[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 174 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5133. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 34, to authorize and strengthen the tsunami 
detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

      DIVISION C--FEDERAL RESEARCH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

     SEC. 20001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Federal Research 
     Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016''.

     SEC. 20002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division--
       (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 551 of title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) the term ``covered study'' means any study that--
       (A) is carried out in whole or in part with Federal funds; 
     and
       (B) is published, presented at a conference or meeting, or 
     otherwise made publicly available.

     SEC. 20003. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH DISCLOSURES AND 
                   DATABASE.

       (a) Prevention of Duplicative Research Funding.--The 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     coordinate with each agency that provides funding to entities 
     to carry out research and development to establish a system 
     to detect potential duplicative applications for funding in 
     order to prevent duplicative funding.
       (b) Database of Federally Funded Research and 
     Development.--
       (1) In general.--Each agency shall include in a publicly 
     accessible database a searchable listing of each unclassified 
     research and development project that is funded by the 
     agency, including a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, 
     or task order.
       (2) Contents.--A database described in paragraph (1) shall, 
     with respect to each unclassified research and development 
     project of an agency, contain--
       (A) the agency component that is carrying out or providing 
     funding or other assistance for the project;
       (B) the name of the project;
       (C) an abstract or summary of the project;
       (D) the funding level for the project;
       (E) the duration of the project;
       (F) the name of any contractor, subcontractor, or grantee;
       (G) the title of any published study funded by or related 
     to the project; and
       (H) expected objectives and milestones for the project.
       (3) Existing database.--An agency may satisfy the 
     requirements under this subsection if the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget determines that the agency 
     maintains a publicly accessible database, including a 
     database operated by or shared with another agency, that 
     substantially meets the requirements of this subsection.
       (c) Requirement for Acknowledgment in Covered Studies.--The 
     acknowledgment section in each covered study shall include--
       (1) the name of each agency that provided funding for the 
     covered study;
       (2) the project or award number associated with the covered 
     study; and
       (3) an estimate of the total cost of the covered study.
       (d) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study and make publicly available a 
     report, which shall--
       (1) analyze the compliance of agencies, contractors, 
     subcontractors, and grantees with the requirements of this 
     division;
       (2) identify any obstacles that remain to prevent the 
     public from accessing the cost and findings of covered 
     studies and other research and development projects funded by 
     agencies; and
       (3) analyze efforts by agencies to prevent duplicative 
     spending.
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