[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 3089 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3089


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
          To close out expired grants, 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 ``Grants Oversight and New Efficiency 
Act'' or the ``GONE Act''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFYING AND CLOSING OUT EXPIRED GRANTS.

    (a) Expired Grant Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget shall instruct the head of each agency, 
        in coordination with the Secretary, to submit to Congress and 
        the Secretary a report, not later than December 31 of the first 
        calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, that--
                    (A) lists each covered grant held by such agency;
                    (B) provides the total number of covered grants, 
                including the number of grants--
                            (i) by time period of expiration;
                            (ii) with zero dollar balances; and
                            (iii) with undisbursed balances;
                    (C) for an agency with covered grants, describes 
                the challenges leading to delays in grant closeout; and
                    (D) for the 30 oldest covered grants of an agency, 
                explains why each covered grant has not been closed 
                out.
            (2) Use of data systems.--An agency may use existing 
        multiagency data systems in order to submit the report required 
        under paragraph (1).
            (3) Explanation of missing information.--If the head of an 
        agency is unable to submit all of the information required to 
        be included in the report under paragraph (1), the report shall 
        include an explanation of why the information was not 
        available, including any shortcomings with and plans to improve 
        existing grant systems, including data systems.
    (b) Notice From Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
        which the head of an agency submits the report required under 
        subsection (a), the head of the agency shall provide notice to 
        the Secretary specifying whether the head of the agency has 
        closed out grant awards associated with all of the covered 
        grants in the report and which covered grants in the report 
        have not been closed out.
            (2) Notice to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date on which all of the notices required pursuant to paragraph 
        (1) have been provided or March 31 of the calendar year 
        following the calendar year described in subsection (a)(1), 
        whichever is sooner, the Secretary shall compile the notices 
        submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and submit to Congress a 
        report on such notices.
    (c) Inspector General Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the head of an agency provides notice to Congress under 
subsection (b)(2), the Inspector General of such agency with more than 
$500 million in grant funding shall conduct a risk assessment to 
determine if an audit or review of the agency's grant closeout process 
is warranted.
    (d) Report on Accountability and Oversight.--Not later than 6 
months after the date on which the second report is submitted pursuant 
to subsection (b)(2), the Director of Office of Management and Budget, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 
submit to Congress a report on recommendations for legislation to 
improve accountability and oversight in grants management, including 
the timely closeout of a covered grant.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Closeout.--The term ``closeout'' means a closeout of a 
        grant account conducted in accordance with part 200 of title 2, 
        Code of Federal Regulations, including sections 200.16 and 
        200.343 of such title, or any successor thereto.
            (3) Covered grant.--The term ``covered grant'' means a 
        grant in an agency cash payment management system held by the 
        United States Government for which--
                    (A) the grant award period of performance, 
                including any extensions, has been expired for not less 
                than 2 years; and
                    (B) closeout has not yet occurred in accordance 
                with section 200.343 of title 2, Code of Federal 
                Regulations, or any successor thereto.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.