,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #eca #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #baac ,report ,no4 #aac-bdc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ab1 #bjad,mr4 ,coburn 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,august #bf1 #bjad,reported1 under authority of the order of the ,senate of ,august #e 7legislative day1 ,august #a71 #bjad1 by ,mr4 ,carper1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and 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 ,cost and performance of ,government programs 7a7 ,amendment ,section #aabb7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,additional information 7,a7 ,in general ,information for each program described under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following 7which shall be updated not less frequently than annually73 7i7 ,the total administrative expenses for the program for the previous fiscal year4 7ii7 ,the expenditures for services for the program for the previous fiscal year4 7iii7 ,an estimate of the number of clients served by the program and beneficiaries who received assistance under the program 7if applicable7 for the previous fiscal year4 7iv7 ,an estimate of1 for the previous fiscal year-- 7,i7 the number of full-time ,federal employees who administer the program2 and 7,,ii7 the number of full-time employees whose 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 assistance who administer or assist in administering the program4 7v7 ,an identification of the specific statute that authorizes the program1 including whether such authorization is expired4 7vi7 ,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 7vii7 ,any program performance reviews 7including program performance reports required under section #aaaf74 7,b7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,administrative expenses ,the term administrative expenses-- 7,i7 has the meaning given that term by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget under section #ejd7;b77#b7 of the ,energy and ,water ,development and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaj 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #aaje note72 and 7,,ii7 includes1 with respect to an agency-- 7aa7 costs incurred by the agency and costs incurred by grantees1 subgrantees1 and other recipients of funds from a grant program or other program administered by the agency2 and 7bb7 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 7ii7 ,services ,the term services-- 7,i7 has the meaning given that term by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget2 and 7,,ii7 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 4 7b7 ,expired grant funding ,not later than ,february #a of each fiscal year1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall publish on the public website of the ,office of ,management and ,budget the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant accounts for which the period of availability to the grantee has expired4 #c4 ,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-- 7#a7 by striking ,the ,comptroller ,general and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,updates ,the ,comptroller ,general shall maintain on a publicly available website 7which shall include regular updates1 not less frequently than annually7 the status of responses by ,departments and ,congress to suggested actions that the ,comptroller ,general has previously identified in annual reports under subsection 7a74 ,the status of the suggested actions shall be tracked for an appropriate period to be determined by the ,comptroller ,general4 4 #d4 ,classified information ,nothing in this ,act shall1 or the amendments made by this ,act1 be construed to require the disclosure of classified information4 #e4 ,regulations and implementation 7a7 ,regulations ,not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall prescribe regulations to implement this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act4 7b7 ,implementation ,this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall be implemented not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,no additional funds authorized ,no additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this ,act1 or the amendments made by this ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taxpayers ,right-,to-,know ,act4 #b4 ,cost and performance of ,government programs 7a7 ,in general ,section #aabb7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting before paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7#a7 ,definition of program ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term program means an organized set of activities by #a or more agencies directed toward a common purpose or goal4 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking ,in general4--,not later than ,october #a1 #bjab1 the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall and inserting ,website and program inventory4--,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall2 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the following3 7,c7 include on the website-- 7i7 a program inventory that shall identify each program of the ,federal ,government1 which shall include-- 7,i7 any activity that is commonly referred to as a program2 7,,ii7 any activity specifically created by law1 or referenced in law1 as a program2 7,,iii7 each program that has an application process2 7,,iv7 each program for which financial awards are made on a competitive basis2 and 7,v7 any activity identified as a program activity in a budget request2 and 7ii7 for each program identified in the program inventory1 the information required under paragraph 7#c74 2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#c71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking described under paragraph 7#a7 and inserting identified in the program inventory required under paragraph 7#b72 7,b7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 the program activities that are considered a program by the agency2 2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at the end2 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 an identification of the specific statute that authorizes the program and any regulations specific to the program2 7,e7 for any program that provides grants or other financial assistance to individuals or entities1 for the most recent fiscal year-- 7i7 an estimate of the number of individuals served by the program and beneficiaries who received financial assistance under the program2 and 7ii7 an estimate of-- 7,i7 the number of full-time equivalents who administer the program2 and 7,,ii7 the number of full-time equivalents whose salary is paid in part or full by the ,federal ,government through a grant1 contract1 cooperative agreement1 or another form of financial award or assistance who administer or assist in any way in administering the program2 7,f7 links to any evaluation1 assessment1 or program performance reviews by the agency1 an ,inspector ,general1 or the ,government ,accountability ,office 7including program performance reports required under section #aaaf7 released during the preceding #e years2 and 7,g7 to the extent available1 financial information for each program required to be reported under section #c7;b7 of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note71 or a direct link to such information for a specific program on the website established under section #b of that ,act4 4 7b7 ,guidance ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget-- 7#a7 shall issue guidance to agencies to identify how the program activities used in budget or appropriations accounts correspond with programs identified in the program inventory required under section #aabb7;a77#b77;,a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 may issue guidance to agencies on more closely aligning program activities to the programs in the program inventory for purposes of the budget of the ,president submitted to ,congress under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 #c4 ,regulations and implementation 7a7 ,regulations ,not later than #abj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall prescribe regulations or other guidance to implement this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act4 7b7 ,implementation ,this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall be implemented not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,august #bf1 #bjad,reported with an amendment