[House Report 116-120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
116th Congress } { Rept. 116-120
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { Part 2
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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020
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June 27, 2019.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Smith of Washington, from the Committee on Armed Services,
submitted the following
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2500]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
This supplemental report shows the cost estimate of the
Congressional Budget Office with respect to the bill (H.R.
2500), as reported, which was not included in part 1 of the
report submitted by the Committee on Armed Services on June 19,
2019 (H. Rept. 116-120, pt. 1).
Congressional Budget Office Estimate
In compliance with clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the House
of Representatives, the cost estimate prepared by the
Congressional Budget Office and submitted pursuant to section
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is as follows:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, June 26, 2019.
Hon. Adam Smith,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 2500, the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Kent
Christensen.
Sincerely,
Phillip L. Swagel,
Director.
Enclosure.
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The bill would
Authorize appropriations totaling an
estimated $727,569 million for 2020, mainly for the
military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD),
the atomic energy defense activities of the Department
of Energy, and the Maritime Administration
Authorize an additional $538 million for the
Maritime Administration and other nondefense activities
and $24 million for DoD over the 2021-2024 period
Prescribe personnel strengths for active-
duty and selected-reserve components of the U.S. Armed
Forces
Extend DoD's authority to pay various
bonuses and allowances to military personnel
Make several changes to health benefits for
both active and retired military personnel and their
families
Create a new military service to organize,
train, equip, and operate space forces
Require DoD to sell Internet Protocol
version 4 (IPv4) addresses over the next 10 years
Impose intergovernmental and private-sector
mandates by increasing the authorized end strength for
active-duty personnel, preempting state and local
authorities, and amending certain contracts for
military housing
Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from
New authorizations of appropriations for
defense programs
Receipts from the sale of Internet Protocol
addresses
Areas of significant uncertainty include
Anticipating the timing and manner of the
establishment of the Space Corps
Predicting the future market demand for and
global supply of IPv4 addresses
Bill summary
H.R. 2500 would authorize appropriations totaling an
estimated $728.1 billion over the 2020-2024 period. Of that
amount, $726.9 billion would be specifically authorized for
2020 for the military functions of the Department of Defense
(DoD) and the atomic energy defense activities of the
Department of Energy. An additional $0.7 billion for 2020 and
$0.5 billion for the following four years would be specifically
authorized for the Maritime Administration and various other
nondefense programs. CBO estimates that appropriation of the
authorized amounts would result in outlays of $704.4 billion
over the 2020-2024 period.
The bill also contains provisions that would affect the
costs of defense programs funded through discretionary
appropriations in 2021 and future years. Those provisions would
affect force structure, compensation and benefits, the military
health system, and various other programs. CBO has analyzed the
costs of a select number of those provisions and estimates that
they would, on a net basis, increase the cost of defense
programs compared to current law by about $10.0 billion over
the 2021-2024 period. The net costs of those provisions in 2021
and beyond are not included in the total amount of outlays
mentioned above because funding for those activities would be
covered by specific authorizations in future years.
In addition, enacting H.R. 2500 would reduce direct
spending by $41 million over the 2020-2024 period and $9
million over the 2020-2029 period. Enacting the bill would have
an insignificant effect on revenues.
Estimated Federal cost
The estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 2500 are shown in
Table 1. Of the $727.6 billion that would be authorized for
2020, nearly all--$726.9 billion--would be for activities
within budget function 050 (national defense).
Some authorizations, however, fall within other budget
functions, including $512 million for the Maritime
Administration in function 400 (transportation), $127 million
for a medical facility demonstration fund in function 700
(veterans benefits and services); $64 million for the Armed
Forces Retirement Home in function 600 (income security); and
$14 million for the Naval Petroleum Reserves in function 270
(energy).
Basis of estimate
For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 2500 will be
enacted near the start of fiscal year 2020 and that the
authorized amounts will be appropriated each fiscal year.
Spending subject to appropriation
H.R. 2500 would specifically authorize $727.6 billion for
2020 (see Table 2). Of that amount, $726.9 billion would be for
defense programs, and $0.7 billion would be for nondefense
programs.
For defense programs, $655.6 billion of the authorization
for 2020 would, if appropriated, be counted against that year's
defense cap set in the Budget Control Act (BCA), as amended.
Another $71.3 billion would not be subject to that cap. Of
amounts not subject to the BCA caps, $69.0 billion would be for
DoD's costs related to overseas contingency operations
(primarily in and around Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria), and
$2.3 billion in emergency authorizations would be for military
construction projects related to damage caused by Hurricanes
Florence and Michael.
The $726.9 billion that would be specifically authorized
for defense programs for 2020 is an increase of $17.0 billion
(or 2 percent) compared to amounts appropriated for 2019.
Authorizations for three of the four major categories of DoD
spending would increase: operation and maintenance by $10.7
billion (or 4 percent), research and development by $6.5
billion (7 percent), and military personnel by $3.8 billion (3
percent). Authorized funding for procurement would fall by $5.8
billion (4 percent) compared to the current level of funding.
Authorizations for all other categories combined would increase
by $1.8 billion (5 percent).
For nondefense programs, the bill would authorize $0.7
billion for 2020 and $0.5 billion for the 2021-2024 period,
primarily for programs of the Maritime Administration.
H.R. 2500 also contains provisions that would affect the
cost of various discretionary programs in future years. Most of
those provisions would affect end strength (the number of
military personnel at the end of a fiscal year), military
compensation and benefits, and the military health system. The
estimated effects of some of those provisions are shown in
Table 3 and described below. The following sections discuss how
those provisions would affect the need for discretionary
appropriations in future years.
Force Structure. The bill would affect the force structure
of the military services by setting end-strength levels for
2020 and modifying the minimum end-strength levels authorized
in permanent law.
Under title IV, the authorized end strength in 2020 for
active-duty personnel and personnel in the Selected Reserves
would total 1,339,500 and 800,800 respectively. Of those
selected reservists, 86,715 would serve full time on active
duty in support of the reserves. In total, selected-reserve end
strength would decline by 16,900, although the number of
selected reservists who would serve in full-time support
positions would increase by 3,653, when compared with levels
authorized under current law for 2020. Active-duty end strength
would increase by 1,400. The specified end-strength levels for
each component of the armed forces are detailed below with
CBO's estimate of the effects of those changes on DoD's
personnel and operation and maintenance costs. Those costs for
additional personnel include components of military
compensation such as basic pay, allowances, bonuses, and health
care, as well as operating costs for training and maintenance.
Active-Duty End Strengths. Section 401 would authorize the
following increases in active-duty personnel for three of the
four services: 5,100 more for the Navy, 3,700 more for the Air
Force, and 100 more for the Marine Corps. The end strength
authorized for the Army would decrease by 7,500. CBO estimates
that the net growth in active-duty personnel of 1,400 service
members would cost $0.8 billion over the 2020-2024 period.
Selected Reserve End Strengths. Under section 411, the end
strengths for three of the six reserve components would
decrease: 10,000 fewer for Army Reserve, 7,500 fewer for Army
National Guard, and 100 fewer for Navy Reserve. End strengths
for the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve would increase
by 600 and 100, respectively, while the authorized level for
the Marine Corps Reserve would not change. CBO estimates that
the decrease of 16,900 reservists would reduce costs by $3.0
billion over the 2020-2024 period.
Full-Time Selected Reserve End Strengths. Section 412 would
increase the number of full-time reservists who serve on active
duty in support of the reserves by 3,653 compared with
currently authorized end-strength levels for 2020. Those
additional full-time reservists would increase costs by $2.4
billion over that same period.
Reserve Technician End Strengths. Section 413 would reduce
the end strength for dual-status military technicians by 2,320.
Those personnel are federal civilian employees who are required
to maintain membership in a Selected Reserve component as a
condition of their employment. CBO estimates that spending on
salaries for dual status positions would decrease by $1.2
billion over the 2020-2024 period. (Changing the number of
dual-status technicians would not change the number of part-
time reservists set by section 411, discussed above. Thus, the
only budget effects would be the reduction in civilian
compensation.)
Compensation and Benefits. H.R. 2500 includes several
provisions that would affect compensation and benefits for
uniformed personnel and civilian employees of DoD. The bill
would specifically authorize regular appropriations of $150.1
billion for the costs of military pay and allowances in 2020.
For military personnel costs resulting from overseas
contingency operations (primarily in and around Afghanistan,
Iraq, and Syria), the bill would authorize the appropriation of
an additional $4.5 billion for 2020.
Expiring Bonuses and Allowance. Section 611 would extend
for one year DoD's authority to enter agreements to pay certain
bonuses and allowances to military personnel. The authority to
enter into such agreements expires on December 31, 2019. Some
bonuses are paid in lump sums, while others are paid in annual
or monthly installments over several years of military service.
On the basis of DoD's budget request for fiscal year 2020, CBO
estimates that extending that authority for one year would cost
$8.6 billion over the 2020-2024 period.
Basic Needs Allowance. Section 602 would authorize DoD to
pay a monthly allowance to service members whose gross incomes
are less than 130 percent of the federal poverty guidelines
established by the Department of Health and Human Services. The
amount of the allowance would be the difference between a
service member's monthly gross income and the monthly income
level at 130 percent of poverty guidelines for the location in
the United States where the member lives and the size of the
member's household. The basic allowance for housing would be
excluded from the calculation of gross income; DoD would
determine what other compensation, such as the basic allowance
for subsistence, hostile fire pay, or reenlistment bonuses,
would be included in gross income to determine eligibility for
the new allowance. CBO expects that, given the clear
instruction to exclude the basic allowance for housing from
gross income and the lack of guidance on what other
compensation to exclude, DoD would choose a narrow definition
of gross pay and only include basic pay.
DoD would evaluate service members' income annually and
notify candidates of their potential eligibility for the
allowance by December 31 of each year. Candidates (those who
received notification of potential eligibility and any other
service members who want to apply) would have until January 31
to submit applications with any required documentation to
demonstrate eligibility. DoD would review those applications
and notify the applicants of DoD's final eligibility
determination by February 28. CBO expects that some service
members who would meet eligibility requirements would not
receive the allowance because they would decline to receive the
allowance or they would not submit the required information by
the application deadline. Recipients of the basic needs
allowance would be awarded the benefit for a full year; monthly
payments would start in April and end in March of the following
year.
CBO estimates that payments would begin in April of 2021 to
allow time for DoD to develop regulations and procedures and to
implement the new policy. On the basis of data about service
members' pay and family sizes, CBO estimates that roughly
10,200 service members would receive an average allowance of
$400 each month. Those allowances would cost $175 million over
the 2021-2024 period.
If DoD used a broader definition of gross income, then the
cost of the allowance would be lower because fewer service
members would qualify. For example, if DoD included the basic
allowance for subsistence in the gross income calculation, then
CBO estimates the benefit would cost about $50 million over
that same period.
Benefits for Civilians in Combat Zones. Section 1104 would
extend for one year the authority to grant benefits such as
paid leave and travel for one trip home, and up to three leave
periods each year for rest and recuperation to federal civilian
employees who perform official duty in a combat zone. The
authority to provide those benefits expires on September 30,
2020. On the basis of information from DoD and the Office of
Personnel Management, CBO estimates that about 1,000 civilian
employees of DoD and 500 employees of other federal agencies
will work in a designated combat zone in 2021 and, under this
provision, would receive an average benefit that would cost
about $20,000 a year.
Thus, CBO estimates that section 1104 would increase the
costs of civilian employees of DoD by $20 million and of other
federal agencies by $10 million.
Military Health System. Title VII of H.R. 2500 would make
several changes to health benefits for both active and retired
military personnel and their families. CBO estimates that if
enacted, those provisions would increase DoD's health care
costs by a total of about $160 million over the 2020-2024
period.
Contraception Cost Sharing. Section 701 would eliminate all
cost sharing for contraceptive pharmaceuticals and devices for
those who use TRICARE, beginning in 2020. On the basis of
information from DoD, CBO estimates that beneficiaries
currently pay about $13 million each year for their share of
various contraceptive drugs and devices. Under the proposal,
those costs would be borne by DoD.
In addition, eliminating out-of-pocket costs would increase
beneficiaries' use of brand-name drugs and decrease the use of
generic drugs because beneficiaries would no longer face higher
copayments for brand-name drugs. Currently, TRICARE
beneficiaries receive about 850,000 generic contraception
prescriptions each year (in 30-day equivalents). On the basis
of an examination of various studies, CBO estimates that
beneficiaries would change about 5 percent of those
prescriptions to brand-name drugs under section 701. CBO
estimates that the average cost to DoD for a 30-day
prescription of a brand-name contraceptive is about $55 more
than the average generic prescription. Therefore, this
substitution towards brand-name drugs would initially increase
annual costs by about $3 million. After adjusting for inflation
and accounting for the time needed to implement the policy, CBO
estimates that eliminating cost sharing for contraception would
increase costs to DoD by $92 million over the 2020-2024 period.
Section 701 also would affect direct spending for health
care. Those effects are described below under the heading
``Direct Spending and Revenues.''
Lead Screening. Section 704 would set guidelines for
screening and testing for lead among children covered by
TRICARE. It also would require DoD to maintain records on the
date of construction of all housing occupied by military
personnel. On the basis of the costs of other government
programs such as the Centers for Disease Control Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program, CBO estimates complying with this section
would cost about $10 million per year and by $45 million over
the 2020-2024 period.
PFAS Blood Test. Section 708 would require DoD to perform
annual blood tests on military and DoD civilian firefighters to
determine and document potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are chemical components
of agents DoD uses to fight fuel fires. Recent studies suggest
that PFAS are responsible for a number of adverse health
effects. Using data from DoD, the Office of Personnel
Management, and public sources, CBO estimates about 20,000
personnel would require such testing each year and that each
test would cost about $200. Thus, satisfying the requirement of
section 708 would cost about $4 million each year and $20
million over the 2020-2024 period.
TRICARE Reserve Select. Section 703 would allow members of
the Selected Reserve who are eligible for the Federal Employee
Health Benefits Program (FEHB) to enroll in the TRICARE Reserve
Select health benefit (TRS) beginning in 2030. Beneficiaries
pay less for TRS plans than for FEHB. Using data from DoD, CBO
estimates that about 110,000 members of the Selected Reserve
are eligible for FEHB and that about one third would enroll in
TRS if given the opportunity. On net, CBO estimates section 703
would eventually reduce discretionary costs to the government
by about $250 million per year beginning in 2030 because the
cost of TRS is less than the government's share of the premiums
for FEHB. Section 703 also would affect spending for other FEHB
beneficiaries. Those effects are described in the ``Direct
Spending and Revenues'' section of the estimate.
Other Provisions. Several other provisions would affect
spending subject to appropriation by establishing a Space Corps
in the Department of the Air Force and by authorizing the Navy
to acquire an amphibious ship.
Space Corps. Sections 921 through 925 would create a new
military service to organize, train, equip, and operate space
forces. The new service would be established in the Department
of the Air Force, similar to how the Marine Corps is a
component of the Department of the Navy.
Most of the personnel and assets for the Space Corps would
be transferred to the new service from existing forces. CBO
estimates that DoD has 22,900 military and civilian personnel
who perform space-related activities. Many of those could be
transferred to the new service and thus would not affect net
costs. In addition, CBO estimates that the Space Corps would
require between 4,100 and 6,800 additional personnel for new
management and support positions. Those additional positions
would increase costs. In total, CBO estimates the annual
recurring costs and onetime costs of the new Space Corps would
increase by about $3.6 billion over the 2020-2024 period.
Annual Costs. In a previous study, CBO estimated that the
additional management and overhead positions required for this
new military service would increase annual costs by between
$0.8 billion and $1.3 billion (in 2020 dollars).\1\ Those new
positions would include new personnel to staff various
headquarters and combatant commands, and personnel for
recruiting, training, management, and other support functions.
Those costs would increase over several years as additional
positions are filled in phases. Based on information from DoD,
CBO estimates that it would take about five years to fully
staff the new service.\2\ By taking the midpoint of the range
from CBO's prior estimate, and adjusting for inflation, CBO
estimates that salaries and expenses for those additional
personnel would cost $1.0 billion by 2024 and total about $2.3
billion over the 2020-2024 period.
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\1\See Congressional Budget Office, The Personnel Requirements and
Costs of New Military Space Organizations (May 2019), www.cbo.gov/
publication/55178. This report provides additional details on the
methodology behind the estimates. In addition to the cost of standing
up a new military service, the report also includes estimates of the
cost of standing up a new combatant command and a new development
agency for space assets.
\2\See Department of Defense, United States Space Force (February
2019), p. 9, https://media.defense.gov/2019/Mar/01/2002095012/-1/-1/1/
United-States-Space-Force-Strategic-Overview.pdf.
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Onetime Costs. In addition to those annual costs, there
would be onetime costs for new construction and renovation of
facilities to house the added personnel and any existing
personnel that would be relocated. There also would be onetime
costs for such items as uniforms, signs, and stationary. In its
earlier study, CBO estimated the onetime costs of standing up
the new service would be between $1.1 billion and $3.0 billion
(in 2020 dollars). On the basis of information on the timelines
for previous construction and relocation projects, CBO
estimates those onetime costs would arise over a period of
eight years. Using the midpoint of the range from CBO's prior
estimate and accounting for inflation, CBO estimates that the
onetime costs for the new Space Corps would total $1.4 billion
over the 2020-2024 period; some onetime costs would occur after
2024.\3\
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\3\The estimate of onetime costs in CBO's May 2019 study included
the cost of transfer bonuses for those military personnel who join the
new Space Corps from other services. While those costs may eventually
be realized, those transfer bonuses cannot occur without further
Congressional authorization. Therefore, they are not included in this
estimate.
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The creation of the new military service is part of a
proposal to improve the organization of DoD's space forces and
assets. The Administration also has proposed two more space
organizations in its budget for fiscal year 2020: a new
combatant command and a new agency that would develop and
acquire space systems. CBO recently estimated that adding those
two organizations would increase annual costs by between $320
million and $580 million (in 2020 dollars). Establishing those
organizations also would incur onetime costs of between $740
million and $1,620 million.\4\ However, CBO expects that the
Administration can establish those organizations using
authorities in current law; thus, CBO's estimate of enacting
H.R. 2500 does not include costs for those organizations.
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\4\Ibid, 1.
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There is significant uncertainty associated with CBO's cost
estimates for creating a new Space Corps. Many decisions about
the new service would have to be made in the coming years.
Decisions about which military units and agencies would be
transferred to the new service and whether to repurpose
existing infrastructure or construct new facilities would
significantly affect costs. Also, CBO's estimates of the
additional costs of establishing a new Space Corps focus on
overhead and management costs, and do not include the cost of
adding new capabilities. The results of future decisions could
make the costs of the new Space Corps significantly higher or
lower than the amounts shown here.
Incrementally Fund the LPD-31 Amphibious Ship. Section 115
would allow the Navy to enter into a contract to build an LPD-
17 amphibious ship (designated LPD-31) and to incrementally
fund that contract over several years. CBO estimates that the
LPD-31 will cost about $2 billion; in 2019, the Congress
appropriated $350 million for its construction. The bill would
authorize the appropriation of $247 million in 2020 for that
purpose. CBO estimates that completing the ship would require
appropriations of about $1.4 billion in 2021.
Direct spending and revenues
Several provisions in H.R. 2500 would affect direct
spending, and CBO estimates their enactment would decrease
outlays by $9 million over the 2019-2029 period (see Table 4).
In addition, enacting the bill would have an insignificant
effect on revenues.
Sale of Internet Protocol Addresses. Section 1088 would
require the Secretary of Defense to sell at fair market value
all of the department's Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)
addresses over the next 10 years. The proceeds from those
sales, after paying for sales transaction costs, would be
deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury.
IP addresses allow networked devices (such as computers and
mobile phones) to communicate with each other. The original
IPv4 address system was limited to only 4.3 billion potential
addresses and the current supply is severely limited. DoD
controls 13 blocks, each composed of approximately 17 million
individual addresses.
Several factors will determine the total value of IP
address sales by DoD. There is currently a global market for
IPv4 addresses; however, demand is expected to decline
significantly over the next several years as more organizations
adopt the new IPv6 configuration.
To estimate the potential receipts from the sale of IP
addresses, CBO examined the security risks and market factors
that would affect the number of addresses and the price for
those addresses that could be sold within the ten-year budget
window. CBO expects that DoD would not be prepared to sell any
addresses before 2022 for several reasons. First, over the next
two years DoD plans to study the cybersecurity requirements and
procedures that will support the department's transition of
IPv4 addresses to the next generation of IPv6 addresses.
Second, the agency would then have to update its internal
network operations in order to mitigate the security risks of
transferring DoD IP addresses to nonfederal entities.\5\ Third,
DoD would have to amend its existing agreement with the
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), which requires
DoD to release unneeded IP addresses to ARIN for
redistribution.
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\5\Specifically, many DoD cybersecurity practices limit trusted
communication to IP addresses that are known to be within the DoD IP
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Section 1088 would require DoD to sell one block, or an
equivalent number of addresses, within two years of enactment
of the bill, a second block within three years of enactment,
and all remaining addresses by 2029. On the basis of
information from industry reports, market demand for IPv4
addresses is expected to decline within several years.
Therefore, CBO estimates that DoD could sell no more than the
equivalent of one block of approximately 17 million addresses
before their market value significantly decreases. The
government also may impose conditions on the sales because of
national security concerns related to future uses of addresses
previously held by DoD, which could dampen demand or prices for
DoD's IPv4 addresses.
Potential proceeds from the sale of those IPv4 addresses
are difficult to estimate for several reasons. First, the size
and value of the secondary market after 2022 is uncertain. Some
experts predict that prices will decline sharply in the next
few years as a result of more users adopting IPv6, while others
suggest that the market will change more slowly.\6\ Second, the
total supply of addresses may increase and prices may drop if
several large corporations, including pharmaceutical,
automotive, and telecommunications firms, begin selling
addresses that they no longer need.
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\6\Brendan Kuerbis and Milton Mueller, The Hidden Standards War:
Economic Factors Affecting IPv6 Deployment (Georgia Institute of
Technology, February 2019) pp. 37-38, https://
www.internetgovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/IPv6-Migration-Study-
final-report.pdf.
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To account for such uncertainties, CBO estimates that there
is a 50 percent chance that demand will be sufficient after
2022 for DoD to sell the equivalent of one block of 17 million
IPv4 addresses, and that there is a 50 percent chance that
those addresses would be sold without any restrictions on their
subsequent use that would reduce or eliminate their value. In
developing this estimate CBO considered a range of outcomes,
from zero addresses selling for cash to one full block selling
at the average price in the current market, and used the
midpoint of that range. On balance, CBO estimates that such
sales would generate net proceeds of about $100 million, after
accounting for an estimated 10 percent fee paid to the private
firms that would handle the transaction. That estimate would be
equivalent to selling 8 million addresses at an average price
of about $14.\7\ CBO expects that the proceeds from such sales
would be collected over the 2022-2029 period.
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\7\Some industry experts estimate that the market price for
addresses like those held by DoD will average $22 to $30 each in 2019.
The median price over the 2015-2018 period was $17, up from $14 in
2014.
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Reduced Age for Reserve Retirement. Members of the reserve
components who qualify for retirement generally become eligible
to receive retired pay at age 60. If members perform certain
types of active duty or active service, the age at which they
can begin to collect retired pay drops by three months for
every 90 days of such service that is performed within two
consecutive fiscal years. Section 627 would add active duty for
preplanned missions in support of the combatant commands to the
types of duty that reduce the eligibility age for reserve
retirement.
On the basis of information from DoD about the number of
reservists expected to serve on those missions and the age of
activated reservists, CBO expects that about 30 additional
reservists would receive retired pay in fiscal year 2020 under
section 627, increasing to about 180 additional recipients by
2029. On the basis of information from the DoD Office of the
Actuary, CBO expects that reserve retirees who become eligible
for retired pay before age 60 would collect about $35,000 in
retired pay in 2020, increasing to about $47,000 in 2029. In
total, CBO estimates that section 627 would increase direct
spending for reserve retired pay by $41 million over the 2020-
2029 period.
Afghan Special Immigrant Visas. Section 1212 would amend
the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase by 300 the
total number of Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) that could be
issued to qualified applicants who applied before the end of
calendar year 2021. Afghans who would be eligible under this
provision are those who were employed by or on behalf of the
U.S. government or the International Security Assistance Force
at some point since 2001 and are experiencing an ongoing
serious threat as a consequence of that employment. (Additional
SIVs, not subject to limitation, are available to certain
relatives of those employees who receive SIVs.)
CBO estimates that approximately 1,300 people would receive
SIVs under section 1212. On the basis of information from the
State Department, CBO anticipates that aliens granted SIVs
under section 1212 would arrive in the United States in fiscal
year 2022, after the supply of SIVs that are available under
current law is exhausted. Like refugees (but unlike most other
categories of aliens), Afghan special immigrants are eligible
for all federal benefits if they meet the other eligibility
standards for those programs. Thus, upon arrival in the United
States, they could apply for and begin to receive subsidies for
health insurance purchased through the marketplaces established
under the Affordable Care Act, and benefits from Medicaid,
nutrition programs, and the Supplemental Security Income
program. CBO uses a variety of administrative and survey data
to estimate Afghan special immigrants' use rates and per-capita
costs for those benefit programs. On that basis, CBO estimates
that direct spending for those benefits would increase by $38
million over the 2022-2029 period.
Aviation Insurance. The Federal Aviation Administration's
authority to insure carriers that participate in the Civil
Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) expires on December 31, 2019. The
federal government bears the full cost of that insurance
because carriers do not pay premiums for that coverage. Section
354 would extend that authority through the end of fiscal year
2023. Providing that insurance would result in mandatory
obligations for the cost of losses because the Administration
does not know the amount of the liability and thus cannot
record an obligation against discretionary budget authority at
the time it offers the insurance. Based on historical data on
the cost of covered losses that have occurred, CBO estimates
that the extension would increase direct spending by $2 million
each year and by a total of $8 million over the 2020-2023
period.
Contraception Cost Sharing. Section 701 would eliminate all
cost sharing for contraceptive pharmaceuticals and devices for
TRICARE beneficiaries. Implementing this section would increase
direct spending because it would lower the out-of-pocket cost
for retirees of the other uniformed services (U.S. Coast Guard,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public
Health Service) and their dependents. Health benefits for that
population are paid from mandatory appropriations. The portion
of costs that are covered by copayments from beneficiaries
would instead be paid by the government. In total, CBO
estimates that section 701 would increase direct spending by $3
million over the 2020-2029 period.
Implementing section 701 also would increase discretionary
spending. Details of those effects, as well as additional
details about the estimate in general, are described under the
heading ``Spending Subject to Appropriation.''
Board of Discharge Appeals. Veterans or their next of kin
may request that a military service upgrade the
characterizations of their discharge from the armed forces
through each service's Discharge Review Board (DRB) and Board
for Correction of Military (or Naval) Records (BCMR). Section
521 would require the Secretary of Defense to establish a Board
of Discharge Appeals to hear appeals from veterans whose
requests for upgrades are denied by a DRB or BCMR. By creating
a new body with different adjudicators from which veterans can
seek discharge upgrades, section 521 would result in a small
number of additional upgrades each year, CBO expects.
Some of the veterans whose discharges would be upgraded
would become eligible for additional benefits. On the basis of
information from DoD, CBO expects that most of those veterans
with upgraded discharges would become eligible for separation
pay that they were denied when they left the service because of
the original characterization of their discharge. Retroactive
separation pay currently averages about $21,000. On that basis,
and the expectation that a small number of veterans would be
newly eligible, CBO estimates that section 521 would increase
direct spending for retroactive separation pay by an
insignificant amount each year and by $1 million over the 2020-
2029 period.
National Defense Stockpile. Section 807 would authorize the
manager of the National Defense Stockpile to sell 3 million
pounds of tungsten from the stockpile. On the basis of
information about prices and market demand, CBO estimates that
the tungsten would sell for $37 million, which would be
recorded as receipts in the National Defense Stockpile Fund.
CBO expects that the stockpile manager would sell that tungsten
in 2022 after it completes the sale of other tungsten required
under current law. Section 807 also would allow the stockpile
manager to spend up to $37 million from the Fund to purchase
materials critical to defense and civilian industrial needs,
including rare earth materials. That authority would expire in
2024. On the basis of information from DoD, CBO estimates that
DoD would spend $37 million to purchase those critical
materials over the 2020-2024 period. CBO estimates that net
effect of those transactions would almost completely offset
over the 2020-2029 period. Section 807 would affect outlays but
would not affect net budget authority.
Amounts deposited in the Stockpile Fund are permanently
appropriated under current law. Thus, authorization to purchase
new materials from fund balances does not create new budget
authority. In addition, budget authority from the receipts from
newly authorized sales of materials would be fully offset by
the permanent authority to spend those amounts once they are
deposited in the fund.
TRICARE Reserve Select. Section 703 would allow members of
the Selected Reserve who are eligible for the Federal Employee
Health Benefits Program to enroll in the TRICARE Reserve Select
benefit beginning in 2030. Because members of the Selected
Reserve are younger and healthier that the average federal
employee, reservists and their family members who discontinue
FEHB coverage would cause an increase in premiums for all
remaining FEHB beneficiaries, including federal retirees and
active postal employees, whose premiums are paid from mandatory
accounts. When implemented, CBO estimates this section would
increase direct spending by about $40 million each year
beginning in 2030.
Implementing section 703 also would affect discretionary
spending. Those effects are described above, under the heading
``Spending Subject to Appropriation.''
Other Direct Spending Provisions. Several provisions in
H.R. 2500 would have insignificant effects on direct spending
or revenues, generally because very few people would be
affected, or because the proposal would allow the spending of
new receipts so that the net effect would be small.
Section 313, 516 and 1222 would extend or add to
DoD's authority to accept and spend contributions from
nonfederal entities for various purposes. Because the
department might not spend all the contributions it receives,
those sections could reduce direct spending.
Section 512 would permit DoD to retain in an
active status certain medical specialists beyond their
mandatory separation age. That change would affect when some
service members would begin drawing retirement annuities.
Section 524 would require DoD to certify within
five days (or three weeks, in the case of a member in the
reserve component) that a noncitizen service member has served
honorably for purposes of naturalizing (becoming a citizen)
through honorable service in the armed forces. Accelerating
when a service member becomes a citizen could in turn
accelerate when the service member's parents could arrive in
the United States as lawful permanent residents (LPRs). LPRs
are eligible for federal benefits such as subsidies for health
insurance purchased through the market places established under
the Affordable Care Act.
Section 541 would increase protections from
reprisal for whistleblowers who are military personnel. CBO
estimates that enacting that section would increase the number
of substantiated claims of reprisals and allow those victims to
receive retroactive payments, benefits, or awards that were
improperly denied.
Section 573 would allow DoD to pay to transport
the remains of certain individuals to two locations if the
second destination is a national cemetery.
Section 574 would prohibit DoD from implementing
its policy to eliminate service members' eligibility to
transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits after 16 years of service.
CBO expects that under that limitation, some beneficiaries
would use benefits sooner, while others would use benefits
later. The corresponding increases and decreases in direct
spending would largely offset each other.
Section 583 would require DoD to review the
service records of certain service members who fought in World
War I to determine whether they should be awarded the Medal of
Honor. Those service members are African-American, Asian-
American, Hispanic-American, Jewish-American, and Native-
American veterans who were recommended for the Medal of Honor
or who won the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or
French Croix de Guerre with Palm. One Hispanic-American and
three Jewish-American veterans were awarded Medals of Honor at
the conclusion of the war. Decades later, the first two
African-American veterans (Freddie Stowers and Henry Johnson)
and a fourth Jewish-American veteran (William Shemin) also were
awarded the nation's highest award for valor following reviews
of their service records. Any Medals of Honor awarded pursuant
to the section 583 review would be awarded posthumously; the
last United States veteran of World War I died in 2012. A
remote possibility exists, however, that one of the veterans
honored under section 583 could have a surviving widow. Such a
widow could potentially receive expanded health benefits or
increased survivor benefits.
Section 704 would expand lead screening for
children enrolled in the military health system. Among those
are children of retirees of the Coast Guard, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and the Public Health Service,
whose health benefits are funded with mandatory appropriations.
Section 827 would eliminate the requirement that
DoD initiate competitive procurement procedures for products
for which Federal Prison Industries (FPI) has at least a 5
percent market share. FPI is a government-owned corporation
that produces goods and services with prison labor and its
collections and spending are considered mandatory; thus,
attempts to modify its market would likely result in changes in
net direct spending.
Section 895 would extend the sunset provision of
the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI) from
2020 to 2022. That initiative is intended to reduce costs, save
energy, and decrease the number of federal data centers.
Extending this authority would affect direct spending by
agencies not funded through annual appropriations.
Section 1110 would create new reporting and
notification requirements for federal agencies relating to
antidiscrimination matters. Those requirements could affect
direct spending by some agencies (such as the Tennessee Valley
Authority) that use receipts from fees, the sale of goods, and
other collections to cover operations costs. Because most of
those agencies can adjust the amounts they collect as operating
costs change, CBO estimates that any net change in direct
spending by those agencies would be insignificant.
Section 2841 would authorize the Air Force to
convey land located at Hill Air Force Base to the State of
Utah. The State would be required to reimburse the Air Force
for the costs of conveying the property.
Section 2842 would authorize the Army to release
all terms and conditions retained over land located at Camp
Joseph T. Robinson to the State of Arkansas. The State would be
required to reimburse the Army for the costs of releasing the
terms and conditions.
Sections 549 and 560 would require DoD to
implement policies to provide victims of alleged sexual assault
with immunity from charges stemming from collateral misconduct
when reporting sexual assault. Fines and forfeitures adjudged
against service members during military justice proceedings are
classified as revenues. CBO expects the policies would change
the number of cases that are adjudicated; that change could
increase or decrease revenues in a given year.
Uncertainty
As described above areas of significant uncertainty include
accurately estimating the manner and timing by which DoD would
establish the new Space Corps. Additionally, the timing and
amount of proceeds from the sale of IPv4 addresses is affected
by uncertainty about the supply and demand for those addresses
and the DoD's ability to dispose of them in a manner that
mitigates cybersecurity concerns. The estimate for the Basic
Needs Allowance is also affected by uncertainty about the
number of service members who would qualify for the benefit,
and the amount of that benefit.
Pay-As-You-Go considerations
The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 establishes budget-
reporting and enforcement procedures for legislation affecting
direct spending or revenues. The net changes in outlays that
are subject to those pay-as-you-go procedures are shown in
Table 4.
Increase in long-term deficits
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2500 would not increase
on-budget deficits by more than $5 billion in any of the four
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2030.
Mandates
H.R. 2500 contains intergovernmental and private-sector
mandates as defined in UMRA. CBO estimates that the aggregate
cost of the mandates on would fall below the annual thresholds
established for intergovernmental and private-sector mandates
($82 million and $164 million respectively in 2019, adjusted
annually for inflation).
Mandate that applies to public and private entities
Section 401 would increase the costs of complying with
existing intergovernmental and private-sector mandates by
increasing the authorized end strength for active-duty
personnel by about 1,400 relative to levels authorized for
fiscal year 2019. Those additional service members would be
eligible for existing protections under the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (SCRA). Protections under SCRA require public
and private entities to grant active-duty personnel various
allowances for business and tax transactions and court
procedures.
For example, SCRA allows service members to maintain a
single state of residence for paying state and local personal
income taxes and to request deferrals for certain state and
local fees. SCRA also requires creditors to charge no more than
6 percent interest rate on service members' loan obligations
when those obligations were incurred prior to active-duty
service, and it allows courts to temporarily stay certain civil
proceedings, such as evictions, foreclosures, and
repossessions. The act also precludes the use of a service
member's personal assets to satisfy the member's trade or
business liability while he or she is in military service.
Service members' utilization of the various provisions of
the SCRA depends on a number of uncertain factors, including
how often and how long they are deployed. However, the increase
in the number of active-duty service members covered by SCRA
would be small, so CBO estimates that the incremental cost of
compliance for public or private entities also would be small.
Mandates that apply to public entities only
CBO considers the residency benefits conferred on military
spouses to be a preemption of the taxing authority of state and
local governments. Section 624 would expand those benefits to
allow military spouses to retain their state of residency for
purposes of registering a business while living in another
state with their spouse who has relocated under military or
naval orders. CBO expects some spouses would elect to retain
their residency if tax and fee rates in their home state are
lower. Although the effect on revenue collections by individual
state and local governments would vary, depending on the number
and income of these individuals and where they reside, CBO
estimates the net effect of this preemption would be small.
Mandates that apply to private entities
Section 2812 and 2820 would retroactively change agreements
between DoD and landlords that service military housing
constructed under alternative authorities. Specifically, those
sections would, for contracts that have already been executed,
prohibit nondisclosure agreements in leases for such housing
and grant DoD access to those facilities after construction is
completed for health and safety inspections. Those retroactive
changes to existing contracts would be private sector mandates
under UMRA; CBO expects the cost to comply with the new
requirements would be negligible.
Exclusion
Section 4 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act excludes from
the application of that act any legislative provision that
would enforce constitutional rights of individuals. CBO has
determined that section 575 falls within that exclusion because
it enforces constitutional rights related to voting.
Estimate prepared by
Federal Costs: Civilian Personnel--Dawn Regan, Defense
Authorizations--Kent Christensen, Military Construction, IPv4
Sales--Aldo Prosperi, Military Health Care--Matthew Schmit,
Military Personnel--Dawn Regan, Military Retirement and
Immigration--David Rafferty, Operation and Maintenance--William
Ma, Procurement, Stockpile--Raymond Hall.
Mandates: Brandon Lever.
Estimate reviewed by
David Newman, Chief, Defense, International Affairs, and
Veterans' Affairs Cost Estimates Unit; Susan Willie, Chief,
Mandates Unit; Leo Lex, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget
Analysis; Theresa Gullo, Assistant Director for Budget
Analysis.
TABLE 1.--ESTIMATED BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF H.R. 2500, AS REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON JUNE
19, 2019
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2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019-2024
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INCREASES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
Authorization Levels for
Appropriations Subject to the BCA
Caps:
Defense:
Specified Authorizations
for the Departments of
Defense and Energy:
Authorization Levela....... 0 655,552 6 6 6 6 655,576
Estimated Outlays.......... 0 379,889 156,105 56,401 28,196 12,673 633,264
Nondefense:
Specified Authorizations
for Various Departments
and Agencies:
Authorization Levela,b..... 0 717 60 156 156 156 1,245
Estimated Outlays.......... 0 326 140 204 235 252 1,157
Estimated Authorizations for
Various Departments and
Agencies:
Estimated Authorization 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Levelc....................
Estimated Outlays.......... 0 0 9 1 0 0 10
Subtotal:
Estimated Authorization 0 656,269 76 162 162 162 656,831
Level.................
Estimated Outlays...... 0 380,215 156,254 56,606 28,431 12,925 634,431
Specified Authorization for Defense
Appropriations not Subject to the
BCA Caps:
Authorization Levela,d......... 0 71,300 0 0 0 0 71,300
Estimated Outlays.............. 0 39,624 20,338 6,272 2,658 1,103 69,995
Total:
Estimated Authorization 0 727,569 76 162 162 162 728,131
Level.....................
Estimated Outlays.......... 0 419,839 176,592 62,878 31,089 14,028 704,426
INCREASES OR DECREASES (-) IN DIRECT SPENDINGe
Estimated Budget Authority......... 0 3 4 -11 -21 -17 -41
Estimated Outlays.................. 0 11 12 -15 -25 -25 -41
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Except as described in footnote c, the authorization levels in this table reflect amounts that would be
specifically authorized by the bill (as shown in Table 2). Some provisions in the bill also would affect the
costs of defense programs in 2021 and subsequent years; estimates for a select number of those provisions are
shown in Table 3, but are not included in the defense authorizations above because CBO expects that
authorizations of appropriations for those costs will be provided in subsequent defense authorization acts.
Enactment of H.R. 2500 would have an insignificant effect on revenues.
Components may not sum to totals because of rounding; BCA = Budget Control Act.
aAmounts that would be specifically authorized by the bill.
bAuthorizations for the Maritime Administration ($1,040 million), the Department of Veterans Affairs ($127
million), the Armed Forces Retirement Home ($64 million) and the Naval Petroleum Reserves ($14 million).
cSection 1104 would extend by one year benefits such as paid leave to federal workers who perform official
duties in a combat zone and are employed by departments and agencies other than the Department of Defense.
That authority expires on September 30, 2020.
dOf this amount, $69,000 million is for costs of overseas contingency operations, primarily in and around
Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. The remaining $2,300 million are emergency authorizations for the costs of
military constructions projects related to damage from hurricanes Florence and Michael.
eIn addition to the changes in direct spending shown here, H.R. 2500 would have effects beyond 2024. CBO
estimates that over the 2020-2029 period, H.R. 2500 would decrease outlays by $9 million (see Table 4).
TABLE 2.--SPECIFIED AUTHORIZATIONS IN H.R. 2500, AS REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON JUNE
19, 2019
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Specified Authorizations Subject
to the BCA Caps:
Defense:
Department of Defense:
Military Personnel:
Authorization Level.. 0 0,065 0 0 0 0 150,065
Estimated Outlays.... 0 139,519 8,532 202 41 0 148,294
Operation and
Maintenance:
Authorization Level.. 0 237,724 6 6 6 6 237,748
Estimated Outlays.... 0 153,573 62,058 10,624 3,465 1,491 231,211
Procurement:
Authorization Level.. 0 131,568 0 0 0 0 131,568
Estimated Outlays.... 0 24,105 39,320 31,701 18,430 8,117 121,673
Research and Development:
Authorization Level.. 0 100,788 0 0 0 0 100,788
Estimated Outlays.... 0 45,906 37,121 9,027 4,269 2,028 98,351
Military Construction and
Family Housing:
Authorization Level.. 0 10,584 0 0 0 0 10,584
Estimated Outlays.... 0 932 2,215 2,842 1,934 992 8,915
Revolving Funds:
Authorization Level.. 0 2,149 0 0 0 0 2,149
Estimated Outlays.... 0 1,535 427 90 51 44 2,147
Subtotal Department
of Defense:
Authorization 0 632,879 6 6 6 6 632,903
Level...........
Estimated Outlays 0 365,570 149,673 54,486 28,190 12,672 610,591
Atomic Energy Defense
Activities:
Authorization Levela. 0 22,673 0 0 0 0 22,673
Estimated Outlays.... 0 14,319 6,432 1,915 6 1 22,673
Subtotal, Defense:
Authorization 0 655,552 6 6 6 6 655,576
Level...........
Estimated Outlays 0 379,889 156,105 56,401 28,196 12,673 633,264
Nondefense:
Other Departments and
Agencies:
Authorization Levelb. 0 717 60 156 156 156 1,245
Estimated Outlays.... 0 326 140 204 235 252 1,157
Subtotal (subject to
caps):
Authorization 0 656,269 66 162 162 162 656,821
Level...........
Estimated Outlays 0 380,215 156,245 56,605 28,431 12,925 634,421
Specified Authorizations Not
Subject to the BCA Caps:c
Military Personnel:
Authorization Level.. 0 4,486 0 0 0 0 4,486
Estimated Outlays.... 0 4,136 295 3 1 0 4,435
Operation and
Maintenance:
Authorization Level.. 0 52,781 0 0 0 0 52,781
Estimated Outlays.... 0 32,403 15,971 2,860 810 367 52,411
Procurement:
Authorization Level.. 0 9,901 0 0 0 0 9,901
Estimated Outlays.... 0 2,621 2,958 2,294 1,178 449 9,500
Research and Development:
Authorization Level.. 0 891 0 0 0 0 891
Estimated Outlays.... 0 384 354 83 35 14 870
Military Construction:
Authorization Level.. 0 3,221 0 0 0 0 3,221
Estimated Outlays.... 0 66 756 1,030 634 273 2,759
Working Capital Funds:
Authorization Level.. 0 20 0 0 0 0 20
Estimated Outlays.... 0 14 4 2 0 0 20
Subtotal (not subject
to caps):
Authorization 0 71,300 0 0 0 0 71,300
Level...........
Estimated Outlays 0 39,624 20,338 6,272 2,658 1,103 69,995
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Total Specified Authorizations:
Authorization Level.......... 0 727,569 66 162 162 162 728,121
Estimated Outlays............ 0 419,839 176,583 62,877 31,089 14,028 704,416
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This table reflects the authorizations explicitly stated in the bill in specified amounts. Various provisions of
the bill also would authorize activities and provide authorities that would affect costs in 2021 and in future
years. Because the bill would not specifically authorize appropriations to cover those costs, they are not
reflected in this table. Rather, Table 3 contains the estimated costs of some of those provisions.
Components may not sum to totals because of rounding; BCA = Budget Control Act.
aPrimarily for atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy.
bThe bill would authorize $1,040 million over the 2020-2024 period for the Maritime Administration. That amount
excludes authorizations specified in the bill that are already authorized in current law. It also would
authorize $127 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs, $64 million for the Armed Forces Retirement
Home, and $17 million for the Naval Petroleum Reserves.
cUnder H.R. 2500, funding provided for 2020 pursuant to the authorizations in titles XV, XXIX, and XXX would not
be subject to the BCA cap on defense appropriations for that year. Of the $71,300 million that would be
authorized under those titles, $69,000 million would be for costs related to Overseas Contingency Operations
(primarily military operations and related activities in and around Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria), and $2,300
million would be emergency authorizations for military construction projects.
TABLE 3.--ESTIMATED COSTS FOR SELECTED PROVISIONS IN H.R. 2500, AS REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED
SERVICES ON JUNE 19, 2019
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FORCE STRUCTURE
Active-Duty End Strengths........ 0 25 235 160 166 171 757
Selected Reserve End Strengths... 0 -430 -529 -646 -664 -682 -2,951
Full-time Selected Reserve End 0 247 505 521 536 552 2,361
Strengths.......................
Reserve Technicians End Strengths 0 -126 -260 -268 -276 -284 -1,214
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Expiring Bonuses and Allowances.. 0 3,123 2,166 1,462 1,440 402 8,593
Basic Needs Allowance............ 0 0 25 50 50 50 175
Benefits for Civilians in Combat
Zones:
Defense...................... 0 0 20 0 0 0 20
Nondefense................... 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM
Contraception Cost Sharing....... 0 13 18 19 20 22 92
Lead Screening................... 0 5 10 10 10 10 45
PFAS Blood Test.................. 0 2 4 4 5 5 20
OTHER PROVISIONS
Space Corps:
Annual Costs................. 0 0 150 400 700 1,000 2,250
Onetime Costs................ 0 70 100 200 500 500 1,370
Incrementally Fund the LPD-31:
Amphibious Ship.............. 0 247 1,390 0 0 0 1,637
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Amounts shown in this table for 2020--for costs that would be incurred by DoD--are included in the amounts that
would be specifically authorized to be appropriated by the bill (as shown in Table 2 and summarized in Table
1). Associated amounts shown in this table for 2021-2024 would not be specifically authorized by the bill (and
therefore are not included in Tables 1 and 2); rather, those amounts would be covered by specified
authorizations in future National Defense Authorization Acts.
For agencies other than DoD, the bill would not authorize appropriations (in specified amounts) to cover costs
shown above. Table 1 summarizes CBO's estimate of those costs.
PFAS = perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Table 4.--ESTIMATED INCREASES OR DECREASES IN DIRECT SPENDING UNDER H.R. 2500, AS REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ON JUNE 19, 2019
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Increases or Decreases (-) in Direct Spending
Sale of Internet Protocol Addresses:
Estimated Budget Authority................. 0 0 0 -20 -32 -25 -9 -4 -4 -3 -3 -77 -100
Estimated Outlays.......................... 0 0 0 -20 -32 -25 -9 -4 -4 -3 -3 -77 -100
Reduced Age for Reserve Retirement:
Estimated Budget Authority................. 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 41
Estimated Outlays.......................... 0 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 41
Afghan Special Immigrant Visas:
Estimated Budget Authority................. 0 0 0 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 16 38
Estimated Outlays.......................... 0 0 0 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 16 38
Aviation Insurance:
Estimated Budget Authority................. 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
Estimated Outlays.......................... 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
Contraception Cost Sharing:
Estimated Budget Authority................. 0 * * * * * * * * * * 1 3
Estimated Outlays.......................... 0 * * * * * * * * * * 1 3
Board of Discharge Appeals:
Estimated Budget Authority................. 0 * * * * * * * * * * * 1
Estimated Outlays.......................... 0 * * * * * * * * * * * 1
National Defense Stockpile:
Estimated Budget Authority................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estimated Outlays.......................... 0 8 8 -4 -4 -8 * 0 0 0 0 * *
Total Changes in Direct Spending:
Estimated Budget Authority............. 0 3 4 -11 -21 -17 * 6 6 8 9 -41 -9
Estimated Outlays...................... 0 11 12 -15 -25 -25 * 6 6 8 9 -41 -9
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Components may not sum to totals because of rounding; * = between -$500,000 and $500,000.
Other provisions in H.R. 2500 would have insignificant effects on direct spending and revenues.
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