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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. 

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. 

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 ‘‘Government Responsi5 bility in Awarding New Tender Act’’ or the ‘‘GRANT 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY OR COMPETITIVE GRANT INFOR2 MATION REQUIRED BY EACH AGENCY. 

3 (a) PUBLICATION ON WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Except 

4 as provided for in subsection (b), not later than 1 year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 

6 each agency that awards discretionary or competitive 

7 grants shall include on the home page of the website of 

8 the agency a clearly visible link to a page that includes 

9 the following information: 

10 (1) A name and description of each discre11 tionary or competitive grant the agency awards. 

12 (2) Application information and requirements 

13 for each such grant, including a deadline for apply14 ing, required supplemental information and docu15 mentation, appropriate contact information, esti16 mated response times, and other recommended 

17 awards related to that grant. 

18 (3) Technical assistance to help an applicant 

19 find and apply for a discretionary or competitive 

20 grant, including reference pages, webinars, tutorials, 

21 and a question and answer section. 

22 (b) EXTENSION FOR COMPLIANCE.—The head of an 

23 agency may extend the deadline described in subsection 

24 (a) by 6 months upon submission of a written request to 

25 Congress if there is any unforeseen event that prevents 

26 compliance by the deadline. 


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1 (c) CERTIFICATION FOR COMPLIANCE.—Not later 

2 than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the head of any agency that is in compliance with the re4 quirements of this section shall submit to Congress a cer5 tification that the agency is in compliance. 

6 (d) ANNUAL REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 

7 December 1 of each year, the head of the agency shall 

8 submit to Congress a report on the number, value, and 

9 recipients of discretionary or competitive grants awarded 

10 through the website page required pursuant to subsection 

11 (a). 

12 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

14 meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (2) DISCRETIONARY OR COMPETITIVE GRANT.— 

17 The term ‘‘discretionary or competitive grant’’ 

18 means funds provided by an agency for which the 

19 agency selects the award amount and recipients 

20 from among all eligible applicants consistent with 

21 the legislative and regulatory requirements and se22 lection criteria established for a program. 

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