[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E774-E775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COST ESTIMATE OF H.R. 3264, THE DOMAINS CRITICAL TO HOMELAND 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. 
3264, the Domains Critical to Homeland 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 15, 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. 3264, the 
     Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Lindsay 
     Wylie.
           Sincerely,
                                                Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

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   H.R. 3264, Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act--June 1, 2021

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                                             By fiscal year, millions of
                                                      dollars--
                                            ----------------------------
                                                       2021-
                                              2021     2026    2021-2031
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Direct Spending (Outlays)..................      0         0          0
Revenues...................................      0         0          0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit....      0         0          0
Spending Subjects to Appropriation               0         3          0
 (Outlays).................................
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       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. 3264 would authorize the Department of Homeland 
     Security (DHS) to identify and analyze potential threats to 
     infrastructure, industries, technologies, and intellectual 
     property critical to the economic security of the United 
     States. The agency would be required to report its findings 
     and recommendations to the Congress annually through 2026.
       The bill would authorize the appropriation of $1 million 
     each year from 2022 through 2026 to carry out the new 
     requirements. Using historical patterns of spending for 
     similar programs and assuming appropriation of the authorized 
     amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3264 would cost 
     $3 million over the 2021-2026 period and $2 million after 
     2026.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Lindsay Wylie. 
     The estimate was reviewed by Leo Lex, Deputy of Budget 
     Analysis.

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