S. 2200 would amend the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 to make changes to the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS). The bill would authorize appropriations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of $57 million over the 2018-2022 period (and $16 million in 2023) for the NIDIS and $111 million over the 2018-2022 period (and $30 million in 2023) for agricultural weather and climate forecasting.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 2200 would cost $147 million over the 2018-2022 period and $67 million after 2022.
Enacting S. 2200 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
CBO estimates that enacting S. 2200 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
S. 2200 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.