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1 S. 3178, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018 1 (October 18, 2018)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

C                             COST ESTIMATE
                                                                 October 18, 2018


                                     S. 3178
                  Justice for Victims  of Lynching   Act of 2018

    As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 11, 2018


 S. 3178 would newly establish lynching (as defined in the bill) as a federal crime; thus,
 the government could pursue some cases that it otherwise may not be able to prosecute.
 CBO  expects that the bill would apply to a relatively small number of cases, however, so
 any increase in costs for law enforcement, court proceedings, or prison operations would
 not be significant. Any such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated
 funds.

 Because people prosecuted and convicted under S. 3178 could be subject to criminal
 fines, the federal government might collect additional fines under the bill. Criminal fines
 are recorded as revenues, deposited in the Crime Victims Fund, and later spent without
 further appropriation action. CBO expects that any additional revenues and associated
 direct spending would not be significant because the bill would probably affect a small
 number of cases.

 Because enacting S. 3178 would affect direct spending and revenues, pay-as-you-go
 procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such effects would be insignificant
 in any year.

 CBO  estimates that enacting S. 3178 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget
 deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029.

 S. 3178 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
 Unfunded Mandates  Reform Act.

 The CBO  staff contact for this estimate is Mark Grabowicz. The estimate was reviewed
 by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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