[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 114 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]


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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    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.''.
            Passed the Senate September 13, 2006.
            Attest:

                                                                      Secretary.
109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            S. CON. RES. 114

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

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