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H.R. 1646, Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act [i] (June 18, 2015)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo2348 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
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June 18, 2015
H.R. 1646
Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security
on May 20, 2015
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1646 would cost $3 million in fiscal year 2016,
assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Because enacting the legislation would
not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
H.R. 1646 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate the
potential use of small and medium sized drones to attack U.S. interests and to work with
federal agencies to develop and standardize protocols for preventing such actions. The bill
also would require DHS to advise state, local, and tribal governments on prevention of
drone attacks and to report to the Congress on the risks of such attacks.
Based on information from DHS about the costs of similar activities, CBO estimates that
implementing the bill would cost $3 million in fiscal year 2016, assuming appropriation of
the necessary amounts. The costs would mostly result from the additional personnel
required to coordinate activities across different agencies and to communicate with law
enforcement officials throughout the country.
H.R. 1646 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 contacts for this estimate are Mark Grabowicz and Ben Christopher. The
estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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