,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bjj  #aadth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cjhi  ,report ,no4 #aad-bfd  ,,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  ,september #ah1    
#bjae;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,carter 
of ,georgia  ,september #ah1 #bjae      
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,july #af1 #bjae  ,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 such agency2  7,b7 recommends   
which of the covered grants described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 should be closed out2
 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 to prepare 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 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 ,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          
,september #ah1 #bjae ,reported with an 
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  

of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed