[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         COST ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 3243, THE PIPELINE SECURITY ACT

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 19, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record 
the cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for H.R. 
3243, the Pipeline Security Act. The cost estimate was not available at 
the time of the Committee report filing.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                    Washington, DC, June 10, 2021.
     Hon. Bennie G. Thompson,
     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. 3243, the 
     Pipeline Security Act.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CEO staff contact is Aaron 
     Krupkin.
           Sincerely,
                                                Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

             H.R. 3243, Pipeline Security Act--May 18, 2021

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               By fiscal year, millions
                                                     of dollars--
                                             ---------------------------
                                                        2021-     2021-
                                               2021     2026      2031
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct Spending (Outlays)...................      0         0         0
Revenues....................................      0         0         0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit.....      0         0         0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays).      *         2        **
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* = between zero and $500,000.
** = not estimated.

       Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply? No.
       Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 
     10-year periods beginning in 2032? No.
       Mandate Effects:
       Contains intergovernmental mandate? No.
       Contains private-sector mandate? No.
       H.R. 3243 would codify the role of the Transportation 
     Security Administration (TSA) as the administrator of the 
     Department of Homeland Security's program to protect 
     pipelines from terrorists and cybersecurity threats. The bill 
     would require TSA to create a new executive position, develop 
     a personnel strategy to improve the effectiveness of the 
     pipeline security program, and report on its progress 
     annually. Finally, H.R. 3243 would require the Government 
     Accountability Office (GAO) to review the bill's 
     implementation within two years of enactment.
       Many of the bill's requirements are consistent with 
     activities being conducted under current law and would not 
     significantly affect the agency's costs. Using information 
     from TSA, CBO estimates that implementing other provisions of 
     the bill would cost $2 million over the 2021-2026 period. 
     About half of that amount would stem from required personnel 
     changes at review. Any spending would be subject to the 
     availability of appropriated funds.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Aaron Krupkin. 
     The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
     Director of Budget Analysis.

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