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1 S. 3277, Space Frontier Act of 2018 1 (September 27, 2018)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

a                              COST ESTIMATE
                                                               September 27, 2018


                                     S. 3277
                           Space Frontier Act of 2018

  As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
                                  on August 1, 2018


 SUMMARY

 S. 3277 would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Oceanic
 and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to streamline the permitting processes for
 commercial space transportation and commercial activities for observing the earth. The
 bill also would require the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to
 continue operations of the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030. CBO estimates
 that implementing S. 3277 would cost $34 million over the 2019-2023 period, assuming
 appropriation of the necessary amounts.

 Enacting S. 3277 would affect direct spending by extending NASA's authority to enter
 into enhanced-use lease agreements; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO
 expects NASA would use that extension to enter into agreements with third parties to
 construct and renovate energy production, launch, and other specialized facilities. CBO
 estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct spending by $30 million over the
 2019-2028 period. The bill would not affect revenues.

 CBO estimates that enacting S. 3277 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.

 S. 3277 would impose intergovernmental and private-sector mandates, as defined in the
 Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). CBO estimates that the total cost of
 complying with the mandates would fall well below the annual thresholds established in
 UMRA for intergovernmental and private-sector mandates ($80 million and $160 million
 in 2018, respectively, adjusted annually for inflation).

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