[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 73 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




COST ESTIMATE ON H.R. 5099, THE ENHANCING DHS'S FUSION CENTER TECHNICAL 
                         ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ACT

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 7, 2018

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, the following cost estimate for H.R. 5099, 
the Enhancing DHS's Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program 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, May 4, 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. 5099, the 
     Enhancing DHS' Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program 
     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. 5099--Enhancing DHS' Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program 
                                  Act

      As passed by the House of Representatives on March 19, 2018.

       H.R. 5099 would modify current laws relating to fusion 
     centers supported by the Department of Homeland Security 
     (DHS); those centers facilitate information sharing among 
     federal, state, and local authorities. The act would direct 
     DHS to provide technical assistance to and share effective 
     practices with fusion center participants. Because the 
     department currently carries out simi1ar activities, CBO 
     estimates that implementing H.R. 5099 would have no 
     significant effect on spending by DHS.
       Enacting H.R. 5099 would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5099 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.
       H.R. 5099 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 reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
     Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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