Description:
H.R. 4402 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), within 120 days of the bill’s enactment, to report to the Congress on instances since 2011 in which persons traveled or attempted to travel from the United States to Iraq or Syria to support terrorist organizations. The report also would evaluate any flaws in existing programs or procedures that aim to prevent such travel and identify ways to improve their effectiveness.
Based on information from DHS, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4402 would cost less than $500,000 in 2016 and would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4402 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
H.R. 4402 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
