,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aj1 
#bjac,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to close out expired1 empty grant      
accounts4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,grants ,oversight  
and ,new ,efficiency ,act or the ,,gone 
,act4  #b4 ,identifying and closing out 
expired1 empty grant accounts  7a7      
,inspectors ,general report  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,council of the ,inspectors ,general on 
,integrity and ,efficiency shall submit 
to ,congress and the head of each agency
 a report that-- 7,a7 lists each covered
 grant account held by the ,united      
,states ,government2  7,b7 recommends   
which of the covered grant accounts     
described in subparagraph 7,a7 should be

 immediately closed2 and  7,c7 for each 
covered grant account that has been     
expired for more than #ij days1 explains
 why the covered grant account has not  
been closed out4  7#b7 ,consideration   
,in determining which grant accounts    
held by the ,united ,states ,government 
are covered grant accounts1 the ,council
 of the ,inspectors ,general on         
,integrity and ,efficiency shall compare
 the information made available in the  
cash payment management system and the  
grants program management database to   
ensure that grant accounts for grant    
awards that are not expired are not     
listed under paragraph 7#a77;,a74  7b7  
,closure of accounts required2 notice   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the report is submitted under
 subsection 7a71 the head of each agency
 with a covered grant account           
recommended for closure in the report   
described in subsection 7a7 shall close 
out each expired grant award associated 
with each covered grant account that is 

managed by the agency4  7#b7 ,notice    
from agencies ,not later than #ij days  
after the date on which the #ahj-;day   
period described in paragraph 7#a7 ends1
 the head of each agency required to    
close a covered grant account under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall provide notice the 
,council of the ,inspectors ,general on 
,integrity and ,efficiency specifying   
whether the head of the agency has      
closed out grant awards associated with 
all of the covered grant accounts       
required to be closed under paragraph   
7#a74  7#c7 ,notice to ,congress ,not   
later than #ij days after the date on   
which the #ij-;day period described in  
paragraph 7#b7 ends1 the ,council of the
 ,inspectors ,general on ,integrity and 
,efficiency shall submit to ,congress   
and the committees of jurisdiction a    
report on the status of all the covered 
grant accounts required to be closed    
under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term agency 
has the meaning given that term in      

section #eea of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 the term       
covered grant account means a grant     
account in a ,federal agency payment    
management system held by the ,united   
,states ,government that has a zero     
balance for more than #ahj days and for 
which the grant award period has        
expired4