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Union Calendar No. 393 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7032 

[Report No. 118–474] 

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 

to provide the Congressional Budget Office with necessary authorities 

to expedite the sharing of data from executive branch agencies, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 18, 2024 

Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. ARRINGTON) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget 

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Additional sponsors: Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. YAKYM, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. 

BRECHEEN, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 

GROTHMAN, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. 

NORMAN, Mr. FERGUSON, Ms. OMAR, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. TRONE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. PORTER, 

Mr. CLINE, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. BALINT, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 

Mr. VALADAO, Mr. ROY, Mr. ESTES, and Mr. GOOD of Virginia 

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Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide the Congressional Budget 

Office with necessary authorities to expedite the sharing 

of data from executive branch agencies, and for other 

purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Budget 

5 Office Data Sharing Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUESTS BY CBO OF INFORMATION FROM EXECU7 TIVE AGENCIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(d) of the Congres9 sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 

10 U.S.C. 601(d)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘The Director is authorized’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘(1) The Director is authorized’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘(other than material the disclo14 sure of which would be a violation of law)’’ and in15 serting ‘‘(with or without written agreement) pro16 vided that the Director maintains the level of con17 fidentiality required by law of the department, agen18 cy, establishment, or regulatory agency or commis19 sion from which it is obtained in accordance with 

20 section 203(e)’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) No provision of law enacted after the date of 

23 the enactment of the Congressional Budget Office Data 

24 Sharing Act shall be construed to supersede, limit, or oth25 erwise modify the authority of the Director to obtain any 


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1 material under this subsection unless such provision spe2 cifically provides, by specific reference to this paragraph, 

3 that such authority is to be superseded, limited, or other4 wise modified.’’. 

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

6 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Congres7 sional Budget Office shall submit, to the chairs of the 

8 Committees on the Budget of the House of Representa9 tives and the Senate, a report listing any request for infor10 mation pursuant to a written agreement under section 

11 201(d) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 

12 Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(d)), as amended by 

13 subsection (a) of this Act, made to any department, agen14 cy, or establishment of the executive branch of Govern15 ment or any regulatory agency or commission of the Gov16 ernment and any challenges faced accessing information 

17 under such section. 


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Union Calendar No. 393 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7032 

[Report No. 118–474] 

A BILL 

To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundtive branch agencies, and for other purposes. ties to expedite the sharing of data from execu- gressional Budget Office with necessary authori- ment Control Act of 1974 to provide the ConAPRIL 29, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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