,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj,ms4 
,/efanik 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,gonzalez (   
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to conduct a /udy on c]ta9 ,f$]al
 fund+ made available to entities locat$
 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or majority  
own$ or controll$ by ! ,*9ese ,communi/ 
,p>ty1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*9ese  
,rese>* ,funds ,acc\nt+ ,act4  #b4 ,/udy
 & report  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy on ,f$]al fund+ made available to  
cov]$ entities = rese>* dur+ ! /udy     
p]iod4  7b7 ,matt]s ,to be includ$ ,!   
/udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 %all    
include1 to ! ext5t practicable )       
respect to ! /udy p]iod1 an assessm5t   
(-- 7#a7 ! total am\nt ( ,f$]al fund+   
made available to cov]$ entities =      

rese>*2  7#b7 ! total numb] & types (   
cov]$ entities to :om su* fund+ 0 made  
available2  7#c7 ! requirem5ts relat+ to
 ! aw>d+1 track+1 & monitor+ ( su*      
fund+2  7#d7 any o!r data available )   
respect to ,f$]al fund+ made available  
to cov]$ entities = rese>*2 &  7#e7 o!r 
matt]s ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al det]m9es    
appropriate4  7c7 ,brief+ on available  
data ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al %all brief ! ,committee on       
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology & !       
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !    
,s5ate on ! data t is available )       
respect to ,f$]al fund+ made available  
to cov]$ entities = rese>*4  7d7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #bdj days aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit to ! congressional   
committees specifi$ 9 subsection 7c7 a  
report on ! f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u  

subsection 7a74  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$
 entity means an entity-- 7,a7 locat$ 9 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 or  7,b7       
majority own$ or controll$ by ! ,*9ese  
,communi/ ,p>ty4  7#b7 ,/udy p]iod ,!   
t]m /udy p]iod means ! #e-ye> p]iod end+
 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4