,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #abg #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bhb ,report ,no4 #aad-ga ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bh1 #bjae,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,paul7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,june #bd1 #bjae,reported by ,mr4 ,johnson1 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 ,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 and 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 and 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 7c7 ,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 ,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 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taxpayers ,right-,to-,know ,act4 #b4 ,inventory 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 ,government for which there is more than #a1jjj1jjj in annual budget authority1 which shall include-- 7,i7 any activity that is commonly referred to as a program by a ,federal agency in communications with ,congress1 including any activity identified as a program in a budget request2 7,,ii7 any activity that is commonly referred to as a program by a ,federal agency in communications with the public1 including each program for which financial awards are made on a competitive basis2 and 7,,iii7 any activity referenced in law as a program after ,june #cj1 #bjah2 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,c72 7,c7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,d72 7,d7 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 an identification of the program activities that are aggregated1 disaggregated1 or consolidated as part of identifying programs2 7,b7 for each program activity described in subparagraph 7,a71 the amount of funding for the current fiscal year and previous #b fiscal years2 7,c7 to the maximum extent practicable1 the amount of funding for each program1 determined using the pro rata share of the program activities that are aggregated1 disaggregated1 or consolidated as part of identifying programs2 2 7,e7 in subparagraph 7,d71 as so redesignated1 by striking and at the end2 and 7,f7 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 an identification of the statutes that authorize the program and any major regulations specific to the program2 7,f7 for any program that provides grants or other financial assistance to individuals or entities1 for the most recent fiscal year-- 7i7 a description of the individuals served by the program and beneficiaries who received financial assistance under the program1 including an estimate of the number of individuals and beneficiaries1 to the extent practicable2 7ii7 for each program for which the head of an agency determines it is not practicable to provide an estimate of the number of individuals and beneficiaries served by the program-- 7,i7 an explanation of why data regarding the number of such individuals and beneficiaries cannot be provided2 and 7,,ii7 a discussion of the measures that could be taken to gather the data required to provide such an estimate2 and 7iii7 a description of-- 7,i7 the ,federal employees who administer the program1 including the number of full-time equivalents with a pro rata estimate for full-time equivalents associated with multiple programs2 and 7,,ii7 other individuals 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 program1 including the number of full-time equivalents1 to the extent practicable2 7,g7 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,h7 to the extent practicable1 financial and other information for each program activity required to be reported under the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,archiving ,after the end of each fiscal year1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall archive and preserve the information included in the program inventory required under paragraph 7#b7 relating to that fiscal year4 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 a public website the total amount of undisbursed grant funding remaining in grant accounts for which the period of availability to the grantee has expired4 #c4 ,guidance and implementation 7a7 ,guidance ,not later than ,june #cj1 #bjag1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget-- 7#a7 shall prescribe guidance to implement this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act2 7#b7 shall issue guidance to agencies to identify how the program activities used for reporting under the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 are associated with programs identified in the program inventory required under section #aabb7;a77#b77;,c77i7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 7a72 7#c7 may issue guidance to agencies to ensure that the programs identified in the program inventory required under section #aabb7;a77#b77;,c77i7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 7a71 are presented at a similar level of detail across agencies and are not duplicative or overlapping2 and 7#d7 may1 based on an analysis of the costs of implementation1 and after submitting to ,congress a notification of the action by the ,director-- 7,a7 exempt from the requirements under section #aabb7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 an agency that-- 7i7 is not listed in section #ija7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7ii7 for the fiscal year during which the exemption is made1 has budget authority 7as defined in section #c of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fbb77 of not more than #aj1jjj1jjj2 and 7,b7 extend the implementation deadline under subsection 7b7 by not more than #a year4 7b7 ,implementation ,this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall be implemented not later than ,june #cj1 #bjah4 ,june #bd1 #bjae,reported with an amendment