,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,langworthy 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,davis of
 ,north ,carolina1 ,ms4 ,craig1 and ,mr4
 ,guest7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,inspector      
,general to submit a report on the      
,federal subaward reporting system1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,subaward ,reporting ,system            
,modernization and ,expansion ,act4  #b4
 ,,ffata ,federal subaward reporting    
system  7a7 ,report on ,federal subaward
 reporting system ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,general ,services ,administration  
shall submit to ,congress a report that 
contains the following3  7#a7 ,a        
comprehensive review of the ,,ffata     

subaward reporting system to identify   
problems within the system that         
contribute to inaccurate and incomplete 
subaward reporting and provide specific 
recommendations for improvements4  7#b7 
,an assessment of the effectiveness and 
efficiency of the system1 including the 
following3  7,a7 ,accuracy and          
completeness of subaward data reported  
through the system4  7,b7 ,consistency  
of reporting requirements across        
,federal agencies4  7,c7 ,burden on     
,federal award recipients to comply with
 reporting requirements4  7,d7          
,accessibility and availability of      
subaward data to the public and         
stakeholders4  7,e7 ,adequacy of        
enforcement mechanisms to ensure        
compliance with reporting requirements4 
7#c7 ,recommendations for improving the 
system4  7b7 ,plan and report for       
improving the ,federal subaward         
reporting system ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 and annually thereafter until the

 plan is fully implemented 7as          
determined by the ,administrator71 the  
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,director and the ,secretary1 shall    
implement and submit to ,congress a plan
 to update the ,,ffata subaward         
reporting system to ensure that the     
system provides accurate1 timely1 and   
comprehensive information on the first  
tier of any subaward made under a prime 
,federal award that includes the        
following3 7#a7 ,measures to improve the
 accuracy and completeness of subaward  
data reported through the system4  7#b7 
,standardized reporting requirements    
across ,federal agencies1 including a   
requirement that any prime recipient of 
a ,federal award that does not make a   
subaward certifies that a subaward was  
not made4  7#c7 ,provisions to reduce   
the burden on ,federal award recipients 
to comply with reporting requirements   
under the ,federal ,funding             
,accountability and ,transparency ,act  
of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74    

7#d7 ,mechanisms to increase            
accessibility and availability of       
subaward data to the public and         
stakeholders4  7#e7 ,adequate           
enforcement mechanisms to ensure        
compliance with reporting requirements  
under the ,federal ,funding             
,accountability and ,transparency ,act  
of #bjjf4  7c7 ,expand ,federal subaward
 reporting system  7#a7 ,subaward       
expansion data ,beginning not later than
 #a year after the date on which the    
first plan is submitted pursuant to     
subsection 7b71 the head of each        
,federal agency shall collect           
information on the first #b tiers of a  
subaward from a ,federal award that     
includes the data elements required to  
comply with the ,federal ,funding       
,accountability and ,transparency ,act  
of #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note71 as 
prescribed by the ,director4  7#b7 ,plan
 for subaward reporting expansion ,not  
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this ,act1 the            

,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,director1 shall issue reporting rules 
for ,federal agencies under the ,federal
 ,funding ,accountability and           
,transparency ,act of #bjjf and develop 
a plan to implement the requirements    
described in paragraph 7#a7 with input  
from stakeholders and the public that   
includes the following3  7,a7 ,measures 
to improve the accuracy and completeness
 of subaward data reported through the  
system including the final recipient of 
a subaward under a ,federal award4  7,b7
 ,standardized reporting requirements   
across ,federal agencies4  7,c7         
,provisions to reduce the burden on     
,federal award recipients to comply with
 reporting requirements under the       
,federal ,funding ,accountability and   
,transparency ,act of #bjjf4  7,d7      
,mechanisms to increase accessibility   
and availability of subaward data       
including the final recipient of a      
subaward under a ,federal award to the  
public and stakeholders4  7,e7 ,adequate

 enforcement mechanisms to ensure       
compliance with reporting requirements  
under the ,federal ,funding             
,accountability and ,transparency ,act  
of #bjjf4  7#c7 ,subaward reporting     
expansion by ,federal agencies ,not     
later than #b years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the head of 
each ,federal agency shall begin        
implementing the plan described in      
paragraph 7#b74  7#d7 ,report on        
subaward expansion plan ,not later than 
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 and annually thereafter   
until the plan is fully implemented 7as 
determined by the ,administrator71 the  
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,director shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the plan described in         
paragraph 7#b74  7d7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3  7#a7 ,administrator ,the 
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of ,general ,services4   
7#b7 ,director2 ,federal agency2        
,federal award2 ,secretary ,the terms   

,director1 ,federal agency1 ,federal    
award1 and ,secretary have the meaning  
given those terms in section #b7;a7 of  
the ,federal ,funding ,accountability   
and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca    
,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74  7#c7 ,,ffata    
subaward reporting system2 system ,the  
terms ,,ffata subaward reporting system 
and system mean the subaward reporting  
system described in section #b7;d77#b7  
of the ,federal ,funding ,accountability
 and ,transparency ,act of #bjjf 7#ca   
,u4,s4,c4 #faja note74