S. 244, ROUTERS Act

April 4, 2025

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 12, 2025

S. 244, ROUTERS Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 12, 2025
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2025	2025-2030	2025-2035
Direct Spending (Outlays)		0	0	0
Revenues		0	0	0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit		0	0	0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)		*	1	not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?		No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?		No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?		No
* = between zero and $500,000.

S. 244 would require the Department of Commerce to study the national security risks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and a router that are designed, manufactured, or supplied by an organization owned or controlled by North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran. The bill also would require the department to report to the Congress on the results of the study.

Based on the cost of previous studies, CBO estimates it would cost $1 million over the
2025-2030 period to research and write the report. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Margot Berman. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office

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