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1 H.R. 1677, Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2018 1 (October 17, 2018)

handle is hein.congrec/cbocsyrc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE a COST ESTIMATE October 17, 2018 H.R. 1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2018 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 3, 2018 H.R. 1677 would require the Departments of State and the Treasury to impose sanctions on people and entities responsible for the security and humanitarian crisis in Syria as well as persons who provide significant financial, material, or technological support to the government of Syria. The legislation also would authorize the Department of State to assist entities that are investigating war crimes or crimes against humanity in Syria. Finally, H.R. 1677 would require the Administration to report to the Congress on the implementation of the act, ongoing assistance programs for the Syrian people, and the feasibility of various options to protect civilians in Syria. The requirements of the legislation would expire after five years. On the basis of information from the Department of State, CBO expects the department would hire three additional staff at an annual cost of about $200,000 per person to implement the act's sanctions and reporting provisions. Administrative activities of the Treasury Department would cost less than $500,000 over the next five years, CBO estimates. The Department of State is currently providing assistance to entities that are committed to investigating and preserving evidence of human right violations in Syria. While it is possible that the department would increase such assistance under the act, CBO has no basis for estimating such additional amounts. In total, and incorporating the effects of inflation, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1677 would cost $3 million over the 2019-2023 period, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. If the agencies request or the Congress appropriates a different amount, the costs could be higher or lower. Enacting H.R. 1677 would increase the number of people who would be denied visas by the Secretary of State and the number who would be subject to civil or criminal penalties. Most visa fees are retained by the Department of State and spent without further appropriation, but some fees are deposited in the Treasury as revenues. Penalties also are recorded as revenues, and a portion of those penalties can be spent without further appropriation. Because enacting the legislation would affect direct spending and revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that implementing

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