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1 H.R. 2147, Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 [1] (May 9, 2018)

handle is hein.congrec/cbomaydd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE C COST ESTIMATE May 9, 2018 H.R. 2147 Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 8, 2018 Within one year of enactment, H.R. 2147 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire 50 specialists for the Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO) Program. The program-which operates through VA medical centers-provides support services to veterans involved in the criminal justice system. VA reports that currently it is working to hire at least 50 additional specialists for the VJO program. Because the hiring requirement would codify VA's current plan, CBO estimates that implementing those requirements would result in no additional costs. The bill also would require VA and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit reports to the Congress on the VJO Program. On the basis of information from GAO regarding necessary resources to prepare reports of similar scope, CBO estimates that four full-time employees at an average compensation of $130,000 would work on the GAO report. CBO expects minimal costs to prepare VA's report. As a result, CBO estimates that implementing the bill's reporting requirements would cost $1 million over the 2019-2023 period, assuming availability of appropriated amounts. Enacting H.R. 2147 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you- go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2147 would not increase net direct spending or on- budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2029. H.R. 2147 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Ann E. Futrell. The estimate was reviewed by Leo Lex, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

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