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1 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 1 (2017)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

C                             COST ESTIMATE
                                                                 November  8, 2017


                                   H.R.   3973
                      Market  Data  Protection  Act  of 2017

 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017


 H.R. 3973 would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), national
 securities associations, and the operator of the consolidated audit trail (CAT, a database
 that will track trading in equities and options markets) to develop internal risk control
 mechanisms  to safeguard the storage and use of market data, including the use of such
 data for research. The SEC's chief economist would be required to consult with the
 securities associations and the operator of the CAT on developing the controls, and the
 bill would delay any requirements to report market data to the CAT's operator until the
 mechanisms  were in place.

 Based on an analysis of information from the SEC, CBO estimates that implementing
 H.R. 3973 would cost $1 million over the 2018-2022 period. That amount would cover
 the development and maintenance of the SEC's internal risk controls and the
 commission's continuous review of mechanisms put in place by the securities
 associations and the CAT's operator. Because the SEC is authorized to collect fees
 sufficient to offset its annual appropriation, CBO estimates that the net effect on
 discretionary spending would be negligible, assuming appropriation actions consistent
 with that authority.

 Enacting H.R. 3973 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-
 go procedures do not apply.

 CBO  estimates that enacting H.R. 3973 would not increase net direct spending or on-
 budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.

 H.R. 3973 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates
 Reform Act (UMRA).

 If the SEC increased fees to offset the costs of implementing the additional regulatory
 activities required by the bill, H.R. 3973 would increase the cost of an existing mandate
 on private entities required to pay those fees. On the basis of information from the SEC,
 CBO  estimates that an increase in fees to offset those costs would amount to about
 $1 million over the 2018-2022 period. The bill also would impose a private-sector

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