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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 519 
To require the Inspector General to submit a report on the Federal subaward 
reporting system, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mr. LANGWORTHY (for himself, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. DAVIS of 
North Carolina, Ms. CRAIG, and Mr. GUEST) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
A BILL 
To require the Inspector General to submit a report on 
the Federal subaward reporting system, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Federal Subaward Re-
porting System Modernization and Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FFATA FEDERAL SUBAWARD REPORTING SYSTEM. 
(a) REPORT ON FEDERAL SUBAWARD REPORTING 
SYSTEM.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Gen-
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eral Services Administration shall submit to Congress a 
report that contains the following: 
(1) A comprehensive review of the FFATA 
subaward reporting system to identify problems 
within the system that contribute to inaccurate and 
incomplete subaward reporting and provide specific 
recommendations for improvements. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness and effi-
ciency of the system, including the following: 
(A) 
Accuracy 
and 
completeness 
of 
subaward data reported through the system. 
(B) Consistency of reporting requirements 
across Federal agencies. 
(C) Burden on Federal award recipients to 
comply with reporting requirements. 
(D) 
Accessibility 
and 
availability 
of 
subaward data to the public and stakeholders. 
(E) Adequacy of enforcement mechanisms 
to ensure compliance with reporting require-
ments. 
(3) Recommendations for improving the system. 
(b) PLAN AND REPORT FOR IMPROVING THE FED-
ERAL SUBAWARD REPORTING SYSTEM.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter until the plan is fully implemented (as 
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determined by the Administrator), the Administrator, in 
consultation with the Director and the Secretary, shall im-
plement and submit to Congress a plan to update the 
FFATA subaward reporting system to ensure that the 
system provides accurate, timely, and comprehensive in-
formation on the first tier of any subaward made under 
a prime Federal award that includes the following: 
(1) Measures to improve the accuracy and com-
pleteness of subaward data reported through the 
system. 
(2) Standardized reporting requirements across 
Federal agencies, including a requirement that any 
prime recipient of a Federal award that does not 
make a subaward certifies that a subaward was not 
made. 
(3) Provisions to reduce the burden on Federal 
award recipients to comply with reporting require-
ments under the Federal Funding Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 
note). 
(4) Mechanisms to increase accessibility and 
availability of subaward data to the public and 
stakeholders. 
(5) Adequate enforcement mechanisms to en-
sure compliance with reporting requirements under 
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