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Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 16, 2013 S. 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2013 S. 607 would amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-508) to make several changes to the current laws relating to the privacy of personal electronic communications. The bill ...

Ruth Moore Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 16, 2013 H.R. 671 Ruth Moore Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 671 would extend provisions of current law that require increases in monthly rates of certain education assistance be rounded down to the next lower whole dollar. The bill would also require the Department of Veterans ...

Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 16, 2013 H.R. 993 Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 993 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without consideration, certain lands in Utah to the town of Fruit Heights City. Based on information from the Forest Service, CBO estimates that implementing ...

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include a notice of disagreement form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 15, 2013 H.R. 1405 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include a notice of disagreement form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other ...

An act to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 20, 2013 H.R. 862 An act to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ...

A bill to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 15, 2013 H.R. 1241 A bill to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 1241 would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept certain nonfederal lands in exchange for 20 acres of ...

A bill to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 15, 2013 H.R. 862 A bill to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, ...

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 15, 2013 H.R. 126 Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 126 would require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (CWHF), a nonprofit organization, to manage wild horses in and around the Currituck National ...

A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director May 15, 2013 Honorable Paul Ryan Chairman Committee on the Budget U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Re: The Potential Budgetary Impact of H.R. 45 Dear Mr. Chairman: With the House planning to take up H.R. 45, a bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care- ...

American Heroes COLA Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2013 H.R. 570 American Heroes COLA Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 570 would provide a permanent annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the amounts paid to veterans for disability compensation and to their survivors for dependency and indemnity compensation, and would round down ...

Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2013 H.R. 1206 Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2014 H.R. 1206 would authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to permanently allow any state to provide hunting and conservation stamps for migratory birds (referred to as federal duck stamps) ...

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2013 H.R. 1156 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes As ordered ...

Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2013 H.R. 674 Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 674 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a study of the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as ...

SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 13, 2013 H.R. 1062 SEC Regulatory Accountability Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013 H.R. 1062 would expand the amount of analysis performed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when developing or amending regulations. Specifically, the bill would direct the SEC to:  Assess the significance of ...

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 13, 2013 H.R. 602 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2013 H.R. 602 would modify an existing requirement that certain individuals determined to be mentally incompetent by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) be prohibited from purchasing or possessing legal firearms. CBO ...

A bill to amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 13, 2013 H.R. 701 A bill to amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7,2013 Under title IV of the Jumpstart our ...

Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 13, 2013 H.R. 723 Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 723 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to study segments of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in Rhode Island and Connecticut for potential additions to the National Wild and ...

Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

National Blue Alert Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 9, 2013 H.R. 180 National Blue Alert Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 7, 2013 H.R. 180 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish and promote a national communications network to issue alerts (that would be known as “blue alerts”) when a law enforcement officer is killed or seriously ...

Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 9, 2013 H.R. 356 Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 356 would authorize a conveyance of mineral rights within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Utah among the state of Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Land Administration (SITLA ...

A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 6, 2013 H.R. 767 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 767 would authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to expand a pilot program that aims to accelerate and enhance ...

Upper Y Mountain Trail and Y Conveyance Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2013 S. 28 Upper Y Mountain Trail and Y Conveyance Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 18, 2013 S. 28 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to sell, for fair market value, about 80 acres of federal land located in Utah to Brigham Young University. Based on information about the value of ...

Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 6, 2013 H.R. 253 Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 253 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to sell, for fair market value, about 80 acres of federal land located in Utah to Brigham Young University. Based on information about the value of similar lands in ...

Utah National Guard Readiness Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 6, 2013 H.R. 462 Utah National Guard Readiness Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 462 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 420 acres of land to the state of Utah for the Utah National Guard. Because the land is currently withdrawn from commercial mineral development and disposal ...

A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 6, 2013 H.R. 934 A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 Under current law, certain portions of the Lower Merced River in California are designated as wild and scenic under the ...

Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 6, 2013 H.R. 1377 Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 1377 would allow the Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico to enter into a lease or other temporary conveyance of its water rights. H.R. 1377 would prevent the Mescalero Apache Tribe from permanently ...

Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 3, 2013 H.R. 1256 Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on March 20, 2013 H.R. 1256 would require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to jointly issue rules that define the application of United States regulations to swap transactions ...

A bill to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 2, 2013 H.R. 85 A bill to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 85 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. H.R. 85 would require the Governor of the ...

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 2, 2013 H.R. 885 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 885 would expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas to include approximately 137 additional acres. Of the proposed expansion, 118 ...

North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 3, 2013 H.R. 1158 North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 1158 would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to stock fish in lakes in three units of the National Park System in the state of Washington. Based on information provided by the ...

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 3, 2013 H.R. 876 Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 876 would authorize the Secretary of the Agriculture to issue permits for owners to continue using certain water storage, transport, and diversion facilities in the Frank Church-River of No Return ...

Northern Route Approval Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 1, 2013 H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 17, 2013 H.R. 3 would specify various procedures pertaining to federal review and permitting of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would be constructed by a private company to carry crude oil from Alberta, Canada, to destinations ...

A bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 2, 2013 H.R. 573 A bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 573 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The bill would ...

A bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 2, 2013 H.R. 1580 A bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 17, 2013 H.R. 1580 would affirm the policy of the United States to preserve and advance a multistakeholder model to govern the Internet. Such a model, currently in practice, involves ...

Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 2, 2013 H.R. 520 Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 520 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a study of alternatives for honoring the Buffalo Soldiers (members of several African-American regiments within the U.S. Army established ...

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 2, 2013 H.R. 330 Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 330 would designate a memorial to members of the Armed Forces who have distinguished themselves in flight. The memorial, which would be located at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, ...

South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 30, 2013 H.R. 251 South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 251 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer title to the electric distribution system located in Spanish Fork, Utah, to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District. Based on information ...

Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 30, 2013 H.R. 739 Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 739 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop, no later than one year after the bill’s enactment, a management plan for the Chesapeake Bay Program and restoration ...

Full Faith and Credit Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 26, 2013 H.R. 807 Full Faith and Credit Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 25, 2013 H.R. 807 would allow the Department of the Treasury to issue debt to pay principal and interest on debt held by the public and debt held by the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund, if ...

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 24, 2013 S. 743 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 As introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2013 S. 743 would allow states to require certain sellers that are not physically located in the state to collect taxes on sales to individuals who are located in the state. The requirement to collect those taxes would not apply to sellers that make a total of $ ...

A bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 19, 2013 H.R. 875 A bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on April 11, 2013 H.R. 875 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 19, 2013 H.R. 1422 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on April 11, 2013 H.R. 1422 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make various changes related to the qualifications of members serving on the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and to expand ...

Helping Sick Americans Now Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 19, 2013 H.R. 1549 Helping Sick Americans Now Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 17, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 1549 would amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transfer unobligated amounts from the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) ...

Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 19, 2013 H.R. 1406 Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 17, 2013 H.R. 1406 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector. In lieu of overtime pay, employees could receive compensatory time off at a ...

Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director May 19, 2014 Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested, CBO has prepared a cost estimate for the conference agreement on H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of ...

Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2013 S. 689 Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on April 10, 2013 SUMMARY S. 689 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (the ESEA, commonly referred to, in its most recently authorized form, as the No Child Left Behind Act ...

Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 12, 2013 S. 354 Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 14, 2013 SUMMARY S. 354 would authorize the transfer of 4,070 acres of land from the Forest Service to the National Park Service (NPS) to expand the boundaries of the Oregon Caves National Monument. The bill ...

Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 12, 2013 S. 247 Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 14, 2013 SUMMARY S. 247 would establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in New York and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Maryland once the National Park ...

Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 12, 2013 H.R. 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 20, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 1163 would amend the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) to improve the security of federal information technology systems. The legislation would ...