,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dacj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,mr4  
,scott of ,florida7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to put a public price tag on
 all projects supported with taxpayer   
dollars4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,cost ,openness and 
,spending ,transparency ,act of #bjbf or
 the ,,cost ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure      
requirements for ,federal funds  7a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,,iii of chapter   
#ac of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #acef4 ,disclosure          
requirements for ,federal funds  7a7    
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
agency means-- 7#a7 an ,executive       
agency1 as defined in section #aje of   
title #e2 and  7#b7 an independent      
regulatory agency1 as defined in section

 #cejb of title #dd4  7b7 ,disclosure   
requirements ,an agency and an          
individual or entity 7including a ,state
 or local government and a recipient of 
a ,federal research grant7 carrying out 
a program1 project1 or activity that is1
 in whole or in part1 carried out using 
,federal funds shall clearly state in   
any statement1 press release1 request   
for proposals1 bid solicitation1 or     
other document describing the program1  
project1 or activity1 other than a      
communication containing not more than  
#bhj characters-- 7#a7 the percentage of
 the total costs of the program1        
project1 or activity which will be      
financed with ,federal funds2  7#b7 the 
dollar amount of the ,federal funds made
 available for the program1 project1 or 
activity2 and  7#c7 the percentage of   
the total costs of1 and dollar amount   
for1 the program1 project1 or activity  
that will be financed by nongovernmental
 sources4  7c7 ,certification ,an       
individual or entity carrying out a     

program1 project1 or activity that is1  
in whole or in part1 carried out using  
,federal funds shall1 as part of the    
performance progress reporting regarding
 the program1 project1 or activity1     
include a certification indicating      
whether the individual or entity        
complied with the disclosure            
requirements under subsection 7b7 with  
respect to communications containing not
 more than #bhj characters relating to  
the program1 project1 or activity4  7d7 
,compliance review ,the ,director of the
 ,office of ,management and ,budget     
shall annually-- 7#a7 review a random   
sampling of public communications issued
 by agencies and recipients of ,federal 
funds for compliance with the disclosure
 requirements under subsection 7b72 and 
7#b7 make publicly available the        
findings of the review under paragraph  
7#a74  7e7 ,public reporting ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this section1 the ,director of the  
,office of ,management and ,budget shall

 make available to the public a         
mechanism to anonymously report         
communications that do not comply with  
the disclosure requirements under       
subsection 7b71 which shall require that
 such a report include-- 7#a7 the       
noncompliant communication or1 if       
publicly available1 the location of the 
noncompliant communication2 and  7#b7   
identifying information regarding the   
program1 project1 or activity that is1  
in whole or in part1 carried out using  
,federal funds4  4  7b7 ,technical and  
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for subchapter ,,iii of chapter
 #ac of title #ca1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #acef4 ,disclosure      
requirements for ,federal funds4  4