[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2069 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2069
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six
An Act
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to
USAspending.gov, 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 ``Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT REPORTING.
(a) Other Transaction Agreements.--Section 2(a) of the Federal
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101
note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(A)--
(A) in clause (ii), by adding ``and'' and the end; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) includes other transaction agreements;''; and
(2) in paragraph (7)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(2)(A)(i)'' and
inserting ``(4)(A)(i)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(2)(A)(ii)'' and
inserting ``(4)(A)(ii)''.
(b) Data Standards.--Section 4 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Other Transaction Agreement Data.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025,
the Secretary shall ensure that, with respect to the website
established under section 2, or any successor website--
``(1) data relating to other transaction agreements is
automatically transmitted to the website, and
``(2) a centralized view of the data described in paragraph (1)
is available on the website.''.
(c) Annual Report on Unreported Funding.--Section 2 of the Federal
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101
note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall
post to the website established under this section a report that
includes--
``(1) the total amount of Federal spending on Federal awards
for which data has not been posted to the website; and
``(2) the reason data on the Federal spending described in
paragraph (1) has not been posted to the website, including whether
the Federal spending was--
``(A) national security-related or classified;
``(B) a grant or contract awarded or entered into by a
legislative or judicial branch agency; or
``(C) a subaward below a primary subaward.''.
(d) Implementation Plan.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
(B) Relevant agency.--The term ``relevant agency'' means a
Federal agency (as defined in section 2(a) of the Federal
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C.
6101 note)) that has the authority to enter into an other
transaction agreement, as determined by the Director.
(C) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Treasury.
(D) Usaspending.gov.--The term ``USAspending.gov'' means
the website established under section 2 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101
note).
(2) Initial compilation.--If the Secretary has not yet complied
with subsection (e) of section 4 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note),
as added by this section, by the date that is 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Director and the heads of relevant agencies, shall publish on
USAspending.gov a report that lists and includes a detailed
description of all other transaction agreements entered into by the
relevant agencies for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year
during which the report is published.
(3) Plan.--If the Secretary has not yet complied with
subsection (e) of section 4 of the Federal Funding Accountability
and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note), as added by
this section, by the date that is 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Director and the heads of relevant agencies, shall submit to
Congress a plan that includes--
(A) the status of including data relating to other
transaction agreements on USAspending.gov; and
(B) actions underway and planned to ensure that the data
described in subparagraph (A) is fully incorporated into
USAspending.gov by the date that is 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS.
(a) Inspector General Reports.--Section 6(a) of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``each Federal agency'' and inserting ``each agency described
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 901(b) of title 31, United
States Code'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Federal agency'' and
inserting ``agency''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``Federal agency'' and
inserting ``agency''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Deadlines.--The inspector general of each agency
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 901(b) of title 31,
United States Code, shall submit to Congress and make publicly
available a report described in paragraph (1)(B)--
``(A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025; and
``(B) not less than frequently than once every 2 years
after the date described in subparagraph (A) until the date
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of the Stop Secret
Spending Act of 2025 on the date of submission of the report
required under section 3521(f) or 9105(a)(3) of title 31,
United States Code, for the applicable fiscal year.''.
(b) Full Disclosure of Federal Funds.--
(1) In general.--Section 3 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note)
is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``a Federal agency or component of a
Federal agency'' and inserting ``a Federal agency or a
component of a Federal agency included on the list posted
under subsection (e)(2)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ``to be posted'' and inserting ``to
be posted by a Federal agency or a component of a Federal
agency included on the list posted under subsection
(e)(2)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Quality of Information.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Director, in
consultation with the heads of Federal agencies, shall establish
requirements to ensure that the information to be posted under
subsection (b) that is posted by a Federal agency or component of a
Federal agency is complete and accurate.
``(2) Federal agency responsibility.--The head of each Federal
agency or component of a Federal agency posting data under
subsection (b) shall ensure that the data is complete and accurate.
``(3) Authority to verify accuracy.--The Secretary and the
Director may verify that the data posted under subsection (b) by a
Federal agency or component of a Federal agency are complete,
accurate, and consistent.
``(d) Display Standards.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director, shall ensure that the heads of Federal agencies that post
information under subsection (b) comply with display standards
established by the Secretary.
``(e) Agency Reporting Determination.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025, and not
less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Director, shall--
``(1) assess and make a determination with respect to which
Federal agencies and components of Federal agencies are required to
post information under subsection (b);
``(2) publish a list of the Federal agencies and components of
Federal agencies determined under paragraph (1) on the website
established under section 2(b)(1); and
``(3) provide to the head and inspector general of each Federal
agency or component of a Federal agency included on the list
published under paragraph (2) written notice of the inclusion of
the Federal agency or component of a Federal agency on the list.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)(A)
shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary publishes the
first list under section 3(e)(2) of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note),
as added by paragraph (1).
SEC. 4. GAO REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall make recommendations for
any updates the Comptroller General of the United States determines
advisable to clause 52.204.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation
with respect to incorporating requirements under the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.