[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 73 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COST ESTIMATE ON H.R. 4569, THE COUNTERTERRORISM INFORMATION SHARING 
                        IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2017

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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. 4569, 
the Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act 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, 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. 4569, the 
     Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement 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. 4569--Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2017

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

       H.R. 4569 would direct the Department of Homeland Security 
     (DHS) to ensure that it has access to any biographical and 
     biometric data collected by federal agencies (such as the 
     Department of Defense) on people associated with terrorist 
     organizations. Because DHS currently carries out similar 
     activities, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4569 would 
     have no significant effect on spending by DHS or other 
     agencies.
       Enacting H.R. 4569 would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4569 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.
       H.R. 4569 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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