[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E962-E963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          COST ESTIMATE ON H.R. 4991, H.R. 4627, AND H.R. 5762

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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 for H.R. 4991, 
the Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act; H.R. 
4627, the Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act; and 
H.R. 5762, the Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking 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 
     reviewed the following pieces of legislation that were passed 
     by the House of Representatives on June 19, 2018:
       H.R. 4991, the Supporting Research and Development for 
     First Responders Act;
       H.R. 4627, the Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular 
     Terrorism Act; and
       H.R. 5762, the Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid 
     Trafficking Act of 2018.
       H.R. 4991 would codify programs that currently exist at the 
     Department of Homeland Security (DHS). H.R. 4627 would 
     confirm the authority of DHS to establish a task force to 
     disrupt drug trafficking, and H.R. 5762 would clarify the 
     scope of the department's research and development program.
       CBO estimates that enacting these pieces of legislation 
     would not significantly affect DHS spending. Because the 
     legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues, 
     pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting the acts would not increase net 
     direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.
       None of the acts contain intergovernmental or private-
     sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
     Act.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide

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     them. The CBO staff contact is Mark Grabowicz.
           Sincerely,
     Keith Hall, Director.

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