S. Con. Res. 114 Agreed to September 13, 2006

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the third day of January, two thousand and six

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.

‘‘(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—

‘‘(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—
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‘‘(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 ‘‘(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.’’.

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate.

Attest:

Clerk of the House of Representatives.