,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjbd,ms4 ,hageman 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,fry1 ,ms4 ,mace1 and ,mrs4 ,peltola7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,accountability  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require a page on each      
website of an agency related to         
discretionary or competitive grants1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,government ,responsibility in ,awarding
 ,new ,tender ,act or the ,,grant ,act4 
#b4 ,discretionary or competitive grant 
information required by each agency  7a7
 ,publication on website required       
,except as provided for in subsection   
7b71 not later than #a year after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
head of each agency that awards         
discretionary or competitive grants     
shall include on the home page of the   
website of the agency a clearly visible 

link to a page that includes the        
following information3  7#a7 ,a name and
 description of each discretionary or   
competitive grant the agency awards4    
7#b7 ,application information and       
requirements for each such grant1       
including a deadline for applying1      
required supplemental information and   
documentation1 appropriate contact      
information1 estimated response times1  
and other recommended awards related to 
that grant4  7#c7 ,technical assistance 
to help an applicant find and apply for 
a discretionary or competitive grant1   
including reference pages1 webinars1    
tutorials1 and a question and answer    
section4  7b7 ,extension for compliance 
,the head of an agency may extend the   
deadline described in subsection 7a7 by 
#f months upon submission of a written  
request to ,congress if there is any    
unforeseen event that prevents          
compliance by the deadline4  7c7        
,certification for compliance ,not later
 than #f months after the date of the   

enactment of this ,act1 the head of any 
agency that is in compliance with the   
requirements of this section shall      
submit to ,congress a certification that
 the agency is in compliance4  7d7      
,annual reports required ,not later than
 ,december #a of each year1 the head of 
the agency shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the number1 value1 and        
recipients of discretionary or          
competitive grants awarded through the  
website page required pursuant to       
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term    
agency has the meaning given that term  
in section #eea of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,discretionary or  
competitive grant ,the term             
discretionary or competitive grant means
 funds provided by an agency for which  
the agency selects the award amount and 
recipients from among all eligible      
applicants consistent with the          
legislative and regulatory requirements 
and selection criteria established for a

 program4