[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COST ESTIMATE ON H.R. 4578, THE COUNTER TERRORIST NETWORK ACT

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 29, 2018

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, the following cost estimate for H.R. 4578, 
the Counter Terrorist Network Act, prepared by the Congressional Budget 
Office was not made available to the Committee at the time of filing of 
the legislative report.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                 Washington, DC, January 26, 2018.
     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. 4578, the 
     Counter Terrorist Network Act.
       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, Director.
       Enclosure.

                H.R. 4578--Counter Terrorist Network Act

     As passed by the House of Representatives on January 11, 2018

       H.R. 4578 would authorize Customs and Border Protection in 
     the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assign personnel 
     to other agencies to support partnerships for sharing global 
     information to enhance border security. The act also would 
     direct DHS to collaborate with other agencies to combat 
     foreign terrorist organizations. DHS is currently carrying 
     out activities similar to those that would be required by the 
     act; thus, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4578 would 
     not significantly affect spending by DHS.
       Enacting H.R. 4578 would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4578 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
       H.R. 4578 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
       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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