S. 2127 would modify several personnel and administrative procedures at federal agencies—some of which would be specific to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)—and would require two reports. CBO estimates that implementing S. 2127 would cost $3 million over the 2017-2021 period; that spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Enacting S. 2127 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
S. 2127 would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to prepare two reports: one discussing retaliation against employees on probationary status and the other assessing management and staffing levels of police officers at VA medical centers. On the basis of costs for similar reports, CBO estimates that completing those reports would cost $2 million over the 2017-2021 period.
Additionally, S. 2127 contains several provisions that would modify personnel and administrative procedures at VA and other federal agencies. On the basis of information from VA and the Office of Special Counsel, CBO expects that each provision would have an insignificant budgetary effect because they would either largely codify current practice or affect few people. On that basis, CBO estimates that implementing the following requirements, in total, would cost $1 million over the 2017-2021 period. Those provisions would:
