As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2013

New From CBO


H.R. 83, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2013

    

S. 459, Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 24, 2013 S. 459 would approve the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of about 29 acres of the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands from the Forest Service to the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS would use the land for a visitor center, administrative site, and parking lot for the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in South Dakota.

    

H.R. 185, a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the “Paul Brown United States Courthouse”

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 18, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

    

H.R. 1911, Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013

This estimate was provided for draft legislation that was later passed by the Senate (and cleared by the House) as H.R. 1911, and ultimately enacted as Public Law 113-28.

    

H.R. 2052, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2013 H.R. 2052 would direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with other relevant agencies, to review the competitiveness of the United States in attracting investment by foreign businesses. Within one year of enactment of the bill, the Secretary would be required to report to the Congress the results of the review as well as recommendations for increasing the United States’ ability to attract foreign investment.

    

H.R. 2094, School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2013H.R. 2094 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in awarding asthma-treatment grants, to give preference to states that require schools to:

    

H.R. 2251, a bill to designate the United States courthouse and federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the “Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Building”

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 18, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

    

H.R. 367, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 11, 2013

    

H.R. 579, a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the “R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse”

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 18, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

    

S. 1273, Fixing Inequities with Revenues Act of 2013

As introduced on July 10, 2013Letters to the Honorable Ron Wyden and the Honorable Lisa Murkowski

    

S. 130, Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act.

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 24, 2013 S. 130 would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey 322 acres of federal land near Powell, Wyoming, to the Powell Recreation District. Based on information provided by BLM, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting S. 130 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

    

S. 157, Denali National Park Improvement Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 24, 2013 Based on information provided by the National Park Service (NPS), CBO estimates that implementing S. 157 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. The act would:

    

S. 162, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013

As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 20, 2013 S. 162 would authorize the appropriation of $40 million annually over the 2015-2019 period for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state, local, and tribal governments to improve the treatment of mentally ill individuals in the criminal justice system. Those grants could be used to assist veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and to develop programs for correctional facilities.

    

S. 304, Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 24, 2013 S. 304 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to convey about 67 acres of property in the Nachez Trace Parkway to the state of Mississippi. The legislation also would adjust the boundaries of the parkway to include 10 additional acres. Based on information provided by NPS, CBO estimates that implementing the act would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting S. 304 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

    

S. 353, Oregon Treasures Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 18, 2013S. 353 would authorize the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to exchange roughly 15,000 acres of federal land for private lands totaling 12,000 acres. The bill also would add a total of 55,000 acres of federal lands in Oregon to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Finally, the bill would designate certain tributaries of the Rogue and Molalla Rivers in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

    

S. 959, Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act

Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for an amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 959, as posted on the website of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 25, 2013

    

H. Con. Res. 44, a concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 10, 2013

    

H.R. 1848, Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 20, 2013 H.R. 328 would amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (Property Act) to provide the General Services Administration (GSA) new authorities aimed at facilitating the disposal of federal real property. In addition, the legislation would establish a five-year pilot program with a goal of expediting the disposal of excess and surplus federal property.

    

H.R. 1961, a bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant material construction requirement for vessels operating within the boundary line

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 18, 2013In 2008, the Congress removed an exemption in law that allowed certain vessels constructed of wood and containing stateroom accommodations to carry more than 50 passengers. H.R. 1961 would reinstate that exemption and permit those vessels to exceed the 50-passenger limit until 2028. CBO estimates that there is one vessel affected by the exemption, a historic steamboat currently based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    

H.R. 1994, Election Assistance Commission Termination Act

As reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 4, 2013 H.R. 1994 would eliminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and transfer some of its responsibilities to the Federal Election Commission, while the Office of Management and Budget would be responsible for winding down the commission’s contracts and agreements. The EAC would terminate within 60 days of the bill’s enactment.

    

H.R. 2353, a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of vehicles on certain Wisconsin highways, and for other purposes

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 18, 2013

    

H.R. 2576, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 10, 2013

    

H.R. 2611, a bill to designate the headquarters building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, in the District of Columbia as the “Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building”

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 10, 2013

    

H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act

As introduced in the House of Representatives on July 11, 2013

    

H.R. 328, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 10, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

    

S. 285, Valles Caldera National Preserve Management Act

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 18, 2013S. 285 would transfer administrative jurisdiction of the Valles Caldera Preserve in New Mexico from the Forest Service to the National Park Service (NPS). Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 285 would cost $27 million over the 2014-2018 period. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

    

S. 327, Good Neighbor Forestry Act

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 18, 2013

    

S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 18, 2013S. 783 would reauthorize, establish, or modify several programs related to the management of federal lands and natural resources and would increase certain payments to localities. Major provisions of the legislation would:

    

S. 959, Pharmaceutical Quality, Security, and Accountability Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 10, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. The bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

    

H.R. 1126, Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 12, 2013

    


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