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H.R. 1987, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 1 (May 14, 2015)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                              COST ESTIMATE

                                                                   May  14, 2015


                                 H.R.   1987
                  Coast  Guard   Authorization   Act  of 2015

   As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
                                on April 30, 2015


SUMMARY

H.R. 1987 would authorize appropriations totaling $17.5 billion, primarily for ongoing
operations of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Federal Maritime
Commission  (FMC) over the 2016-2017 period. The bill would amend laws that govern the
activities of USCG, FMC, and the Maritime Administration within the Department of
Transportation. Assuming appropriation of the specified amounts, CBO estimates that
implementing the legislation would cost $16.6 billion over the 2016-2020 period.

H.R. 1987 would expand the authority of USCG to cancel federal debts to include those
who incurred debt as an officer on active duty in the Coast Guard. Based on information
provided by USCG, CBO  estimates that enacting this provision would reduce offsetting
receipts that are treated as increases in direct spending by less than $500,000 over the
2016-2025 period. (The loss of offsetting receipts are treated as increases in direct
spending.) Because enacting this legislation would increase direct spending,
pay-as-you-go procedures apply; however, the effect on direct spending would be
insignificant in each year and over the 2016-2025 period. Enacting H.R. 1987 would not
affect revenues.

H.R. 1987 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (UMRA).

H.R. 1987 would impose private-sector mandates, as defined in UMRA, on sponsors of
marine events and manufacturers of small boats. Based on information from USCG and
industry experts, CBO estimates that the cost of the mandates would fall below the annual
threshold in UMRA for private-sector mandates ($154 million in 2015, adjusted for
inflation).

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