H.R. 5046 would authorize the appropriation of $103 million annually over the 2017-2021 period for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state, local, and tribal governments for programs to combat opioid abuse. The bill also would eliminate the current authorization of appropriations of $20 million annually over the 2017-2021 period for DOJ to make grants to state and local governments for law enforcement emergencies. That grant program last received an appropriation in 2013 of about $4 million. Assuming appropriation actions consistent with the bill, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5046 would have a net discretionary cost of $248 million over the 2017-2021 period, and $167 million after 2021.
Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, so pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5046 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
H.R. 5046 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
