[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COST ESTIMATE ON H.R. 5730, THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 
                     INNOVATION REFORM ACT OF 2018

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                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 3, 2018

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, the following cost estimate H.R. 5730, the 
Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 2018, 
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, June 28, 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. 5730, the 
     Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 
     2018.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan 
     Carrol.
           Sincerely,
                                             Keith Hall, Director.
       Enclosure.

H.R. 5730--Transportation Security Technology Innovation Reform Act of 
                                  2018

  As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 22, 
                                  2018

       H.R. 5730 would require the Transportation Security 
     Administration (TSA) to develop programs to test and evaluate 
     advanced screening technologies related to the agency's 
     mission. Using information from TSA, CBO expects that meeting 
     the bill's requirements would not add significantly to the 
     cost of existing and similar activities related to 
     transportation security. CBO estimates that any change in 
     federal spending under the bill--which would be subject to 
     appropriation--would total less than $500,000 annually.
       Enacting H.R. 5730 would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that H.R. 5730 would not increase net direct 
     spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 
     10-year periods beginning in 2029.
       H.R. 5730 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. 
     This estimate was reviewed by Theresa Gullo, Assistant 
     Director for Budget Analysis.

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