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Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Keith Hall, Director June 28, 2018 Honorable Michael McCaul Chairman Committee on Homeland Security U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following bills that were reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 21, 2018:  H.R. 5206, the ...

Immigration Advisory Program Authorization Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Keith Hall, Director June 28, 2018 Honorable Michael McCaul Chairman Committee on Homeland Security U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the following bills that were reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 21, 2018:  H.R. 5206, the ...

JACK Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 27, 2018 S. 2896 JACK Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2018 S. 2896 would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file new reports with the Secretary of the U.S. Senate and Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. The reports would provide ...

Fighting Opioid Abuse in Transportation Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2018 S. 2848 Fighting Opioid Abuse in Transportation Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 22, 2018 The Department of Transportation (DOT) issues regulations concerning drug and alcohol testing of workers in the transportation industry. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2018 H.R. 5236 Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018 As passed by the House of Representatives on May 8, 2018 H.R. 5236 would expand the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) loan program to allow the agency to make loan guarantees to small businesses for an additional purpose. Under the bill, small businesses could use the proceeds of ...

Small Business Employee Ownership Promotion Enhancement Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 26, 2018 S. 1538 Small Business Employee Ownership Promotion Enhancement Act of 2018 As reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business on March 19, 2018 The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program provides access to counselors, advisors, and mentors to small businesses through the nonprofit SCORE Association. The Small Business ...

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 5905 Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 23, 2018 SUMMARY H.R. 5905 would authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science and would codify existing activities under that office. CBO estimates that ...

A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to suc

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 5875 A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee ...

Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 S. 2838 Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018 As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 19, 2018 S. 2838 would require the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to increase its reporting and sharing of information relating to the legal distribution of controlled substances, especially those drugs that are most ...

Juab County Conveyance Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 3777 Juab County Conveyance Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 6, 2018 H.R. 3777 would require the Forest Service to convey, without consideration, a twoacre parcel of federal land to Juab County, Utah, at the county’s request. The affected parcel, which is located in the town of Nephi, is ...

ARPA-E Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 5906 ARPA-E Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 23, 2018 H.R. 5906 would amend current law to specify objectives for activities carried out by the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). That agency supports research and development of ...

Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 5793 Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 22, 2018 H.R. 5793 would allow the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a demonstration program to encourage participants in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program to move to ...

Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 5346 Commercial Space Support Vehicle Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 22, 2018 H.R. 5346 would streamline regulatory processes for licensing operations of vehicles that support launches of commercial space vehicles. Under current law, such vehicles are regulated by the Federal ...

Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 5178 Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act of 2018 As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on April 10, 2018 H.R. 5178 would change several rules that federal agencies must follow in reporting their progress toward meeting goals for procurement contracting with small businesses in Puerto Rico. The value of ...

FISH Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 3916 FISH Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2018 H.R. 3916 would amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to transfer all authority for managing the species of fish that migrate between freshwater and saltwater to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Currently, the responsibility is ...

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 S. 930 Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018 S. 930 would direct the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to make more information about its financial operations available to the public. WAPA is an agency within the Department of ...

Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 3861 Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 7, 2018 H.R. 3861 would amend the duties of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury to focus on international insurance markets and improving coordination with state insurance ...

Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 6084 Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 21, 2018 H.R. 6084 would require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to assign a single point of contact for each individual reporting misuse of their Social Security number. CBO estimates ...

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 25, 2018 H.R. 3500 Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 21, 2018 H.R. 3500 would amend federal law to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from re-hiring employees who were fired for misconduct. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3500 would not have a ...

NIMBLE Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 22, 2018 H.R. 5907 NIMBLE Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 23, 2018 H.R. 5907 would authorize the directors of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) national laboratories to enter into certain agreements with third parties without prior approval if the agreements are valued at less than $1 million. ...

Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 22, 2018 H.R. 5751 Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 6, 2018 H.R. 5751 would redesignate the Golden Spike National Historic Site in Promontory, Utah, as the Golden Spike National Historical Park. The bill also would direct the National Park Service (NPS) to establish the ...

FIND Trafficking Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 22, 2018 H.R. 6069 FIND Trafficking Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 14, 2018 H.R. 6069 would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prepare a study for the Congress within one year on how virtual currencies and online marketplaces are used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking. The study ...

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2018 S. 3042 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 As reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on June 18, 2018 SUMMARY The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 would amend and extend some of the nation’s major programs for income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade promotion, rural development, ...

Recreation Not Red Tape Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2018 H.R. 3400 Recreation Not Red Tape Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 18, 2018 SUMMARY H.R. 3400 would change the ways that certain federal agencies issue special recreation permits and recover costs associated with the permitting process. The bill also would encourage agencies to improve access to ...

GAO-IG Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2018 S. 2276 GAO-IG Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2018 S. 2276 would amend federal law to require all agencies to report on the status of any Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of Inspector General (IG) recommendations concerning their agencies in annual ...

A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2018 H.R. 4528 A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 6, 2018 H.R. 4528 would amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to prevent the transfer and sale of billfish caught and landed by U.S. vessels in Hawaii ...

DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 21, 2018 H.R. 5733 DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 6, 2018 H.R. 5733 would require the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and maintain capabilities to ...

Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2018 S. 1953 Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 14, 2018 SUMMARY S. 1953 would amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act. It would establish or reauthorize various programs and offices within the Bureau ...

EQUAL Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2018 H.R. 4861 EQUAL Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 21, 2018 H.R. 4861 would nullify guidance issued in 2013 by three financial regulators—the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve—about certain short-term ...

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 20, 2018 H.R. 5904 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 13, 2018 H.R. 5904 would seek to prohibit foreign states from working collectively to limit the production, set the price, or otherwise restrain the trading of petroleum and natural gas when such actions affect U.S. ...

CENOTE Act of 2018

SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

Preliminary Estimate June 20, 2018 Estimated direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, Rules Committee Print 115-76 as Amended by Rules Committee Print 115-78 Millions of dollars, by fiscal year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2018- 20182023 2028 INCREASES OR DECREASES (-) IN DIRECT SPENDING OUTLAYS TITLE I—MEDICAID ...

Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019

Table 1. Discretionary Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2019, with Adjustments June 19, 2018 CBO ESTIMATE FOR SENATE AMENDMENT 2910 TO H.R. 5895—ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 (DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ONLY) Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations, in Millions of Dollars Cap Adjustmentsb Constrained by the Capsa Subcommittee Defense ...

A bill to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 18, 2018 H.R. 4731 A bill to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 7, 2018 SUMMARY Under current law, the Caneel Bay resort in the Virgin Islands National Park operates under a retained use ...

GAO-IG Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 15, 2018 H.R. 5415 GAO-IG Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 23, 2018 H.R. 5415 would amend federal law to require all agencies to report on the status of any Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Office of Inspector General (IG) recommendations concerning their agencies in annual budget ...

Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 15, 2018 S. 2418 Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 22, 2018 S. 2418 would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a rulemaking to establish a national standard for Universal Service Fund (USF) programs to use when ...

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act

Preliminary Estimate June 15, 2018 Estimated direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act as posted on the website for the House Committee on Rules on June 13, 2018 Millions of dollars, by fiscal year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2018- 20182023 ...

Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019

Discretionary Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2019, with Adjustments June 15, 2018 CBO ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 5895—ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON JUNE 8, 2018 (DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ONLY) Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations, in Millions of Dollars Constrained by the Caps Subcommittee ...

United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 14, 2018 H.R. 5141 United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 9, 2018 SUMMARY H.R. 5141 would authorize the appropriation of $3.3 billion annually over the 2019-2023 period for assistance to Israel under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program. It also ...

Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 S. 1337 Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 22, 2018 SUMMARY Under title 17 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Department of Energy (DOE) is authorized to guarantee loans for a wide range of energy projects that use advanced technologies to reduce ...

Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 H.R. 3392 Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 11, 2018 H.R. 3392 would require the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim interest in roughly 230 acres of land and associated minerals near Lake Bistineau in northwest Louisiana. Based on an analysis of information ...

First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 H.R. 3303 First Responder Fair RETIRE Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 15, 2018 SUMMARY H.R. 3303 would allow certain federal employees who are covered by provisions of enhanced retirement and who become ill or injured while performing the duties of their position to return to work and ...

STB Information Security Improvement Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 S. 2844 STB Information Security Improvement Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on May 22, 2018 S. 2844 would require the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to develop a plan to comply with recommendations made by the Department of Transportation’s inspector general regarding its ...

An act to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 H.R. 2786 An act to amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018 Under the Federal Power Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licenses and regulates most ...

Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 S. 2842 Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 22, 2018 S. 2842 would authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to levy civil penalties on opioid treatment programs and products that make false or deceptive claims regarding their ...

Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 H.R. 4989 Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 17, 2018 H.R. 4989 would require the Department of State to establish a policy on the use of location-tracking consumer devices at U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities. The policy would apply to ...

Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 H.R. 1911 Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 17, 2018 The State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism is headed by a Special Envoy who is appointed by the Secretary of State. H.R. 1911 would elevate that position to the rank of ...

Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 H.R. 4819 Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 22, 2018 H.R. 4819 would authorize the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote efforts of governments and regional entities in the Okavango River Basin of ...

A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 S. 1030 A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018 CBO estimates that implementing S. 1030 would have no significant net effect on the federal budget. The bill would require ...

J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2018

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 13, 2018 S. 1142 J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018 CBO estimates that implementing S. 1142 would have no net effect on the federal budget. The bill would authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reinstate the ...