[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PROTECTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST DRONES AND EMERGING THREATS 
                                  ACT

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                               speech of

                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 25, 2018

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, the following cost estimate for H.R. 6742, 
the Secure Border Communications Act prepared by the Congressional 
Budget Office was not available to the Committee at the time of filing 
of the legislative report.

              Department of Homeland Security Legislation

    As passed by the House of Representatives on September 25, 2018

       On September 25, the House of Representatives passed the 
     following three pieces of legislation:
       H.R. 6620, the Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against 
     Drones and Emerging Threats Act, which would require the 
     Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prepare assessments 
     of the threats presented by unmanned aircraft systems (often 
     called drones) and other emerging threats associated with 
     such new technologies;
       H.R. 6735, the Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation 
     Act, which would require DHS to establish procedures for 
     people or organizations to report vulnerabilities in the 
     department's information systems; and
       H.R. 6740, the Border Tunnel Task Force Act, which would 
     direct DHS to establish task forces to combat threats from 
     cross-border tunnels; the task forces could include personnel 
     from federal, state, local, and tribal agencies.
       CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would not 
     significantly affect spending by DHS in any fiscal year 
     because the department could largely implement each act with 
     existing personnel.
       Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending 
     or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not 
     apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting the legislation 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.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Mark Grabowicz. 
     The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
     Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                               Washington, DC, September 27, 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. 6620, H.R. 6735, 
     and H.R. 6740, three bills concerning the Department of 
     Homeland Security that were ordered reported by the Committee 
     on Homeland Security on September 13, 2018.
       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.
       Enclosure.

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