[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3926 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3926
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of
2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to
USAspending.gov, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 12, 2024
Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of
2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to
USAspending.gov, 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 ``Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT REPORTING.
(a) Other Transaction Agreements.--Section 2(a) of the Federal
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101
note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), by striking ``and delivery
orders'' and inserting ``delivery orders, and other transaction
agreements''; and
(2) in paragraph (7)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``(2)(A)(i)''
and inserting ``(4)(A)(i)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``(2)(A)(ii)''
and inserting ``(4)(A)(ii)''.
(b) Data Standards.--Section 4 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Other Transaction Agreement Identifiers.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of the Stop Secret Spending Act of
2024, the Secretary shall create a unique identifier for data relating
to other transaction agreements made available on the website
established under section 2.''.
(c) Annual Report on Unreported Funding.--Section 2(a) of the
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C.
6101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Annual Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall post to the website established under
this section a report that includes--
``(1) the total amount of Federal spending on Federal
awards, data for which has not been posted to the website; and
``(2) with respect to the Federal spending described in
paragraph (1)--
``(A) the categories of the Federal spending; and
``(B) the reason data on the Federal spending has
not been posted to the website, including whether the
Federal spending was--
``(i) national security-related or
classified;
``(ii) a grant or contract awarded or
entered into by a legislative or judicial
branch agency; or
``(iii) a subaward below a primary
subaward.''.
SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS.
(a) Inspector General Reports.--Section 6(a) of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) is
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Deadlines.--The Inspector General of each Federal
agency shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a
report described in paragraph (1)(B)--
``(A) not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024; and
``(B) on the same date as the Inspector General of
each Federal agency submits the second and fourth
reports required under sections 3521(f) and 9105(a)(3)
of title 31, United States Code following the date of
the report submitted under subparagraph (A); and.''.
(b) Full Disclosure of Federal Funds.--
(1) In general.--Section 3 of the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101
note) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``a Federal
agency or component of a Federal agency''and
inserting ``a Federal agency or a component of
a Federal agency included on the list posted
under subsection (e)(2)''; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``to
be posted'' and inserting ``to be posted by a
Federal agency or a component of a Federal
agency included on the list posted under
subsection (e)(2)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Quality of Information.--The Secretary and the Director, in
consultation with the heads of Federal agencies, shall ensure that the
information to be posted under subsection (b) that is posted by a
Federal agency or component of a Federal agency is complete and
accurate.
``(d) Display Standards.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director, shall ensure that the heads of Federal agencies that post
information under subsection (b) comply with display standards
established by the Secretary.
``(e) Agency Reporting Determination.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024, and not
less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary, in
coordination with the Director, shall--
``(1) assess and make a determination with respect to which
Federal agencies and components of Federal agencies are
required to post information under subsection (b);
``(2) publish a list of the Federal agencies and components
of Federal agencies determined under paragraph (1) on the
website established under section 2(b)(1); and
``(3) provide to the head and inspector general of each
Federal agency or component of a Federal agency included on the
list published under paragraph (2) written notice of the
inclusion of the Federal agency or component of a Federal
agency on the list.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph
(1)(A) shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary
publishes the first list under section 3(e)(2) of the Federal
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C.
6101 note), as added by paragraph (1).
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