,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eaej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ah1 #bjai ,mr4 ,quigley introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,rules1 ,house ,administration1 the ,judiciary1 ,ethics1 ,financial ,services1 and the ,budget1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh1 the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie1 the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of #aidf1 the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjji1 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 the ,financial ,stability ,act of #bjaj1 and the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the ,government1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,transparency in ,government ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,table of contents ,the table of contents of this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #b4 ,table of contents4 ,title ,i--,improving ,access to ,information about ,members of ,congress and ,congressional ,offices ,sec4 #aja4 ,greater disclosure and electronic filing of personal financial information4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,greater disclosure of travel reports4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,greater disclosure of gift reports4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,greater disclosure of earmarks4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,,gao study and report on effects of written requests by ,members of ,congress for funding of projects4 ,title ,,ii--,enhancing ,public ,access to the ,work of ,congressional ,committees1 ,legislation1 and ,votes ,subtitle ,a--,access to ,legislation1 ,votes1 and ,related ,information ,sec4 #bja4 ,increased transparency of committee work4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,increased transparency of recorded votes4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,electronic format4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,congressional ,data ,task ,force4 ,sec4 #bje4 ,use of data standards by congressional support offices4 ,sec4 #bjf4 ,inclusion of digital version of funding tables in reports accompanying appropriations bills4 ,sec4 #bjg4 ,select ,committee on the ,modernization of ,congress4 ,sec4 #bjh4 ,expanded information in ,house staff directory4 ,sec4 #bji4 ,publication of ,united ,states ,capitol ,police arrest information4 ,subtitle ,b--,access to ,congressionally ,mandated ,reports ,sec4 #baa4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #bab4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #bac4 ,establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports4 ,sec4 #bad4 ,federal agency responsibilities4 ,sec4 #bae4 ,changing or removing reports4 ,sec4 #baf4 ,relationship to the ,freedom of ,information ,act4 ,sec4 #bag4 ,implementation4 ,sec4 #bah4 ,determination of budgetary effects4 ,title ,,iii--,expanding ,access to ,congressional ,research ,service ,reports on ,library of ,congress ,website ,sec4 #cja4 ,inclusion of reports from archive4 ,sec4 #cjb4 ,availability of reports in structured format4 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,report on making other materials available4 ,sec4 #cjd4 ,effective date4 ,title ,,iv--,lobbying ,disclosure ,sec4 #dja4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #djb4 ,modifications to enforcement4 ,sec4 #djc4 ,definition of lobbyist4 ,sec4 #djd4 ,expedited online registration of lobbyists2 expansion of registrants4 ,sec4 #dje4 ,disclosure of political contributions4 ,sec4 #djf4 ,identification numbers for lobbyists4 ,sec4 #djg4 ,ethics training for lobbyists4 ,sec4 #djh4 ,estimates based on tax reporting system4 ,sec4 #dji4 ,effective date4 ,title ,v--,transparency in ,federal ,contracting ,sec4 #eja4 ,improving application programming interface and website data elements4 ,sec4 #ejb4 ,improving data quality4 ,sec4 #ejc4 ,requirements relating to reporting of award data4 ,sec4 #ejd4 ,recipient performance transparency4 ,sec4 #eje4 ,improvement of ,federal ,awardee ,performance and ,integrity ,information ,system ,database4 ,sec4 #ejf4 ,federal contractor compliance4 ,sec4 #ejg4 ,improving access to information disclosed on lobbying activities4 ,sec4 #ejh4 ,inclusion of narratives on ,u,s,aspending4gov4 ,title ,,vi--,executive ,branch ,transparency ,subtitle ,a--,public ,availability of ,information ,sec4 #fja4 ,requirement for disclosure of ,federal sponsorship of all ,federal advertising or other communications4 ,sec4 #fjb4 ,improving access to influential executive branch official's visitor access records4 ,sec4 #fjc4 ,public availability of budget justifications and appropriation requests4 ,sec4 #fjd4 ,improving rulemaking disclosure for the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs4 ,sec4 #fje4 ,improving registration information from agents of foreign principals4 ,sec4 #fjf4 ,agency defined4 ,sec4 #fjg4 ,government-wide entity identifier4 ,sec4 #fjh4 ,grants transparency requirements4 ,subtitle ,b--,publication of ,opinions of ,office of ,legal ,counsel ,sec4 #faa4 ,short title4 ,sec4 #fab4 ,schedule of publication for final ,,olc opinions4 ,sec4 #fac4 ,exceptions and limitation on public availability of final ,,olc opinions4 ,sec4 #fad4 ,method of publication4 ,sec4 #fae4 ,index of opinions4 ,sec4 #faf4 ,private right of action4 ,sec4 #fag4 ,severability4 ,sec4 #fah4 ,definitions4 ,subtitle ,c--,contempt of ,congress ,procedures and ,enforcement ,sec4 #fba4 ,availability of civil action to enforce ,house of ,representatives subpoenas4 ,sec4 #fbb4 ,alternate procedures for enforcement of criminal contempt of ,congress4 ,sec4 #fbc4 ,increase in penalty for contempt of ,congress4 ,sec4 #fbd4 ,authority of ,united ,states ,capitol ,police to enforce citations4 ,sec4 #fbe4 ,collection of penalties imposed by the ,house of ,representatives on persons cited for contempt of ,house4 ,sec4 #fbf4 ,no effect of expiration of ,congress on pending actions4 ,title ,,vii--,strengthening the ,freedom of ,information ,act ,sec4 #gja4 ,agency defined4 ,sec4 #gjb4 ,digital access to completed responses to the ,freedom of ,information ,act4 ,sec4 #gjc4 ,f,o,i,aonline for agencies4 ,sec4 #gjd4 ,freedom of ,information ,act amendments4 ,title ,,viii--,improving ,transparency ,within the ,judicial ,system ,sec4 #hja4 ,televising ,supreme ,court proceedings4 ,sec4 #hjb4 ,audio recording of ,supreme ,court proceedings4 ,sec4 #hjc4 ,availability on the internet of financial disclosure reports of judicial officers4 ,sec4 #hjd4 ,,gao audit of ,,pacer4 ,sec4 #hje4 ,electronic court records reform4 ,title ,,ix--,enforcement ,sec4 #ija4 ,audits by the ,government ,accountability ,office4 ,title ,x--,miscellaneous ,sec4 #ajja4 ,transfer of certain records to ,archivist of ,united ,states4 ,sec4 #ajjb4 ,data standards4 ,i ,improving ,access to ,information about ,members of ,congress and ,congressional ,offices #aja4 ,greater disclosure and electronic filing of personal financial information 7a7 ,additional financial disclosure requirements 7#a7 ,section #ajb7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #ajb7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended in clause 7iv7 by striking #ae1jjj and inserting #be1jjj and by striking clauses 7v7 through 7ix7 and inserting the following new clauses3 7v7 greater than #be1jjj but not more than #ajj1jjj1 rounded to the nearest #aj1jjj1 7vi7 greater than #ajj1jjj but not more than #a1jjj1jjj1 rounded to the nearest #ajj1jjj1 or 7vii7 greater than #a1jjj1jjj1 rounded to the nearest #a1jjj1jjj4 4 7#b7 ,section #ajb7;d77#a7 of such ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #ajb7;d77#a77 is amended by striking 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 and 7#h7 and inserting 7#e7 and 7#h74 7#c7 ,section #ajb7;d7 of such ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #ajb7;d77 is amended by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c7 and by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#c7 ,the categories for reporting the amount or value of the items covered in paragraphs 7#c7 or 7#d7 of subsection 7a7 are as follows3 7,a7 ,not more than #ae1jjj4 7,b7 ,greater than #ae1jjj but not more than #be1jjj4 7,c7 ,greater than #be1jjj but not more than #ajj1jjj1 rounded to the nearest #aj1jjj4 7,d7 ,greater than #ajj1jjj but not more than #a1jjj1jjj1 rounded to the nearest #ajj1jjj4 7,e7 ,greater than #a1jjj1jjj1 rounded to the nearest #a1jjj1jjj4 4 7b7 ,more frequent disclosure of financial transactions involving large sums of money 7#a7 ,section #aja of such ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #aja7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 ,in addition to any other report required to be filed by a ,member of ,congress or officer or employee of the ,congress1 each such individual is required to file a quarterly report on ,april #cj1 ,july #cj1 ,october #cj1 and ,january #cj of each year covering the preceding calendar quarter if that individual 7or the spouse or any dependent child of that individual7 purchased1 sold1 or exchanged any property described in subsection 7a77#e7 valued at not less than #bej1jjj during that calendar quarter4 ,for any such transaction of not less than #bej1jjj1 such report shall contain all of the information required under subsection 7a77#e74 4 7#b7 7,a7 ,clause #a of rule ,,xxvi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended by inserting 7a7 after #a4 and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7b7 ,if any report is filed with the ,clerk for a calendar quarter pursuant to section #aja7;i7 of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh1 the ,clerk shall compile all such reports sent to the ,clerk by ,members and have them printed as a ,house document1 which shall be made available to the public1 as soon as practicable4 7c7 ,each individual required to file a report with the ,clerk under title ,i under the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh shall file and maintain such report in electronic form4 4 7,b7 ,comparable language to be added by the ,senate4 7c7 ,availability on the ,internet of reports filed under this title with the ,clerk of the ,house or the ,secretary of the ,senate ,section #ajc of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #ajc7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7m7 ,the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,secretary of the ,senate shall each make available any report filed with them under this title 7whether the report is filed in paper or electronic form7 within #dh hours of the applicable submission deadline on the website of the ,clerk or the ,secretary1 as applicable1 in a searchable1 sortable1 downloadable1 machine-readable format4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to reports filed for calendar years or calendar quarters beginning after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #ajb4 ,greater disclosure of travel reports 7a7 ,foreign travel ,clause #h7;b77#c7 of rule ,x of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,within #dh hours after any such report is filed with the chair of a committee1 the chair shall post the report on the ,internet site of the committee in a searchable1 sortable1 downloadable1 machine-readable format44 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to travel commencing after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #ajc4 ,greater disclosure of gift reports 7a7 ,requiring ,clerk of the ,house ,to ,post ,reports on ,internet ,not ,later ,than #dh ,hours ,after ,receipt 7#a7 ,clause #e7;b77#e7 of rule ,,xxv of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended-- 7,a7 by striking shall make available and inserting shall post on the public ,internet site of the ,clerk and otherwise make available2 and 7,b7 by striking as possible and inserting the following3 as possible1 but in no event later than #dh hours14 7#b7 ,comparable language to be added by the ,senate4 7b7 ,effective ,date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to reports filed on or after the date of the adoption of this resolution4 #ajd4 ,greater disclosure of earmarks 7a7 ,electronic disclosure by ,members 7#a7 ,rule ,,xxiii of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended by redesignating clause #ah as clause #ai and by inserting after clause #ag the following3 #ah4 ,a ,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner who requests a congressional earmark1 a limited tax benefit1 or a limited tariff benefit shall1 within #bd hours after making such request-- 7#a7 post on his or her public website for the remainder of the ,congress the following-- 7,a7 the name and address of the intended recipient2 7,b7 whether the intended recipient is a for-profit or not-for-profit entity2 7,c7 the requested amount 7only in the case of congressional earmarks72 and 7,d7 an explanation of the request1 including the purpose1 and why it is a valuable use of taxpayer funds2 7#b7 electronically submit to the committee of subject-matter jurisdiction the webpage address where such information is posted2 7#c7 identify each request as having been submitted to the committee of subject-matter jurisdiction2 and 7#d7 display on the homepage of such website a hypertext link that contains the words ,earmarks1 ,appropriations ,requests1 ,limited ,tax ,benefits1 or ,limited ,tariff ,benefits and that directs to such webpage address1 and maintain that link for at least #cj calendar days after the last such request is made during the ,congress4 4 7#b7 ,the last sentence of clause #af of rule ,,xxiii of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended by striking and clause #ag and inserting 1 clause #ag1 and clause #ah4 7b7 ,electronic disclosure by committees ,rule ,,xi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause3 ,earmark disclosure websites7s7 7#a7 ,any committee that accepts any request of a ,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner for a congressional earmark1 a limited tax benefit1 or a limited tariff benefit shall maintain a public website with an earmark disclosure webpage that contains the following for each such request-- 7,a7 the bill name2 7,b7 the name1 ,state1 and district of that individual2 7,c7 the name and address of the intended recipient2 7,d7 whether the intended recipient is a for-profit or not-for-profit entity2 7,e7 the requested amount 7only in the case of congressional earmarks72 7,f7 a brief description2 and 7,g7 the applicable department or agency of the ,government1 and the account or program 7if provided to the committee in the request72 and is in a downloadable format that is searchable and sortable by such characteristics4 7#b7 ,any written statement received by a committee under clause #ag7;a7 of rule ,,xxiii shall be posted on the earmark disclosure webpage of the committee4 7#c7 ,the earmark disclosure webpage of a committee shall list the names of any ,member1 ,delegate1 and ,resident ,commissioner who requests a congressional earmark1 a limited tax benefit1 or a limited tariff benefit and link directly to their webpage addresses referred to in clause #ah7b7 of rule ,,xxiii4 7#d7 ,the earmark disclosure webpage of a committee shall post the information required under subparagraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 within one week of receipt1 and shall maintain that information on that webpage for the remainder of the ,congress4 7#e7 ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the terms congressional earmark1 limited tax benefit1 and limited tariff benefit shall have the meaning given them in clause #i of rule ,,xxi4 4 7c7 ,point of order ,clause #i of rule ,,xxi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended by redesignating paragraphs 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 as paragraphs 7f71 7g71 and 7h71 respectively1 and by inserting after paragraph 7d7 the following3 7e7 ,it shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint resolution1 or an amendment thereto or conference report thereon1 that carries a congressional earmark1 limited tax benefit1 or limited tariff benefit for which a ,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident ,commissioner failed to comply with any applicable requirement of clause #ah of rule ,,xxiii4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to requests for congressional earmarks1 limited tax benefits1 and limited tariff benefits made after the date this resolution is agreed to4 7e7 ,centralized database for earmarks1 limited tax benefits1 and limited tariff benefits 7#a7 ,the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,secretary of the ,senate1 and the chairs of the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate shall collaborate to create one centralized database where all requests for earmark1 limited tax benefits1 and limited tariff benefits are available on the internet in a searchable1 sortable1 downloadable format to the public4 ,the data available to the public for each earmark should include-- 7,a7 an identification of the bill into which the earmark is to be inserted2 7,b7 the name1 ,state1 and district of the ,member of ,congress requesting the earmark2 7,c7 the name and address of the intended recipient2 7,d7 whether the intended recipient is a for-profit or not-for-profit entity2 7,e7 the requested amount 7only in the case of congressional earmarks72 7,f7 a brief description of the earmark2 and 7,g7 the applicable department or agency of the ,government1 and the account or program 7if provided to the committee in the request74 7#b7 ,the centralized database for earmarks referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall be implemented within six months after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #aje4 ,,gao study and report on effects of written requests by ,members of ,congress for funding of projects 7a7 ,study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study of the effect of written requests to carry out and provide funding for projects and activities which are submitted to offices of the executive branch by ,members of ,congress on the decisions made by such offices regarding the funding of those projects and activities4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on the study conducted under subsection 7a74 ,,ii ,enhancing ,public ,access to the ,work of ,congressional ,committees1 ,legislation1 and ,votes ,a ,access to ,legislation1 ,votes1 and ,related ,information #bja4 ,increased transparency of committee work 7a7 ,in the ,house of ,representatives ,clause #a of rule ,,xi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7e7 7#a7 ,each committee shall post on its ,internet website the public hearings and markup schedules of the committee and each of its subcommittees at the same time that information is made available to members of the committee4 7#b7 ,for each hearing and markup for which information is posted under subparagraph 7#a71 the committee shall post on its ,internet website within #de days the following3 the topic1 related legislation1 testimony of witnesses1 opening statements of the chair and ranking minority member1 transcripts1 and audio and video recordings4 7#c7 ,within #bd hours after a committee or subcommittee orders any bill or resolution to be reported1 the committee or subcommittee1 as applicable1 shall post on its ,internet website all amendments that were agreed to1 except for technical and conforming changes authorized by the committee or subcommittee1 as well as all votes taken on the bill or resolution and on any amendment offered to the bill or resolution4 4 7b7 ,in the ,senate ,comparable language to be added by the ,senate4 #bjb4 ,increased transparency of recorded votes 7a7 ,additional duties of the ,clerk of the ,house and the ,secretary of the ,senate ,the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,secretary of the ,senate shall post on the public internet site of the ,office of the ,clerk or of the ,secretary1 respectively1 a record1 organized by the name of each ,member or ,senator1 in a structured data format1 of the recorded votes of that ,member or ,senator1 including the roll1 date1 issue1 question1 result1 and title or description of the vote1 and any cost estimate of the ,congressional ,budget ,office related to the vote4 7b7 ,web link ,each ,member shall provide a link to the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives of a list of recorded votes from that ,member's website1 and each ,senator shall provide a link to the ,secretary of the ,senate of a list of recorded votes from that ,senator's website4 7c7 ,definition ,as used in this section1 the term ,member means a ,representative in ,congress1 a delegate to ,congress1 or the ,resident ,commissioner from ,puerto ,rico4 7d7 ,effective date ,this section shall apply to recorded votes occurring after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #bjc4 ,electronic format 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #b of title #a of the ,united ,states ,code is amended by inserting after section #ajg the following new section3 #ajg;a4 ,electronic format ,to the extent practicable1 all bills1 resolutions1 orders1 and votes shall be created1 exchanged1 and published in searchable electronic formats1 consistent with data standards recommended by such advisory bodies as ,congress may establish4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #b of title #a of the ,united ,states ,code is amended by adding after the item relating to section #ajg the following new item3 #ajg;a4 ,electronic format4 4 #bjd4 ,congressional ,data ,task ,force 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,clerk of the ,house and the ,secretary of the ,senate shall establish an advisory ,congressional ,data ,task ,force to recommend data standards for the creation1 exchange1 and publication of congressional information4 7b7 ,composition ,the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force shall be composed of staff representatives of the ,clerk of the ,house1 the ,secretary of the ,senate1 the ,library of ,congress1 the ,congressional ,research ,service1 the ,government ,printing ,office1 the ,center for ,legislative ,archives1 such other congressional offices and agencies may be necessary1 and representatives of the public4 7c7 ,data standards ,all data standards recommended by the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force shall be nonproprietary and machine-readable4 7d7 ,scope ,the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force shall recommend data standards for congressional information1 including all bills1 amendments1 ,acts1 reports1 committee hearing_/meeting notices1 the ,united ,states ,code1 and other legislative documents and records4 #bje4 ,use of data standards by congressional support offices ,all congressional support offices shall1 to the extent practicable1 use the data standards recommended by the ,congressional ,data ,task ,force for the congressional information that they create1 exchange1 and_/or publish4 #bjf4 ,inclusion of digital version of funding tables in reports accompanying appropriations bills 7a7 ,inclusion ,the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,secretary of the ,senate shall ensure that each report accompanying any appropriations bill reported by the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house or ,senate 7as the case may be7 includes a formatted spreadsheet showing the amounts made available by the bill1 in a tabular1 digital format that shows separate entries for each fiscal year covered by the bill4 7b7 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to any appropriations bill making funds available for fiscal year #bjba or any succeeding fiscal year4 #bjg4 ,select ,committee on the ,modernization of ,congress 7a7 ,establishment ,there is hereby established in the ,house of ,representatives a ,select ,committee on the ,modernization of ,congress 7hereinafter in this section referred to as the ,select ,committee74 7b7 ,composition 7#a7 ,the ,select ,committee shall be composed of #ab ,members1 ,delegates1 or the ,resident ,commissioner appointed by the ,speaker4 7#b7 ,the ,speaker shall appoint members of the ,select ,committee as follows3 7,a7 ,at least #b members from among ,members1 ,delegates1 or the ,resident ,commissioner serving in their first term4 7,b7 ,at least #b members from the ,committee on ,rules4 7,c7 ,at least #b members from the ,committee on ,house ,administration4 7#c7 ,of the members of the ,select ,committee appointed pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 #f shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minority leader1 including #a member each as described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 of paragraph 7#b74 7#d7 ,the ,speaker shall designate one member of the ,select ,committee as chair1 and1 upon recommendation of the minority leader1 shall designate one member of the ,select ,committee as vice chair4 7#e7 ,a vacancy in the membership of the ,select ,committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment4 7c7 ,jurisdiction2 functions 7#a7 ,legislative jurisdiction ,the ,select ,committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall have no authority to take legislative action on any bill or resolution4 7#b7 ,investigative jurisdiction ,the sole authority of the ,select ,committee shall be to investigate1 study1 make findings1 hold public hearings1 and develop recommendations on modernizing ,congress1 including recommendations on-- 7,a7 rules to promote a more modern and efficient ,congress2 7,b7 procedures1 including the schedule and calendar2 7,c7 policies to develop the next generation of leaders2 7,d7 staff recruitment1 diversity1 retention1 and compensation and benefits2 7,e7 administrative efficiencies1 including purchasing1 travel1 outside services1 and shared administrative staff2 7,f7 technology and innovation2 and 7,g7 the work of the ,house ,commission on ,congressional ,mailing ,standards4 7d7 ,procedures 7#a7 ,except as specified in paragraph 7#b71 the ,select ,committee shall have the authorities and responsibilities of1 and shall be subject to the same limitations and restrictions as1 a standing committee of the ,house1 and shall be deemed a committee of the ,house for all purposes of law or rule4 7#b7 7,a7 ,rules ,x and ,,xi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives shall apply to the ,select ,committee where not inconsistent with this section4 7,b7 ,service on the ,select ,committee shall not count against the limitations in clause #e7;b77#b7 of rule ,x of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,c7 ,clause #b7m77#a77;,b7 of rule ,,xi and clause #b7m77#c7 of rule ,,xi of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives shall not apply to the ,select ,committee1 but the ,select ,committee may recommend subpoenas and depositions and submit such recommendations to the relevant standing committee4 7,d7 ,clause #b7;d7 of rule ,x of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives shall not apply to the ,select ,committee4 7e7 ,funding ,to enable the ,select ,committee to carry out the purposes of this section-- 7#a7 the ,select ,committee may use the services of staff of the ,house2 and 7#b7 the ,select ,committee shall be eligible for interim funding pursuant to clause #g of rule ,x of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives4 7f7 ,reports 7#a7 ,reports on findings and recommendations ,the ,select ,committee may report to the ,house or any committee from time to time the results of its investigations and studies1 together with such detailed findings and policy recommendations as it may deem advisable4 ,the ,select ,committee may only submit any such report if the report receives the votes of not fewer than #b_/c of its members4 7#b7 ,publication ,the ,select ,committee shall ensure that each report prepared in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 shall1 upon completion1 be made available to the general public in widely accessible formats not later than #cj calendar days following the date the report is made available to the ,house or a committee1 as applicable4 #bjh4 ,expanded information in ,house staff directory ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives shall submit a report to the ,committees on ,appropriations and ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives on the feasibility of expanding the information included in the directory of employees of the ,house to include information on the position held and the areas of responsibility assigned to each employee4 #bji4 ,publication of ,united ,states ,capitol ,police arrest information 7a7 ,publication of information ,the ,chief of the ,united ,states ,capitol ,police shall publish on the official public website of the ,capitol ,police information on arrests made by the ,capitol ,police1 and shall ensure that such information is published in a structured data format4 7b7 ,effective date ,this section shall apply with respect to arrests made by the ,united ,states ,capitol ,police on or after ,january #a1 #bjai4 ,b ,access to ,congressionally ,mandated ,reports #baa4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,access to ,congressionally ,mandated ,reports ,act4 #bab4 ,definitions ,in this subtitle3 7#a7 ,congressionally mandated report ,the term congressionally mandated report-- 7,a7 means a report that is required by statute to be submitted to either ,house of ,congress or any committee of ,congress or subcommittee thereof2 and 7,b7 does not include a report required under part ,b of subtitle ,,ii of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,government ,publishing ,office4 7#c7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency has the meaning given that term under section #ajb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 but does not include the ,government ,accountability ,office4 7#d7 ,open format ,the term open format means a file format for storing digital data based on an underlying open standard that-- 7,a7 is not encumbered by any restrictions that would impede reuse2 and 7,b7 is based on an underlying open data standard that is maintained by a standards organization4 7#e7 ,reports online portal ,the term reports online portal means the online portal established under section #bac7;a74 #bac4 ,establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports 7a7 ,requirement ,to establish online portal 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall establish and maintain an online portal accessible by the public that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all congressionally mandated reports in one place4 ,the ,director may publish other reports on the online portal4 7#b7 ,existing functionality ,to the extent possible1 the ,director shall meet the requirements under paragraph 7#a7 by using existing online portals and functionality under the authority of the ,director4 7#c7 ,consultation ,in carrying out this subtitle1 the ,director shall consult with the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,secretary of the ,senate1 and the ,librarian of ,congress regarding the requirements for and maintenance of congressionally mandated reports on the reports online portal4 7b7 ,content and function ,the ,director shall ensure that the reports online portal includes the following3 7#a7 ,subject to subsection 7c71 with respect to each congressionally mandated report1 each of the following3 7,a7 ,a citation to the statute requiring the report4 7,b7 ,an electronic copy of the report1 including any transmittal letter associated with the report1 in an open format that is platform independent and that is available to the public without restrictions1 including restrictions that would impede the re-use of the information in the report4 7,c7 ,the ability to retrieve a report1 to the extent practicable1 through searches based on each1 and any combination1 of the following3 7i7 ,the title of the report4 7ii7 ,the reporting ,federal agency4 7iii7 ,the date of publication4 7iv7 ,each congressional committee or subcommittee receiving the report1 if applicable4 7v7 ,the statute requiring the report4 7vi7 ,subject tags4 7vii7 ,a unique alphanumeric identifier for the report that is consistent across report editions4 7viii7 ,the serial number1 ,superintendent of ,documents number1 or other identification number for the report1 if applicable4 7ix7 ,key words4 7x7 ,full text search4 7xi7 ,any other relevant information specified by the ,director4 7,d7 ,the date on which the report was required to be submitted1 and on which the report was submitted1 to the reports online portal4 7,e7 ,to the extent practicable1 a permanent means of accessing the report electronically4 7#b7 ,a means for bulk download of all congressionally mandated reports4 7#c7 ,a means for downloading individual reports as the result of a search4 7#d7 ,an electronic means for the head of each ,federal agency to submit to the reports online portal each congressionally mandated report of the agency1 as required by section #bad4 7#e7 ,in tabular form1 a list of all congressionally mandated reports that can be searched1 sorted1 and downloaded by-- 7,a7 reports submitted within the required time2 7,b7 reports submitted after the date on which such reports were required to be submitted2 and 7,c7 reports not submitted4 7c7 ,noncompliance by ,federal agencies 7#a7 ,reports not submitted ,if a ,federal agency does not submit a congressionally mandated report to the ,director1 the ,director shall to the extent practicable-- 7,a7 include on the reports online portal-- 7i7 the information required under clauses 7i71 7ii71 7iv71 and 7v7 of subsection 7b77#a77;,c72 and 7ii7 the date on which the report was required to be submitted2 and 7,b7 include the congressionally mandated report on the list described in subsection 7b77#e77;,c74 7#b7 ,reports not in open format ,if a ,federal agency submits a congressionally mandated report that is not in an open format1 the ,director shall include the congressionally mandated report in another format on the reports online portal4 7d7 ,deadline ,the ,director shall ensure that information required to be published on the online portal under this subtitle with respect to a congressionally mandated report or information required under subsection 7c7 is published-- 7#a7 not later than #cj calendar days after the information is received from the ,federal agency involved2 or 7#b7 in the case of information required under subsection 7c71 not later than #cj calendar days after the deadline under this subtitle for the ,federal agency involved to submit information with respect to the congressionally mandated report involved4 7e7 ,exception for certain reports 7#a7 ,exception described ,a congressionally mandated report which is required by statute to be submitted to a committee of ,congress or a subcommittee thereof1 including any transmittal letter associated with the report1 shall not be submitted to or published on the reports online portal if the chair of a committee or subcommittee to which the report is submitted notifies the ,director in writing that the report is to be withheld from submission and publication under this subtitle4 7#b7 ,notice on portal ,if a report is withheld from submission to or publication on the reports online portal under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall post on the portal-- 7,a7 a statement that the report is withheld at the request of a committee or subcommittee involved2 and 7,b7 the written notification specified in paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,free access ,the ,director may not charge a fee1 require registration1 or impose any other limitation in exchange for access to the reports online portal4 7g7 ,upgrade capability ,the reports online portal shall be enhanced and updated as necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle4 #bad4 ,federal agency responsibilities 7a7 ,submission of electronic copies of reports ,not earlier than #cj calendar days or later than #de calendar days after the date on which a congressionally mandated report is submitted to either ,house of ,congress or to any committee of ,congress or subcommittee thereof1 the head of the ,federal agency submitting the congressionally mandated report shall submit to the ,director the information required under subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 of section #bac7;b77#a7 with respect to the congressionally mandated report4 ,nothing in this subtitle shall relieve a ,federal agency of any other requirement to publish the congressionally mandated report on the online portal of the ,federal agency or otherwise submit the congressionally mandated report to ,congress or specific committees of ,congress1 or subcommittees thereof4 7b7 ,guidance ,not later than #bdj calendar days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,director1 shall issue guidance to agencies on the implementation of this subtitle4 7c7 ,structure of submitted report data ,the head of each ,federal agency shall ensure that each congressionally mandated report submitted to the ,director complies with the open format criteria established by the ,director in the guidance issued under subsection 7b74 7d7 ,point of contact ,the head of each ,federal agency shall designate a point of contact for congressionally mandated reports4 #bae4 ,changing or removing reports 7a7 ,limitation on authority ,to change or remove reports ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 the head of the ,federal agency concerned may change or remove a congressionally mandated report submitted to be published on the reports online portal only if-- 7#a7 the head of the ,federal agency consults with each committee of ,congress or subcommittee thereof to which the report is required to be submitted 7or1 in the case of a report which is not required to be submitted to a particular committee of ,congress or subcommittee thereof1 to each committee with jurisdiction over the agency1 as determined by the head of the agency in consultation with the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate7 prior to changing or removing the report2 and 7#b7 a joint resolution is enacted to authorize the change in or removal of the report4 7b7 ,exceptions ,notwithstanding subsection 7a71 the head of the ,federal agency concerned-- 7#a7 may make technical changes to a report submitted to or published on the online portal2 and 7#b7 may remove a report from the online portal if the report was submitted to or published on the online portal in error4 #baf4 ,relationship to the ,freedom of ,information ,act 7a7 ,in general ,nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to-- 7#a7 require the disclosure of information1 records1 or reports that are exempt from public disclosure under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7#b7 impose any affirmative duty on the ,director to review congressionally mandated reports submitted for publication to the reports online portal for the purpose of identifying and redacting such information or records4 7b7 ,redaction of information ,the head of a ,federal agency may redact information required to be disclosed under this subtitle if the information would be properly withheld from disclosure under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and shall-- 7#a7 redact information required to be disclosed under this subtitle if disclosure of such information is prohibited by law2 7#b7 redact information being withheld under this subsection prior to submitting the information to the ,director2 7#c7 redact only such information properly withheld under this subsection from the submission of information or from any congressionally mandated report submitted under this ,act2 7#d7 identify where any such redaction is made in the submission or report2 and 7#e7 identify the exemption under which each such redaction is made4 #bag4 ,implementation 7a7 ,reports submitted to ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,this subtitle shall apply with respect to any congressionally mandated report which-- 7,a7 is required by statute to be submitted to the ,house of ,representatives or ,senate at any time before1 on1 or after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 or 7,b7 is included by the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,secretary of the ,senate 7as the case may be7 on the list of reports received by the ,house of ,representatives or ,senate 7as the case may be7 at any time before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,transition rule for previously submitted reports ,the ,director shall ensure that any congressionally mandated report described in paragraph 7#a7 which was required to be submitted to ,congress by a statue enacted before the date of the enactment of this ,act is published on the online portal under this subtitle not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,reports submitted to committees ,in the case of congressionally mandated reports which are required by statute to be submitted to a committee of ,congress or a subcommittee thereof1 this subtitle shall apply with respect to-- 7#a7 any such report which is first required to be submitted by a statute which is enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 to the maximum extent practical1 any congressionally mandated report which was required to be submitted by a statute enacted before the date of enactment of this ,act unless-- 7,a7 the chair of the committee1 or subcommittee thereof1 to which the report was required to be submitted notifies the ,director in writing that the report is to be withheld from publication2 and 7,b7 the ,director publishes the notification on the online portal4 #bah4 ,determination of budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects of this subtitle1 for the purpose of complying with the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of ,,paygo ,legislation for this subtitle1 submitted for printing in the ,congressional ,record by the ,chairman of the ,house ,budget ,committee1 provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage4 ,,iii ,expanding ,access to ,congressional ,research ,service ,reports on ,library of ,congress ,website #cja4 ,inclusion of reports from archive ,section #aed7;a77#b7 of ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aff;a7a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 ,inclusion of archived material ,the term ,,crs ,report includes any report or product described in subparagraph 7,a7 which is produced prior to the effective date of this section1 including any report or product maintained in a ,,crs archive4 4 #cjb4 ,availability of reports in structured format ,section #aed7;b77#a77;,b7 of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aff;a7b77#a77;,b77 is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following3 1 and shall be available in a structured data format4 #cjc4 ,report on making other materials available ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,congressional ,research ,service shall submit a report to ,congress describing the steps the ,director would be required to take in order to make materials and publications of the ,service which are not treated as ,,crs ,reports under section #aed of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aff;a7 available through the website established and maintained by the ,librarian of ,congress under such section4 #cjd4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by sections #cja and #cjb shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section #aed of the ,legislative ,branch ,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aff;a74 ,,iv ,lobbying ,disclosure #dja4 ,short title ,this title may be cited as the ,lobbyist ,disclosure ,enhancement ,act4 #djb4 ,modifications to enforcement 7a7 ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act ,task ,force 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,attorney ,general shall establish the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act ,enforcement ,task ,force 7in this subsection referred to as the ,task ,force74 7#b7 ,functions ,the ,task ,force-- 7,a7 shall have primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting each case referred to the ,attorney ,general under section #f7;a77#h7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77#h772 7,b7 shall collect and disseminate information with respect to the enforcement of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq472 7,c7 shall audit1 at a minimum on an annual basis1 and as frequently as deemed necessary by the ,task ,force1 the extent of compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie by lobbyists1 lobbying firms1 and registrants under that ,act through a random sampling of lobbying registrations and reports filed under that ,act during each calendar year2 and 7,d7 shall establish1 publicize1 and operate a toll-free telephone number to serve as a hotline for members of the public to report noncompliance with lobbyist disclosure requirements under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie1 and shall develop a mechanism to allow members of the public to report such noncompliance online4 7b7 ,referral of cases to the ,attorney ,general ,section #f7;a7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by striking ,united ,states ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia and inserting ,attorney ,general2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#aa71 by striking ,united ,states ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia and inserting ,attorney ,general4 7c7 ,recommendations for improved enforcement ,the ,attorney ,general may make recommendations to ,congress with respect to-- 7#a7 the enforcement of and compliance with the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie2 and 7#b7 the need for resources available for the enhanced enforcement of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie4 7d7 ,information in enforcement reports ,section #f7;b77#a7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;b77#a77 is amended by striking by case and all that follows through public record and inserting by case and name of the individual lobbyists or lobbying firms involved1 any sentences imposed4 #djc4 ,definition of lobbyist ,section #c7aj7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7aj77 is amended by striking 1 other than an individual and all that follows through period4 #djd4 ,expedited online registration of lobbyists2 expansion of registrants ,section #d7;a7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking #de days and inserting #aj days2 7,b7 by striking 1 or on the first business day after such #deth day if such #deth day is not a business day1 and inserting 1 or on the first business day occurring after such #ajth day if such #ajth day does not occur on a business day12 and 7,c7 by inserting online after shall register2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,any organization and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 any organization 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,threshold for certain organizations ,in the case of an organization whose employees who are lobbyists engage in lobbying activities only on behalf of the organization1 the organization is required to register under this subsection only if the lobbying activities of each such employee includes or is expected to include more than one lobbying contact4 4 #dje4 ,disclosure of political contributions ,section #e7;d77#a7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;d77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #cj days after and all that follows through #cjth day is not and inserting #bj days after the end of the quarterly period beginning on the first day of ,january1 ,april1 ,july1 and ,october of each year1 or on the first business day after such #bjth day if such #bjth day is not2 and 7#b7 by striking semiannual period each place it appears and inserting quarterly period4 #djf4 ,identification numbers for lobbyists 7a7 ,requiring assignment of unique identification number ,section #f7;a77#c7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,a72 7#b7 by adding and after the semicolon the end of subparagraph 7,b72 and 7#c7 by adding after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3 7,c7 a system that assigns a unique identification number for each lobbyist for whom a registration or report is filed under this ,act2 4 7b7 ,report on implementation ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,secretary of the ,senate shall submit a report to ,congress on the progress made by the ,clerk and the ,secretary in implementing the amendment made by subsection 7a71 and shall include in the report an analysis of the progress made in including the unique identification number assigned to a lobbyist in the statements and reports filed under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie in a structured data format4 #djg4 ,ethics training for lobbyists 7a7 ,required ethics training ,any individual who is a lobbyist registered or required to register under section #d of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7 shall-- 7#a7 complete ethics training described in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 not later than #f months after the individual is first employed or retained for services that include one or more lobbying contacts2 and 7,b7 at least once in each #e-year period during which the individual is registered or required to register under section #d2 and 7#b7 submit to the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,secretary of the ,senate certification of the training completed under paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,qualified training ,the ,ethics ,committee of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,select ,committee on ,ethics of the ,senate shall jointly-- 7#a7 determine the curriculum and certification requirements for the ethics training for individuals described in subsection 7a72 7#b7 approve those educational institutions1 professional associations1 or other persons who are qualified to provide such ethics training2 7#c7 determine the maximum fee that may be charged for the ethics training2 and 7#d7 provide oversight of the ethics training program established under this section in order to determine the quality of instruction in1 and the administration of1 the training program4 7c7 ,responsibilities of ,clerk and ,secretary ,the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,secretary of the ,senate shall-- 7#a7 collect and review for completion and accuracy the certifications of ethics training submitted under subsection 7a77#b72 and 7#b7 post on the websites of the ,clerk and the ,secretary1 with respect to each individual required to complete ethics training under this section-- 7,a7 whether the individual has complied with such requirement2 and 7,b7 the certifications submitted by the individual under subsection 7a77#b74 #djh4 ,estimates based on tax reporting system ,section #ae of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afaj7 is repealed4 #dji4 ,effective date 7a7 ,section #djb ,section #djb and the amendments made by that section take effect upon the expiration of the #ij-;day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,sections #djc1 #djd1 and #dje ,the amendments made by sections #djc1 #djd1 and #dje shall take effect on the first day of the first quarterly period described in section #e7;a7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;a77 that begins after the end of the #ij-;day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,section #djf ,the amendments made by section #djf shall apply to any registration or report that is filed under section #d or #e of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie-- 7#a7 on or after the #ijth day after the date of the enactment of this ,act2 or 7#b7 before such #ijth day1 if such registration or report is1 as of such #ijth day1 being retained under section #f7;a77#e7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77#e774 7d7 ,section #djg 7#a7 ,in general ,section #djg shall take effect upon the expiration of the #a-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,current lobbyists ,in the case of individuals who are registered under section #d of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7 as of the effective date under paragraph 7#a71 the ethics training required under section #djg7;a77#a7 shall be completed not later than the end of the #f-month period beginning on the effective date under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection1 in lieu of the date specified in section #djg7;a77#a74 ,v ,transparency in ,federal ,contracting #eja4 ,improving application programming interface and website data elements 7a7 ,in general ,section #b of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bhb2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a77ii71 by striking and delivery orders and inserting lease agreements and assignments1 and delivery orders2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#g7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 and inserting paragraph 7#e77;,a77i72 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting paragraph 7#e77;,a77ii72 and 7,,ii7 by striking and after the semicolon2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iv7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 programmatically search and access all data in a serialized machine-readable format 7such as ,,xml7 via a web-services application programming interface4 2 7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#i71 respectively2 and 7,d7 by inserting before paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraph3 7#a7 ,congressionally directed spending item ,the term congressionally directed spending item means a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a ,member of ,congress providing1 authorizing1 or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority1 credit authority1 or other spending authority for a contract1 loan1 loan guarantee1 grant1 loan authority1 or other expenditure with or to an entity1 or targeted to a specific ,state1 locality1 or congressional district1 other than through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive award process4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,g7 as subparagraph 7,j72 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,f7 the following new subparagraphs3 7,g7 to the extent possible1 the ,federal agency1 including the bureau1 office1 or subdivision1 that authorized the ,federal award2 7,h7 after ,january #a1 #bjbj1 for each contract1 subcontract1 purchase order1 task order1 lease agreement and assignment1 and delivery order-- 7i7 information about the extent of competition in awarding the contract1 including the number of bids or proposals determined to be responsive during the competitive process1 and if the award was not competitive1 the legal authority and specific rationale for awarding the contract without full and open competition2 7ii7 the full amount awarded under the contract or1 in the case of lease agreements or assignments1 the amount paid to the ,government1 and the full amount of any options to expand or extend under the contract2 7iii7 the amount of the profit incentive1 such as award fees2 7iv7 the type of contract1 such as fixed price1 cost plus pricing1 labor hour contracts1 and time and materials contracts2 7v7 a permanent link to the original solicitation or notice and the solicitation ,,id2 7vi7 an indication if the contract is the result of legislative mandates1 set-asides1 preference program requirements1 or other criteria1 and whether the contract is multi-year1 consolidated1 or performance-based2 and 7vii7 an indication if the contract is a congressionally directed spending item2 7,i7 after ,january #a1 #bjbj1 for all grants1 subgrants1 loans1 awards1 cooperative agreements1 and other forms of financial assistance1 an indication if the funding is a congressionally directed spending item2 and 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7c77#e7-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7a77#b77;,a77i7 and inserting subsection 7a77#e77;,a77i72 and 7,b7 by striking subsection 7a77#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting subsection 7a77#e77;,a77ii74 7b7 ,effective date ,except as otherwise provided1 the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall be implemented not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #ejb4 ,improving data quality ,the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bhb2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #i4 ,improving data quality 7a7 ,inspector ,general data audit ,each ,inspector ,general shall annually audit for the previous fiscal year the data used on the website established under section #b for the relevant ,federal agency of the ,inspector ,general1 in compliance with generally accepted ,government auditing standards1 and submit a report on such audit to the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget that includes at least the following3 7#a7 ,a review of data used for the website to verify accuracy of the data and assess the process used for improving data quality4 7#b7 ,a review of a statistically representative sample of ,federal awards to determine whether the ,federal agency of the ,inspector ,general has appropriate measures in place to review data submissions under this ,act for accuracy and completeness4 7#c7 ,an identification of and report on new standards that the ,inspector ,general recommends for implementation by the ,federal agency of the ,inspector ,general to improve data quality4 7b7 ,,omb report ,not later than ,april #a of each year1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall make each report submitted under subsection 7a7 for the previous fiscal year available to the public1 including a review of the findings of the audit and recommendations to improve data quality1 through the website established under section #b4 4 #ejc4 ,requirements relating to reporting of award data 7a7 ,revision of guidance ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall revise the ,office's guidance to ,federal agencies on reporting ,federal awards to clarify-- 7#a7 the requirement for award titles to describe the award's purpose2 and 7#b7 requirements for validating and documenting agency award data submitted by ,federal agencies4 7b7 ,inclusion of city information ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall include information on the city in which work is performed in the ,office's public reporting of the completeness of agency data submissions4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms ,federal agency and ,federal award have the meanings given those terms in section #b7;a7 of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bhb2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74 #ejd4 ,recipient performance transparency 7a7 ,in general ,the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bhb2 #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note71 as amended by the preceding provisions of this ,act1 is further amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aj4 ,recipient performance transparency and past performance ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall ensure that the unique identifier required in section #b7;b77#a77;,e71 which is used to link information about an entity receiving an award on the website established under such section1 is also used to link information about such entity on the ,federal ,awardee ,performance ,integrity ,information ,system4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall be implemented not later than ,june #cj1 #bjbj4 #eje4 ,improvement of ,federal ,awardee ,performance and ,integrity ,information ,system ,database ,section #hgb7;c7 of the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag2 #abb ,stat4 #deef7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking #e-year period and inserting #aj-year period2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs3 7,e7 ,in an administrative proceeding1 any administrative judgment that does not contain an explicit finding or acknowledgment of fault4 7,f7 ,in a civil proceeding1 any settlement that does not contain an explicit finding or acknowledgment of fault4 4 #ejf4 ,federal contractor compliance 7a7 ,periodic inspection or review of contract files ,section #bcac7;e77#b7 of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,c7 ,periodic inspection or review ,the ,inspector ,general of each ,federal agency shall periodically-- 7i7 conduct an inspection or review of each contract file described in subparagraph 7,b7 to determine if the agency is providing appropriate consideration of the information included in the database established under subsection 7a72 and 7ii7 submit a report containing the results of the inspection or review conducted under clause 7i7 to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 4 7b7 ,self-,reporting requirement ,subsection 7f7 of section #bcac of such title is amended to read as follows3 7f7 ,self-,reporting requirement 7#a7 ,contracts in excess of simplified acquisition threshold ,no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any ,act may be used for any ,federal contract for the procurement of property or services in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the contractor has first made the certifications set forth in section #eb4bji-e of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation4 7#b7 ,contracts in excess of #ejj1jjj ,no funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any ,act may be used for any ,federal contract for the procurement of property or services in excess of #ejj1jjj unless the contractor-- 7,a7 certifies that the contractor has submitted to the ,administrator of ,general ,services the information required under subsection 7c7 and that such information is current as of the date of such certification2 or 7,b7 certifies that the contractor has cumulative active ,federal contracts and grants with a total value of less than #aj1jjj1jjj4 4 7c7 ,annual report ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall annually submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing the extent to which suspended or debarred contractors on the ,excluded ,parties ,list ,system-- 7#a7 are identified as having received ,federal contracts on ,u,s,aspending4gov2 or 7#b7 were granted waivers from ,federal agencies from suspension or debarment for purposes of entering into ,federal contracts4 #ejg4 ,improving access to information disclosed on lobbying activities 7a7 ,information filed with the ,administrator of ,general ,services ,section #aceb7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking file with that agency and inserting file electronically with the ,administrator of ,general ,services2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#g7 ,database required ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall establish and maintain an online database that-- 7,a7 is available to each agency and the public2 7,b7 contains information disclosed pursuant to this subsection2 and 7,c7 is searchable1 sortable1 machine-readable1 and downloadable4 4 7b7 ,deadline for database ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall establish the database required by paragraph 7#g7 of section #aceb7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a74 #ejh4 ,inclusion of narratives on ,u,s,aspending4gov 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall allow any agency1 in reporting an award to ,u,s,aspending4gov 7or a successor website71 to upload a narrative for such award4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms agency and award have the meanings given those terms on ,u,s,aspending4gov 7or a successor website74 ,,vi ,executive ,branch ,transparency ,a ,public ,availability of ,information #fja4 ,requirement for disclosure of ,federal sponsorship of all ,federal advertising or other communications 7a7 ,requirement ,except as provided for in subsection 7b71 each advertisement or other communication paid for by an agency1 either directly or through a contract awarded by the agency1 shall include a prominent notice informing the target audience that the advertisement or other communication is paid for by that agency4 7b7 ,exceptions ,the requirement in subsection 7a7 shall not apply to an advertisement or other communication-- 7#a7 that is #bjj characters or less2 or 7#b7 that is distributed through a short message service4 7c7 ,advertisement or other communications defined ,in this section1 the term advertisement or other communication includes-- 7#a7 an advertisement disseminated in any form1 including print or by any electronic means2 and 7#b7 a communication by an individual in any form1 including speech1 print1 or by any electronic means4 #fjb4 ,improving access to influential executive branch official's visitor access records 7a7 ,disclosure of ,white ,house visitor access records ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and monthly thereafter1 the ,president shall disclose to the public all ,white ,house visitor access records for the previous month that are redacted in accordance with subsection 7c74 7b7 ,disclosure of agency visitor access records ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and monthly thereafter1 the head of each agency shall disclose to the public all visitor access records for the previous month for such agency head that are redacted in accordance with subsection 7c74 7c7 ,information not disclosed ,the ,president under subsection 7a71 and the head of the relevant agency under subsection 7b71 as the case may be1 may determine to not disclose the following information pursuant to this section3 7#a7 ,any information-- 7,a7 that implicates personal privacy or law enforcement concerns 7such as date of birth1 social security number1 and contact phone number72 7,b7 that implicates the personal safety of ,white ,house staff 7including daily arrival and departure72 or 7,c7 whose release would so threaten national security interests that it outweighs a strong presumption in favor of the public's interest in disclosure4 7#b7 ,for a non-renewable period of up to a year1 any information related to purely personal guests of the first and second families1 but only if the executive branch's interest in protecting an unfettered consultation conducted in secret strongly outweighs the public's interest in an accountable ,government free of corruption and political influence4 7#c7 ,any information related to a small group of particularly sensitive meetings 7such as visits of potential ,supreme ,court nominees74 #fjc4 ,public availability of budget justifications and appropriation requests 7a7 ,in general ,section #c of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is amended to read as follows3 #c4 ,full disclosure of ,federal funds 7a7 ,in general ,not less frequently than monthly when practicable1 and in any event not less frequently than quarterly1 the ,secretary 7in consultation with the ,director and1 with respect to information described in subsection 7b77#b71 the head of the applicable ,federal agency7 shall ensure that updated information with respect to the information described in subsection 7b7 is posted on the website established under section #b4 7b7 ,information ,to be posted 7#a7 ,funds ,for any funds made available to or expended by a ,federal agency or component of a ,federal agency1 the information to be posted shall include-- 7,a7 for each appropriations account1 including an expired or unexpired appropriations account1 the amount-- 7i7 of budget authority appropriated2 7ii7 that is obligated2 7iii7 of unobligated balances2 and 7iv7 of any other budgetary resources2 7,b7 from which accounts and in what amount-- 7i7 appropriations are obligated for each program activity2 and 7ii7 outlays are made for each program activity2 7,c7 from which accounts and in what amount-- 7i7 appropriations are obligated for each object class2 and 7ii7 outlays are made for each object class2 and 7,d7 for each program activity1 the amount-- 7i7 obligated for each object class2 and 7ii7 of outlays made for each object class4 7#b7 ,budget justifications 7,a7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph-- 7i7 the term agency has the meaning given that term in section #aja of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7ii7 the term budget justification materials means the annual budget justification materials of an agency that are submitted to ,congress in support of the budget of the agency1 in conjunction with the budget of the ,united ,states ,government submitted under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 but does not include budget justification materials that are classified4 7,b7 ,information ,the information to be posted shall include the budget justification materials of each agency-- 7i7 for the second fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 and each fiscal year thereafter2 and 7ii7 to the extent practicable1 that were released for any fiscal year before the date of enactment of this paragraph4 7,c7 ,format ,budget justification materials shall be posted under subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in an open format machine readable and text searchable2 7ii7 in a manner that enables users to download individual reports1 download all reports in bulk1 and download in bulk the results of a search1 to the extent practicable2 and 7iii7 in a structured data format1 to the extent practicable4 7,d7 ,deadline ,the budget justification materials required to be posted under subparagraph 7,b77i7 shall be posted not later than #b weeks after the date on which the budget justification materials are first submitted to ,congress4 7,e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize an agency to destroy any budget justification materials relating to a fiscal year before the fiscal year described in subparagraph 7,b77i74 4 7b7 ,information regarding agency budget justifications ,section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 7#a7 ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall make publicly available on an internet website1 and continuously update1 a tabular list for each fiscal year of each agency that submits to ,congress budget justification materials in support of the budget of the agency1 which shall include-- 7,a7 the name of the agency2 7,b7 a unique identifier that identifies the agency2 7,c7 to the extent practicable1 the date on which the budget justification materials of the agency are first submitted to ,congress2 7,d7 the date on which the budget justification materials of the agency are posted online under section #c of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note72 7,e7 the uniform resource locator where the budget justification materials submitted to ,congress are published on the website of the agency2 and 7,f7 a single data set that contains the information described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7 with respect to the agency for all fiscal years for which budget justifications of the agency are made available under section #c of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 in a structured data format4 7#b7 7,a7 ,each agency that submits to ,congress budget justification materials in support of the budget of the agency shall make the materials available on the website of the agency4 7,b7 ,the ,director of ,office of ,management and ,budget shall establish best practices for agencies relating to making available materials under subparagraph 7,a77i71 which shall include guidelines for using a uniform resource locator that is in a consistent format across agencies and is descriptive1 memorable1 and pronounceable1 such as the format of agencyname4gov_/budget4 7,c7 ,if the ,director of ,office of ,management and ,budget maintains a public website that contains the budget of the ,united ,states ,government submitted under subsection 7a7 and any related materials1 such website shall also contain a link to the tabular list required under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,in this subsection1 the term budget justification materials has the meaning given that term in section #c of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74 4 #fjd4 ,improving rulemaking disclosure for the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs 7a7 ,inclusion in the rulemaking docket of documents and communications related to the implementation of centralized regulatory review ,as soon as practicable1 and not later than #ae days after the conclusion of centralized regulatory review for a draft proposed or draft final rule1 the ,administrator of the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs shall include in the rulemaking docket the following3 7#a7 ,a copy of the draft proposed or draft final rule and supporting analyses submitted to the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs for review4 7#b7 ,a copy of the draft proposed or draft final rule that incorporates substantive changes1 if any1 made to the rule as part of implementing centralized regulatory review4 7#c7 ,a document describing in a complete1 clear1 and simple manner all substantive changes made by the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs to the draft proposed or draft final rule submitted by the agency to ,office for review4 7#d7 ,a copy of all documents and written communications 7including all electronic mail and electronic mail file attachments71 and a summary of all oral communications 7including phone calls1 phone conferences1 and meetings71 exchanged as part of the implementation of the centralized regulatory review between or among any of the following3 7,a7 ,the agency responsible for the rule4 7,b7 ,the ,office of ,information and ,regulatory ,affairs4 7,c7 ,any other office or entity within the ,executive ,office of the ,president4 7,d7 ,an agency that is not the agency responsible for the rule4 7,e7 ,an individual who is not employed by-- 7i7 the executive branch of the ,federal ,government2 or 7ii7 an agency that is not the agency responsible for the rule4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,centralized regulatory review ,the term centralized regulatory review means the institutional process of ,presidential oversight of individual agency rules governed by ,executive ,order #abhff 7#eh ,fed4 ,reg4 #eagce2 relating to regulatory planning and review71 or any successor to such ,executive order4 7#b7 ,rule ,the term rule has the meaning given that term in section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or displace the disclosure requirements under any other provision of law affecting administrative procedure1 if such requirements are not inconsistent with the requirements of this section4 #fje4 ,improving registration information from agents of foreign principals 7a7 ,improving online access to registration information ,section #f7;d77#a7 of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faf7;d77#a77 is amended by striking in a searchable1 sortable1 and downloadable manner and inserting in a format which is directly searchable1 sortable1 downloadable1 and machine-readable4 7b7 ,repealing exemption from registration under ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich for persons filing disclosure reports under ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#a7 ,repeal of exemption ,section #c of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fac7 is amended by striking subsection 7h74 7#b7 ,timing of filing of registration statements ,section #b of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 in the fourth sentence1 by striking ,the registration statement shall include and inserting ,except as provided in subsection 7h71 the registration statement shall include2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,timing for filing of statements by persons registered under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie ,in the case of an agent of a person described in section #a7;b77#b7 or an entity described in section #a7;b77#c7 who has registered under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 after the agent files the first registration required under subsection 7a7 in connection with the agent's representation of such person or entity1 the agent shall file all subsequent statements required under this section at the same time1 and in the same frequency1 as the reports filed with the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives or the ,secretary of the ,senate 7as the case may be7 under section #e of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7 in connection with the agent's representation of such person or entity4 4 7c7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the #cj-;day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #fjf4 ,agency defined ,in this subtitle 7except for section #fjh71 the term agency has the meaning given that term under section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #fjg4 ,government-wide entity identifier 7a7 ,definition ,as used in this section1 the term agency has the meaning given the term ,executive agency under section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,requirement for all agencies ,to use a government-,wide entity identifier 7#a7 ,each agency shall1 to the extent practicable1 require all private sector entities from which it regularly collects reports1 filings1 forms1 disclosures or other regularized information to obtain a unique entity identifier4 7#b7 ,the unique entity identifier required under this section shall allow private sector entities to be identified uniquely across all ,federal regulatory1 procurement1 assistance1 and other reporting regimes4 7c7 ,publication of information categorized using government-,wide entity identifier ,each agency shall1 to the extent practicable1 publish all public regulatory1 procurement1 assistance1 and other reported information categorized using the unique entity identifier required under this section4 7d7 ,governance ,the unique entity identifier required under this section shall be based on the global entity identifier issued by-- 7#a7 utilities endorsed by the ,regulatory ,oversight ,committee1 whose charter was set forth by the ,finance ,ministers and ,central ,bank ,governors of the ,group of ,twenty and the ,financial ,stability ,board2 or 7#b7 utilities endorsed or otherwise governed by the ,global ,,lei ,foundation so long as that ,foundation remains recognized by the ,regulatory ,oversight ,committee or any successor global public oversight body4 #fjh4 ,grants transparency requirements 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,v of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after chapter #gc the following3 #gd ,grants ,transparency ,requirements ,sec4 #gdja4 ,definitions4 #gdjb4 ,pre-award evaluation requirements4 #gdjc4 ,website relating to ,federal grants4 #gdjd4 ,postdecision explanation for failed applicants4 #gdje4 ,inspector ,general review of peer review process4 #gdja4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3 7#a7 ,applicant ,the term applicant means an entity that submits a proposal or application for a grant4 7#b7 ,competitive grant ,the term competitive grant means a discretionary grant entered into through the use of merit-based selection procedures for the purpose of allocating funds authorized under a grant program of an ,executive agency4 7#c7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency has the meaning given the term in section #aje of title #e1 except the term does not include the ,government ,accountability ,office4 7#d7 ,grant ,the term grant means an award of ,federal financial assistance through a grant agreement or cooperative agreement making payment in cash or in kind to a recipient to carry out a public purpose authorized by law4 7#e7 ,grant reviewer ,the term grant reviewer1 with respect to a grant-- 7,a7 means any individual who reviews1 evaluates1 or participates in the decision to select an applicant for award of the grant2 and 7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a peer reviewer2 7ii7 a merit reviewer2 and 7iii7 a member of a technical evaluation panel or board or a special emphasis panel4 #gdjb4 ,pre-award evaluation requirements 7a7 ,evaluation required 7#a7 ,in general ,before awarding a competitive grant and after determining eligibility and conducting a merit-based review1 an ,executive agency shall conduct an evaluation of the risk posed by an applicant to successfully carry out the grant in accordance with section #bjj4bje of title #b1 ,code of ,federal regulations 7or any successor thereto74 7#b7 ,review of interagency duplication ,to the extent practicable1 each evaluation conducted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include a review of any interagency duplication of efforts for research grants1 which may be completed through a text-similarity detection process4 7b7 ,simplified ,evaluation ,procedure for ,certain ,applicants 7#a7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term covered applicant means an applicant that1 based on a risk assessment conducted by the ,executive agency1 is determined to pose a relatively low risk of failing to execute the grant successfully and properly4 7#b7 ,procedure ,in conducting the evaluation required under subsection 7a7 with respect to a covered applicant1 an ,executive agency shall-- 7,a7 minimize the burden on the covered applicant2 and 7,b7 consider any existing findings with respect to the covered applicant under the single audit process under chapter #ge of this title related to the matters described in subsection 7b74 #gdjc4 ,website relating to ,federal grants 7a7 ,requirement ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall consult with ,executive agencies to upgrade grants4gov or any proposed successor public website for finding ,federal grant opportunities and applying for those grants so that the website-- 7#a7 may serve as a central point of information and provide full access for applicants for competitive grants2 and 7#b7 shall capture in #a site1 or provide electronic links to1 other relevant databases4 7b7 ,notice of competitive grant funds availability ,at the time an ,executive agency issues a solicitation or otherwise announces the availability of funds for a competitive grant1 the ,executive agency shall post on the grants website maintained under this section1 in a searchable electronic format1 relevant information about the grant opportunity1 including-- 7#a7 the grant announcement and purpose of the grant2 7#b7 the anticipated period of performance for new awards and whether the ,executive agency anticipates that the grant will be continued2 7#c7 in the case of an announcement with respect to which a specific sum is reserved1 the amount of funds available for the grant2 7#d7 a statement of eligibility requirements for the grant2 7#e7 contact information for the ,executive agency1 including the name1 telephone number1 and electronic mail address of a specific person or persons responsible for answering questions about the grant and the application process for the grant2 7#f7 a clear statement of the evaluation factors or criteria that the ,executive agency intends to use to evaluate and rank grant applications or proposals submitted1 including the weight to be applied to each factor or criterion2 7#g7 a description of the process and standards to be used by the ,executive agency to determine that each grant reviewer does not have a prohibited conflict of interest1 as defined by applicable statute or regulation1 with respect to the evaluation or review of a grant application or proposal1 or the decision to award a grant2 7#h7 the anticipated deadline for submission of grant applications or proposals2 and 7#i7 a set of sample winning grant proposals awarded under the same or similar program within the last #c years4 7c7 ,use by applicants ,the grants website maintained under this section shall1 to the greatest extent practicable1 allow applicants to-- 7#a7 use the website with any widely-used computer platform2 7#b7 search the website for all competitive grants by purpose1 funding agency1 program source1 and other relevant criteria2 and 7#c7 apply for a competitive grant using the website4 7d7 ,technical assistance for grantees 7#a7 ,in general ,each ,executive agency shall make available on the grants website maintained under this section detailed grant guidance and written technical assistance for applicants4 7#b7 ,grant award process information posted ,with respect to each grant awarded by an ,executive agency1 the ,executive agency shall1 not later than #cj days after the date on which the grant is awarded1 post on the grants website maintained under this section-- 7,a7 documentation explaining the basis for the selection decision for the grant1 the number of proposals received for the grant1 and1 with respect to the proposal that resulted in the grant award1 whether the grant was awarded consistent with a numerical ranking or other recommendations by grant reviewers2 and 7,b7 in any case in which the award of the grant is not consistent with the numerical rankings or any other recommendations made by grant reviewers1 a written justification explaining the rationale for the decision not to follow the rankings or recommendations4 7#c7 ,sensitive information 7,a7 ,personally identifiable information ,each ,executive agency may redact any personally identifiable information from a post on the grants website maintained under this section4 7,b7 ,adverse information ,an ,executive agency may not post on the grants website maintained under this section any sensitive information that the ,executive agency determines would adversely affect an applicant4 7e7 ,submission and ,publication of ,grant ,solicitation ,forecast on the ,grants website 7#a7 ,requirement ,not later than ,november #cj of each fiscal year or not later than #fj days after the date on which amounts are appropriated to an ,executive agency for a fiscal year1 whichever is later1 the head of the ,executive agency shall post a forecast1 in accordance with paragraph 7#b71 of all nonemergency grant solicitations that the ,executive agency expects to issue for the following calendar year1 which-- 7,a7 shall be based on the best information available2 and 7,b7 shall not be binding on the ,executive agency4 7#b7 ,matters included ,the forecast required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 to the extent practicable1 for each expected grant solicitation in a machine-readable format-- 7,a7 a brief description of the subject and purpose of the grant1 organized by the organizational unit of the ,executive agency2 7,b7 contact information for the organizational unit or individual responsible for the grant1 if known1 including name1 telephone number1 and electronic mail address2 7,c7 the expected or actual dates for the issuance of the grant solicitation and application and the grant application submission deadline2 7,d7 the estimated amount of the average grant award1 the estimated maximum and minimum amounts of the grant award1 if applicable1 and the estimated total number of grant awards to be made2 and 7,e7 a description of the total amount available to be awarded4 7f7 ,publication of information 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 nothing in this section shall be construed to require the publication of information otherwise exempt from disclosure under section #eeb of title #e 7commonly referred to as the ,freedom of ,information ,act74 7#b7 ,limitation ,the exemption under section #eeb7;b77#e7 of title #e shall not exempt from publication predecisional documents required to be posted pursuant to the requirements under subsection 7d77#b74 7g7 ,transparency of information ,to the extent practicable1 the grants website maintained under this section shall-- 7#a7 make the information described in this section available in its original format2 7#b7 make the information described in this section available without charge1 license1 or registration requirement2 7#c7 permit the information described in this section to be searched2 7#d7 permit the information described in this section to be downloaded in bulk2 7#e7 permit the information described in this section to be disseminated via automatic electronic means2 7#f7 permit the information described in this section to be freely shared by the public1 such as by social media2 7#g7 use permanent uniform resource locators for the information described in this section2 and 7#h7 provide an opportunity for the public to provide input about the usefulness of the site and recommendations for improvements4 #gdjd4 ,postdecision explanation for failed applicants ,if requested by an applicant for a competitive grant1 for each grant award made in an amount in excess of #ajj1jjj pursuant to a merit-based selection procedure1 an ,executive agency shall provide the applicant with a timely direct interaction describing the basis for the award decision of the ,executive agency1 including1 if applicable1 the decision not to award a grant to the applicant4 #gdje4 ,inspector ,general review of peer review process ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of the ,transparency in ,government ,act of #bjai1 the ,inspector ,general of each ,executive agency that awards competitive grants shall conduct a review of the effectiveness of the conflicts of interest policy of the ,executive agency1 including a review of a random selection of peer review processes1 with respect to the peer review process for competitive grants in order to detect favoritism4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle ,v of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter #gc the following3 #gd4;,grant transparency requirements#gdja 4 7c7 ,grants workforce report 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency has the meaning given the term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 except the term does not include the ,government ,accountability ,office4 7,b7 ,federal grants workforce ,the term ,federal grants workforce1 with respect to an ,executive agency1 means all employees of the ,executive agency who spend some or all of their time engaged in-- 7i7 grant planning1 including programmatic activities2 7ii7 preparing grant solicitations1 ,notices of ,funding ,opportunity1 ,notices ,inviting ,applications1 or other requests for grant proposals2 7iii7 evaluating or reviewing grant applications1 including serving on a peer review board2 7iv7 monitoring or administering grant performance by grantees2 7v7 preparing the ,notice of ,award and negotiating terms and conditions2 or 7vi7 post-award closeout activities1 including final technical and financial reports4 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the ,federal grants workforce1 which shall address-- 7,a7 the size of the ,federal grants workforce and expected trends in ,federal employment for the ,federal grants workforce2 7,b7 the adequacy of training opportunities for the ,federal grants workforce2 7,c7 whether the ,federal ,acquisition ,institute or any other existing entity engaged in acquisition workforce training should be made available for grant training2 7,d7 whether a warrant system similar to that used in the ,federal acquisition system should be established for ,federal officials authorized to award grants2 7,e7 the use by ,executive agencies of suspension and debarment actions taken against grantees during the #c-year period preceding the date on which the report is submitted1 and the level of agency resources assigned to the suspension and debarment functions2 and 7,f7 any recommendations for improving the ,federal grants workforce4 ,b ,publication of ,opinions of ,office of ,legal ,counsel #faa4 ,short title ,this subtitle may be cited as the ,see ,u,ndisclosed ,legal ,interpretations and ,get ,honest ,transparency ,act of #bjai or as the ,,sunlight ,act of #bjai4 #fab4 ,schedule of publication for final ,,olc opinions ,each final opinion issued by the ,office of ,legal ,counsel must be made publicly available in its entirety as soon as is practicable1 but-- 7#a7 not later than #cj days after the opinion is issued or updated if such action takes place on or after the date of enactment of this ,act2 7#b7 not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act for an opinion issued on or after ,january #bj1 #aiic2 7#c7 not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act for an opinion issued on or after ,january #bj1 #aiha and before or on ,january #ai1 #aiic2 7#d7 not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act for an opinion issued on or after ,january #bj1 #aifi and before or on ,january #ai1 #aiha2 and 7#e7 not later than #d years after the date of enactment of this ,act for all other opinions4 #fac4 ,exceptions and limitation on public availability of final ,,olc opinions 7a7 ,in general ,a final ,,olc opinion or part thereof may be withheld only to the extent-- 7#a7 information contained in the opinion was-- 7,a7 specifically authorized to be kept secret1 under criteria established by an ,executive order1 in the interest of national defense or foreign policy2 7,b7 in fact properly classified1 including all procedural and marking requirements1 pursuant to such ,executive order2 7,c7 the ,attorney ,general determines that the national defense or foreign policy interests protected outweigh the public's interest in access to the information2 and 7,d7 has been put through declassification review within the past two years2 7#b7 information contained in the opinion relates to the appointment of a specific individual not confirmed to ,federal office2 7#c7 information contained in the opinion is specifically exempted from disclosure by statute 7other than sections #eeb and #eeb;b of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code71 provided that such statute-- 7,a7 requires that the material be withheld in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue2 or 7,b7 establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of material to be withheld2 7#d7 information in the opinion includes trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential whose disclosure would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the person from whom the information was obtained2 7#e7 the ,president1 in his or her sole and nondelegable determination1 formally and personally claims in writing that executive privilege prevents the release of the information and disclosure would cause specific identifiable harm to an interest protected by an exception or the disclosure is prohibited by law2 or 7#f7 information in the opinion includes personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy4 7b7 ,determination ,to withhold ,any determination under this section to withhold information contained in a final ,,olc opinion must be made by the ,attorney ,general or a designee of the ,attorney ,general4 ,the determination shall be-- 7#a7 in writing2 7#b7 made available to the public within the same timeframe as is required of a formal ,,olc opinion2 7#c7 sufficiently detailed as to inform the public of what kind of information is being withheld and the reason therefore2 and 7#d7 effective only for a period of #c years1 subject to review and reissuance1 with each reissuance made available to the public4 7c7 ,final opinions ,for final ,,olc opinions for which the text is withheld in full or in substantial part1 a detailed unclassified summary of the opinion must be made available to the public1 in the same timeframe as required of the final ,,olc opinion1 that conveys the essence of the opinion1 including any interpretations of a statute1 the ,constitution1 or other legal authority4 ,a notation must be included in any published list of ,,olc opinions regarding the extent of the withholdings4 7d7 ,no limitation on relief ,a decision by the ,attorney ,general to release or withhold information pursuant to this ,act shall not preclude any action or relief conferred by statutory or regulatory regime that empowers any person to request or demand the release of information4 7e7 ,reasonably segregable portions of opinions ,to be published ,any reasonably segregable portion of an opinion shall be provided after withholding of the portions which are exempt under this subsection4 ,the amount of information withheld1 and the exemption under which the withholding is made1 shall be indicated on the released portion of the opinion1 unless including that indication would harm an interest protected by the exemption in this subsection under which the withholding is made4 ,if technically feasible1 the amount of the information withheld1 and the exemption under which the withholding is made1 shall be indicated at the place in the opinion where such withholding is made4 #fad4 ,method of publication ,the ,attorney ,general shall publish each final ,,olc opinion to the extent the law permits1 including by publishing the opinions on a publicly accessible website that-- 7#a7 with respect to each opinion-- 7,a7 contains an electronic copy of the opinion1 including any transmittal letter associated with the opinion1 in an open format that is platform independent and that is available to the public without restrictions2 7,b7 provides the public the ability to retrieve an opinion1 to the extent practicable1 through searches based on-- 7i7 the title of the opinion2 7ii7 the date of publication or revision2 or 7iii7 the full text of the opinion2 7,c7 identifies the time and date when the opinion was required to be published1 and when the opinion was transmitted for publication2 and 7,d7 provides a permanent means of accessing the opinion electronically2 7#b7 includes a means for bulk download of all ,,olc opinions or a selection of opinions retrieved using a text-based search2 7#c7 provides free access to the opinions1 and does not charge a fee1 require registration1 or impose any other limitation in exchange for access to the website2 and 7#d7 is capable of being upgraded as necessary to carry out the purposes of this ,act4 #fae4 ,index of opinions 7a7 ,publication of index 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,office of ,legal ,counsel shall publish a complete list of final ,,olc opinions1 arranged chronologically1 within #ij days of the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,updates and revisions ,the list of opinions shall be updated immediately every time an ,,olc opinion becomes final1 and a revision to an opinion shall be listed as if it were a new opinion4 7b7 ,requirements for list ,each list under subsection 7a7 shall comply with the following3 7#a7 ,the list must be made available to the public by publication on the website under section #fad4 7#b7 ,the list shall -- 7,a7 include1 for each opinion-- 7i7 the full name of the opinion2 7ii7 the date it was finalized or revised2 7iii7 each author's name2 7iv7 each recipient's name2 7v7 a summary of the opinion2 7vi7 a unique identifier assigned to each final or revised opinion2 and 7vii7 whether an opinion has been withdrawn2 and 7,b7 be published in both human-readable and machine-readable formats4 #faf4 ,private right of action ,on complaint1 the district court of the ,united ,states in the district in which the complainant resides1 or has his principal place of business1 or in the ,district of ,columbia1 has jurisdiction to enjoin the agency from withholding information contained in a final ,,olc opinion and to order the production of information improperly withheld from the complainant4 ,in such a case the court shall determine the matter de novo1 and may examine the contents of such ,,olc opinion in camera to determine whether such information or any part thereof shall be withheld under any of the exemptions set forth in section #fac1 and the burden is on the agency to sustain its action4 #fag4 ,severability ,if any provision of this subtitle1 any amendment made by this subtitle1 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid1 the validity of the remainder of this subtitle1 of any such amendments1 and of the application of such provisions to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby4 #fah4 ,definitions 7a7 ,,olc ,opinion ,the term ,,olc opinion means views on a matter of legal interpretation communicated by the ,office of ,legal ,counsel of the ,department of ,justice to any other office or agency1 or person in an office or agency1 in the ,executive ,branch1 including any office in the ,department of ,justice1 the ,white ,house1 or the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 and rendered in accordance with sections #eaa-eac of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,where the communication of the legal interpretation takes place verbally1 a memorialization of that communication qualifies as an ,,olc opinion4 7b7 ,final ,,olc ,opinion ,the term final ,,olc opinion means an ,,olc opinion that-- 7#a7 the ,attorney ,general1 ,assistant ,attorney ,general for ,,olc1 or a ,deputy ,assistant ,general for ,,olc1 has determined is final2 7#b7 government officials or government contractors are relying on2 7#c7 is relied upon to formulate legal guidance2 or 7#d7 is directly or indirectly cited in another ,office of ,legal ,counsel opinion4 7c7 ,revised ,,olc opinion ,the term revised ,,olc opinion means an ,,olc opinion that is withdrawn1 information is added to1 or information is removed from4 ,c ,contempt of ,congress ,procedures and ,enforcement #fba4 ,availability of civil action to enforce ,house of ,representatives subpoenas 7a7 ,civil action ,the ,house of ,representatives may in a civil action obtain any appropriate relief to enforce compliance with a subpoena or order of the ,house1 or to enforce compliance with a subpoena or order issued by a committee or subcommittee of the ,house authorized to issue a subpoena or order1 if the ,house by resolution authorizes the commencement of that civil action4 7b7 ,representation by general counsel ,unless the ,house otherwise provides1 the ,office of the ,general ,counsel of the ,house of ,representatives shall represent the ,house in the civil action4 7c7 ,personal jurisdiction ,personal jurisdiction of the court over a defendant in a civil action under this section extends outside the territorial jurisdiction of the court if the claim-- 7#a7 arose out of conduct by the defendant-- 7,a7 within that territorial jurisdiction1 or 7,b7 causing any injury1 including informational injury to the right of the ,house to make an investigation1 within that territorial jurisdiction2 or 7#b7 otherwise has a reasonable relationship to contacts of the defendant with the territorial jurisdiction4 7d7 ,assessment of ,competing ,interests 7#a7 ,in general ,in any civil action brought under this section1 if the court has determined that the information or material which is the subject of the subpoena or order involved is presumptively privileged based upon the ,president's generalized interest in confidentiality1 the ,house may overcome this presumption by showing that-- 7,a7 the ,house1 or a committee or subcommittee thereof1 has a specific need for the information or material in order to carry out its constitutional obligations2 and 7,b7 the information is not otherwise available4 7#b7 ,enforcement ,if the court determines that the ,house1 or a committee or subcommittee thereof1 has made the showing described in paragraph 7#a71 it shall enforce the subpoena or order involved4 7e7 ,expedition of trial and appellate proceedings ,the court shall hear and determine a civil action under this section as expeditiously as possible1 and to the maximum extent practicable during the ,congress in which the action is commenced4 ,any appellate proceedings relating to such a civil action shall similarly be expedited to assure to the extent possible that the matter is fully resolved during the ,congress in which the action was commenced4 #fbb4 ,alternate procedures for enforcement of criminal contempt of ,congress 7a7 ,alternate procedure 7#a7 ,scope of application ,if the ,house of ,representatives finds a current or former officer or employee of the ,executive branch has violated section #ajb of the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aib7 or that any person has violated such section at the direction of the ,president or another officer of the executive branch1 the procedures of this section apply4 7#b7 ,certification by ,speaker ,in accordance with section #ajd of the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aid71 upon the finding by the ,house of ,representatives of a violation to which this section applies1 the ,speaker shall certify that finding to the appropriate ,united ,states attorney1 whose duty it shall be to bring the matter before the grand jury for its action4 7#c7 ,circumstances leading to appointment of special counsel ,if-- 7,a7 the ,attorney ,general or the ,united ,states attorney to whom the finding was certified informs the court or the ,house that the ,department of ,justice will not prosecute the case2 or 7,b7 by the end of the #cjth day after the date of receipt of a certification made under paragraph 7#b7 a grand jury has not returned an indictment based on the violation alleged in the certification2 the ,special ,division established under subsection 7b7 7hereinafter in this ,act referred to as the ,special ,division7 shall appoint a special counsel under subsection 7c74 ,it shall be the duty of the ,attorney ,general to inform that court and the ,house if a grand jury does not return an indictment by the end of the #cj-;day period4 ,the ,speaker of the ,house1 or any interested congressional party1 may file with the ,special ,division a suggestion that circumstances giving rise to a duty to appoint a special counsel have occurred after the #cj-;day period ends without the return of an indictment4 7b7 ,special ,division 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is hereby established within the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia a ,special ,division to carry out the appointment of special counsels under this section4 7#b7 ,designation 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,chief ,justice of the ,united ,states shall designate three judges or justices of the ,united ,states1 one of whom shall be an active judge of the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for the ,district of ,columbia1 to serve on the ,special ,division1 except that none of the judges or justices serving on the ,special ,division may serve or have served on the same court4 7,b7 ,priority ,in designating judges and justices to serve on the ,special ,division1 the ,chief ,justice shall give priority to senior circuit judges and retired justices of the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court4 7,c7 ,deadline ,the ,chief ,justice shall make the first such designation not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,term of service ,each designation to the ,special ,division shall be for a term of #b years1 but the ,chief ,justice may fill any vacancy arising before the end of a term for the remainder of that term4 7c7 ,appointment1 qualifications1 and prosecutorial jurisdiction of special counsel1 and administrative matters relating to the special counsel 7#a7 ,appointment1 qualifications1 and prosecutorial jurisdiction of special counsel 7,a7 ,appointment and qualifications ,the ,special ,division shall appoint the special counsel1 who must be an attorney in good standing with substantial prosecutorial experience-- 7i7 who has not served in any capacity in the administration of the ,president who is or who was in office at the time the ,speaker of the ,house certified the finding of a violation2 and 7ii7 who is or who was not a ,member1 officer1 or employee of ,congress at the time the ,speaker of the ,house certified the finding of a violation4 7,b7 ,prosecutorial jurisdiction ,the ,special ,division shall define the special counsel's prosecutorial jurisdiction as comprising the investigation and prosecution of the alleged violation1 any conspiracy to commit the alleged violation1 and any perjury1 false statement1 or obstruction of justice occurring in relation to such investigation and prosecution4 7#b7 ,authority of special counsel with respect to matters within prosecutorial jurisdiction ,with respect to all matters in that special counsel's prosecutorial jurisdiction1 a special counsel appointed under this section shall have full power and independent authority to exercise all prosecutorial functions and powers1 and any other functions and powers normally ancillary thereto1 of the ,department of ,justice1 the ,attorney ,general1 and any other officer or employee of the ,department of ,justice1 except that the ,attorney ,general shall exercise direction or control as to those matters that specifically require the ,attorney ,general's personal action under section #beaf of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,compliance ,with ,policies of the ,department of ,justice 7,a7 ,in general ,a special counsel shall1 except to the extent that to do so would be inconsistent with the purposes of this section1 comply with the written or other established policies of the ,department of ,justice respecting enforcement of the criminal laws4 7,b7 ,national security ,a special counsel shall comply with guidelines and procedures used by the ,department in the handling and use of classified material4 7#d7 ,salary ,the special counsel shall receive a salary equivalent to the salary of the ,united ,states ,attorney for the ,district of ,columbia4 7#e7 ,staff ,the special counsel may appoint and fix the salaries of such staff1 not to exceed #ab in number1 as the special counsel deems necessary to carry out the functions of the special counsel under this section4 ,however1 no salary of a member of such staff may exceed the salary of the special counsel4 7#f7 ,expenses ,the ,department of ,justice shall pay all costs relating to the establishment and operation of any office of special counsel4 ,the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,congress1 not later than #cj days after the end of each fiscal year1 a report on amounts paid during that fiscal year for expenses of investigations and prosecutions the special counsel4 7#g7 ,report to ,congress ,each special counsel shall report to ,congress annually on the special counsel's activities under this section4 ,the report shall include a description of the progress of any investigation or prosecution conducted by the special counsel and provide information justifying the costs of the activities reported on4 7d7 ,removal of special counsel 7#a7 ,in general ,a special counsel may be removed from office1 other than by impeachment and conviction1 only by the personal action of the ,attorney ,general1 and only for good cause1 physical or mental disability1 or any other condition that substantially impairs the performance of that special counsel's duties4 7#b7 ,report upon removal ,if a special counsel is removed from office1 the ,attorney ,general shall promptly submit to the ,special ,division and to ,congress a report specifying the facts found and the ultimate grounds for the removal4 7#c7 ,judicial review of removal ,a special counsel removed from office may obtain judicial review of the removal in a civil action4 ,the ,special ,division may not hear or determine any appeal of a decision in any such civil action4 ,the special counsel may be reinstated or granted other appropriate relief by order of the court4 7#d7 ,appointment of replacement ,upon removal of a special counsel1 the ,special ,division shall appoint a similarly qualified individual to continue the functions of the special counsel4 7e7 ,termination of special counsel's authority 7#a7 ,in general ,the authority of the special counsel shall cease #b years after the date of the special counsel's appointment1 but the ,special ,division may extend that authority for an additional period not to exceed one year1 if the ,special ,division finds good cause to do so4 ,good cause to do so includes that the investigation or prosecution undertaken by the special counsel has been delayed by dilatory tactics by persons who could provide evidence that would significantly assist the investigation or prosecution1 and also includes the need to allow the special counsel to participate in any appellate proceedings related to prosecutions engaged in by the special counsel4 7#b7 ,termination by ,court ,the ,special ,division1 either on the ,special ,division's own motion or upon the request of the ,attorney ,general1 may terminate an office of special counsel at any time1 on the ground that the investigation of all matters within the prosecutorial jurisdiction of such special counsel1 and any resulting prosecutions1 have been completed or so substantially completed that it would be appropriate for the ,department of ,justice to complete such investigations and prosecutions4 #fbc4 ,increase in penalty for contempt of ,congress ,section #ajb of the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united ,states 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aib7 is amended by striking deemed and all that follows through twelve months and inserting fined not more than #a1jjj1jjj or imprisoned not more than #b years1 or both4 #fbd4 ,authority of ,united ,states ,capitol ,police to enforce citations 7a7 ,authority ,section #i;,b7a7 of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to define the area of the ,united ,states ,capitol ,grounds1 to regulate the use thereof1 and for other purposes1 approved ,july #ca1 #aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aifg7;a771 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#d72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#e7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#f7 within any area1 to enforce a citation issued with respect to a violation of section #ajb of the ,revised ,statutes of the ,united ,states which relates to the ,house of ,representatives1 or any citation issued with respect to a resolution adopted by the ,house citing a person for contempt of the ,house4 4 7b7 ,effective ,date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to citations issued on or after the expiration of the #ij-;day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #fbe4 ,collection of penalties imposed by the ,house of ,representatives on persons cited for contempt of ,house 7a7 ,civil ,action ,if the ,house of ,representatives adopts a resolution citing a person for contempt of the ,house1 the ,house may commence a civil action to collect a monetary penalty from the person if the ,house by subsequent resolution authorizes the commencement of that civil action4 7b7 ,representation by general counsel ,unless the ,house otherwise provides1 the ,office of the ,general ,counsel of the ,house of ,representatives shall represent the ,house in the civil action4 7c7 ,personal jurisdiction ,personal jurisdiction of the court over a defendant in a civil action under this section extends outside the territorial jurisdiction of the court if the claim-- 7#a7 arose out of conduct by the defendant-- 7,a7 within that territorial jurisdiction2 or 7,b7 causing any injury1 including informational injury to the right of the ,house to make an investigation1 within that territorial jurisdiction2 or 7#b7 otherwise has a reasonable relationship to contacts of the defendant with the territorial jurisdiction4 7d7 ,expedition of trial and appellate proceedings ,the court shall hear and determine a civil action under this section as expeditiously as possible1 and to the maximum extent practicable during the ,congress in which the action is commenced4 ,any appellate proceedings relating to such a civil action shall similarly be expedited to assure to the extent possible that the matter is fully resolved during the ,congress in which the action was commenced4 #fbf4 ,no effect of expiration of ,congress on pending actions ,any civil action commenced by the ,house of ,representatives pursuant to this subtitle1 and the authority of the ,office of the ,general ,counsel of the ,house of ,representatives with respect to the action1 shall not be rendered moot or otherwise affected as the result of the expiration of the ,congress in which the ,house commenced the action4 ,,vii ,strengthening the ,freedom of ,information ,act #gja4 ,agency defined ,in this title1 the term agency has the meaning given that term under section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #gjb4 ,digital access to completed responses to the ,freedom of ,information ,act 7a7 ,requirement 7#a7 ,database of completed ,,foia requests ,each agency shall make available all materials contained in the agency's completed response to a request under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7in this section referred to as a ,,foia request71 in a structured database or in a searchable1 sortable1 downloadable1 machine-readable database not later than two months after the date on which the ,,foia request was completed4 7#b7 ,electronic format ,all information is presumed to be available in an electronic format as described in paragraph 7#a7 unless the agency demonstrates that excessive cost would place an undue burden on the agency4 7b7 ,public availability ,all information included in the agency's completed response to a ,,foia request shall be made available to the public electronically and without cost through each agency's website4 #gjc4 ,f,o,i,aonline for agencies ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the head of each agency shall use ,f,o,i,aonline to log1 track1 and publish all requests received under section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 #gjd4 ,freedom of ,information ,act amendments 7a7 ,judicial review of complaints ,section #eeb7;a77#d77;,b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after withheld from the complainant the following3 or the public4 7b7 ,presumption of openness 7#a7 ,amendments ,section #eeb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by inserting with an explanation for the exemption after specifically cites to this paragraph2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following3 and excluding-- 7,a7 opinions that are controlling interpretations of law2 7,b7 final reports or memoranda created by an entity other than the agency1 including other ,governmental entities1 at the request of the agency and used to make a final policy decision2 and 7,c7 guidance documents used by the agency to respond to the public2 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking similar files and inserting personal information such as contact information or financial information2 and 7,d7 in the matter following paragraph 7#i7-- 7i7 by inserting before ,any reasonably segregable portion the following3 ,an agency may not withhold information under this subsection unless such agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would cause specific identifiable harm to an interest protected by an exemption1 or if disclosure is prohibited by law42 and 7ii7 by inserting before ,if technically feasible1 the following3 ,for each record withheld in whole or in part under paragraph 7#c71 the agency shall identify the statute that exempts the record from disclosure44 7#b7 ,exemption decision transparency ,section #eeb7;a77#f77;,c77i7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the fourth sentence and inserting at the end the following3 ,any notification of denial or partial denial of any request for records under this subsection shall set forth each name and title or position of each person responsible for the denial or partial denial or any decision to withhold a responsive record under subsection 7b744 7c7 ,government ,accountability ,office ,subsection 7i7 of section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 7i7 ,the ,government ,accountability ,office shall-- 7#a7 conduct audits of administrative agencies on compliance with and implementation of the requirements of this section and issue reports detailing the results of such audits2 7#b7 catalog the number of exemptions under subsection 7b77#c7 and agency use of such exemptions2 and 7#c7 review and prepare a report on the processing of requests by agencies for information pertaining to an entity that has received assistance under title ,i of the ,emergency ,economic ,stabilization ,act of #bjjh 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ebaa et seq47 during any period in which the ,government owns or owned more than #ej percent of the stock of such entity4 4 7d7 ,annual report by ,congressional ,research ,service ,section #eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7n7 ,the ,congressional ,research ,service shall1 on an annual basis1 provide the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate with a list of statutes described in subsection 7b77#c74 ,each such list shall be made publicly available4 4 ,,viii ,improving ,transparency ,within the ,judicial ,system #hja4 ,televising ,supreme ,court proceedings 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #de of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #fgh4 ,televising ,supreme ,court proceedings ,the ,supreme ,court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the ,court unless the ,court decides1 by a vote of the majority of justices1 that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of one or more of the parties before the ,court4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the chapter analysis for chapter #de of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #fgh4 ,televising ,supreme ,court proceedings4 4 #hjb4 ,audio recording of ,supreme ,court proceedings ,the ,chief ,justice of the ,united ,states shall ensure that the audio of an oral argument before the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states is recorded and is made publicly available on the internet website of the ,supreme ,court at the same time that it is recorded4 #hjc4 ,availability on the internet of financial disclosure reports of judicial officers ,section #ajc of the ,ethics in ,government ,act of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #ajc71 as amended by this ,act1 is further amended by inserting at the end the following3 7n7 ,the ,judicial ,conference shall make available any report filed with it under this title by a judicial officer within #dh hours of the applicable submission deadline on the website of the ,judicial ,conference in a searchable1 sortable1 downloadable1 machine-readable format4 4 #hjd4 ,,gao audit of ,,pacer ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct an audit of the public access to court electronic records system maintained by the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts1 and shall submit to ,congress1 the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts1 and any other appropriate ,federal agency or office1 a report that contains the results of the audit1 along with any recommendations for improving the public access to court electronic records system4 #hje4 ,electronic court records reform 7a7 ,consolidation of the ,case ,management_/,electronic ,case ,files system 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts1 in coordination with the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 shall consolidate the ,case ,management_/,electronic ,case ,files system1 and shall develop one system for all filings with courts of the ,united ,states1 which shall be administered by the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts4 7#b7 ,use of technology ,in developing the system under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall use modern technology in order-- 7,a7 to improve security1 data accessibility1 affordability1 and performance2 and 7,b7 to minimize the burden on pro se litigants4 7#c7 ,availability to ,states 7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state may choose to participate in the system developed under this subsection4 7,b7 ,fee ,the ,director shall charge a fee to a ,state that chooses to participate in the system1 which is set at a level to recover the cost of providing the services associated with the administration and maintenance of the system to the ,state4 7b7 ,public ,access to ,court ,electronic ,records system requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,administrative ,office of the ,united ,states ,courts1 in coordination with the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 shall update the ,public ,access to ,court ,electronic ,records system1 which shall be subject to the following requirements3 7,a7 ,a document filed with a court shall be made publicly accessible upon filing1 except as ordered by a court or by rule of the ,judicial ,conference4 7,b7 ,all documents on the system shall be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge4 7,c7 ,any information that is prohibited from public disclosure by law or court order shall be redacted4 7,d7 ,all documents shall be text-searchable and machine-readable4 7,e7 ,to the extent practicable1 external websites shall be able to link to documents on the system4 7,f7 ,the system shall include digital audio and visual files of court recordings1 when such files are available4 7,g7 ,the system shall provide search functions for public use4 7#b7 ,minimizing the burden on pro se litigants ,in developing the system to comply with the requirements under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall1 to the extent practicable1 not impose a disproportionate impact on pro se litigants4 7#c7 ,use of technology ,in developing the system under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall use modern technology in order-- 7,a7 to improve security1 data accessibility1 affordability1 and performance2 and 7,b7 to minimize the burden on pro se litigants4 7#d7 ,authority ,to exempt certain documents ,the ,director may identify categories of documents which are not made publicly accessible under subsection 7a77#a71 and categories of court proceedings1 the recordings of which are not made available under paragraph 7#a77;,f74 7c7 ,definition of machine-,readable ,in this section1 the term machine-readable means a format in which information or data can be easily processed by a computer without human intervention while ensuring no semantic meaning is lost4 ,,ix ,enforcement #ija4 ,audits by the ,government ,accountability ,office 7a7 ,audit requirement ,the ,comptroller ,general shall conduct annual audits of the implementation of the provisions in this ,act1 and shall submit annually to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on the results of the audits4 7b7 ,matters covered by audits ,audits conducted under this section shall address whether the congressional and executive branch data that is required to be provided to the public through the internet is each of the following3 7#a7 ,complete ,made available1 except for data that is subject to privacy1 security1 or privilege exemptions4 7#b7 ,primary ,collected at the source1 with the highest possible level of granularity1 not in aggregate or modified forms4 7#c7 ,timely ,made available as quickly as necessary to preserve the value of the data4 7#d7 ,accessible ,available to the widest range of users for the widest range of purposes4 7#e7 ,machine processable ,reasonably structured to allow automated processing4 7#f7 ,non-discriminatory ,available to anyone1 with no registration requirement4 7#g7 ,non-proprietary ,available in a format over which no entity has exclusive control4 7#h7 ,license-free ,not subject to any copyright1 patent1 trademark1 or trade secret regulation 7with reasonable privacy1 security1 and privilege restrictions74 7c7 ,current standards ,audits conducted under this section shall also address whether the data provided to the public under this ,act is produced and maintained using current standards for data publication4 ,x ,miscellaneous #ajja4 ,transfer of certain records to ,archivist of ,united ,states 7a7 ,in general ,subject to subsection 7b71 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general of the ,united ,states shall transfer to the ,archivist of the ,united ,states each record-- 7#a7 created during the period beginning on ,january #a1 #aiha1 and ending ,december #ca1 #aihf2 and 7#b7 subject to ,item #g of ,records ,schedule ,n#a-fj-aj-ca of the ,national ,archives and ,records ,administration4 7b7 ,retention 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general of the ,united ,states may submit to the ,archivist of the ,united ,states a written request to retain any record described in subsection 7a71 in accordance with section #abce4ad of title #cf1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 ,the ,archivist shall approve or deny each such request not later than #fj days after receiving the request4 7#b7 ,transfer of records after denial ,not later than #cj days after the ,archivist of the ,united ,states denies a request under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general shall transfer to the ,archivist each record for which the request for retention has been denied4 7c7 ,enforcement ,if the ,attorney ,general fails to comply with the requirements of this section1 the ,archivist of the ,united ,states may bring an action in the proper district court of the ,united ,states to enforce compliance with this section4 #ajjb4 ,data standards 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a of title ,i of the ,financial ,stability ,act of #bjaj 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ecaa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #abd4 ,data standards 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall1 by rule1 promulgate data standards for the information reported to member agencies by financial entities under the jurisdiction of the member agency and the data collected from member agencies on behalf of the ,council4 7b7 ,standardization ,member agencies1 in consultation with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall implement regulations promulgated by the ,secretary of the ,treasury under subsection 7a7 to standardize the types and formats of data reported to member agencies or collected on behalf of the ,council1 as described under subsection 7a74 ,if a member agency fails to implement such regulations prior to the expiration of the #c-year period following the date of publication of final regulations1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 in consultation with the ,chairperson1 may implement such regulations with respect to the financial entities under the jurisdiction of the member agency4 7c7 ,data standards 7#a7 ,common identifiers and data formats ,the data standards promulgated under subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7,a7 common identifiers for information reported to member agencies or collected on behalf of the ,council1 including a common legal entity identifier for all entities required to report to member agencies2 and 7,b7 common data formats for information reported to member agencies or collected on behalf of the ,council4 7#b7 ,data standard requirements ,the data standards promulgated under subsection 7a7 shall1 to the extent practicable-- 7,a7 render information fully searchable and machine-readable2 7,b7 be nonproprietary2 7,c7 incorporate standards developed and maintained by voluntary consensus standards bodies2 and 7,d7 be consistent with and implement applicable accounting and reporting principles4 7#c7 ,consultation ,in promulgating data standards under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall consult with other ,federal departments and agencies and multi-agency initiatives responsible for ,federal data standards4 7#d7 ,interoperability of data ,in promulgating data standards under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall seek to promote interoperability of financial regulatory data across members of the ,council4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents under section #a7;b7 of the ,dodd-,frank ,wall ,street ,reform and ,consumer ,protection ,act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #abc the following3 ,sec4 #abd4 ,data standards4 4