[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E467]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      COST ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 5615, HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILITIES 
                            PRESERVATION ACT

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record 
the cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for H.R. 
5615, the Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act. The cost 
estimate was not available at the time of the Committee report filing.

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                      Washington, DC, May 3, 2022.
     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. 5615, the 
     Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act.
       If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
     pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Jon Sperl.
           Sincerely,
                                                Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

 H.R. 5615, HOMELAND SECURITY CAPABILITIES PRESERVATION ACT AS PASSED BY
              THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON MARCH 7, 2022
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          By fiscal year, millions of
                                                   dollars--
                                     -----------------------------------
                                         2022      2022-2026   2022-2031
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct Spending (Outlays)...........          0           0           0
Revenues............................          0           0           0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the               0           0           0
 Deficit............................
Spending Subject to Appropriation             *           *          **
 (Outlays)..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* = 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. 5615 would require the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency (FEMA) to submit a plan to the Congress to ensure that 
     federal assistance is available to certain urban 
     jurisdictions under the Urban Area Security Initiative 
     (UASI). UASI provides grants to state and local law 
     enforcement agencies in urban areas that are at high-risk for 
     acts of terrorism to cover the costs of planning, equipment, 
     and training. Specifically, the act would require that grants 
     be made available under the program for at least three 
     consecutive years to jurisdictions that did not receive UASI 
     funding in the current fiscal year.
       In developing the plan, FEMA would be required to survey 
     urban jurisdictions to confirm the need for federal 
     assistance. Based on the cost of similar plans, CBO estimates 
     that implementing H.R. 5615 would cost less than $500,000 
     over the 2022-2026 period; any spending would be subject to 
     the availability of appropriated funds.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jon Sperl. The 
     estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director 
     of Budget Analysis.

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