,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #biae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aj1 #bjaf ,mr4   
,flake introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance public aw>5ess 
( f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t     
projects1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al 
,rese>* ,transp>5cy & ,acc\ntability    
,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ /udy 
means any /udy t-- 7,a7 is c>ri$ out 9  
:ole or 9 "p ) ,f$]al funds2 &  7,b7 is 
publi%$1 pres5t$ at a conf]5ce or meet+1
 or o!rwise made publicly available4    
#c4 ,f$]ally fund$ rese>* disclosures & 
database  7a7 ,prev5tion ( duplicative  
rese>* fund+ ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,managem5t & ,budget %all coord9ate )   
ea* ag5cy t provides fund+ to entities  
to c>ry out rese>* & developm5t to      

e/abli% a sy/em to detect pot5tial      
duplicative applications = fund+ 9 ord] 
to prev5t duplicative fund+4  7b7       
,database ( ,f$]ally fund$ rese>* &     
developm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ag5cy    
%all include 9 a publicly accessible    
database a se>*able li/+ ( ea*          
unclassifi$ rese>* & developm5t project 
t is fund$ by ! ag5cy1 includ+ a        
contract1 grant1 coop]ative agreem5t1 or
 task ord]4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,a database  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 ) respect
 to ea* unclassifi$ rese>* & developm5t 
project ( an ag5cy1 conta9--  7,a7 !    
ag5cy compon5t t is c>ry+ out or provid+
 fund+ or o!r assi/ance = ! project2    
7,b7 ! "n ( ! project2  7,c7 an ab/ract 
or summ>y ( ! project2  7,d7 ! fund+    
level = ! project2  7,e7 ! duration ( ! 
project2  7,f7 ! "n ( any contractor1   
subcontractor1 or grantee2  7,g7 ! title
 ( any publi%$ /udy fund$ by or relat$  
to ! project2 &  7,h7 expect$ objectives
 & mile/ones = ! project4  7#c7 ,exi/+  
database ,an ag5cy may satisfy !        

requirem5ts "u ?is subsection if !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget det]m9es t ! ag5cy ma9ta9s a    
publicly accessible database1 includ+ a 
database op]at$ by or %>$ ) ano!r ag5cy1
 t sub/antially meets ! requirem5ts (   
?is subsection4  7c7 ,requirem5t =      
ackn[l$gm5t 9 cov]$ /udies ,!           
ackn[l$gm5t section 9 ea* cov]$ /udy    
%all include-- 7#a7 ! "n ( ea* ag5cy t  
provid$ fund+ = ! cov]$ /udy2  7#b7 !   
project or aw>d numb] associat$ ) !     
cov]$ /udy2 &  7#c7 an e/imate ( ! total
 co/ ( ! cov]$ /udy4  7d7 ,/udy ,n lat] 
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates %all conduct a /udy & make       
publicly available a report1 :i* %all-- 
7#a7 analyze ! compliance ( ag5cies1    
contractors1 subcontractors1 & grantees 
) ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act2  7#b7       
id5tify any ob/acles t rema9 to prev5t !
 public f access+ ! co/ & f9d+s ( cov]$ 
/udies & o!r rese>* & developm5t        
projects fund$ by ag5cies2 &  7#c7      

analyze ef=ts by ag5cies to prev5t      
duplicative sp5d+4