#aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aej ,,an ,,act ,to modernize ,federal grant reporting1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,grant ,reporting ,efficiency and ,agreements ,transparency ,act of #bjai or the ,,great ,act4 #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are to-- 7#a7 modernize reporting by recipients of ,federal grants and cooperative agreements by creating and imposing data standards for the information that grants and cooperative agreement recipients must report to the ,federal ,government2 7#b7 implement the recommendation by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 under section #e7;b77#f7 of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note71 which includes the development of a comprehensive taxonomy of standard definitions for core data elements required for managing ,federal financial assistance awards2 7#c7 reduce burden and compliance costs of recipients of ,federal grants and cooperative agreements by enabling technology solutions1 existing or yet to be developed1 by both the public and private sectors1 to better manage data recipients already provide to the ,federal ,government2 and 7#d7 to strengthen oversight and management of ,federal grants and cooperative agreements by agencies through consolidated collection and display of and access to open data that has been standardized1 and where appropriate1 transparency to the public4 #c4 ,data standards for grant reporting 7a7 ,amendment ,subtitle ,v of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after chapter #fc the following new chapter3 #fd ,,data ,,standards ,,for ,,grant ,,reporting #fdja4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the meaning given that term in section #eeb7;f7 of title #e4 7#b7 ,core data elements ,the term core data elements means data elements that are not program-specific in nature and are required by agencies for all or the vast majority of ,federal grant and cooperative assistance recipients for purposes of reporting4 7#c7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7#d7 ,federal award ,the term ,federal award-- 7,a7 means the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the ,united ,states1 including financial assistance and ,government facilities1 services1 and property2 7,b7 includes grants1 subgrants1 awards1 and cooperative agreements2 and 7,c7 does not include-- 7i7 conventional public information services or procurement of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the ,government2 or 7ii7 an agreement that provides only-- 7,i7 direct ,government cash assistance to an individual2 7,,ii7 a subsidy2 7,,iii7 a loan2 7,,iv7 a loan guarantee2 or 7,v7 insurance4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the head of the standard-setting agency4 7#f7 ,standard-setting agency ,the term standard-setting agency means the ,executive department designated under section #fdjb7;a77#a74 7#g7 ,state ,the term ,state means each ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 each commonwealth1 territory or possession of the ,united ,states1 and each federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4 #fdjb4 ,data standards for grant reporting 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,designation of standard-setting agency ,the ,director shall designate the ,executive department 7as defined in section #aja of title #e7 that issues the most ,federal awards in a calendar year as the standard-setting agency4 7#b7 ,establishment of standards ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this chapter1 the ,secretary and the ,director shall establish ,governmentwide data standards for information reported by recipients of ,federal awards4 7#c7 ,data elements ,the data standards established under paragraph 7#b7 shall include1 at a minimum-- 7,a7 standard definitions for data elements required for managing ,federal awards2 and 7,b7 unique identifiers for ,federal awards and entities receiving ,federal awards that can be consistently applied ,governmentwide4 7b7 ,scope ,the data standards established under subsection 7a7 shall include core data elements and may cover any information required to be reported to any agency by recipients of ,federal awards1 including audit-related information reported under chapter #ge of this title4 7c7 ,requirements ,the data standards required to be established under subsection 7a7 shall1 to the extent reasonable and practicable-- 7#a7 render information reported by recipients of ,federal grant and cooperative agreement awards fully searchable and machine-readable2 7#b7 be nonproprietary2 7#c7 incorporate standards developed and maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies2 7#d7 be consistent with and implement applicable accounting and reporting principles2 and 7#e7 incorporate the data standards established under the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74 7d7 ,consultation ,in establishing the data standards under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary and the ,director shall consult with1 as appropriate-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 to ensure that the data standards incorporate the data standards created under the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note72 7#b7 the head of each agency that issues ,federal awards2 7#c7 recipients of ,federal awards and organizations representing recipients of ,federal awards2 7#d7 private sector experts2 7#e7 members of the public1 including privacy experts1 privacy advocates1 and industry stakeholders2 and 7#f7 ,state and local governments4 #fdjc4 ,guidance applying data standards for grant reporting 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this chapter-- 7#a7 the ,secretary and the ,director shall issue guidance to all agencies directing the agencies to apply the data standards established under section #fdjb to all applicable reporting by recipients of ,federal grant and cooperative agreement awards2 and 7#b7 the ,director shall prescribe guidance applying the data standards to audit-related information reported under chapter #ge4 7b7 ,guidance ,the guidance issued under this section shall-- 7#a7 to the extent reasonable and practicable-- 7,a7 minimize the disruption to existing reporting practices for agencies and for recipients of ,federal grant and cooperative agreement awards2 and 7,b7 explore opportunities to implement modern technologies within ,federal award reporting2 7#b7 allow the ,director to permit exceptions for categories of grants if the ,director publishes a list of such exceptions1 including exceptions for ,indian ,tribes and ,tribal organizations consistent with the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act2 and 7#c7 take into consideration the consultation required under section #fdjb7;d74 #fdjd4 ,agency requirements ,not later than #c years after the date of the enactment of this chapter1 the head of each agency shall ensure that all of the agency's grants and cooperative agreements use data standards for all future information collection requests and amend existing information collection requests covered by chapter #ce of title #dd 7commonly referred to as the ,paperwork ,reduction ,act7 to comply with the data standards established under section #fdjb1 consistent with the guidance issued by the ,secretary and the ,director under section #fdjc4 4 7b7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,the table of chapters for subtitle ,v of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter #fc the following new item3 #fd4 ,data ,standards for ,grant ,reporting #fdja 4 #d4 ,single audit act 7a7 ,amendments 7#a7 ,section #gejb7;h7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting before to a ,federal clearinghouse the following in an electronic form consistent with the data standards established under chapter #fd14 7#b7 ,section #geje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,such guidance shall require audit-related information reported under this chapter to be reported in an electronic form consistent with the data standards established under chapter #fd4 4 7b7 ,guidance ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall issue guidance requiring audit-related information reported under chapter #ge of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 to be reported in an electronic form consistent with the data standards established under chapter #fd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #c4 #e4 ,consolidation of assistance-related information2 publication of public information as open data 7a7 ,collection of information ,not later than #d years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary and the ,director shall enable the collection1 public display1 and maintenance of ,federal award information as a ,governmentwide data set1 using the data standards established under chapter #fd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #c1 subject to reasonable restrictions established by the ,director to ensure protection of personally identifiable and otherwise sensitive information4 7b7 ,publication of information ,the ,secretary and the ,director shall require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public portal4 ,information may be published on an existing ,governmentwide website as determined appropriate by the ,director4 7c7 ,,foia ,nothing in this section shall require the disclosure to the public of information that would be exempt from disclosure under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,freedom of ,information ,act74 #f4 ,evaluation of nonproprietary identifiers 7a7 ,determination required ,the ,director and the ,secretary shall determine whether to use nonproprietary identifiers under section #fdjb7;a77#c77;,b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #c7;a74 7b7 ,factors ,to be considered ,in making the determination required pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,director and the ,secretary shall consider factors such as accessibility and cost to recipients of ,federal awards1 agencies that issue ,federal awards1 private-sector experts1 and members of the public1 including privacy experts and privacy advocates4 7c7 ,publication and report on determination ,not later than the earlier of #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act or the date on which the ,secretary and ,director establish data standards pursuant to section #fdjb7;a77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #c7;a71 the ,secretary and the ,director shall publish and submit to the ,committees on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report explaining the reasoning for the determination made pursuant to subsection 7a74 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act1 the terms agency1 ,director1 ,federal award1 and ,secretary have the meaning given those terms in section #fdja of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #c7;a74 #h4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act1 or the amendments made by this ,act1 shall be construed to require the collection of data that is not otherwise required pursuant to any ,federal law1 rule1 or regulation4 #i4 ,no additional funds authorized ,no additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act4 ,such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,january #ag1 #bjai4;,clerk4