H.R. 2323 would make several changes to U.S. international broadcasting and would permanently authorize appropriations for that purpose. It would consolidate into two separate entities several federal and nonfederal entities currently providing such broadcasting, amend the principles and mission underlying international broadcasting, and limit the hiring of personnel at the consolidated federal entity.
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2323 would cost $3.7 billion over the 2016-2020 period, assuming appropriation of the estimated amounts. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the bill would affect direct spending; however, CBO estimates that those effects would not be significant. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.
H.R. 2323 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The estimated budgetary effect of H.R. 2323 is shown in the following table. The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 150 (international affairs).
