurposing, and mitigate the effects of abandoned wells on the environment. For this estimate, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] assumes that the bill will be enacted near the end of fiscal year 2022 and that the specified amounts will be appropriated each year. However, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) appropriated $30 million to DOE for similar activities in 2022--an amount equal to what H.R. 4270 would authorize for that same year. Accordingly, CBO's estimate of the budgetary effects of the bill reflects authorizations totaling $133 million over the 2022-2026 period--the difference between the amounts specified in the bill and the amounts provided under current law. Based on historical spending patterns for similar programs, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4270 would cost $69 million over the 2022-2026 period and $64 million after 2026."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-05-05
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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. 1975, Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 [February 24, 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 estimates that the administrative costs the agency would incur to implement H.R. 1975 would not be significant."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-02-24
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 22 Issue 18, May 05, 2022
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "DHS S&T [Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate] evaluates new vision technology for bomb disposal robots"; "Coordinated ventilation and suppression tactics for structure fires: Final course in UL [Underwriters Laboratories] training series now available"; "Webinars: How to procure goods and services under a FEMA grant program"; "National Homeland Security Conference, July 11-14"; " FBI: Business Email Compromise - The $43 Billion Scam"; "HSCC [Health Sector Coordinating Council]: Operational Continuity-Cyber Incident (OCCI) Checklist"; "Microsoft finds new elevation of privilege Linux vulnerability, Nimbuspwn"; "Tractor-trailer brake controllers vulnerable to remote hacker attacks"; and "More details emerge on China's widespread Ukraine-related hacking efforts."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2022-05-05
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3210, SECRET Act of 2017 [July 25, 2017]
"H.R. 3210 [Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018 or the SECRET Act of 2018] would require the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to provide three reports to the Congress. The reports would cover information about the backlog in federal investigations for security clearances, the process for conducting security clearances for the Executive Office of the President, and the costs to NBIB and the Department of Defense for such investigations. Information from OPM indicates that the information required for those reports is already compiled for other efforts. Thus, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates it would cost less than $500,000 over the 2018-2022 period to prepare the reports; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting H.R. 3210 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3210 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. H.R. 3210 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2017-07-25
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3210, SECRET Act of 2017 [October 18, 2017]
"H.R. 3210 [Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018 or the SECRET Act of 2018] would amend current law to require the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to provide various reports to the Congress. Those reports would cover information about the backlog in federal investigations for security clearances, the process for conducting security clearances for the Executive Office of the President, and the costs to NBIB and the Department of Defense for such investigations. In addition, OPM and the Director of National Intelligence would be directed to report on the status of modernizing security clearance procedures. Finally, H.R. 3210 would require OPM to review, update, and report on security clearance designations for federal employee and contractor employment positions."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2017-10-18
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 938, Procurement Fraud Prevention Act
"S. 938 would require the General Services Administration (GSA) in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, to ensure that any direct communications with small businesses about providing goods and services to the federal government contain a notice that technical assistance from the federal government on the procurement process is available to small businesses at no cost. According to GSA and the Small Business Administration, many government websites already state that such assistance is available and there would be minimal administrative costs to expand those efforts. Thus, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates any additional costs to implement S. 938 would total less than $500,000 annually; such spending would be subject to the available of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2017-09-13
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S. Hrg. 105-918: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oversight: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, July 30, 1998
From the opening statement of James M. Inhofe: "Today's subcommittee hearing will focus on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This is the first oversight hearing that we have held on the NRC in over 4 years. I know that we have many issues to cover. This is kind of a pivotal point in our history. We haven't been able to focus on the NRC as much as we should since I've been chairman of this committee, primarily because of the fact that we have had to concentrate on the ambient air and wetland problems. There hasn't been time to get into this, but I think this is a subject that has been neglected." Statements, letters, and material submitted for the record include those of the following: Wayne Allard, John H. Chafee, Tim Hutchinson, James M. Inhofe, Joseph I. Lieberman, Jeff Sessions, Joseph Biden, and Christopher Dodd.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999
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S. Hrg. 106-44: Nuclear and Chemical Safety: Y2K Issues: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, February 24, 1999
From the opening statement of James M. Inhofe: "I would like to hear from the witnesses today on three specific areas. No. 1, are the facilities on track for responding to the Y2K issue. No. 2, are the Federal agencies taking the necessary precautions to safeguard the safety. No. 3, what remains to be done. And, to also kind of get an idea of where we are on schedule." Statements, letters, and material submitted for the record include those of the following: James M. Inhofe, a report preparing the Electrical Power Systems of North America for Transition to the Year 2000, prepared for the Department of Energy by the North American Electric Reliability Council, and prepared statements of Gerald Poje, David Swanson, and William D. Travers.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999
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Serial No. 106-3: Internet Posting of Chemical 'Worst Case' Scenarios: A Roadmap for Terrorists: Joint Hearing before the Subcommittees on Health and Environment and Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, February 10, 1999
Serial No. 106-3: "As members of the audience may or may not know, the Health and Environment Subcommittee and the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee have a long history of working together, particularly in Clean Air Act issues. Our subcommittees have cooperated on a number of hearings and investigative efforts involving the implementation of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Air Act amendments of 1990. Today's hearing continues this cooperation and will additionally serve as an initial effort to determine if legislation in this matter is necessary." Statements include those of the following: Robert M. Blitzer, Brett A. Burdick, Arthur F. Burk, Robert M. Burnham, John M. Eversole, Timothy R. Gablehouse, Paula R. Littles, E. James Monihan, Paul Orurn, and Jerry Scannell. Additional material submitted for the record includes: Timothy Fields, Jr., Timothy R. Gablehouse, Paula R. Littles, Paul Orurn, Jerry Scannell, and Robert A. Walsh.
United States. Government Printing Office
1999
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Open Skies Aerial Photography of Selected Areas in Central America Affected by Hurricane Mitch
This resource is a collection of aerial photographs taken of the areas affected by Hurricane Mitch: "Between October 27 and November 1, 1998, Central America was devastated by Hurricane Mitch, a force five Hurricane-one of the most destructive hurricanes in the recorded history of the western hemisphere. Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala all suffered significant damage. [...] One of the first informational needs was complete aerial photographic coverage of the storm-ravaged areas. These images were needed by the governments of the affected countries, by the U.S. agencies planning to provide assistance, and by the international relief community, including many donor agencies, poised to come to the aid of the residents of the devastated area."
Geological Survey (U.S.); United States. Department of the Interior; United States. Government Printing Office
Molina, Bruce F.; Hallam, Cheryl A.
1999-03-16
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate for H.R. 742, "Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013." According to the report: "Under current law, derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) and swap data repositories (SDRs) must report information about swap transactions to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), or in the case of SDRs that receive information about securities-based swaps, to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). (A swap is a contract that calls for an exchange of cash between two participants, based on an underlying rate or index or the performance of an asset.) Such information also must be shared with other regulatory agencies, both foreign and domestic, if those agencies request the information and agree to certain conditions."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-04-11
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Strategika: China and the Pandemic, Issue 69
This January 2021 issue of Strategika features the following articles: "Remedies for China's Role in the Pandemic" by John Yoo; "China Deliberately Spread the Coronavirus" by Gordon G. Chang; and "Will the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Pandemic Confound or Enable China's Strategic Ambitions?" by Robert G. Kaufman.
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
2021-01
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 222, A Bill to Amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to Clarify that Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have the Authority to Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs
This is a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate for S. 222, "A Bill to Amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to Clarify that Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have the Authority to Use Certain Payments for Certain Noncoal Reclamation Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs." According to the report, "CBO estimates that enacting S. 222 would have no significant net impact on the federal budget over the 2014-2023 period. Because enacting the legislation could affect direct spending (increasing it in some years and decreasing it in others), pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting S. 222 would not affect revenues. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-04-10
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2571, Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2013
"H.R. 2571 would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), in its efforts to monitor risks in markets for consumer financial products, to notify and obtain permission from individuals before collecting or using their personal information. The bill also would extend that requirement to businesses hired by the CFPB if the information is being collected on the agency's behalf. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that enacting H.R. 2571 would increase direct spending by $8 million over the 2014-2024 period; therefore, pay-as-you go procedures apply. Enacting H.R. 2571 would not affect revenues, and implementing the bill would not affect spending subject to appropriation. H.R. 2571 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-02-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing Act
This is a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate for H.R. 3523. "H.R. 3523 would amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to establish procedures to promote the sharing of information about cyberthreats between intelligence agencies and the private sector. The DNI also would be directed to establish guidelines for granting security clearances to employees of the private-sector entities with which the government shares such information. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have a discretionary cost of $15 million over the 2012-2016 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Enacting H.R. 3523 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2011-12-16
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 375, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
"S. 375 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to require all Senate election-related designations, statements, and reports to be filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in an electronic format. Currently, that information is filed on paper with the Senate, copied, and transmitted to the FEC where it is then converted to an electronic format. Based on information from the FEC and the Secretary of the Senate, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing S. 375 would reduce administrative costs by about $500,000 annually, assuming future discretionary appropriations are reduced. S. 375 also could affect federal revenues by increasing the collection of fines and penalties from violations of campaign finance laws. Such collections are recorded in the budget as revenues. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply to the bill; however, CBO estimates that any additional collections of penalties and fines resulting from this legislation would not be significant."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-08-09
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1199, VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019
"H.R. 1199 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review all of its websites to determine if they comply with requirements in current law that they be accessible to individuals with disabilities. The bill would require VA to report to the Congress on its findings, and describe its plans to bring its websites into compliance. Using information about the cost of similar studies, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the study and report required under 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
2019-05-15
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 919, Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2014
This is a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate for S. 919. "S. 919 would amend certain provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act related to the Tribal Self-Governance Program. That program authorizes Indian tribes to assume responsibility for certain programs, functions, and services or activities that would otherwise be carried out by the federal government. The bill would amend how contracts are negotiated between the tribes and the Department of the Interior (DOI) and would establish new guidelines for administering the program. Based on information provided by DOI, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant effect on the federal budget over the 2015-2019 period. Enacting S. 919 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-11-13
