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        <dc:title>GSA Technology Accountability Act</dc:title>
        <citableAs>Public Law 118–182</citableAs>
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        <property role="compShortTitle" style="-uslm-dtd:comp-short-title">GSA Technology Accountability Act</property>
        <citationNote style="-uslm-dtd:public-law">[(<citableAs>Public Law 118–182</citableAs>)]</citationNote>
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    <main style="-uslm-dtd:legis-body"><longTitle><docTitle style="-uslm-dtd:legis-type">AN ACT</docTitle><officialTitle style="-uslm-dtd:official-title">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.</officialTitle></longTitle><enactingFormula style="-uslm-dtd:enacting-clause">Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula>
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            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">SECTION 1. </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s101">40 U.S.C. 101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
            <content class="block" style="-uslm-dtd:text">This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote">GSA Technology Accountability Act</shortTitle>”.</content>
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            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSPARENCY OF GSA FUNDED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. </heading>
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                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transparency on Use of the Federal Citizen Services Fund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 323 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
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                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">“(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement for Annual Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">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:</chapeau>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the program.</content>
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                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information about how the program is funded, including the amount of expenditures the program received in the previous fiscal year and total amount.</content>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of reimbursements associated with or anticipated to be associated with the program from another source of funds or another agency, if applicable.</content>
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                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of projects or initiatives associated with the program, including—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information about when the projects or initiatives were initiated and completed; and</content>
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                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funding information, to the extent practicable.</content>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any additional information, data, or analysis used to determine the information estimated within the report, if applicable.</content>
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                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</quotedText>’ means the Administrator of General Services.</content>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expenditure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">expenditure</quotedText>’ means any obligation of funds from the Fund.”</content>
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                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Transparency on Use of the Acquisition Services Fund.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Section 321 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:<quotedContent style="-uslm-dtd:quoted-block">
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                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">“(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Requirement for Annual Report to Congress.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">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:</chapeau>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An explanation of the program.</content>
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                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Information about how the program is funded, including the amount of expenditures the program received in the previous fiscal year and total amount.</content>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">“(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The amount of reimbursements associated with or anticipated to be associated with the program from another source of funds or another agency, if applicable.</content>
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                    <paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC">
                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">“(4) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">A description of projects or initiatives associated with the program, including—</chapeau>
                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">“(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">information about when the projects or initiatives were initiated and completed; and</content>
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                        <subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" styleType="OLC">
                            <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">“(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">funding information, to the extent practicable.</content>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">“(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any additional information, data, or analysis used to determine the information estimated within the report, if applicable.</content>
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                    <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">“(i) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this section:</chapeau>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">“(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrator.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Administrator</quotedText>’ means the Administrator of General Services.</content>
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                        <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">“(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Expenditure.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term ‘<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">expenditure</quotedText>’ means any obligation of funds from the Acquisition Services Fund for programs referenced in subsection (h).”</content>
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                <num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><editorialNote role="uscRef" style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t40/s321">40 U.S.C. 321 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Effective Date.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">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.</content>
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