[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1423 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1423
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 26, 2014
Received
February 27, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the cost and
performance of Government programs and areas of duplication among them,
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 ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. COST AND PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) Amendment.--Section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Additional information.--
``(A) In general.--Information for each program
described under paragraph (1) shall include the
following to be updated not less than annually:
``(i) The total administrative cost of the
program for the previous fiscal year.
``(ii) The expenditures for services for
the program for the previous fiscal year.
``(iii) An estimate of the number of
clients served by the program and beneficiaries
who received assistance under the program (if
applicable) for the previous fiscal year.
``(iv) An estimate of, for the previous
fiscal year--
``(I) the number of full-time
Federal employees who administer the
program; and
``(II) the number of full-time
employees whose salary is paid in part
or full by the Federal Government
through a grant or contract, a subaward
of a grant or contract, a cooperative
agreement, or another form of financial
award or assistance who administer or
assist in administering the program.
``(v) An identification of the specific
statute that authorizes the program, including
whether such authorization is expired.
``(vi) Any finding of duplication or
overlap identified by internal review, an
Inspector General, the Government
Accountability Office, or other report to the
agency about the program.
``(vii) Any program performance reviews
(including program performance reports required
under section 1116).
``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
``(i) Administrative cost.--The term
`administrative cost' has the meaning as
determined by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget under section 504(b)(2)
of Public Law 111-85 (31 U.S.C. 1105 note),
except the term shall also include, for
purposes of that section and this paragraph,
with respect to an agency--
``(I) costs incurred by the agency
as well as costs incurred by grantees,
subgrantees, and other recipients of
funds from a grant program or other
program administered by the agency; and
``(II) expenses related to
personnel salaries and benefits,
property management, travel, program
management, promotion, reviews and
audits, case management, and
communication about, promotion of, and
outreach for programs and program
activities administered by the agency.
``(ii) Services.--The term `services' has
the meaning provided by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget and shall be
limited to only activities, assistance, and aid
that provide a direct benefit to a recipient,
such as the provision of medical care,
assistance for housing or tuition, or financial
support (including grants and loans).''.
(b) Expired Grant Funding.--Not later than February 1 of each
fiscal year, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
publish on the public website of the Office of Management and Budget
the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant
accounts for which the period of availability to the grantee has
expired.
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
IDENTIFICATION, CONSOLIDATION, AND ELIMINATION OF
DUPLICATIVE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 21 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (31 U.S.C.
712 note) is amended by inserting ``(a)'' before the first sentence and
by adding at the end the following:
``(b) The Comptroller General shall maintain and provide regular
updates, on not less than an annual basis to a publicly available
website that tracks the status of responses by Departments and the
Congress to suggested actions that the Comptroller General has
previously identified in annual reports under subsection (a). The
status of these suggested actions shall be tracked for an appropriate
period to be determined by the Comptroller General. The requirements of
this subsection shall apply during the effective period of subsection
(a).''.
SEC. 4. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.
Nothing in this Act shall, or the amendments made by this Act, be
construed to require the disclosure of classified information.
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall prescribe regulations to implement this Act, and the
amendments made by this Act.
(b) Implementation.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act,
shall be implemented not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are
authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act, or the amendments
made by this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2014.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.