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Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.: An evaluation of the Budgetary Impact of House Committee Suggestions Submitted for the house Budget Committee Print: Addressing Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse 1 (November 2003)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo9042 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 November 12, 2003 Honorable John M. Spratt Jr. Ranking Member Committee on the Budget U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman: As you requested, the Congressional Budget Office has reviewed the budgetary impact of the suggestions as submitted by House committees for inclusion in the Budget Committee print, Addressing Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (September 2003). A summary of the potential budgetary effects based on that review, including some committee suggestions that were submitted too late to be included in the Budget Committee print, is enclosed with this letter. Many of the committees' suggestions were not sufficiently specific or detailed for CBO to estimate potential budget savings. For example, some committees recommended cutting the level of spending for certain programs but did not specify how much spending should be reduced. A few of the suggestions refer to legislation introduced during the 108th Congress, and we have indicated those cases in which CBO has prepared formal cost estimates. Some of the suggestions are similar to the options considered in CBO's report, Budget Options (March 2003). CBO's review of the committees' suggestions did not consider whether implementing these proposals might eliminate or reduce wasteful or fraudulent government spending. Our review focused only on the estimated net budgetary impact of the committee proposals. For example, changing the procedures used to administer a federal grant program might better target assistance to intended recipients but leave the cost of the program unchanged. www.cbo.gov

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