[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SECURE BORDER COMMUNICATIONS 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.

                                               September 25, 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. 6742, the Secure 
     Border Communications Act.
       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.
     H.R. 6742--Secure Border Communications Act
       H.R. 6742 would require Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
     in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to equip CBP 
     officers and border patrol agents with radios or similar 
     devices that permit secure and effective communication with 
     DHS personnel and with other federal and nonfederal law 
     enforcement entities. According to CBP, it outfits its 
     officers and agents with radios that largely satisfy the 
     act's requirements, so CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 
     6742 would have no significant effect on agency spending.
       Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending 
     or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not 
     apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6742 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.
       H.R. 6742 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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