[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E354-E355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY IMPROVEMENT 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, I include in the Record the following cost 
estimate for H.R. 5131, the Surface Transportation Security Improvement 
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. 5131, the 
     Surface Transportation Security Improvement 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. 5131--Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018

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

       H.R. 5131 would require the Transportation Security 
     Administration (TSA) to complete a variety of reports, 
     analyses, and other administrative activities aimed at 
     promoting the security of surface transportation systems. The 
     bill also would require the Government Accountability Office 
     (GAO) to review the status of certain existing efforts 
     related to surface transportation security. Under current 
     law, TSA oversees, regulates, and coordinates with operators 
     of surface transportation systems to safeguard those systems.
       CBO estimates that imple1nenting H.R. 5131 would not 
     significantly affect the federal budget. Some of the bill's 
     provisions would require TSA to expand existing efforts, but 
     using information from the agency, CBO expects that any 
     increase in federal spending (including costs incurred by 
     GAO) under the bill would total less than $500,000. Such 
     spending would be subject to appropriation.
       Enacting H.R. 5131 would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5131 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
       H.R. 5131 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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