H.R. 6275, China AI Power Report Act

February 2, 2026

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on January 21, 2026

H.R. 6275, China AI Power Report Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on January 21, 2026
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2026	2026-2030	2026-2035
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.

H.R. 6275 would require the Secretaries of Commerce and State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant federal agencies, to report to the Congress annually for four years on the capabilities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in advanced artificial intelligence (AI). The report would assess the state of technological advancement in the PRC, the extent to which the PRC has developed domestic capability to produce technologies that are subject to U.S. export controls, and the alignment of AI policy objectives between the United States and the PRC. On the basis of information about the cost of similar reporting requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 annually and total $1 million over the 2026-2030 period. Spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office