[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4978]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  H.R. 4482, THE ``SOUTHWEST BORDER SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT ACT OF 
                                 2016''

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 21, 2016

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following cost estimate from 
the Congressional Budget Office regarding H.R. 4482.

                                      Congressional Budget Office,


                                                U.S. Congress,

                                   Washington, DC, April 20, 2016.
     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. 4482, the 
     Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 2016.
       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. 4482--Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act of 
         2016
       H.R. 4482 would require the Department of Homeland Security 
     (DHS) to conduct an analysis of potential threats and 
     security gaps along the southwest border of the United 
     States. The bill also would require DHS, not later than June 
     30, 2017, to issue a strategic plan to protect U.S. borders. 
     Based on information from DHS, CBO estimates that conducting 
     analysis and preparing the strategic plan as required by H.R. 
     4482 would cost about $1 million in 2017; such spending would 
     be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Because 
     enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or 
     revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
       CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4482 would not increase 
     net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four 
     consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
       H.R. 4482 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
     mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
     would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
     governments.
       The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Mark Grabowicz. 
     The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
     Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                          ____________________