Congressional Budget Office V. S. 2022, Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2014

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S. 2022, Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2014 1 (June 18, 2014)

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COST ESTIMATE

June 18, 2014

S. 2022
Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2014
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
on April 9, 2014
SUMMARY
S. 2022 would establish the Forensic Science Research Initiative to improve, expand, and
coordinate federal research in the forensic sciences. Under the initiative, selected agencies
would be directed to undertake activities designed to improve the validity and reliability of
forensic science (FS) practices. (FS encompasses both basic and applied research and its
application to recognize, evaluate, and analyze evidence for use in investigations and legal
proceedings.)
CBO estimates that implementing S. 2022 would cost $101 million over the 2015-2019
period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Pay-as-you-go procedures do
not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.
S. 2022 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).
ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The estimated budgetary effect of S. 2022 is shown in the following table. The costs of this
legislation fall within budget function 370 (commerce and housing credit).