,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bfc  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#adbc  ,report ,no4 #aac-cee  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april 
#i1 #bjac ,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,cooper7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform  ,february #ba1     
#bjad ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,matheson1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,ryan of   
,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mrs4      
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4            
,southerland1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 and ,mr4   
,nugent  ,february #ba1 #bjad ,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,insert the part printed in     
italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide taxpayers
 with an annual report disclosing the   
cost and performance of ,government     
programs and areas of duplication among 
them1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 

the ,taxpayers ,right-,to-,know ,act4   
#b4 ,agency requirements relating to    
annual report on the cost and           
performance of ,government programs and 
areas of duplication among programs  7a7
 ,requirement ,to identify and describe 
programs ,on an annual basis1 for       
purposes of the report required by      
subsection 7b71 the head of each agency 
shall--  7#a7 identify and describe     
every program administered by the       
agency2  7#b7 for each such program--   
7,a7 determine the total administrative 
costs of the program2  7,b7 determine   
the expenditures for services for the   
program2  7,c7 estimate the number of   
clients served by the program and       
beneficiaries who received assistance   
under the program 7if applicable72 and  
7,d7 estimate--  7i7 the number of      
full-time employees who administer the  
program2 and  7ii7 the number of        
full-time equivalents 7whose salary is  
paid in part or full by the ,federal    
,government through a grant or contract1

 a subaward of a grant or contract1 a   
cooperative agreement1 or another form  
of financial award or assistance7 who   
assist in administering the program2 and
  7#c7 identify programs within the     
agency with duplicative or overlapping  
missions1 services1 and allowable uses  
of funds1 including any finding of      
duplication or overlap identified by    
internal review1 an ,inspector ,general1
 the ,government ,accountability        
,office1 or other report to the agency  
about the program4  7b7 ,report ,not    
later than ,february #a of each fiscal  
year1 the head of each agency shall     
create a link on the homepage of the    
official public website of the agency to
 a report containing the following3     
7#a7 ,identification and description of 
programs ,the information required under
 subsection 7a7 with respect to the     
preceding fiscal year4  7#b7            
,performance reviews ,the latest        
performance reviews 7including the      
program performance reports required    

under section #aaaf of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code7 of each program  
of the agency identified under          
subsection 7a77#a71 including           
performance indicators1 performance     
goals1 output measures1 and other       
specific metrics used to review the     
program and how the program performed on
 each4  7#c7 ,improper payment          
information ,for all programs and       
activities that may be susceptible to   
significant improper payments1 as       
identified by the head of the agency    
under section #b7;a7 of the ,improper   
,payments ,information ,act of #bjjb    
7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #cba note71 the latest   
improper payment rate and the total     
estimated amount of improper payments   
during the preceding fiscal year1       
including fraudulent payments and       
overpayments4  7#d7 ,expired grant      
funding ,the total amount of undisbursed
 grant funding remaining in grant       
accounts for which the period of        
availability to the grantee has expired4

  7#e7 ,recommendations ,such           
recommendations as the head of the      
agency considers appropriate--  7,a7 to 
consolidate programs within the agency  
that are duplicative or overlapping2    
7,b7 to eliminate waste and             
inefficiency2 and  7,c7 to terminate    
lower priority1 outdated1 and           
unnecessary programs and initiatives4   
7c7 ,relationship to catalog of domestic
 financial assistance ,with respect to  
the requirements of subsections 7a77#a7 
and 7a77#b77;,b71 the head of an agency 
may use the same information provided in
 the ,catalog of ,domestic ,financial   
,assistance if applicable4  7d7 ,format 
,each agency shall make reports required
 by subsection 7b7 available in a       
searchable1 machine-readable format1 and
 shall expend no funds for the printing 
of such reports1 except when providing  
such documents to the ,congress4  #c4   
,office of ,management and ,budget      
requirements relating to annual report  
on the cost and performance of          

,government programs and areas of       
duplication among programs  7a7 ,report 
by ,office of ,management and ,budget   
,not later than ,february #a of each    
fiscal year1 the ,director of the       
,office of ,management and ,budget shall
 publish on the official public website 
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget a report containing the         
following3  7#a7 ,identification of     
duplicative programs ,an identification 
of programs across agencies with        
duplicative or overlapping missions1    
services1 and allowable uses of funds4  
7#b7 ,recommendations ,such             
recommendations as the ,director        
considers appropriate--  7,a7 to        
consolidate programs across agencies    
that are duplicative or overlapping2    
7,b7 to eliminate waste and             
inefficiency2 and  7,c7 to terminate    
lower priority1 outdated1 and           
unnecessary programs and initiatives4   
7b7 ,relationship to president's budget 
,with respect to the requirements of    

subsection 7a77#b71 the ,director may   
use the same information provided in the
 ,president's annual budget submission1 
if applicable4  7c7 ,database required  
,the ,director shall maintain a database
 of information--  7#a7 used to create  
the report required by subsection 7a72  
and  7#b7 obtained through meeting the  
requirements of section #ba of the      
,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of    
#bjaj 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note74  #d4   
,government ,accountability ,office     
requirements relating to identification1
 consolidation1 and elimination of      
duplicative ,government programs        
,section #ba of the ,statutory          
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj 7#ca    
,u4,s4,c4 #gab note7 is amended by      
inserting 7a7 before the first sentence 
and by adding at the end the following3 
7b7 ,the ,comptroller ,general shall    
maintain and provide regular updates1 on
 not less than an annual basis to a     
publicly available website that tracks  
the status of responses by ,departments 

and the ,congress to suggested actions  
that the ,comptroller ,general has      
previously identified in annual reports 
under subsection 7a74 ,the status of    
these suggested actions shall be tracked
 for an appropriate period to be        
determined by the ,comptroller ,general4
 ,the requirements of this subsection   
shall apply during the effective period 
of subsection 7a74  4  #e4 ,definitions 
,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,administrative    
costs ,the term administrative costs has
 the meaning as determined by the       
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget under section #ejd7;b77#b7  
of ,public ,law #aaa-he 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4  
#aaje note71 except the term shall also 
include1 for purposes of that section   
and this section1 with respect to an    
agency--  7,a7 costs incurred by the    
agency as well as costs incurred by     
grantees1 subgrantees1 and other        
recipients of funds from a grant program
 or other program administered by the   
agency2 and  7,b7 expenses related to   

personnel salaries and benefits1        
property management1 travel1 program    
management1 promotion1 reviews and      
audits1 case management1 and            
communication about1 promotion of1 and  
outreach for programs and program       
activities administered by the agency4  
7#b7 ,services ,the term services has   
the meaning provided by the ,director of
 the ,office of ,management and ,budget 
and shall be limited to only activities1
 assistance1 and aid that provide a     
direct benefit to a recipient1 such as  
the provision of medical care1          
assistance for housing or tuition1 or   
financial support 7including grants and 
loans74  7#c7 ,agency ,the term agency  
has the same meaning given that term in 
section #eea7a7 of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 except that the term also
 includes offices in the legislative    
branch other than the ,government       
,accountability ,office4  7#d7          
,performance indicator1 performance     
goal1 output measure ,the terms         

performance indicator1 performance goal1
 and output measure have the meanings   
provided those terms by section #aaae of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7
 ,program ,the term program has the     
meaning provided by the ,director of the
 ,office of ,management and ,budget and 
shall include1 with respect to an       
agency1 any organized set of activities 
directed toward a common purpose or goal
 undertaken by the agency that includes 
services1 projects1 processes1 or       
financial or other forms of assistance1 
including grants1 contracts1 cooperative
 agreements1 compacts1 loans1 leases1   
technical support1 consultation1 or     
other guidance4  #f4 ,classified        
information ,nothing in this ,act shall 
be construed to require the disclosure  
of classified information4  #g4         
,regulations and implementation  7a7    
,regulations ,not later than #abj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,management and ,budget shall prescribe 

regulations to implement this ,act4  7b7
 ,implementation ,this ,act shall be    
implemented not later than one year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  ,february #ba1 #bjad ,reported   
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed