109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 114

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill S. 2590, the Secretary of the Senate shall make the following corrections:

(1) In section 2(a), strike paragraphs (2) and (3)

and insert the following:

‘‘(2) FEDERAL AWARD.—The term ‘Federal

award’—

‘‘(A) means Federal financial assistance and

expenditures that—

‘‘(i) include grants, subgrants, loans,

awards, cooperative agreements, and other

forms of financial assistance;

‘‘(ii) include contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, and delivery orders;

‘‘(B) does not include individual transactions

below $25,000; and

‘‘(C) before October 1, 2008, does not include

credit card transactions.
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‘‘(3) SEARCHABLE WEBSITE.—The term ‘searchable

website’ means a website that allows the public to—

‘‘(A) search and aggregate Federal funding by

any element required by subsection (b)(1);

‘‘(B) ascertain through a single search the

total amount of Federal funding awarded to an entity by a Federal award described in paragraph

(2)(A)(i), by fiscal year;

‘‘(C) ascertain through a single search the

total amount of Federal funding awarded to an entity by a Federal award described in paragraph

(2)(A)(ii), by fiscal year; and

‘‘(D) download data included in subparagraph

(A) included in the outcome from searches.’’.

(2) In section 2(b)(1), strike ‘‘section and section

204 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–

347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note),’’ and insert ‘‘section, section

204 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–

347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note), and the Office of Federal

Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.),’’.

(3) In section 2, strike subsection (c) and insert the

following:

‘‘(c) WEBSITE.—The website established under this

section—
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‘‘(1) may use as the source of its data the Federal

Procurement Data System, Federal Assistance Award

Data System, and Grants.gov, if all of these data

sources are searchable through the website and can be

accessed in a search on the website required by this Act,

provided that the user may—

‘‘(A) specify such search shall be confined to

Federal contracts and subcontracts;

‘‘(B) specify such search shall be confined to

include grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, and other forms of financial assistance;

‘‘(2) shall not be considered in compliance if it

hyperlinks to the Federal Procurement Data System

website, Federal Assistance Award Data System website,

Grants.gov website, or other existing websites, so that

the information elements required by subsection (b)(1)

cannot be searched electronically by field in a single

search;

‘‘(3) shall provide an opportunity for the public to

provide input about the utility of the site and recommendations for improvements;

‘‘(4) shall be updated not later than 30 days after

the award of any Federal award requiring a posting; and
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‘‘(5) shall provide for separate searches for Federal

awards described in subsection (a) to distinguish between the Federal awards described in subsection

(a)(2)(A)(i) and those described in subsection

(a)(2)(A)(ii).’’.

(4) Add at the end the following:

‘‘SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTING

REQUIREMENT.

‘‘Not later than January 1, 2010, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on compliance with

this Act.’’.

Passed the Senate September 13, 2006.

Attest:

Secretary.
109TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 114

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Providing for corrections to the enrollment of the

bill S. 2590.