H.R. 7305 would reauthorize and expand the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyber Resilience Program, which is currently authorized through 2026. The program supports efforts to protect U.S. energy infrastructure from cyber threats by strengthening collaboration between the federal government and the energy sector and enhancing DOE’s emergency response capabilities. The bill also would authorize the department to establish an Energy Threat Analysis Center to conduct activities under the program. The bill would authorize an appropriation of $50 million for the 2027-2031 period.
The estimated budgetary effects of the legislation are shown in Table 1. The costs of the legislation fall within budget function 270 (energy).
For this estimate, CBO assumes that the authorized amount would be provided as a lump sum in 2027; that is consistent with how the program was funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Based on historical spending patterns for similar programs, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 7305 would cost $45 million over the 2026-2031 period and $5 million after 2031, assuming appropriation of the authorized amount in 2027.
Table 1.
Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 7305
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2026-2031
Increases in Spending Subject to Appropriation
Authorization
0
50
0
0
0
0
50
Estimated Outlays
0
1
7
15
13
9
45
The bill would authorize the appropriation of $50 million over the 2027-2031 period but does not specify amounts for specific years. For this estimate, CBO has assumed that the full amount would be provided in 2027.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Aaron Krupkin. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
Phillip L. Swagel
Director, Congressional Budget Office