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Cost Estimate
October 20, 2016
H.R. 3765 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on public accommodations for persons with disabilities. The bill would authorize DOJ to develop a course of training for professionals who specialize in the provision of such access. The bill also would direct the federal Judiciary to encourage the use of alternative mediation procedures to resolve claims of architectural barriers to access of public accommodations.
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Cost Estimate
October 12, 2016
S. 2418 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs at institutions of higher education to develop technology-based approaches to counteract the promotion of violent extremism. Based on information from DHS about similar activities that it currently sponsors, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would not significantly affect the department’s spending for university programs.
Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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Cost Estimate
October 12, 2016
H.R. 4820 would direct the Department of Homeland Security, to the extent practicable, to include public testimonials of former violent extremists or their associates in departmental efforts to counteract terrorist recruitment and communications. Based on the costs of similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4820 would cost less than $500,000 annually; such spending 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.
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Cost Estimate
September 30, 2016
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3537 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the bill could affect direct spending and revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any effects would be insignificant. CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
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Cost Estimate
September 27, 2016
H.R. 5037 would amend the District of Columbia (D.C.) Code to permit the relevant authorities to establish a program to offer incentive payments to certain nonjudicial employees of the D.C. courts and the D.C. Public Defender Service for voluntarily separating from their positions. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5037 would increase direct spending for retirement annuities and related health benefits by $1 million in fiscal year 2017 and by $7 million over the 2017-2026 period.
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Cost Estimate
September 23, 2016
H.R. 5843 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development and the commercialization of cybersecurity technology over a seven-year period. Grant recipients would have to initiate joint ventures that would include both U.S. and Israeli participants (such as academic institutions).
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Cost Estimate
September 22, 2016
H.R. 5877 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into cooperative research agreements with Israel to improve cybersecurity. DHS is currently carrying out activities similar to those required by the bill; thus, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5877 would not significantly affect spending by DHS. Because enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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Cost Estimate
September 19, 2016
H.R. 5963 would authorize the appropriation of about $855 million over the 2018-2022 period, mostly for the Department of Justice to make grants to state, local, and tribal governments for programs aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency and improving the juvenile justice system.
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Cost Estimate
September 16, 2016
H.R. 2285 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate certain officials to coordinate the department’s efforts to protect international cultural property and develop strategies to reduce the illegal trade in such property. The legislation also would authorize DHS agencies to enter into agreements with the Smithsonian Institution for the temporary use of the institution’s staff. Information from DHS indicates that many of the bill’s requirements are already being met; thus, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2285 would cost less than $500,000 annually.
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Cost Estimate
September 16, 2016
H.R. 759 would amend and expand the system for assessing recidivism risk and programs to reduce recidivism used within the federal prisons system. The bill would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a system to assess prisoner risks and needs and to periodically classify individual prisoner’s risk of recidivism. Based on those classifications, prisoners would be provided the opportunity to participate in programs to reduce recidivism.
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Cost Estimate
September 1, 2016
S. 2785 would reauthorize provisions of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1982 to authorize the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to provide funding for tribes to combat alcohol and substance abuse among tribal members. The bill also would authorize the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to tribal governments to enhance their criminal justice systems.
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Cost Estimate
August 30, 2016
S. 2920 would amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act. It would establish and reauthorize various programs and offices within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Judiciary concerning public safety services to Indian communities.
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Cost Estimate
August 19, 2016
H.R. 68 would authorize the appropriation of $25 million annually over the 2018-2022 period for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state and local governments for programs to strengthen the juvenile justice system, including programs to combat bullying in schools.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 68 would cost $50 million over the 2017-2021 period. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because enacting it would not affect direct spending or revenues.
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Cost Estimate
July 29, 2016
H.R. 320 would direct the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for the use of certain automated processes to analyze DNA samples. The agency is currently undertaking activities to prepare for increased use of such enhanced analyses. Based on information from the FBI, CBO estimates that enacting the bill would cost less than $500,000 annually; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
July 27, 2016
H.R. 5578 would direct DOJ to establish a working group to develop and disseminate best practices relating to the care and treatment of survivors of sexual assault and the preservation of forensic evidence. Based on the cost of similar activities, CBO estimates that costs for the working group would be less than $500,000 annually; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
July 13, 2016
H.R. 5063 would prohibit government officials from entering into or enforcing any settlement agreement for civil actions on behalf of the United States if that agreement requires the other party to the settlement to make a donation to a third party. That prohibition would not include payments to provide restitution or another remedy that is associated with the basis for the settlement agreement.
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Cost Estimate
July 12, 2016
S. 461 would extend the current authority for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to accept donations of real and personal property, including monetary donations, from federal or nonfederal entities to establish or improve CBP facilities at ports of entry. The bill also would extend the current authority for CBP to enter into agreements to provide customs, agricultural processing, border security, or inspection-related immigration services for a fee that would cover the agency’s costs. The authority to accept donations and enter into fee agreements expires in 2019 under current law; S.
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Cost Estimate
July 11, 2016
S. 2944 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prepare semiannual reports for the Congress on DOJ programs that provide death and disability benefits to public safety officers and their families. The bill also would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO), within five years of enactment, to report to the Congress on DOJ’s compliance with certain requirements of those programs.
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Cost Estimate
June 30, 2016
Current law permits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (procedures that guide federal procurement actions) for certain research and development projects. That authority (known as “other transaction authority”) enables the department to increase its use of small contractors for research and development activities and is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2016. H.R. 5388 would extend it for four years.
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Cost Estimate
June 29, 2016
Current law requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), every four years, to conduct a comprehensive review of its strategy to improve the security of the United States, including recommendations relating to the long-term strategy to improve security. H.R. 5385 would make mostly technical changes to the current requirements for that quadrennial review. Based on information from DHS, we estimate that implementing H.R. 5385 would have no significant effect on the department’s spending.
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Cost Estimate
June 29, 2016
S. 2205 would authorize the Attorney General to make grants to Indian tribes to establish courts to address the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse among convicted offenders. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $10 million a year through fiscal year 2020.
CBO estimates that implementing S. 2205 would cost $31 million over the 2017-2021 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply because enacting S. 2205 would not affect direct spending or revenues.
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Cost Estimate
June 29, 2016
Under current law, physicians must obtain a waiver from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to prescribe buprenorphine to patients with opioid dependency. Those waivers permit the physician to treat up to 30 patients initially; after one year, a physician may apply to increase that cap to 100 patients. S. 1455 would increase the caps to 100 in the first year and 500 in subsequent years. The bill also would permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants who meet certain criteria to apply for those waivers.
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Cost Estimate
June 24, 2016
H.R. 5389 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), within six months of the bill’s enactment, to develop a strategy to work with emerging technology firms to improve DHS programs. Based on information from DHS, CBO estimates that devising the strategy would cost less than $500,000; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
June 24, 2016
S. 2976 would aim to improve the management and accountability of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill also would direct DHS to develop various metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of security measures at the United States border and to conduct an analysis of potential threats and security gaps along the northern border of the United States. The bill would require a total of about a dozen reports, reviews, or assessments by DHS, the department’s Office of Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office.
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Cost Estimate
June 22, 2016
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4002 would cost about $1 million in fiscal year 2017 and less than $500,000 annually thereafter; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting the bill also could affect direct spending and revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such effects would be insignificant in each year. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4002 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
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Cost Estimate
June 22, 2016
H.R. 5391 would direct the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve the documentation and evaluation of research and development projects. The department is currently carrying out activities similar to those required by the bill, and CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5391 would not significantly affect DHS spending.
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Cost Estimate
June 14, 2016
H.R. 4768 would authorize courts that review agency actions to decide all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of constitutional and statutory provisions and rules, without deferring to previous legal determinations by the agency (de novo review).
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Cost Estimate
June 14, 2016
S. 2970 would change the system for determining overtime compensation for certain employees of Air and Marine Operations in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Based on information from CBP, CBO estimates that implementing S. 2970 would reduce costs by about $2 million annually or $10 million over the 2017-2021 period, assuming future appropriations are reduced consistent with the bill’s provisions. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting S.
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Cost Estimate
June 14, 2016
S. 2348 would direct the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for the use of certain automated processes to analyze DNA samples. The agency is currently undertaking activities to prepare for increased use of such enhanced analyses. Based on information from the FBI, CBO estimates that enacting the bill would cost less than $500,000 annually; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
June 10, 2016
S. 2943 would authorize appropriations totaling an estimated $603.9 billion for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD), for certain activities of the Department of Energy (DOE), and for other purposes. In addition, S. 2943 would prescribe personnel strengths for each active-duty and selected-reserve component of the U.S. armed forces. CBO estimates that appropriation of the authorized amounts would result in outlays of $587.8 billion over the 2017-2021 period.