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S. 376, Drought Information Act of 2013 1 (September 5, 2013)

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COST ESTIMATE
September 5, 2013
S. 376
Drought Information Act of 2013
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation on July 30, 2013
SUMMARY
S. 376 would amend the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006. The
bill would authorize the appropriation of $14.5 million annually over the 2014-2018 period
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maintain a system
to provide early warnings of droughts by collecting and disseminating information and
coordinating research on drought conditions. In 2013, the agency received $12 million to
carry out similar activities.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the
legislation would cost $65 million over the 2014-2018 period and $8 million after 2018.
Enacting S. 376 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply.
S. 376 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).
ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The estimated budgetary impact of S. 376 is shown in the following table. The costs of this
legislation fall within budget function 300 (natural resources and environment).

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