,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,paul7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require        
recipients of ,federal funds to disclose
 information relating to programs1      
projects1 or activities carried out     
using the ,federal funds4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,cost ,openness and ,spending           
,transparency ,act of #bjai or the      
,,cost ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure           
requirements for recipients of ,federal 
funds  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,iii
 of chapter #ac of title #ca1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #acef4          
,disclosure requirements for recipients 
of ,federal funds  7a7 ,in general ,an  
individual or entity 7including a ,state

 or local government and a recipient of 
a ,federal research grant7 carrying out 
a program1 project1 or activity that is1
 in whole or in part1 carried out using 
,federal funds shall clearly state in   
any statement1 press release1 requests  
for proposal1 bid solicitation1 or other
 document describing the program1       
project1 or activity1 other than a      
communication containing not more than  
#bhj characters--  7#a7 the percentage  
of the total costs of the program1      
project1 or activity which will be      
financed with ,federal funds2  7#b7 the 
dollar amount of the ,federal funds made
 available for the program1 project1 or 
activity2 and  7#c7 the percentage of   
the total costs of1 and dollar amount   
for1 the program1 project1 or activity  
that will be financed by nongovernmental
 sources4  7b7 ,noncompliance ,if the   
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget determines that an          
individual or entity is failing to      
comply with subsection 7a71 the         

,director may direct the head of each   
agency providing ,federal funds to the  
individual or entity to withhold not    
more than #be percent of the amount of  
,federal funds that would otherwise be  
provided to the individual or entity1   
until the date on which the individual  
or entity complies with subsection 7a74 
4  7b7 ,technical and conforming        
amendment ,the table of sections for    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ac of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#acef4 ,disclosure requirements for     
recipients of ,federal funds4  4