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Cost Estimate
December 1, 2016
H.R. 6297 would reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172) through calendar year 2026. That act will expire at the end of calendar year 2016.
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Cost Estimate
September 16, 2016
H.R. 5931 would prohibit the Government of the United States from making payments to the Government of Iran through promissory notes (including currency) issued by the United States or any foreign government. In addition, the bill would require that payments to settle any claim being considered by the special tribunal to resolve disputes between Iran and the United States be made pursuant to a license from the Department of the Treasury and after providing certain notifications to the Congress.
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Cost Estimate
September 13, 2016
S. 2201 would authorize the appropriation of $50 million a year for a pilot program to assist developing countries to engage in international trade. The bill also would require the Administration to establish an interagency committee to coordinate the federal government’s efforts to build institutional capacity in developing countries to expand trade, develop and implement government-wide strategic plans to build that capacity, and report to the Congress on the progress of those efforts.
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Cost Estimate
September 13, 2016
H.R. 5732 would require the Departments of State and the Treasury to impose sanctions on people and entities responsible for the security and humanitarian crisis in Syria; that requirement would expire on December 31, 2021. The bill also would authorize the Department of State to assist entities that are investigating war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria. Finally, the legislation would require reports to the Congress on the implementation of the act, ongoing assistance programs for the Syrian people, and the feasibility of establishing a no-fly zone over Syria.
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Cost Estimate
August 31, 2016
H.R. 5715 would prohibit the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) from providing any export financing that would benefit the Government of Iran or Iranian entities. Under current law, Ex-Im is barred from doing business in Iran and it currently has no outstanding financing related to that country. On that basis, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would not affect lending by Ex-Im and would have no effect on the federal budget.
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Cost Estimate
August 31, 2016
H.R. 5537 would codify many of the guiding principles and practices of the federal government’s efforts to promote Internet access in developing countries. In addition, the bill would require the President to report to the Congress on his policy to promote such access and on partnerships between federal agencies to provide access and expand infrastructure. On the basis of information from the Department of State and the U.S.
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Cost Estimate
August 31, 2016
H.R. 5094 would codify some existing sanctions meant to deter aggression against Ukraine and impose other sanctions on additional foreign persons. The bill also would require the Administration to report to the Congress on those sanctions and on certain arms transfers. Finally, H.R. 5094 would require the Department of State to develop, implement, and report to the Congress on a strategy to counter Russian dis-information and propaganda.
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Cost Estimate
August 29, 2016
H.R. 4481 would codify many of the practices and programs relating to education assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The bill would establish the position of Senior Coordinator within USAID to coordinate federal efforts to improve basic education in other countries, conduct oversight of those efforts, develop an integrated strategy to promote basic education, and report to the Congress.
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Cost Estimate
July 20, 2016
S. 1605 would make several changes to the operations of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). On the basis of information from the MCC, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 over the 2017-2021 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
July 13, 2016
S. 2937 would restructure the Department of State’s authority to collect and spend consular fees and make other changes to its operations. In particular, the bill would allow the department to spend fees it currently deposits in the Treasury without further appropriation action.
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Cost Estimate
June 29, 2016
H.R. 5332 would require the President to develop a plan to promote the participation of women abroad in conflict prevention, management, resolution, and recovery, and to train personnel of the Departments of Defense (DoD) and State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in such matters. In addition, the bill would require the Department of State and USAID to provide their staff with guidelines on consulting with appropriate stakeholders and to report at intervals to the Congress on the implementation of those requirements.
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Cost Estimate
June 29, 2016
H.R. 5208 would require the Department of State to report to the Congress on the involvement of the North Korean government in terrorist acts, terrorist groups, arms proliferation, cyber-attacks or hacking, assassination attempts, and similar activities. If the department concluded that the North Korean government is involved in such activities it would be required to consider whether to designate that government as a state sponsor of terrorism. If the department decided against such a designation it would be required to justify that decision to the Congress.
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Cost Estimate
June 28, 2016
H.R. 5484 would reduce the President’s flexibility to remove a country’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism by:
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Cost Estimate
June 27, 2016
S. 1635 would make several changes to Department of State operations. In total, CBO estimates that implementing the act would cost $37 million over the 2017-2021 period, assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts.
Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting S. 1635 would affect direct spending and revenues; however, CBO estimates that those effects would be insignificant. CBO estimates that enacting S. 1635 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 24, 2016
CBO estimate for Division B and Division D of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2577
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Cost Estimate
June 10, 2016
S. 1252 would require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to promote global food security and agricultural development. It would authorize the appropriation of almost $3.8 billion each for 2017 and 2018 for programs to implement that strategy and to provide assistance following international disasters. Assuming appropriation of those specified amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 1252 would cost $7.3 billion over the 2017-2021 period (most of the remainder would be spent after 2021).
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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.
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Cost Estimate
June 2, 2016
S. 2942 would extend certain privileges and immunities to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. Under current law, international organizations and their employees that enjoy such privileges and immunities are exempt from paying property taxes, customs duties, and taxes on imports, as well as from certain visa requirements and judicial proceedings.
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Cost Estimate
June 2, 2016
S. 284 would require the Departments of State and Treasury to impose sanctions on people and entities (persons) responsible for human rights violations or significant corruption in foreign countries; that requirement would expire on December 31, 2019. Those persons would be ineligible for entry into the United States, would have any existing visas revoked, and would have their assets frozen if they fall under U.S. jurisdiction. The legislation also would require periodic reports to the Congress on the implementation of the act.
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Cost Estimate
May 31, 2016
H.R. 4939 would require the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to submit to the Congress a multi-year strategy to increase their engagement with the governments of some Caribbean countries. It also would require annual briefings and periodic reports on their progress. Finally, the Government Accountability Office would be required to provide two reports to the Congress; the first on the Caribbean basin Security Initiative and the second on diplomatic engagement with countries in the eastern Caribbean region.
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Cost Estimate
May 27, 2016
S. 1635 would make several changes to Department of State operations. In total, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have discretionary costs of almost $50 million over the 2017-2021 period, assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts.
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Cost Estimate
May 20, 2016
H.R. 2494 would authorize the Administration to promote the efforts of foreign governments and regional entities in countering wildlife trafficking, in particular by providing technical assistance and support to park rangers and law enforcement officers. In total, and assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2494 would cost $6 million over the 2017-2021 period.
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Cost Estimate
May 16, 2016
H.R. 3694 would amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) to include the trafficking of persons for the removal of their organs in that act’s definition of victims of trafficking. It also would require the Department of State to report to the Congress on such trafficking. On the basis of information from the department, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have discretionary costs of $7 million over the 2017-2021 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
May 13, 2016
H.R. 1150 would make several changes to the Office of International Religious Freedom and programs promoting international religious freedom within the Department of State. On the basis of information from the department, CBO estimates that implementing those changes would cost $1 million in 2017, less than $500,000 each year over the 2018-2021 period, and would total $2 million over the 2017-2021 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
May 9, 2016
S. 2845 would extend sanctions against Venezuela through calendar year 2019; under current law those sanctions are enforced by the Departments of State and Treasury and would expire at the end of calendar year 2016. On the basis of information from the Department of State, CBO estimates that implementing the sanctions required under the bill would cost the departments $1 million each year through calendar year 2019 and total $3 million over the 2017-2021 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
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Cost Estimate
April 27, 2016
H.R. 4923 would establish a new process under which the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) would determine which imported products on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule would become eligible to have tariffs suspended or reduced through a future act of the Congress. Currently, petitions for tariff relief are sent to the Congress and incorporated into legislation before being analyzed by the USITC. Under H.R. 4923, the USITC would receive and analyze petitions submitted directly by the public in two separate rounds—one in 2017 and the second in 2020.
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Cost Estimate
April 11, 2016
H.R. 4678 would prohibit the President from modifying, repealing, or replacing the current lease agreement for the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless authorized to do so by the Congress through legislation, a new treaty ratified by the Senate, or a modification of the existing U.S. treaty with Cuba that would be ratified by the Senate. The Administration has stated that it does not intend to leave the naval base or alter the terms of the current lease agreement; therefore, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no effect on the federal budget.
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Cost Estimate
April 8, 2016
H.R. 4403 would authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State to develop open-source software that would be designed to screen travelers by checking law enforcement databases and terrorist watch lists. The software would be shared with foreign governments and multilateral organizations. The bill would require DHS and the Department of State, within 60 days of enactment, to submit to the Congress a plan to develop and share such software.
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Cost Estimate
March 24, 2016
S. 1252 would require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to promote global food security and agricultural development. It would authorize the appropriation of almost $3.8 billion each for 2017 and 2018 for programs to implement that strategy and to provide assistance following international disasters. Assuming appropriation of those specified amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 1252 would cost $7.3 billion over the 2017-2021 period (most of the remainder would be spent after 2021).
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Cost Estimate
March 24, 2016
H.R. 3924 would codify the establishment of the Global Development Lab (Lab) within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). H.R. 3924 also would authorize the appropriation of up to $15 million each year over the 2017-2021 period for the Lab’s health programs. Assuming appropriation of the maximum amount authorized, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3924 would cost almost $50 million over the 2017-2021 period (the remainder would be spent after 2021).