[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7524 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7524


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 7, 2024

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the submission of 
 reports on certain information technology services funds to Congress 
        before expenditures may be made, 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 ``GSA Technology Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY OF GSA FUNDED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.

    (a) Transparency on Use of the Federal Citizen Services Fund.--
Section 323 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(g) Requirement for Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than 
September 30 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, at a minimum, a list of 
each program funded by expenditures during the previous fiscal year, or 
that have been funded by expenditures in the previous 5-year period, 
including the following:
            ``(1) An explanation of the program.
            ``(2) Information about how the program is funded, 
        including the amount of expenditures the program received in 
        the previous fiscal year and total amount.
            ``(3) The amount of reimbursements associated with or 
        anticipated to be associated with the program from another 
        source of funds or another agency, if applicable.
            ``(4) A description of projects or initiatives associated 
        with the program, including--
                    ``(A) information about when the projects or 
                initiatives were initiated and completed; and
                    ``(B) funding information, to the extent 
                practicable.
            ``(5) Any additional information, data, or analysis used to 
        determine the information estimated within the report, if 
        applicable.
    ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            ``(2) Expenditure.--The term `expenditure' means any 
        obligation of funds from the Fund.''.
    (b) Transparency on Use of the Acquisition Services Fund.--Section 
321 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(h) Requirement for Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than 
September 30 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, at a minimum, a list of 
each program within the Technology Transformation Services funded by 
expenditures during the previous fiscal year, or that have been funded 
by expenditures in the previous 5-year period, including the following:
            ``(1) An explanation of the program.
            ``(2) Information about how the program is funded, 
        including the amount of expenditures the program received in 
        the previous fiscal year and total amount.
            ``(3) The amount of reimbursements associated with or 
        anticipated to be associated with the program from another 
        source of funds or another agency, if applicable.
            ``(4) A description of projects or initiatives associated 
        with the program, including--
                    ``(A) information about when the projects or 
                initiatives were initiated and completed; and
                    ``(B) funding information, to the extent 
                practicable.
            ``(5) Any additional information, data, or analysis used to 
        determine the information estimated within the report, if 
        applicable.
    ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            ``(2) Expenditure.--The term `expenditure' means any 
        obligation of funds from the Acquisition Services Fund for 
        programs referenced in subsection (h).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this Act shall take 
effect on the commencement of the first fiscal year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 6, 2024.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.