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S. 760, OPEN Government Data Act 1 (June 27, 2017)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo3649 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 27, 2017 S. 760 OPEN Government Data Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2017 S. 760 would direct federal agencies to publish all data they collect in an open format that can be used by any computer. Under the bill, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would establish an inventory of all federal data sets and would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) to maintain an online interface for all such data. The bill also would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO), OMB, and Chief Information Officers at each federal agency to report to the Congress about this effort. Information from the General Services Administration and selected agencies suggest that most of the provisions of the bill would codify Executive Order 13642 and other executive branch policies that set the framework for agencies to promote openness and interoperability in information management. That executive order requires agencies to standardize data sets and to make them publicly available. A website (www.data.gov) has been established to share this government information with the general public. However, CBO expects that implementing S. 760 would cost about $2 million over the 2018-2021 period, for additional administrative and reporting costs for GSA and other agencies and to implement the new reporting requirements for GAO; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The bill could affect direct spending by agencies not funded though annual appropriations; therefore pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates, however, that any net increase in spending by those agencies would be negligible. Enacting S. 760 would not affect revenues. CBO estimates that enacting S. 760 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. S. 760 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 trial governments. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew Pickford. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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