As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on May 15, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2029
2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
*
*
*
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
*
*
*
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
*
*
not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
Yes
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
No
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
* = between zero and $500,000.
Summary
H.R. 8335 would require agencies to report on any of their projects that are $1 billion or more over budget or more than five years behind schedule. Those reports would include a description of the project, any changes to the project’s requirements, the original due date and expected completion date, and some financial information. The bill also would require the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on the reporting requirements.
Although CBO does not have comprehensive information on the number of projects governmentwide that are at least $1 billion over budget or are more than five years behind schedule, we expect that such projects are tracked closely by agencies and that the bulk of the additional work under the bill would be from compiling and reporting on that information. Therefore, using information about similar reporting requirements, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 8335 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2024-2029 period. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
Enacting H.R. 8335 also could affect direct spending by some agencies that are allowed to use fees, receipts from the sale of goods, and other collections to cover operating costs. CBO estimates that any net changes in direct spending by those agencies would be negligible because most of them can adjust amounts collected to reflect changes in operating costs.
