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1 S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 1 (June 21, 2018)

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                    CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
                                  COST ESTIMATE

                                                                    June 21, 2018



                                    S. 3042
                    Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

       As reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
                                 on June 18, 2018


SUMMARY

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 would amend and extend some of the nation's
major programs for income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade
promotion, rural development, research, energy, forestry, horticulture, and other
miscellaneous programs administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for five
years through 2023.

CBO estimates that enacting S. 3042 would increase net direct spending by $1.4 billion
over the 2019-2023 period and reduce net direct spending by $0.1 billion over the 2019-
2028 period, relative to CBO's baseline projections. As specified in law, those baseline
projections incorporate the assumption that many expiring programs continue to operate
after their authorizations expire in the same manner as they did before such expiration.
The cost of extending those authorizations through 2023 would total $387 billion, but
because they are already included in the baseline, those costs are not included in this
estimate.

In addition, S. 3042 would authorize the appropriation of specific amounts, for a wide
variety of existing and new USDA programs. Assuming appropriation of the specified
amounts, CBO estimates that implementing those provisions would cost $30.3 billion
over the 2019-2028 period. CBO has not completed an estimate of the cost of
implementing other provisions of the bill without specified authorization levels.

Because enacting S. 3042 would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply.
Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.

CBO estimates that enacting S. 3042 would not increase net direct spending by more than
$2.5 billion or on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four consecutive
10-year periods beginning in 2029.

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