[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E353-E354]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              STRENGTHENING AVIATION SECURITY ACT OF 2018

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                               speech of

                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 19, 2018

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, the following cost estimate for H.R. 4467, 
the Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018, prepared by the 
Congressional Budget Office, which was not made available to the 
Committee at the time of filing of the legislative report.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                   Washington, DC, March 20, 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. 4467, the 
     Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan 
     Carroll.
           Sincerely,
                                             Keith Hall, Director.
       Enclosure.

         H.R. 4467--Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2018

 As reported by the House Committee Homeland Security on March 19, 2018

       The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), part of the 
     Transportation Security Administration (TSA), promotes the 
     safety of the U.S. aviation system, particularly by 
     protecting airline passengers and crewmembers against the 
     risk of criminal and terrorist violence. H.R. 4467 would 
     require FAMS to use a risk-based strategy when allocating 
     resources between international and domestic flights, and to 
     report to the Congress on its compliance with that 
     requirement.
       Using information from TSA, CBO estimates that implementing 
     H.R. 4467 would not significantly affect the federal budget. 
     Because the bill's requirements are consistent with existing 
     administrative policy,

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     CBO expects that any change in federal costs to meet them 
     would be negligible. Such spending would be subject to 
     appropriation.
       Enacting H.R. 4467 would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4467 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
       H.R. 4467 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll. 
     The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
     Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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