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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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require a page on each website of an agency related 
to discretionary or competitive grants, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Government Responsi-
bility in Awarding New Tender Act’’ or the ‘‘GRANT 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY OR COMPETITIVE GRANT INFOR-
MATION 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 discre-
tionary or competitive grant the agency awards. 
(2) Application information and requirements 
for each such grant, including a deadline for apply-
ing, required supplemental information and docu-
mentation, appropriate contact information, esti-
mated 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. 
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(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 re-
quirements of this section shall submit to Congress a cer-
tification 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 se-
lection criteria established for a program. 
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