,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #iid ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ba1 #bjac ,mr4 ,warner 7for himself and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to expand the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf to increase accountability and transparency in ,federal spending1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are to-- 7#a7 expand the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf by disclosing direct ,federal agency expenditures and linking ,federal contract1 loan1 and grant spending information to programs of ,federal agencies in order to enable taxpayers and policy makers to track ,federal spending more effectively2 7#b7 provide consistent1 reliable1 and searchable ,government-wide spending data that is displayed accurately for taxpayers and policy makers on ,u,s,a,spending4gov2 7#c7 analyze ,federal spending data to proactively prevent waste1 fraud1 abuse1 and improper payments2 7#d7 simplify reporting for entities receiving ,federal funds by streamlining reporting requirements and reducing compliance costs while improving transparency2 and 7#e7 improve the quality of data submitted to ,u,s,a,spending4gov by holding ,federal agencies accountable for the completeness and accuracy of the data submitted4 #c4 ,amendments to the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7a7 ,in general ,section #b of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,full disclosure of entities receiving ,federal funding and inserting ,disclosure of ,federal funding2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#g71 respectively2 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency has the meaning given the term ,executive agency under section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 2 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,a71 the following3 7#d7 ,federal funds ,the term ,federal funds means any funds that are made available to or expended by a ,federal agency4 7#e7 ,object class ,the term object class means the category assigned for purposes of the annual budget of the ,president submitted under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to the type of property or services purchased by the ,federal ,government4 7#f7 ,program activity ,the term program activity has the meaning given that term under section #aaae7;h7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 2 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#g71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 and inserting paragraph 7#c77;,a77i72 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting paragraph 7#c77;,a77ii72 7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking 8the ,office of ,management and ,budget0 and inserting 8the ,secretary of the ,treasury0 each place it appears2 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,g7 as clauses 7i7 through 7vii71 respectively1 and adjusting the margin accordingly2 7iii7 by striking for each ,federal award-- and inserting the following3 8for all ,federal funds-- 7,a7 for each ,federal agency1 component of a ,federal agency1 appropriations account1 program activity1 and object class 7including any subcomponent of an object class71 and other accounts or data as appropriate-- 7i7 the amount of budget authority available2 7ii7 the amount obligated2 7iii7 the amount of outlays2 7iv7 the amount of any ,federal funds reprogrammed or transferred2 and 7v7 the amount of expired and unexpired unobligated balances2 and 7,b7 for each ,federal award-- 2 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,b77iii71 as so designated by this subparagraph1 by inserting 1 which shall be assigned a unique identifier1 after information on the award2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and inserting ,secretary of the ,treasury2 and 7ii7 by striking the ,director may and inserting the ,secretary may2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by striking ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and inserting ,secretary of the ,treasury2 7ii7 by striking the ,director upon and inserting the ,secretary upon2 and 7iii7 by striking the ,director in and inserting the ,secretary in2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,application of data standards ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall apply the data standards established by the ,secretary of the ,treasury under subsection 7e7 to all data collection1 data dissemination1 and data publication required under this section4 7#f7 ,data feed to recovery accountability and transparency board ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall provide the data described in paragraph 7#a7 to the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board for inclusion in the ,recovery ,operations ,center described in subsection 7h74 2 7#d7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and ,grants4gov and inserting ,grants4gov1 the ,payment ,automation ,manager and ,federal ,information ,repository and other data or databases from the ,department of the ,treasury1 the ,,max ,information ,system of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 and other data from ,federal agencies collected and identified by the ,office of ,management and ,budget2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by adding and at the end2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 specify such search shall be confined to ,federal funds2 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting the ,payment ,automation ,manager and ,federal ,information ,repository and other data or databases from the ,department of the ,treasury1 the ,,max ,information ,system of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 other data from ,federal agencies collected and identified by the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 after ,grants4gov website12 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by striking shall be updated not later and inserting the following3 8shall be updated-- 7,a7 not later 2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 not less than once each quarter with information relating to ,federal funds2 2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7i7 by inserting ,federal funds and before ,federal awards the first place it appears2 7ii7 by striking subsection 7a77#b77;,a77i7 and those described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting subsection 7a77#c77;,a77i7 and those described in subsection 7a77#c77;,a77ii72 and 7iii7 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 shall have the ability to aggregate data for the categories described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 without double-counting data2 and 7#g7 shall permit all information published under this section to be downloaded in bulk4 2 7#e7 by redesignating subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 as subsections 7i71 7j71 and 7k71 respectively2 and 7#f7 by inserting after subsection 7d7 the following3 7e7 ,department of the ,treasury requirements 7#a7 ,data standards 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 and the heads of ,federal agencies1 shall establish ,government-wide financial data standards for ,federal funds1 which shall-- 7i7 include common data elements1 such as codes1 unique award identifiers1 and fields1 for financial and payment information required to be reported by ,federal agencies and entities receiving ,federal funds1 including identifiers for ,federal awards and entities receiving ,federal awards2 7ii7 to the extent reasonable and practicable1 ensure interoperability and incorporate-- 7,i7 common data elements developed and maintained by an international voluntary consensus standards body1 as defined by the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 such as the ,international ,organization for ,standardization2 7,,ii7 common data elements developed and maintained by ,federal agencies with authority over contracting and financial assistance1 such as the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulatory ,council2 and 7,,iii7 common data elements developed and maintained by accounting standards organizations2 and 7iii7 include data reporting standards that-- 7,i7 incorporate a widely accepted1 nonproprietary1 searchable1 platform-independent computer-readable format2 7,,ii7 be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles2 7,,iii7 be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary2 7,,iv7 are structured to specifically support the reporting of financial and performance-related data1 such as that any data produced1 regardless of reporting need or software used for creation or consumption1 is consistent and comparable across reporting situations2 7,v7 establish1 for each data point1 a standard method of conveying the reporting period1 reporting entity1 unit of measure1 and other associated attributes2 and 7,,vi7 incorporate nonproprietary standards in effect on the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac4 7,b7 ,deadlines 7i7 ,guidance ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 shall issue guidance on the data standards established under subparagraph 7,a7 to ,federal agencies not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac4 7ii7 ,website ,not later than #a year after the date on which the guidance under clause 7i7 is issued1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall ensure that the website required under this section makes data publically available in accordance with the data standards established under subparagraph 7,a74 7iii7 ,agencies ,not later than #ahj days after the date on which the guidance under clause 7i7 is issued1 each ,federal agency shall collect1 report1 and maintain data in accordance with the data standards established under subparagraph 7,a74 7,c7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall consult with public and private stakeholders in establishing data standards under this paragraph4 7#b7 ,improper payment prevention 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the heads and ,inspectors ,general of ,federal agencies1 shall use the data to which the data standards established under paragraph 7#a7 apply and other available data 7including available data from ,state and local governments7 to detect1 prevent1 and recover improper payments through pre-award1 post-award pre-payment1 and post-payment analysis1 which shall include analysis and investigations incorporating-- 7i7 review and data matching of payments and beneficiary enrollment lists of ,state programs carried out using ,federal funds for the purposes of identifying eligibility duplication1 residency ineligibility1 duplicate payments1 or other potential improper payment issues2 7ii7 review of multiple ,federal agencies and programs for which comparison of data could show payment duplication2 and 7iii7 review of other information the ,secretary of the ,treasury determines are effective1 which may include investigation or review of information from multiple ,federal agencies or programs4 7,b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall submit to ,congress a report1 which may be included as part of another report submitted to ,congress1 which shall include a description of-- 7i7 the implementation of the fraud prevention efforts described under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 the metrics used in determining whether the fraud prevention efforts have reduced1 or contributed to the reduction of1 improper payments or improper awards4 7#c7 ,improvements to access to data 7,a7 ,in general ,in order to carry out this ,act1 upon request by the ,secretary of the ,treasury-- 7i7 the ,commissioner of ,social ,security shall make available the ,social ,security earnings information of a living or deceased employee2 7ii7 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,prisons shall make available information relating to ,federal prisoners2 and 7iii7 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development shall make available information in the ,credit ,alert ,verification ,system of the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development4 7,b7 ,use and protection of information ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury-- 7i7 may only use information obtained under subparagraph 7,a7 to assist in ,federal debt collection and in the prevention1 identification or recovery of improper payments2 and 7ii7 shall ensure that data to which the data standards established under paragraph 7#a7 apply is adequately protected and collected in a manner consistent with privacy protections provided for by law4 7f7 ,consolidated recipient financial reports ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall-- 7#a7 review the financial reporting required by ,federal agencies for ,federal award recipients to reduce duplicative financial reporting and compliance costs for recipients2 7#b7 request input from ,federal award recipients to reduce duplicative financial reporting1 especially from ,state and local governments and institutes of higher education2 7#c7 not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 provide instructions to the heads of ,federal agencies regarding how to simplify the reporting requirements for ,federal award recipients to reduce duplicative reporting and reports to reduce compliance costs1 as appropriate2 and 7#d7 not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 submit to ,congress a report regarding any legislative action required to streamline the reporting requirements for ,federal award recipients4 7g7 ,accountability for ,federal funding 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 and every #b years thereafter until the date that is #f years after such date of enactment1 the ,inspector ,general of each ,federal agency1 in consultation with the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states1 shall review a sampling of the spending data submitted under this ,act by the ,federal agency and shall submit to ,congress and make publically available a report in on the completeness1 timeliness1 quality1 and accuracy of the data sampled and the implementation and use of consistent data standards by the ,federal agency4 7#b7 ,comptroller ,general 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 and every #b years thereafter until the date that is #f years after such date of enactment1 and after review of the reports submitted under paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress and make publically available a report on the data completeness1 timeliness1 quality1 and accuracy of the data submitted under this ,act by each ,federal agency and the implementation and use of consistent data standards by each ,federal agency4 7,b7 ,ranking ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall make available a ranking of ,federal agencies regarding data quality1 accuracy1 and compliance with this ,act4 7h7 ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board 7#a7 ,resources and mechanisms ,the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board shall develop and test information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to enhance the transparency of1 and detect and remediate waste1 fraud1 and abuse in1 ,federal spending for ,inspectors ,general4 7#b7 ,website ,the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board shall maintain a website informing the public of the activities of the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board to identify waste1 fraud1 and abuse and increase transparency of ,federal spending to provide analytical support for ,inspectors ,general4 7#c7 ,recovery ,operations ,center ,the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board shall establish and maintain a ,recovery ,operations ,center as a governmentwide ,internet-based data access system to carry out the functions described in paragraph 7#d74 7#d7 ,functions of the ,recovery ,operations ,center ,the functions described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,recovery ,operations ,center shall incorporate-- 7i7 all information described in subsection 7b77#a72 7ii7 other information maintained by ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and foreign government agencies2 and 7iii7 other commercially and publicly available information4 7,b7 ,specific functions ,the ,recovery ,operations ,center shall be designed and operated to carry out the following functions3 7i7 ,combine information described in subsection 7b77#a7 with other compilations of information1 including those listed in subparagraph 7,a74 7ii7 ,permit ,inspectors ,generals1 in accordance with applicable law1 to detect and remediate waste1 fraud1 and abuse4 4 #d4 ,pilot program to evaluate consolidated recipient reporting 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,director of the ,office of ,management1 shall establish a pilot program relating to reporting by recipients of ,federal funds 7in this section referred to as the pilot program7 for the purpose of increasing financial transparency to-- 7#a7 display the full cycle of ,federal funds2 7#b7 improve the accuracy of ,federal financial data2 and 7#c7 develop recommendations for reducing reporting required of recipients of ,federal funds by consolidating and automating financial reporting requirements across the ,federal ,government4 7b7 ,requirements ,the pilot program shall-- 7#a7 include recipients that collectively receive not less than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj in ,federal funds each fiscal year2 7#b7 include recipients that receive ,federal funds under multiple programs across multiple agencies2 and 7#c7 include recipients that collectively receive ,federal funds under contracts1 grants1 and subawards4 7c7 ,reporting and evaluation requirements ,each recipient of ,federal funds participating in the pilot program shall submit to the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board reports on the finances of the selected ,federal awards4 7d7 ,publication of information ,all the information collected by the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board under the pilot program shall be made publicly available and searchable on the website established under section #b of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74 7e7 ,termination ,the pilot program shall terminate on the date that is #c years after the date on which the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board establishes the pilot program4 7f7 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the pilot program terminates under subsection 7e71 the ,recovery ,accountability and ,transparency ,board shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on the ,budget of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform and the ,committee on the ,budget of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the pilot program1 which shall include-- 7#a7 a description of financial data collected under the pilot program1 the accuracy of the data provided1 and the cost to collect the data from recipients2 and 7#b7 recommendations for-- 7,a7 consolidating some or all aspects of ,federal financial reporting to reduce the costs to recipients of ,federal funds2 7,b7 automating some or all aspects of ,federal financial reporting to increase efficiency and reduce the costs to recipients of ,federal funds2 and 7,c7 improving financial transparency4 #e4 ,classified and protected information ,section #c of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is amended to read as follows3 #c4 ,classified and protected information ,nothing in this ,act shall require the disclosure to the public or to any person without an identifiable need to know-- 7#a7 information protected under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the #8,freedom of ,information ,act'72 or 7#b7 information protected under section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,privacy ,act of #aigd71 or section #fajc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 4 #f4 ,expanding access by the ,secretary of the ,treasury to the ,national ,directory of ,new ,hires ,section #dec7;j77#i7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fec7;j77#i77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the paragraph heading1 by inserting and in the prevention1 identification1 and recovery of improper payments after collection2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking with respect to persons-- and inserting to assist in ,federal debt collection and in the prevention1 identification1 or recovery of improper payments with respect to--2 7,b7 by striking who owe and inserting the following3 8persons-- 7,i7 who owe 2 7,c7 by striking #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa7;g74 and inserting section #cgaa7;g7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 or2 7,d7 redesignating clause 7ii7 as subclause 7,,ii71 and adjusting the margin accordingly2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 persons-- 7,i7 who receive a payment the head of a ,federal executive1 judicial1 or legislative agency certifies is under review to determine the eligibility of the person to receive the payment2 or 7,,ii7 whose eligibility1 or continuing eligibility1 to participate in a program of the ,federal ,government 7including a program administered by a ,state or local government7 is being reviewed4 2 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking to improve collection of the debt and inserting for the purposes2 7#d7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking of collecting the debt2 7#e7 in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking of collecting the debt2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting and to a ,federal1 ,state1 or local agency in connection with preventing1 identifying1 or recovering improper payments as described in subparagraph 7,a7 before the period at the end2 7,c7 in clause 7iv77,,ii71 by striking described in subparagraph 7,a71 and all that follows and inserting 1 in connection with a purpose described in subparagraph 7,a71 to a contractor or agent of either ,secretary1 to the ,federal agency 7including any contractor or agent of the ,federal agency7 that referred a debt to the ,secretary of the ,treasury for collection1 or to a ,federal1 ,state1 or local agency 7including any contractor or agent of any such agency7 for purposes of preventing1 identifying1 or recovering improper payments1 subject to the conditions in clause 7iii7 and such additional conditions as agreed by the ,secretaries42 and 7,d7 in clause 7v71 by striking collecting the debt and inserting the purposes2 and 7#f7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by adding at the end the following3 ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall reimburse the ,secretary for any costs attributable to the prevention1 identification1 or recovery of improper payments out of any appropriation available to the ,secretary of the ,treasury for this purpose44 #g4 ,american ,recovery and ,reinvestment ,act of #bjji amendments ,title ,,xv of division ,a of the ,american ,recovery and ,reinvestment ,act of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-e2 #abc ,stat4 #bhf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #aeja1 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the following3 7#d7 ,covered funds ,the term covered funds-- 7,a7 except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 means any funds that are expended or obligated from appropriations made under this ,act2 and 7,b7 for purposes of sections #aebb and #aebd1 means funds that are expended or obligated by an agency from appropriations made under this or any other ,act4 2 7#b7 in section #aeab1 by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,expiration ,the requirements under this section shall terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjac4 2 7#c7 in section #aebc1 by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,expiration ,the requirements under this section shall terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjac4 2 7#d7 in section #aebf1 by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,expiration ,the requirements under this section shall terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjac4 2 and 7#e7 in section #aecj1 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjac1 and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjag44 #h4 ,disaster ,relief ,appropriations ,act of #bjac amendments ,section #ijd7;d7 of division ,a of the ,disaster ,relief ,appropriations ,act of #bjac 7,public ,law #aac-b2 #abg ,stat4 #ah7 is amended in section #ijd7;d7-- 7#a7 by striking for purposes related to the impact of ,hurricane ,sandy2 7#b7 by striking related to the impact of ,hurricane ,sandy after receiving appropriations2 and 7#c7 by striking related to funds appropriated for the impact of ,hurricane ,sandy after on its activities4 #i4 ,executive agency accounting and other financial management reports and plans ,section #ceab7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting and make available on the website described under section #aabb after appropriate committees of ,congress2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77vi71 by inserting 1 system development1 financial management workforce development1 related risk assessment and mitigation for the ,federal ,government as a whole1 related risk assessment and mitigation for executive agencies1 development of capacity to prevent and detect fraud1 after equipment acquisitions2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of the ,digital ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 and every #ij days thereafter1 the ,director shall make available on the website described under section #aabb a report regarding-- 7i7 specific goals for the most recent full fiscal year1 the fiscal year during which the report is submitted1 and the fiscal year following the year during which the report is submitted that are necessary steps toward implementing the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 fully and in an effective1 efficient1 and accurate manner2 and 7ii7 the status and progress achieved toward each goal described in clause 7i71 including any changes to the cost1 schedule1 or performance baselines of achieving each goal1 using earned value management where appropriate4 4