Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://www.cbo.gov

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) supports the legislative budget process by providing timely, non-partisan analyses, information, and estimates regarding the current budget, the costs of pending legislation, and the general economic outlook. The CBO provides cost estimates for every bill when it is reported by a Congressional committee and can provide estimates, on request, for bills in other stages of the legislative process. The CBO also publishes The Budget and Economic Outlook and An Analysis of the President's Budget to help Congress make informed budgetary decisions. Other products include analytical studies of economic and budgetary issues. The agency has an annual budget of $44 million..

Officers:
Acting Director and Deputy Director: Robert A. Sunshine
CFO: Joseph Evans Jr.
CIO: James Johnson

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