[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 3830 Received in Senate (RDS)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3830
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 10, 2020
Received
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AN ACT
To provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of Government
programs through the disclosure of cost, performance, and areas of
duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a functional
Federal program inventory, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''.
SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
Section 1122(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) the term `Federal financial assistance' has
the meaning given that term under section 7501;
``(B) the term `open Government data asset' has the
meaning given that term under section 3502 of title 44;
``(C) the term `program' means a single program
activity or an organized set of aggregated,
disaggregated, or consolidated program activities by
one or more agencies directed toward a common purpose
or goal; and
``(D) the term `program activity' has the meaning
given that term in section 1115(h).'';
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking ``In general.--Not later than
October 1, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget
shall'' and inserting ``Website and program
inventory.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``that
includes the information required under subsections (b)
and (c)'' after ``a single website''; and
(C) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and
inserting the following:
``(B) include on the website described in
subparagraph (A), or another appropriate Federal
Government website where related information is made
available, as determined by the Director--
``(i) a program inventory that shall
identify each program; and
``(ii) for each program identified in the
program inventory, the information required
under paragraph (3);
``(C) make the information in the program inventory
required under subparagraph (B) available as an open
Government data asset; and
``(D) at a minimum--
``(i) update the information required to be
included on the single website under
subparagraph (A) on a quarterly basis; and
``(ii) update the program inventory
required under subparagraph (B) on an annual
basis.'';
(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``described under paragraph (1) shall
include'' and inserting ``identified in the program
inventory required under paragraph (2)(B) shall
include'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``and,''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) for each program activity that is part of a
program--
``(i) a description of the purposes of the
program activity and the contribution of the
program activity to the mission and goals of
the agency;
``(ii) a consolidated view for the current
fiscal year and each of the 2 fiscal years
before the current fiscal year of--
``(I) the amount appropriated;
``(II) the amount obligated; and
``(III) the amount outlayed;
``(iii) to the extent practicable and
permitted by law, links to any related
evaluation, assessment, or program performance
review by the agency, an inspector general, or
the Government Accountability Office (including
program performance reports required under
section 1116), and other related evidence
assembled in response to implementation of the
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act
of 2018 (Public Law 115-435; 132 Stat. 5529);
``(iv) an identification of the statutes
that authorize the program activity or the
authority under which the program activity was
created or operates;
``(v) an identification of any major
regulations specific to the program activity;
``(vi) any other information that the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
determines relevant relating to program
activity data in priority areas most relevant
to Congress or the public to increase
transparency and accountability; and
``(vii) for each assistance listing under
which Federal financial assistance is provided,
for the current fiscal year and each of the 2
fiscal years before the current fiscal year and
consistent with existing law relating to the
protection of personally identifiable
information--
``(I) a linkage to the relevant
program activities that fund Federal
financial assistance by assistance
listing;
``(II) information on the
population intended to be served by the
assistance listing based on the
language of the solicitation, as
required under section 6102;
``(III) to the extent practicable
and based on data reported to the
agency providing the Federal financial
assistance, the results of the Federal
financial assistance awards provided by
the assistance listing;
``(IV) to the extent practicable,
the percentage of the amount
appropriated for the assistance listing
that is used for management and
administration;
``(V) the identification of each
award of Federal financial assistance
and, to the extent practicable, the
name of each direct or indirect
recipient of the award; and
``(VI) any information relating to
the award of Federal financial
assistance that is required to be
included on the website established
under section 2(b) of the Federal
Funding Accountability and Transparency
Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).'';
and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Archiving.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall--
``(A) archive and preserve the information included
in the program inventory required under paragraph
(2)(B) after the end of the period during which such
information is made available under paragraph (3); and
``(B) make information archived in accordance with
subparagraph (A) publicly available as an open
Government data asset.''.
SEC. 3. GUIDANCE, IMPLEMENTATION, REPORTING, AND REVIEW.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means
the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
(2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget;
(3) the term ``program'' has the meaning given that term in
section 1122(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, as amended
by section 2 of this Act;
(4) the term ``program activity'' has the meaning given
that term in section 1115(h) of title 31, United States Code;
and
(5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Treasury.
(b) Plan for Implementation and Reconciling Program Definitions.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that--
(1) includes a plan that--
(A) discusses how making available on a website the
information required under subsection (a) of section
1122 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by
section 2, will leverage existing data sources while
avoiding duplicative or overlapping information in
presenting information relating to program activities
and programs;
(B) indicates how any gaps in data will be assessed
and addressed;
(C) indicates how the Director will display such
data; and
(D) discusses how the Director will expand the
information collected with respect to program
activities to incorporate the information required
under the amendments made by section 2;
(2) sets forth details regarding a pilot program, developed
in accordance with best practices for effective pilot
programs--
(A) to develop and implement a functional program
inventory that could be limited in scope; and
(B) under which the information required under the
amendments made by section 2 with respect to program
activities shall be made available on the website
required under section 1122(a) of title 31, United
States Code;
(3) establishes an implementation timeline for--
(A) gathering and building program activity
information;
(B) developing and implementing the pilot program;
(C) seeking and responding to stakeholder comments;
(D) developing and presenting findings from the
pilot program to the appropriate congressional
committees;
(E) notifying the appropriate congressional
committees regarding how program activities will be
aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated as part of
identifying programs; and
(F) implementing a Governmentwide program inventory
through an iterative approach; and
(4) includes recommendations, if any, to reconcile the
conflicting definitions of the term ``program'' in relevant
Federal statutes, as it relates to the purpose of this Act.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director shall make available online
all information required under the amendments made by section 2
with respect to all programs.
(2) Extensions.--The Director may, based on an analysis of
the costs of implementation, and after submitting to the
appropriate congressional committees a notification of the
action by the Director, extend the deadline for implementation
under paragraph (1) by not more than a total of 1 year.
(d) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which the
Director makes available online all information required under the
amendments made by section 2 with respect to all programs, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the
implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, which
shall--
(1) review how the Director and agencies determined how to
aggregate, disaggregate, or consolidate program activities to
provide the most useful information for an inventory of
Government programs;
(2) evaluate the extent to which the program inventory
required under section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, as
amended by this Act, provides useful information for
transparency, decision-making, and oversight;
(3) evaluate the extent to which the program inventory
provides a coherent picture of the scope of Federal investments
in particular areas; and
(4) include the recommendations of the Comptroller General,
if any, for improving implementation of this Act and the
amendments made by this Act.
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 1122 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``described in subsection (a)(2)(A)'' after
``the website'' each place it appears;
(2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``described in subsection (a)(2)(A)'' after
``the website''; and
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``on
Website''; and
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ``on the
website''.
(b) Other Amendments.--
(1) Section 1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``the
website provided under'' and inserting ``a website described
in''.
(2) Section 10 of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (31
U.S.C. 1115 note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``the website
described under'' and inserting ``a website described
in''; and
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the
website described under'' and inserting ``a
website described in''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the
website as required under'' and inserting ``a
website described in''.
(3) Section 1120(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``the website described under'' and
inserting ``a website described in''.
(4) Section 1126(b)(2)(E) of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``the website of the Office of
Management and Budget pursuant to'' and inserting ``a website
described in''.
(5) Section 3512(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``the website described under'' and
inserting ``a website described in''.
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.