[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E107-E108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COST ESTIMATE ON H.R. 4433, THE SECURING DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                     SECURITY FIREARMS ACT OF 2017

                                 ______
                                 

                         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. 4433, 
the Securing Department of Homeland Security Firearms Act

[[Page E108]]

of 2017, 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. 4433, the 
     Securing DHS Firearms 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,
                                             Keith Hall, Director.
       Enclosure.

              H.R. 4433--Securing DHS Firearms Act of 2017

      As passed by the House of Representatives on January 9, 2018

       H.R. 4433 would require the Department of Homeland Security 
     (DHS) to improve the security and accountability for firearms 
     and other sensitive assets controlled by the department (such 
     as badges worn by certain DHS personnel). The department is 
     currently carrying out activities similar to those that would 
     be required by the act; thus, CBO estimates that implementing 
     H.R. 4433 would not significantly affect DHS spending.
       Enacting H.R. 4433 would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4433 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
       H.R. 4433 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.

                          ____________________