S. 4570 would authorize appropriations to promote the sale of U.S. cybersecurity and digital products to foreign governments. The bill also would require the Department of State and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the effectiveness of such efforts.
For this estimate, CBO assumes that S. 4570 will be enacted in late fiscal year 2026 and that costs would be incurred in 2027 and later years. Outlays for existing programs were estimated using historical spend-out rates. The estimated budgetary effects of the legislation are shown in Table 1, and the costs of the legislation fall within budget function 150 (international affairs).
Table 1.
Estimated Budgetary Effects of S. 4570
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2026-2031
Increases in Spending Subject to Appropriation
Cyberspace and Digital Technology
Authorization
500
0
0
0
0
0
500
Estimated Outlays
0
150
100
100
60
35
445
Regional Technology Officer Program
Authorization
0
0
25
25
25
25
100
Estimated Outlays
0
0
19
24
25
25
93
Office of United States Technology Procurement
Authorization
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Estimated Outlays
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
Reporting Requirements
Estimated Authorization
0
*
*
*
1
*
1
Estimated Outlays
0
*
*
*
1
*
1
Total Changes
Estimated Authorization
502
*
25
25
26
25
603
Estimated Outlays
0
151
120
124
86
60
541
* = between zero and $500,000.
S. 4570 would authorize appropriations for technology programs managed by the Department of State as follows:
$500 million over the 2026‑2031 period to establish a program to help foreign partners procure cybersecurity services and digital technologies from trusted U.S. sources;
$25 million annually over the 2028‑2032 period to extend the authorization of the Regional Technology Officer Program, which promotes U.S. leadership in technology development; and
$2 million over the 2026‑2028 period to establish the Office of Technology Procurement to coordinate technology partnerships across the department.
Several provisions in S. 4570 would require the Department of State and GAO to report on the implementation of the authorized programs. On the basis of the costs of similar reporting requirements, CBO estimates that preparing and submitting the required reports would cost $1 million over the 2026‑2031 period.
In total, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $541 million over the 2026‑2031 period and an additional $82 million in subsequent years. Such spending would be subject to appropriation of the specified and estimated amounts.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Aldo Prosperi. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
