[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E964-E965]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




COST ESTIMATE ON H.R. 5766, THE SECURING PUBLIC AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION 
                         FACILITIES 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 for H.R. 5766, 
the Securing Public areas of Transportation Facilities 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. 5766, the 
     Securing Public Areas of Transportation Facilities 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. 5766--Securing Public Areas of Transportation Facilities Act of 
                                  2018

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


                                summary

       H.R. 5766 would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     to establish a working group to develop, in collaboration 
     with public and private stakeholders, recommendations for 
     enhancing the security of public areas of transportation 
     facilities. The bill also would authorize the secretary to 
     provide technical assistance to owners and operators of 
     surface transportation systems and facilities and specify a 
     variety of administrative and reporting requirements.
       Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
     estimates that implementing H.R. 5766 would cost $23 million 
     over the 2019-2022 period. Enacting the bill would not affect 
     direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
     procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5766 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.
       H.R. 5766 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     (UMRA).


                estimated cost to the federal government

       The estimated budgetary effect of H.R. 5766 is shown in the 
     following table. The costs of the legislation fall within 
     budget function 400 (transportation).

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                                                               By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
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                                                       2019      2020      2021      2022      2023    2019-2023
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                         INCREASES OR DECREASES (-) IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
 
Estimated Authorization Level......................         5         5         5         5         5         25
Estimated Outlays..................................         3         5         5         5         5         23
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                           basis of estimate

       For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 5766 will be 
     enacted near the start of fiscal year 2019 and that necessary 
     funds will be appropriated each year.
       Using information from the Transportation Security 
     Administration (TSA), CBO estimates that ongoing costs to 
     meet new and expanded duties under H.R. 5766 would require 
     appropriations totaling about $5 million annually. That 
     amount includes:

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       $2 million to establish and operate an engineering 
     laboratory to assess and validate the performance of 
     security-related products;
       $1.5 million to develop systems necessary to provide 
     technical assistance related to the feasibility of installing 
     and maintaining security technologies; and
       $1.5 million to expand TSA's capacity to advise owners and 
     operators of surface transportation facilities with large and 
     open areas (such as rail yards, bus yards, and terminals) on 
     how to safeguard those areas.
       Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
     estimates that resulting outlays would total $23 million over 
     the 2019-2023 period. That estimate is based on historical 
     spending patterns for TSA's security-related activities.


                      pay-as-you-go considerations

       None.


           increase in long-term direct spending and deficits

       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5766 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.


                                mandates

       H.R. 5766 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in UMRA.


                          estimate prepared by

       Federal Costs: Megan Carroll; Mandates: Jon Sperl.


                          estimate reviewed by

       Leo Lex, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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