I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4370 
To require new policies and procedures to address duplication and inefficient 
spending in the Federal grants process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2012 
Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. ROSS 
of Florida, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. LONG) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require new policies and procedures to address duplication 
and inefficient spending in the Federal grants process. 
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 ‘‘Eliminating Duplica-
tive and Inefficient Taxpayer Spending Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL GRANT APPLICANTS 
TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT 
SIMILAR FEDERAL GRANTS IN GRANT APPLI-
CATIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Each applicant for a grant from 
an Executive agency shall submit, as part of the applica-
tion for the grant, the following information: 
(1) A list of each similar Federal grant the ap-
plicant applied for during the one-year period pre-
ceding the date of submission of the application. 
(2) A list of each similar Federal grant the ap-
plicant received during the five-year period preceding 
the date of submission of the application. 
(3) A statement of whether the applicant has 
ever been debarred or suspended by an Executive 
agency from receiving Federal grants and, if so, a 
list of each such debarment or suspension. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—If an applicant does not include 
the information required by subsection (a) in an applica-
tion for a grant— 
(1) the head of the Executive agency may pro-
pose that the applicant be debarred or suspended 
from receiving Federal grants in the future; and 
(2) in the case of— 
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(A) a grant awarded through merit-based 
selection procedures, the Executive agency may 
not award the grant to the applicant; and 
(B) a grant that is a block grant or for-
mula grant for which Federal funds are re-
quired to be allocated in accordance with a dis-
tribution formula prescribed by law or regula-
tion or in which the allocation methodology for 
the grant funds is mandated by law, the Execu-
tive agency may require the forfeiture or repay-
ment of the grant. 
SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
AND BUDGET. 
(a) GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall issue guidance to im-
plement this Act. The guidance shall include the 
policies and procedures described in paragraph (2) 
as well as such other additional policies and proce-
dures that the Director considers appropriate for 
carrying out this Act. 
(2) INFORMATION SHARING.—In the guidance 
issued under paragraph (1), the Director shall estab-
lish uniform policies and procedures to ensure that 
each Executive agency shares information about 
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(2) The term ‘‘similar Federal grant’’, with re-
spect to an application submitted for a Federal 
grant, means another Federal grant to provide a 
program, service, or product that is substantially 
overlapping or duplicative in nature, as determined 
by the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, or identical, to the program, service, or 
product to be provided under the grant for which the 
application is being submitted. 
SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 
This Act shall apply to grant applications submitted 
on or after the date occurring 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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