Brendan Boyle: “I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter…”

“I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the Congressional Budget Office on how this bill would clarify and strengthen the agency's general authority for accessing data from executive branch agencies, as well as a letter from the Bipartisan Policy Center in support of this bill. Congressional Budget Office, Washington, DC, April 12, 2024. Hon. Jodey Arrington, Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Re H.R. 7032, Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act Dear Chairman Arrington and Ranking Member Boyle: You have asked how enacting H.R. 7032, the Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Act, would improve CBO's access to data. The bill would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to clarify and strengthen the agency's general authority for accessing data from executive branch agencies. The Congressional Budget Act provides CBO general authority to access data from a variety of sources. CBO works collaboratively with the executive branch to obtain data through formal and informal means. CBO also accesses data by using specific authority and by collaborating with other agencies. CBO currently has more than 20 active data-use agreements with federal agencies.…”