[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 51 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E369-E370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         H.R. 1252, THE DHS ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES ACT OF 2017

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2017

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the cost estimate 
from the Congressional Budget Office regarding H.R. 1252. The cost 
estimate was not available at the time of the filing of the Committee 
report.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                   Washington, DC, March 22, 2017.
     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

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     estimate for H.R. 1252, the DHS Acquisition Authorities Act 
     of 2017.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Mark 
     Grabowicz.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Mark P. Hadley
                                                 (For Keith Hall).
       Enclosure.
     H.R. 1252--DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017
       H.R. 1252 would specify which offices in the Department of 
     Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters have responsibility for 
     acquisition programs. Based on information from DHS, CBO 
     estimates that implementing H.R. 1252 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. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1252 would not 
     increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of 
     the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
       H.R. 1252 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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