[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 106 (Friday, July 1, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1016]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      H.R. 5388, THE ``SUPPORT FOR RAPID INNOVATION ACT OF 2016''

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 1, 2016

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following cost estimate from 
the Congressional Budget Office regarding H.R. 5388.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                    Washington, DC, June 30, 2016.
     Hon. Michael McCaul,
     Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
     prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5388, the 
     Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2016.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Mark 
     Grabowicz.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Keith Hall.
       Enclosure.
     H.R. 5388--Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 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.
       Based on information from DHS about the department's 
     research and development plans, CBO estimates that 
     implementing H.R. 5388 would not significantly affect DHS 
     spending for those activities. In recent years DHS has spent 
     around $0.7 billion annually on research and development 
     activities. 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. 5388 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
       H.R. 5388 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.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Mark Grabowicz. 
     The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
     Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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