Foreign people with records of extraordinary achievement in motion pictures or television productions may apply for visas (known as “O” visas) for temporary admission to the United States. In evaluating petitions for these people and their associates, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must consult with certain labor organizations before rendering a decision. H.R. 3636 would require DHS to provide a copy of the decision to each such organization that it consulted.
Based on information from DHS, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3636 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Any such costs would be paid from fees collected by DHS and would be considered direct spending, so pay-as-you-go procedures would apply to the bill. The legislation would not affect revenues. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3636 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2027.
H.R. 3636 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
