#aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cjhi  ,,an ,,act  ,to close out    
expired grants1 and for other purposes4 
#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 expired
 grants  7a7 ,expired grant report  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,director of the ,office of   
,management and ,budget shall instruct  
the head of each agency1 in coordination
 with the ,secretary1 to submit to      
,congress and the ,secretary a report1  
not later than ,december #ca of the     
first calendar year beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1     
that--  7,a7 lists each covered grant   
held by such agency2  7,b7 provides the 
total number of covered grants1         
including the number of grants--  7i7 by
 time period of expiration2  7ii7 with  
zero dollar balances2 and  7iii7 with   
undisbursed balances2  7,c7 for an      

agency with covered grants1 describes   
the challenges leading to delays in     
grant closeout2 and  7,d7 for the #cj   
oldest covered grants of an agency1     
explains why each covered grant has not 
been closed out4  7#b7 ,use of data     
systems ,an agency may use existing     
multiagency data systems in order to    
submit the report required under        
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,explanation of   
missing information ,if the head of an  
agency is unable to submit all of the   
information required to be included in  
the report under paragraph 7#a71 the    
report shall include an explanation of  
why the information was not available1  
including any shortcomings with and     
plans to improve existing grant systems1
 including data systems4  7b7 ,notice   
from agencies  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #a year after the date on    
which the head of an agency submits the 
report required under subsection 7a71   
the head of the agency shall provide    
notice to the ,secretary specifying     

whether the head of the agency has      
closed out grant awards associated with 
all of the covered grants in the report 
and which covered grants in the report  
have not been closed out4  7#b7 ,notice 
to congress ,not later than #ij days    
after the date on which all of the      
notices required pursuant to paragraph  
7#a7 have been provided or ,march #ca of
 the calendar year following the        
calendar year described in subsection   
7a77#a71 whichever is sooner1 the       
,secretary shall compile the notices    
submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 and
 submit to ,congress a report on such   
notices4  7c7 ,inspector ,general       
,review ,not later than #a year after   
the date on which the head of an agency 
provides notice to ,congress under      
subsection 7b77#b71 the ,inspector      
,general of such agency with more than  
#ejj million in grant funding shall     
conduct a risk assessment to determine  
if an audit or review of the agency's   
grant closeout process is warranted4    

7d7 ,report on accountability and       
oversight ,not later than #f months     
after the date on which the second      
report is submitted pursuant to         
subsection 7b77#b71 the ,director of    
,office of ,management and ,budget1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 shall     
submit to ,congress a report on         
recommendations for legislation to      
improve accountability and oversight in 
grants management1 including the timely 
closeout of a covered grant4  7e7       
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given that term in section #eea of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7  
,closeout ,the term closeout means a    
closeout of a grant account conducted in
 accordance with part #bjj of title #b1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations1         
including sections #bjj4af and #bjj4cdc 
of such title1 or any successor thereto4
  7#c7 ,covered grant ,the term covered 
grant means a grant in an agency cash   

payment management system held by the   
,united ,states ,government for which-- 
7,a7 the grant award period of          
performance1 including any extensions1  
has been expired for not less than #b   
years2 and  7,b7 closeout has not yet   
occurred in accordance with section     
#bjj4cdc of title #b1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations1 or any successor thereto4 
7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services4  ,passed the ,house of
 ,representatives ,september #bh1       
#bjae4;,clerk4