CBO: FY 2016 Intelligence Bill’s Unclassified Programs to Cost $660M Over 5 Years

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the implementation of unclassified programs under the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 2596) will cost the federal government an estimated $660 million from 2016 to 2020.

CBO stated in a report submitted Monday to the House Intelligence Committee the bill will provide $496 million for the Intelligence Community Management Account and $166 million for the National Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center during the five-year period.

CBO does not provide estimates for classified programs, the agency said.

CBO noted that H.R. 2596 provisions would not affect state, local and tribal government budgets.