Statement for the Record Regarding CBO’s Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2018
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Director Keith Hall provided a written statement regarding CBO’s appropriation request for fiscal year 2018 to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives.
CBO is asking for an appropriation of $49.9 million for fiscal year 2018. That amount represents an increase of $3.4 million, or 7.4 percent, from the $46.5 million provided to CBO for 2017. Of the total amount, nearly 90 percent would be used for personnel costs.
There are three reasons for requesting an increase. CBO must move its data center; the other costs of maintaining existing operations will be higher next year; and the agency proposes to expand its analytical capacity.
