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[S. Con. Res. 114 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 114

    Providing for corrections to the enrollment of the bill S. 2590.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2006

  Mr. Coburn submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
                        considered and agreed to

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Providing for corrections to the enrollment of the bill S. 2590.

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That, in the enrollment of the bill S. 2590, the Secretary of the 
Senate shall make the following corrections:
            (1) In section 2(a), strike paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
        insert the following:
            ``(2) Federal award.--The term `Federal award'--
                    ``(A) means Federal financial assistance and 
                expenditures that--
                            ``(i) include grants, subgrants, loans, 
                        awards, cooperative agreements, and other forms 
                        of financial assistance;
                            ``(ii) include contracts, subcontracts, 
                        purchase orders, task orders, and delivery 
                        orders;
                    ``(B) does not include individual transactions 
                below $25,000; and
                    ``(C) before October 1, 2008, does not include 
                credit card transactions.
            ``(3) Searchable website.--The term `searchable website' 
        means a website that allows the public to--
                    ``(A) search and aggregate Federal funding by any 
                element required by subsection (b)(1);
                    ``(B) ascertain through a single search the total 
                amount of Federal funding awarded to an entity by a 
                Federal award described in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by 
                fiscal year;
                    ``(C) ascertain through a single search the total 
                amount of Federal funding awarded to an entity by a 
                Federal award described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by 
                fiscal year; and
                    ``(D) download data included in subparagraph (A) 
                included in the outcome from searches.''.
            (2) In section 2(b)(1), strike ``section and section 204 of 
        the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347; 44 U.S.C. 
        3501 note),'' and insert ``section, section 204 of the E-
        Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 
        note), and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
        U.S.C. 403 et seq.),''.
            (3) In section 2, strike subsection (c) and insert the 
        following:
    ``(c) Website.--The website established under this section--
            ``(1) may use as the source of its data the Federal 
        Procurement Data System, Federal Assistance Award Data System, 
        and Grants.gov, if all of these data sources are searchable 
        through the website and can be accessed in a search on the 
        website required by this Act, provided that the user may--
                    ``(A) specify such search shall be confined to 
                Federal contracts and subcontracts;
                    ``(B) specify such search shall be confined to 
                include grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative 
                agreements, and other forms of financial assistance;
            ``(2) shall not be considered in compliance if it 
        hyperlinks to the Federal Procurement Data System website, 
        Federal Assistance Award Data System website, Grants.gov 
        website, or other existing websites, so that the information 
        elements required by subsection (b)(1) cannot be searched 
        electronically by field in a single search;
            ``(3) shall provide an opportunity for the public to 
        provide input about the utility of the site and recommendations 
        for improvements;
            ``(4) shall be updated not later than 30 days after the 
        award of any Federal award requiring a posting; and
            ``(5) shall provide for separate searches for Federal 
        awards described in subsection (a) to distinguish between the 
        Federal awards described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) and those 
        described in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii).''.
            (4) Add at the end the following:

``SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    ``Not later than January 1, 2010, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on compliance with this Act.''.
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