[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 782 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 782

    To provide for the establishment of an Internet site on Federal 
                         financial assistance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2001

 Mr. English introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the establishment of an Internet site on Federal 
                         financial assistance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``People's Access to Government 
Information Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERNET SITE.

    (a) Establishment of Internet Site.--The Secretary of Commerce 
shall establish and maintain a searchable Internet site for the purpose 
of providing to the public ready access to information on Federal 
financial assistance, including grants, loans, loan guarantees, 
scholarships, and fellowships.
    (b) Contents of Internet Site.--The Internet Site shall contain the 
following:
            (1) A description of each type of grant, loan, loan 
        guarantee, scholarship, or fellowship provided by each Federal 
        agency, including a description of--
                    (A) the type of assistance;
                    (B) any Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
                program number;
                    (C) the objectives of the assistance;
                    (D) any restriction on use of the assistance;
                    (E) any eligibility requirements;
                    (F) the application and award process, including 
                preapplication coordination, application procedures, 
                award procedures, any application deadlines, a range of 
                time required for approval or disapproval of 
                applications, any application appeal procedures, and 
                procedures for renewal of assistance;
                    (G) assistance considerations, including formula 
                and matching requirements and length and time phasing 
                of assistance;
                    (H) post assistance requirements, including 
                reports, audits, and records;
                    (I) program accomplishments;
                    (J) information contacts;
                    (K) related programs;
                    (L) examples of funded projects;
                    (M) regulations and guidelines; and
                    (N) related literature.
            (2) A direct link to any application that is available 
        online, or a statement that no such application is available, 
        for each type of grant, loan, loan guarantee, scholarship, or 
        fellowship that is referred to in paragraph (1).
            (3) A general explanation of how to apply for a loan, 
        including a general comparison of application procedures for 
        and terms of Federal Government loans versus private loans.
            (4) Information on how nonprofit organizations may obtain 
        surplus equipment from the Federal Government.
            (5) Direct links to other Federal Internet sites with 
        information on grants, loans, loan guarantees, scholarships, or 
        fellowships, including any such sites maintained by or on 
        behalf of a Federal financial assistance agency.
    (c) Federal Financial Assistance Agency Defined.--For purposes of 
this section, the term ``Federal financial assistance agency'' includes 
the following:
            (1) The Executive departments.
            (2) The Appalachian Regional Commission.
            (3) The Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
        Compliance Board.
            (4) The Commission on Civil Rights.
            (5) The Environmental Protection Agency.
            (6) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
            (7) The Federal Communications Commission.
            (8) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            (9) The Federal Maritime Commission.
            (10) The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
            (11) The Federal Trade Commission.
            (12) The General Services Administration.
            (13) The Library of Congress.
            (14) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            (15) The National Archives and Records Administration.
            (16) The National Council on Disability.
            (17) The National Credit Union Administration.
            (18) The National Foundation on the Arts and the 
        Humanities.
            (19) The National Gallery of Art.
            (20) The National Labor Relations Board.
            (21) The National Science Foundation.
            (22) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
            (23) The Office of Personnel Management.
            (24) The Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
            (25) The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
            (26) The President's Committee on Employment of People with 
        Disabilities.
            (27) The Railroad Retirement Board.
            (28) The Securities and Exchange Commission.
            (29) The Social Security Administration.
            (30) The Tennessee Valley Authority.
            (31) The Government Printing Office.
            (32) The United States International Trade Commission.
            (33) The United States Information Agency.
            (34) The United States Institute of Peace.
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