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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4370 

To require new policies and procedures to address duplication and inefficient 

spending in the Federal grants process. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 17, 2012 

Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. ROSS

of Florida, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. LONG) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform 

A BILL 

To require new policies and procedures to address duplication 

and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Eliminating Duplica5 tive and Inefficient Taxpayer Spending Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL GRANT APPLICANTS 

2 TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT 

3 SIMILAR FEDERAL GRANTS IN GRANT APPLI4 CATIONS. 

5 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Each applicant for a grant from 

6 an Executive agency shall submit, as part of the applica7 tion for the grant, the following information: 

8 (1) A list of each similar Federal grant the ap9 plicant applied for during the one-year period pre10 ceding the date of submission of the application. 

11 (2) A list of each similar Federal grant the ap12 plicant received during the five-year period preceding 

13 the date of submission of the application. 

14 (3) A statement of whether the applicant has 

15 ever been debarred or suspended by an Executive 

16 agency from receiving Federal grants and, if so, a 

17 list of each such debarment or suspension. 

18 (b) ENFORCEMENT.—If an applicant does not include 

19 the information required by subsection (a) in an applica20 tion for a grant— 

21 (1) the head of the Executive agency may pro22 pose that the applicant be debarred or suspended 

23 from receiving Federal grants in the future; and 

24 (2) in the case of— 


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1 (A) a grant awarded through merit-based 

2 selection procedures, the Executive agency may 

3 not award the grant to the applicant; and 

4 (B) a grant that is a block grant or for5 mula grant for which Federal funds are re6 quired to be allocated in accordance with a dis7 tribution formula prescribed by law or regula8 tion or in which the allocation methodology for 

9 the grant funds is mandated by law, the Execu10 tive agency may require the forfeiture or repay11 ment of the grant. 

12 SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 

13 AND BUDGET. 

14 (a) GUIDANCE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

16 Management and Budget shall issue guidance to im17 plement this Act. The guidance shall include the 

18 policies and procedures described in paragraph (2) 

19 as well as such other additional policies and proce20 dures that the Director considers appropriate for 

21 carrying out this Act. 

22 (2) INFORMATION SHARING.—In the guidance 

23 issued under paragraph (1), the Director shall estab24 lish uniform policies and procedures to ensure that 

25 each Executive agency shares information about 


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1 grants awarded by the agency both within the agen2 cy and among other appropriate Executive agencies 

3 that might be awarding similar Federal grants. 

4 (b) ENFORCEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING.— 

5 (1) SABBATICALS.—If an Executive agency 

6 does not comply with the information sharing re7 quirements of the guidance issued under subsection 

8 (a) during a fiscal year, a senior executive within 

9 that agency may not be granted, during the suc10 ceeding fiscal year, a sabbatical under section 

11 3396(c) of title 5, United States Code. 

12 (2) INCENTIVE AWARDS.—If an Executive agen13 cy does not comply with the information sharing re14 quirements of the guidance issued under subsection 

15 (a) during a fiscal year, a senior executive within 

16 that agency may not receive, during the succeeding 

17 fiscal year, any incentive award under subchapter I 

18 of chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

20 In this Act: 

21 (1) The term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the 

22 meaning provided by section 105 of title 5, United 

23 States Code, except the term does not include the 

24 Government Accountability Office. 


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1 (2) The term ‘‘similar Federal grant’’, with re2 spect to an application submitted for a Federal 

3 grant, means another Federal grant to provide a 

4 program, service, or product that is substantially 

5 overlapping or duplicative in nature, as determined 

6 by the Director of the Office of Management and 

7 Budget, or identical, to the program, service, or 

8 product to be provided under the grant for which the 

9 application is being submitted. 

10 SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 

11 This Act shall apply to grant applications submitted 

12 on or after the date occurring 120 days after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act. 

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