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S. 19, Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act 1 (February 13, 2017)

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                  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                             COST ESTIMATE

                                                               February 13, 2017



                                     S.19
Making   Opportunities   for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive
                   and Needless  Obstacles   to Wireless Act

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
                               on January 24, 2017


SUMMARY

S. 19 would authorize federal agencies to implement various programs and measures
related to management of the electromagnetic spectrum. It would direct federal agencies to
prepare reports, develop information for firms that provide telecommunications services,
award prizes for advanced technologies, and ensure that certain radio frequencies are made
available for commercial uses.

CBO  estimates that enacting S. 19 would increase net direct spending by $141 million over
the 2018-2027 period, primarily as a result of provisions that would accelerate spending
related to making federal spectrum available for commercial use. CBO also estimates that
implementing the bill would cost $88 million over the 2018-2022 period, subject to the
appropriation of the necessary amounts, mainly to develop new data systems and carry out
spectrum management  activities.

Because enacting the bill would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply.
Enacting S. 19 would not affect revenues.

CBO  estimates that enacting the legislation would not increase net direct spending or
on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods
beginning in 2028.

S. 19 would impose intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandate
Reform Act (UMRA)   by preempting state and local tax laws related to wireless
telecommunication services and by preempting the jurisdiction of state and local courts in
some cases. CBO estimates that the costs of the mandates, mostly in the form of foregone
revenue to state and local governments, would not exceed the threshold established in
UMRA   ($78 million in 2017, adjusted annually for inflation).

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