[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5018 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5018

 To amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the Director of the 
  Office of Management and Budget to improve oversight of the single 
                 audit process, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2010

 Ms. Bean (for herself and Mr. Conaway) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 31, United States Code, to direct the Director of the 
  Office of Management and Budget to improve oversight of the single 
                 audit process, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Government Audit Reform Act of 
2010''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget should follow the recommendations of the 
Government Accountability Office report entitled ``Single Audit: 
Opportunities Exist to Improve the Single Audit Process and Oversight'' 
(GAO-09-307R), issued March 13, 2009.

SEC. 3. OVERSIGHT OF THE SINGLE AUDIT PROCESS.

    (a) Amendment to Single Audit Act.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 75 of title 31, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 7508. Oversight and evaluation
    ``(a) Oversight and Evaluation.--The Director, or the head of the 
office or entity designated by the Director under subsection (c), shall 
monitor the risk, cost-benefit, efficiency, and effectiveness of the 
implementation by Federal agencies of this chapter by--
            ``(1) evaluating such implementation governmentwide; and
            ``(2) identifying additional guidance and resources 
        necessary to improve such implementation, including revisions 
        to regulations, best practices, and processes.
    ``(b) Report.--The Director, or the head of the office or entity 
designated by the Director under subsection (c), shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States a 
report that includes the findings under subsection (a). The report 
shall be submitted not later than September 30 of each year and shall 
cover the previous year.
    ``(c) Designation of Oversight Entity.--The Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall designate an office in the Office of 
Management and Budget or another Federal entity to act on behalf of the 
Director under subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States a report that describes 
such office or entity and the resources made available to such office 
or entity to adequately implement the provisions of this section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7507 
        the following new item:

``7508. Oversight and evaluation.''.
    (b) Simplified Audit Process.--
            (1) Evaluation.--The Director, or the head of the office or 
        entity designated by the Director under section 7508(c) of 
        title 31, United States Code, shall evaluate the process for 
        the single audit and the program-specific audit under chapter 
        75 of title 31, United States Code, to identify simplified 
        alternatives for achieving the purposes of the Single Audit Act 
        of 1984 (Public Law 98-502; 98 Stat. 2327; 31 U.S.C. 7501 note) 
        and the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 104-
        156; 110 Stat. 1396; 31 U.S.C. 7501 note) for the audits of 
        small recipients that also achieve the proper balance between 
        risk and cost-effective accountability for small and large 
        recipients.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director, or the head of the office 
        or entity designated by the Director under section 7508(c) of 
        title 31, United States Code, shall submit to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 
        Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United 
        States, a report on the results of the evaluation under 
        paragraph (1).
            (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
                Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
                    (B) Large recipient.--The term ``large recipient'' 
                means a non-Federal entity that expends a total amount 
                of Federal awards equal to or in excess of $300,000 or 
                such other amount specified by the Director under 
                section 7502(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, in 
                any fiscal year.
                    (C) Non-federal entity.--The term ``non-Federal 
                entity'' has the meaning given that term under section 
                7501 of title 31, United States Code.
                    (D) Small recipient.--The term ``small recipient'' 
                means a non-Federal entity that expends a total amount 
                of Federal awards of less than $300,000 or such other 
                amount specified by the Director under section 
                7502(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, in any 
                fiscal year.
    (c) Implementation of Recommendations To Improve Audit Quality.--
            (1) Evaluation.--The Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall evaluate the implementation of the 
        recommendations made to the Office of Management and Budget by 
        the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency in the 
        report entitled ``Report on National Single Audit Sampling 
        Project,'' dated June 2007.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
        and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
        Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United 
        States a report on the results of the evaluation under 
        paragraph (1).
    (d) Deadline for Designation of Oversight Entity.--Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall designate an office in the 
Office of Management and Budget or another Federal entity under section 
7508(c) of title 31, United States Code.
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