[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E480]
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   COST ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 3091, THE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 
                      SERVICE WEAPON PURCHASE ACT

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2023

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the cost estimate 
prepared by the Congressional Budget Office for H.R. 3091, the Federal 
Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act. The cost estimate 
was not available at the time of the Committee report filing.

 H.R. 3091, FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SERVICE WEAPON PURCHASE ACT,
 AS ORDERED REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON MAY 10,
                                  2023
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                                          By fiscal year, millions of
                                                   dollars--
                                     -----------------------------------
                                         2023      2023-2028   2023-2033
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Direct Spending (Outlays)...........          0           a           a
Revenues............................          0           0           0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the               0           a           a
 Deficit............................
Spending Subject to Appropriation             0           *         * *
 (Outlays)..........................
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a = decrease of more than $500,000 in direct spending and deficits; * =
  between zero and $500,000; * * = not estimated.

       Increases net direct spending in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2034? No.
       Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 
     10-year No periods beginning in 2034? No.
       Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply? Yes.
       Mandate Effects:
       Contains intergovernmental mandate? No.
       Contains private-sector mandate? No.
       H.R. 3091 would permit federal law enforcement officers to 
     purchase retired handguns at fair market value from the 
     federal agency that issued the handgun to such officer.
       CBO expects that implementing the bill would increase 
     administrative costs both for the General Services 
     Administration to develop regulations to implement the 
     program and for law enforcement agencies that participate in 
     the program. Based on the cost of similar programs, we 
     estimate those costs would be less than $500,000 over the 
     2023-2028 period. Any spending would be subject to the 
     availability of appropriated funds.
       Collections from handgun sales authorized under H.R. 3091 
     would be classified in the budget as offsetting receipts, or 
     reductions in direct spending, and deposited in the Treasury. 
     CBO is unaware of any comprehensive information about how 
     frequently federal law enforcement agencies replace their 
     handguns or how many guns they expect would be sold rather 
     than destroyed. However, using information about the number 
     of federal law enforcement officers employed at federal 
     agencies that would be potential purchasers, CBO estimates 
     that on-budget receipts from sales of those guns would likely 
     exceed $500,000 over the 2023-2033 period. For example, if 
     law enforcement agencies replaced 10 percent of their 
     handguns every year and 10 percent of those guns were sold to 
     law enforcement officers, receipts would total more than 
     $500,000 a year, CBO estimates.
       Under H.R. 3091, the program would include the Postal 
     Inspection Service, a law enforcement agency within the 
     Postal Service. Cash flows for the Postal Service are 
     recorded in the federal budget in the Postal Service Fund and 
     are classified as off-budget direct spending. CBO estimates 
     that any collections from handgun sales by the Postal Service 
     would not be significant in any year or over the 2023-2033 
     period.
       The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Matthew 
     Pickford and Kelly Durand (for the General Services 
     Administration) and Jeremy Crimm (for the Postal Service). 
     The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
     Director of Budget Analysis.
                                                Phillip L. Swagel,
     Director, Congressional Budget Office.

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