[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1115 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1115

              To close out expired, empty grant accounts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 28, 2015

  Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
              To close out expired, empty grant accounts.

    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, EMPTY GRANT ACCOUNTS.

    (a) Inspectors General Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Council of the Inspectors General on 
        Integrity and Efficiency shall submit to Congress and the head 
        of each agency a report that--
                    (A) lists each covered grant account held by the 
                United States Government;
                    (B) recommends which of the covered grant accounts 
                described in subparagraph (A) should be immediately 
                closed; and
                    (C) for each covered grant account that has been 
                expired for more than 90 days, explains why the covered 
                grant account has not been closed out.
            (2) Consideration.--In determining which grant accounts 
        held by the United States Government are covered grant 
        accounts, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 
        and Efficiency shall compare the information made available in 
        the cash payment management system and the grants program 
        management database to ensure that grant accounts for grant 
        awards that are not expired are not listed under paragraph 
        (1)(A).
    (b) Closure of Accounts Required; Notice.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the report 
        is submitted under subsection (a), the head of each agency with 
        a covered grant account recommended for closure in the report 
        described in subsection (a) shall close out each expired grant 
        award associated with each covered grant account that is 
        managed by the agency.
            (2) Notice from agencies.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date on which the 180-day period described in paragraph (1) 
        ends, the head of each agency required to close a covered grant 
        account under paragraph (1) shall provide notice the Council of 
        the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency specifying 
        whether the head of the agency has closed out grant awards 
        associated with all of the covered grant accounts required to 
        be closed under paragraph (1).
            (3) Notice to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date on which the 90-day period described in paragraph (2) 
        ends, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
        Efficiency shall submit to Congress and the committees of 
        jurisdiction a report on the status of all the covered grant 
        accounts required to be closed under paragraph (1).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``covered grant account'' means a grant 
        account in a Federal agency payment management system held by 
        the United States Government that has a zero balance for more 
        than 180 days and for which the grant award period has expired.
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