[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3830 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3830

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of Government 
  programs through the disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of 
duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a functional 
           Federal program inventory, 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. INVENTORY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.

    Section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `Federal financial assistance' has 
                the meaning given that term under section 7501;
                    ``(B) the term `open Government data asset' has the 
                meaning given that term under section 3502 of title 44;
                    ``(C) the term `program' means a single program 
                activity or an organized set of aggregated, 
                disaggregated, or consolidated program activities by 
                one or more agencies directed toward a common purpose 
                or goal; and
                    ``(D) the term `program activity' has the meaning 
                given that term in section 1115(h).'';
            (3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``In general.--Not later than 
                October 1, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget 
                shall'' and inserting ``Website and program 
                inventory.--The Director of the Office of Management 
                and Budget shall'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``that 
                includes the information required under subsections (b) 
                and (c)'' after ``a single website''; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(B) include on the website described in 
                subparagraph (A), or another appropriate Federal 
                Government website where related information is made 
                available, as determined by the Director--
                            ``(i) a program inventory that shall 
                        identify each program; and
                            ``(ii) for each program identified in the 
                        program inventory, the information required 
                        under paragraph (3);
                    ``(C) make the information in the program inventory 
                required under subparagraph (B) available as an open 
                Government data asset; and
                    ``(D) at a minimum--
                            ``(i) update the information required to be 
                        included on the single website under 
                        subparagraph (A) on a quarterly basis; and
                            ``(ii) update the program inventory 
                        required under subparagraph (B) on an annual 
                        basis.'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``described under paragraph (1) shall 
                include'' and inserting ``identified in the program 
                inventory required under paragraph (2)(B) shall 
                include'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``and,''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) for each program activity that is part of a 
                program--
                            ``(i) a description of the purposes of the 
                        program activity and the contribution of the 
                        program activity to the mission and goals of 
                        the agency;
                            ``(ii) a consolidated view for the current 
                        fiscal year and each of the 2 fiscal years 
                        before the current fiscal year of--
                                    ``(I) the amount appropriated;
                                    ``(II) the amount obligated; and
                                    ``(III) the amount outlayed;
                            ``(iii) to the extent practicable and 
                        permitted by law, links to any related 
                        evaluation, assessment, or program performance 
                        review by the agency, an inspector general, or 
                        the Government Accountability Office (including 
                        program performance reports required under 
                        section 1116), and other related evidence 
                        assembled in response to implementation of the 
                        Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act 
                        of 2018 (Public Law 115-435; 132 Stat. 5529);
                            ``(iv) an identification of the statutes 
                        that authorize the program activity or the 
                        authority under which the program activity was 
                        created or operates;
                            ``(v) an identification of any major 
                        regulations specific to the program activity;
                            ``(vi) any other information that the 
                        Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
                        determines relevant relating to program 
                        activity data in priority areas most relevant 
                        to Congress or the public to increase 
                        transparency and accountability; and
                            ``(vii) for each assistance listing under 
                        which Federal financial assistance is provided, 
                        for the current fiscal year and each of the 2 
                        fiscal years before the current fiscal year and 
                        consistent with existing law relating to the 
                        protection of personally identifiable 
                        information--
                                    ``(I) a linkage to the relevant 
                                program activities that fund Federal 
                                financial assistance by assistance 
                                listing;
                                    ``(II) information on the 
                                population intended to be served by the 
                                assistance listing based on the 
                                language of the solicitation, as 
                                required under section 6102;
                                    ``(III) to the extent practicable 
                                and based on data reported to the 
                                agency providing the Federal financial 
                                assistance, the results of the Federal 
                                financial assistance awards provided by 
                                the assistance listing;
                                    ``(IV) to the extent practicable, 
                                the percentage of the amount 
                                appropriated for the assistance listing 
                                that is used for management and 
                                administration;
                                    ``(V) the identification of each 
                                award of Federal financial assistance 
                                and, to the extent practicable, the 
                                name of each direct or indirect 
                                recipient of the award; and
                                    ``(VI) any information relating to 
                                the award of Federal financial 
                                assistance that is required to be 
                                included on the website established 
                                under section 2(b) of the Federal 
                                Funding Accountability and Transparency 
                                Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).''; 
                                and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Archiving.--The Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall--
                    ``(A) archive and preserve the information included 
                in the program inventory required under paragraph 
                (2)(B) after the end of the period during which such 
                information is made available under paragraph (3); and
                    ``(B) make information archived in accordance with 
                subparagraph (A) publicly available as an open 
                Government data asset.''.

SEC. 3. GUIDANCE, IMPLEMENTATION, REPORTING, AND REVIEW.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
        the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
            (2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget;
            (3) the term ``program'' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 1122(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as amended 
        by section 2 of this Act;
            (4) the term ``program activity'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 1115(h) of title 31, United States Code; 
        and
            (5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Treasury.
    (b) Plan for Implementation and Reconciling Program Definitions.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that--
            (1) includes a plan that--
                    (A) discusses how making available on a website the 
                information required under subsection (a) of section 
                1122 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by 
                section 2, will leverage existing data sources while 
                avoiding duplicative or overlapping information in 
                presenting information relating to program activities 
                and programs;
                    (B) indicates how any gaps in data will be assessed 
                and addressed;
                    (C) indicates how the Director will display such 
                data; and
                    (D) discusses how the Director will expand the 
                information collected with respect to program 
                activities to incorporate the information required 
                under the amendments made by section 2;
            (2) sets forth details regarding a pilot program, developed 
        in accordance with best practices for effective pilot 
        programs--
                    (A) to develop and implement a functional program 
                inventory that could be limited in scope; and
                    (B) under which the information required under the 
                amendments made by section 2 with respect to program 
                activities shall be made available on the website 
                required under section 1122(a) of title 31, United 
                States Code;
            (3) establishes an implementation timeline for--
                    (A) gathering and building program activity 
                information;
                    (B) developing and implementing the pilot program;
                    (C) seeking and responding to stakeholder comments;
                    (D) developing and presenting findings from the 
                pilot program to the appropriate congressional 
                committees;
                    (E) notifying the appropriate congressional 
                committees regarding how program activities will be 
                aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated as part of 
                identifying programs; and
                    (F) implementing a Governmentwide program inventory 
                through an iterative approach; and
            (4) includes recommendations, if any, to reconcile the 
        conflicting definitions of the term ``program'' in relevant 
        Federal statutes, as it relates to the purpose of this Act.
    (c) Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall make available online 
        all information required under the amendments made by section 2 
        with respect to all programs.
            (2) Extensions.--The Director may, based on an analysis of 
        the costs of implementation, and after submitting to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a notification of the 
        action by the Director, extend the deadline for implementation 
        under paragraph (1) by not more than a total of 1 year.
    (d) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which the 
Director makes available online all information required under the 
amendments made by section 2 with respect to all programs, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the 
implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, which 
shall--
            (1) review how the Director and agencies determined how to 
        aggregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program activities to 
        provide the most useful information for an inventory of 
        Government programs;
            (2) evaluate the extent to which the program inventory 
        required under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, as 
        amended by this Act, provides useful information for 
        transparency, decision-making, and oversight;
            (3) evaluate the extent to which the program inventory 
        provides a coherent picture of the scope of Federal investments 
        in particular areas; and
            (4) include the recommendations of the Comptroller General, 
        if any, for improving implementation of this Act and the 
        amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``described in subsection (a)(2)(A)'' after 
        ``the website'' each place it appears;
            (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``described in subsection (a)(2)(A)'' after 
        ``the website''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``on 
                Website''; and
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``on the 
                website''.
    (b) Other Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``the 
        website provided under'' and inserting ``a website described 
        in''.
            (2) Section 10 of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (31 
        U.S.C. 1115 note) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``the website 
                described under'' and inserting ``a website described 
                in''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the 
                        website described under'' and inserting ``a 
                        website described in''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the 
                        website as required under'' and inserting ``a 
                        website described in''.
            (3) Section 1120(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the website described under'' and 
        inserting ``a website described in''.
            (4) Section 1126(b)(2)(E) of title 31, United States Code, 
        is amended by striking ``the website of the Office of 
        Management and Budget pursuant to'' and inserting ``a website 
        described in''.
            (5) Section 3512(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking ``the website described under'' and 
        inserting ``a website described in''.

SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3830

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of Government 
  programs through the disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of 
duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a functional 
           Federal program inventory, and for other purposes.