,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1       
#bjag,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,ms4        
,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 
,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,daines1 and ,mrs4  
,fischer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,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 ,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 #bjai2 and  7ii7 for   
each program identified in the program  
inventory1 the information required     
under paragraph 7#c7 or paragraph 7#d71 
as applicable4  2  7#d7 in paragraph    
7#c71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in the  
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by  
striking ,information4--,information for
 each program described under paragraph 
7#a7 and inserting ,information for     
larger programs4--,information for each 
program identified in the program       
inventory required under paragraph 7#b7 
for which there is more than #aj1jjj1jjj
 in annual budget authority2  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 an estimate of the amount  
of funding for the program2  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  
,information for smaller programs       
,information for each program identified
 in the program inventory required under
 paragraph 7#b7 for which there is more 
than #a1jjj1jjj and not more than       
#aj1jjj1jjj in annual budget authority  
shall1 at a minimum1 include--  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 an identification of the   
statutes that authorize the program and 
any major regulations specific to the   
program2  7,d7 for any program that     
provides grants or other financial      
assistance to individuals or entities1 a
 description of the individuals served  
by the program and beneficiaries who    
received financial assistance under the 
program for the most recent fiscal year2
 and  7,e7 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 years4  7#e7 ,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   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget to carry out this ,act and  
the amendments made by this ,act a total
 of #ah1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal
 years #bjah1 #bjai1 and #bjbj4  #c4    
,guidance1 implementation1 reporting1   
and review  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget-- 7#a7 not later than ,june 
#cj1 #bjah--  7,a7 shall prescribe      
initial guidance to implement this ,act1
 and the amendments made by this ,act2  
7,b7 shall issue initial 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    
section #b2 and  7,c7 may issue initial 
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    
section #b1 are presented at a similar  
level of detail across agencies and are 
not duplicative or overlapping2 and     
7#b7 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  
extend the implementation deadline under
 subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in #a-year        
increments2 and  7ii7 by not more than a
 total of #b years2 and  7,b7 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      
#aj1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,implementation ,this 
,act1 and the amendments made by this   
,act1 shall be implemented not later    
than ,june #cj1 #bjai4  7c7 ,reporting  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #e     
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall submit to     
,congress a report regarding the        
implementation of this ,act and the     
amendments made by this ,act1 which     
shall--  7,a7 review how the ,office of 
,management and ,budget and agencies    
determined what activities constitute a 
program 7as defined under section #aabb 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
amended by this ,act7 and what          
activities do not constitute a program2 
7,b7 evaluate the extent to which the   
program inventory required under section

 #aabb of title #ca1 ,united ,states    
,code1 as amended by this ,act1 provides
 useful information for decisionmakers2 
7,c7 evaluate the extent to which the   
program inventory provides a coherent   
picture of the scope of ,federal        
involvement in particular areas2 and    
7,d7 include the recommendations of the 
,comptroller ,general1 if any1 for      
improving implementation of this ,act   
and the amendments made by this ,act4   
7#b7 ,hearings ,after receipt of the    
report required under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform of the ,house  
of ,representatives shall hold hearings 
to review the findings of the report4