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Aviation Security: TSA Is Taking Steps to Improve Expedited Screening Effectiveness, but Improvements in Screener Oversight Are Needed, Testimony Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. U.S. Senate
From the Highlights: "In 2015, TSA screened or oversaw the screening of more than 708 million passengers at more than 450 U.S airports. In carrying out the screening process, TSA is responsible for ensuring the security of civil aviation while also managing the efficient flow of passengers. TSA employs screening personnel, called TSOs [Transportation Security Officer], to carry out passenger and baggage screening operations. Each year, TSA tests TSO performance as part of its efforts to monitor the effectiveness of aviation security screening. In 2011, TSA began providing expedited screening procedures to selected passengers, intended to strengthen security and improve the passenger experience by shortening lines and wait times. This testimony addresses the extent to which TSA (1) has taken steps to improve the security effectiveness of expedited screening and (2) uses TSO performance testing data to enhance TSO performance in screening for prohibited items. This statement is based on reports GAO [Government Accountability Office] issued in May 2016 and December 2014, and selected updates. Among other things, GAO analyzed TSA documentation on expedited screening and TSO testing data. In its May 2016 report, GAO recommended that TSA ensure that (1) airports submit complete TSO performance data, (2) the data are analyzed nationally, and (3) implementation of covert testing recommendations are tracked. DHS concurred and is taking actions to address the recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-06-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 14, 2013. From the Document: "H.R. 2824 would require certain states to implement, within two years, a rule published in 2008 by the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSM) regarding the disposal of mine waste near streams (the stream buffer zone rule). The bill also would require OSM to assess the effectiveness of that rule after five years of implementation and to report its findings to the Congress. Finally, the bill would prevent OSM from issuing a new rule regarding stream buffer zones until the agency completes the report required under the bill. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting the bill could affect offsetting receipts, which are treated as reductions in direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such effects would be negligible. Enacting H.R. 2824 would not affect revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-01-23
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4253, Bureau of Land Management Withdrawn Military Lands Efficiency and Savings Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 9, 2014. From the Document: "H.R. 4253 would permanently withdraw 4.6 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands from the operation of certain public land laws, including laws that authorize mineral development and grazing on such lands. Based on information provided by BLM, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no effect on the federal budget. Because enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. The affected lands are currently withdrawn for military uses. Those withdrawals will expire in 2021 for 3.1 million acres of the affected lands and 2026 for the remaining 1.5 million acres. Under the bill, those expiration dates would be eliminated and the land would remain withdrawn for military use indefinitely. Because CBO expects that, under current law, none of the affected lands will generate offsetting receipts over the next 10 years, we estimate that enacting the bill would not affect the federal budget over that period."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-05-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1014, Youth Sports Concussion Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, 2014. From the Document: "S. 1014 would prohibit importers and sellers of athletic equipment from making deceptive claims about the safety of that equipment. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would be directed to write regulations to enforce the new prohibition. Based on information from the FTC, CBO estimates that the cost of implementing S. 1014 would not be significant because the agency is already taking action to enforce such a prohibition under its general authority. Enacting S. 1014 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-05-12
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Highway Safety: More Robust DOT Oversight of Guardrails and Other Roadside Hardware Could Further Enhance Safety, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Document: "The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) oversees and promotes states' installation of crash-tested roadside safety hardware through guidance and policy directives to states and by issuing letters to roadside safety hardware developers that provide states with information on roadside safety hardware that has been crash tested. States that responded to our survey generally stated they require crash testing. However, some inconsistencies across state practices exist, and states' movement to require installation of devices successfully tested to updated, improved crash test standards--in the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH)--has been slow. FHWA, in partnership with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), recently established transition dates to the MASH standards for states, but some challenges exist in developing and approving a sufficient quantity of roadside safety hardware tested to MASH standards. FHWA currently does not have a monitoring plan to report on progress to meeting the established dates; monitoring and reporting would allow FHWA to keep decision makers aware of progress and position FHWA to take corrective actions as needed."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-06-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4058, Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 29, 2014. From the Summary: "H.R. 4058 would make several changes to the Title IV-E [4-E] foster care program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including imposing new placement and reporting rules. CBO estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct spending by $3 million over the 2014-2024 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply to the bill. Enacting H.R. 4058 would not affect revenues. Implementing the bill would not affect spending subject to appropriation. H.R. 4058 would impose intergovernmental mandates, as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), on state governments by increasing the stringency of conditions in their implementation of the foster care program. CBO estimates, however, that the cost of the mandates would not exceed the threshold established in UMRA for intergovernmental mandates ($76 million in 2014, adjusted annually for inflation)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-05-02
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3610, Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2014. From the Document: "H.R. 3610 would make several changes to laws related to human trafficking: [1] Section 2 would allow the Attorney General to apply preferential treatment when making some public safety grants to states that have adopted certain laws related to trafficking victims, but would not change the funding level for those grants. [2] Section 3 would require the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to expand its reporting on certain trafficking-related crimes. CBO expects the provision would have little effect on the workload of the task force. [3] Section 4 would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide funding for a national hotline for trafficking victims. Under current law, HHS already provides a multiyear grant that partially funds the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. [4] Section 5 would make trafficking victims eligible to participate in the Job Corps if they meet the age and income requirements, but would not change total funding for the Job Corps program. CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would have no significant effect on discretionary spending and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-05-13
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Aviation Security: Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Would Benefit from Risk Assessment and Strategy Updates, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Incidents of aviation workers using access privileges to smuggle weapons and drugs into security-restricted areas and onto planes has heightened awareness about security at commercial airports. TSA [Transportation Security Administration], along with airport operators, has responsibility for securing the nation's approximately 440 commercial airports. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review TSA's oversight of airport perimeter and access control security since GAO last reported on the topic in 2009. This report examines, for airport security, (1) the extent to which TSA has assessed the components of risk and (2) the extent to which TSA has taken actions to oversee and facilitate security, among other objectives. GAO examined TSA documents related to risk assessment and security activities; analyzed relevant TSA security event data from fiscal years 2009 through 2015; obtained information from TSA and industry association officials as well as from a nongeneralizable sample of 11 airports, selected based on factors such as size. What GAO Recommends GAO is making six recommendations, including that TSA update its Risk Assessment of Airport Security, develop and implement a method for conducting a system-wide assessment of airport vulnerability, and update its National Strategy for Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security. DHS concurred with the recommendations and identified planned actions to address the recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-05-31
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1870, Supporting At-Risk Children Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on December 19, 2013. From the Summary: "S. 1870 would make numerous changes to programs for children and families within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among those changes, the bill would extend funding for Family Connection Grants, impose new placement and reporting rules in foster care, and require states to provide services so that unmarried parents could establish visitation agreements when setting up their child-support order. CBO estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct spending by $487 million over the 2014-2024 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply to the bill. Enacting S. 1870 would not affect revenues. In addition, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have a discretionary cost of $125 million over the 2014-2024 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-01-27
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 10, 2013. From the Summary: "H.R. 3675 would make a number of changes to procedures that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) follows in its rulemaking processes. The bill also would require the FCC to create a public database of information about complaints made by consumers of telecommunications services. Finally, the bill would permanently exempt the Universal Service Fund (USF) from provisions of the Antideficiency Act. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3675 would increase direct spending by $197 million over the 2014-2023 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting H.R. 3675 would not affect revenues. Further, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3675 to amend the FCC's operating procedures would cost $15 million over the next five years, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts; however, the FCC is authorized to collect fees sufficient to offset the cost of its regulatory activities each year. Therefore, CBO estimates that the net cost to implement those provisions of H.R. 3675 would not be significant, assuming annual appropriation actions consistent with the agency's authorities.'"
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-01-29
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S.815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 10, 2013. From the Summary: "S. 815 would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 815 would cost $47 million over the 2014-2018 period mostly for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to handle additional discrimination cases. The bill could affect direct spending, but we estimate that any such effects would be less than $500,000 annually. Because the legislation would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures would apply. H.R. 815 would not affect revenues. The bill would impose a number of intergovernmental and private-sector mandates on employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations. CBO estimates that the costs of complying with those mandates would not exceed the annual thresholds specified in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) for intergovernmental or private-sector mandates ($75 million and $150 million in 2013, respectively, adjusted annually for inflation)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-09-11
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3345, SUSPEND Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate on H.R. 3345, SUSPEND (Stop Unworthy Spending) Act, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on October 29, 2013. From the Summary: "H.R. 3345 would consolidate most federal efforts to suspend and debar individuals or organizations from receiving federal grants and contracts into a single office at the General Services Administration [GSA]. In general, grantees or vendors may be prohibited or suspended from receiving federal funds because they have engaged in dishonest, unethical, or illegal conduct or are unable to perform their responsibilities. The bill also would establish an Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee to coordinate activities, and authorize creation of a web-based management system to track all federal suspension and debarment cases. Finally, H.R. 3345 would authorize the appropriation of $2 million annually over the 2015-2021 period for these activities. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts and based on information from GSA, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3345 would cost $10 million over the 2015-2019 period (and an additional $4 million after 2019). Enacting the bill could affect direct spending by agencies not funded through annual appropriations; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates, however, that any net change in spending by those agencies would be negligible. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-01-17
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2804, ALERT Act of 2014
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate on H.R. 2804, ALERT (Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency) Act of 2014, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 11, 2014. From the Document: "H.R. 2804 would require federal agencies to provide to the public information regarding proposed and final regulations. The bill would require federal agencies to submit information for a monthly supplement to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (a semiannual compilation of the federal regulations under development). The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) would be required to post that information on the Internet on a monthly and annual basis. With certain exceptions, regulations would not be effective until six months after they have appeared in the proposed monthly report. CBO estimates that preparing the monthly supplemental reports for 3,000 to 4,000 final regulations each year would cost less than a million dollars a year, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, over the 2014-2018 period. Because agencies routinely monitor the status of regulations that are being processed, this additional reporting requirement would not add a significant administrative burden. Based on information from the Congressional Research Service about the current regulatory process, CBO expects that the requirements in H.R. 2804 would not significantly delay the implementation of final regulations. The legislation could affect direct spending by agencies not funded through annual appropriations; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates, however, that any net increase in spending by those agencies would not be significant. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-02-20
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 1681, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on November 12, 2013. From the Summary: "S. 1681 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for intelligence activities of the U.S. government. Since CBO does not provide estimates for classified programs, this estimate addresses only the unclassified aspects of the bill. On that limited basis, and assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the unclassified provisions of S. 1681 would cost $564 million over the 2014-2019 period. In addition, enacting the bill would increase direct spending by $20 million over the 2014-2024 period by modifying the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). CBO also estimates that enacting the bill would have an insignificant effect on revenues in any particular year but would increase revenues by about $1 million over 2014-2024 period. Because enacting the legislation would affect direct spending and revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. S. 1681 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
2014-02-05
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2385, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 21, 2013. From the Summary: "H.R. 2385 would set basic compensation rates for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) according to the General Schedule (GS) for federal employees. Under current law, pay rates at the CFPB are comparable to rates paid to employees of the Federal Reserve System in corresponding job classes. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2385 would reduce direct spending by $280 million over the 2014-2024 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2385 would not affect revenues, and implementing the bill would not affect spending subject to appropriation."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-02-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 31, 2013. From the Document: "H.R. 2844 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prepare a biennial report for the Congress that assesses certain characteristics of the communications industry. The report would analyze the state of competition in the markets for voice, video, and data services, as well as the availability of high-speed and high-quality telecommunications services. Further, the bill would require the FCC to determine whether laws and regulations pose a barrier to entry into communications markets and to include that information in the biennial report. H.R. 2844 also would relieve the FCC of requirements to prepare certain other reports on topics ranging from access to satellite services to prices for cable services. In all, the bill would eliminate more than 20 reports and notices, some that remain in current law even though deadlines for their completion have passed. Based on information from the FCC, CBO estimates that implementing the provisions of H.R. 2844 would not have a significant net effect on the agency's discretionary costs. Any additional expenses the FCC would incur to prepare the new assessment of the communications industry would be offset by a reduction in costs that would otherwise be incurred for reports that would be eliminated under the bill."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-08-29
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Preliminary CBO Estimate of the Direct Spending Effects of S. 2124, the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014, as Reported by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 12, 2014
This CBO (Congressional Budget Office) preliminary estimate provides a table of "Changes in Direct Spending" (in millions of dollars) under conditions of loan guarantees for Ukraine, quota increase for the IMF [International Monetary Fund], NAB [New Arrangements to Borrow] Rescission for the IMF, rescissions from the State Department and related agencies accounts, rescissions from Department of Defense procurement accounts, and sanctions provisions. The document also provides the following notes: "[a.] In addition to the direct spending effects shown in the table above, CBO estimates that S. 2124 would increase revenues by less than $500,000 over the 2014-2024 period. [b.] CBO estimated the budgetary effects of the quota increase for the IMF on a present value basis. [c.] CBO estimated the budgetary effects of rescinding NAB funding for the IMF on a fair value basis. Funding for the NAB was provided by P.L. [Public Law] 111-32 and was designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-03-13
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2793, District of Columbia Financial Efficiency Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 24, 2013. From the Document: "H.R. 2793 would amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to allow the Council of the District of Columbia to determine its own fiscal year and, under certain conditions, to spend local revenue whether or not the Congress has approved the annual appropriations for the District. Under H.R. 2793, city funds could not be spent on any project for which spending is prohibited by another law and funding for projects would be subject to any limitations contained in the previous fiscal year's federal appropriations for the District. Those provisions would be effective beginning in fiscal year 2015. The bill also would raise the maximum pay for the city's chief financial officer. Based on information from the Government Accountability Office regarding the District of Columbia's budget and applicable appropriation law, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2793 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. H.R. 2793 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
2013-09-11
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013. From the Document: "S. 134 would direct the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Department of Health and Human Services to request the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study to determine whether exposure to violent video games and programming has a harmful effect on children's behavior that can be distinguished from other factors. S. 134 also would direct the agencies to request the NAS to make a report on the results of the study available to each agency as well as the Congress. Based on information from the NAS, CBO estimates that implementing the provisions of S. 134 would cost $850,000 over the 2014-2018 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-08-29
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 933, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2013. From the Summary: "S. 933 would authorize the appropriation of $120 million over the 2014-2018 period for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 933 would cost $72 million over the 2014-2018 period. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues. S. 933 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-08-29
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. J. Res. 21, A Joint Resolution for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 4, 2013. From the Document: "S. J. Res. 21 would authorize the President to use military force against the government of Syria, for up to 90 days, in response to its use of chemical weapons. Prior to the use of force, the President would be required to provide a determination to the Congress addressing several criteria to show that such action is necessary and in the national interest. In addition, it would require the President to submit to the Congress a strategy for negotiating a political settlement to the Syrian conflict, a comprehensive review of U.S. policy towards Syria, and periodic reports on the progress of military operations. The Administration has not detailed how it would use the authority that would be provided by this resolution; thus, CBO has no basis for estimating the costs of implementing S. J. Res. 21."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-09-09
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Preliminary CBO Estimate of the Direct Spending Effects of Draft Language of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 2124 (Version DAV 14301, As Provided to CBO on March 25, 2014)
This CBO (Congressional Budget Office) preliminary estimate provides a table of "Changes in Direct Spending" (in millions of dollars) under conditions of loan guarantees for Ukraine and enacted sanctions. From the Notes: "S. 2124 would provide loan guarantees to Ukraine and authorize the appropriation of almost $70 million in 2014 for various forms of assistance to Ukraine and the surrounding region. It would require sanctions on individuals responsible for violence, corruption, human rights abuses, or undermining stability in Ukraine, and would authorize sanctions on certain individuals in Russia. CBO has not completed its analysis of the discretionary costs of implementing S. 2124. This estimate assumes enactment in April 2014. If the bill is enacted later, the estimates above could change."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-03-26?
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CBO Estimate of S. 1963, A Bill to Repeal Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as introduced in the Senate on January 27, 2014. From the Notes: "Section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-67) reduced the annual cost-of-living adjustment for annuities paid to certain military retirees and survivors by up to 1 percent. CBO estimated that section 403 would reduce direct spending by $6,235 million over the 2014-2023 period. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 exempted disability retirees and certain survivors from this reduction of one percent, which reduced the savings associated with that provision to $5,662 million over that same period. S. 1963 would repeal section 403 of P.L. 113-67. Relative to CBO's February 2014 baseline, we estimate that enacting S. 1963 would increase direct spending by $6,813 million; $5,662 million through 2023, plus $1,151 million in 2024."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-02-10
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Examining DHS Science and Technology Directorate's Engagement with Academia and Industry, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, May 19, 2015
"This is the May 19, 2015 hearing 'Examining DHS' held before a Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee. From the opening statement of John Ratcliffe: 'The subcommittee meets today to examine the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology or S&T Directorate. The ability for S&T to engage with academia and industry is a critically important function, especially in times of shrinking budgets and limited resources. S&T must be able to leverage the resources of academia, Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers, industry, and the full spectrum of what S&T Under Secretary Dr. Reginald Brothers has called the 'S&T ecosystem' in order to better enable the DHS components to carry out their missions to protect the homeland.' Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John Ratcliffe, Cedric L. Richmond, Bennie G. Thompson, Jacob Parker, Marc A. Pearl, Samuel H. Aronson, and James R. Langevin."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2015
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Securing Federal Facilities: Challenges of the Federal Protective Service and the Need for Reform, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, July 13, 2011
From the opening statement of Daniel E. Lungren: "Recent terrorist attacks have demonstrated that security at these government buildings is absolutely necessary. In 1995, the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was destroyed with a truck bomb killing 168 people, including 19 children. Since then, other attempted attacks have occurred in government and public facilities including the fatal shooting of the Holocaust Museum security guard in June 2009 in Washington, D.C.; the man who flew a small plane into the Internal Revenue Service office in Austin, Texas killing an IRS employee in February 2010; and the recent discovery of an improvised explosive device (IED) placed near the McNamara Federal Building in Detroit, Michigan. […] Our hearing today, will examine several perennial problems which have impacted the FPS [Federal Protective Service] Mission. One problem identified by GAO [Government Accountability Office] and illustrated by the IED incident is the need for enhanced training for contract guards. This training curriculum and FPS certification should be available to the contract guards to insure that they possess the appropriate skills to meet their contract requirements. Additionally, GAO also highlighted the need for more robust FPS oversight of the 14,000 contract security guard force." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Daniel E. Lungren, Yvette D. Clarke, Bennie G. Thompson, L. Eric Patterson, Mark L. Goldstein, Steve Amitay, and David L. Wright.
United States. Government Printing Office
2012
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Securing Federal Facilities: An Examination of FPS Progress in Improving Oversight and Assessing Risk, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, July 24, 2012
This is the July 24, 2012 hearing, "Securing Federal Facilities: An Examination of FPS [Federal Protective Service] Progress in Improving Oversight and Assessing Risk," before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. From the opening statement of Daniel E. Lungren: "The Federal Protective Service [FPS] is a vital part of the Department of Homeland Security. It is the largest operational component within the National Protection and Programs Directorate. The FPS mission is to protect over 9,000 Government buildings and their 1.4 million occupants, which are essential to the day-today operations of the Federal Government. Recent incidents at Federal facilities such as the failed improvised explosive device, as well as the bombing of Oklahoma City's Murrah Federal Building in 1995, remind us the Federal facilities remain attractive terrorist targets. This subcommittee has conducted rigorous oversight over the Federal Protective Service this Congress. Last July we held a hearing which identified some of the perennial problems plaguing the FPS. […] Since 2008 GAO [Government Accountability Office] has made 32 recommendations to improve FPS security vulnerabilities and other operational problems, five of which have been implemented and 20 which are in the process of implementation." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Daniel E. Lungren, Yvette D. Clarke, L. Eric Patterson, Mark L. Goldstein, and James Peerenboom.
United States. Government Printing Office
2013
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TSA Oversight Part IV: Is TSA Effectively Procuring, Deploying, and Storing Aviation Security Equipment and Technology? Joint Hearing Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, May 9, 2012
From the opening statement of Darrell E. Issa: "The way in which TSA [Transportation Security Administration] has managed aviation security at our Nation's eight airports raises numerous questions and concerns regarding the stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Although a new organization, you are not so new that you shouldn't have gotten better by now. Too many Americans instead of delivering effective security, believe that TSA has given Americans public long lines and policies that hardly make us safer. This is not to say that the 65,000 employees, particularly those at the front lines who often find people frustrated when they get to the head of the line, are to blame. Organizations are not based on whether their workers are good or bad, they are based on whether, in fact, their leadership is good or bad. As we look at the Transportation Logistics Center in Dallas, we find a flaw that it is easy to poke holes into, but as we look at the 4,000 out of 65,000 TSA people who are here in Washington making up rules, overseeing logistics and, in fact, making many of the mistakes that have been noted in the past by both our Committee and the Transportation Committee, we realize there is a problem. The problem, for our purposes, will primarily be seen as a failure to get organized in Washington." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Darrell E. Issa, David R. Nicholson, Charles K. Edwards, Stephen M. Lord, and Jason Chaffetz.
United States. Government Printing Office
2012
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 757, Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013. From the Document: "S. [Senate bill] 757 would give the city of Mesquite, Nevada, the exclusive right to purchase certain federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The bill also would authorize BLM and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to spend proceeds from those sales on specified activities. Based on information provided by the affected agencies, CBO estimates that implementing S. 757 would increase direct spending by $3 million in 2022; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting S. 757 would not affect revenues. Based on information from BLM and the city of Mesquite, CBO expects that, under current law, the affected lands would be sold under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). CBO estimates that proceeds from those sales would total about $3 million in 2022. Under FLPMA, 96 percent of all proceeds from land sales are deposited in the U.S. Treasury. Because S. 757 would authorize BLM and USFWS to spend those proceeds, without further appropriation, to implement plans to conserve multispecies habitat in Nevada and to carry out certain other activities, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would increase direct spending."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-06-06
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 342, Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013. From the Document: "S. 342 would designate 26,000 acres of land in northwest Nevada as the Pine Forest Range Wilderness. The bill also would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain land exchanges. Based on information provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), CBO estimates that implementing S. 342 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. The acreage to be added to the National Wilderness Preservation System is currently administered by BLM. CBO estimates that no additional resources would be required to manage the affected lands as a result of the new designation. Based on information provided by BLM, CBO expects that certain road modifications required under the bill would be made under current law. Finally, we expect that any costs to revise brochures, maps, and signs would be minimal because most such revisions would take place in conjunction with scheduled reprinting and routine maintenance."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-06-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1171, FOR VETS Act of 2013
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate on H.R. 1171, FOR VETS (Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service) Act of 2013, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 22, 2013. From the Document: "H.R. 1171 would amend federal law regarding the disposal of federal personal property (including items such as furniture, office supplies, and construction equipment). Under current law, veterans organizations involved in education or health programs can obtain personal property through the Federal Surplus Personal Property Donation Program at no cost; other organizations must pay for such property. The legislation would expand eligibility to allow any organization that primarily supports veterans to receive donations free of charge. Based on information from the General Services Administration (GSA) about the current donation program, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 1171 would reduce offsetting receipts (a credit against direct spending); therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such losses of offsetting receipts that might result from donating personal property to additional veterans organizations would not be significant in any year because GSA already offers many organizations the opportunity to receive surplus personal property. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-06-05
