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Calendar No. 688 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7524 

[Report No. 118–285] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 7, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 9, 2024 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 

AN ACT 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the submission of reports on certain information technology 

services funds to Congress before expenditures may be 

made, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GSA Technology Ac3 countability Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY OF GSA FUNDED INFORMATION 

5 TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. 

6 (a) TRANSPARENCY ON USE OF THE FEDERAL CIT7 IZEN SERVICES FUND.—Section 323 of title 40, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(g) REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT TO CON11 GRESS.—Not later than September 30 of each year, the 

12 Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Oversight 

13 and Accountability of the House of Representatives and 

14 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

15 Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, at a min16 imum, a list of each program funded by expenditures dur17 ing the previous fiscal year, or that have been funded by 

18 expenditures in the previous 5-year period, including the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(1) An explanation of the program. 

21 ‘‘(2) Information about how the program is 

22 funded, including the amount of expenditures the 

23 program received in the previous fiscal year and 

24 total amount. 

25 ‘‘(3) The amount of reimbursements associated 

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1 gram from another source of funds or another agen2 cy, if applicable. 

3 ‘‘(4) A description of projects or initiatives as4 sociated with the program, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) information about when the projects 

6 or initiatives were initiated and completed; and 

7 ‘‘(B) funding information, to the extent 

8 practicable. 

9 ‘‘(5) Any additional information, data, or anal10 ysis used to determine the information estimated 

11 within the report, if applicable. 

12 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis14 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

15 ‘‘(2) EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘expenditure’ 

16 means any obligation of funds from the Fund.’’. 

17 (b) TRANSPARENCY ON USE OF THE ACQUISITION

18 SERVICES FUND.—Section 321 of title 40, United States 

19 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(h) REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL REPORT TO CON21 GRESS.—Not later than September 30 of each year, the 

22 Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Oversight 

23 and Accountability of the House of Representatives and 

24 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

25 Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, at a minVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 Dec 10, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7524.RS H7524

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1 imum, a list of each program within the Technology 

2 Transformation Services funded by expenditures during 

3 the previous fiscal year, or that have been funded by ex4 penditures in the previous 5-year period, including the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(1) An explanation of the program. 

7 ‘‘(2) Information about how the program is 

8 funded, including the amount of expenditures the 

9 program received in the previous fiscal year and 

10 total amount. 

11 ‘‘(3) The amount of reimbursements associated 

12 with or anticipated to be associated with the pro13 gram from another source of funds or another agen14 cy, if applicable. 

15 ‘‘(4) A description of projects or initiatives as16 sociated with the program, including— 

17 ‘‘(A) information about when the projects 

18 or initiatives were initiated and completed; and 

19 ‘‘(B) funding information, to the extent 

20 practicable. 

21 ‘‘(5) Any additional information, data, or anal22 ysis used to determine the information estimated 

23 within the report, if applicable. 

24 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis2 trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

3 ‘‘(2) EXPENDITURE.—The term ‘expenditure’ 

4 means any obligation of funds from the Acquisition 

5 Services Fund for programs referenced in subsection 

6 (h).’’. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

8 this Act shall take effect on the commencement of the first 

9 fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 688 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7524 

[Report No. 118–285] 

AN ACT 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require 

penditures may be made, and for other purposes. technology services funds to Congress before exthe submission of reports on certain information 

DECEMBER 9, 2024 

Reported without amendment 


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