H.R. 9718 would authorize the renewal of a cooperative agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom regarding the uses of atomic energy for mutual defense purposes. Because the agreement will be renewed under current law, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 9718 would not affect the federal budget.
CBO has not reviewed H.R. 9718 for intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). Section 4 of UMRA excludes from the application of that act any legislative provisions that would be necessary for the implementation of international treaty obligations and Congressionally approved executive agreements that are necessary for national security. CBO has determined that H.R. 9718 falls within the exclusion.
The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Christopher Mann (for federal costs) and Grace Watson (for mandates). The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
