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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7255 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7255

To require a page on each website of an agency related to discretionary 
             or competitive grants, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2024

    Ms. Hageman (for herself, Mr. Fry, Ms. Mace, and Mrs. Peltola) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Oversight and Accountability

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To require a page on each website of an agency related to discretionary 
             or competitive grants, 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 ``Government Responsibility in 
Awarding New Tender Act'' or the ``GRANT Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY OR COMPETITIVE GRANT INFORMATION REQUIRED BY EACH 
              AGENCY.

    (a) Publication on Website Required.--Except as provided for in 
subsection (b), not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the head of each agency that awards discretionary or 
competitive grants shall include on the home page of the website of the 
agency a clearly visible link to a page that includes the following 
information:
            (1) A name and description of each discretionary or 
        competitive grant the agency awards.
            (2) Application information and requirements for each such 
        grant, including a deadline for applying, required supplemental 
        information and documentation, appropriate contact information, 
        estimated response times, and other recommended awards related 
        to that grant.
            (3) Technical assistance to help an applicant find and 
        apply for a discretionary or competitive grant, including 
        reference pages, webinars, tutorials, and a question and answer 
        section.
    (b) Extension for Compliance.--The head of an agency may extend the 
deadline described in subsection (a) by 6 months upon submission of a 
written request to Congress if there is any unforeseen event that 
prevents compliance by the deadline.
    (c) Certification for Compliance.--Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of any agency that is 
in compliance with the requirements of this section shall submit to 
Congress a certification that the agency is in compliance.
    (d) Annual Reports Required.--Not later than December 1 of each 
year, the head of the agency shall submit to Congress a report on the 
number, value, and recipients of discretionary or competitive grants 
awarded through the website page required pursuant to subsection (a).
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Discretionary or competitive grant.--The term 
        ``discretionary or competitive grant'' means funds provided by 
        an agency for which the agency selects the award amount and 
        recipients from among all eligible applicants consistent with 
        the legislative and regulatory requirements and selection 
        criteria established for a program.
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