,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,walberg 7for himself and ,mrs4        
,lawrence7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,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 the ,united ,states ,government2
  7,b7 recommends which of the covered  
grants described in subparagraph 7,a7   
should be closed2 and  7,c7 for each    
covered grant1 explains why the 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 is not available1   
including any shortcomings with existing
 grant 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 grants4  7#b7 ,notice to        
,congress ,not later than #ij days after
 the date on which the head of an agency
 provides notice to the ,secretary under
 paragraph 7#a71 the head of the agency 
shall provide the same notice to        
,congress4  7c7 ,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 ,closed out ,the   
term closed out means the closeout of a 
grant account conducted in accordance   
with section #bjj of title #b1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 including section
 #bjj4cdc of such title1 or any         
successor thereto4  7#c7 ,covered grant 
,the term covered grant means a grant in
 a ,federal 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 the grant has not been closed out  
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