,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #f1 #bjbc,ms4    
,ern/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ag5cies to     
notify ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (         
,managem5t & ,budget :5 ! ag5cy susp5ds 
or t]m9ates a ,f$]al aw>d1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ! ,outlay ( ,paym5ts  
,act4  #b4 ,f$]al grants  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy 
,! t]m ag5cy means-- 7,a7 an ,executive 
ag5cy1 z def9$ 9 section #aje ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 an     
indep5d5t regulatory ag5cy1 z def9$ 9   
section #cejb ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m ,director
 means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (         
,managem5t & ,budget4  7#c7 ,f$]al aw>d 
,! t]m ,f$]al aw>d means a grant1       
subgrant1 contract1 subcontract1 loan1  
aw>d1 or coop]ative agreem5t aw>d$ by an

 ag5cy4  7#d7 ,susp5d$ entity ,! t]m    
susp5d$ entity means a recipi5t ( a     
,f$]al aw>d1 any portion ( :i* ! head ( 
an ag5cy susp5ds or t]m9ates = a reason 
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b74  7b7     
,notification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #abj days aft] ! date on :i* an ag5cy  
susp5ds or t]m9ates any portion ( a     
,f$]al aw>d to ! recipi5t ( ! ,f$]al    
aw>d = a reason describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 ! head ( an ag5cy %all notify !   
,director ( ! susp5sion or t]m9ation4   
7#b7 ,reason = susp5sion or t]m9ation ,a
 reason = a susp5sion or t]m9ation ( a  
,f$]al aw>d describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a
 failure ( ! recipi5t ( ! ,f$]al aw>d to
 comply )-- 7,a7 ! t]ms & conditions ( !
 ,f$]al aw>d2  7,b7 a ,f$]al law or     
regulation2 or  7,c7 a reque/ by ! ag5cy
 aw>d+ ! ,f$]al aw>d = in=mation or     
mat]ials relat+ to ! ,f$]al aw>d4  7#c7 
,li/ ( susp5sions ,! ,director %all     
ma9ta9 an up-to-date li/ ( susp5d$      
entities on ! website ( ! ,(fice (      
,managem5t & ,budget4  7c7 ,effect on   

o!r grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to   
p>agraph 7#b71 ! head ( an ag5cy may n  
aw>d a ,f$]al aw>d or disburse funds "u 
a ,f$]al aw>d to a susp5d$ entity until 
! date on :i* ! susp5d$ entity rem$ies !
 reason = a susp5sion or t]m9ation ( a  
,f$]al aw>d ( ! susp5d$ entity "u       
subsection 7b77#b74  7#b7 ,exceptions ,!
 head ( an ag5cy may aw>d a ,f$]al aw>d 
& disburse funds "u a ,f$]al aw>d to a  
susp5d$ entity if-- 7,a7 ! susp5d$      
entity has be5 classifi$ z a susp5d$    
entity z a result ( a cl]ical error2 or 
7,b7 ! susp5d$ entity has an agreem5t ) 
! ag5cy t susp5ds or t]m9ates ! ,f$]al  
aw>d ( ! susp5d$ entity to resolve !    
reason = ! susp5sion or t]m9ation       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b74  7#c7    
,compliance ,= ! purpose ( comply+ )    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! head ( an ag5cy %all   
ref]5ce ! li/ ( susp5d$ entities ma9ta9$
 by ! ,director "u subsection 7b77#c74