How CBO Determines Whether to Classify an Activity as Governmental When Estimating Its Budgetary Effects

Would establish an entity to administer a mechanical licensing collective for the use of certain digital musical works. The entity would be authorized to assess a mandatory fee to users of such works to cover the administrative costs of the collective.

Would authorize a referendum on establishing a new marketing board for such products. See also: H.R. 985, Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015.

Would create a nonfederal entity—the American Air Navigation Services Corporation—to take responsibility for the control of air traffic from the Federal Aviation Administration. See also: H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016.

Would authorize an cooperative agreement to establish a backup for the Global Position System.

Addressed the budgetary treatment of certain power transmission projects with some federal involvement.

Would establish the BLM Foundation.

Established a legal framework for the federal government to oversee the fiscal and budgetary affairs of certain U.S. territories. It established a federally appointed control board for Puerto Rico.

Authorized a lease project on a VA medical complex for the purpose of providing housing and other services to homeless veterans.

Would authorize nonfederal partners to contribute funds for certain water projects in the state of Washington.

Discussed the budgetary treatment of infrastructure banks. See page 15.

Would authorize 27 long-term leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Discussed the treatment of infrastructure banks.

Would establish an organization to conduct research related to the oilheat industry, funded with mandatory assessments on industry participants.

Discusses how the entities should be treated in the budget after they were placed into federal conservatorship.

Would establish a federal renewable energy standard. See pages 14-15.

Would create a Carbon Storage Research Corporation. See page 8.

Discussed the budgetary treatment of various approaches for instituting major changes in the U.S. system for health insurance.

Would authorize federal financial aid to support the ongoing operations of U.S. automobile manufacturers.

Would establish the Climate Change Credit Corporation and a system to control the emission of greenhouse gases.

Would create the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

Would increase the amount the Department of Defense could spend on leased housing for military personnel stationed overseas. See pages 20-22. See also: S. 2766, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (pages 19-22).

Created the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Discussed the budgetary treatment of a national Electric Reliability Organization. See pages 15-16.

Discussed the budgetary treatment of the Universal Service Fund.

Would expand the Department of Defense’s authority for projects to improve and operate housing for military personnel. See also: S. 1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (pages 17-18); H.R. 5122, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (pages 23-25); H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (pages 17-22); and S. 2400, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (pages 23-24).

Would authorize the use of public-private partnerships and related agreements for the development and renovation of federal properties. See also: H.R. 2548 Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2003.

Discussed the treatment of the proposal to lease those planes. See also: Estimated Cost of Two Alternatives to the Air Force’s Proposal to Lease 100 Boeing 767 Aircraft.

Established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

Would create the Public Regulatory Organization.

Created the National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust.

Created the National Recording Preservation Foundation.

Discussed the treatment of various proposals to require workers or employers to make payments into such accounts.

Discussed the budgetary treatment of the Clinton Administration’s legislative proposal to create a universal entitlement to health insurance. See also: The Budgetary Treatment of an Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance.