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Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE July 3, 2013 H.R. 1564 Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 19, 2013 H.R. 1564 would prohibit the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) from requiring public companies to use a specific auditor or to use different auditors on a rotating basis. The bill also would require ...

A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE July 2, 2013 S. 693 A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 SUMMARY S. ...

A bill to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE July 2, 2013 S. 659 A bill to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 SUMMARY S. 659 would extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist states, ...

Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 28, 2013 H.R. 2218 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 19, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 2218 would provide for the management and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) under subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery ...

Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 28, 2013 H.R. 850 Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 22, 2013 H.R. 850 would amend and expand existing sanctions against Iran. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have discretionary costs of about $22 million over the 2014-2018 period, assuming appropriation of the ...

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 27, 2013 H.R. 1797 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act As passed by the House of Representatives on June 18, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 1797 would ban abortions from being performed 20 weeks or more after fertilization, except when the pregnancy is a result of reported rape or reported incest against a minor, or is necessary to save the life of the ...

Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 27, 2013 S. 363 Geothermal Production Expansion Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 S. 363 would authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to award leases for certain federal lands on a noncompetitive basis for the development of geothermal resources. Based on information provided ...

Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 27, 2013 H.R. 1944 Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 12, 2013 H.R. 1944 would deny federal economic development assistance to state or local governments that exercise the power of eminent domain for economic development purposes or to take property from a tax-exempt ...

Syria Transition Support Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2013 S. 960 Syria Transition Support Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 21, 2013 SUMMARY S. 960 would authorize assistance for the Syrian people and opposition groups. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have discretionary costs of $3.9 billion over the 2013-2018 period, assuming ...

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2013 H.R. 94 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 4, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 94 would amend federal law to prohibit the use of public funds for political campaign conventions. By eliminating that option, ...

North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 10, 2014 H.R. 2259 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 28, 2014 H.R. 2259 would withdraw 430,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources. The affected lands, which lie adjacent to Glacier National Park, are already ...

Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2013 S. 159 Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 18, 2013 S. 159 would require the Secretary of the Interior to sell, at fair market value, roughly 10,000 acres of federal lands to the city of Yerington, Nevada. The bill also would designate about ...

Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2013 H.R. 2279 Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 19, 2013 H.R. 2279 would amend laws concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) oversight of hazardous substances. The bill would authorize EPA to review regulations related to solid waste ...

North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2013 S. 255 North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 18, 2013 S. 255 would withdraw 430,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources. The affected lands, which lie adjacent to Glacier National Park, are already ...

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by federal employees

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2013 H.R. 568 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by federal employees As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 22, 2013 H.R. 568 would require the Office of Personnel ...

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2013 H.R. 2166 Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 2166 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to federal lands for search and recovery missions conducted by eligible individuals or ...

California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2013 H.R. 1411 California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 1411 would expand the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument to include 1,255 acres of federal land known as the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands; the new land is currently ...

A bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2013 H.R. 95 A bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 4, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 95 would amend federal law to end taxpayers’ option to designate a portion of their federal income tax to ...

National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2013 H.R. 1964 National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 1964 would require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain activities aimed at facilitating the development of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). Based on ...

Baseline Reform Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2013 H.R. 1871 Baseline Reform Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on June 19, 2013 H.R. 1871 would change certain assumptions governing baseline budget projections and require the Congressional Budget Office to provide its Long-Term Budget Outlook report to the House and Senate Committees on the Budget annually. ...

Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2013 H.R. 1874 Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on June 19, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 1874 would require the Congressional Budget Office to provide a macroeconomic impact analysis for bills that are estimated to have a large budgetary effect. Under H.R. 1874, CBO would be required to provide—to the ...

A Bill to Designate a Mountain in the State of Alaska as Denali

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director June 21, 2013 Honorable Ron Wyden Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed S. 155, a bill to designate a mountain in the state of Alaska as Denali, as ordered reported by the Senate ...

War Memorial Protection Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2013 H.R. 1497 War Memorial Protection Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 1497 would allow emblems of belief to be included as part of any military monument established or acquired by the U.S. government or military memorials established in cooperation with the American Battle Monuments ...

Offshore Energy and Jobs Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2013 H.R. 2231 Offshore Energy and Jobs Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 2231 would revise existing laws and policies regarding the development of oil and gas resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It would direct the Department of the Interior (DOI) to adopt a new leasing ...

Grazing Improvement Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2013 H.R. 657 Grazing Improvement Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 657 would 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 ...

Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2013 H.R. 697 Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 697 would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to sell 950 acres of federal land, some of which are contaminated by hazardous waste, to the city of Henderson, Nevada. Under the bill, the agency ...

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2013 H.R. 1825 Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 1825 would require federal land management agencies to provide access to certain federal lands for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting activities. The bill also would require ...

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2013 S. 371 Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 SUMMARY S. 371 would establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park in and around the existing Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in the states of ...

Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 19, 2013 H.R. 412 Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013 H.R. 412 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to study segments of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Based on information ...

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 18, 2013 S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 28, 2013, including the amendments made in the star print of June 6, 2013 SUMMARY S. 744 would revise laws governing immigration and the enforcement of those laws, allowing for a significant increase in ...

The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 17, 2013 H.R. 761 National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 761 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting the bill could reduce mandatory payments for attorneys’ fees over the 2014-2023 ...

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2013 S. 534 National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on June 6, 2013 SUMMARY S. 534 would establish the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) and authorize it to license producers of insurance (mostly agents ...

White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 12, 2013 H.R. 1299 White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013 H.R. 1299 would require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over 5,100 acres of land in New Mexico to the Secretary of the Army. Those lands would be used by the Army ...

Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 12, 2013 H.R. 1676 Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013 H.R. 1676 would establish the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area on approximately 188,000 acres of public land in San Bernardino County, California. ...

Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 22, 2013 S. 1169 Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 14, 2013 S. 1169 would withdraw roughly 19,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources. The Army would manage the withdrawn lands and use ...

Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 11, 2013 H.R. 1672 Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013 H.R. 1672 would withdraw about 19,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources. The Army would manage the withdrawn lands and use them for military training ...

Alaska Subsistence Structure Protection Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 11, 2013 S. 736 Alaska Subsistence Structure Protection Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 S. 736 would establish a cap on the annual fee paid to the federal government by individuals who own certain structures (including cabins and temporary fishing facilities) on Forest Service ...

Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 10, 2013 S. 305 Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond Battlefields Addition Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 SUMMARY S. 305 would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire and include Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond battlefields into the Vicksburg National Military ...

Financial Competitive Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 H.R. 1341 Financial Competitive Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013 The Third Basel Accord, the latest in a series of international agreements among central banks and financial regulators to standardize capital requirements for banks, directs financial institutions to, among other things, ...

Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 S. 342 Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 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 ...

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director June 7, 2013 Honorable Howard P. “Buck” McKeon Chairman Committee on Armed Services U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has completed a preliminary estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 1960, the National Defense ...

A bill to amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2014 H.R. 4309 A bill to amend the Sikes Act to make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative agreements for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 9, 2014 H.R. 4309 would amend the Sikes Act to allow ...

A bill to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 S. 211 A bill to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 S. 211 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the title of the water conveyance ...

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 H.R. 982 Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 21, 2013 H.R. 982 would require trusts set up through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization caused by asbestos liabilities to submit quarterly reports to the bankruptcy court concerning the damage claims and ...

Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 H.R. 1380 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 22, 2013 H.R. 1380 would require the Government Printing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a website that would allow the public to obtain electronic copies of all Congressionally mandated reports. ...

A bill to amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such act for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 H.R. 1080 A bill to amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such act for land management related to Department of Defense readiness activities and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs to avoid or reduce adverse impacts on military readiness ...

Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 S. 284 Fort Sumner Project Title Conveyance Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 S. 284 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the title of the Fort Sumner Project, including the diversion dam and all associated features, to the Fort Sumner Irrigation District. Based on ...

Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 7, 2013 H.R. 910 Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013 H.R. 910 would reauthorize the Sikes Act through 2019. That act requires the Department of Defense and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop and implement plans to manage natural resources on certain military ...

Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 6, 2013 S. 757 Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013 S. 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 ...