,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cbhi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #a1 #bjba ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf to require the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and the ,secretary of the ,treasury to track and disclose funding and outlays relating to disasters and emergencies on a centralized website1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,disclosing ,all ,spending ,that ,ensures ,relief ,act or the ,,disaster ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,at a time of constrained budgets1 it is fiscally prudent to understand the amount and the scope of the ,federal ,government's funding and outlays relating to disasters and emergencies affecting communities in need4 7#b7 ,understanding the funding and outlays of ,federal agencies relating to disasters and emergencies will help better inform the congressional funding process and presidential budget requests4 7#c7 ,knowledge about funding and outlay trends relating to disasters and emergencies will guide mitigation efforts that reduce vulnerabilities to future disasters and emergencies4 7#d7 ,any accounting mechanism to track outlays relating to disasters and emergencies should account for all funding sources1 including both procurement and financial assistance funding1 regardless of how that funding is appropriated4 7#e7 ,the ,federal ,government's fiscal exposure to disasters and emergencies is not limited to the funding and outlays of ,federal agencies and should also include financial damages associated with disasters and emergencies4 ,for example1 financial damages associated with wildfires may exceed the amount that ,federal agencies actually spend in response to wildfires4 ,the difference in damages and outlays illustrates the ,federal ,government's fiscal exposure to wildfires4 ,although some ,federal agencies currently track financial damages associated with disasters and emergencies1 this tracking should be consistent and standardized across all relevant ,federal agencies4 7#f7 ,data quality issues in business systems used by ,federal agencies and recipients of ,federal awards hinder analysis and learning opportunities about funding and outlays relating to disasters and emergencies4 #c4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to require-- 7#a7 relevant ,federal agencies and components of ,federal agencies to track and report to the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and the ,secretary of the ,treasury data on funding1 outlays1 and1 to the extent practicable1 financial damages relating to disasters and emergencies for publication on a centralized website2 7#b7 the ,comptroller ,general to study and recommend data quality remediation measures for the data sources of the website described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7#c7 if applicable1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget and the ,secretary of the ,treasury to implement the data quality remediation measures described in paragraph 7#b74 #d4 ,enhanced disclosure of funding relating to disasters or emergencies 7a7 ,definition 7#a7 ,in general ,section #b7;a7 of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is amended-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#aj71 respectively2 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,disaster or emergency ,the term disaster or emergency means-- 7,a7 any major disaster or emergency declared by the ,president under section #dja or #eja1 respectively1 of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj1 #eaia72 7,b7 any fire for which assistance is provided under section #dbj of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eahg72 7,c7 any fire for which fire suppression activities are carried out by the ,department of the ,interior or the ,department of ,agriculture2 7,d7 any national emergency declared by the ,president under section #bja of the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afba72 7,e7 any disaster or emergency relating to assistance provided under section #g7;b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b772 7,f7 any natural disaster declared by the ,secretary of ,agriculture under section #cba7;a7 of the ,consolidated ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aifa7;a772 7,g7 any public health emergency declared by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #cai of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d72 7,h7 any commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource disaster or catastrophic regional fishery disaster determined by the ,secretary of ,commerce under section #cab7;a7 or #cae7;a71 respectively1 of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a71 #ahfd7;a772 and 7,i7 any other potential or actual disaster or emergency identified by the ,director1 in consultation with the head of any relevant ,federal agency4 7#c7 ,disaster-related financial damages ,the term disaster-related financial damages means any financial or economic loss determined by the ,director that may inform necessary ,federal outlays relating to any disaster or emergency4 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#i71 as so redesignated-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 search and aggregate ,federal funding and outlays relating to disasters or emergencies and other relevant information4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #b of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note71 as amended by paragraph 7#a71 is further amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#i7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7 and inserting paragraph 7#f77;,a77i72 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting paragraph 7#f77;,a77ii72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7c77#e71 by striking subsection 7a77#b77;,a77i7 and those described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a77ii7 and inserting subsection 7a77#f77;,a77i7 and those described in subsection 7a77#f77;,a77ii74 7b7 ,funding relating to disasters and emergencies ,section #c of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c77ii71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as subparagraph 7,e72 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,c7 the following3 7,d7 from which accounts and in what amount-- 7i7 appropriations are obligated relating to any disaster or emergency1 which shall be accompanied by the information described in subsection 7c77#b77;,a72 and 7ii7 outlays are made relating to any disaster or emergency1 which shall be accompanied by the information described in subsection 7c77#b77;,a72 and 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,full disclosure of funding and outlays relating to disasters and emergencies 7#a7 ,pilot program 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,,disaster ,act1 the ,director and the ,secretary shall establish a pilot program to-- 7i7 test and evaluate the collection and accession of data involving and associated with amounts obligated or outlayed relating to any disaster or emergency1 as those data are reported under subsection 7b77#a77;,d71 which may include-- 7,i7 outlays in the wake of any disaster or emergency2 7,,ii7 outlays in advance of any potential or actual disaster or emergency2 7,,iii7 administrative outlays associated with outlays described in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii72 or 7,,iv7 any other category of outlays relating to any disaster or emergency determined by the ,director and the ,secretary2 7ii7 test and evaluate the collection and accession of data involving and associated with disaster-related financial damages1 as those data are reported under paragraph 7#b77;,a77iii71 which shall be provided as ancillary data to the data described in clause 7i72 7iii7 determine the proper scope and standardization of data elements for the data described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii72 7iv7 determine the proper frequency of reporting for the data described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 which shall be not less frequently than once every #b weeks2 7v7 produce a strategic plan1 which shall be made publicly available not later than #ij days after the date on which the pilot program terminates1 for implementing a program across the ,federal ,government for reporting the data described in clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 using the scope and standardization determined under clause 7iii7 and the frequency determined under clause 7iv72 and 7vi7 identify and propose solutions for any challenges in implementing the program described in clause 7v71 including-- 7,i7 as appropriate1 recommendations for proposed legislation2 and 7,,ii7 challenges in reporting funding or outlays that-- 7aa7 have been reprogrammed from an existing program2 7bb7 have been subject to a reporting requirement waiver2 7cc7 involve a need for cost allocation methodology within any individual appropriations account in order to identify outlays associated with any disaster or emergency1 such as an outlay for salaries of ,federal employees who are engaged in response to any disaster or emergency2 or 7dd7 relate to any disaster or emergency that lacks a clear start or end date4 7,b7 ,consultation with experts ,in establishing the pilot program under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,director and the ,secretary shall consult with individuals who are-- 7i7 representatives of relevant governmental and nongovernmental organizations1 including ,federal agencies and components of ,federal agencies of diverse sizes and missions2 and 7ii7 experts in-- 7,i7 disaster relief and preparedness2 or 7,,ii7 ,federal ,government accounting4 7,c7 ,termination ,the pilot program established under subparagraph 7,a7 shall terminate not later than #b years after the date of the establishment of the pilot program4 7#b7 ,reporting of disaster- and emergency-related funding ,using information learned from the pilot program established under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 and not later than #a year after the date of the termination of the pilot program1 the ,director and the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 establish data standards by which to identify1 categorize1 and describe each disaster or emergency1 including-- 7i7 a label for the identification and categorization of the disaster or emergency2 7ii7 to the extent practicable-- 7,i7 each ,state or locality affected by the disaster or emergency2 and 7,,ii7 the start and end dates of the disaster or emergency2 7iii7 to the extent practicable1 the estimated disaster-related financial damages1 which shall be-- 7,i7 disaggregated by affected ,states or localities2 7,,ii7 itemized by standardized categories to demonstrate the need for specific types of ,federal outlays2 and 7,,iii7 collected on an ongoing basis2 and 7iv7 any other information or category determined by the ,director and the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 issue guidance to ,federal agencies and components of ,federal agencies to-- 7i7 require the tracking and reporting of funds obligated or outlayed relating to any disaster or emergency in accordance with subsection 7b77#a77;,d72 7ii7 require the tracking and publishing on the website established under section #b7;b77#a7 of-- 7,i7 to the extent practicable1 any disaster-related financial damages1 which shall be provided as ancillary data to the data described in clause 7i72 and 7,,ii7 information relating to any disaster or emergency identified1 categorized1 and described under subsection 7c77#b77;,a72 7iii7 eliminate any tracking1 publishing1 or reporting that would be duplicative of the information tracked under clauses 7i7 and 7ii72 and 7iv7 not less frequently than annually1 give feedback to1 and receive updated guidance from1 the ,director and the ,secretary relating to any outlays by ,federal agencies and components of ,federal agencies that-- 7,i7 are not tracked under clause 7i72 and 7,,ii7 may qualify as outlays relating to any disaster or emergency4 7#c7 ,comptroller general report ,not later than #c years after the date on which the ,director and the ,secretary issue guidance under paragraph 7#b77;,b71 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 that-- 7,a7 assesses the completeness1 timeliness1 quality1 accuracy1 and usefulness of the information described in paragraph 7#b77;,b72 and 7,b7 if appropriate1 includes any recommendations to improve the information described in paragraph 7#b77;,b74 4 #e4 ,data quality reports and remediation plans 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,comptroller ,general ,the term ,comptroller ,general means the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,data quality issue ,the term data quality issue means a situation in which a collection of quantitative or qualitative data represent or suggest inaccurate1 misleading1 or insufficiently clear information in a common way4 7#d7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,treasury4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit a publicly available report to the appropriate congressional committees relating to current and ongoing data quality issues in the data sources of the website established under section #b7;b77#a7 of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note71 including data quality issues of-- 7#a7 the ,federal ,funding ,accountability and ,transparency ,act ,subaward ,reporting ,system2 7#b7 the ,federal ,procurement ,data ,system2 7#c7 any business system operated by a ,federal agency or a component of a ,federal agency identified by the ,comptroller ,general2 7#d7 any successor system of a system described in this subsection2 and 7#e7 any other data source identified by the ,comptroller ,general4 7c7 ,contents ,the report submitted under subsection 7b7 shall include-- 7#a7 an identification of data quality issues of the data systems described in subsection 7b71 as applicable1 including situations in which-- 7,a7 outlayed amounts exceed obligated amounts2 7,b7 subaward amounts exceed prime award amounts2 7,c7 inappropriate variations exist for how a single entity or location is identified1 such as a situation in which-- 7i7 the same legal entity possesses multiple different unique identifiers2 or 7ii7 the same geographic location possesses intentional or unintentional variations in spelling2 7,d7 open text fields are insufficiently informative1 such as in award descriptions2 7,e7 required or relevant information is missing1 including-- 7i7 as a result of a reporting requirement waiver2 and 7ii7 any information that is collected inconsistently across ,federal award types or ,federal program types1 such an industry information or demographic information2 7,f7 labels and other identifiers are incorrectly or inappropriately assigned1 including-- 7i7 any failure to produce or update labels and other identifiers for funding that has been reprogrammed from an existing program2 and 7ii7 any inaccurate identification of funds obligated or outlayed relating to any disaster or emergency2 and 7,g7 any other potential or actual problem is identified by the ,comptroller ,general2 and 7#b7 for each data quality issue identified under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 a list of each relevant system in which the data quality issue is created and propagated2 7,b7 a list of the stakeholder groups involved in creating and reviewing the data in which the data quality issue is found2 7,c7 an explanation of known and accepted exceptions to instances of the data quality issue that-- 7i7 may appear problematic2 and 7ii7 are justified in some cases2 7,d7 an assessment of the root cause of the data quality issue2 7,e7 a discussion of any tradeoffs on data quality versus cost or effort2 7,f7 a list of existing mechanisms to detect or prevent instances of the data quality issue2 and 7,g7 any recommendations for relevant business systems and stakeholder groups to remediate the data quality issue and explain to public data consumers the known and accepted exceptions1 including-- 7i7 a proposed timeline for implementation and evaluation by relevant stakeholder groups1 which shall not exceed #b years from the date of the submission of the report1 unless justified in writing2 7ii7 metrics to determine success2 7iii7 proposed solutions that may involve technological1 behavioral1 institutional1 cultural1 educational1 regulatory1 legislative1 or resource allocation changes2 and 7iv7 any other recommendation relating to the efficiency or effectiveness of the data systems described in subsection 7b74 7d7 ,updates ,not later than #b years after the date on which the report required under subsection 7b7 is submitted1 and every #b years thereafter until not less than #f years after such date1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an updated and publicly available report that includes-- 7#a7 the information required to be included in the report under subsection 7c72 7#b7 any newly identified data quality issues2 7#c7 information relating to the success of the remediation recommendations included in previous reports2 and 7#d7 a determination of whether any additional updated reports with the same submission schedule and requirements as the report required under this subsection are needed4 7e7 ,implementation plans ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,comptroller ,general submits a report required under subsection 7b7 or 7d71 the ,director and the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a publicly available report that explains1 with respect to a recommendation described in subsection 7c77#b77;,g7-- 7#a7 whether and how each relevant stakeholder group should implement the recommendation1 including any comments on the recommendation2 and 7#b7 if applicable1 any challenges and related solutions to implementing the recommendation4