,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ab1 #bjbc,mr4   
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 & ,mr4
 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require transp>5cy 9   
notices ( fund+ opportunity1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,grant ,transp>5cy ,act (  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,notices ( fund+ opportunity
 transp>5cy  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy-- 7,a7
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,executive ag5cy
 9 section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 does n include !  
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice4  7#b7  
,competitive grant ,! t]m competitive   
grant means a discretion>y aw>d 7z def9$
 9 section #bjj4a ( title #b1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations7 aw>d$ by an ag5cy--
 7,a7 ?r\gh a grant agreem5t or         
coop]ative agreem5t "u :i* ! ag5cy makes
 paym5t 9 ca% or 9 k9d to a recipi5t to 

c>ry out a public purpose au?oriz$ by   
law2 &  7,b7 ! recipi5t ( :i* is select$
 f a pool ( applicants ?r\gh ! use (    
m]it-bas$ selection proc$ures = !       
purpose ( allocat+ funds au?oriz$ "u a  
grant program ( ! ag5cy4  7#c7          
,evaluation or selection crit]ia ,! t]m 
evaluation or selection crit]ia means   
/&>ds or pr9ciples = judg+1 evaluat+1 or
 select+ an application = a competitive 
grant4  7#d7 ,notice ( fund+ opportunity
 ,! t]m notice ( fund+ opportunity has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bjj4a (    
title #b1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  
7#e7 ,rat+ sy/em ,! t]m rat+ sy/em--    
7,a7 means a sy/em ( evaluation (       
competitive grant applications to       
det]m9e h[ su* applications advance     
?r\gh ! selection process2 &  7,b7      
includes-- 7i7 a m]it crit]ia rat+      
rubric2  7ii7 an evaluation ( m]it      
crit]ia2  7iii7 a me?odology to evaluate
 & rate bas$ on a po9t scale2 &  7iv7 an
 evaluation to det]m9e :e!r a           
competitive grant application meets     

evaluation or selection crit]ia4  7b7   
,transp>5cy requirem5ts ,ea* notice (   
fund+ opportunity issu$ by an ag5cy = a 
competitive grant %all include-- 7#a7 a 
description ( any rat+ sy/em &          
evaluation & selection crit]ia ! ag5cy  
uses to assess applications = !         
competitive grant2  7#b7 a /atem5t (    
:e!r ! ag5cy uses a weight$ scor+ me?od 
& a description ( any weight$ scor+     
me?od ! ag5cy uses = ! competitive      
grant1 includ+ ! am\nt by :i* ! ag5cy   
weights ea* crit]ion2 &  7#c7 any o!r   
qualitative or quantitative m]it-bas$   
approa* ! ag5cy uses to evaluate an     
application = ! competitive grant4  7c7 
,rule ( con/ruction ,) respect to a     
p>ticul> competitive grant1 no?+ 9 ?is  
,act %all be con/ru$ to sup]s$e any     
requirem5t ) respect to a notice ( fund+
 opportunity = ! competitive grant 9 a  
law t au?orizes ! competitive grant4    
7d7 ,no additional funds ,no additional 
funds are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = !
 purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act4  7e7     

,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is ,act
 %all take effect on ! date t is #abj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7#b7 ,no retroactive effect ,?is ,act   
%all n apply to a notice ( fund+        
opportunity issu$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4