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S. 1532, No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act 1 (August 29, 2017)

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                 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                            COST ESTIMATE

                                                                 August 29, 2017


                                   S. 1532
                 No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act

    As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
                                on August 3, 2017


S. 1532 would permanently prohibit anyone who has used a commercial vehicle to commit
a felony involving human trafficking from operating a commercial motor vehicle in the
future. Based on information from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA), CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no significant effect on
the federal budget.

State agencies that issue driver's licenses would be responsible for implementing the
prohibition in the bill. Based on information from FMCSA, CBO expects that the agency
would need to change policies and procedures as well as update the training that it offers
for state inspectors and investigators who are responsible for combating criminal activities
such as drug and human trafficking. For such work, CBO estimates that the agency would
require about half the time of one full-time employee annually over the 2018-2022 period.
CBO estimates that implementing the provisions of the bill would cost less than $500,000
over the 2018-2022 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of
appropriated funds.

Enacting S. 1532 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting S. 1532 would not increase net direct
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in
2028.

S. 1532 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). As a condition of assistance, the bill would
require states to ensure that individuals who commit acts of human trafficking are not
issued commercial driver's licenses. States already screen applicants for a number of
items, including drug offenses. Consequently, CBO estimates that the costs of the
additional requirement would be small. Conditions of assistance, by definition in UMRA,
are not considered intergovernmental mandates.

The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Sarah Puro (for federal costs) and Jon Sperl
(for intergovernmental mandates). The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.

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